I HAVE to make the SWITCH - AYANEO NEXT

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AYANEO is one of the big players in the handheld, and it can hold its own to others, including Valve's Steam Deck, but it does cost a bit more. The AYANEO Next line-up features higher-end specs like the AMD Ryzen 7 processor and basically a PC in handheld form, but it's up to you if you think it's worth it. Linus thinks it does.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - I'm ready
0:10 - Unboxing and overview
1:26 - Exterior impressions and comparison
2:10 - Unboxing continued
2:24 - I/O ports and buttons impressions
3:40 - Sponsor - Secret Labs!
4:04 - AMD Zen thoughts
4:45 - Desktop impressions
5:50 - Engineering Sample Quality
6:00 - Ergonomics impressions
6:20 - Built-In Software impressions
7:50 - Device specs
8:15 - Gaming impressions
10:40 - Continued ergonomics and build impressions
11:00 - Gaming impressions continued
12:00 - Final thoughts

[@DetroitTintStudio]

i feel like there is a brand new one to look at every 3 weeks lol

[@amagicalbear9929]

man, bots seem to be everywhere these days

[@muneeb-khan]

And that means you get more choice if you ever decided to pick one up.

[@jambothebairn]

@@muneeb-khan and a lot money draining out your bank account, these things are bleeding me dry

[@dcard228]

@@amagicalbear9929 they are

[@wiktordykas5513]

@@jambothebairn you don't need to buy every single one

[@Demasx]

I love Linus's enthusiasm for this product category... I hate that it makes me want something I have no use for 😅

[@rossharper1983]

Likewise. I ordered 3 steam decks for myself and my kids just because of how excited every reviewer got about it.

[@Emiichoco]

@@rossharper1983 adopt me

[@Hamox]

@@rossharper1983 me too

[@rossharper1983]

@@Emiichoco haha, sorry, I don't have the spare room, I don't want to give up my home theatre room

[@christianmathiaskriznjak9671]

Me tooooo

[@TJGibson0]

Linus: "I go top or bottom depending on the situation" David: "That's called a switch" Linus: "Oh yeah, I should've brought a Switch" Nice save Linus lmao

[@exklimexklim]

1:57 that’s not a Steam Deck!!!!!!

[@PinkGoldPetch]

Linus is vers confirmed

[@nodezsh]

switches are more compatible with other switches so it's a fair assessment on linus' part

[@ConsecDesign]

Missed the wink

[@lue64]

that's an out of context

[@UYNiko]

2:00 That's not the SteamDeck lol, the editor used the wrong shot.

[@jgiubardo]

Anyone notice that during the "steam deck" comparison of "thinner and narrower" they zoom in at 1:59 and it's more footage of the OneXPlayer? You can see the orange button on the front, and that top is not the IO and layout of the Steam Deck.

[@KyleDavis328]

It also looked wider than the OneXPlayer... At least at the angle they were showing it at.

[@rustyshackleford7200]

yeah the usb port is a dead giveaway, just a mistake in editing

[@dividion8102]

Yup. Definitely not the Steam Deck. You can see the joystick placement is staggered like an Xbox controller too. On the Steam Deck they're both at the top. It looks like Linus may have actually grabbed a Steam Deck at 1:58, but then the close-up shots were wrong, because the top layout was the same as the previous device (OneX Player Mini). I have to blame the editor on this one.

[@kinpact6100]

Lol I was looking for this comment, the thing is despite the editors fault here, linus says the aya neo is thinner/narrower than the steam deck, but I remember linus saying its the other way around in his steam deck teardown?which one is it?

[@aflyingdorito208]

@@kinpact6100im pretty sure this is different than the one during his teardown

[@codenate02]

It took me too long to realize that "Make the SWITCH" wasn't referring to Linus creating a Nintendo Switch.

[@leemar1978]

Ha lol that’s why I clicked the video. Still great video as always!

[@KP-48-007]

hold up, I think I know what he meant by that now

[@Fina1Ragnarok]

Yes. They will always be Start and Select buttons. Fight me. XD

[@finkijlua4851]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@skhndkchannel]

Yes, because we are old.

[@James2t3]

I hate that everyone decided to change them, even Nintendo has moved to plus minus. Oh well.

