Gaming startup Playtron is trying to challenge the dominance of handhelds from existing giants like Steam and Nintendo with the launch of a low-cost, flexible operating system that can run on all kinds of devices—and it’s teaming with Mysten Labs to launch a Sui-branded model. On Wednesday, Playtron and Mysten Labs revealed the SuiPlay0xsrc at
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Gaming startup Playtron is trying to challenge the dominance of handhelds from existing giants like Steam and Nintendo with the launch of a low-cost, flexible operating system that can run on all kinds of devices—and it’s teaming with Mysten Labs to launch a Sui-branded model.
On Wednesday, Playtron and Mysten Labs revealed the SuiPlay0xsrc at the Sui Basecamp event in Paris—it’s a handheld gaming device that runs the Linux-based Playtron OS.
Expected to launch in 2025, the portable console will be able to run games built on Sui, but also blockchain games on other networks, as well as PC games from Steam, Epic Games Store, and beyond—so long as it has enough power (those details have not been announced yet).
Mysten and Playtron are promising deep, native integration for the Sui blockchain. Sui assets owned by users will be linked to their Playtron account, letting them access them from any such device. The devices will tap Sui’s zkLogin feature for Web2-like logins. It will also let users pay for traditional games using the Sui wallet via Playtron’s own storefront.
SuiPlay0xsrc. Image: Mysten Labs/Playtron
Playtron recently came out of stealth, announcing $src0 million in funding with backers including Mysten Labs along with Samsung Next and other crypto firms like Polychain and Circle Ventures. Co-founder and CEO Kirt McMaster was previously CEO at mobile OS startup Cyanogen, while co-founder and Chairman John Lagerling helped scale Android at Google.
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