Nintendo dropped one of the Switch 2's biggest updates out of nowhere, and it has drastically improved the visuals of several original Switch games.

When the original Switch plays games while docked to a TV, it renders them at 1080p to provide the best possible image the ...

You’ve probably heard someone, somewhere, claim smartphones are encroaching on handheld gaming’s turf. It’s what you’re seeing anywhere you go, after all: in planes, trains and automobiles, or maybe ...

I spent a large part of my youth playing handheld video games. As obsessive as I was, I certainly wasn't about to let the fun stop just because I was leaving the house. So, as the popularity of video ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

There have been six major, modern handheld game console generations with swappable games, and we've found the best from each ...

Update 22.0.0 for Nintendo Switch 2 allows it to run Switch games as if in TV mode when handled, boosting resolution from ...

Microsoft is finally taking its shot for handheld gaming. During Summer Game Fest on June 8, the company debuted the console with a flashy trailer: a floating block of ice forming into the handheld ...

The handheld gaming revolution is here, and in 2025, portable PC gaming devices have reached new heights. Once dominated by consoles like the Nintendo Switch, the handheld space is now brimming with ...

I have fallen into a gaming pattern that does not make a lot of sense, but I don’t think I’m alone. The pattern is that I am playing almost everything in handheld mode now, even though my games could ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

There have been a plethora of handheld video game consoles, going back to the first one, the Microvision from 1979. While many fans know and love consoles like the Nintendo Game Boy and Valve Steam ...