I scoffed when MSI put the Claw 8 AI+ in my hands with Black Myth: Wukong selected. I’d spent 80 hours in the game on my full desktop packing an RTX 4090, and I knew just how demanding the game was. It’s a pipedream for a handheld gaming PC. I pressed Continue and loaded up at … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s a matter of when we’ll see the Steam Deck 2, not if we’ll see it. Valve has talked publicly multiple times about its plans for a next-gen Steam Deck, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given that the original is easily the best handheld gaming PC you can buy. … Read more
Asus ROG Ally X MSRP $800.00 “The Asus ROG Ally X improves on nearly every aspect of the original.” Pros Small performance boosts in some games Redesigned Armoury Crate software Much more comfortable Longer battery life Cons MicroSD card concerns Windows quirks remain The ROG Ally has been a staple among the best handheld gaming … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends We saw the floodgates open on a new range of handhelds at Computex 2024. After the success of devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, smaller companies like Zotac, Antec, XPG, and Adata are all getting in on the handheld craze, eyeing a slot among the best handheld gaming … Read more
This year’s Computex expo saw a wide range of announcements from major brands in the computing industry and one of the most unexpected launches came from Zotac. Better known for its GPUs and mini PCs, the company is preparing to launch its own iteration of a handheld gaming PC, competing with the likes of Valve’s … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends I was critical of the MSI Claw when I reviewed it, and I wasn’t alone. MSI’s push into the world of handheld gaming PCs wasn’t graceful, with lacking performance, subpar battery life, and plenty of software quirks marring the experience. With all the backlash against the device, it would have … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Asus has teased that it has a new handheld coming soon. The ROG Ally X is an updated version of the original model that Asus is launching on June 2. Although official details are light, leakers are already stepping in to fill in the gaps that Asus left — and … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Asus is making a new version of the wildly popular ROG Ally. The ROG Ally X is a new revision for 2024, and it’s packing some big changes. “This is more than a basic refresh… at the same time, it’s not a full redesign. It’s somewhere in between,” said Whitson … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends Last year, I wrote about how I went back to my Steam Deck after using the ROG Ally for several months. Asus’ device is a real competitor (read our Asus ROG Ally review to learn why), but there are a handful of aspects of the Steam Deck that make it … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s a matter of when we’ll see the Steam Deck 2, not if we’ll see it. Valve has talked publicly multiple times about its plans for a next-gen Steam Deck, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given that the original is easily the best handheld gaming PC you can buy. … Read more
