TL;DR

• Sui just announced its plans to make a Web3 integrated handheld gaming device, called the ‘SuiPlay0X1,’ which is set to be released in 2025, for ~$500.

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Sui just went ‘full Solana,’ and announced its plans to make a physical device.

But it ain’t a phone!

It’s a handheld gaming device, called the ‘SuiPlay0X1,‘ and it appears to want to rival the SteamDeck.

Here’s everything we have right now:

• No specs

• A few renders

• A vague release date of 2025

• A proposed retail price of $500

The formula for the SuiPlay0X1 to win in the short term is simple:

It just needs to spin enough of a narrative around the device being ‘the dawn of real AAA Web3 gaming’ and hint that buyers will be gifted a bunch of crypto by developers, as incentive to play their games.

For the SuiPlay0X1 to really win, beyond Web3, it will need to be:

The same if not better than the SteamDeck, which is pretty much a PS4 Pro that fits in your pocket.

Because then the decision in consumers’ minds becomes this…

“Right, so there’s the SteamDeck, and then there’s the SuiPlay0X1…

Both have similar specs, capabilities, price points, and allow me to access my existing game libraries…

But developers building on the SuiPlay0X1 might send me free crypto/NFTs, while Steam developers won’t…

Might as well go with the SuiPlay0X1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”

If/when it’s released, we’ll be buying one on the company card (for ‘research’).