The newest in an extended line of Ayaneo PC gaming handhelds, dubbed the Ayaneo Subsequent Lite, won’t solely be an extremely inexpensive moveable choice however may even be altering course on its OS.
In accordance with a press release posted on the official Ayaneo Twitter/X account, the hand held will include Home windows 11 64-bit House Version pre-installed as an alternative of Linux. An important choice for many who are extra aware of Home windows OS versus a Linux-based one. Nevertheless, for many who favor the latter, customers will nonetheless have the choice of the open-source HoloISO challenge model of Linux, which is predicated on SteamOS.
All this and the Subsequent Lite continues to be launching on the very price range worth of $299 as much as and through crowdfunding, which is way cheaper than different choices in the marketplace. It’s a switch-up from the Subsequent and Subsequent Professional, which appears to be sticking with the Linux-based OS. And that makes extra sense as they’re each meant to compete with the Steam Deck.
Ayaneko might differentiate itself from the market
Whereas generally, I’m fairly agreeable with the concept of utilizing Home windows OS for the Ayaneo Subsequent Lite, because it’s probably the most extensively used working system by a longshot, there must be a reckoning for PC gaming handhelds that use it generally.
What makes SteamOS so glorious is that it’s tailored for the Steam Deck, so it feels clean and intuitive. Nevertheless, different PC gaming handhelds that use Home windows OS just like the Asus ROG Ally and the Lenovo Legion Go, make the error of not tailoring stated OS to the system which leads to a a lot clunkier person interface.
Although we don’t know what Ayaneo is planning with the Home windows 11 OS it’s utilizing for the Subsequent Lite, crafting a novel person interface could be a good way to distinguish it from different handhelds that in any other case have gotten extra consideration on account of its manufacturers being extra well-known.
Then once more, Ayaneko has additionally made some uncommon selections, like selecting HoloISO which hasn’t been up to date in months (on the time of this writing) as an alternative of ChimeraOS for the Linux-based OS. So there’s no telling what the producer is planning apart from concentrating on a a lot bigger market. We’ll have to attend and see how issues shake out when the hand held lastly launches.
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