The new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has won over critics and gamers alike. But the stylish cel-shaded graphics and the amazing physics engine can’t quite paper over the middling performance. While the game mostly maintains 30fps, it occasionally drops down to 20fps. To improve performance, some users have taken to extreme measures like hacking the Switch, or emulating the game on PC.
But the Nintendo Switch works as a handheld console partially because of its battery life. What happens if you increase the processing power? You’ll get something like the Asus ROG Ally, which handily outperforms the Switch and Valve’s Steam Deck, but will also run out of power before its competitors. For the Ally and Steam Deck, you can optimise for different scenarios by tweaking the graphics settings or power profiles. But ultimately, the handheld’s battery size is t…
