Samsung has an interesting foldable concept that can make the game more friendly
Blog Andrew Joseph 04 Mar , 2025 0
Mobile World Conference: Barcelona tournament kicks off this week, and a division of Samsung has an interesting concept for the potential future of portable gaming consoles amid the reveal of new technology from dozens of companies. Essentially, Samsung envisions a scenario where they can be folded up with foldable screen technology and make it easier to carry around.
Samsung Display – A branch of the company that develops screen technology that other companies can buy for their devices – Shows devices similar to switches on MWC: Barcelona (VIA) CNET), explains how to simply fold the console in half. Of course, it is possible to note that it is common for foldable devices, as the screen can only be folded a lot before signature crease can be developed, but the idea behind this conceptual design gives you a fascinating glimpse into what is possible.
Samsung Showcase showed off some crazy new concepts at MWC 2025.
✅Flexible briefcase: This cabin bag expands into a 18.1-inch tablet
✅Flexible Game: A 7.2″ gaming console with a foldable screen
✅Next generation OCF OLED panel that allows peak brightness of 5,000 Nit in 10% window,… pic.twitter.com/xbuhe5pbj1– Alvin (@sondesix) March 3, 2025
Current equipment (such as Steam deck, Rog Ally and upcoming) Switch 2 Without foldable screens, these companies can adopt this technology as future hardware. For now, the best way to carry a portable gaming console is to invest in a carry case for it. Another option is retro, as older devices like Game Boys, Nintendo DS, or Playdate are easier to pocket in terms of design.
Modern smartphones are also capable gaming devices – ASU even sells games designed specifically for mobile games – and with cradle-like devices backboneit is easy to have a console-like experience in one feeling.
