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That’s something I’ve been wondering for a while. Let’s say there had been another Sony handheld, released in 2017, the same year as the Switch. And let’s say it would’ve been state-of-the-art, just like the PSP and Vita. What kind of specs would have been realistic for such a machine at the time? I’ve heard conflicting things about the Switch; some say it was already outdated by the time it came out, while others claim it was actually the best Nintendo could do for something that doubled as a handheld.
So what could we have expected from such a Sony handheld? What kind of SoC could it have used, what kind of RAM (and how much?), what kind of screen? How would games have performed on it compared to Switch? Without a dock and Joycons, could it have had the same price as the Switch, despite being (presumably) more powerful (or maybe even cheaper)? Let’s also keep in mind that Sony probably wouldn’t have required big profit margins per unit, unlike Nintendo.
Remember, this isn’t about whether such a handheld would’ve made sense from a business perspective. I’m merely interested in the possible specs and performance of a hypothetical third Sony handheld.
So what could we have expected from such a Sony handheld? What kind of SoC could it have used, what kind of RAM (and how much?), what kind of screen? How would games have performed on it compared to Switch? Without a dock and Joycons, could it have had the same price as the Switch, despite being (presumably) more powerful (or maybe even cheaper)? Let’s also keep in mind that Sony probably wouldn’t have required big profit margins per unit, unlike Nintendo.
Remember, this isn’t about whether such a handheld would’ve made sense from a business perspective. I’m merely interested in the possible specs and performance of a hypothetical third Sony handheld.
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