Handheld Gaming PCs

Video gaming continues to grow larger each year, rising in popularity across generations of ages as they grow up around them. One of the most exciting and rapidly growing sectors are handheld gaming PC’s, providing video gaming entertainment wherever you are.

Handheld PC’s have been around for several years now, with GPD making a large impact with their GPD Win handheld series. In this short space of time we have seen these devices evolve from being able to play very old Windows games, into handhelds that can rival gaming PC’s.

In more recent years we have seen two new major players enter the Windows handheld gaming PC scene. It has perhaps been the spark that was required to bring competition and innovation to really push this to the forefront of a new way to enjoy gaming.

There is AYANEO who are newcomers to his technology, but already in a short space of time have become extremely popular with their AMD based handheld gaming PC’s. Using the latest available AMD processors they have made it possible to play many modern games at high frame rates and visual quality.

ONE-NETBOOK have existed for some years and have recently entered the handheld PC scene with their ONEXPLAYER brand of handhelds. Theirs feature a mix of Intel and AMD processors, as well as a large and mini sized model to suit customers requirements.

These are the three main businesses at the forefront, but there are more companies looking for that slice of pie. 2022 has seen a number of new handheld gaming PC’s companies launching products which has brought different price points, features and devices to cater for different needs. 2023 promises to be an even more exiting year for handheld PC’s with new products already being teased.

With all these new handhelds being released, it can be daunting working out which is best for you. Do you want a large display, the best performance, long battery life and so on? Our best handheld gaming PC’s buying guide will explain each model with their features and our own benchmark test results to compare.

As well as playing the latest AAA Windows video games, handheld PC’s are also great for retro gaming! These devices are more than powerful enough to play all your favourite classic consoles and computers from the 1970’s Atari up to more modern systems such as the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Dreamcast. The current generation of 6800U based handheld PC can also play recent handheld consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PS3 at full speed with compatible titles.

One of the great features is that you can essentially transform your handheld gaming PC into a desktop-like gaming system. By plugging it into a docking station you can output to your TV or monitor, connect peripherals such as a mouse, keyboard and joystick and play your games on the big screen. With Thunderbolt 3 compatible devices you can even connect an external GPU (eGPU) and use that to power your games for the best resolution, graphics levels and performance.

Being part of the next evolution in handheld PC’s you can get to experience AAA Windows gaming and retro gaming wherever you are. Depending on the model, the size of the devices makes it very portable, fitting in your pocket or carry bag. They have great performance and battery life. Jump on board now!