Three years ago, if you wanted to play a complete console and computer projects along the way, you had to choose between Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck. Since then, portable PC from various manufacturers has appeared on the market, so there are more options. And everything says that the trend will continue to get a boost. In today’s material we have collected well -known official information, as well as various rumors and leaks, which cover the most interesting portable game systems in the coming years.
Nintendo Switch 2
It is no longer necessary to rely on half -masters from insiders or guesses from technical observers to at least have an estimated idea of the characteristics of the next Nintendo console. The Japanese company officially presented its prefix and told about the most important functions and exclusive games. Moreover, the network has sufficient reviews of critics and gamers who have evaluated the device live live.
What do we know today? Nintendo Switch 2 is, just like the predecessor, a hybrid console, not only designed for the game in portable mode, but also when connecting to the TV. It supports the image of the image at 4K 60 FPS. At the same time, Switch 2 will have an excellent native screen: with HDR support, an update frequency of 120 Hz and an VRR function that smoothes the FPS subsidence. Potentially this is one of the best screens between portable game systems in terms of price/quality. Even though we are talking about LCD panels, not OLED.
The new version of Joy-Con controllers can be used in computer mouse mode, which is especially useful in shooters and strategies. By the way, they are now attached to the console itself using powerful magnets, making the entire process of connection and disconnecting sometimes easier.
However, what does not know until the end – how much Switch 2 is really powerful. Nvidia confirmed that it was she who makes the chip for the system, but it did not respond to the details. Only promised performance 10 times higher than that of the usual Nintendo switch. Digital foundry -experts suggest that Switch 2 is comparable to the steam deck or PlayStation 4 in Power. Nevertheless, support for technologies for the DLSS type may allow the console to show more impressive results.
Switch 2 will be available for sale on June 5 this year. The indicated price is $ 450. Read about games for the system in our separate material.
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Portable xbox
Rumors that Microsoft intends to release a portable Xbox have long been going on. According to the last inside, the company is working on its own portable console, which would have to leave somewhere in 2027 at the same time with the senior home console of the next generation. However, it is curious that this year we will see another mobile device under the Xbox brand.
On March 31, ASUS published the teaser of the new portable PC. If you suddenly do not know, this is not the first gadget of this kind of this kind -previously the different ray -fellow audits, which are considered one of the best alternatives to Steam Deck. Insiders say that the next version of Rog Ally was developed in the collaboration with Microsoft.
It is still known about the future game system. In the Asus video the emphasis is on four important improvements: “Marathon endurance, increased capacity, higher speed and updated design”. The video also shows images of the Xbox controller and the Rog Ally devices that point to cooperation between companies. Moreover, the official Xbox account responded to the Teaser Meme.
According to Windows Central, the device looks like “Xbox style with its own guide button and characteristic design solutions that are inherent in Xbox devices”.
PlayStation 6 Portable
In addition to rumors about the portable Xbox, they also start leaking over the future portable PlayStation on the network. Moreover, they come from proven insiders, by the type of user of the Neogaf forum under the nickname Keperl2, who previously unveiled the details of the video cards and AMD processors.
The console is conditionally called the PlayStation 6 portable, because it will be released at the same time as the entire PlayStation 6 in 2027.
Analysts evaluate that Playstable 6 portable will be somewhere between the Steam Deck and the Xbox series Sries S. Waiting for the level of the current Basic PS5 while generating warmth of around 15 W is certainly not worth it. However, the device can perform the games that are now released for the PlayStation 5 – only with certain compromises.
Keplerl2 claims that the production of the first test model is planned at the end of this year.
Acer Nitro Blaze 11
In the second half of this year, the release of a rather unusual portable PC from Acer should take place. It distinguishes itself by impressive dimensions of steam deck or ally of the steam: according to the standards of the size, Nitro Blaze 11 is an extremely large screen with a diagonal of no less than 11 inches. In fact, this is a whole tablet. At the same time, the side controllers of the device are disconnected such as Nintendo Switch.
It is also unusual that the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor with the AMD Radeon 780m video card is also unusual -you expect to see a similar configuration in the game laptop, but not in the steam caalog. By the way, in the theory of the game on the device should go almost twice better than on steam deck.
It is too early to assess how handy it is to play such a giant, but the Nitro Blaze 11 will probably find its audience. And for those gamers who embarrass the impressive dimensions of the device, the company has a variation of 8 inch – Acer Nitro Blaze 8. With identical “iron” inside.
And what is Steam Deck 2?
At the start of the year, AMD presented new processors for portable PC – Ryzen Z2 Extreme. One of the slides of the presentation on the internet was wrongly interpreted as confirmation that Valve makes the next version of Steam Deck using a new component. It was about to explain the following to the developer Valve Pierre-Lope Griffais:
There is no Z2 version of Steam Deck. I believe that the DIA implied that the Z2 series is intended for such devices and has not announced something specific.
Representatives of the company have repeatedly focused on the fact that they are not in a hurry to release the next generation of steam deck. One day the device will come out, yes,, however, the Valve is waiting for a considerable jump in the development of technology. This is what Steam Deck designer Lawrence Yang said in an interview for reviews.org Australia:
This is important for us and we try to talk very clearly about this: we are not going to adhere to the annual update cycle. We will not release a new version every year. There is no sense in this. And to be honest, from our point of view, this is not entirely honest with customers to release something in a short time, which is only a little better than the previous one. That is why we really want to wait for a real technological leap in computing power, and without endangering the battery life before we release the entire second generation of steam deck. But this is what inspires us and what we are already working on.
In general, if you think in the near future about the purchase of a “pocket” gaming system, it is not that easy to decide on the choice. But this is in fact a positive moment, and not negative: no one dared to dream of such a variety 10 years ago.
What do you think? Is the same Microsoft or Sony correct when it goes in the footsteps of Nintendo in the hope of controlling a portable gaming? Tell us in the comments.
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Source: VG Times
Christina Moncayo is a contributing writer for “Social Bites”. Her focus is on the gaming industry and she provides in-depth coverage of the latest news and trends in the world of gaming.