And sure, which means Lenovo’s flagship might now price twice as a lot as a $999 Microsoft/Asus Xbox Ally X with the identical AMD chip, as a lot as a much more highly effective GPD Win 5 with AMD Strix Halo price final 12 months. However the best way issues are going, it’s in all probability solely a matter of time until Microsoft’s handheld Xbox hikes its value too. (For now, Asus rep Anthony Spence tells me there’s “no value improve on the horizon, as far as I can inform,” no less than within the US.)
The Legion Go 2 has different issues going for it moreover the chip, together with removable controllers and a stellar display, however $2K? Get outta right here.
RAMageddon is coming for the whole lot you care about, and gaming {hardware} particularly has taken successful. Sony simply hiked the value the PS5 by $100 to $150, and talking of Strix Halo, Ayaneo has canceled its $1,999-and-up Subsequent 2 as a result of storage costs made it “unsustainable.” (GPD has hiked its Strix Halo handheld costs some, however nonetheless sells the Win 5 with 32GB of RAM, 2TB storage and an AI Max Plus 395 chip for $2,500, for now.)
