Is the Steam Machine Just Around the Corner?

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, mysterious Valve shipments are heading to the U.S., GameHub hits 6.0, one of us got multiple Steam Controllers, and plastic versus aluminum.

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Links and Show Notes Steam Controller Pre-Orders

• Steam Controller
• Steam Deck
• Steam Deck Docking Station

Valve Hardware Speculation

• Valve Imported 50 Tons of Game Consoles (The Verge)

Anbernic RG Rotate

• Anbernic RG Rotate
• Retro Game Corps First Impressions

Lenovo Legion Tab

• Lenovo Legion Tab (US, $849)

Game Native and Android PC Emulation

• Game Native (Android)
• AYN Odin 3
• AYN Thor
• AYN Odin 2 Mini
• Lossless Scaling
• LSFG VK (Vulkan Frame Generation)
• Lenovo Legion Go 2

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NPC is a podcast about one of the hottest corners of the gaming world: portable hardware. Every other week, Federico Viticci and John Voorhees cover portable gaming news and share their experiences with everything from the simplest retro gaming handhelds to cutting-edge handheld PCs.