Shown off during the recent FOSDEM 2024 event, it seems the Manjaro Linux team have buddied up with hardware vendor Orange Pi for the Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld.
The system has not been fully announced by Orange Pi directly as of yet, but the Manjaro Linux team put various (1) posts (2) on X (formerly Twitter) and they have a dedicated page on their website for the Orange Pi Neo that goes over the specifications.
We haven’t seen many jump into Linux for handhelds like this yet aside from the Steam Deck. We would’ve had the AYANEO Next Lite, which was announced with HoloISO, but they reversed course back to Windows. So it’s good to see another that will be coming to market to further push Linux in the gaming space!
Specifications:
The decision to go with Manjaro isn’t that unexpected either, considering it’s the Linux distribution Valve still suggest right now for developing specifically for the Steam Deck without having one (as SteamOS and Manjaro are both Arch Linux based).
Seems like it could be quite an interesting device, definitely worth keeping an eye on! Curious to see more on it, especially since it’s an all-in-one device with Orange Pi usually being known for their small boards.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
