This is bad journalism. Crypto is full to the brim with rug pulls, reporting on this before a real physical device has been made is just advertising the rug.

They made an attempt at a big splash recently with plans to create a Linux-powered system to rival SteamOS (Steam Deck) and Windows across various devices and multiple stores.

Okay, that’s cool…

The first device has been announced and it’s some weird web3 thing.

… Oh.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

They made an attempt at a big splash recently with plans to create a Linux-powered system to rival SteamOS (Steam Deck) and Windows across various devices and multiple stores.

I should note, Playtron’s CEO offered some details before the announcement, but didn’t actually follow-up on providing me with anything.

So I’m simply going by what has been announced and the seemingly official page for it is mostly blank, with just a newsletter sign up box.

As noted on X (formerly Twitter): “SuiPlay0X1 runs Playtron’s device-agnostic gaming operating system, enabling gamers to play both Web3 and Web2 games across PC and mobile.”

GamesBeat have some more details, noting it will have “native Sui blockchain integration via zkLogin and Sui Kiosk SDKs, enabling asset ownership directly connected to a device’s account system for the first time in the gaming industry” and it might cost somewhere around $500 and while it seems to have deep integration with Sui blockchain stuff, it will support other stores too.

At least once they eventually release the first public builds of the Linux-based PlaytronOS we might see what they’re really up to.

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