[@Formedras]

7:27 The navigation issue probably isn't a keyboard/mouse conflict but rather a gamepad/mouse conflict. In both Windows 10 and Windows 11, limited parts of the GUI can be controlled by a gamepad. Which is incredibly stupid because not enough of the GUI is gamepad-compatible for any of it to be of any use. Microsoft either needs to expand the functionality (including using the Home button to open the Start Menu and adding the Xbox One/Series soft keyboard) or take it out entirely.

[@deviljuanjox129]

Is there any way to fix this issue? I’ve been struggling with it for the past few days

[@Formedras]

@@deviljuanjox129 Nope. It can only be fixed by the hardware vendor (COMPLETELY disabling gamepad input in mouse mode) or Microsoft (improving gamepad support making mouse mode obsolete).

[@monkeywithocd]

These devices are cool in the "hey, look at what's technically capable right now" sort of way, while the Steam Deck is cool in the "look what's *actually* possible right now" sort of way.

[@VioletViolent]

You got these the wrong way around

[@Gunks_]

@@VioletViolent Disagree. This is what's "technically capable" if you want to spend the money. The Steam Deck is a much more realistic or "possible" option because it costs similar to what people traditionally pay for a handheld. Would you pay $1300 for a better Switch? What about $530? Valve attacked this market with a quality product, even if it is inferior to things like this, at a reasonable and realistic price point. I have never even considered one of these devices because I could get a gaming laptop for that price and it would be similarly useful. But the Steam Deck? The closest competitor is the Switch and that is not exactly a similar market.

[@hydra4370]

Fr, every 6 months we get a 😳 HOLY CRAP MOBILE PC GAMING???? device that's either crowd funded or 2300 dollars

[@AdamWeeks]

What is technically capable is what is actually possible... But I know what you're trying to say.

[@tobymacdonald5893]

@@AdamWeeks yeah he was trying to sound smart but they mean the same thing lmao but yes, one is much more affordable.

[@spr_]

WOW ITS SO AMAZING holy shit its literally +1000$ more than the steamdeck

[@technewb8241]

At least you won't have to wait a year or more to get one

[@dcard228]

That's the real draw of the Steam Deck. It'll bring some serious competition in that particular niche

[@bipbop3121]

Well if you mean cheapest Steam Deck, then literally $946, because that's literal. If you'd thrown in an almost, it would have worked

[@spr_]

who?

[@ICCUWANSIUT]

@@bipbop3121 yeah. With memory I wouldn't let even my 3 year old have.

[@w_callaghan8300]

wait wait wait. you missed something important there. hall effect sensor joysticks! this is something the gaming community has been unknowingly waiting since the first joystick! these literally CAN NOT develop stick drift because there's no mechanical contact like in potentiometers

[@swordman512]

this, they're pretty common for analog shoulder buttons but havent been used for joysticks since basically the dreamcast

[@SyntheticSpy]

I was looking for this comment. Hopefully this is the start of moving back towards hall effect joysticks across the industry

[@0Asterite0]

the company that licensed the stick to the ayaneo are making standalone sticks for the steam deck. can't wait

[@drgibs347]

"I'm not dropping below 60fps" Litterally right before he said that it dipped to the low 50fps range. This is like car guys when they say a cars "rust free" yet it have visible rust everywhere.

[@finkijlua4851]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@ezraglasman8789]

@@finkijlua4851 it seems like this one made it past the thiojoe filter

[@EyesOfByes]

I'm interested when they put a 6000 series SoC in there.

[@muneeb-khan]

Especially their mobile efficiency CPUs. Better cooling, slight bump in performance, and much better battery. Sounds perfect for a handheld.

[@Hamox]

@@muneeb-khan almost double battery

[@logirex]

yeah this junk still has five year old vega cores. only suitable for the simplest of gaming and at a silly cost.. he is selling it hard though 🤢

[@Quark_Proto]

@@logirex well it can play fh5 so fairly demanding games

[@Hamox]

@@logirex then why the ever living fuck are you watching a video about something you don't like, go do your homework

[@Artak091]

I have no use for this but I want one. I've had to stop myself from buying a steam deck like 3 times. I can just game on my desktop or laptop. But there's some appeal to this type of device I can't quantify. I think its because I always imagined how much I wanted something like this as a kid.

