SuiPlay0x1 Hands-on Preview: A steam group that supports crypto games

The SuiPlay0x1 Is a crypto-driven handheld console that will be sent this summer, in an attempt to match the steam deck by not only supporting traditional PC games, but also blockchain experiences.

Bee Token2049 In Dubai we got the portable console in our hands for a brief example of the soon to be launched. Purely as a gaming device it seems to be making sturdy with great specifications and an impressive screen – but where it really distinguishes itself, can of course be used by using crypto.

When you pick up the device for the first time, the display quality immediately jumps out. While OLED panels have become the premium choice for many handheld devices, this 7-inch LCD panel shines, with the daring touchscreen without beet that shows excellent color accuracy.

While playing Elden Ring For a short period, the SuiPlay0x1 did not have trouble holding firmly 30 frames per second and felt it flexible without having to sacrifice on images. Because of his ability to play the game at high graphic settings, the performance of the screen really came up with a remarkably lively colors and good black levels of experiencing little to nodo rear light bleeding.

This smoothness is possible because of the impressive specifications, the packing of an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U CPU, AMD Ryzen 780m graphic card and 512 GB SSD storage.

The SuiPlay0x1 is advertised as a high-end handheld PC for a price of $ 599, although pre-orders are sold out for the device. That is why some may be disappointed by the LCD screen, especially in view of the fact that at a lower price the Steam deck offers an OLED.

But Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and CPO of Mysten Labs, co-makers of the SuiPlay0x1 next to Playtron, said Decrypt That it is “one of the highest LCD screens that you can get.” And as noted, it certainly looked sharp during our time with it.

That said, the device did not immediately feel as ergonomic as some rivals. With a largely flat back, it is easy to imagine that it can cause your hand to cramp as gaming for a longer period – such as while traveling. This is especially noticeable when comparing with the steam deck that your hand fills more naturally. But we have to spend more time with the SUIPLAY0X1 to get a better feeling of long -term effects.

The console has the range of operating elements that you should expect from a console like this with two joysticks, a D-Pad, four triggers and four buttons in PlayStation-style-EVENELS some basic function buttons to bring you back to the main menu, etc. for the largest part they felt a high-quality grip, with joystick.

The most important sales argument is the Linux-based PlayTron operating system, of which Abiodun claims that they can be downloaded on a computer, mobile phone or other soon released devices.

“We are firmly convinced that gaming needs a new operating system,” he said Decrypt. “The idea of ​​being locked up in one platform, one app, one console will not be forever and people will ask for more open systems. This is the open system.”

As such, Mysten Labs has made the SuiPlay0x1 as a high -quality representation of what the operating system is capable of. In fact, the company wants other developers to use the Playtron control system in their devices to compete with the SUIPLAY0X1 – either with better specifications or ergonomics, or at a cheaper price point.

Playtronos is optimized to enable gamers from the Steam, Epic Games, and Gog Shops, as well as games that use the SII network. Abiodun believes that this is an important differentiating factor, because of sector leader, the steam deck that requires an uncomfortable solution to play non-steam titles not to remain silent Valve’s ban on cryptot titles From the platform.

On the launch day, the SuiPlay0x1 will support Native Seven Crypto games, including Xociety, Warped Universe, Panzerdogs and One Fight Arena, all of which are Sui titles.

The device abstracts Sui Crypto elements of the user, who only require a traditional web2 login. Once logged in, said Mysten Labs, users can seamlessly make contact with the SuiPlay0x1 wallet made on the backend with crypto-oriented games. However, Decrypt I have not received a crypto game or related functions due to connectivity problems during the event.

The SuiPlay0x1 wallet is, as the name suggests, based on the sui blockchain and is confirmed Game Dollar Stablecoin. Mysten Labs, however, confirmed that games from other networks will also be available to play on the device if they are available in supported store fronts.

In the core, that crypto gaming functionality is the unique sales argument. Although there are portable consoles that are optimized to play video games in the Steam and Epic Games store, there must still be a device that nails crypto integrations and has the power for serious gaming.

Other crypto games such as Avalanche shooter Roster Will be compatible thanks to the title in the Epic Games store, which has become a go-to app for crypto-gaming. But something like Ronin -based Axie Infinity, which is not on epic games, will not be played on the device from the start.

The mobile phone from Solana Saga can play Android games and a relatively small number of Solana-connected titles, but does not have the specifications to play powerful PC games. And simpler devices such as the Game Boy style Bitboy one And Psg1 are designed to play casual and retro games, without the power to hang with handhelds at PC level.

If the crypto integrations of the SuiPlay0x1 are as seamless as promised and compatibility with cross-chain is introduced, the device can harden its own lane in the industry. But will regular gamers notice it, especially during a silence in a broader crypto gaming momentum? We will discover this summer when the SuiPlay0x1 is starting to hit the market.

Published by Andrew Hayward