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Digital Co.

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I've been listening to you the whole time. I'm mobile today. I'm in.

I've been listening to you the whole time. I'm mobile today. I'm in.

I thought Barrett accidentally played a YouTube video. I did not realize.

I thought Barrett accidentally played a YouTube video. I did not realize.

really no i've been listening to this whole conversation i didn't select you at the beginning i'm like until 2027 but you pretty much checked it out on on the pros and the cons 2027 my full expectation would be this handheld is an xbox that can do everything the xbox under my television can do as far as backwards ability goes i have access to my full digital library the whole thing what you're talking about this this asus thing allegedly is

really no i've been listening to this whole conversation i didn't select you at the beginning i'm like until 2027 but you pretty much checked it out on on the pros and the cons 2027 my full expectation would be this handheld is an xbox that can do everything the xbox under my television can do as far as backwards ability goes i have access to my full digital library the whole thing what you're talking about this this asus thing allegedly is

we already have the Rogue Ally, right? We already have the Legion Go. What I think Xbox is doing is they're curating the PC, the Xbox app for PC, right? On mobile devices. So essentially this new one, yeah, I'm sure they're gonna have Xbox branded control style, you know, the Xbox home button, stuff like that. But your handheld today will be able to do the same thing with software updates, right?

we already have the Rogue Ally, right? We already have the Legion Go. What I think Xbox is doing is they're curating the PC, the Xbox app for PC, right? On mobile devices. So essentially this new one, yeah, I'm sure they're gonna have Xbox branded control style, you know, the Xbox home button, stuff like that. But your handheld today will be able to do the same thing with software updates, right?

Because I think they're trying to make the PC handheld more friendly because again, let's be real. You already said it, Greg. The Steam Deck is the dope right now. That's the one. That's my preferred handheld that I use. Windows handhelds are too clunky. I don't like the UI. It's too cumbersome. I would rather play games on my Steam Deck. So they need to make Windows handhelds more user-friendly.

Because I think they're trying to make the PC handheld more friendly because again, let's be real. You already said it, Greg. The Steam Deck is the dope right now. That's the one. That's my preferred handheld that I use. Windows handhelds are too clunky. I don't like the UI. It's too cumbersome. I would rather play games on my Steam Deck. So they need to make Windows handhelds more user-friendly.

And I think that's the goal this year. So we'll obviously see, I'm assuming at Summer Game Fest or whatever, they'll debut this thing and we'll see what it is. But whatever this ASUS handheld's going to be, Windows handhelds will be able to do the same thing as far as a UI goes. Because like I said, you're essentially playing PC games on there, right? So PC Game Pass, stuff like that.

And I think that's the goal this year. So we'll obviously see, I'm assuming at Summer Game Fest or whatever, they'll debut this thing and we'll see what it is. But whatever this ASUS handheld's going to be, Windows handhelds will be able to do the same thing as far as a UI goes. Because like I said, you're essentially playing PC games on there, right? So PC Game Pass, stuff like that.

I'm more excited for the 2027 one, kind of like you were already saying. That's the one, even though it seems like it's far away, to what Blessing was just saying, as far as price and all that. But I'm more curious about, all right, what is the screen size going to look like? What is the battery life going to look like? What is performance is going to look like?

I'm more excited for the 2027 one, kind of like you were already saying. That's the one, even though it seems like it's far away, to what Blessing was just saying, as far as price and all that. But I'm more curious about, all right, what is the screen size going to look like? What is the battery life going to look like? What is performance is going to look like?

Because if you think about it, Phil has kind of already hinted that they're not really subsidizing these things anymore. So I do expect it to be expensive. And I also think with this new multi-platform strategy, the handheld is probably going to be more desirable than the console, in my opinion, unless you're tied into Game Pass or something like that. You know what I mean?

Because if you think about it, Phil has kind of already hinted that they're not really subsidizing these things anymore. So I do expect it to be expensive. And I also think with this new multi-platform strategy, the handheld is probably going to be more desirable than the console, in my opinion, unless you're tied into Game Pass or something like that. You know what I mean?

So I'm not expecting it to be cheap. It's probably going to be pricey. But I think 2027 gives them time for more of a proof of concept. Let's see what this one does. Let's see what the Switch 2 does from a performance standpoint, because I'm assuming the Switch 2 is probably going to use some form of DLSS. So I'm assuming whatever this Xbox handheld will do some form of FSR as well.