[@TehBurek]

Totally in the same boat. Send help.

[@RandomTheories]

add scanner and teleport button and im all IN

[@johnbuscher]

I can say, after working from home for a few years and having a suboptimal setup for my work computer vs my gaming computer, I am appreciating the Switch a lot more to just grab and play in bed or leave my room and go somewhere else to play very easily. Don’t even need to worry about Windows issues on my laptop, don’t need extra controllers. Makes me excited for the Deck and while the Aya handhelds seem good, SteamOS will be my preferred launcher for now as it’s super easy to launch my library and things just work for emulators on Linux for me.

[@suppar8066]

Tbh the steam deck is playable on the train. I would never get my laptop out to play sth in the train :D

[@-shakir5152]

Can I have one of your steam deck?

[@SwitchMania]

Been waiting for your review on this one! I preordered mine on January 7th. Still waiting to get mine but hoping it’ll ship out this week. Can’t wait! Thanks for the awesome video

[@l3si]

At 2:01. You still showing footage of the Onexplayer!

[@arkachoudhuri]

"How many videos should we make about handheld PCs?" Linus : YES

[@kmdkmd-jz8pv]

I have one of the 300 units, it had some backlight bleed. The aya home button made a crunch sound every 5 presses or so and the left trigger was loose. A really nice device but hopefully the final units will resolve those issues. Aya let me return my unit and I’ll just be waiting on my steam deck.

[@Jimster481]

Shame, the deck won't be nearly as interesting as people think.

[@kmdkmd-jz8pv]

@@Jimster481 gotta wait and see. Windows on a handheld is not all that great either.

[@hijafata3486]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@Jimster481]

@@kmdkmd-jz8pv I've got a first Gen neo and the device is amazing. My unit is from the initial 500 igg campaign.

[@Herr.Mitternacht]

@@Jimster481 Linus has been using it for a while and said that's the most exciting pc in 20 years. You can love Linus or not but he has seen waaay more tech than pretty much anyone else apart from the engineers making these.

[@hanktank45]

It's so true that these tiny upgrades are huge for handheld right now. There are so many games that feel almost playable and that extra 10% makes it smooth. It's a really exciting thing. However it means each year will be a bit better than the last so it's hard to know when to buy

[@Lucas_van_Hout]

Could you do a roundup comparing a ton of different handheld pc’s? I really like the idea of one but the choices between them are really overwhelming

[@Wilqu5677]

considering the price, steam deck all the way

[@Malc180s]

Even not considering the price... There's not much in it.

[@kuvyoghmoobamelica6883]

Yep, pricing over $1000 and it's not even full HD lol.

[@jubeh]

Yeah. Because of steam deck these things are doa

[@waffle911]

Considering the RDNA2 graphics in Deck and Vega graphics in the Neo, that's the killer for me even with the better CPU in the Neo.

[@jambothebairn]

@@kuvyoghmoobamelica6883 Full HD is pointless at this screen size, higher FPS, vs pointless resolution where the details are too small to even see on this size of screen. Also it's integrated graphics, so that resolution would be both pointless, and a major hit to performance

[@DiscombobulatingName]

Looking forward to the Ryzen 6000 series APUs. Those look like the perfect fit for a device like this.

[@Moshthun]

I use an Xbox Elite Controller 2. I can take the joysticks completely off, leaving just the ball bottom part of it in the device. This would be an amazing addition to these handhelds for portability. You'd just have to find a place to store them during travel. (Depending on the profile of the hand-grips, there might be space in there?)

[@CarthagoMike]

Looks neat. But glad I got a Steam Deck reservation.

[@hijafata3486]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@geekdomo]

OOF that price! I was on board until Linus revealed it. Glad I have my SteamDeck on preorder.

[@hijafata3486]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@escapetherace1943]

1 word odin

[@technewb8241]

Me too, but there will be thousands of people who are still waiting for their pre-order in 2023

[@Sharan25]

The steam deck would be perfect but Most of my games except for minecraft don’t have great Linux support

[@ericmeiring2512]

Same

[@GbBusterBoom]

Now wanting to create a handheld console called “versatile” so Linus can make a slightly more accurate pun.

