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		johnnyanmac on April 21, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Panic Playdate Review In all fairness, it's not like the handheld gadgetry from non-Nintendo in the 2000's/90's were some hidden gems. Sony had some quality systems (the Xperia Play not withstanding), but then there was "okay" stuff like the Neo Geo or the Sega Nomad that were neat but not very competitive. And then you get to the depressing tech like the Atari Lynx or the N-gage and understand exactly why a decent Smartphone can pretty much eclipse the market. The Steam Deck does give me hope of the next form of this market, however. The portable "gaming" PC. I've been invested in this market since the GPD Win and I hope Valve's iteration ushers a new age of handheld competition. Still won't compete with the Switch, but I'm fine being in a "niche" and catered to

philistine on April 21, 2022 [–]

In terms of gaming, you've decided to highlight all the competitors to the champion: Nintendo. You want fun portable gaming, there's no other player.

But I think OP was thinking more in terms of other things the iPhone destroyed, like camcorders, cameras, PDAs, GPS navigation systems, etc.

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