Valve might have kicked off the whole portable PC craze with the Steam Deck, but these days it's far from the only game in town. Handheld rigs are popping up everywhere, and the competition is getting ...

In 2026, the lines between “console” and “PC” have finally dissolved. We’ve moved past the era of clunky, loud gaming laptops and entered the age of the “Anywhere PC.” These handhelds have matured ...

With a little over 30,000 total games cataloged, Valve is about a quarter of the way through every game on Steam. But just ...

PCWorld observes that Xbox appears to be losing ground as gaming shifts toward PC-based living room experiences, with handheld PCs and cloud streaming leading this transformation.

With the advent of PC gaming handhelds, the nearly limitless library of games on Steam and other PC clients are now at your fingertips anytime and anywhere. The best gaming handhelds have a hefty ...

When you think of the best gaming handheld devices, your mind might wander to the Game Boy or Nintendo DS you grew up with. But did you know that today’s handhelds let you play blockbuster PC games on ...

Between the Steam Deck and several other handheld gaming PCs from Asus, Lenovo, and other manufacturers, gaming on the go is easier than ever. Anyone looking to pump up their library with titles that ...

Everyone's been referring to the ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X as "Xbox portables" or "handheld Xboxes" for so long during development that it's easy to forget that they're not that at all: They're ...

Gigabyte is considering a handheld gaming PC, but CEO Eddie Lin says it won’t launch without a clear differentiator. At CES 2026, he signaled originality comes before timing, pricing, or regions. The ...

As a PC gamer for over 30 years, I know our hobby can get pretty pricey, and with RAM prices increasing, having a knock-on effect on the cost of the best gaming laptops and gaming PCs, it could get ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. December ...