PGS Windows 10 gaming handheld - GPD WIN competitor


rygD said:
Lots of them, from the 90s on. Looks like your most recent revised list knocks most of those out as many are using older OSs. Perhaps the ones people were putting Linux on could fit in your list, so it is still too many for me to bother looking them all up.
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Do you think I need to set a timeframe within the last 5 years or so? Maybe less?

darkmaximus9 said:
So I think the only way a android device could go on here is by having a keyboard with trackpad in it and putting andronium though andronium is kind of new
[doublepost=1471510457,1471510364][/doublepost]But it's still very limited so
[doublepost=1471511072][/doublepost]Also is price a limit?
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From an initial lookup, Andronium currently requires the phone to be charging and appears to cast the screen to the monitor. So it doesn't quite fit as it's not running off battery and not entirely self-contained then.

ible said:
price is definitely a hindrance for some people, but lots of us on the forums will pay for good linux/open source support.

i remember a review by a kid, who was looking at the pandora. he said that he liked the device, but just couldn't get over the fact that it was linux. he was so used to windows, and he couldn't learn anything new (and said as much!). and i'm thinking, you're all of 14 years old, kid! you are not an old geezer yet. (and even some of those like linux, too.)
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People learned iOS and Android without issue, granted they are simpler for the user. I almost jumped on the Pandora back then, but could only afford one gizmo and ended up getting an Android smartphone instead. One big reason I chose it was that the popularity of Android and that it was an ecosystem of devices implied more apps and compatibility while the Pandora would be more focused on just the Pandora and ports of apps to it. Learning Linux didn't bother me so much that most of the apps and games I play are on Windows x86. While Linux x86 support is getting better, it would still require additional porting for Linux ARM. Hence my interest now in a Windows x86 handheld (or alternatively an Android phone with gaming controls to extend that functionality without needing to carry around a separate gamepad).
 
iprice said:
I'm an old Geezer, used to Windows, who built his first true Linux game the other day. There is no age limit to learning!
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...and your first Desktop Linux port is working well too! :)

Well since you made stuff for Caanoo and Pandora, I wouldn't call it your first Linux game.
Hopefully some day Dino Defense will be complete and multi platform (as well as Guru Logic Champs and your other games).
 
True, but it's my first non-handheld Linux specific game.

If I had all the time in the world, every game I've ever done (or yet to complete) would be multi-platform and completed to my own personal satisfaction. Sadly, time is short. :(
 
MechaBouncer said:
Fair enough. It all comes back to what you are looking for more: Portable computer or portable gaming device. As there are plenty of Android-only gaming devices, I was trying to keep them from blowing up the list, but I do acknowledge that they could serve as an alternative to desktop computing with the right apps. But then so could phones if you make enough concessions.

So then I'll revise the list:
  • Pocketable/portable
  • Self contained stand-alone battery operation
  • Full Modern Desktop OS (Linux, Windows, maybe Chrome, etc. Just not Android as that deserves its own list.)
  • Built in physical keyboard and/or gaming controls
  • MicroSD expansion
  • USB
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • 3G/4G/LTE wireless
  • HDMI/Video out
I still think some of the bottom items could be more optional depending on what other criteria are met. I also specified for modern OS as to avoid older netbooks running anything below Windows 7.
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Why only include microSD in the list? Dual full sized SD slots is a big thing for many of us. It increases the on-device storage capabilities to insane amounts - well over a terabyte - AND lets us transfer/copy data from one SD card (pulled from a camera) to another SD card without having to search for dongles.

Put another way, the expansion ports and multiple SD slots on the Pyra means that it can also take on the roles otherwise covered by items like compute sticks, Gole1, micro set top boxes, micro laptops, chrome books, etc...

The Pyra is a convergence device. It will cover many many roles beyond gaming.
 
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Is that Windows 95?
And what's up with the lower part?
 
Did u see the other photo?
[doublepost=1471538050,1471537937][/doublepost]I foud these other too Ocosmos cs1 and erathink they look kind of the same thing
 
Thing looks like a Radiowecker powered by Windows 2000.
 
Klumpen said:
Is that Windows 95?
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No most likely not, I think it was Windows 2000 that changed "My Network" to "My Network Places" shown in the photo. It May be Windows 7 in classic mode, but I'm more apt to think it's XP, the default icons on windows 2000 are bit different.
 
You should see the other photo of that one and they look completely different
[doublepost=1471538595,1471538554][/doublepost]I think the lower part is actually the back
[doublepost=1471539767][/doublepost]For that gaming side there was gonna be the razer switchblade but never came out
 
Grench said:
Why only include microSD in the list? Dual full sized SD slots is a big thing for many of us. It increases the on-device storage capabilities to insane amounts - well over a terabyte - AND lets us transfer/copy data from one SD card (pulled from a camera) to another SD card without having to search for dongles.

Put another way, the expansion ports and multiple SD slots on the Pyra means that it can also take on the roles otherwise covered by items like compute sticks, Gole1, micro set top boxes, micro laptops, chrome books, etc...

The Pyra is a convergence device. It will cover many many roles beyond gaming.
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Sheesh. Because I forgot to make it extra generic and just say "expandable storage". I didn't intend ONLY MicroSD.

darkmaximus9 said:
Not sure I'll see
[doublepost=1471537366,1471536686][/doublepost]So i found this thing but I'm not sure if it's real but here it is

http://zoepd.com/project/intel-ultra-mobile-pc-umpc/
[doublepost=1471537410][/doublepost]It says it has qame controls
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Klumpen said:
Never heard of this one before.
Looks like it's made by people that didn't play any video game ever.
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Wow... Yeah. I don't know if we should count that. Look at the Start button. At best that is XP in Classic style. And XP is out. Plus, calling those gaming controls is a stretch.

So here's the latest list:
  • Recent hardware (no more than 5 years old)
  • Pocketable/portable
  • Self contained stand-alone battery operation
  • Full Modern Desktop OS (Linux, Windows, maybe Chrome, etc. Just not Android as that deserves its own list. And no XP.)
  • Built in physical keyboard and/or gaming controls
  • Expandable storage (MMC, SD, MiniSD, MicroSD, UFS, SSD, etc.)
  • USB
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth
  • 3G/4G/LTE wireless
  • HDMI/Video out
Happy now?
 
darkmaximus9 said:
You should see the other photo of that one and they look completely different
[doublepost=1471538595,1471538554][/doublepost]I think the lower part is actually the back
[doublepost=1471539767][/doublepost]For that gaming side there was gonna be the razer switchblade but never came out
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Had it become more than just a concept, I could see it making the list. Although it still looks like it would have needed a mouse:
http://www.razerzone.com/switchblade/about
 
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