I currently play most games thru emulators but been wondering whether it is worth it to get the Switch V1 version for handheld.

my plan would be putting the roms onto the Switch and then play handheld (is this possible?)

Playing when traveling, a few hours in bed before sleeping or cozy up next to the heather in the evening seems nice. However is it still worth around €300 euro for it, may I have your opinion on the matter?

  • NobilmantisEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    Compare it to the steam deck (a bit more pricey, but can also run emulators). If you want a more polished nintendo-like experience however, the switch is probably not a bad purchase (consider you have to add to it the hefty cost nintendo puts on their games and the fee for playing online, if you want to).

    • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Well, my plan was to put the roms into the switch to play the games. Pirated the roms. But wasn’t certain if this is possible.

      I’m not really planning to play online more of solo gamer

      • TheYang@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        9 months ago

        It’s possible but is a lot more complicated with later switches.
        First gen was super easy. I think current one needs a mod-chip installed to Boot custom Firmware (which you need for ROMs)

      • zeluko@kbin.social
        2·
        9 months ago

        Have a friend with a Gen1, super easy to hack and not used in some time…
        The others need a modchip, can be a bit pricy and is more fliddly.