Published on: 2025-06-17 07:04:57
Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is reportedly deprioritizing work on a native Xbox handheld. Instead, it will focus on improving Windows on third-party handhelds. The native Xbox handheld was expected in 2027 alongside next-gen consoles. The handheld wars are heating up, as Steam OS is finally widely available on third-party handhelds. Early comparisons between Steam OS and Windows on the same hardware have shown a large gap in performance, with Windows’ considerable overhea
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-21 04:40:22
Anbernic makes retro handhelds, practically an avalanche of retro handhelds. The company is known for pushing so many products out the door each year, customers can barely keep up. Now, the handheld maker seems to be one of the few pushing into the direct U.S. market in an effort to offer customers one of the bare few avenues of gaming for cheap. Going mainstream has a few costs—not just in price—but in what the company needs to do to avoid scrutiny over its promotion of legally murky game emula
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-05 08:40:50
The worldwide masses who jumped through hoops to preorder a $450 Switch 2 before its June 5 launch date prove Nintendo is as strong as ever—if not stronger. You don’t need a crystal ball to predict that the hybrid handheld/home console will be difficult to buy, and we know that the FOMO is going to hit hard when everybody is racing as the cow in Mario Kart World. But there are tons of alternative handhelds that can sate your gaming appetite if you can’t snag a Switch 2. You just need to know whe
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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. How much will Trump’s threatened 245 percent tariffs truly impact Chinese goods and the prices we pay in the US? Some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to see. Anbernic, which makes excellent and controversial Nintendo Game Boy clones, is already suspending US shipments indefinitely. “Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspe
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AYN TL;DR AYN will pause shipments of its Odin 2 gaming handhelds to the US starting April 25. Retroid and Anbernic are also stopping shipments, as shipping companies are no longer accepting packages bound for the US. AYN hopes to find an alternative shipping method early next month. The retro gaming handheld scene has had a rough few months, first with the elimination of the de minimis exemption, then skyrocketing tariffs, and now an all-out trade war standing between them and their favorit
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-21 16:26:09
As I reported just last week, cheap-yet-awesome retro handhelds are being marched to the guillotine in the name of Trump tariffs. One of the first companies to have its head on the block is also one of the most prolific. Handheld maker Anbernic told customers Sunday that it would stop all direct shipments to U.S. customers, at least until President Donny finally offers any clarity on how much people will pay in import duties for products from China. Anbernic is known for its enormous library of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-30 23:00:31
The future of the cheap retro gaming handheld is looking grim, and it couldn’t come at a worse time for gamers looking for a cheap and well executed fix. The upcoming Switch 2 is set to sell for $450, $150 more than the starting price of 2017’s original Switch. The PS5 is going up in price in some regions. Games themselves will cost $70, $80, or even $100. All these price hikes should only help propel the legion of great-feeling, excessively cheap handhelds to even greater stardom. Unfortunately
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-31 09:00:31
The future of the cheap retro gaming handheld is looking grim, and it couldn’t come at a worse time for gamers looking for a cheap and well executed fix. The upcoming Switch 2 is set to sell for $450, $150 more than the starting price of 2017’s original Switch. The PS5 is going up in price in some regions. Games themselves will cost $70, $80, or even $100. All these price hikes should only help propel the legion of great-feeling, excessively cheap handhelds to even greater stardom. Unfortunately
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Hadlee Simons / Android Authority This year, I had the pleasure of meeting my Android Authority colleagues for the first time at MWC. After a long day at the convention center, Hadlee and I did what any self-respecting nerds do: we hit up some local retro game stores. Granted, with two kids and a mortgage, I was just window shopping. But while Hadlee was off spending his adult money on the best games of yesteryear at World Viceous, I decided to chat with the owner about his thoughts on emulati
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Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR A new executive order removes the de minimis exemption from imports under $800. This will increase the cost of gaming handhelds by at least 30% starting on May 2, 2025. A minimum fee of $25 will apply to cheaper handhelds, increasing to $50 on June 1, 2025. The proliferation of cheap gaming handhelds from the likes of TrimUI and Anbernic may be coming to a close, as a new executive order is set to eliminate the de minimis tax exemption on products und
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TL;DR The ONEXSUGAR 1 is a new gaming handheld with two screens and a unique folding design. The controllers and detachable second screen flip from horizontal to vertical format. One of the first handhelds to feature the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, it will go up for pre-order in May. Gamers have been spoiled for choice when it comes to retro gaming handhelds, but designs haven’t evolved much beyond the vertical and horizontal form factors of yesteryear. For the most part, devices either look like a
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AYANEO TL;DR The AYANEO Flip has been discontinued before all orders were shipped. The project was successfully funded last year, but order fulfillment has been delayed several times. Backers who didn’t receive their devices can request a refund or another AYANEO product within 30 days. Update, March 1, 2025 (01:58 PM ET): Rumors of the AYANEO Flip’s demise may have been greatly exaggerated. Or, at the very least, fundamentally misconstrued. AYANEO’s got a new update on its Indiegogo page w
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-11-17 14:38:24
AYANEO TL;DR The AYANEO Flip has been discontinued before all orders were shipped. The project was successfully funded last year, but order fulfillment has been delayed several times. Backers who didn’t receive their devices can request a refund or another AYANEO product within 30 days. Crowdfunding is one of the main ways new retro gaming handhelds are produced, with huge discounts for those willing to take the risk. Those risks don’t always pay off, though, with the latest high-profile can
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-11-20 15:38:51
AYN TL;DR AYN has partially opened the bootloader for its Odin2 devices to Linux distributions. Batocera and ROCKNIX are already working on optimizations for the popular line of handhelds. Linux support unlocks better emulators, native ports of PC games, and a more console-like experience. When it comes to retro gaming handhelds, you generally have to pick between cheaper Linux handhelds and Android handhelds with scattershot support for emulators. Switching between the two is difficult or i
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