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Asus revealed pricing for the standalone version of its ROG Xbox Ally X20 today at Gamescom, Europe’s biggest video game expo. The special-edition OLED gaming handheld will cost $1,299.99, or $300 more than last year’s original Xbox Ally X.

TL;DR: An AMD leaker says a $600 PS6 handheld is unlikely due to rising LPDDR5X memory costs driven by AI data center demand; Sony’s PS6 bill of materials is reportedly around $960 and rising, pressuring next-gen pricing and possibly shifting revenue emphasis to games and PS Plus. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 / 2:16 Use left…

According to the leaker KeplerL2, it will be impossible for Sony to launch its planned PlayStation 6 handheld for $600. The leaker claimed that the price was “definitely not possible right now”, citing high LPDDR memory prices. Like other memory types, LPDDR has seen massive price increases over the past year. Why? The simple answer…

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The handheld gaming world is no longer about making great, addicting games to play on the go. Now we need as much horsepower as possible in tiny form factors to play full console games, as is the case with the Xbox Ally X. Backed by a Z2 Extreme and 24 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, the…

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…