Browsing: Handheld

Handheld gaming devices have become the clearest casualty of the 2026 memory crisis. Over the past five months, AYANEO suspended preorders for its flagship Next 2, then discontinued four separate handhelds. Retroid raised prices twice on its budget lineup and quietly pulled a model from sale. Valve pushed Steam Deck OLED pricing up by as…

Six gaming handhelds now compete for the same shelf space, and the gap between the cheapest and priciest option has widened to more than $1,250. Steam Deck OLED, Nintendo Switch 2, ROG Xbox Ally X, MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, Lenovo Legion Go 2, and Retroid Pocket 6 each chase a different buyer, and picking…

When PlayStation released the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in 2005, it successfully filled the hunger for a handheld version of the popular PlayStation 2 console. Sony began sunsetting the original PSP in 2012, releasing the Vita as its successor in February 2012 – the hope was to ride the wave of the PSP, which sold over 76 million…

The Game Boy Advance is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the US, and while Nintendo has largely chosen to honor the handheld through its Switch Online library, another company has decided to recreate the hardware itself. Chinese handheld maker Ayaneo has unveiled the Konkr Pocket Advance, a modern reinterpretation of the iconic Game Boy Advance…

Retroid opened pre-orders for the Pocket Nova on June 26, 2026, pricing its newest Android handheld at $229, the same number the company charged for its Pocket 6 flagship before that device got more expensive earlier this year. The Nova trades the widescreen shape that defines most modern handhelds for a 4.5-inch, 4:3 AMOLED panel…

an Indian gaming hardware company focused on developing an accessible handheld gaming ecosystem, has announced the launch of its pre-launch beta testing programme for its flagship device, the ARC X1

Xbox is introducing backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices, starting with four original titles: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy.

Now that Sony’s ditching discs, its last PlayStation business meeting hits different

PC gaming handhelds have become a vibrant segment that is seeing continued innovations thanks to modern-day CPUs’ ability to deliver outstanding performance and efficiency. All major hardware manufacturers are into the handheld craze. Compared to the first iteration of handhelds, these newest devices offer a lot of gaming performance backed up by unique designs and…

MSI officially launched the Claw 8 EX AI+ on June 23, and now, two weeks later, early testing is painting a much clearer picture of what Intel’s first dedicated handheld gaming platform is capable of. Powered by Intel’s new Arc G3 Extreme architecture, the Claw 8 EX AI+ represents the company’s strongest challenge yet to…