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Steamboy

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The original Steamboy, later renamed the Smatch Zero, was pitched in 2015 as a portable Steam Machine with a predicted release date in 2016.[1][2][3]

SMATCH Z

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In 2019 the console design was revised to incorporate a superior AMD Ryzen CPU, with plans to ship later in the year.[4][5] This revision of console hardware was playable at E3 2019.[6] Later that year another CPU upgrade was announced.[7]

Production issues lead to the console being delayed to 2020.[8] The Smatch Z was then intended to release in 2020.[9]

By 2021 the manufacturer of the still unreleased console faced bankruptcy.[10]

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  1. ↑ "Smach Zero: portable Steam Machine pre-order date & price". HEXUS. 10 August 2015. https://www.hexus.net/tech/news/systems/85415-smach-zero-portable-steam-machine-pre-order-date-price/. 
  2. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (10 August 2015). "The portable Steam Machine will cost $299, gets late 2016 release date". Polygon. https://www.polygon.com/2015/8/10/9128997/steam-machine-portably-smach-zero-steamboy. 
  3. ↑ Walton, Mark (11 August 2015). "Smach Zero: A portable x86 Steam Machine for $300" (in en-us). Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/08/smach-zero-a-portable-x86-steam-machine-for-e300/. 
  4. ↑ "Handheld gaming console Smach Z gets significant CPU upgrade". TechSpot. https://www.techspot.com/news/81598-handheld-gaming-console-smach-z-gets-significant-cpu.html. 
  5. ↑ Alcorn, Paul (12 June 2019). "Hands-On With the AMD Ryzen-Powered Smach Z, Preorders Open, Ships This Year" (in en). Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smach-z-handheld-pc-amd,39632.html. 
  6. ↑ Alcorn, Paul; Freedman, Andrew (12 June 2019). "Hands-On With the AMD Ryzen-Powered Smach Z, Preorders Open, Ships This Year" (in en). Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smach-z-handheld-pc-amd,39632.html. 
  7. ↑ Liu, Zhiye (25 August 2019). "Smach Z Gets More Powerful Ryzen Embedded CPU, 32GB RAM and 480GB SSD" (in en). Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smach-z-amd-ryzen-embedded-cpu-32gb-ram-480gb-ssd,40236.html. 
  8. ↑ Alderson, Alex. "Smach Z gets delayed again after company fails to meet 2019 deadline; Q1 2020 looking unlikely too" (in en). Notebookcheck. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Smach-Z-gets-delayed-again-after-company-fails-to-meet-2019-deadline-Q1-2020-looking-unlikely-too.454358.0.html. 
  9. ↑ Alderson, Alex. "The Smach Z project goes quiet as Smach continues to issue refunds to backers" (in en). Notebookcheck. https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Smach-Z-project-goes-quiet-as-Smach-continues-to-issue-refunds-to-backers.489498.0.html. 
  10. ↑ "Smach Z maker admits it "might soon enter bankruptcy"". HEXUS. 17 May 2021. https://hexus.net/gaming/news/hardware/147814-smach-z-maker-admits-might-soon-enter-bankruptcy/. 
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