The solution was Windows Phone
You know we used to be called Windows Phone Central, right? We’re never letting it go, especially when I think about modern uses for a smartphone running Windows — or even Linux, for that matter. Naturally, I couldn’t expect this fantastical phone-turned-handheld to use any standard PC parts like M.2 solid-state drives, but the software side could work.
I know how powerful smartphones are and that they can play AAA games, but Android isn’t good enough.
In fact, people are already running x86-64 Windows PC games on Android via Winlator, so it isn’t that far-fetched. However, possibility rarely goes hand in hand with viability, and there’s just no reason for this strange in-between hardware to exist. I know how powerful smartphones are and that they can play AAA games, but Android isn’t good enough. I want Windows in my pocket.
Big surprise, the Windows Central guy wants Windows. I can hear the “just buy a better phone” crowd, but that’s not what I’m craving. I want some entry-level, budget-friendly, compact, and pocketable handhelds that won’t threaten to replace any of the high-end category leaders — no dropshipped trash, either. I’m definitely in the minority, but I miss those cute and compact consoles.
Am I just a sad old man yelling at clouds? Did the Temu-flooded clones solve this already? Let me know.
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