Nintendo Switch 2 will last 2-6 hours — half the time of Steam Deck OLED
Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2’s battery life, and if it surprises anyone, it’s not very good news.
Nintendo «will fight back» overbuying — Switch 2 pre-orders are available only to owners of the original console
If you want to pre-order Switch 2 right at launch, you’ll have to prove that you’re a true Nintendo fan. And this is no exaggeration.
Asus ROG Ally X beats Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.8 and the same TDP
With the new official SteamOS 3.8 third-party portable consoles are able to demonstrate their true power Asus ROG Ally with this OS beat Steam Deck in most games.
Nintendo Switch 2 is being sold on the black market for $40,000 ─ the console will be released only in April
It seems that some insiders already have the Nintendo Switch 2 portable game console in their possession before its official release scheduled for later this year.
Three laptops, a Steam OS console, and a palm-sized mini-PC. 5 futuristic gadgets from Lenovo at CES that you want to buy right now
Ever since I started attending electronics shows regularly, Lenovo has been on my personal list of the boldest manufacturers of laptops and related devices. In a device category dominated by dull black and gray boxes, you have to try hard to find things that really stand out. At the last CES 2025, the manufacturer did […]
Atari Gamestation Go — first «live» look at a portable retro console for $150
At CES 2025, the new portable retro console Atari Gamestation Go was introduced (despite the name containing “Atari”, Gamestation Go is manufactured by My Arcade). The console features 200+ pre-installed games and various control options: joystick, D-pad, trackball, 4 buttons, and a numeric keypad. The numpad, for example, is used for…
Lenovo unveils Legion Go S — first third-party console with SteamOS
At CES 2025, Lenovo showcased three new portable consoles powered by AMD Z1 Extreme or the new Ryzen Z2 processors. The Legion Go S can run on either Windows 11 or SteamOS.
Acer prepares Nitro Blaze 11 and 8 portable consoles powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors
Unofficially, it’s known that Acer is gearing up to announce new portable consoles Nitro Blaze 11 and Nitro Blaze 8 at CES 2025. The number in the name corresponds to the screen size.
Photos of the Nintendo Switch 2 board with NVIDIA processor
In the photo of the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard, you can spot nearly all the components, including an NVIDIA processor that still remains a bit of a mystery.
MSI Claw 8 AI+ and 7 AI+ announced — first portable consoles with Intel Lunar Lake
MSI has listed on Amazon the specifications for the portable gaming consoles MSI Claw 8 AI+ and MSI Claw 7 AI+ with Intel Lunar Lake processors. The elder model features a larger screen and a significantly increased battery.
Sony PlayStation Portal becomes a standalone cloud console — but not for everyone
Sony released PlayStation Portal update, which puts the PS5 accessory in a different class. However, it is not free.
The first portable console with AMD Ryzen AI 300 costs from $1099 — buyers of OneXFly F1 Pro will receive a medal
The first portable console with AMD Ryzen AI 300 costs from $1099 — buyers of OneXFly F1 Pro will receive a medal
AMD confirms Ryzen Z2 Strix Point processor for portable consoles — coming in early 2025
AMD has confirmed the release of the Z2 Extreme processor for portable consoles in early 2025. Digital Trends journalists learned about this during a Q&A session with AMD and Microsoft employees.
Steam OS will be released for other consoles — Asus ROG Ally is mentioned in OS patches
The patch list for the Steam OS 3.6.9 beta hints at its expansion beyond Steam Deck. It mentions the Asus ROG Ally console.
Microsoft is preparing a portable console to replace Xbox S and the next Series X, — industry insider
Xbox consoles are not showing much success, game sales are falling, so now Microsoft is relying more on Game Pass. According to rumors, the company is planning a separate portable device and a main console of the next generation.
Game Console X6 portable game console review: a retro portal for a mere penny
Fans of Nintendo Game Boy game consoles will definitely appreciate the X6 portable console. This unbranded model (we’ll call it Game Console X6) at an inadequately low price has strengths and serious drawbacks, which we’ll discuss in the review, as well as share our impressions of using it (and perhaps some tears of nostalgia). Game…
Lenovo prepares new Legion Go console — more compact, with HDMI and better cooling
New data on Lenovo’s website hints at the release of a new, more compact Legion Go console. The portable gaming PC may also get better cooling.
Portable game consoles: evolution from the 70s to the present day
Portable gaming consoles are an integral part of video game history, and for many people, they are the only thing they associate with the video game experience, not computers or stationary consoles. The ability to enjoy games anywhere and anytime has proven to be more important than the quality of graphics, which is why «handhelds» […]
Engineer creates a case that turns iPhone into a portable Nintendo console
A worthy addition to the wave emulators of retro games in the App Store.
Lenovo is preparing a simplified Legion Go Lite console — lighter, powered by the same AMD Ryzen Z1 processor
The Lenovo Legion Go portable gaming console has a large 8.8″ screen and detachable joysticks that add convenience that competitors lack. However, some of them are lighter, like ASUS ROG Ally — according to the data Windows Central, Lenovo will also soon be ready to offer a lighter and thinner version.
New Asus ROG Ally X — 24 GB LPDDR5X-7500 console, twice the battery, USB4 for external graphics cards
VideoCardz website shared leaked the updated Asus ROG Ally X portable console and claims that these are the official specifications New console will have the same AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor with 8 Zen4 cores and 12 RDNA3 compute units. The console will retain the same 7″ Full-HD screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and 500 nits of…
ASUS unveils ROG Ally X — portable console gets rid of major flaws and will be released on June 2
With The Next ROG Ally, or ASUS ROG Ally X, the company has attempted to get rid of all the shortcomings that users have complained about. At the same time, the console did not receive a significant improvement in performance and will not be called ROG Ally 2.
The end of an era: Jim Ryan resigns as CEO of PlayStation, no longer working for Sony
Ryan has been leading the PlayStation gaming business since February 2019 and has worked at Sony for 30 years in total (his career began a year before the first PlayStation console was released). The division is now led by Hiroki Totoki, Sony’s current CFO and COO, who has additionally and temporarily assumed the role of PlayStation chief…
Xbox is preparing a full-fledged portable console and there are new prototypes — unofficially
Jez Corden from the podcast Xbox Two claims that Microsoft is working on portable version Xbox console. He also claims that this is not a cloud device, but a real portable console.
Demand is declining, and inventories are getting higher. Sony suspends production of PS VR2
A month ago, Sony announced PS VR2 PC compatibility, which should be available this year and will be a lifeline for semi-failed VR headsets. To continue the story Bloomberg citing informed sources, reports that Sony has been forced to suspend production of the PS VR2 as demand is getting lower and stocks are getting higher.
Valve has published the top 100 most popular games on Steam Deck for the second year in a row. The leader is — Baldur’s Gate 3
Valve simultaneously with the annual spring sale on Steam published the most popular games on Steam Deck for the year (March 2023 to March 2014) — Baldur’s Gate 3, a sensational blockbuster and one of the most titled games from the Belgian studio Larian by Sven Winke, topped the top 100.
Sony executive boasted of high demand for PlayStation Portal, but refused to reveal exact sales
From the beginning, Sony considered niche as one of the key advantages of the $200 PlayStation Portal. Now the company is extremely pleased with the sales and high demand for the portable device, which was created as a complement to PS5, not an alternative to PSP or PS Vita. These and other interesting details were revealed by Sony’s Vice…
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