Technology giant Samsung has shown off a working concept for a foldable gaming handheld – and it’s essentially a Nintendo Switch that you can bend in half.
Ever tried to snap your Switch in rage? Well, now you can do that with the Samsung Flex Gaming concept and (hopefully) not break the device in the process.
While just a concept, Samsung had workable units on show at the MWC mobile technology event in Barcelona this week, with foldable OLED screens up and running. Just ignore the big crease down the middle.
Perhaps just as notable, the Samsung Flex Gaming concept also includes two giant holes in each of its not-Joy-Con. These are designed to allow the control stick in each side of the handheld to fit snugly inside the other half.
Cleverly, the face button and D-Pad have been built into the edges of each hole – again replicating the placement of these buttons on Nintendo Switch.
The device even has different colours for each half, as the original Switch had for its model with Blue/Red Joy-Con. Samsung’s choices are lime green and yellow though – not as attractive, though very Norwich City FC.
Nintendo is expected to not offer an OLED screen in its upcoming Switch 2 (or allow you to bend it in half). The Mario maker is set to unveil more details of its next handheld in a special Nintendo Direct presentation scheduled for 2nd April.
