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HoangNhatAnh on 18 October 2018
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KBG29 said:
Conina said:

 

 

GPD Win 1 and GPD Win 2 are x86 handhelds:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPD_Win

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPD_Win_2

Thanks for dropping this in. Absolute proof of concept. Only difference is it is coming from a company that has to make sizeable profits on the hardware, and it is not dedicated to games 1st. Sony and Microsoft can make this happen with Ryzen/Radeon for much less, and with better results.

potato_hamster said:

You can assert it all you want, it doesn't make it true. For example, there won't be a PS5 and a PS5 portable that play the same games. You can wish that would happen, but that doesn't mean the technology will be at a point to actually do it, and be at a price point where it's actually feasible. You can insist it will, but that doesn't make it true.

I'm not playing Devils advocate. You're taking a very basic understanding of bleeding edge technology, and blowing it's implications way, way out of proportion.

P.S. There's a difference between noting where technology is advancing, and dreaming up grand ideas and assuming they're "extremely easy" to do.

I'm not saying it will happen, but the hardware to make it happen does exist. I want it to happen, and I think there is plenty of evidence that Sony and Microsoft would benefit greatly from expanding their platforms to Mobile. Creating scalability between PS5/XB4 and a PS5/XB4 Phone would be nothing compaired to what the above devices have to go through to play these games. With tools built for Home and Mobile based Ryzen and Navi from day one, it would take very little work to support the Two configurations in each platform.

HoangNhatAnh said:

And how much it cost? Because majority people won't spend over $300 for a handheld.

They are selling the Win2 on the right for $715 on their website. You have to remember that these devices have to be sold at a profit though, because they don't get any royalties. They are also not gaming 1st devices, so they have a lot of excess that can be cut for a full on Handheld/Phone.

In perspective. This is just like going out and buying a pre-built PC. You're looking at ~$700 and up for something with power between the PS4 and PS4 Pro. We know Sony is making a profit on both models at $300 and $400, with room for price cuts. So there is every possability for XB4 and PS5 Mobile devices anywhere in the $300 - $500 price range.

Any price higher than $300 is DOA unless you think Sony franchises are suit with handheld like Switch with Pokemon and Animal Crossing