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The Steam Deck Will Soon Get a Native GeForce Now App

The Steam Deck Will Soon Get a Native GeForce Now App

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NVIDIA announced via its own CES web blog that the popular GeForce Now streaming service will receive native app support on Valve's Steam Deck later this year. For those who might not be familiar, GeForce Now allows you to cloud stream games already in your Steam,...

Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to LG Smart TVs

Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to LG Smart TVs

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Announced at CES, LG and Microsoft will partner up to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to a yet unnamed number of LG Smart TVs through the manufacturer's recently announced LG Gaming Portal service. The announcement promises LG TV owners streaming access to the full Xbox Game...

We Could See a New Zotac Zone at CES 2025

We Could See a New Zotac Zone at CES 2025

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It's been a weird time for the world of Windows handhelds. While some companies are churning out new options all of the time, others will announce a new handheld, only for it to seemingly disappear. That's what happened with the Zotac Zone, as it was introduced in May...

Miyoo Flip Comes to AliExpress and Is Shipping Soon

Miyoo Flip Comes to AliExpress and Is Shipping Soon

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The wait for the Miyoo Flip is finally almost over. Like actually, for real this time. Last week, the Miyoo Flip became available for pre-order over at Amazon, with a starting price of $89.99. According to the listing, the Flip is set to be released on January 5,...

The AYANEO 3 is Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen

The AYANEO 3 is Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen

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With just a week left in the year, we didn't think there would be any other major announcements until after the holidays. Seeing as that's likely what the competition has opted to do, AYANEO is taking a different route, as a new teaser for the AYANEO 3 just dropped....

Lenovo Legion Go S Specs Leak: Worthwhile Compromises

Lenovo Legion Go S Specs Leak: Worthwhile Compromises

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Just a few days ago, we gave our analysis of leaked Legion Go renders and proposed changes we could spot from them but now, it appears the Lenovo Legion Go S specs have been fully leaked. The Legion Go S is poised to be one-half of the next generation of Lenovo’s...

MagicX Touch Zero40 Could Be the Perfect DS Handheld

MagicX Touch Zero40 Could Be the Perfect DS Handheld

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Exclusively on the Retro Handhelds Discord, @magicxsean has shared a video of a prototype of an upcoming handheld that seems to be form fit for DS emulation. The video shows a device with a similar form factor as the shortlived Nintendo 2DS  The 2DS is still regarded...

Modders Turn Canceled GBA Game into Reality

Modders Turn Canceled GBA Game into Reality

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In our article discussing how to play the entire Mega Man franchise on one handheld, the existence of DX ROM hacks that colorize the original black-and-white Mega Man Game Boy titles was briefly mentioned. Today, modders have released the newest in a line of DX ROM...

Dbrand Gives Us a Glimpse at the Nintendo Switch 2

Dbrand Gives Us a Glimpse at the Nintendo Switch 2

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While many of us are looking forward to seeing what new handhelds might arrive at CES 2025, there's another handheld looming around the corner. And now, dbrand is helping to build up the hype as the popular device skin and case maker might've just spoiled a bit of the...

PS3 Emulator RPCS3 Gains arm64 Support

PS3 Emulator RPCS3 Gains arm64 Support

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Popular emulator, RPCS3 announced through an expansive blog post that the emulator has now added native arm64 support across all computer platforms. This includes Windows, macOS, and Linux — including some handhelds. Arm64-based systems are the backbone of most retro...

Surprise! Anbernic RG34XX Announced With a 3:2 Display

Surprise! Anbernic RG34XX Announced With a 3:2 Display

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In July 2024, Max Zhou, the owner of Anbernic, announced that the RG40XXH would be the last Anbernic device based on the H700 chipset used in their XX series. Today, Anbernic announced the RG34XX — the third separate device based on that chipset since the statement...

Retro Handhelds Weekly: MSI, Lenovo, 8Bitdo Xbox, and Much More

Retro Handhelds Weekly: MSI, Lenovo, 8Bitdo Xbox, and Much More

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Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week saw a bunch of news in both the world of hardware and software, our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee,...

The New MSI Claw Might Be Coming Sooner Than We Thought

The New MSI Claw Might Be Coming Sooner Than We Thought

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Lost in the wave of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, it turns out that Amazon had another surprise hidden in plain sight. After being introduced earlier this year, we haven't really heard much about the MSI Claw 8 AI+, besides a few rumors and leaks. Just last...