Handhelds
Handheld gaming news — Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Android handhelds, and emulation.
HANDHELDS Acer Predator Atlas 8 Pricing Lands at $1,340: Windows Handhelds Just Broke the $1,000 Floor
Acer confirmed pricing for the Predator Atlas 8, its Intel Arc G3 handheld launching in October: four tiers running from roughly $1,340 to $1,742, with UK pricing set at £999.99 to £1,499.99. No configuration undercuts $1,300.
HANDHELDS Bazzite's Firmware Rollback Fixes the Xbox Ally X Audio Glitch, Finally Recognizes the SuiPlay0X1
Bazzite 44.20260916 pins linux-firmware back to the August build after a newer package broke audio on the Xbox Ally X and choked FPS on desktop AMD cards, while finally teaching Gaming Mode to recognize the SuiPlay0X1 as the handheld it actually is.
HANDHELDS SteamOS 3.8.25 Quietly Adds Official Gamepad Support for Four Rival Handhelds
Valve pushed SteamOS 3.8.25 to the beta and preview channels with official gamepad recognition for the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, OneXPlayer Apex, AYANEO Pocket S2, and Konkr FIT, no more hand-edited config files needed to get Steam Input working right.
HANDHELDS Nintendo Switch 2 Jumps to $499.99 in the US, and the Handheld PC Math Just Got Way More Interesting
Nintendo's US price hike to $499.99 took effect September 1, joining similar increases in the UK, Canada, and Europe, all blamed on the AI-driven memory shortage. After Japan saw hardware sales crash 87% following its own May hike, the math between a closed console and an open handheld PC looks different than it did a year ago.
HANDHELDS Valve Says It's 'Hard at Work' on Steam Deck 2, But the Memory Crisis Is Squeezing the Original Deck Too
Valve engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais confirmed Steam Deck 2 development is active but gated by a performance bar current SoCs can't clear, while admitting the same DRAM shortage crushing every other handheld is now hitting original Steam Deck stock.
HANDHELDS Lenovo Legion Go 2 Launches with SteamOS: The $1,199 Steam Deck Rival Is Here
Lenovo's Legion Go 2 has officially launched with a factory-installed SteamOS option at $1,199, packing an 8.8-inch OLED display and Ryzen Z2 Extreme, the most spec-complete Steam Deck alternative yet from a major OEM.
HANDHELDS ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 Adds OLED and Ryzen Z2 Extreme, but Battery Is the Real Question
ASUS has announced the ROG Xbox Ally X20 at Computex 2026 with a 7.4-inch OLED panel, translucent anniversary shell, and AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme silicon. The specs sound like exactly what handheld PC fans wanted, but without battery, RAM, storage, and price details, the tuning story is still unfinished.
HANDHELDS Intel Arc G3 Extreme Leaks: 12 Xe Cores, 14-Core CPU, Coming for the Z2 Extreme at Computex
Intel's first dedicated handheld silicon. Arc G3 and Arc G3 Extreme, is reportedly landing at Computex 2026 with 10-12 Xe cores, a 14-core Panther Lake CPU, and a 25W configurable TDP. The handheld chip duopoly might finally crack.
HANDHELDS ROG Xbox Ally Sales Stall: Steam Deck Still Dominates the Handheld Market
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella confirms the ROG Xbox Ally never came close to Steam Deck sales, with numbers dropping sharply after launch month. SteamOS wins again.