The article discusses the evolution of handheld gaming, focusing on the Ayaneo 3 as a powerful successor to the Steam Deck. While the Steam Deck offered affordability and decent performance, the Ayaneo 3 aims for high-end specifications, starting at $799 and going up to $2,099 for top models. It successfully runs demanding titles such as Indiana Jones and Dragon's Dogma 2, hinting at a shift in the gaming landscape where price and power are paramount, mirroring trends in the desktop gaming sector, where gamers are willing to invest heavily for superior performance.
The hardware is much more expensive, starting at $799 if you pre-order early on Indiegogo and opt for the less powerful CPU.
Consider the broader PC gaming ecosystem, where those with the means will calmly drop $2k whenever NVIDIA launches a new top-of-the-line GPU to run the same games at ever-higher resolutions and frame rates.
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