Adata has go nan latest institution to subordinate nan hype surrounding PC gaming handhelds — but nan XPG Nia prototype it revealed during Computex 2024 is wholly different from what we’ve seen truthful far. The handheld is nan first to travel with LPCAMM2 memory, making it acold easier to switch retired and upgrade RAM.
As reported by Liliputing, you’ll beryllium capable to entree nan device’s retention beneath nan kickstand connected nan backmost of nan device. You tin besides region and switch nan device’s M.2 2230 SSD. These aren’t nan only things you’ll beryllium capable to mod, either.
During an question and reply with YouTuber GGF Events, XPG merchandise caput Luca Di Fiore said nan institution is building nan handheld for nan “modding market” and will usage a “circular computing platform.” This intends that Adata will merchandise 3D files and pinout accusation for nan instrumentality truthful users tin mod nan device, 3D people their ain accessories, aliases moreover repurpose its parts.
The XPG Nia features a seven-inch show that lifts up and distant from nan handheld’s chassis, on pinch 4 rear buttons, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It will besides person a front-facing camera that enables oculus and caput search to alteration your game’s constituent of position automatically, according to Di Fiore. He besides said it could alteration different crippled capacity features that XPG is still moving on.
XPG still hasn’t confirmed nan spot that will powerfulness its handheld, but Di Fiore tells GGF Events that it has aggregate prototypes based connected AMD’s statement of Phoenix chips. The institution is besides shooting for a value betwixt $500 and $600 but whitethorn motorboat nan instrumentality done a Kickstarter campaign. Even though nan XPG Nia is conscionable a prototype for now, it holds a batch of committedness and could beryllium a refreshing summation to nan increasing handheld gaming market, which already has nan Steam Deck, Asus Rog Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and the MSI Claw.