Direct link to Photos: https://imgur.com/a/sgvKTFk#DkmzRuD
Direct Link to Video: https://twitter.com/Zuby_Tech/status/1682660832340058112?s=20
Looks to be running modified Android
It is crazy to me that this thing is really going to exist. Maybe I am in the minority but streaming games just sucks. Sure you can get by but there is no way I’m ever going to throw money at something that will only stream games and nothing more. One day I am sure, just not anytime soon.
Also if this thing does cost around $300 it is crazy to me that anyone would want this when you could just buy a switch for the same price.
I get what you’re saying for cloud streaming, but streaming over 5ghz in my house is near flawless. My consoles and PC are all on Ethernet. I stream my PS5 to my steam deck and my upstairs gaming PC to my Nvidia shield and my steam deck, and any latency is negligible. Granted for ranked online play or fighting games maybe it makes a difference for some people, but I don’t really play those or notice anything really.
I do agree that $300 is steep for this. I think it needs to be sub $200 to have a chance. Ideally it can have enough oomph to even play some PS classics, Vita, and PSP games locally.
The PS elite controller is $200, so it may be closer to $300, which I think is a big mistake. Hell, a base steam deck is $400 and you can stream your PS5 and play games locally with it.
This looks ugly.
Eh, I think it looks alright.
If it’s just running android, I wonder how capable it will be on its own. Can I install Minecraft on it, for example?
I personally think the best we could get out of it is steam link / moonlight / parsec support, since those are all streaming apps. I doubt it has the oomph to run anything too demanding. What is the weakest phone that can run the android version of minecraft?
It needs at least Android 4.2 and 840mb of ram, but other than that the wiki makes it sound like it can be installed on basically anything with performance varying wildly.
Yeah, so should be cool to see what people can do with it!
If it’s an Android leaked price of under $300 makes more sense. That’s like max price of Midrange Android phones. Especially without camera
I’m concerned about torquing the controllera. That’s a pretty long lever with a very short attachment to the screen. It just looks flimsy.
On one hand: yay, open software On the other hand: yikes, not even a dedicated OS?
A dedicated os isn’t an easy thing to build, I used to be employed to work on a popular Linux distro, it’s a lot of work…
You’re asking them to build entire foundational stacks of software that would take years to build, and then all the software to power the ux.
Vs just building the software that powers the ux and a kernel module for the custom hardware with literally no downsides.
I mean, they already have an android remote play app, so I guess the didn’t see the need to do double work
So I guess I don’t need to buy one
Does the fact that this potentially runs android change the calculus for anyone on whether you will purchase it or not?
I am suddenly more intrigued.
I have already messed around with similar experiences. An Amazon fire tablet with various controllers streaming from my PC or PS4. A Powkiddy RGB10MAX running android. The Steam Deck.
The Deck is by far the best experience, but the screen is only 720p. The Deck is great analog sticks, and I love the touch pads. The back buttons are neat. But I prefer the Dualsense for the d-pad, face buttons, and shoulder buttons. Not that the Deck is bad, just that the Dualsense is better.
If the Q could only stream PS5 that would be way too limiting for me, probably <2% of my gaming library. But if it can have steam Link that opens up almost everything else.
For me personally, I’ve found that with most streaming setups the network and latency are not a problem. The problems are combinations of screen quality, battery, control comfort, etc. The G-Cloud would have been great if it were cheaper. I think the Q could be basically a better version of that if the price is right.
If this is a full android tablet with a dual sense attached, it will suddenly be way more enticing for me. For all the reasons you stated. And I have a steam deck but I agree about the screen and controller.
For me, the Android part matters less than how locked down the distro is. I love PlayStation’s controllers so it might be worth it as a streaming-only PS5 accessory. But there’s no way I’d spend $300 on a heavily restricted, Sony-store-only Android that does nothing but stream Sony-distributed software.
Basically, if it’s just a PlayStation WiiU, that needs to be very cheap. Like, impulse buy cheap.
I agree. Sub $200 and I’ll begin to consider based on features. $300, is a no go I feel
Honestly has absolutely no baring on my opinion or whether I’d buy it not. That still hinges on price and streaming abilities.
That depends on the chip vs price tag.
