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The best handheld gaming consoles in 2026 — our top recommendations
By Darragh Murphy last updated
With the best handheld gaming consoles, you can play excellent games anywhere, whether you’re looking for action, puzzle or strategy games.

I went hands-on with Lenovo’s concept handheld — and it’s both awesome and weird
By Tony Polanco published
At MWC, Lenovo unveiled the Legion Go Fold Concept. Here are my hands-on impressions of this unique foldable gaming handheld.

Steam Deck is getting a $100 price hike in Japan — is the US next?
By Scott Younker published
The distributor of Steam Decks in Asia is raising the price of the gaming console, which could hint at a future bump elsewhere.

Can’t find a Steam Deck? Here are 3 handhelds you can buy right now
By Tony Polanco published
The Steam Deck might be unavailable, but there are other similarly priced alternatives you can buy instead. Here are 3 of them.

Intel Core G3 ‘Panther Lake’ handheld chips reportedly delayed — here’s why that’s bad news for gamers
By Tony Polanco published
A new report claims that the rumored Intel Core G3 "Panther Lake" chip for gaming handhelds has been delayed to Q2 of 2026. Here's what we've heard.

AMD is cooked: Intel has ‘more planned’ for Core Ultra Series 3 in gaming handhelds — XeSS 3 multi-frame generation could be huge
By Darragh Murphy published
Lower power consumption, greater performance

Nintendo Switch 2 vs Steam Deck OLED battery test — there’s a clear winner, and it's not the gaming handheld I expected
By Rory Mellon published
I put the Nintendo Switch 2 and the Steam Deck OLED to the test to determine which gaming handheld offers better battery life.

Lenovo Legion Go 2 gets a SteamOS upgrade — but will it still be worth the price?
By Darragh Murphy published
The Lenovo Legion Go 2 with SteamOS is official, and it aims to fix the biggest problem with the original premium gaming handheld: Windows 11.
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