[@GmkSuperstars]

😂

[@PNWAffliction]

loving the portable gaming vids lately, makes me want to make the switch >.>

[@lukeperryglover]

I love the fairly consistent competition in this space recently. Especially price wise from Valve :P

[@Hamox]

The way Linus holds the console, makes me wonder how many times he has dropped the steam deck

[@hijafata3486]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@alexcrowl]

I'll wait for the Steam Deck to ship at half the price

[@hamby1837]

So around 200$ , understandable

[@austinm.9832]

@@hamby1837 I'm pretty sure they mean the Steam Deck is half the price of this thing.

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

Yeah. At $1350, you really have to want those extra CPU cores.

[@rustyshakkleford]

More like 1/3. The pro that he previously tested was $1200. I can't imagine this will be cheaper

[@Jimster481]

@@rustyshakkleford this one is a bit cheaper at like 1065$.

[@maxyoung3509]

What an overtake at 11:48 impressive driving Linus!

[@Team974]

And either full performance when plugged in only or 1 hour battery?

[@cmegens]

Where did the gloves go?

[@mariogk]

i am wondering the same

[@bland9876]

I've not heard anything from GPD in a while. Wonder what they're cooking up? Or did they bow down to the Steam Deck? Also I considered the devices that are running Android to be the equivalent of a flip phone and the device is running Windows or Linux to be the equivalent of a smartphone.

[@jonathanbeers1619]

I got to say I’m so jealous, you guys seems to love your work and have so much fun with it. Makes me wanna change careers lol. Keep it up Linus!

[@ClosedOpenness]

Cannot wait for the next iteration with the 6k series and usb4

[@aarcaneorg]

David: "That's called a switch" No, that's called a vers. Short for Versatile. A Switch is someone who can go either dom or sub, depending on their appetite at the time.

[@killerbee.13]

I get really annoyed by people conflating these too

[@shinjukucalling763]

Ugh.

[@rustler08]

Unless these are priced around the price of the Steam deck, I don't give a damn about them. The current pricing is downright laughable, considering I could just buy a laptop and use a controller with it for a better gaming experience.

[@elgard18]

@@benjiro8793 I think you need to re-read rustler08's comment.

[@Cooe.]

Oh come the fuck on! A laptop + controller setup isn't even REMOTELY as portable as something like this or even the Steam Deck! You're talking apples and oranges here... -_-

[@aliceisalone]

@@Cooe. if your willing to carry a backpack or already do it's negligible at best.

[@fonzylopez5806]

@@Cooe. your lack of dedication displeases me

[@jesusbarrera6916]

@@Cooe. they both require a backpack... This is not a GAMEBOY ADVANCE SP that you can simply put in your pocket without an issue

[@karlkiernan6863]

I have been watching many reviews of this type of handheld PC for gaming and was supried at how expensive they are then the Next comes along and is even more expensive. Although it is a really nice device I just cant see them selling many as they have much competition anyway in this field and the Steam Deck is almost out . Its interesting to watch how they progress as I have gone from gaming desktop to a GPD Win Max 2021 and so far I like it.

[@brikeibur123]

I bought the Ayaneo pro recently and fortunately was in the window of return when they announced the Next, I had to send the pro back roughly a month ago and I've definitely missed it. I look forward to receiving this new version because I was truly blown away at the Pro's ability to run AAA games. Aya's challenge is definitely price because their pockets do not run as deep as Steam's but I'm grateful for the competition in the handheld market. It's awesome that Nintendo has some significant challenges in this area and it should drive some great competition.

[@FrankieBeanss]

when you want valve to keep throwing things at you so you cant say the alternative options are actually better

[@campbelds]

Comment on the pricing. I think its worth mentioning that valve is likely subsidizing the device to drive more steam sales

[@travis8106]

Does it give Valve an unfair advantage? Yeah. As a consumer, do I really care if it means I save $1,000+? No, not at all.

[@Daniel-dj7fh]

Has the Linus Media Group actually covered controllers, like a good roundup comparison. And maybe also inviting special guests like the 8bitdo pro+ or pro2 and maybe the Pro Controller from Nintendo to compete against the ps4/5 and xbox controllers. Also maybe looking at the differences in feel and functionality.

