I’ve been excited to hear more about the Zotac Zone since its announcement, as it’s poised to be a proper Steam Deck OLED rival thanks to its screen. The only issue is that the gaming handheld scene doesn’t wait around, and while the PC component company has seemingly settled on a $799 MSRP, many other main contenders are wearing much lower price tags.
Pre-orders aren’t quite live yet, but the Zotac Zone has officially taken to the best gaming handheld battlefield with a $799 asking price. That places it in the same thing as the Asus ROG Ally X, and it does admittedly pack more of a performance punch than the Steam Deck OLED thanks to its AMD's Ryzen 7 8840U APU. In other words, its price isn’t completely outrageous when it comes to premium portables, but my concern is that it’s targeting an audience with devices in hand.
