Gaming Handheld Showdown — which consoles made it to the final two?

This is it! We’re down to the final two devices in our Handheld Showdown limited series on YouTube.

We compared some of the best handheld gaming consoles to let you pick which ones move forward in the bracket. As before, you shared your thoughts, voted, and we’re now down to the final match-up!

The two handhelds in question are the Asus ROG Ally X and the Steam Deck OLED. The original Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck are popular devices, so it’s no surprise that their respective successors made it to the finals. We’ve seen some heated battles during this series, and this will surely be the hottest of them all.

As before, make sure to watch the latest episode embedded below and vote for which handheld wins! Please vote and drop your comments in the video or right here in this post. Let’s do this!

Vote for your favorite handheld gaming consoles now!

Handheld Showdown originally started with a bracket of eight, as determined by our audience’s ranks and input from our gaming experts.

We’re now down to the final two handhelds and need your help to decide which one will get crowned as the grand champion.

Here is the match-up, so please vote for the gaming handheld you think should win:

Asus ROG Ally X vs. Steam Deck OLED

It all comes down to this! The Asus ROG Ally X and Steam Deck OLED might not be the newest handhelds available, but they’ve proven themselves among gamers thanks to their portability, performance and robust gaming libraries. This is going to be one tough match-up!

What happens next?

So those are the match-ups we have for the final round of Handheld Showdown!

After you’ve voted, make sure to share this story with the folks in your gaming circles so they can let their voices be heard. Also, come back next week to see which handheld wins!

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