[Hardware] New OneXPlayer 2: Does the Steam Deck have anything to fear with its Switch-like gameplay?

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Consolidated computers are not a novelty devised by Valve and materialized in Steam Deck. The Gabe Newell model has served to mainstream a segment that had been showing signs of having a very good future for a long time, so its real merit has been to democratize that sector with powerful hardware and a very reasonable price. Remember that other alternatives were close to 1,000 euros... is this the case of the new OneXPlayer 2?

Nintendo Switch, the example to follow
So after the million units sold by Steam Deck, some brands that already had consolidated PC models have decided to strengthen their offer and one of the most interesting has been this OneXPlayer 2 that has just been announced and that boasts a hardware much more powerful than the Valve machine. Not just in raw power, but also in display specs and gaming options.

The first thing that stands out about this model is that it acquires a feature that has made Switch great: its versatility. Not only will we be able to carry 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. In an identical way to how the OLED and original models of the Nintendo console do.

This feature gives the set a huge number of possibilities, especially for multiplayer games within the same machine, since it could be possible to enjoy matches with FIFA 23 -for example- with a friend without having to have another connected machine.

 

 

More power and more hardware than Steam Deck?
But apart from that feature that they have added to this consolidated PC, if we look at its technical specifications we realize that they represent a before and after compared to Steam Deck, since it increases the size of the screen to 8.4 inches and it raises 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 an AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, with a Radeon 680M graphics, 16 or 32GB of RAM with options of 512GB and 1 or 2TB of SSD storage. Obviously it has Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5, support for microSD cards, Harman speakers and you can buy it in both white and black. Of course, the manufacturer has not given battery autonomy data beyond reminding us that we can obtain a 50% charge with just 40 minutes connected to the current.

Right now this OneXPlayer 2 is in the pre-sale phase –through Indiegogo– and it will be from December 20 when we can order ours in any of the available configurations. Of course, the delivery dates are scheduled for the month of April 2023, which will be when the first units begin to reach all their buyers. And regarding the price, it is speculated that the base model will touch 900 euros 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 that good or bad?

 

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