Any word on what the hardware specs are? Someone there used their brain and loaded up SteamOS, but the hardware needs to be worth the jump or it’s just a steam deck clone.
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mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Here is from their website which also say’s “AYANEO NEXT LITE comes pre-installed with the SteamOS gaming system for the first time”.
vanderbilt@beehaw.org 9 months ago
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
They specifically said “it’s not a powerhouse”. It’s supposed to be a lower power device with a big battery, capable of playing less damaging games for a long time. The price is supposed to be low as well, although it’s not clear yet if that’s just low by Ayaneo’s standards or if it will actually be cheaper than the deck.
AndrasKrigare@beehaw.org 9 months ago
That fits the kind of use case I would want from something in addition to the Deck. That said, I don’t know this is the form factor I’d want; what I’d love is something that could actually fit in my pocket like a Gameboy. This seems like it’d be a bit big for that.
sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 7 months ago
Maybe look into emulation handhelds? Not really what you’re looking for but some small and cheaper ones run up to ps1 for 40-50 euro
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 9 months ago
I mean look, I love my steamdeck, but I would hardly call it a powerhouse. You have to make pretty serious compromises on your visuals for AAA games with a few notable exceptions. So yeah I’m down for a device that isn’t as powerful but if the gap is too wide it really is only going to strictly be a little indie game machine. Which is cool and but important to note.
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Battery tech and x86 chip tech doesn’t really make a “powerhouse” handheld possible, unless you completely abandon the idea of it having any acceptable battery life.
There’s talk about the next few years being when arm and risc-v will start to replace x86 for windows/Linux, and that could possibly make a big difference. But I also imagine game compatibility and performance will be pretty poor starting out, so it’ll be quite a while I imagine.
mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Probably they are going to reveal specs tomorrow (subscriptions open at 9:30 PM 1/11/2014 EST) maybe on indiegogo
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 9 months ago
indiegogo
That's still a thing?
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
for suckers.
XTornado@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Yeah? I mean AyaNeo does release them there like if not all the time most of the time.
helenslunch@feddit.nl 9 months ago
It’s interestingly an 800p display also.
Someone is actually paying attention LOL
greybeard@lemmy.one 9 months ago
Of all the things I would upgrade on the deck, resolution isn’t one of them. I have never seen a game look blury on that tiny screen. That said, a lot of them are using higher res panels probably because it is what they can find in bulk.
Copernican@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Text intensive games are hard to read at times on the deck. Magnifier helps, but not ideal. Games like Against the Storm or some digital board games would benefit from higher resolution.
greybeard@lemmy.one 9 months ago
I always felt that was down to screen size more than resolution.
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 9 months ago
A digital board game is almost always going to feel claustrophobic and difficult to read/take in on a small screen tbh. They have to be designed with that audience in mind, like Civ Revolution 1/2.