Original Article written by: Juisaiki
Edited by: Yousef
Revision written by: Yousef
Editor/Revisor’s notes:
Hey everyone it’s me, Yousef. Sorry to temporarily steal attention away from my great friend Jusaiki here. I’m the editor and writer of this revision. This was both approved and requested by Jusaiki himself, so with his permission, I had full creative control over the editing and revision process while respecting the original text here. The original text was too poor quality, riddled with errors and typos and not up to this site’s standards and given how much traction this article was getting, I felt compelled to step in and do something to pay respects to the community during my time off, as I may step away as a writer completely and spend my time mostly as Jusaiki’s editor. This article was the perfect opportunity to get our feet wet as a team, so this was largely experimental. Due to my poor mental health, I might step away from RGT all-together and work in the shadows as Jusaiki’s editor. You’ll still see my snarky remarks in these editor notes though. We may also start a podcast! But without further ado, please enjoy this revision I wrote for Jusaiki’s wonderful article!
With Nintendo’s new console reveal last night, fans were left wondering what Nintendo has in store and what they have up their sleeve this time around. That question alone opens the floodgates of handheld competition. Since a lot of companies like Valve, MSI, Asus, Lenovo and many more already put their foot at the Handheld door, flexing the ability of their consoles, and how unique each and every one of their systems are. Nothing could've been better for these than Nintendo fumbling their own treasure of a device.
The Nintendo Switch suffered performance issues, as well as stick drift. But worst of all, a lack of games. Whether that's the virtual console side of games or new ones, Nintendo should really fix all these problems with the Switch 2 and rule the Handheld lands like they always did. If they're really trying, we might see one of the biggest gaming wars, but this time between handhelds
The PS4 and PS5 hold up pretty well when it comes to most sold consoles the past few years. They did pretty well and the market was stable until the Steam Deck was released. Sony felt the pressure of the handheld market, and how did they respond? By releasing the PS Portal.
The device couldn't play games natively, and relied on the PS5 as a host, basically acting as a remote play device for your PS5 games. I'll admit it's cool, I bought my PS5 Pro recently and there was a bundle with the Portal for just 80 bucks more. I felt like it was a steal, and bought it and I've been playing my PS5 through my Portal, and I love it.
But the Portal is not quite what everyone wants from a handheld device, it doesn't run its own OS repair, and the thing costs a fortune and half the time the parts aren’t available. Hopefully Sony is aware of the Handheld void they left behind and actually start working on the new installment to the PSP.
Hope that comes sooner rather than later preferably with backwards compatibility. This would be troublesome for Nintendo if they don’t play their cards right this generation. But remember, Sony aren’t the only ones with a horse in the race.
Alright, so I’d rather not bore you with as to why The Steam Deck is one of the best handheld options. With the vision of Lord Gabe Newell and an OS based on Arch Linux, the Steam Deck will be here for at least 5 more years. The gold standard for handheld gaming. But if you wanna know more about it, I advise you check this review written by my buddy @Yousef about the Steam Deck where they did a damn good job reviewing it. Here’s a quote from them written for this article:
“The Steam Deck is a fantastic little machine. When I first got it, I couldn’t begin to imagine the world of emulation that was just waiting for me. It does a fantastic job running some newer abandonware games, so it’s not exclusively a 6th gen machine as it had no problem running games like Deadpool or GTA IV for me. I strongly recommend it for anyone enthusiastic about affordable PC gaming options, especially people interested in an Arch Linux based system.”
This Part of the article is an Xbox btw
For the longest time, the Xbox struggled with their identity. While they did a lot of good stuff in recent years, such as Game Pass, backwards compatibility and more. But during their Blizzard drama with Sony last year, someone allegedly leaked a document that included potentially important info on Xbox’s possible future plans, that potential leak made me happy cuz it showed the possibility that Xbox might still care. Somewhere in the document was this alleged PDF of 55 pages talking about a potential handheld, as well as Microsoft’s Intent to buy Nintendo which sounds bizarre. If they commit to their handheld Idea, we might see competition from Xbox.
