We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Handheld gaming systems aren't niche anymore. Today's devices range from compact devices built around retro emulation to full-fledged portable ...

The handheld gaming revolution is here, and in 2025, portable PC gaming devices have reached new heights. Once dominated by consoles like the Nintendo Switch, the handheld space is now brimming with ...

These handheld devices come with 25 preloaded games and feature a microSD slot for expansion.

Same device, different OS, and a completely different experience ...

Retro home computing from the 1980s is coming to handheld gaming, and the target audience may be niche, but the devices look ...

Thanks to a new Rocknix build, Android gaming handheld owners can now install and run Steam and play Windows games right from their devices.

Giving me my retro fix on the move.

In an interview with PCWorld at CES 2026, Eddie Lin, Gigabyte CEO, said that Gigabyte is thinking about making a handheld gaming device but that the company wants to focus on a unique product that ...

Imagine this: you’re on the go, maybe commuting, traveling, or just lounging on the couch, and you want to dive into your favorite Xbox games without being tethered to a console or TV. It’s a scenario ...

The WD Black SN7100 delivers Gen4 NVMe speeds up to 7,250 MB/s, runs 35% faster than the previous generation, and uses half ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. December ...

Hard as it might be to believe, there was a point less than 10 years ago where the video game industry thought that portable gaming was dead. The PlayStation Vita had flopped, and the growth of ...