[@truthseeker1934]

11:30 "what a time to be alive" Reminds me of someone 🤔

[@pekuja]

Was this video delayed a lot? Linus kept saying he can't talk about the Steam Deck performance, but that video was out two weeks ago. Would be nice to see more of a comparison between Ayaneo's latest and the Steam Deck. For Ayaneo's sake, I hope they're able to manufacture a lot of these, since I think given the price difference availability could be a big selling point compared to Steam Deck.

[@izamanaick]

meter out the content to keep interest up around handhelds closer to deck's launch? still weird that its this late tho, and im kinda surprised they only had 1 deck video and a stream

[@Cosmstack]

That video was about the actual hardware, not really about the software and how it ran the games, so they weren't allowed actually measure performance I believe

[@redavatar]

What makes me nervous about Aya, is that they seem more interested in constantly releasing incremental updates. I do NOT like it when companies do this because it dilutes their support meaning your device won't be supported for anywhere NEAR as long as you'd want it to be. Something tells me Steam isn't going to release another Steam Deck version in half a year so they'll be able to focus on optimization, driver support, etc.

[@wickersticks]

Support too is a bit difficult from a Chinese company in the states, just logistically it's difficult

[@Herr.Mitternacht]

They need a year to fulfill the initial demand. The Deck 2 should come in 2-3 years

[@bipbop3121]

It's a very niche market who has been selling to pay for a device between phone and laptop at this price point. I mean, crowd funded limited run, Chinese, of course support, repair, replacement has been a weak point to weigh against the cost. If I bust something on a $1300 phone, handheld, laptop, then I'd much rather spend $40-500 to repair it than $1500 for the latest model.

[@jackthebeenstalker2492]

And the fact they're just slapping the desktop version of Windows on there validates your point even further. Unlike Valve whom are designing an OS to work specifically for that device in order to make the experience more streamlined and user friendly, Aya are more into flexing nuts with high prices.

[@clockworklegionaire2135]

@@Herr.Mitternacht If by "initial demand" you mean everyone who is already set Q1 Q2 and after Q2 then you clearly have your calendar months late

[@philipvalenzuela4969]

excited for your aya neo 2 review ..😀

[@randomprimary]

You know you need to upgrade when a freaking hand held outperforms your main rig. Dang.

[@_edd.ie_.o.8101]

I'm so excited about the improvements, by the time I will be able to afford one of this the performance would be insane. I can't wait for 2027

[@martymoist]

Steam deck

[@sushimshah2896]

There's literally no point in buying this when the *6800U* is already announced, just wait a few months for them to put that in!

[@jhopkins1515]

6800u with RDNA2 for the mobile side. And USB 4 with thunderbolt capability on the docked side. This will make these hand held system into more then just game consoles.

[@Fearrange]

Yup, and for some people, they probably won't get the Steam Deck until 2023. By that time, may as well buy the 6000 series chipset and have more CPU performance.

[@sushimshah2896]

@@Fearrange and more GPU performance as well

[@mustakimkamaruzaman9715]

Not few months bro..The end of this year 2022 will come out 6000 series & rdna2..

[@LifeWulf]

This is a really cool upgrade and I'm happy to see more competition in this space! The subtitler(s) calling DOOM Eternal "do material" more than once though... oof.

[@phillipmorales8213]

I like how they told him to use gloves and he immediately took them off after opening it lol

[@Castcoder]

Cool Steam Deck ad. I love how these competitors are just shooting themselves in the feet. I do like the size of the SSD and extra USB though-- that is not something to think lightly of.

[@fede_233]

they're really not shooting themselves in the foot. none of them have the capital necessary to essentially subsidize their devices like valve does. this is what the steam deck should really be worth if it weren't for valve's strategy being "sell steam decks at a loss, make money from increased steam sales + marketplace volume." aya does not have a storefront nor exclusives to do something similar.

[@Castcoder]

@@fede_233 I completely understand, but at the same time, how do you reasonably compete? Price is always going to be the key here.

[@DuyNguyen-yx2vd]

@@Castcoder You compete by not competing. The Aya Neo is an enthusiast device. The Steam Deck is a consumer device sold at a lost. Aya Neo can still carve out its own market by offering more power, better screens, etc while the Steam Deck cuts as many corners as it can to stay cheap.

