NPC: Next Portable Console

This week on Next Portable Console, nose-bleed prices, foldables get wise to handheld gaming, and new products are teased and released by a long list of companies.
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Follow Up
SN Operator arriving across Europe and the U.S.
Super expensive PS5 SSDs released
The Latest Portable Gaming News
MSI's new Claw gaming handheld starts at $1,699
Android foldables are getting new gamepad controls
Belkin's new Joy-Con grips also boost the Switch 2's battery life
Anbernic teases RG 55G1, its likely first Snapdragon-powered handheld
Retroid Pocket 6 returns with 12GB RAM in a revised configuration with notable trade-offs
ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro launches on Indiegogo starting at $2,466 with AMD Strix Halo and detachable controllers
AYANEO announces Pocket Micro 2, teasing it as a "Gen 2 Powerhouse"
AYANEO Pocket Play hands-on reveals a large, camera-limited gaming phone that's China-only
TrimUI reveals Brick Pro and Brick Hammer Pro U with pre-orders open for Brick Pro at $85–$99.99
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This week on Next Portable Console, Brendon and Federico have spent more time with the Anbernic RG Rotate and along with John have more thoughts about it and the handheld news coming out of Computex.
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Links and Show Notes
More RG Rotate Experiments
Anbernic RG Rotate
Apps We're Using Apple Music
Musicolet
Moon+ Reader Pro
Amazon Kindle
YouTube
VLC
Niagara Launcher
Cocoon

The Latest Portable Gaming News
The Ally X Gets OLED and a Bigger Screen Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams​
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle adds OLED display and AR glasses

New Intel Chips for Handheld Gmaing Intel's first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it
I held the next-gen handheld

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is an 8-inch handheld powered by Intel Arc G3 Extreme

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This week on NPC, we update listeners on the SN Operator and consider what the Steam Deck price hike means for the handheld gaming industry before sharing our first impressions of Anbernic's RG Rotate.
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Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Epilogue SN Operator Wulff Den on YouTube

Steam Deck OLED Price Increases The Golden Age of Handheld Gaming Is Already Over

Anbernic RG Rotate Anbernic RG Rotate

Emulation Front-Ends Cocoon
EmulationStation DE (ES-DE)
Knulli

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This week on Next Portable Console, RG Rotate anticipation, a newish Powkiddy handheld, Pictonico and an MCON beta app, plus surprising Lenovo news.
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Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Taskmaster
Anbernic RG Rotate
Anbernic RG Rotate
Powkiddy Royabilla
Powkiddy Royabilla (P36S)
Pictonico!
Website
Trailer
Also mentioned: Face Raiders
Super Mario Run (iOS)
Fire Emblem Heroes (iOS)
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete (iOS)

MCON Controller App
MCON
MCON iOS Beta
Also mentioned: Backbone
Dusklight

Lenovo's Low-End Handheld Is Real and It Releases Bigger, Premium Android Tablets
Lenovo Responds To That "Fake" Handheld - Yep, It's Official & Illegally Loaded With Games
Lenovo launches Legion Y900 gaming tablets with 11 and 13 inch screens
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This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Federico has hands-on first impressions of the Steam Controller, follow up on our RG Rotate purchases, Dusklight, CrankBoy, and more.
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Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Valve Steam Controller Steam Controller
SteamOS
Lenovo Legion Go Gen 2
Bazzite
Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller

Handheld and Controller Follow-Up ANBERNIC RG Rotate
MOBAPAD M12 HD
NYXI Hyperion 3

Dusklight Twilight Princess Port Dusklight
Dusklight on GitHub
AltStore
AYN Odin 3

Lenovo G02 retro handheld
Switch 2 Price Increase Notice Regarding Price Revisions for Nintendo Products and Services (Nintendo)
Nintendo just announced a $500 Switch 2 bundle that includes a first-party game (Engadget)

Crankboy for Playdate Playdate
Crankboy
Crankboy on GitHub

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