Mr.Vic20 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/1/6/21048262/alienware-concept-ufo-prototype-gaming-pc-nintendo-switch-ces-2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I suppose some people do want portable gaming, but there's nothing very interesting to me about this. There's something off putting about single purpose PCs in general to me. It's like a switch, but with the overhead of windows and without any custom chips to take advantage of the form factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, TwinIon said: I suppose some people do want portable gaming, but there's nothing very interesting to me about this. There's something off putting about single purpose PCs in general to me. It's like a switch, but with the overhead of windows and without any custom chips to take advantage of the form factor. Yup! This is a very niche prototype that could, if they actually make it into a product, would be going up against things like the Win GP series, the always discussed but never launched steamboy, and a host of other custom Eastern computing novelties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Yup! This is a very niche prototype that could, if they actually make it into a product, would be going up against things like the Win GP series, the always discussed but never launched steamboy, and a host of other custom Eastern computing novelties. Give me an hlg potato or give me death! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This will finally get @GameDadGrant into PC gaming! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 8 hours ago, TwinIon said: I suppose some people do want portable gaming, but there's nothing very interesting to me about this. There's something off putting about single purpose PCs in general to me. It's like a switch, but with the overhead of windows and without any custom chips to take advantage of the form factor. Does the Switch have a custom chip? I thought it was some generic ARM bullshit that phones use. I know Digital Foundry is constantly amazed that "real life video game runs on the Switch" but it has hardly impressed me in any significant way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I thought the Switch is using Nvidia’s Tegra chip that Nvidia couldn’t sell so offered them to Nintendo on the cheap. I can’t imagine this ever coming out as a product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: This will finally get @GameDadGrant into PC gaming! Maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1Cowboy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Saw the video last night and both my youngest wanted it only because it would let them play Roblox on a Switch like device. They and their age cohort desperately want to play it on their Nintendo Switches . Roblox like digital crack for pre-teens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Alpha1Cowboy said: Saw the video last night and both my youngest wanted it only because it would let them play Roblox on a Switch like device. They and their age cohort desperately want to play it on their Nintendo Switches . Roblox like digital crack for pre-teens. That would be a really genius angle to take with this. Advertise it to adults as their PC games and other functionality on the go, but Roblox on the go for kids. Roblox is still unimaginably popular, my daughter has me checking for it on the Switch at least once a week. Roll in some Minecraft with that (it's available on the Switch, but let em know it's on this thing too) and maybe you start actually gaining some market share. Offer what no one else can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Xbob42 said: Does the Switch have a custom chip? I thought it was some generic ARM bullshit that phones use. I know Digital Foundry is constantly amazed that "real life video game runs on the Switch" but it has hardly impressed me in any significant way. It's mostly bone stock Tegra that they grabbed off of nVidia's back shelf because they desperately needed to get the console out the door. Still, it's a chip that was always designed to be a mobile gaming platform. It's biggest sin is that it's just old, but it at least does well enough on thermals and battery life. This alienware thing, like the many that have come before it, would almost certainly just be running some random intel laptop processor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I am actually really interested in this portable gaming is great but I like a larger form like this (and I have a great library of games for it already)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Pending if the analog sticks aren’t trash like the Shield’s, this could be great for emulation and Steam/nVidia streaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dre801 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Switch runs Tegra X1, maybe the much better X2 wasn't widely available when Switch was in development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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