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Four reasons why it’s a surprisingly bad time to buy a gaming handheld

Sean Hollister

created: June 17, 2025, 7:20 p.m. | updated: June 17, 2025, 11:09 p.m.

I love modern handheld gaming, and I recommend it to anyone and everyone. But the Steam Deck OLED, too, is entirely out of stock in the US and Canada. A few months ago, the choice seemed clear: I would personally spend a bit more money for the $800 Asus ROG Ally X, the best Windows gaming handheld yet — and arguably the best PC gaming handheld period once you replace Windows with the SteamOS-like Bazzite. We’re looking at support across AMD powered handhelds, including Legion Go, Legion Go S + Windows, and ROG Ally models. It’s not clear when the biggest issues facing today’s gaming handhelds will get fixed, or how evenly distributed the fixes might be.

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