https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-laptop-fitting-in-your-pocket--2#/
Lowest price for it on the campaign is 299$, which I think it's a good price for what it is. Final retail price will be 499$ which is way overpriced imo.
I was thinking the same thingLooks like that Open Pandora handheld that came out a few years back.
The ammount of indie games and older PC catalogue this can run would be a pretty amazing thing to have in a handheld nachibe. I would outright retire my PSVita because of this.
I just don't see the use case for this kind of machine, but I guess it probably has a niche market somewhere. That said, I'd buy one if I had disposable cash because I love toys like this.
They are also considering upgrading it from the 500 to the 550 if they find reliable suppliers.Well the GPU inside the Atom isn't really something to write home about but enough to have emulation and some lower spec Steam games running on it. For 299 it's ok
I badly want a device like this but it's not explicitly said that it has x-input support which I think is a must have for a device like this. 500 is far too much as the final price considering how fast mobile processors are improving it could be outdated very quickly after it's release.
Seems kinda cool I guess but why buy this over a tablet with a wireless controller paired to it? Way better screen, controller, etc. You can get previous gen surface pro's for pretty cheap and android tablets even cheaper if running Windows isn't important.
My wife has a surface pro 3 and I've played Wasteland 2 on it a few times.
Can the x-input support peeps answer a question for a noob like me? I’m taking this is primarily for when you want to hook it to a TV and put a controller (e.g. 360 controller) into it?
Am I right in assuming that no x-input support doesn’t make a difference if you’re not planning to hook it up to a TV or not fussed about using an external controller? Or have I got it entirely wrong?
Seems kinda cool I guess but why buy this over a tablet with a wireless controller paired to it? Way better screen, controller, system specs, etc. You can get previous gen surface pro's for pretty cheap when they go on sale ($400 and less) and android tablets even cheaper if running Windows isn't important.
My wife has a surface pro 3 and I've played Wasteland 2 on it a few times.
This would be a pretty cool emulator machine though, very portable. But then again you could probably run all of them on tablets too.
There's two kind of inputs for games on Windows: Dinput (Direct Input) which is the generic one and Xinput, which is the official Xbox input. Basically, Xinput support means no need to worry for compatibility or for mapping buttons.
I would be interested in a Windows based gaming handheld, but I wouldn't want a physical keyboard like that, and I don't think the silicon is quite there to do a good job of it at a reasonable price.
No doubt there will be something more in line with my preferences within the next few years.
A keyboard is something I think a unit like this really needs, and I think the one they have looks pretty decent, do you have any suggestions for what you think would be better?
I'm not trying to argue I just want to know if there's something better we should be expecting
You can fit this thing in your pocket? From the concept art this thing looks way too bulky to fit into even sweatpants.Well, for me a tablet with a controller paired to it is way too bulky. I want something I can easily keep on my pocket, that has the controls built into it, and that I can easily pop out while commuting. A tablet doesn't really suit my needs.
Including a keyboard make it far less practical to use specifically for handheld gaming, it's closer to a netbook than a gaming device based on the pictures in my opinion.
Windows has a pretty decent on screen keyboard for using with touchscreens these days, although the screen here might be a shade to small for that to be practical too.
I just don't see the use case for this kind of machine, but I guess it probably has a niche market somewhere. That said, I'd buy one if I had disposable cash because I love toys like this.
Not having owned one of the several devices out there like this over the years, but I always assumed the obvious selling point for them is emulators, not that that would ever be spelled out in black and white.
They might as well put a screenshot of Mario 64 on their marketing materials.
is the hardware enough to run emulators?
I hope they do a GPD XD2.
More than enough, but that of course will depend on the emulators you want to run. It will easily run everything GPD XD runs and better.
Portables
PSP, NDS, GBA
Consoles
SNES, N64, PS1
Maybe Wii/GC for Tenkaichi 3, Twin Snakes, Zelda games and Cap vs Tats.
Well, I guess flexible isn't necessarily bad, since I think they will end up making the device either way. Although with two months left they should have no issues reaching the goal.Previous thread - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1168386
Their previous handhelds had been basically Android devices with physical controls. To me, this using windows is a much more interesting proposition than using Android.
edit: Not a fan of flexible goal though!
Including a keyboard make it far less practical to use specifically for handheld gaming, it's closer to a netbook than a gaming device based on the pictures in my opinion.
Windows has a pretty decent on screen keyboard for using with touchscreens these days, although the screen here might be a shade to small for that to be practical too.
I'm not really familiar with IndieGogo, is there any chance that you could pledge the money for a unit and not receive the unit if it doesn't reach its goal?
Or is it a case of them using this to gauge interest and people that pledge will receive their unit regardless?
I'm not really familiar with IndieGogo, is there any chance that you could pledge the money for a unit and not receive the unit if it doesn't reach its goal?
Or is it a case of them using this to gauge interest and people that pledge will receive their unit regardless?
This is correct.Honestly I would view it as a preorder. If they are delivering these things in 7 months then they are probably ready to go into production soon and are just raising capital to get better margins on their manufacturing run.
Honestly I would view it as a preorder. If they are delivering these things in 7 months then they are probably ready to go into production soon and are just raising capital to get better margins on their manufacturing run.
Should be the latter. Even flexible funding projects need to give something to the backers even if they don't get the money goal. While there's some people that try to scam the system, I think it's fair to assume they will give you your unit regardless, since they've already done quite a few handhelds, and they will make this handheld too even if they don't get the goal. This just seems like a way of driving up hype/attention and increase demand.
This is correct.
It will be 500$ with a special promotion of 60% off on release day.It's on,y a 5.5" screen though - most netbooks were 10". It's more like a slightly bulkier vita in a clamshell case.
Surely that $500 'normal' price is bullshit though? 8"'atom based Windows tablets are less than $299 already and all this seems to add is the handy keyboard and controller. $299 might be a fair price but I think they're being really bloody cheeky pitching $299 as some kind of super bonus price. I can't believe it'll ever actually launch at $500
Ready in 7 months and they dont even post a video of it working...
I wish I could trust them, emulators, indies and Steam Streaming make it more than worth it at $299.
lolwut
My windows phone is better than that.
inb4 yeah but they cost more.
That's what 2 year contracts are for.
No, it's not. For one, your Windows phone is using a lesser Windows Phone OS. This one use a full Windows.