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@PerfectDark Maybe I should find a picture of my PSP mod where I use an external 18650 battery. 😁

It's not pretty!

Sure gets a lot more run time though!

@PerfectDark I don't know about "art" or whatever, lol. I did love the PSP to death for a long time though. While the NDS had more games, some of the stuff exclusive to the PSP was really amazing. (The way so many devs saw the NDS and 3DS as "mini" systems to make less full games on really hobbled some things sometimes. The NDS and 3DS had some truly amazing games in their time, but it's sad how many with potential were brought down to a smaller game level just because they saw the platform as not serious. The PSP didn't have that problem much.)

I only ever had a handful of games (and POPS conversions) but I absolutely got so much enjoyment out of my PSP for a long time. Definite nostalgia for those days spent waiting and just pulling out my PSP and playing Pop'n Music or whatever.

@jodanlime I always wondered why Nintendo never just did the whole thing that SONY did where the PSP could connect up to a PS3 and that sort of thing. I felt sure they would do that with the Switch when it came out, but they didn't.

I can't entirely agree that that was a defining factor that would make or break it though. The GB, GBC, GBA, NDS, and 3DS all were not dockable and they were all insanely successful for a really long time. The thing is, truly portable gaming is different. Each has its own purpose and use-case and allows for different gaming experiences. The Switch gave us full-scale games with full-scale graphics (within limits) and the full console experience in handheld, but the 3DS was small, light, and easily played hours and hours on end even lying down.

@jodanlime @PerfectDark I'm wondering about even this. It really feels like Nintendo almost entirely stopped caring about the Switch Lite not even that long after it came out. It should definitely have been a bigger focus IMO, but everyone seems to want everything bigger and bigger and bigger these days...

I too absolutely miss just sticking my N3DS in my pocket. (Also StreetPass. Why did that go away with the Switch??)