i love the idea. steam has a ton of games that would be great on a handheld and there is always the option to stream games from a PC for games its not capable of playing.
the kickstarter video may have oversold it though. im looking up the G series SOC and they are not very powerful. something around wiiu levels maybe.
they wont be going for one of the 25W models due to heat and power draw so it has to be one of the 6 or 7w versions (even that is quite a lot for a handheld device).
there is also the issue that AMD support for linux (thus steam OS)..well...it needs work. hopefully things will improve by the time the device actually releases but its rough at the moment.
but playing the latest and greatest AAA titles on that thing? aint going to happen.
going for a 1080P screen is also a really really bad idea. its an extra strain on the SOC and offers very little benefit for a 5" gaming device.
as long as expectations are kept in check though i think this will be a great machine.
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