Lenovo built the Legion Go 2 to answer one question: what does a no-compromises gaming handheld look like? The answer costs $1,199. You get an 8.8-inch 144Hz OLED display, the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, up to 32GB of RAM, up to 2TB of SSD storage, and SteamOS preinstalled out of the box. It’s the most…
Nintendo just made the Switch 2 buying decision a lot simpler. Starting September 1, 2026, the Switch 2 goes from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US — a $50 increase Nintendo is blaming on the global RAM and NAND shortage driven by AI server demand. Japan already got the increase on May 25. If you…
The ROG Xbox Ally X costs $999. The Steam Deck OLED costs $549. That is a $450 gap. Here is what you actually get for the extra money, tested back to back. The Core Difference The Steam Deck OLED runs SteamOS — Valve’s Linux-based gaming OS built specifically for handheld hardware. The ROG Xbox Ally…
Bazzite is a Linux gaming OS built on Fedora that turns the ROG Ally into a significantly better handheld. On Windows, the Ally gets around 1.5 hours of battery under gaming load. On Bazzite, the same device running the same games reaches 2.8 hours. No hardware changes, just a smarter OS. Here is how to…
The Steam Deck OLED costs $549 by itself. A complete setup — screen protector, carrying case, power bank, and a dock for TV mode — can push the total well above that. But you can build a genuinely complete Steam Deck setup for under $700 by being selective about what you buy. The Complete Setup…
The Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS edition is the most significant handheld launch of 2026. It runs SteamOS natively — the same OS as the Steam Deck — but with a bigger screen, more performance, and longer battery life than any previous Windows handheld. If you want more than the Steam Deck offers without giving…
Most reviews cover the ROG Xbox Ally X for a week, maybe two. They test the obvious things — framerates in a handful of games, battery life with the screen at 50% brightness, whether the fans get loud. Then they publish. This is what one month of daily use actually looks like. What Is the…
Roguelikes are one of the best genres for the Steam Deck. Short runs fit handheld sessions perfectly, most are verified for Steam Deck, and the genre’s replayability means you’ll get hundreds of hours from a handful of titles. These are the best roguelike games for Steam Deck in 2026. Best Roguelikes for Steam Deck 1….
Apex Legends runs on Steam Deck, but the situation is complicated. EA’s Easy Anti-Cheat implementation on PC used to block Linux entirely. Since then, EAC added native Linux support — and Apex has been playable on Steam Deck through Proton ever since. The short answer: yes, it works. The longer answer: performance varies, EAC still…
Warzone doesn’t work on Steam Deck. Not through Proton, not through Bottles, not through any compatibility layer. The reason is Ricochet, Activision’s kernel-level anti-cheat — it requires Windows kernel access that Linux simply can’t provide, and it actively blocks all non-Windows environments. But you’re not completely out of options. Cloud gaming lets you stream Warzone…