[@akshatshah6806]

I'm curious as to what Gpd could do with a 300 dollar device today as they used to sell the original Gpd win for 400 dollars back when it released.

[@fede_233]

​@@Castcoder you don't. the aya neo remains on its own price range and offers slight improvements and different features that ultra enthusiasts might appreciate, but is ultimately outclassed for most people by the steam deck. the steam deck is a really good product. it's hard to compete against it, and the giant that is valve behind it. valve's competitors didn't shoot themselves in the foot as much as valve shot them in the heart.

[@EpicC64]

I'd be more interested once these handhelds come out with RDNA 2 graphics instead of the ageing Vega.

[@hijafata3486]

𝐒͠𝐩͠𝐞͠𝐜͠𝐢͠𝐚͠𝐥͠ 𝐝͠𝐚͠𝐭͠𝐢͠𝐧͠𝐠͠ 𝐟͠𝐨͠𝐫͠ 𝐲͠𝐨͠𝐮͠➺ sexy-nudegirls.host Anna is a beautiful girl. He's the person I love, he's my light day. The way the music flows and sounds is extravagant and fun. Anna is icon, legend, beautiful girl, princess, inspiration, a star. I could go on and on, understand this. I love NBA Anna.#垃圾

[@TempRawr]

Hi andy, bye andy. Gotta love that we have enter this era for tech. It's a good time to be a nerd. I can't wait for these to really evolve and see how far we can push mobile device like this. AYANEO is truly committed to the cause and we are lucky to have them innovate no matter what. Don't got the money for this yet but can't wait to see how they compete with steam deck, I'm really like AYANEO approach and design. Like as long as steam doesn't try to monopolize the market and AYANEO is like the more expensive version I see a great market for them moving forward. Yeah 1400 but SHEESH that improvement matters, 50-70 frame games on medium sheesh.

[@SupraSav]

Thanks for the review. Really wish someone would make removable joysticks(and somewhere to stash them in the body of the unit) for pocket compatibility.

[@Henk717]

Dead on arrival, with Valve selling the Steam Deck at a probable loss and having the more streamlined OS experience out of the box I don't see many people running out to buy one of these.

[@JS-kb4bk]

The AMD 6000 models will be significantly more powerful and battery efficient than the Steam Deck by the end of the year. You will also be able to run Steam OS on these so that's not an argument. End of the year is a long time, but Valve will not be able to ship millions of Decks by then

[@Henk717]

@@JS-kb4bk Yes sure, but thats not the specs they showed in the video. If it has a AMD 6000 it will have the RDNA2 graphics as well, then its just blatently more powerful. SteamOS will be free for them to use which saves costs and gives people choice. So by that time they would be able to release a more premium product and should go all out on it being the more premium product. But this specific one i don't see any benefit to.

[@izamanaick]

these companies are mainly targeting china. asia on the whole, surprise surprise, has 0 availability for steam decks theres plenty who'll want to buy one

[@theh0lybible]

Steam Deck won't arrive for most until well into 2023.

[@tommykarrick9130]

At least it seems to be an enthusiast device meant for the kind of people that are gonna buy it *and* the steam deck, I think (or hope) this company knows their target audience and isn’t going to bankrupt themselves trying to trade blows with Valve.

[@hollywoodrono]

With how competitive this market is getting, I'd really like to see Sony get involved again. They used to be the kings of this form factor. I miss my Vita.

[@shinjukucalling763]

Priennial #2 handheld.

[@CrazyDiamnd76]

What an amazing machine, the Vita. So much potential. I loved it.

[@guily6669]

I don't have faith in Sony other than their playstation... They tend to make a portable console and then forget about it sooner than later. I'd definitely would have faith was if M$ did a portable console now that I'm sure would have potential to easily be the best performance handheld console and judging how they do lately most likely would not be forgotten even after making a 2nd one...

[@CrazyDiamnd76]

@@guily6669 Technically every portable device is a MS handheld due to game pass and the variety of devices you can play on. Now that’s not the same thing and playing Forza on an iPad sucks, but it can be done. I’m with you, I’d love to see a handheld just for Xbox, MS would kill it no doubt.

