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Hey guys, this is Austin! This inconspicuous box right here
contains a portable game console that
is a full fledged PC with Windows.
This is the GPD WIN2.
Now to be clear, this is the light prototype, so
the final version will have some fit and finish differences,
but it should give us a good look at what this guy
is actually going to be like when it goes on sale.
Yo! It looks like a little laptop! Wow!
(laughs) This is so cool!
So if you guys remember last year, we did a video on
the world's smallest laptop at the time,
which is also made by GPD.
Well this actually takes a lot of cues from that,
but it actually has pretty much a full Xbox controller
built in, in addition to a tiny keyboard.
I've gotta say, the hardware feels surprisingly solid.
So it's all metal and- actually is that metal?
(taps) Oh yeah this is definitely metal. Man!
This is very unusual, there's all kinds
of weird buttons and ports,
there's a full size USB port on the
back of your tiny game console.
So in addition to a slot for the SSD,
you will also see the tiny fan.
Now what separates this from something like
that GPD laptop that we took a look at last year,
is this has a proper core processor, now mind you,
its a low wattage core M3, but still, it actually
should be enough to play some decent games.
There's a pretty wide variety of ports,
including a USB type C, which can also be used for charging,
a headphone jack, a full size USB 3.0, Micro SD,
we have a Micro HDMI, as well as we have
three sets of shoulder buttons.
Take a look inside the WIN 2 and you'll see
it's a pretty interesting little device.
So in addition to having a pair of joysticks,
you also get a D-Pad as well as your standard
X, Y, A, and B buttons, there's a little toggle here that
will switch between mouse input as well
as just turning it into a game controller.
But even on the keyboard there's some specific options,
including the Xbox buttons, select, start,
you can even use the arrow keys as well as the WASD.
Now is it a good idea for you to set your tiny little
laptop portable console thing up,
and use it with a mouse and this tiny keyboard?
No, that's not a good idea at all.
But you have the USB port so, you can do it.
So while I might not sound impressive
with a six inch 720p display,
it actually does make sense considering
that the fairly limited power of the actual computer...
Or, game console?
What do I call this? Do I call this a computer, you think?
I mean, it runs Windows. It's a computer, right?
- [Man] Handheld PC.
- Handheld PC.
Coming back! 2018!
The year of handheld PCs.
Do you hear that?
That's the sound...
of portable power!
It's actually not that loud; it's just a little...
Little high pitched.
I will say one thing: Now that we're actually into Windows,
720p on a six inch display is very, very small.
Inside, this guy is rocking that core m3 processor
with the integrated HD 615 graphics,
8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD, as well as a pair
of 4900 milliamp hour batteries.
Which especially when you're doing longer gaming sessions
should definitely come in handy.
So because this guy only has 120 gigs of storage
out of the box, I am using an external drive, but
let's actually see how the controls hold up in gaming.
The first game I'm going to be trying is CS:Go.
Now, this is a famous game that is really well known
for how well it is supported by controllers and,
how it really is the ultimate way of playing the game.
Alright, I'm just gonna walk around with a pistol
because I don't know what the controls are to switch...
Oh it's space.
So, immediately the performance seems decent.
Um, I definitely need to tune the sensitivity
of these sticks but
getting like 45 frames per second on medium at 720p.
The more I play this, the more it really does feel like
I'm playing on a PC version of the Switch.
The six inch screen, even though it's not
super high resolution or anything,
because it's so small, it makes a lot of games,
even on medium, look pretty decent.
Next, we have Rocket League.
Now here I'm also going to turn it down to 720p
on quality settings.
But, I think we should be playable.
A game like Rocket League does feel at home on the Win.
Not only is it powerful enough to play it pretty well,
the controls feel really nice.
So, something that I'm noticing here
is that the quality of the buttons and especially the sticks
feels solid; it feels like, while yes, this is going
to be a little bit of an expensive portable,
would you see where they spent it?
It wasn't like they were just going crazy...
And oh yeah, come on, come on come on...
No, no...
Next, we have GTA5.
Now this, it claim, is able to be played back
at around 40 frames per second with max settings.
However, while I'm playing it here at 720p on normal,
I'm getting like 20 frames per second.
So I'm not exactly sure how they're getting that number.
I mean, it's kinda playable, just about as much
as, like, the Xbox 360 version, maybe?
But, yeah not the greatest experience.
Even thought the controls are good for the most part
I will say it is a little bit awkward to have three set
of buttons on your shoulders instead of two.
So instead of being able to press in the sticks
for R3 and L3, you actually have that dedicated
button around back.
And that's fine, but I accidentally keep grabbing it
when I mean to do something like
shoot at someone or something, which is kind annoying.
Now comes the real test. Can I play Overwatch on this guy?
So at first glance, a portable Overwatch machine
sounds like a great idea.
But I'm curious to see what the actual
performance looks like.
So in Overwatch its 720p on low. We do see the
frame rate dropping a little bit from time to time,
especially when you get into a big battle, but it is usable.
My big issue is just the sort of the sensitivity
of the sticks; I feel like it does need a little bit of
sort of customization to be able to really get it
into a good sweet spot.
But it's, uh, it's not bad. Also, what am I doing here?
That was a bad idea.
So, should you pick up the GPD Win 2?
Well, it's a little bit more complicated
than a lot of videos.
On one hand, even though, yeah, it's a little bit
of a weird concept, the Win actually pulls
it off pretty well.
The biggest downside is price.
So it's $650 on Indiegogo right now,
and somewhere north of $800 when
it goes for full retail sale.
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