SteamOS on Android Handhelds Finally Stops the Dual-Boot Fiddle
Dual-booting a Snapdragon handheld has always been a trade you make with inconvenience: SteamOS's Proton library on one partition, Android's Play…
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Anbernic's Dual-Screen RG DDS Takes Aim at Retroid Pocket Duo
Anbernic spent 2026 quietly building out its dual-screen ambitions, and this week it tipped its hand with the RG DDS — a clamshell explicitly aimed…
Retroid Pocket Nova Buyers Are Getting Empty Boxes
Picture the proof-of-delivery photo: a Retroid Pocket Nova box, the first layer of tape sliced clean through and a second layer pressed over the top.…
Armada Slashes Sleep Drain 50% on Snapdragon Handhelds
Armada's latest changelog reads like a list of the exact complaints ARM handheld owners have been filing for a year. The community SteamOS-on-ARM…
Retroid Pocket 5 and Flip 2 Hide a 120Hz Display Upgrade
There's a 120Hz panel sitting inside some Retroid Pocket 5 units, waiting for permission to run. Owners found it with a PULSE readout from Kei's…
Retroid Pocket Duo Lite Lands at $135, Undercutting Anbernic
Retroid just made the dual-screen handheld market's cheapest question a lot harder to answer. The Pocket Duo Lite's entry configuration — 4GB of RAM,…
Retroid Pocket Duo Brings Twin 120Hz OLEDs to the Clamshell Club
Retroid's teaser asked 'What if you had two?' - and the official render answers: a clamshell with dual 120Hz OLEDs, 16:9 up top and 4:3 below. That…
Retroid Nova D-Pad Drama and Pokémon Recomp Magic Lead the Week
There's a special kind of dread that hits when your brand-new Retroid Pocket Nova clicks louder than your mechanical keyboard. Early owners are…
Compact Handhelds Rule 2025: Small Devices, Big Experiences
Small handhelds have stopped being a compromise. In recent years, the most interesting ideas in portable gaming have come from devices that fit in a…
Retroid Pocket Nova Ships as GammaOS Nano Takes Over Budget Handhelds
Pre-order purgatory is over for Retroid Pocket Nova buyers: Retroid finally put shipping dates on the table this week, per the Retro Handhelds Weekly…
The 6 Best Retro Handhelds for Emulation in 2025
The best handheld for retro games is rarely the one with the highest resolution. In a cramped airplane seat or a midnight bedroom, the winner is the…
Handheld Makers' Month-Long Teases Are Testing Gamers' Patience
Anbernic used to drop a new handheld and you could have it in your hands within a week. That era is over. Today's handheld OEMs have adopted a reveal…