We're all familiar with handheld game systems, namely ones like the DS and PSP. Now with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck, the gap between handhelds and home consoles is so thin it might as well not exist.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As a lead player in the gaming industry, Nintendo has been around for over four decades, and yet its most popular systems are handheld devices ...

The ONEXSUGAR, a dual-screen handheld gaming device, is hoping to redefine the landscape of portable gaming. Developed through a collaboration between 1X Player and Sugar Cubes, this device merges ...

AYANEO has been making Windows and Android handheld game systems for years. But most are feature-packed devices with premium price tags. Some of the company’s Android handhelds have price tags that ...

The AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini is a handheld game system that probably wouldn’t generate much buzz in 2025 if it weren’t for the fact that it’s the by far the cheapest console from AYANEO to date. Up ...

Attention all videogame auteurs: There’s a new handheld gaming system coming to the market designed pretty explicitly for your inner aesthete. It’s called Playdate, and it’s got a crank on the side of ...