YouTuber James Channel set himself fairly a problem: to transmogrify the “biggest, heaviest, power-hungry console anybody had ever seen” right into a handheld. However, as you possibly can see from the video beneath (h/t PC Gamer), his quest was successful. It may not be essentially the most elegant conversion we’ve seen, with the cut-up and pared-down console largely held collectively utilizing duct tape and sizzling glue, however it’s a sight to behold. The naked DVD, spinning at ~10,000RPM, that sits central to the design, provides a little bit of a danger-thrill to the retro gaming expertise, too.
James gave up on this venture for 3 weeks, however reenergized, returned to it to finish the job. A hurdle that had stubbornly stood in the best way of successful was overcome when he discovers that seven out of eight Xbox drives he purchased as donors for this venture have been DOA… After placing this unhealthy luck within the used elements lottery (and a miss-crimped IDE connector) within the rearview mirror, the admitted “portable monstrosity” can come to life.
The final a part of the video exhibits James having fun with a Halo gaming take a look at on the hand held Xbox. We witness the machine has a battery lifetime of simply 9m 40s when enjoying a recreation. That’s a consequence which makes the Steam Deck and other modern PC gaming handhelds seem like long distance runners.
Of course, for a modern portable Xbox branded handheld, we now also have the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, which have just gone up for pre-order.
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