We're all familiar with handheld game systems, namely ones like the DS and PSP. Now with the Switch 2 and Steam Deck, the gap between handhelds and home consoles is so thin it might as well not exist.

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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 ...

Now that we're into Cyber Week and the thick of the holiday shopping season, there are going to be a ton of video games on sale. What likely won't be on sale are gaming handhelds. These portable ...