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.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-11-23

Then my recommendation stands firm: buy a .

Don't wait and don't think.

If you cannot afford a , a is another cheap alternative.

twistedvoxel.com/steam-machine

It's a shame that no even Valve's can rescue from dying by a thousand cuts.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-11-16

Looking for your first gaming device?

Consider a . You can find it used below $300 on eBay and similar prices.

đź‘Ť Doubles as a PC
đź‘Ť Decent screen
đź‘Ť Great ergonomics
đź‘Ť Good battery life
â›” Plays AAA games with compromises
â›” Few online games
âś… No fucking subscriptions

Test WiFi, audio, ports, screen, loading a game and it's good.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-10-25

"A great UX can change everything"
-- Laura Fryer, October 2025

youtu.be/0bp4mJ0a-6c

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-10-19

says:

The is aimed to enthusiasts. People who are looking for $1,000 device know what they're getting into.

The white one, however, my suspicion is that it will be returned a lot. If it's an Xbox product, it has to have an Xbox experience.

youtu.be/PgFeiwvqS0g

We'll see how successful it was when the drop the number of units sold. Hint: they won't.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-10-01

«Believe me, everyone will be pissed off to buy a $1,000 that cannot play »

Or, in other words, why you would spend $600 on an when you can get a at $400 (or less second hand) that also can't play GTAVI.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-27

Also, not subdizing the shows knows the handled is not a success.

If they were, they would have bet their chips on it, from marketing to support. You would have seen it $499/$799.

Instead, they went the sticker slap. And when the 2 comes around, people who bought this will be seen as clowns.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-27

- Can you make this cheaper?
- Can you subsidize it?
- No?
- No.

x.com/ZakkenKloot/status/19629

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-26

Xbox new consoles are Dead On Arrival.

- : $1,000
- : $600

The $600 unit is basically a with a price hike.

The $1,000 is a unit that performs way worse than a laptop RTX 4050.

...And none of the plays Xbox console games! Are you serious!?

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-20

$1,500 for RTX 4060M levels of performance!?

videocardz.com/newz/first-amd-

This is exactly why I'm cheering up & partnership. It's time for to face up real competition on the iGPU and SoC side.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-18

Z2 Extreme handleds:

- Too expensive
- Little performance gains
- Tech from two years (Zen 4 + RDNA 3)
- To be obsolete in two years.

An RTX laptop reign supreme I guess.

videocardz.com/newz/frustratio

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-14

The bane of the Steam Deck is .

and are power efficient but not enough to move games that are badly optimized as UE5, like .

makes the case for powerful handleds, but at that point, why not just get a laptop that will be a better value? Even the cheapest RTX will beat any handled any time.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-09-06

For much as some people say the is starting to show its age...

...there is still no comparable hardware at that price point.

You're only getting $800+ handleds because these more powerful and consuming, not because these are "the next bing thing".

I can bet is still working with for a custom made successor.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-08-19

Rumors say the GPD Win 5 (Strix Halo handled) will cost $1,499.

RTX 5060 laughs in raytracing at $500 less.

videocardz.com/pixel/gpd-win-5

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-07-17

Still haven’t seen a that’s worth the money aside from the .

I believe the and other handleds have taken the spotlight. For $500 you can get a decent portable gaming device.

From $1,000 you get into entry-level gaming laptop territory and that’s it. There is no room for Mini PC anymore above $300, where you start to find second hand Mac Mini. The 128GB HX 390 is niche.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-07-06

I don't see a market for $1,000 handleds, no way.

$700 was already pushing too much. Most devices offered a shit experience for $300 more than the base Steam Deck, or even the $549 Steam Deck OLED.

For $1,000 you can get a $400 Steam Deck and a decent second hand $600 MacBook M1 for extreme battery life.

It's AMD to blame? Will the ($800~) have a chance?

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-06-29

Consoles can be handleds, but not all handleds can be consoles.

An is a handled, but is a tablet.

A is a handled, but also a console.

A is a handled, but also portable computer.

So, the would be...

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-06-14

The leaker eXtas1s (first time hearing him, but media say is reliable) got the price from two retailers.

October release date:
- $499 / €599 - White - Zen2/RDNA2/16GB-6400/512GB
- $799 / €899 - Black - Zen5/RDNA3.5/24GB-8000/1TB

The $499 Xbox Ally looks like trash against the Steam Deck, tho.

youtube.com/watch?v=4WPdijzg6U

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-06-12

Just noticed first-party handled has been cancelled, which makes sense why the heavy push for the .

thegamepost.com/microsoft-xbox

My guess is that there is more money to be made licensing/subsidising Xbox-compatible handleds than investing on their own hardware.

"This is an Xbox" vibes.

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-06-04

My take on Windows for Handleds? It's shit. Period.

What Microsoft should have been focusing since the handled idea was to slim down XboxOS and deliver it to a low powered device.

That would mean zero hopes for a handled as flexible as the , but they could compete in price or allow dual-booting (which will never happen).

.:\dGh/:.darkghosthunter
2025-06-04

I'm so freaking happy that has become so bloated to fail at gaming against , and fail at everything else against .

youtube.com/watch?v=nWs5qwZKDhA

video title is goated:

From: youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q

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