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| Kyuu said: The SteamDeck is only the beginning of affordable handheld-PC invasion. Handhelds (so called hybrids) will keep gaining popularity over stationary PC/consoles, and handheld-PC's will ensure this transition to go faster. In 2018, I predicted handhelds to take over mainstream "console/PC gaming" by PS6/7's time, and discussed the possibility of a portabilized PS4/PS5 (in the form of SKU as opposed to being their own individual consoles). SteamDeck is pretty much that.... but for the most part even better, because it's an affordable portabilized "PC", and PC has never been better. The transition may occur sooner than I was expecting it to, but RayTracing, VR, and other resource demanding technologies/peripherals could still mean Desktops/Xbox/Playstation home consoles will remain the primary focus for at least one or two more generations. In the distant future, several more lines will be blurred and mobile phones (and smart TV's?) will absorb everything. |
If there's been one dominant trend when it comes to technology, it's the furthering of portability. The less barriers between consumer and product, the more that will partake and consoles demand you sit in front of the television whereas a handheld can be taken pretty much anywhere... I think handhelds are the future. Virtually everyone already carries a portable phone around with them, landlines have gone pretty much extinct.
