If Nvidia wants to catch up to AMD and compete with Intel's expected handheld product later this year (MSI Claw), now is the perfect time for the company to get back into the portable gaming industry, otherwise it will miss out. Many people believe that Switch 2, which will be released in early 2025, will be based on Nvidia chipset.
Although recent popular competitors such as SteamDeck OLED and ASUS ROGAlly have used AMD hardware to seize market share. However, that may change in the future, as Nvidia is rumored to be planning to return to the field with a dedicated gaming handheld console.
YouTuber "Moore's Law is Dead" said that Nvidia is developing a PC handheld machine, and said that Nvidia is very serious about this attempt. "Nvidia is very concerned about developing more handheld devices and using their own graphics IP on these devices."
According to reports, Nvidia is not satisfied with AMD's current dominance in the console and handheld gaming fields. The same source also claimed that PlayStation is also developing an AMDSoC-based handheld console.
It seems Nvidia wants to invest early while this market is still expanding. Moore’s Law is Dead pointed out that Nvidia is currently working with a company to develop a high-end gaming handheld console.
It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Nvidia has tried handheld consoles. Long ago, Nvidia launched the Shield, which can not only be used as a handheld console, but also can be used as a streaming device. Similar to Logitech GCloud, but ultimately lost out in the industry competition.