Linux runs on PowerPC, ARM, and Risc-V we don’t need the Switch to tell us it doesn’t need to be x86.
It’s more about FEX + ARM handhelds, than those in isolation. Only in the last few years has FEX started to become viable, and more and more Linux ARM handhelds (not Android) are starting to appear.
The Switch represents a floor of what is possible, with weak hardware, unofficial Linux support, and likely poor GPU drivers. ARM handhelds that aren’t Android may have better long term support, and will become closer to the experience of a Steam Deck (albeit slower), at a much lower price.
If a hotdog bun can hold carne asada, your next taco doesn’t need a tortilla. 🤡
Just because something can do a job, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pick the best ends to achieving that job.
i do most of my emulation on my phone nowadays
The Switch uses a modified Tegra X1 IIRC it’s pretty much the same as is in the Nvidia Shield TV, I wonder how far back the Tegra line this could be ported. The Nvidia Shield Portable used a Tegra 4 that was just like two generations older.
