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Nintendo Switch 2 was top of my gadget wishlist — then I played the Asus Rog Ally X
By Jeff Parsons published
Gamers of a certain vintage may be more interested in an Asus handheld than a Nintendo one in 2025.

I love the MSI Claw A8, but its price proves PC handhelds are officially going off the rails — here's why
By Jason England published
There’s a very real chance that PC gaming handhelds could cost a thousand dollars as standard, and the pre-order pricing for the MSI Claw A8 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme proves it.

5 tips for buying a gaming handheld — decide between Switch 2, Steam Deck and more
By Kaycee Hill published
Here's how to find the perfect handheld gaming device that matches your lifestyle and gaming preferences.

Hurry! The Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is $50 off right now — perfect timing to ditch Windows gaming handhelds
By Jason England published
Right now, the Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS is $50 off at Best Buy, which drops the price of the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go model to just $549 and the more powerful Z1 Extreme to $779.

I tested the new Legion Go S — and it’s the Steam Deck killer I’ve been waiting for
By Tony Polanco last updated
The Lenovo Legion Go S is one of the best gaming handhelds thanks to its intuitive SteamOS interface, strong AMD Ryzen performance and comfortable design.

New benchmarks reveal SteamOS beats Windows on handheld gaming performance — here's the results
By Tony Polanco published
A new benchmark on the Lenovo Legion Go S reveals something we've known all along — that games run faster on SteamOS than Windows on gaming handhelds.

Score! Lenovo Legion Go is $200 off on Amazon right now
By Tony Polanco published
The Lenovo Legion Go is one of the best Windows 11 handhelds — and you can buy it now for $200 off at Amazon.

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 worth it? Tom's Guide's readers have spoken
By Tony Polanco published
The Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for two weeks, so we gathered comments from Tom's Guide readers to see how they feel about the new console.

I bought a PS Vita instead of a Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025 — and I have no regrets
By Darragh Murphy published
The Nintendo Switch 2 will have to wait, as I've been gaming on a PS Vita in 2025 despite it being over a decade old, and it still holds up as one of the greatest handheld consoles around.
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