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You don’t have to wait for Microsoft’s handheld to start using the new Xbox mode

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-21 09:44:52

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Windows handheld PC owners have found a way to get Microsoft’s new Xbox mode running early on their devices. Xbox mode frees up about 2GB of memory that can be used for gaming. You’ll launch straight into the Xbox app with your full library of PC games from Steam, Battle.net, Epic, and other storefronts. About a month from now, Microsoft will be launching its ROG Xbox Ally devices. These Xbox-branded gaming handhelds are technically supposed to be the

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AYANEO unexpectedly reveals a new mini handheld coming early next year

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-23 13:26:07

TL;DR During the Pocket AIR Mini launch, AYANEO surprised viewers with the reveal of the Pocket S Mini. The device is a 4:3 handheld with a Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chip. The hardware is scheduled to launch in March 2026. Today, AYANEO launched the Pocket AIR Mini, providing a full look at the device, its specs, and price. In addition to this launch, however, the company had a surprise up its sleeve that we didn’t see coming. This surprise is a different handheld that is slated for early next yea

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After the Virtual Boy, There’s No Reason Why Nintendo Can’t Bring Back Its Best Handheld

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-01 14:00:08

Nintendo doesn’t normally let fans in on its hardware plans, but if you’re the type of person to spot trends, it’s clear the Switch 2 will become the Mario maker’s everything console. Nintendo has started offering more hardware specifically tailored for playing its old, defunct consoles. The inevitable next step is for the company to let us return to its most popular handheld ever, the Nintendo DS. Today, Nintendo decided it was time to bring back what is likely its least popular gaming hardwar

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The 7 Best WIRED-Tested Handheld Vacuums (2025)

wired.com Molly Higgins 2025-10-05 17:05:00

A Handheld vacuum may not be the most essential household appliance, but they sure are convenient. You don’t have to mess with heavy, cumbersome (and expensive) vacuums that require a plug-in and hazardous cords. Sure, there are cordless vacs to mitigate this problem, but those are also large and can be expensive. The handheld vacuum—compact, lightweight, and inexpensive—has come a long way in recent years. As vac technology keeps improving, handhelds are becoming more powerful and lightweight.

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This Atari handheld with retro controls is finally available for preorder

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-10-10 09:18:10

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nearly two years after it was first announced at CES 2024, My Arcade’s Atari Gamestation Go handheld is finally available for preorder for $179.99 through the company’s website, with shipping expected to start in October 2025. That’s a small price bump from

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The Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get Xbox-flavored Windows in spring 2026

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-14 05:54:30

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The just-fully-announced Legion Go 2 will be the first handheld outside of Asus that’s confirmed to get the new Xbox full-screen experience. Lenovo spokesperson Jeff Witt tells me buyers will be able to manually switch the handheld to Xbox FSE after it

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Lenovo Legion Go 2 hands-on: Powerful upgrades but with an even higher price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-15 06:00:52

At the beginning of the year, Lenovo gave us an early design preview of its next flagship gaming handheld — the Legion Go 2. Today, at IFA 2025, the company is fleshing out the rest of the system with more details regarding its specs, price and availability. In terms of its overall appearance, not much has changed on the outside of the Legion Go 2. It has the same general shape and detachable controllers as the preview model, alongside an 8.8-inch OLED with a variable 144Hz refresh rate and VES

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Lenovo's new Legion Go 2 could be the ergonomic handheld I've been waiting for

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-10-15 06:00:17

Lenovo Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lenovo announced its upcoming gaming lineup at IFA 2025. The Legion Go 2 handheld brings several updates, including a more ergonomic design and better hardware. We also got a first-hand look at Lenovo's tenth-generation Legion Pro 7 laptop and LOQ midrange gaming desktop. The IFA (Innovation For All) 2025 tech trade show is currently underway in Berlin (you can think of it as a European version of CES), and

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The Pretty Screen on Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 Will Almost Make You Forget About Its Price

