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Welcome to Handheld Rewind: A handheld Gaming Podcast Episode 6 In this episode of Handheld Rewind, your weekly handheld gaming news show we discuss Nintendo Switch lifetime sales, Switch 2 2025 sales, XeSS 3 already working on MSI Claw 8ai+ and it’s INSANE! We also cover an XBOX ROG Ally / X fix for Windows Armory crate issues, another Aya Neo handheld debacle, another new Aya Neo Handheld release, with the Pocket S Mini, the 7 inche OLED Mangmi Pocket Max, and the wildly fun Anbernic RG Vita and Vita Pro which are PlayStation Vita android clones plus much more! Handheld Rewind: A handheld gaming news podcast! Each and every week we rewind back the previous week, gather up all the news and spit out right here for your enjoyment. You also get to hear about what games I’m playing, handhelds and methods I’m currently using to play, and you can even be part of the show!

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Timestamps

00:00 Ladies & Gentlemen

01:00 Nintendo Switch Becomes the Best Selling Nintendo Console Ever - 155 Million Units

03:20 Switch 2 Blasts Past 17 Million Units!

07:44 ROG XBOX Ally X Ram mod 11:40 Sony PS Vita Clone Teased

15:09 Mangmi Pocket Max 7” OLED Handheld for $199

18:49 Aya Neo Pocket S Mini 22:20 Abxylute 3D One handheld PC finally begins shipping after a 2-month delay

25:50 AYANEO will give out free handhelds to make up for a major production mistake

28:22 A Windows 11 security feature is blocking Armory Crate on Xbox Ally and ROG Ally devices

31:57 Fix for Windows 11 Xbox Ally Issue

34:00 XeSS 3 upscaling works on MSI Claw handhelds

39:20 Steam Machine & Steam Frame Update

46:30 Nintendo Partner Direct Games

52:00 What I’m Playing

52:42 The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

54:17 Cairn

Episode 5 of Handheld Rewind brings us big news and rumors from the two big Console makers PlayStation and Nintendo, find out about a new modular Linux based handheld up on kickstarter, GPD / Bazzite tensions, and much more including a kick ass modded handheld PS4! Handheld Rewind: A handheld gaming news podcast! Each and every week we rewind back the previous week, gather up all the news and spit out right here for your enjoyment. You also get to hear about what games I’m playing, handhelds and methods I’m currently using to play, and you can even be part of the show!

Blame, Games Merch Store Now Open! https://cottonbureau.com/people/ryen-khoury

Write in to Handheld Rewind at: Blame.Games.HR@gmail.com

Follow Me on Twitter: https://x.com/blameitonryen?s=21 Gaming Cred (Or Lack thereof) PSNProfile: https://psnprofiles.com/BlameItOnRyen EXOPHASE: https://www.exophase.com/user/BlameItOnRyen/

Timestamps

00:00 Intro Teaser

00:28 Ladies & Gentlemen,

02:15 New Merch! Cotton Bureau

03:15 Housekeeping

08:42 Panther Lake smokes AMD

10:33 PlayStation State of Play Rumor (PlayStation Portal Pro incoming?)

13:23 Nintendo Direct February Rumor 16:04 Xbox App Now Available on Windows 11 ARM based devices

18:30 Steamdeck Verified Games reach 25,000 officially supported titles

20:30 Best Buy Asus XBOX ROG Ally

22:52 PS4 Slim turned into Portal PlayStation 4 with OLED Screen 25:07 Mecha Comet Modular Linux Kickstarter now available

26:42 Creator of Bazzite says GPD Lied about Bazzite support

28:55 Open Gaming Collective (Streamline Linux Gaming Distros)

32:14 Nintendo Censors Game “Dispatch”

35:27 Odin 2 Special Clearance Event

36:50 What I’ve been playing 37:19 The Witcher 3

41:50 Final Fantasy VII Remake

43:50 Listener Inquiries / Comments

01:00:27 Sick Ass Outro Bye Guys!