God their new marketing suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk-.... anyway Xbox for the longest time struggled pretty bad with their identity, while they actually did a lot of good stuff in recent years like X cloud, Game pass, Backward compatibility and more, they take too much time to execute their plans, and sometimes you see the struggle exploding after every big release like what happened after buying blizzard and the release of HIFI Rush, somehow Xbox always far behind and finish last, but during their Blizzard drama with Sony Last year someone leaked their document that included very important info on future plans, that leak made me happy cuz it showed that Xbox still cares but like any dead beat dad don't know how to show their love, somewhere in the document was this whole PDF of 55 pages talking about a handheld and their Intent to buy Nintendo which is Bizarre, since Nintendo revealed the switch 2 you know that deal never happened but still they helped Nintendo making the S2, and they want their own Handheld too, if they still on bar with the Handheld Idea we might see a good comptetion from Xbox for the first time in who knows when
You got:
-GamePass
-blizzard games
-xcloud
-backward compatibility
-decent prices
and of course pairing that with your PC and you got a really good ecosystem.
a huge handheld that's surprisingly light and powerful, they didn't say much about the specs, but some people had Hands-on experiences with the console and the thing that might actually make a boom in the Handheld department is their use of Android OS and Linux as dual booting in one device, since it's made in China it will be more affordable and available than the Steam Deck which may become the standard after SD and this device is just the start you will see more Chinese consoles hit the market soon
Handhelds for me were always the magic of the future, a compact device that you can take anywhere with you and play with it. One of the reasons I play my vita and 3ds to this day is that I hate how modern gaming looked down upon those systems as a relic of the past. For the longest time , I've always said to myself "if modern consoles are this good, why can't the handhelds be too?" but a lot of companies have not invested in the idea.
The Switch was different. Instead of releasing a new 3DS, they made the Switch, their current flagship console into a handheld and that was big. If it wasn't for Nintendo, we wouldn't see this interest in handhelds in general. Nintendo needs to play their cards right. They have IPs no other system has, they have a lot of studios under their umbrella, and they have loyal fans despite being a god awful company policy-wise.
The Switch is a household name, they don't have to hold back and be afraid of "taking risks", if they went all out and delivered a unique experience like it’s the last console they will release, they will be successful regardless, even with their games getting emulated and cracked. I truly believe they can be the number 1, April 2nd can’t come any sooner.
What’s your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below!
Edited by: Yousef
Revision written by: Yousef
Editor/Revisor’s notes:
Hey everyone it’s me, Yousef. Sorry to temporarily steal attention away from my great friend Jusaiki here. I’m the editor and writer of this revision. This was both approved and requested by Jusaiki himself, so with his permission, I had full creative control over the editing and revision process while respecting the original text here. The original text was too poor quality, riddled with errors and typos and not up to this site’s standards and given how much traction this article was getting, I felt compelled to step in and do something to pay respects to the community during my time off, as I may step away as a writer completely and spend my time mostly as Jusaiki’s editor. This article was the perfect opportunity to get our feet wet as a team, so this was largely experimental. Due to my poor mental health, I might step away from RGT all-together and work in the shadows as Jusaiki’s editor. You’ll still see my snarky remarks in these editor notes though. We may also start a podcast! But without further ado, please enjoy this revision I wrote for Jusaiki’s wonderful article!
With Nintendo’s new console reveal last night, fans were left wondering what Nintendo has in store and what they have up their sleeve this time around. That question alone opens the floodgates of handheld competition. Since a lot of companies like Valve, MSI, Asus, Lenovo and many more already put their foot at the Handheld door, flexing the ability of their consoles, and how unique each and every one of their systems are. Nothing could've been better for these than Nintendo fumbling their own treasure of a device.
The Nintendo Switch suffered performance issues, as well as stick drift. But worst of all, a lack of games. Whether that's the virtual console side of games or new ones, Nintendo should really fix all these problems with the Switch 2 and rule the Handheld lands like they always did. If they're really trying, we might see one of the biggest gaming wars, but this time between handhelds
Let's talk Sony
The PS4 and PS5 hold up pretty well when it comes to most sold consoles the past few years. They did pretty well and the market was stable until the Steam Deck was released. Sony felt the pressure of the handheld market, and how did they respond? By releasing the PS Portal.
The device couldn't play games natively, and relied on the PS5 as a host, basically acting as a remote play device for your PS5 games. I'll admit it's cool, I bought my PS5 Pro recently and there was a bundle with the Portal for just 80 bucks more. I felt like it was a steal, and bought it and I've been playing my PS5 through my Portal, and I love it.
But the Portal is not quite what everyone wants from a handheld device, it doesn't run its own OS repair, and the thing costs a fortune and half the time the parts aren’t available. Hopefully Sony is aware of the Handheld void they left behind and actually start working on the new installment to the PSP.
