Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed some new details about the roster of the upcoming fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero alongside the release of a stunning new trailer.
10.01.2024 - 19:45 / theverge.com / Jay Peters / Deck
By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium.
The first non-Valve device with SteamOS preinstalled is about to ship: Ayaneo just announced its next handheld gaming PC, the Next Lite, is running the open-source operating system.
Ayaneo is pitching the Next Lite as a cost-effective option, but we don’t know too much about the device just yet or how much it will cost. It has a seven-inch 800p screen, a 47Wh battery, and Hall effect joysticks, according to an Ayaneo blog post. The company is also advertising “vibrant colors” that include a good-looking seafoam green and “high-end craftsmanship.”
But we don’t yet know what chip powers the handheld, so it’s hard to know how its performance might stack up against other devices.
Not listing a price feels like a big omission if it will be marketed as a potentially cheaper option than other handhelds on the market. It could be going up against Valve’s remaining stock of $349 Steam Decks, while the existing Ayaneo Next sells for $1,315.
The company is advertising that “subscriptions” for the handheld will open on Thursday night, creating the possibility of a different pricing approach than a one-time purchase or crowdfunding. If you’re interested, these subscriptions will be available at 9:30PM ET on January 11th on Ayaneo’s website. If you want to know how we’ve liked other Ayaneo handhelds, check out our reviews of the Ayaneo Next and Ayaneo 2.
/ Sign up for Verge Deals to get deals on products we've tested sent to your inbox daily.
Publisher Bandai Namco has revealed some new details about the roster of the upcoming fighting game Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero alongside the release of a stunning new trailer.
Monster Hunter Rise no longer works on Steam Deck hardware, after its latest update added new DRM software.
The latest Steam Deck beta client update is out, and it’s made a pretty neat addition to the quick-access performance menu. A tap of the Y button now brings up a brief explainer for whichever individual setting is currently highlighted, a handy lil’ reference for anyone who wants to customise how their Deck (or Steam Deck OLED) runs without knowing exactly how things like TDP limits and half-rate shading affect performance. Clearly it’s also a brutal attack on the livelihoods of honest hardware editors who write guides to this sort of thing, but whatever, Valve.
There’s some wild rumors out this early that claim to know the specs of the Steam Deck 2.
Following a cryptic tease during CES 2024, Ayaneo has revealed its Next Lite gaming handheld and it's a confusing product, to say the least. It's designed to compete with Steam Deck, but it doesn't run Valve's official SteamOS — rather, it uses a forked version called HoloISO. It will be priced at a decent $299 and while the controls and screen look good, it packs a less-than-potent processor.
A week ago, I told you about how MIS was the next tech firm to be gunning for Steam Deck’s title in the portable PC market, with a device called The Claw. Well, it seems the company is thinking long, long term, with some newer versions of this yet-to-be-released system on the horizon.
The White Lotus star Theo James unexpectedly inherits his wealthy father's country estate, only to get more than he bargained for, in the bloody first trailer for Guy Ritchie's new Netflix series The Gentlemen. While the show is set in the same world as the director's 2019 movie of the same name, it features all new characters, with James playing Eddie, the Duke of Halstead.
Elden Ring fans are hoping for some news on Shadow of the Erdtree soon, as a mysterious update gets added to Steam's backend.
The Like a Dragon franchise (formerly known as Yakuza) has gained immense popularity on Steam in recent, to the point where it may very well be one of its biggest platforms in terms of its audience at this point. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is set to launch in a matter of days as well, and for those who are hoping to play it on the Steam Deck, there’s good news.
When it comes to the gaming handheld market, there are quite a few options out there. However, it wasn’t until the Valve Steam Deck launched that more competitors jumped in on the race. There’s a push to sell gaming handhelds that can perform well and deliver an option to enjoy your PC gaming on the go. However, these devices can be pretty pricey. Still, that hasn’t stopped competitors from bringing their own PC gaming handheld into the marketplace. One of the big competitors that has offered some expensive handhelds in the past is Ayaneo.
VVVVVV was part of the initial wave of indie platformers, which means it was released in 2010 and is now a certified classic. To celebrate its 14th birthday, developer Terry Cavanagh has dropped an update which makes it Steam Deck verified and professionally translates it into 21 new languages.
Ayaneo, the company known for making a slew of handheld gaming PCs, has announced its latest product: the Next Lite, another portable gaming PC that is the first non-Steam Deck handheld to run Valve's Linux-based operating system SteamOS.