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-15 06:00:55

Why change what works? In the case of Lenovo’s Legion Go 2, the question morphs into “Why change what makes you distinct?” Lenovo’s upcoming sequel to its Legion Go handheld gaming PC is more powerful, has grips made for human hands, and sports a prettier screen. Its blood is flowing with the same DNA as Lenovo’s odd handheld, but now it comes with a price tag designed to make your wallet weep. Here’s the kicker. At IFA 2025, Lenovo declared the Legion Go 2 will start at $1,050 for a version we

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Legion Go 2 official: Lenovo’s new flagship handheld costs $1,099 — and up

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-15 06:00:00

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Lenovo’s Legion Go was a polarizing handheld gaming PC, and that won’t change as the company officially announces its successor today: the new Legion Go 2 is slightly bigger, heavier, and costs at least $400 more than the original. But in many other wa

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Playing Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X: I'm Ready for More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 23:54:00

The biggest game of the next week, or weeks, is a long-awaited indie sequel you may have heard of: Hollow Knight Silksong. The game, after being expected for years, just suddenly dropped like a magic back-to-school gift. While it's available for a number of platforms including Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and PC, I got a chance to play a Silksong for about an hour on the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally X handheld, a Windows-based game handheld that promises better support of Microsoft's game

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This cute new AYANEO handheld might actually be an affordable entry-level option

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 21:15:52

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR The AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini was just teased on Discord for the first time. It’s the first device in the company’s “CODE R” lineup of entry-level handhelds. AYANEO handhelds are known for premium pricing, but the company claims “everyone can afford” this one. There has been a flurry of premium Android gaming handheld announcements in the past few weeks, but the latest is unique in that you might actually be able to afford it. The AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini

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The AYN Odin 3 is officially the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handheld

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-24 13:53:04

AYN TL;DR The AYN Odin 3 will feature a Snapdragon 8 Elite, making it the most powerful device on the market. Paired with a 6-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel, it’s set to become the ultimate flagship handheld. AYN will need to solve the 8 Elite’s heating and driver compatibility issues first. Just a few hours ago, AYN revealed that its upcoming flagship handheld, the Odin 3, will have an exclusive 6-inch 120Hz AMOLED panel. Now the company has revealed the chipset, and it might be the start of a rev

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Rumored PS6 Handheld Could Steal the Switch 2’s Best Features

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-27 21:38:32

There’s something so intoxicatingly convenient about a game handheld. Despite the fact the Nintendo Switch 2’s design hasn’t changed from its 8-year-old prequel, it’s still the epitome of gaming thanks to the dock that connects it to your TV. Sony’s PlayStation brand seems to be hedging on the same bet Nintendo made nearly a decade ago. The latest rumors and leaks suggest Sony’s rumored PlayStation 6 handheld could also dock with a TV and offer even better performance than both the Switch 2 and

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Ayn reveals a Nintendo DS-style handheld that comes in the classic Game Boy Color purple

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-04 22:44:16

Ayn added more than just a touch of nostalgia with its upcoming dual-screen handheld that gives us modern-day Nintendo DS vibes. After teasing the device in a YouTube video earlier this week, Ayn dropped the full spec sheet, price range and release date for its Thor handhelds. The Thor Lite base model will start at $249 for preorder pricing, but you can opt for the top-of-the-line Thor Max model that goes for $429. Besides the clear purple colorway, the Ayn Thor will come in black, white and rai

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AYANEO’s ‘budget-friendly’ handheld doesn’t sound all that budget-friendly

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-06 14:42:00

TL;DR AYANEO announced that it will hold a live sharing session on August 23 at 12:00 AM PST. The session will be focused on the KONKR Pocket FIT. The company revealed that the handheld’s starting price will be less than $369. Not that long ago, AYANEO announced it was launching a sub-brand called KONKR that focuses on creating budget gaming devices. The first device under this sub-brand will be the KONKR Pocket FIT. Since the announcement, the company has revealed almost everything we need t

