NPC: Next Portable Console

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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This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, mysterious Valve shipments are heading to the U.S., GameHub hits 6.0, one of us got multiple Steam Controllers, and plastic versus aluminum.
Also available on YouTube here.
Links and Show Notes
Steam Controller Pre-Orders
Steam Controller
Steam Deck
Steam Deck Docking Station
Valve Hardware Speculation
Valve Imported 50 Tons of Game Consoles (The Verge)
Anbernic RG Rotate
Anbernic RG Rotate
Retro Game Corps First Impressions
Lenovo Legion Tab
Lenovo Legion Tab (US, $849)
Game Native and Android PC Emulation
Game Native (Android)
AYN Odin 3
AYN Thor
AYN Odin 2 Mini
Lossless Scaling
LSFG VK (Vulkan Frame Generation)
Lenovo Legion Go 2
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This week on Next Portable Console, we finally have RG Rotate specs and prices, get excited for the Steam Controller, update listeners on the latest grips available for the Switch 2, and cover the GameHub for Mac beta.
Also available on YouTube here.
Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Anbernic teases the RG Rotate with gameplay demo showing PSP, 3DS, GameCube, and PS2 running
Dbrand's Joy-Lock gives Switch 2 Joy-Cons an adjustable ratcheting grip
Genki Grips Development Update: Locking In The Details
GameHub brings Windows PC game compatibility to Mac in an early beta with solid early results
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This week on Next Portable Console, OnePlus makes a phone controller with only triggers, Tico 0.7.0 brings GameCube and Wii emulation to the Switch, Ayn raises prices, and Steam comes to Android via ROCKNIX.
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Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
OnePlus reveals Marksman Gaming Controller alongside Ace 6 Ultra smartphone
Tico 0.7.0 brings experimental GameCube and Wii emulation to Nintendo Switch via Dolphin
AYN raises Thor Max price and downgrades storage to UFS 3.1
Valve's Proton 11 beta enables Steam on Arm-based Android handhelds via ROCKNIX
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This week on Next Portable Console, TrimUI's slow drip of details on the Brick Pro continues, shipping manifests suggest the Steam Controller may beat the Steam Machine to market, and OnePlus makes a strong bid for weirdest handheld announcement of 2026.
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Links and Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
The TrimUI Brick Pro nears official release with packaging revealed
ONEXPLAYER teases X2 Mini handheld with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and 8.8-inch OLED
Shipping manifest leak suggests Steam Controller launch is imminent
Lenovo teasing larger Legion Tab gaming tablet
OnePlus reportedly developing an Android gaming handheld targeting FPS games with purple faux leather grips
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