Hope that comes sooner rather than later preferably with backwards compatibility. This would be troublesome for Nintendo if they don’t play their cards right this generation. But remember, Sony aren’t the only ones with a horse in the race.
The Steam Deck.....HIM
Alright, so I’d rather not bore you with as to why The Steam Deck is one of the best handheld options. With the vision of Lord Gabe Newell and an OS based on Arch Linux, the Steam Deck will be here for at least 5 more years. The gold standard for handheld gaming. But if you wanna know more about it, I advise you check this review written by my buddy @Yousef about the Steam Deck where they did a damn good job reviewing it. Here’s a quote from them written for this article:
“The Steam Deck is a fantastic little machine. When I first got it, I couldn’t begin to imagine the world of emulation that was just waiting for me. It does a fantastic job running some newer abandonware games, so it’s not exclusively a 6th gen machine as it had no problem running games like Deadpool or GTA IV for me. I strongly recommend it for anyone enthusiastic about affordable PC gaming options, especially people interested in an Arch Linux based system.”
This Part of the article is an Xbox btw
For the longest time, the Xbox struggled with their identity. While they did a lot of good stuff in recent years, such as Game Pass, backwards compatibility and more. But during their Blizzard drama with Sony last year, someone allegedly leaked a document that included potentially important info on Xbox’s possible future plans, that potential leak made me happy cuz it showed the possibility that Xbox might still care. Somewhere in the document was this alleged PDF of 55 pages talking about a potential handheld, as well as Microsoft’s Intent to buy Nintendo which sounds bizarre. If they commit to their handheld Idea, we might see competition from Xbox.
This Part of the article is an Xbox btw
God their new marketing suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk-.... anyway Xbox for the longest time struggled pretty bad with their identity, while they actually did a lot of good stuff in recent years like X cloud, Game pass, Backward compatibility and more, they take too much time to execute their plans, and sometimes you see the struggle exploding after every big release like what happened after buying blizzard and the release of HIFI Rush, somehow Xbox always far behind and finish last, but during their Blizzard drama with Sony Last year someone leaked their document that included very important info on future plans, that leak made me happy cuz it showed that Xbox still cares but like any dead beat dad don't know how to show their love, somewhere in the document was this whole PDF of 55 pages talking about a handheld and their Intent to buy Nintendo which is Bizarre, since Nintendo revealed the switch 2 you know that deal never happened but still they helped Nintendo making the S2, and they want their own Handheld too, if they still on bar with the Handheld Idea we might see a good comptetion from Xbox for the first time in who knows when
You got:
-GamePass
-blizzard games
-xcloud
-backward compatibility
-decent prices
and of course pairing that with your PC and you got a really good ecosystem.
What else is coming ?
From MSI and Asus and all the other gaming companies the power of their system is a key factor, but other companies, Chinese ones to be exact are trying to achieve what The steam deck have and more weather that's power or a new OS to compete, china did really well last year with Games and they quickly went into making Systems to enter the war, meet Codename: Sunday Dragon from Tencenta huge handheld that's surprisingly light and powerful, they didn't say much about the specs, but some people had Hands-on experiences with the console and the thing that might actually make a boom in the Handheld department is their use of Android OS and Linux as dual booting in one device, since it's made in China it will be more affordable and available than the Steam Deck which may become the standard after SD and this device is just the start you will see more Chinese consoles hit the market soon
Final thoughts
Handhelds for me were always the magic of the future, a compact device that you can take anywhere with you and play with it. One of the reasons I play my vita and 3ds to this day is that I hate how modern gaming looked down upon those systems as a relic of the past. For the longest time , I've always said to myself "if modern consoles are this good, why can't the handhelds be too?" but a lot of companies have not invested in the idea.
The Switch was different. Instead of releasing a new 3DS, they made the Switch, their current flagship console into a handheld and that was big. If it wasn't for Nintendo, we wouldn't see this interest in handhelds in general. Nintendo needs to play their cards right. They have IPs no other system has, they have a lot of studios under their umbrella, and they have loyal fans despite being a god awful company policy-wise.
The Switch is a household name, they don't have to hold back and be afraid of "taking risks", if they went all out and delivered a unique experience like it’s the last console they will release, they will be successful regardless, even with their games getting emulated and cracked. I truly believe they can be the number 1, April 2nd can’t come any sooner.
What’s your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below!
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