New OLED screen. New APU. And lots of small hardware improvements.

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    1 year ago

    Hahaha, they kept trying to convince people again and again that there will NOT be a hardware refresh any time soon. That was only a few months ago.

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      1 year ago

      Well yeah, otherwise it will end up like Atari. No sales for the first one because everyone is waiting for the next one.

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        It’s smart. Also, developers have a solid benchmark to set their games to. Console has long had the benefit of a stable hardware set over the course of many years, which makes it easier to develop to the broadest possible market. Skipping incremental APU updates has a benefit of keeping a longer benchmark for game developers hoping to boost sales by targeting the market with handhelds. Valve was pretty clear in their communication in this regard, which is great.