Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G Series aimed at starting a new generation of handheld gaming

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Qualcomm unveiled its latest Snapdragon G Series platform last week to power a new generation of dedicated handheld gaming devices.

I briefly played around with one and it feels like the tech for these devices is moving beyond familiar platforms like the Nintendo Switch and the Valve Steam Deck.

Qualcomm’s hope is to expand the biodiversity of gaming hardware with platforms that can be customized to different gamer solutions, said Mithun Chandrasekhar, senior director of product management at Qualcomm Technologies, in an interview with GamesBeat. We were able to do a pretty good deep dive on the subject.

Chandrasekhar said much of the industry’s revenues are coming in from mobile, which is where Qualcomm has its stronghold with low-power processors and other chips.

While console and PC games continue to move up market, mobile gaming continues its expansion as the main source of year-on-year growth. You can always play on your smartphone, Chandrasekhar said.

“But if you want to be able to extract the best performance and the most immersive experience from playing, as these games are getting more and more complex, you need a dedicated platform,” he said.

Chandrasekhar said that data shows that the overwhelming number of gamers are playing on some kind of mobile device.

“More and more people want to play games, but they don’t want to purchase a PC or console to do it,” he said. “They don’t want to be tethered to a desk or the living room TV. So the ability to take your library of content,