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Ayaneo’s Next Lite is a $299 Steam Deck competitor with unofficial SteamOS

We don’t know how much the Ayaneo Next Lite costs yet.

By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. The first non-Valve device with SteamOS preinstalled is about to ship: Ayaneo just announced its next handheld gaming PC, the Next Lite, is running the open-source operating system. The company is advertising that “subscriptions” for the handheld will open on Thursday night, creating the possibility of a different pricing approach than a one-time purchase or crowdfunding.

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