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There’s an artwork to the florid press launch. If a video games PR missive is not pitching up promising an ‘unforgettable journey,’ or calling their turn-based RPG ‘adrenaline-filled,’ I am questioning if their hearts are actually in it. That’s to say, a bit of little bit of confidence is not a nasty factor. To that finish, this press launch teasing the Ayaneo 3 is a factor of magnificence.
Ayaneo start as they imply to go on, beginning off robust by saying that their third-generation Home windows handheld console will not be solely a “revolution,” however can even redefine “gamer’s creativeness,” and “foreshadows the longer term prospects of handheld units.”
Not like Valve, the vast majority of Ayaneo’s enterprise is handheld machines, so iterative releases like this “annual flagship handheld” make extra sense for them as an organization. However will the Ayaneo 3 actually be a ‘revolution,’ regardless of prime brass at Valve saying a generational leap continues to be a methods off?
Properly, the cherry on the cake of this overwritten press launch is that precise particulars concerning the upcoming machine are skinny on the bottom.
Although nonetheless unannounced, the actual headline for the Ayaneo 3 can be its selection of chip. Traditionally, the corporate has gone with AMD for his or her handheld APUs, so a previously codenamed Strix Level, Ryzen 9 AI 300 collection CPU may very well be a shoe in, particularly because the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has already impressed us. That stated, it isn’t a huge leap ahead in comparison with the Ayaneo Kun’s AMD Ryzen 7 7840U.
However AMD is not the one possibility. So far as Ayaneo goes, they seem to have a a lot much less established relationship with Intel, providing Intel chips as an possibility for a restricted variety of their handhelds, such because the Air Plus. Maybe the Ayaneo 3’s large swing would be the inclusion of a Lunar Lake CPU.
As we have beforehand coated, the Intel Core Extremely 7 258V gives large wins when it comes to energy in a correctly moveable type issue that additionally would not suck your battery dry. In addition to, Intel has lately been on the lookout for new allies and, although Ayaneo is a smaller firm, it may very well be a mighty alliance.
Now, there’s all the time bought to be a wildcard possibility — and right here, that is Qualcomm. The Snapdragon X Elite CPUs have saved us guessing, dealing with the demanding likes of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Metro Exodus with spectacular moveable panache, but additionally stuttering at titles optimised for x86. The chip producer has additionally bought their arms full moreover, as Arm has pulled Qualcomm’s licence to provide chips primarily based on their tech. Possibly not a lot a wildcard as simply plain messy, then.
That stated, whereas Snapdragon X Elite is hardly the only option for any machine geared in direction of gaming, stranger handheld {hardware} decisions have been made. Now, an Ayaneo 3 working Home windows 95? I believe it is solely a matter of time.
