GOVERNESSmaker of portable consoles with x86 processors, has announced that it will carry a range of processors AMD Ryzen 7000U to some of your devices, including AYA Neo Air Plus, AYA Neo 2S and AYA Neo Geek 1S. In addition, the company’s CEO pushed other products that the company intends to launch in the future.

On one side it is AYA Neo Slidewhich is expected to implement screen six inches and work in 1080p resolution. Said screen can be slid up and pushed up to reveal a small physical keyboard, much like many GPD devices do. This essentially turns the AYA Neo Slide into a response to a proposal submitted through GPD Win 4with a slightly more oriented approach to the PC-level experience without neglecting the controls dedicated to games.

Originally, AYA Neo Slide was going to implement AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, but due to the appearance of ASUS ROG ALLY and Ryzen Z1 processors and Ryzen 7000 models with RDNA 3 graphics, it seems that the manufacturer considered replacing it with Ryzen 7 7840U or AMD Z1 Extreme. Since the console is still in development, a processor change seems somewhat likely, but the intention to make this move has already resulted in a restructuring and optimization of the scatter system. Aspects such as price are still unknown.

There is on the other side AYA Neo Kuna device aimed at being a “semi-portable gaming PC” more oriented towards home use without completely abandoning its portable approach as its screen should be between 8 and 10 inches. These screen sizes can be found in ONEXPLAYER, which implements an 8.4-inch screen, and GPD Win Max 2, which has a 10.1-inch screen.

AYA Neo Slide.

According to his version, the CEO of AYA commented on some advantages of using larger screens, such as space for almost full-sized controls and joysticks, that the AYA Neo Kun will have the largest number of buttons introduced on the device. brand and that will include a really big battery. There is nothing concrete about the prices of AYA Neo Kun.

Portable consoles with x86 processors are a developing market for now, and we will see if it will consolidate in the future, because the Steam Deck, the current reference device in the segment, is today more of an experiment that goes well than a really good product. .successful in the mass market. However, its relative success meant that its competitors, some of them more experienced in the market, decided to put more meat on the grill.

One point that may raise doubts is the commitment to larger screens that also run at native 1080p resolution. This factor ultimately reduces the autonomy offered by the battery, which must be compensated by a larger battery. All of this results in more expensive devices, which we’ll see if they eventually stick around when push comes to shove, as value for money seems to be a more attractive factor for consumers than raw device performance so far.

Another aspect to consider is the debate about whether 1080p resolution is really used on a six or eight inch screen, especially if we see that the normal thing to do when playing games is not to sit and think about graphics processing, but to be almost constantly in movement.