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Microsoft is working on a fix for PC shader stutter

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-11 09:36:18

Microsoft is creating a new "advanced shader delivery" feature for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds that might make loading games faster and more stutter-free. The company teased the upcoming feature alongside the announcement of the launch date for the first Xbox-branded handhelds and the company's new compatibility system for figuring out if games will run well on handhelds. Shader stutter is a widespread issue in PC gaming that doesn't occur on consoles because of their uniform hardware. You

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Xbox unveils its Handheld Compatibility Program

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-11 23:26:35

Microsoft announced Wednesday during Gamescom 2025 that not only will its Xbox Ally handhelds be released on October 16, but the company is spinning up a new initiative to support optimized gaming on these devices called the Handheld Compatibility Program. The initiative seems to be similar to Valve's Steam Deck Verified , where Xbox will test games to ensure their compatibility with the new Xbox Ally handhelds. "We have worked with game studios to test, optimize, and verify thousands of games

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ROG Xbox Ally: Release Date, Specs, Price and How It Compares to Steam Deck

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-11 21:24:00

The Steam Deck has yet to find a real competitor in the PC handheld gaming device battle. Other hardware companies, including Asus, Lenovo and MSI, have tried, but so far, their devices keep falling short. Asus plans to try to take another swipe at the crown, though, this time with the help of Microsoft. In June, the two revealed their partnership for a new handheld device: the ROG Xbox Ally. This handheld will come in two variants and will attempt to bring the Xbox console experience to a port

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ROG Xbox Ally Launches Oct. 16: 'Handheld Compatibility' Tags Will Manage Expectations

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-12 02:40:00

The slow drip of information about the long-awaited Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld gaming PCs is eroding my wits. For Gamescom 2025, the droplet is Oct. 16 as the official availability date, confirming the rumors. There have been leaks regarding the price, with the latest scuttlebutt placing them at $550 and $900, respectively. Asus says that info, plus preorder dates, "will follow in the coming weeks." So, more drips coming within a month, I guess. We do get news about some features, t

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ROG Xbox Ally Ships Oct. 16. Some Games Will Play Better Than Others

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-12 08:40:00

The slow drip of information about the long-awaited Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X handheld gaming PCs is eroding my wits. For Gamescom 2025, the droplet is Oct. 16 as the official availability date, confirming the rumors. There have been leaks regarding the price, with the latest scuttlebutt placing them at $550 and $900, respectively. Asus says that info, plus preorder dates, "will follow in the coming weeks." So, more drips coming within a month, I guess. We do get news about some features, t

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We Now Know Everything About the First Xbox Handheld (Except the Most Important Thing)

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-11-12 14:40:03

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is a mouthful of a name for a device, and yet I can’t stop saying the name—like I’m casting a spell—as we slide further toward the end of the year. At Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, Microsoft and Asus are giving players a chance to wrap their mitts around the strange Xbox controller-like grips of the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X. While the companies will tell you when you’ll eventually be able to pick one off a store shelf, they’re not quite ready to tell you how much it’ll co

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Ayaneo’s dual-screen Android handheld is its next modernized Nintendo DS

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-15 09:43:51

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. There are currently many handhelds that replicate the design and functionality of Nintendo’s iconic portables, including the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, but few can properly recreate the Nintendo DS experience, which is still Nintendo’s be

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The best gaming handhelds for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-16 02:00:36

Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While people have been gaming on the go since the halcyon days of the Game Boy, recent years have brought an avalanche of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. But new machines seem to arrive every week, and figuring out which ones are actually worth buying can be overwhelming. Depending on your tastes, the right handheld could be a $70 emulator or an $800 portable PC. To help you narrow things down, we’ve spent months resear

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Forget the Steam Deck, this 12.5-inch handheld can play games at 4K 100FPS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-28 08:58:24

