Comment on Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day agoAt least at first, it will be the only handheld running this version of Windows. So maybe after a year or two, it won’t be all that unique, true, but a year or two is a long time at the rate these handhelds are advancing.
k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
What a weak sell then, i understand your point, i just wish Xbox came out swinging with a compatibility layer for the Xbox game library. A portable device with that capability would have the potential to put them back on top.
Instead we get a less bad version of windows, that will likely be inferior to its direct competitor anyways(steamOS). I see no reason to believe it wont be.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Though not officially announced, signs of that are appearing already, including a hint or two in the speech of the conference.
k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Oh and about the potential for native Xbox games running on PC handhelds… God i hope youre right.
k1ck455kc@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Is it good enough for you? Is that why you will get it? Where are these people you speak of…?
I highly doubt there are enough people that want that super particular use case to make this particular handheld stand out at all, especially ones that didnt meet their needs with another handheld already.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I hate live service games and Windows, so no, this device is not for me, but those are also the most popular games on the market by a wide margin. Despite how awful the Windows experience is today, there’s still one Windows handheld sold for every two Steam Decks. That situation can only improve with a version of Windows designed for handhelds.