Hardware, software, reviews, and CES ’26: Retro Handhelds Weekly rounds up the biggest stories, standout community finds, and what to watch next.
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In an early morning sharing session, AYANEO revealed yet another special edition color for their Pocket DMG. This time, we’re getting Aura Yellow.
It’s been a long week but CES is finally over. With a lot of announcements, here’s what stood out as some of the most interesting to the Retro Handhelds team.
dArkOS CFW has arrived for a large number of RJ3326/RK3356 handhelds, bringing Debian Linux into the handheld scene.
Accessories maker GameSir has debuted two exciting new control accessories at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Ohsnap announced MCON Slim and Lite at CES 2026: thinner MagSafe controllers for iPhone at $60+. Lite ships summer, Slim arrives this fall.
MiniLoong Pocket 1 is a new RK3566 handheld with 1GB RAM, a 4″ 960×720 screen, single stick, and 4000mAh battery, all wrapped in a distinctive shell.
Henriko Magnifico’s Twilight Princess 4k project has received its biggest update yet! Let’s check out the release notes and where you can download it yourself.
Lenovo announces a new version of the Legion Go 2 at CES, and it’ll be here in July, offering the same specs as the current iteration, just with SteamOS.
GameSir’s $34.99 Pocket Taco is a Game Boy-styled controller that clips to your phone’s bottom for portrait-mode retro gaming. Preorders live, ships March 15.