TL;DR A modder has created a handheld gaming PC with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU. The handheld’s display is 12.5 inches with a 4K resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 pixels. It’s capable of running God of War (2016) in 4K resolution at 100FPS. Handheld gaming PCs are getting more powerful all the time. However, they still can’t replace the level of performance you get from a full-on gaming laptop. Or can they? One modder has taken that idea and put it to the test. A Bilibili creator who go

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The First Xbox Handheld Could Be Coming Sooner Than You Think

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-03 22:57:51

Microsoft may be ready to announce an official release date for its long-awaited Xbox handheld (or at least, the one that’s not actually being made by Xbox). The most recent reliable leaks suggest the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X will hit the scene in October, with Microsoft planning to share pricing and preorder info later this month. The end of the year is shaping up to be open season for handheld PCs, though I’m still biting my bottom lip to get used to the sting of what may be very expensiv

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This Gaming Handheld’s External Battery Isn’t as Dumb as You Think

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-08 22:11:26

As we’re waiting for the ROG Xbox Ally and the next generation of slightly more powerful gaming handhelds to hit the scene, I’m stuck thinking about where portable gaming could go if designers got a little weirder with it. China-based company GPD, known for offering off-kilter laptops that straddle a business and gamer lifestyle, has a handheld PC that’s equal parts enticing and ludicrous. It’s the battery, of all things, that makes the device stand out, literally. The GPD Win 5 handheld PC bea

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8 Best Handheld Gaming Consoles (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-12-14 22:00:00

Alternatives These aren't our top picks, but are still handheld options we'd recommend over others. MSI Claw 8 AI+ for $1,000: MSI has had a roller-coaster few years with its handheld game consoles, but all the deeply broken and flawed hardware has finally led to the Claw 8 AI+, which is a powerful entry. The hardware is beautiful, the button layout is well-done and ergonomic, despite the large size, and performance has been great. I've enjoyed failing miserably in Sekiro and have collected fa

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Leak claims the PS6 could have triple the performance as the PS5 for the same price

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-15 12:38:01

We're nearly five years out from the release of the original PlayStation 5 and rumors of Sony's next-gen console are starting to bubble up to the surface. In a YouTube video from Moore's Law is Dead, the leaker shares extensive information about the PlayStation 6's possible specs, starting price and release timing. It's always important to take these early leaks with a large grain of salt and Moore's Law is Dead even adds a disclaimer in the video that the info was sourced from a leaked AMD pres

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Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-23 08:00:59

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Earlier this year, Lenovo released a more streamlined and potentially affordable take on its flagship gaming handheld in the Legion Go S. Unfortunately, the Windows 11 version came first, which wasn’t the one we were most excited about. Now, the Legion Go S powered by SteamOS has arriv

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You don’t have to wait for Microsoft’s handheld to start using the new Xbox mode

AYANEO unexpectedly reveals a new mini handheld coming early next year

After the Virtual Boy, There’s No Reason Why Nintendo Can’t Bring Back Its Best Handheld

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This Atari handheld with retro controls is finally available for preorder

The Lenovo Legion Go 2 will get Xbox-flavored Windows in spring 2026

Lenovo Legion Go 2 hands-on: Powerful upgrades but with an even higher price

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The Pretty Screen on Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 Will Almost Make You Forget About Its Price

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Playing Silksong on the ROG Xbox Ally X: I'm Ready for More

This cute new AYANEO handheld might actually be an affordable entry-level option

The AYN Odin 3 is officially the first Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming handheld

Rumored PS6 Handheld Could Steal the Switch 2’s Best Features

Ayn reveals a Nintendo DS-style handheld that comes in the classic Game Boy Color purple

AYANEO’s ‘budget-friendly’ handheld doesn’t sound all that budget-friendly

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This Gaming Handheld’s External Battery Isn’t as Dumb as You Think

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Leak claims the PS6 could have triple the performance as the PS5 for the same price

Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

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