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TORFdot0@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I think that handhelds are having a bit of a renaissance but I think ultimately they will fade in popularity
PC handhelds are too big, heavy, and have bad battery life. I see mobile phones with telescopic controls like backbone/kishi or switch like joycon controls ultimately winning out. Console quality games are starting to be ported to iPhone and I’m sure android is not far behind. Emulation and cloud streaming are just getting better and better. Handhelds aren’t going to replace home consoles and PCs though, just supplement it, as it’s a device everyone already has
simple@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I generally agree, but if ARM chips next year don’t disappoint then it won’t be the case for long. It’ll take time until x86 games play nice on them but when they do we can expect PC handhelds similar to Android ones. Reasonably sized and with a great battery life. Handhelds have a good future.
MaximumPower@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Isn’t it the GPU that drains the battery, why would a new CPU, help with that.
520@kbin.social 11 months ago
If they're playing x86 games, they have to translate CPU instructions from x86 to ARM. That puts considerable strain on the CPU, especially on top of running the game itself.
CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
I think it’s the screen, actually, and I don’t see much they can do about those.