[@guily6669]

@@CrazyDiamnd76 Sure you can use almost everything for remote play or server streaming or even play almost all Xbox 1 and up games on any device that runs windows X86\X64 but that's still very different from having an actual Xbox portable gaming console. In the past M$ had interest but sadly they never did it. I even remember M$ Zune and we were all speculating it was gonna be a portable console and how amazing it would have been playing the Xbox games on-the-go back then... What a god damn crap that become after M$ shown it and was nothing about a gaming console 😢😵

[@TylerL220]

Love that he's got a steam deck to compare these things to now

[@nilspaar1999]

4:08 Someone needs to answer the phone 🤣🤣

[@easycompzeelandold2521]

"R7 is the base model" Now everyones R7 gaming PC, became a base model gaming PC instantly!

[@exklimexklim]

2:00 that’s not a Steam Deck!!!!!!

[@nebulous962]

10:16 i usually prefer my potatoes on plate but i guess you can hold it in your hand too.😂

[@jeffbwilliams23]

As an Aya Neo pro owner, it's great to see aya grow and put out new tech to further the portable gaming market. Personally I already had a good reservation for the steam deck, so I won't be going for the next. That said for everyone saying this is doa, it isn't. SD is only going to be available in a few countries at launch and AYA will send their units anywhere, so they very much have a market and are already popular in China, South Korea, and Japan. So where the SD is the Aya will probably have a hard time, but where it isn't Aya does very well.

[@rortox1539]

2:01 That is not a Steam Deck... Linus?

[@erikreider]

I wonder if they'll consider shipping Steam OS in the future

[@nebulous962]

That would be great!

[@soham7510]

exactly valve would be happy to help (ig) cuz valve makes money selling games not hardware

[@erikreider]

@@soham7510 They would prob also be happy to help get people off of Windows

[@jackthebeenstalker2492]

Yes that'd be great. Putting desktop Windows on this thing was a huge mistake in my opinion. Not optimized for a 7 inch handheld at all. Some say AYA kinda just slapped this thing together for a quick cash grab.

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

7:35 dude I always go into the xbox app on the ayaneo and it highlights shit when im trying to scroll so I click a game but it thinks the thumbstick cursor is an arrow key or something and it'll click the wrong shit Aya's gotta figure that out

[@Nerothos91]

could you guys try streaming games from main rig to handheld computer? think it can be great

[@MrStarpeto]

I'm not even interested in handheld gaming PC, yet I really enjoy Linus approach at this kind of product

[@otso648]

Now install SteamOS 3 on it.

[@nebulous962]

That would probably be the smart choice but I don't think that's possible yet. 🙂

[@ethanchow9170]

I’m tempted to get one of these form factor for use as a mobile workstation/laptop replacement as they get more commonplace and cheaper

[@-_YuvrajSingh_-]

The relaxing end, but it's linus doing the unboxing

[@maverickvgc4220]

I don't see the point in lauching all these new models with ryzen 6000 behind the corner

[@robotsix6268]

Design takes time and money. If they don't release anything just because a new generation of essential tech decided to get released early, they'd lose 6 more months to wait for supply and millions of dollars just to replace their current stock.

[@HyrumManuel]

hello Linus/LMG, love the content

[@JoeNokers]

Andy having his Closed captions being in Chinese got me good😂

[@anthonypamias8586]

I have a question, I just got my Aya Neo 2021 1TB 4500U today and I was wondering if there's any malware on it? Or any Chinese programs/apps that aren't needed? Because I want to make sure my unit is safe before I connect it to my internet.

[@jamestaylor6105]

I feel like I've seen this already. I can't keep up with these handheld PCs

@oh no whats that to do with anything?

[@nebulous962]

i wonder when they start to put dedicated gpus in these 🤔

[@pl0t087]

Due to battery it's not even a option

[@anesthetized7053]

not for a while probably, it would take some significant developments to make that possible.

[@rassular]

Please no

[@nebulous962]

@@anesthetized7053 i think so too.

[@ChristoSays]

I get his enthusiasm (and I think it's important to be excited about these products), but at that price, the Steam Deck is on my to buy list and the Ayaneo Next is on my "watch other people on KZbin use it" list

[@BrandonWestfall]

The unboxing experience was so satisfying.

