I turned my Windows 11 handheld into a retro gaming beast with this app
…Now you can select what emulators you want on your handheld. Since I already have a curated library of ROMs I pulled from my Steam Deck OLED, I selected the systems I…
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Cost is a major consideration when it comes to handhelds, and to pretend otherwise would be folly. In the aspect of pricing, Steam Deck OLED continues to decisively pull ahead of the competitors, and there's a special reason for this, which I have talked extensively about in the past. Valve has an ability to sell its handhelds at cost because of a structural advantage that no other handheld manufacturer does. Unlike ASUS or Lenovo, Valve isn't primarily in the hardware business. As a storefront operator collecting a commission on every purchase made through Steam, Valve can afford to price har
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I hacked my PS vita into a retro gaming console and Sony has no idea what it gave up
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MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld takes on AMD-powered rivals with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme chip
…Related OneXPlayer's new 3-in-1 handheld has detachable controllers, liquid cooling, and a 144Hz OLED screen And you can help fund it soon.
Linux on the desktop isn't winning, but Linux on my handheld already has
…While the desktop may still be Windows territory, Linux reigns in the handheld space. Here's why. Most users would pick a Linux handheld over a Windows one The Steam Deck proved…
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…Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Sign in to your XDA account Summary Someone built a PS2 handheld with an exposed spinning disc and a MadCatz controller, all…
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…Sign in to your XDA account Gaming handhelds have been around for decades, and you'll likely have fond memories of the Nintendo Game Boy, should you be old enough. But modern…
AMD's handheld driver support is so bad that Linux is starting to look like the better choice
…And that's the process for PC gaming handhelds, at least the ones based on semi-custom chips instead of laptop variants. How long until other AMD-based handhelds get slow-walked…