Handheld gaming is more crowded than ever, so picking the right device can save you money and frustration. I ranked eight major handheld consoles from worst picks to best buys, focusing on how they ...

A lot of games still left to test. I’ve loved gaming, and particularly gaming handhelds, all of my life. I grew up with every variation of the Game Boy and Sega Game Gear, and more. At CNET, I’ve ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As a lead player in the gaming industry, Nintendo has been around for over four decades, and yet its most popular systems are handheld devices ...

Twenty years ago, the list of the best handheld consoles was a list of approximately two. Nintendo was riding high with the record-breaking launch of the Nintendo DS, while the less popular but more ...

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 ...

What if your handheld gaming device could push boundaries you didn’t even know existed? Imagine playing the most demanding AAA titles on a sleek, portable console that doesn’t just keep up, it ...

Mini consoles might not get the same mainstream attention they did when Nintendo was bothering with them a few years back, but there’s still plenty of juice left in the genre. Sega is the most recent ...

What if you could carry the power of a high-end gaming PC in your pocket? The GPD Win 5, the latest contender in the handheld gaming market, promises to do just that. With its AMD Ryzen AI Max APU and ...

From simpler software to better portability, retro handhelds fit the idea of mobile gaming better, while modern Windows-based devices trade comfort and cost for raw power and ecosystem features ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

A few years ago, one could easily say that the market for handheld consoles was pretty much finished. Remember when kids swapped Pokémon cartridges on the bus or got lost in Final Fantasy Tactics on ...