Ayn, the maker of the Odin Android handheld, is releasing a lineup of what it calls the “most inexpensive” moveable Home windows gaming consoles but (through Liliputing). The most cost effective of the bunch begins at simply $299 — $100 lower than the 64GB Steam Deck.
Ayn introduced the information in a YouTube video and a sequence of posts on Instagram, giving us a have a look at what we are able to anticipate for seems, tech specs, and pricing. Whereas the entry-level $299 Loki Mini comes with 64GB of storage and an Intel Alder Lake U chip, the usual Loki handheld has an AMD Ryzen 5 6600U chip with three totally different storage choices: 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB, every costing $499, $599, and $699, respectively. The $799 Loki Max options an upgraded AMD Ryzen 7 6800U chip and 512GB of storage.
Should you’re not proud of the quantity of storage that comes with the machine, you could possibly improve after buying it. YouTuber Taki Udon discovered that every mannequin may include swappable storage, that means you may need the choice of giving your storage a lift in the event you begin working out of house (through Liliputing).
On the skin, it seems just like the Ayn Loki inherits most of its design from the Swap-like Odin, however as Liliputing notes, it swaps a colourful set of buttons in an X, A, B, Y configuration to a strong black or white scheme with the identical Y, B, A, X association you’d discover on an Xbox controller. There’s additionally a USB-C port and headphone jack on the underside of the machine.
Judging by one other one among Ayn’s Instagram posts, it seems just like the Loki is ready for launch tomorrow at 9:00PM EST, and can doubtless be obtainable to buy from its web site. Taki Udon additionally signifies that Odin homeowners might get entry to the Loki lineup at discounted costs, nevertheless it’s unclear how a lot Ayn will take off.
Ayn is only one model trying to tackle the Steam Deck. One other firm, Aya Neo, made its first handheld gaming PC obtainable on Indiegogo final 12 months. It has since come out with the Aya Neo 2 and Aya Neo Slide, each of which function the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U chip and Radeon 680M iGPU that would beat the Steam Deck on paper. Aya Neo hasn’t launched pricing info on these two fashions but, however they aren’t prone to be as inexpensive because the entry-level Loki Mini or Steam Deck — most of Aya Neo’s handhelds price upwards of $1,000. That’s most likely why Aya Neo simply launched the Aya Neo Air lineup, a set of lighter handhelds that begin at $549 for an AMD Ryzen 5 5000U processor and 128GB of storage.
