Must be, there were at least 3 new handheld PCs announced last week.
Comment on Microsoft Gaming CEO: “I think we should have a handheld, too”
Damage@feddit.it 3 weeks ago
Do these other handhelds sell enough to justify all these different devices?
Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Sometimes its not just about selling enough to justify creation of new device. Sometimes its the potential that they have in mind. The prices are quite high, so they probably make some bucks out of it while it is hot. Soon the market on PC gaming handhelds will be saturated. Then they need to innovate and create something outstanding in whatever way. At least this is what the optimist in me thinks.
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Then they need to innovate and create something outstanding…
There’s the snag. Anything they innovate or create that’s outstanding will 100% be anti-consumer. That, or their version of innovation will be forcing an update to your system that pretty much brick it to ensure you buy a newer model (at least for countries that don’t have strong pro-consumer laws). I can count the number of companies on a single hand that I would trust not to do that.
ganksy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think everyone is looking at Steamdecks success and wanting a piece of that pie.
Wooki@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lol “steam deck”.
Try; switch.
arefx@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Nah probably the deck. Switch has been out for a long time these companies didn’t start rushing to make these portables until after steam deck. With your logic why stop at the switch. Switch? TRY THE GAME BOY MY GUY
Wooki@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Total Sales numbers don’t lie.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
The switch came out 7 years ago my guy. The steamdeck was definitely inspired by the switch, but the steamdeck has something the switch doesnt: hardware that runs modern releases that normally only run on pc or a powerful console. This is why microsoft is interested in the market now: they realised the time is here for handheld gaming that can play homeconsole releases.