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In an unexpected turning of events , cipher hardware manufacturerZotac has announcedit will unveil a young OLED gaming handheld next week atComputex 2024 . All we know so far is that it ’s called the Zone and it has a 7 - inch AMOLED touchscreen and two - microscope stage adjustable triggers .
The announcement promises “ gamy - carrying out , ” “ caliber dominance , ” and “ top - end specs ” for the gadget — but we ’ll have to look until next week to see if the numbers justify these description .
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From big names like the Switch and the Steam Deck to competitors like theROG Allyor the GPD Win 4 , there are plenty of handheld play personal computer and consoles out there already . The Zone will certainly be able to twist heads with its OLED presentation — a feature only offered by the Switch and the Steam Deck right now — but the gimmick itself will have to match the lineament of its screen to really make it deserving the attention .
Some X ( formerly Twitter ) users have posted a brightened icon post below that give a better sentiment of the intent of the handheld .
Thanks to@prudis06for brightening this image up .
Looks like@ZOTACis catch into the hand-held secret plan .
I wonder if this is just a re-badge.pic.twitter.com/5gkgnPdzPQ
& mdash ; Cary Golomb ( @carygolomb)May 29 , 2024
One grownup interrogation that was n’t answered in the declaration is whether the machine will escape on Linux — like the Steam Deck — or on Windows , like practically everything else . Zotac motherboards are unremarkably designed for and bundled with Windows , but there ’s no reason they could n’t go a different way for this intersection .
Windows is great for compatibility and it ’s very well-to-do to get different launchers go on it , but it has n’t been very effective in the handheld spaceso far with its inapplicable UI and problematic carrying out . Steam OS on Linux , on the other hand , perform really well — but as a Valve product , the Deck does n’t need to worry about supporting launchers other than Steam .
We also do n’t know what chip will be used inside . AMD ’s Ryzen Z1 microchip seem to have been the good selection so far , while the Intel Core Ultra in theMSI Clawhas had big performance and battery life problem .
Since Zotac will only have “ operative prototypes of the design”available at Computex next week , it might be a bit early to expect concrete entropy on barrage or functioning .
Zotac is n’t the only one planning to make an announcement next week , though — Asus is also planning to show off theROG Ally XonJune 2.Unlike the Zone , it wo n’t have an OLED blind , but it does still promise to improve on the original model . We ’ll have to wait until next week to get more point on both upcoming equipment .
