computers consolidated they are not a novelty imagined by Valve and materialized in Steam Deck. Gabe Newell’s model was used to convert to to integrate a segment that had been showing signs of a very bright future for a long time, so its real merit was to democratize this sector with high-performance equipment and a very reasonable price. Remember that other alternatives are close to 1,000 dollars… is this the case for the new OneXPlayer 2?
Nintendo Switch, the example to follow
So after the million units sold by Steam Deck, some brands that already had PC models consolidated They have decided to strengthen their offer and one of the most interesting was that of this OneXPlayer 2 which has just been announced and which has much more powerful hardware than that of the Valve machine. Not only in terms of raw power, but also in terms of display specs and gaming options.
The first thing that emerges from this model is that gets a feature that made Switch great: its versatility. Not only will we be able to transport it armed with the controls on both sides of the screen, but we will be able to unhook them from the OneXPlayer 2 to connect them to an adapter that will act as an external gamepad for the system. Identically to what the OLED and original Nintendo console models do.
This feature gives the whole thing a huge number of possibilities, especially for multiplayer games within a single machine, because it might be possible enjoy games with him FIFA 23 –for example– with a friend without having to connect another machine.
More power and more hardware than Steam Deck?
But apart from this feature they added to this PC consolidatedif we look at its technical specifications we realize that they represent a before and after compared to Steam Deck, since increases the screen size to 8.4 inches and ups the resolution beyond the 720p of Valve’s machine. This OneXPlayer 2 dares with an IPS panel of 2,560 × 1,600 pixels. A real past.
The processor of this console is a AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, with Radeon 680M graphics card, 16 or 32 GB of RAM with options of 512 GB and 1 or 2 TB of SSD storage. Obviously it has Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5, support for microSD cards, Harman speakers and you can buy it in white and black. Of course, the manufacturer hasn’t given any data on battery life beyond reminding us that we can get a 50 per cent charge with just 40 minutes connected to power.
even now This OneXPlayer 2 is in presale phase –via Indiegogo– and it will be from December 20 that we will be able to order ours in any of the available configurations. Of course, the delivery dates are scheduled for the month of April 2023, when the first units will begin to reach all their buyers. And regarding the price, it is speculated that the basic model will touch the 900 dollars and, from there, all the others will climb.
So yes, we have more power than with the Steam Deck but at a significantly higher price. Is it good or not?
