Nintendo Switch 2 motherboards with chips are already available for $124 in China — PCBs sourced directly from the production line

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年6月21日 22:27

A user on the Chinese online marketplace Goofish is offering what appears to be the Nintendo Switch 2's motherboard for just $124.

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Steam OS as a desktop? I used the Legion Go S as my work PC

作者 brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill)

2025年6月19日 18:00

I attempted to experience Linux firsthand in the most awkward way possible – using a handheld gaming PC.

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$3,000 Steam Deck prototype disassembled — concept units had discrete GPU support, smaller joysticks, circular touchpads

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月15日 23:00

Jon Bringus of Bringus Studios explored one of the first iterations of the Steam Deck gaming console.

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Nintendo Switch 2 screen survives being smashed with pliers 50 times — destructive testing finds the Switch 2 to be exceptionally tough

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月15日 00:49

Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything tore apart the Nintendo Switch 2 to show us its internals and then stress-tested the screen with pliers to see how durable it is.

JerryRigEverything breaking the Nintendo Switch 2 screen with a pair of pliers

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Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) Review: Sky-high performance with a price tag to match

作者 brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill)

2025年6月12日 21:03

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme and SteamOS transform the Legion Go S from an also-ran to a giant slayer.

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Microsoft 'Xbox PC' branding surfaces in game dev publicity materials — Xbox App also sees big changes

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月8日 20:36

Microsoft quietly changed the branding on Windows gaming, replacing it with the Xbox PC mark.

MIO Memories In Orbit showing Xbox PC branding

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Steam Deck internals crammed inside an Apple Magic Keyboard create a portable gaming PC

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz)

2025年6月8日 02:02

A modder has built a keyboard computer out of the Steam Deck's internal hardware, creating an ultra-portable SteamOS computer.

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Hackers discover Nintendo Switch 2 exploit one day after launch — minor hack allows running custom code on top of OS

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月7日 00:16

Bluesky user David Buchanan discovered a userland Return-Oriented Programming vulnerability on the Switch 2.

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New Nintendo Switch 2 units show potential signs of tampering — UK customers report receiving unsealed products from multiple retailers

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)

2025年6月6日 20:41

Many Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order customers are complaining that their consoles arrived already open.

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Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance

2025年5月30日 17:44

Windows Central reports that Microsoft has postponed work on its own Xbox handheld in favor of enhancing Windows 11's handheld gaming support.

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Asus ROG Ally 2 leaks with AMD Z2 Extreme CPU and 64GB RAM — black variant features a dedicated Xbox button

作者 editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir)

2025年5月7日 21:05

Asus and Microsoft are introducing a variant of ROG Ally 2, which reportedly features AMD's top-end Z2 Extreme APU and 64GB of RAM.

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Rare Steam Deck prototype sold for $2,000 on eBay — Features a 6-year-old AMD Picasso APU with Zen+ and Vega

2025年4月11日 00:59

A Steam Deck prototype has seemingly been sold for $2,000 on eBay, shown to feature different silicon than the retail units we have today.

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Nintendo's Switch 2 pre-orders delayed by Trump tariffs — June 5 launch date still on schedule

2025年4月5日 00:40

Nintendo indefinitely delayed the start of its pre-orders in the U.S. after President Trump's tariff announcements.

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Asus drops teaser for Xbox 'Kennan' handheld — reveals sneak peek days before Switch 2 launch

2025年4月1日 20:52

Asus just dropped a teaser video, which seemingly reveals an Xbox gaming handheld.

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Ayaneo Flip DS and Flip KB aren't dead after all — Ayaneo claims a misunderstanding

2025年2月28日 23:58

Ayaneo Flip KB and Flip DS are abruptly un-canceled following a "clarification" from Ayaneo.

Official renders of the Ayaneo Flip KB (left) and Ayaneo Flip DS (right).

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Ayaneo Flip DS & KB was canceled mid-production — only some units exist, the rest won't come

2025年2月28日 01:23

Ayaneo's much-anticipated Flip DS and Flip KB AMD Ryzen handheld PCs were canceled mid-production.

ETA PRIME on YouTube using the AyaNeo Flip DS' bottom screen to adjust TDP mid-gameplay on the top screen.

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Interactive e-book brings choose your own adventure books to the 21st century

2025年2月17日 22:40

Ink Console is an e-ink reader designed to run choose-your-own-adventure books.

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Valve shoots down rumors of RDNA4-based Steam Console — it routinely tests new hardware that isn't put into its own devices

2025年2月7日 01:15

Rumors of a new Steam Console using RDNA4 are greatly exaggerated, but there's clearly a future for Steam-branded hardware. Here's the rundown on what we know and expect from the eventual Steam Deck successor.

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Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme is available for a record-low price of $449

2025年1月26日 01:18

The Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme is now available at Best Buy for the lowest price—just $449, down from its usual $649.

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Zen 5-powered gaming handheld launches with modular controller design — Ayaneo 3 starts at $699

2025年1月25日 01:40

Ayaneo is launching the third generation of its flagship handheld console, which features an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip and three different controller sets.

