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Mine is probably a niche use case, but I will absolutely jump on one of these simply due to my lack of storage space.

I live in a 450 square foot loft. I don’t have space for a tv here, so consoles were out of the question until the Switch came along. There is no room in my life — literally — for a gaming PC, but if they can cram that into another Switch? Sign me up.

It’ll be a big draw for university students in dorms as well.

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Also, I don't feel people talk about this much but gaming desktops tend to be noisy, ugly, and/or gaudy on top of taking up lots room. I'd love to just get rid of this box but I don't care enough about games to buy a gaming laptop, which just only slightly solves the ugly/gaudy problem for me. I'd love to just stream going forward and never have to put together another PC or buy another expensive video card again and having the ability to do this on a handheld sounds very tempting!

https://www.reddit.com/r/sffpc/

Noise is never an issue when you dont use stock coolers. Undervolting current gen gpus reduces a lot of noise and heat. A ps5 takes up more space than a PC.

No need for 2.5/3.5" drives gives you a lot of room to get rid of ;)

If you take some time to plan it out and pay attention to thermals, you can absolutely make a relatively unassuming Micro-ATX build nowadays, and just have a sleek small(er) black box sitting there.

Take a look at the GPD devices in that case, they might suit your exact need if you're ok with the price they're asking.

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