Handheld Gaming

ZOTAC Zone Handheld Gaming Device

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This handheld gaming system, the ZOTAC Zone, is a bit larger than some might want, but that’s the price to pay for great screen and powerful system.  If you look at FPS comparisons, this device is doing pretty good.  ZOTAC has certainly gained praise over the years for some of their products, especially in the video card sector, so let’s wish them success here.  Unfortunately for ZOTAC their software lags behind their peers but at least that is an area they can approve.

Key specifications:

  • AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
  • AMD Radeon 780M GPU
  • 16GB LPDDR5X RAM
  • 512B NVMe SSD
  • 7in, 1920×1080, 120Hz AMOLED
  • 2x USB-C ports, 1x 3.5mm, 1x microSD
  • 285x115x35mm
  • $799

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Lenovo Legion Go 2

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Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 is looking pretty damn good as a handheld gaming device.  Let’s start with the screen: 8.8-inch, 1600p, 144hz, OLED, and VRR.  What more could you want?

It uses the new and excellent AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme mobile CPU, features 32gb of of 7500MHz LPDDR5X RAM, various storage size options, and a larger battery.  Unless you want something smaller and more portable, we expect this device to be a hit.

Unfortunately it seems like this device will come later in the year than the Lenovo Legion Go S which will likely ship in May.

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Legion Go S

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Lenovo has shown us their Legion Go S featuring an 8-inch display, Ryzen Z2 Go processor, and 512GB storage.  Priced at $499 for the Steam OS version and $599 for the Windows 11 version, this appears to be a promising handheld as long as its somewhat less powerful (but efficient) processor meets all of your gaming needs.

It is true that the Legion Go has better specifications but that makes sense as the S version is the lite version.

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Nintendo Switch 2

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The Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 2017.  That’s 7 years and 10 months ago.  That’s a long time to wait.  An announcement from Nintendo about the new Switch is expected within the first quarter of this year and the actual shipping of the console will be in May or June.  Some leaks have even suggested there will be some kind of teaser coming out tomorrow, January 16th.

The officially confirmed facts are that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible with original Nintendo Switch games and it will have Nintendo Switch Online.

We have seen $399 thrown around as the price but that appears to be speculation.

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Nintendo Switch 2

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Some updates about the forthcoming Nintendo Switch 2:

  • Nvidia SoC using Samsung’s 8nm technology
  • Better than expected performance
  • Delayed until 2025
  • Can output 4K with reasonable image quality
  • Like 12GB of ram

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MSI CLAW A1M Handheld Game System

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The MSI CLAW is already available in some places but will be coming to most of the world in later March.  There will be 3 versions available:

  1. Entry level MSI Claw A1M featuring an an Intel Core Ultra 5 135H CPU with integrated Arc graphics and 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 512GB SSD. $700
  2. Intel Core Ultra 7 155H APU version with 512GB of storage. $750
  3. Intel Core Ultra 7 155H APU version with 1TB of storage. $800

They all have the same 7-inch screen with 120Hz VRR, Thunderbolt 4 USB-C port, a microSD card slot and a power button with a fingerprint reader.  The ergonomics look decent and we’re looking forward to this unit.

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ASUS ROG Ally 2 Coming in 2024

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The ASUS India Vice President of the Consumer and Gaming division has stated in a conservation with Techlusive: “We most likely will launch a second generation [handheld gaming console] this year.  We will still keep the Windows features, but we will focus more on gaming.”

Given some of the issues with the first generation with the SD card malfunctioning due to heat we’re happy to see this unit living on in a second generation.

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