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The original was posted on /r/sbcgaming by /u/SchrodingerSemicolon on 2026-08-08 18:42:13+00:00.

I'll be the first to say I'm guilty about that. I have a high end 55" OLED TV hooked to a good sound system, yet most of my retro gaming (and some modern as well) is done on sub 8" screens, often while said TV plays random YT videos.

I get the allure of handhelds for people that share screens with family and whatnot, or that can only play in short bursts here and there. And I know they're the best way to play games that obviously weren't made to be played on large screens - I'm not going to play GBA on a TV if I can help it.

But in general, why are we so into them, sometimes in detriment to better options?