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Ryzen Z2 Go is seemingly 10% slower than Ryzen Z1 Extreme — Legion Go S clashes with ROG Ally X

2025年1月17日 01:50

A YouTuber benchmarked the Z2 Go-powered Legion Go S against the Z1 Extreme-powered ROG Ally X and compared their FPS numbers.

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OneXPlayer G1 handheld gaming device packs up to a Strix Point or Arrow Lake-H processor — Top model has 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage for $1,539

2025年1月9日 22:20

Crowdfunding for OneXPlayer's G1 is live, starting at $899.

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Lenovo’s Legion Go S handheld is powered by AMD’s Z2 Go, runs SteamOS or Windows

2025年1月8日 00:00

Lenovo offers up three new gaming handhelds in 2025, all running either the familiar AMD Z1 Extreme processor or the new Z2. The Go S will be offered with SteamOS or Windows 11, and the Legion Go 2 prototype gets an OLED screen and up to 32GB of speedy RAM.

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Acer’s gaming handhelds go big with 9- and 11-inch displays – Nitro Blaze 8, Blaze 11 pack AMD 8840HS CPUs

2025年1月7日 03:45

Acer’s Nitro Blaze 8, Blaze 11 have larger screens than the handheld competition, but similar AMD-based CPU and graphics. The Blaze also has removable controllers.

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The Ayaneo 3 gaming handheld is more than a refresh — console will leverage up to 56 permutations of joystick, touchpad, D-Pad, and button modules

2024年12月27日 20:00

Ayaneo 3's major hardware feature, swappable control modules, is revealed.

Ayaneo 3's swappable control modules, including one leveraging a trackpad, one with an alternative D-Pad, and even one with extra face buttons.

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AMD Strix Point-powered 3-in-1 OneXPlayer X1 Pro pre-orders live, starting at $1,399 — Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, a 2.5K 120 Hz touch display, and up to 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage

2024年12月25日 00:20

OneXPlayer has announced the 3-in-1 X1 Pro powered by AMD's Strix Point APUs with pre-orders now open.

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Valve now sells refurbished Steam Deck OLED for 20% cheaper than brand new — 512GB model for $439 and 1TB model for $519

2024年12月12日 01:56

Valve has introduced the Steam Deck OLED model into its refurbishing service, bringing the price down by 20% for certified refurbished OLED models.

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MSI's new Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ bring Intel Lunar Lake performance to handhelds

2024年12月3日 22:30

MSI officially launched its MSI Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ gaming handhelds, both powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 285V chip.

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MSI's two new Lunar Lake-powered gaming handhelds go up for preorders at Amazon — Claw 8 AI+ sells for $899, while Claw 7 AI+ costs $799

2024年11月30日 02:06

Amazon US has listed the upcoming MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld with specifications listed, including the CPU and RAM options to choose from.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ Gaming Handheld with Intel Lunar Lake CPUs

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Lenovo Legion Go drops to an all-time low price of $473 for Black Friday

2024年11月29日 01:19

Lenovo Legion Go available at an all-time low for Black Friday.

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Sony designing standalone portable games console to do battle with Microsoft and Nintendo says report

2024年11月25日 21:25

Sony is reportedly working on a portable gaming console that will aim to compete against Nintendo and Microsoft.

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GPD announces official pricing for its Pocket 4 mini-laptops — The $1,466 unit packs 12-core Ryzen AI HX 370, 64GB of RAM, 2TB SSD, and 144Hz 2.5K display

2024年11月17日 23:15

GPD has revealed official pricing for its Pocket 4 mini-laptops.

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Ayaneo Pocket DMG classic GameBoy-styled handheld hits crowdfunding starting from $339

2024年11月17日 22:00

Ayaneo launches the Ayaneo Pocket DMG handheld on IndieGoGo, which flaunts an OLED screen in a GameBoy-styled form factor powered by a Snapdragon G3X Gen 2 chipset.

Ayaneo Pocket DMG official black and white renders

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Xbox gaming handheld is years away, Microsoft exec says

2024年11月14日 00:25

Microsoft gaming head Phil Spencer has teased a handheld, but he says it's not coming for years.

Close up of the Xbox logo on a controller.

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Valve drops limited edition white Steam Deck OLED

2024年11月12日 07:00

Valve is releasing a limited edition Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White in every market where the handheld is being shipped.

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Over 200 days after its official closure, the last user of Nintendo Network's online servers finally disconnected after a 3DS system crash

2024年11月6日 00:39

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U's online servers finally die permanently with the last 3DS connected to Mario Kart 7.

Nintendo 3DS Family of Systems; From left to right: Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 2DS XL

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AMD-powered OLED handheld aims to rival the Steam Deck OLED — Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 runs Black Myth: Wukong at 50-60 FPS with 1080p low settings

2024年11月5日 02:09

OneXPlayer published a teaser of its next generation OLED handheld gaming PC featuring a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU running Black Myth: Wukong at nearly 60FPS.