MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brings Intel Arc G3 Extreme to handhelds — 8-inch, 120 Hz display and new ergonomic grips

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ brought comfort and performance to Computex with massive prongs and Intel Arc G3 Extreme.

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Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions

Lenovo has pulled the G02 from sale on different Chinese e-commerce platforms after the company discovered that it was being sold outside of China.
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Anbernic’s retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — company says 1GB capacity is still the standard, 512MB models ‘an unexpected error’

Anbernic silently ships some retro gaming handhelds with less memory than initially advertised, without notifying customers.
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Intel challenges AMD’s handheld dominance with new Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake silicon brings up to 14 cores, Arc B390 graphics to handhelds

Intel has revealed the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme chips, which are built on Panther Lake dies with up to an Arc B390 iGPU. The chips will show up in devices from partners like Acer and OneXPlayer.
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Acer brings Intel Arc B390 graphics to Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld – G3 Extreme CPU paired with segment-first metal fan for increased airflow

Acer’s Atlas 8 takes on AMD’s dominance in the space with the new Intel Arc G3 and G3 Extreme processors, packing Arc B370 or B390 iGPUs.
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Valve hikes Steam Deck OLED prices — 512GB is now $789, while 1TB climbs to $949

The Valve Steam Deck is seeing price hikes as high as $300 as the component shortage continues.

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Lenovo says it’s digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be including illicit games to inflate prices in the gray market

Lenovo has announced it is conducting an in-depth investigation of its Chinese retail supply chains following allegations that its recently released G02 retro-gaming handheld is enabling piracy.
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Acer is reportedly working on a ‘Predator Atlas 8’ handheld featuring Intel’s Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake-based handhelds expected to be revealed at Computex 2026

At Computex next month, Intel is expected to reveal a bunch of handhelds rocking its Arc G3 series of chips, and Acer is now rumored to be one of the manufacturers showing off its devices. New leaks say a “Predator Atlas 8…

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Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for the Chinese market

Lenovo confirms that it partnered with a third-party manufacturer to build, sell, and market the G02 retro gaming handheld in China. However, it allegedly contained thousands of gaming ROMs, many from Nintendo, right out o…

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Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard — bespoke “PlayStation 2 Portable” pairs modern features with original silicon

What if you wanted to play PS2 games on the go but didn’t want to emulate them? Meet the PS2 Portable: an open-source handheld pieced together with a custom motherboard featuring original PS2 silicon and modern niceties su…

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