The boutique manufacturers cost more but offer tech unavailable in the mainstream.
If that tech is successful, it’s then adopted by the mainstream for cheaper.
It’s a system that benefits everyone: people who want cool experimental features before everyone else, and people who want mainstream units with that same tech cheaper from a larger manufacturer.
What we don’t want is boutique brands effectively just making another Ally or steam deck. That doesn’t push the industry forward.
The boutique manufacturers cost more but offer tech unavailable in the mainstream.
If that tech is successful, it’s then adopted by the mainstream for cheaper.
It’s a system that benefits everyone: people who want cool experimental features before everyone else, and people who want mainstream units with that same tech cheaper from a larger manufacturer.
What we don’t want is boutique brands effectively just making another Ally or steam deck. That doesn’t push the industry forward.