Portable gaming consoles are slowly carving their way into the market. The first device to truly make a notable mark in the industry was the Nintendo Switch, followed by the Steam Deck. Qualcomm too, is said to be in talks with various giants, and assuming those discussions are headed in the right direction, we might have a Snapdragon-branded handheld launch soon.
Qualcomm had initially planned an Android-powered gaming console that would feature Switch-like detachable controllers
It appears that the talks are in their earliest stages, with a tweet from Revegnus stating that Qualcomm SVP, Alex Katouzian, is apparently in discussions with Nintendo and Sony to develop hardware that might be similar to the competition. It is unclear how this potential partnership will pan out. From one aspect, we can see Qualcomm requiring some assistance from Nintendo regarding the design and functionality of the handheld gaming console.
As for Sony, Qualcomm may partner with the Japanese firm in an effort to develop and launch exclusive mobile games that are optimized for the Snapdragon platform. As for the hardware, where Sony and Nintendo source their chips from other vendors, Qualcomm has years of experience in this category, developing and bringing its own solutions. Its Adreno 740, belonging to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, is easily the fastest Android smartphone GPU right now, trading blows with Apple’s A16 Bionic.
