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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!

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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!

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! In this weeks episode we cover Nintendo Switch 2 pricing Rumors, Valve’s recent AI Disclosure change, new handheld gaming announcements and much more! Write in to Handheld Rewind at: Blame.Games.HR@gmail.com Support the Show: Buy Merch!

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Timestamps 00:00 Show Start

00:25 Ladies & Gentlemen,

04:02 Xbox Rog Ally / X Audio Fix

06:15 Nintendo Switch 2 Price Hikes

10:43 Ayaneo Konkr Fit

13:20 TrimUI Brick Pro (Gameboy style handheld)

15:12 AYN Odin 3 Ram Debacle

19:10 Hyperkin Mega 95 Update

21:23 Valve rewrote Steams AI Disclosure requirement

26:44 Death Steanding comes to Xbox Gamepass with Play Anywhere support!

28:20 GDP Win 5 gets Linux support

33:00 What I’ve been playing

33:22 Echoes of the End

41:25 MIO Memories in Orbit

43:30 Final Fantasy VII Remake

45:35 Viewer / Listener Spotlight / Community Comments

01:03:55 Outro / Special Thanks

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!

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

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Timestamps

00:00 Ladies & Gentlemen,

03:03 New Panther Lake Handheld Chip Rumor 06:32 Intel Mocks AMD

08:00 Intel Panther Lake handhelds to Rival PlayStation 6 Handheld Codename Canis

11:34 Valve Steam Machine & Frame Verification Info

14:23 Steamdeck Verified highlights of the Week 16:22 Stream Breaks All Time Concurrent Record

18:53 AYN Thor Price Increase, Software update, and Shipping news

21:15 AYN Thor Software Update Notes’

23:34 Aya Neo Pauses Pocket Play and Pledges new Service Improvements

27:05 Anbernic RG406H leak was Real

30:25 Humble Bundle Decked Out Collection Deal

32:28 What I’ve Been Playing

32:45 Cronos the New Dawn (I’m at the end now)

33:30 Echoes of the End 40:15 Listener Inquiries

This is Episode Two of Handheld Rewind: A handheld gaming news podcast! In this episode we break down all the news from the Consumer Electronics Show 2026. CES was a bit of a dud for new handheld PC announcements this year but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t still a ton of handheld news to talk about. In today’s episode we discuss the Steam OS model of the Legion Go 2, New MSI Claw 8ai+ Colors, The MSI Claw A8 finally making it to the US and so much more!

Timestamps

00:00 Ladies & Gentlemen

00:22 Intro

03:19 Legion Go 2 Steam OS Announced

06:40 ROG XReal R1 Gaming Glasses

11:32 NVIDIA GeForce Now Native Linux App announcement

15:17 MSI Claw 8ai+ New Colors Announced

17:58 MSI Claw A8 Finally becomes available in the US

19:55 Hyperkin X Gamesir X5 Alteron

23:58 Acer Nitro Blaze Handheld No Show at CES 2026, cancelled?

27:58 MCON Announces two new variants, the MCON Slim and MCON Lite

30:08 Ventiva Fanless Cooling w/Legion Go 2 on show floor

31:23 PlayStation announces new Controller colors and Console Covers: Techno Red, Remix Green, and Rhythm Blue

33:23 Nintendo announces new Switch 2 Joycon Colors: Light Purple and Light Green

34:57 What I’ve Been Playing

36:19 Arc Raiders gameplay discussion

43:22 Dispatch Gameplay discussion

49:04 Cronos The New Dawn Gameplay discussion

55:05 Closing Remarks & Outro

This is the pilot episode for Handheld Rewind: A Handheld Gaming News Show Podcast. In this episode I deliver the news about the Legion Go 2 Steam OS model, The Aya Neo Pocket Vert GameBoy style handheld, the foldable gaming handheld OneXSugar, and more. In this episode we also extensively cover Cronos: The New Dawn, and highlight some viewer comments from the week.

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Timestamps

00:00 Ladies & Gentlemen

00:17 Intro

00:42 3 Pillars of the Show

02:52 Housekeeping

04:02 Steam OS Legion Go at CES

05:24 Aya Neo Pocket Vert 08:46 OneXSugar Foldable Handheld

09:48 Legion Go 2 Official Update for Xbox Full Screen Experience

11:45 Legion Go 2 Scalpers

13:15 Asus Ram Production Leak

15:45 Next Gen Consoles (PS6 Handheld) delayed to 2030? Leak

19:39 What I’m Playing: Cronos The New Dawn Xbox PC Issues

22:05 Cronos The New Dawn in depth Game discussion with Gameplay Clips

32:00 Listener Inquiries / Comments