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New 3DS XL or an android handheld for playing DS games?

I want something portable mainly for my DS and 3DS cartridges, maybe some light mobile games too. A used New 3DS XL and an android handheld cost about the same where I live. Which would you pick?
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manishgaming Nov 12, 2026
denjoshep
New 3DS XL, no contest, if the main thing is your actual cartridges. An android handheld can't read DS carts, so you'd be dumping all of them first, and 3DS emulation is a lot more hit and miss than DS. The 3DS just plays them, both screens, touch and all.
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