With a focus on flatpaks,

!linux@lemmy.ml would be fawning all over this one :]

This sounds like the first legitimate competitor to Valve's Steam Deck that is taking the Linux software side of it seriously rather than as an afterthought.

The hall effect joysticks are a nice plus.

I'd consider buying it if I hadn't pre-ordered the original Steam deck the first day it was offered! I'd also wait for reviews to come out on how the physical shape and control layout feels since that's important.

Video

...or directly on youtube if you're worried that Google isn't making enough money

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The Orange Pi NEO is an exciting looking gaming device, following in the footsteps of the Steam Deck being powered by Linux.

Recently the price was revealed, and the Manjaro Linux head Philip Müller did a talk on it.

This is the first time I've seen Orange Pi themselves actually posting about it publicly (at least in the West).

Most of the communication on this has been from the Manjaro Linux team directly so far, and the video mostly goes over what has already been announced about it.

Still, it's nice to see an increasing presence for the upcoming release.

There's no set release date on it yet, will let you know when they do announce that.

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