AMD's Ryzen AI 300 series CPUs finally make their way into a proper handheld gaming PC.
  • AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz
    36·
    2 months ago
    • no touchpads

    and assuming it’s like their other handhelds…

    • no back buttons
    • runs windows
  • kitnaht@lemmy.world
    22·
    2 months ago

    I don’t think people understand that Valve also is going to own this space because of all the work they’ve done on Linux, them not being a trash company to their users (though, THAT bar is low).

    So this is going to be very much a “Raspberry Pi” type of situation where - yeah, you can buy better SBC’s than a Raspberry Pi; but everyone buys the Pi because it’s got a lot of developer backing and an amazing ecosystem.

    • LiveLM@lemmy.zip
      6·
      2 months ago

      This is what always springs to mind to me.
      Valve has a vested interest in keeping the Steam Deck 1 up-to-date even after they eventually release the 2.
      Can we say the same about ASUS? And what about the smaller OEMs? Aya Neo has 14 handhelds out for gods’ sake

  • kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    15·
    2 months ago

    Everyone is trying to make a “Steam Deck killer” but none of these companies understand what makes the Steam Deck so good. Its not the touchpads, the back peddles, the good motion controlls, the capacitive sticks, or the good grips (although they help), its the software that truly makes a steam deck different from every other PC handheld. Everything just works and everything works together. Fundamentally you cannot recreate that experience with another poorly designed launcher, you need a true controller UI.

    • pory@lemmy.world
      4·
      1 month ago

      With SteamOS getting patches specifically to make it work as the main OS on third-party handhelds, that’s less of an argument now. What’s left is the absolutely insane price point of the Deck.