The GPD Win 2, a "Handheld Game Console for AAA Games," is Now Available to Pre-Order - Videogames Blogs

The GPD Win 2, a "Handheld Game Console for AAA Games," is Now Available to Pre-Order



The world of mobile gaming gets pretty weird once you get outside of the bubble of both iOS and Android devices (and even including the Switch). While I've never actually seen one in the wild in the USA, it seems these micro-computers are reasonably popular in Eastern markets where people might not have desktop gaming PC's but are still very much interested in PC games. The GPD Win (short for "GamePad Digital") was released in October of 2016 and overall was a pretty neat device. Unlike other GPD gadgets which ran Android on ARM processors, the GPD Win was an x86-based handheld PC that ran Windows. On paper it was a real cool gizmo but ultimately suffered from loads of tiny issues and annoyances that came from a device that tried to do so much with so little actual processing power. They announced the GPD Win 2 last year and it features several major improvements.
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First off, instead of the anemic Intel Atom processor of the original, it's coming with an Intel Core M3-7Y30 which is paired with an Intel HD 615 GPU. It's not going to knock your socks off, but it should be more than enough power to run most modern PC games on the 6" 720p screen. Also, while the original used absurdly slow eMMC storage, the new iteration comes packed with a proper 128GB SSD that you can even upgrade yourself if you're looking for more space. Other tiny quality of live improvements like changing the location of air vents and loads...
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