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Logitech G Cloud handheld cloud gaming console specs leaked

This summer Logitech and Tencent announced plans to launch a handheld game console designed for cloud gaming. Now more details about the upcoming device have leaked. According to specs uncovered by Kuba Wojciechowski, it’s an Android-powered device called the Logitech G Cloud, and it has the specs of a mid-range phone. Those specs include a […]

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This handheld game console was made from an LG Wing smartphone

Before pulling out of the smartphone space, LG released one of the strangest phones to date. The LG Wing is a dual-screen phone from 20220 that features two displays with a primary screen that twists to reveal a second screen in a T-shaped design. It wasn’t popular enough to save the company’s phone business, but […]

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GPD XP Plus is now shipping (modular handheld game console with Dimensity 1200, WiFi 6, and Android)

The GPD XP is an Android-powered handheld gaming device featuring a 6.8 inch touchscreen display surrounded by came controllers – but the controller on the right side is modular, allowing you to swap out controls depending on the type of game you’re playing. When GPD first launched the XP handheld last year, it was powered […]

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Sega Mega Drive Mini 2 is a retro console with 60 classic games (including Sega CD titles)

Sega continues to mine its catalog of classic games (and the nostalgia factor for gamers of a certain age). A few years after launching a Sega Mega Drive Mini, the company is back with a Mega Drive Mini 2. Like the original, the new Mega Drive Mini 2 is a retro console designed to look […]

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AYN Odin software updates bring support for custom ROMs, phone calls to the handheld game console

The AYN Odin line of Android handheld game consoles made a splash when it launched last year through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign thanks to a mix of strong design, decent hardware, and affordable pricing: an entry-level Odin Lite sells for less than $200. Now the makers of the Odin have announced that over 10 thousand […]

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Anbernic RG503 handheld game console has an OLED screen and starting price under $150

The Anbernic RG503 is a handheld game console with budget specs and a budget price tag: it has a list price of $150, but it’s on sale for $135 during a launch promotion. But the Anbernic RG503 has one feature that I wasn’t expecting from a device in that price range: an OLED display. The […]

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Panic’s quirky Playdate handheld game console is now shipping (hand-crank and all)

The Playdate is a handheld game console that’s different from most. With an unusual design that includes a 2.7 inch black and white display, a few basic controls on the front, and a hand crank on the side, it’s nothing like the Nintendo Game Boy or Switch clones we’re used to seeing. First announced in […]

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Hacked Nintendo Switch consoles could eventually run PS Vita games without emulation thanks to vita2hos

The Nintendo Switch is a current-gen handheld game console that was first released in 2017. The PlayStation Vita is an older, smaller, and discontinued handheld game console released in 2012. And they’re similar enough that a hacker has found a way that you might one day be able to run PS Vita games on a […]

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Using the $289 AYN Odin Pro handheld game console as a Windows PC

The AYN Odin is a handheld game console with a 6 inch full HD display, built-in game controllers. It went up for pre-order last summer through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign and the first units began shipping to backers last month. It’s still available for pre-order with prices starting at $199 for an Odin Lite with […]

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AYN Odin handheld Android game console begins shipping January 17

The AYN Odin handheld game console features a 6 inch full HD display, built-in game controllers, and either a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor or a MediaTek Dimensity D900 chip, depending on the model. It went up for pre-order last summer for $175 and up during an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, and following a brief delay, the […]