News Playtron announces self-titled Linux OS and gaming handheld with hopes to unify storefronts

[Admin]

Headed by cofounder and previous CEO of Cyanogen, Kirt McMaster, a new entrant into the Gaming OS and PC Handheld scene enters the fray.

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[kealii123]

if x86 apps on ARM works well, this could be a game changer. I have a qualcomm 8cx Gen3 windows tablet, and about half the games I've tried actually run. For those that do, the fps is comparable to my steamdeck set to 7 watts. I assume the Qualcomm also runs at 7 watts, so with Windows crappy x86 emulation its meeting the best AMD has to offer, watt for watt. If the new Qualcomm chips are as powerful as they look, we could have fanless handhelds that match the full power of the steamdeck.

 

[salgado18]

It sounds great... but the big feature of the Steam Deck is Proton. Most games are Windows only, a Linux alternative shouldn't offer much value if you will need to dual-boot anyway.