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Pretty sweet. Looking forward to 2024 though, knowing what's coming from Strix point and other similar apu products. I think handheld devices 12-24 months from now are going to be absurdly powerful by comparison, especially at resolutions like 1280x800.
Other than just vague "moar power" type stuff, I'd like to see the proper Deck 2 integrate Thunderbolt 5 for both docking and eGPU purposes. I know it's niche, but it's very cool stuff. And TB5 apparently has a 120/40 asymmetric mode that might result in an effective tripling of bandwidth to GPUs over TB3/4 (and more than doubling relative to current Oculink). At that level the bandwidth might be enough for some seriously good eGPU performance.
There's a lot of great design ideas out there for gaming handhelds now. I personally love the GPD Win 4's slide out physical keyboard and slick PSP style design. I expect Valve will continue to focus on ergonomics first and foremost, which is cool, but I'm just very happy the market seems rich with ideas right now.
Maybe in five or so years most persons will play PC games on handheld... You never know.