For example, the Retroid Pocket 2 is only capable of playing Nintendo 64 or Dreamcast games.Īnother recent handheld, the AYN Odin, runs on Android 10 and starts at $200. The only real shortcoming is that most of them are underpowered.
Not cutting it - As the GPD XP offers, the current landscape of Android-based emulators means most of them are quite cheap. Sure, there are Windows handhelds with Ryzen CPUs that cost up to $1,000, but there’s nothing like the Steam Deck at the price point it’s selling at. Put another way: the APU on the Steam Deck is based off the same tech used on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The device has a 7-inch touchscreen, large controllers, and an AMD APU using AMD’s latest Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architectures for CPUs and GPUs, respectively. The only difference is that the two more expensive models are equipped with faster NVMe SSDs with larger capacities. While the Steam Deck comes in three different models, the specs are the same across all three. Who here with a backlog longer than a CVS receipt can say they don’t want something like the Steam Deck? And with RetroArch downloadable on Steam, its potential for emulation can’t be ignored. Being able to play a decent portion of my Steam catalog on a handheld for $400 is a hell of a value. It made us question the longevity of the Nintendo Switch. Handheld domination - The Steam Deck - even with its delay to 2022 - has turned the handheld market upside down. But not for an Android handheld, in my opinion. That kinda money for a handheld that plays PC games - sure. With Valve really putting the squeeze on everyone, I have to wonder if $340 is too much to ask for an Android handheld. That’s $10 less than the Switch OLED and $60 less than the Steam Deck, which starts at $400. There’s just one thing that’s bother me: its $340 price. It’s even got a modular design that lets you swap out controllers with options for an Xbox, FPS, or MOBA layout. The GPD XP sounds like a beast compared to most other emulation handhelds.
The specs seem stacked on paper: MediaTek Helio G95 chipset, 6GB of RAM, a big 7,000 mAh battery, and a wide 6.81-inch screen. You can swap out the controllers on the GPD XP.
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