The Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 are undoubtedly the biggest names in handheld gaming, but there are a few other great choices on the market.

The Retroid Pocket 5 is a handheld game console with a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel AMOLED display with support for up to 500 nits of brightness, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, 8GB of RAM, and ...

The E6 Plus is a new retro handheld gaming console that builds upon its predecessor, the E6, with several enhancements. It features a dual-boot system running both Linux and Android, a touchscreen, ...

The 1XPlayer 1X Fly F1 Pro is a new device that redefines handheld gaming by combining innovative hardware with the Linux-based Bazzite OS. Designed for gamers who demand high performance in a ...

Handheld gaming has been popular since Nintendo launched the Game Boy in 1989, but we’re currently living through a golden ...

A lot of games still left to test. I’ve loved gaming, and particularly gaming handhelds, all of my life. I grew up with every variation of the Game Boy and Sega Game Gear, and more. At CNET, I’ve ...

While portable gaming consoles have been around for almost as long as the interactive entertainment medium has existed, the 2020 arrival of Valve’s Steam Deck represented a huge milestone for handheld ...

A lot of gamers go to great lengths to find a portable retro gaming device with the lightest and most compact kit. The Linux powered Raspberry Pi 5 does a decent job on that front. But what many ...

Most modern handheld gaming devices are designed to let you play PC, mobile, or console games on the go. But the Ink Console is something different. It’s positioned as a cross between a game console ...

Twenty years ago, the list of the best handheld consoles was a list of approximately two. Nintendo was riding high with the record-breaking launch of the Nintendo DS, while the less popular but more ...

From simpler software to better portability, retro handhelds fit the idea of mobile gaming better, while modern Windows-based devices trade comfort and cost for raw power and ecosystem features ...