NPC: Next Portable Console

Inside The Game Band With Sam Rosenthal

This week on Next Portable Console, John and Federico are joined by Sam Rosenthal of The Game Band to talk about the studio's history, including Where Cards Fall and Blas

Abxylute Takes Aim at Ohsnap

This week on NPC, the guys cover a new mobile phone controller teased by Abxylute and dig into several stories about SteamOS. Also available on YouTube here. Links an

Can A Folding Phone Replace Your Handheld

This week on Next Portable Console, folding phones and gaming, updates on upcoming handhelds, and GammaOS on the RG Rotate. Also available on YouTube here. Links and

Recomps, Decomps, and Playable Dioramas

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, handheld news and a nerdy look at the recomp and decomp scene that is rapidly expanding to new operating systems. Also availabl

The Stickless Clamshell Everyone Wanted

This week on Next Portable Console, the refreshingly complete announcement by Anbernic of the RG SP, Ticci buys a handheld, and people are tired of months-long hardware r

AYANEO Teases a New Game Boy Advance

This week on Next Portable Console, AYANEO is chasing the classics again, teasing a Game Boy Advance clone, while Magmi is getting vertical. Plus, a Mechanism desk stand

SteamOS Comes to Android Handhelds

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Brendon and John go it alone with more bizarre news from AYANEO, a new tease and OS update from Anbernic, Valve's E-Ink Steam Mac

PlayStation Pulls the Plug on Physical Discs

This week on Next Portable Console, Steam Machine ordering follow up and Sony's many controversial announcements. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes

Did You Put Your Email in the Bucket?

This week on Next Portable Console, Federico, Brendon, and John consider the Steam Machine's pricing and early reviews. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show

TrimUI Goes Android

This week on Next Portable Console, nose-bleed prices, foldables get wise to handheld gaming, and new products are teased and released by a long list of companies. Also

From Gaming Handheld to Pocket Companion

This week on Next Portable Console, Brendon and Federico have spent more time with the Anbernic RG Rotate and along with John have more thoughts about it and the handheld

The RG Rotate Is the Real Deal

This week on NPC, we update listeners on the SN Operator and consider what the Steam Deck price hike means for the handheld gaming industry before sharing our first impre

Pictonico! Is WarioWare in Disguise

This week on Next Portable Console, RG Rotate anticipation, a newish Powkiddy handheld, Pictonico and an MCON beta app, plus surprising Lenovo news. Also available on Y

The Steam Controller's Comfort and Compromises

This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Federico has hands-on first impressions of the Steam Controller, follow up on our RG Rotate purchases, Dusklight, CrankBoy, and m

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 versu

The Weirdly Wonderful RG Rotate

This week on Next Portable Console, we finally have RG Rotate specs and prices, get excited for the Steam Controller, update listeners on the latest grips available for t

Triggers, Tico, and the Thor Tax

This week on Next Portable Console, OnePlus makes a phone controller with only triggers, Tico 0.7.0 brings GameCube and Wii emulation to the Switch, Ayn raises prices, an

Forty Thousand Steam Controllers

This week on Next Portable Console, TrimUI's slow drip of details on the Brick Pro continues, shipping manifests suggest the Steam Controller may beat the Steam Machine t

The RG Rotate Gets Real

This week on Next Portable Console, the SN Operator is delayed, an Ayn Odin non-drama, a new contender for weirdest handheld of 2026, even more on the RG Rotate, and how

PAX, the Pocket Taco, and a $900 PlayStation

PAX, the Pocket Taco, and a $900 PlayStation This week on Next Portable Console, Brendon reports back on the hardware he saw at PAX East, John gives the Pocket Taco a t