[@TheBrotherGrimm]

@2:00 comparing to the steam deck on a side view and then switching to a top down view of… not the steam deck? while still talking about the steam deck… lol

[@christopherburden999]

Editor definitely missed that when putting the clips together

[@brandon_nope]

LMAO 2:00 that is not a Steam Deck Linus 🤣

[@jhieyho7032]

11:38 not me.. i put mine in the sunlight.. eco friendly charging.. 🤣

[@goncalo33]

This video gives us a bit of a glimpse into their video publishing schedule, as those JerryRigEverything knives already arrived ages ago.

[@8strate8]

Top AND bottom is not called a "switch". It's called "vers" or "versatile". "Switch" means SUB and DOM.

[@deleteddeleted821]

In today's episode of "comments that i wouldn't have expected under a gaming pc review": this one

[@flynntaggart8549]

sometimes you don't want to be right

[@8strate8]

@@flynntaggart8549 Why? I am a proud gay man.

[@yettifpv4866]

"How did I forget to bring a switch?" Because the switch no longer matters

[@FiroNebule]

You should edit the reflections of Linus for the Linus selfie pic in spots like 0:26. hehe

[@mordecaiepsilon]

An entire channel dedicated to unboxing. No knife for opening boxes

[@frankieinjapan]

It's extremely hard to even be remotely interested in these handhelds when the steam deck is a thing. The deck starts at a third of the price, and absolutely shits on the entire competition in terms of performance. My one complaint: the steam deck looks like absolutely dogshit. But still, I'm buying one.

[@davidsziemelis5812]

Anyways ltt you should try building the best used pc like all part used, cause I can't afford anything new😁

[@Poverty_Welder]

But their used bin is like a 2080ti

[@TheUruse]

I assume this was shot before the Steam Deck teardown. I said it on your Neo '21 video and I'm gonna say it again. The analog stick they used is from Gulikit and they claimed it can eliminates joystick drift because it uses magnet instead of usual potentiometer. If you could do analysis on that it would be nice.

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

The little glance at the Camera when he says "I am a top and a Bottom" 😂

[@pinguinn_]

Steam deck competitor at double the price

[@awesomestuff9715]

mostly because the steam deck is sold at a loss, but they have the steam store to be where they get the profit from the people buying steam decks, while ayaneo doesnt have a "ayaneo launcher" (in the sense of the steam store)

[@RandomPlaceHolderName]

@@awesomestuff9715 You're forgetting economy of scale.

[@awesomestuff9715]

@@RandomPlaceHolderName true, that's indeed another factor that i forgot about. the ayaneo definitely has way lower sales (and lower production units, which means it costs more to make each one) when compared to the steam deck. however, since the steam deck is still being sold at a loss, which means alot of sales at a loss increases linearly if nobody buys any of the games, so valve could potentially lose quite a bit of money from the steam deck (though that's highly unlikely since steam is somehow still basically the best launcher in terms of game library size and features and performance. it's honestly kinda sad that literally basically only the epic games launcher competes with steam, but even that is lacking in alot of features, and is so.... slow, even on mid-high end computers for some reason)

[@MrEdennnn]

“It’s called a switch 😉” all the 🏳️‍🌈 guys like 👀👀👀

[@GamerFrom93]

I would personally like to see a teardown of the Ayaneo Next, and would also like to know, as i didn't notice in the video if he mentioned, if it has the potential to use 2 m.2 or if it's just one, as I would like to have a bit more storage than 1tb in there

[@jhidalgo_]

I am very surprised and pleased with their own interface. There is a market here once prices go a little bit down.

[@TejasNasa]

We are moving from room sized PCs to huge PCs to heavy laptops to thin laptops to handheld devices. I think handheld devices is defo the next big thing.

[@ardonjr]

Okee this is nice.. JerryRigEverything mentioned LTT in his latest Hummer EV video.. and now Linus is mentioning him.. that's cool.

[@tecnui]

Got to get all the sales they can before the steam deck start shipping...

[@dangerwr]

"Do you know how many AA batteries I bought?" Hundreds if not thousands before rechargeable was a thing.