Sitting just under the size of a standard credit card and powerful enough to play PS1 & Dreamcast games, the GKD Pixel II is the newest mighty-metal-micro handheld on the block. It replaces the Game Kiddy Pixel, one of our previous favourite micro handhelds, bringing a new screen resolution and and

Update 15/04/2025 - A new teaser trailer from Anbernic has confirmed the full specs of the RG 557 including the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 processor. 🔥ANBERNIC RG557 Official Promo Video🔥 💯Built for performance: ✅CPU:MediaTek Dimensity 8300 processor (4nm high-efficiency 5G SOC) ✅GPU:Mali-G615 MC...

Word on the street is that Game Kiddy are planning to release a new handheld with a single joystick called the GKD Little. Although they have had some success in the past, and recently with the GKD Pixel, there is still confusion as to which direction they are heading, with

It's been a while since we've had some Powkiddy news to share, and after the half-baked effort with the RGB20SX, we wondered if they had decided to go back to the drawing board for a bit of a rethink. New images of the RGB50, the successor to the RGB30 that

ONEXPLAYER are relatively new to the handheld gaming world, but their latest announcement in their ONEXSUGAR range has come with a humongous bang that's made us sit up and pay close attention. The SUGAR 1 is their dual-screen handheld powered by a Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 processor with movable side

A few months ago, some Retroid Pocket Mini users began reporting issues with the Mini's display. Apparently, when using high density CRT shaders, content was not reflecting the advertised 1280x960 resolution of the 3.7" AMOLED panel. Instead, people were seeing an effective vertical resolution...

With so many handhelds arriving on an almost weekly basis these days, it takes something truly special to capture our interest and attention. Look at the Playdate, for instance, a handheld with a wholly unique way of playing that implements a hand crank in its games. It's a handheld that

Not too long ago we were all wondering who MagicX were and trying to discover whether they had any affiliation with Powkiddy, and now they're going full speed ahead with new and exciting handhelds that will hopefully stand out above the rest and not fall into the 'disappointing review pile'

Last updated: 11MAR2025 (see Changelog for details) Big news: we now have Linux OS options available on the Odin 2, making this the most powerful ARM-based Linux handheld in the world. Let’s …

The handheld will be available in two different models and four colourways

We've been reviewing ANBERNIC handhelds for many years now, our first being the RG350 way back in 2020. The company has evolved drastically over the last few years, making many mistakes along the way, but also crafting some of the best retro handhelds ever made. And because of that, picking

You know how if you're a bartender and you come home from work to play Coffee Talk on the Switch, or if you're a chef and end up playing Overcooked 2? Well, Retro Handheld Simulator sort of feels like an extension of my own life as a retro collector, bar

Games have come a long way since the days of consoles like the ZX Spectrum, but fantasy lovers still crave interactive fiction games like The Hobbit for an alternative kind of adventure where the narrative is the main driving force. To be honest, gaming and reading have always gone hand-in-hand,

Retroid Pocket have officially teased the new Flip 2 clamshell handheld, and they've taken inspiration from one of Nintendo's indigo icons for their colour scheme. I woke up this morning to a post on X showcasing the new handheld which has a definite GameCube vibe about it, with coloured A