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by Federico Viticci, John Voorhees, Brendon Bigley
NPC is a podcast about one of the hottest corners of the gaming world: portable hardware. Every other week, Federico Viticci, John Voorhees, and Brendon Bigley cover portable gaming news and share their experiences with everything from the simplest retro gaming handhelds to cutting-edge handheld PCs.
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- Yesterday25 min
The Stickless Clamshell Everyone Wanted
This week on Next Portable Console, the refreshingly complete announcement by Anbernic of the RG SP, Ticci buys a handheld, and people are tired of months-long hardware reveals. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News Anbernic Announces the RG SP With Almost Everything We Need to Know Retroid Pocket Nova Gets Hands-On Treatment Ahead of Release See also Russ' video at Retro Game Corps AYANEO Restocks the Pocket Micro 2 Again MANGMI AIR Y and AIR Y Pro Full Spec Sheet Finally Revealed Handheld Makers Need to Stop Turning Every New Handheld Into a Month-Long Reveal Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- 1 weeks ago28 min
AYANEO Teases a New Game Boy Advance
This week on Next Portable Console, AYANEO is chasing the classics again, teasing a Game Boy Advance clone, while Magmi is getting vertical. Plus, a Mechanism desk stand for your handheld, 8BitDo's FlipPad, and the GPD Win Max 3 challenges blurs the lines between laptop and console. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News KONKR Pocket Fit 8 Elite review: excessive power in a comfortable package Mangmi announces the Air Y, a new vertical Android handheld for 2026 GPD WIN Max 3 detailed with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and a unique detachable 97Wh battery 8BitDo Opens Pre-Orders for the FlipPad Phone Controller Mechanism's desk stand turns your handheld into a tiny desktop Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- 2 weeks ago32 min
SteamOS Comes to Android Handhelds
This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Brendon and John go it alone with more bizarre news from AYANEO, a new tease and OS update from Anbernic, Valve's E-Ink Steam Machine faceplate, Armada brings SteamOS to Android handhelds, and more. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News AYANEO teases a GBA AYANEO CEO livestream teases second-half 2025 lineup but offers little new information Valve open-sources Steam Machine "Inkterface" e-ink faceplate for DIY builds Anbernic pushes major "RG Ecosystem" software update to entire T820 handheld lineup Anbernic RG 55G1 gameplay video hints at Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 with Turnip drivers and possible OLED EmuDeck for Android adds Rift Frontend launcher and gains Armada/SteamOS compatibility Armada TrimUI Brick Hammer Pro U Might Be Dead Before It Even Ships Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- 3 weeks ago33 min
PlayStation Pulls the Plug on Physical Discs
This week on Next Portable Console, Steam Machine ordering follow up and Sony's many controversial announcements. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News Follow Up Steam Machine launches today! - Steam Hardware YouTube on Game Boy Color - ThroatyMumbo/GBCYouTube Getting YouTube to Work on a Game Boy Color - Throaty Mumbo Watch YouTube On A Game Boy Color With A Special Cartridge (Hackaday) Delta iOS Gains Physical Cartridge Support Thanks To Epilogue GB Operator SN Operator Anbernic RG 55G1 is a Switch Lite Inspired Handheld Powered by the Snapdragon SoC (Yanko Design) Sony's Big Bad Week An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles PlayStation Boss Teases New On-the-Go Console Experiences -Also: AYANEO Pocket Vert Review: Premium Meets Portable, With a Dash of Disappointment Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- 4 weeks ago34 min
Did You Put Your Email in the Bucket?
This week on Next Portable Console, Federico, Brendon, and John consider the Steam Machine's pricing and early reviews. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes The Steam Machine Steam Machine launches today! (Steam Hardware announcement) Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049 (The Verge) Steam Machine officially priced at $1,049 and $1,349 as Valve describes brutal RAM supply crisis The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I've ever played (The Verge) Even Valve is Disappointed – Steam Machine Review (Linus Tech Tips) Steam Machine Review: Valve's New Console/PC Hybrid (IGN) Steam Machine Review: Beautiful Hardware, But What About Performance... And Price? (Digital Foundry) Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop (The Verge) Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- Jun 23, 202629 min
TrimUI Goes Android
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. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes 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 Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- Jun 9, 202631 min
From Gaming Handheld to Pocket Companion
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. Also available on YouTube here. 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 Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
- Jun 2, 202644 min
The RG Rotate Is the Real Deal
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. Also available on YouTube here. 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 Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the "regular" NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Wavelengths.online Follow us on Mastodon NPC Federico John Brendon Follow us on Bluesky NPC MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Brendon Bigley Affiliate Linking Policy
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NPC is a podcast about one of the hottest corners of the gaming world: portable hardware. Every other week, Federico Viticci, John Voorhees, and Brendon Bigley cover portable gaming news and share their experiences with everything from the simplest retro gaming handhelds to cutting-edge handheld PCs.
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