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A Portal Surprise, ONEXSUGAR Chaos, and A Steam Deck Miracle
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This week, Brendon shares his surprising early impressions of the Ayn Odin Portal. Then Federico, John, and Brendon dive into Nintendo Switch 2 pricing rumors, explore the performance issues of Assassin’s Creed Shadows on M4 Macs despite being Steam Deck verified, and break down Qualcomm’s confusing new G-series chips powering upcoming handhelds. Then, the treo reacts to OneXPlayer’s chaotic ONEXSUGAR handheld and AYANEO’s new devices. Plus, Federico has exciting news about a DLSS plugin for Steam Deck that improves performance on games like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, turning blurry gameplay into a sharp, high-settings experience.
Links and Show Notes
Follow Up
- Federico attempted Portal mod
- Brendon’s Portal First Impressions
- Controller typing - signs of life for Windows handhelds
The Latest Portable Gaming News
- Switch 2: analysts predict $400+ price and biggest console launch ever in June
- Xenoblade Chronicles X hints at Switch 2 performance improvements
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows is Steam Deck verified
- Qualcomm launches Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, G2 Gen 2, and G1 Gen 2 chips for gaming handhelds
- Snapdragon Announcements
- Retroid Confirms Pocket Classic SoC and Teases a New Handheld
- OneXSugar
- The OneXSugar asks what if Nintendo Switch could transform into Nintendo DS
- The Dual-Screen ONEXSUGAR Debuts at GDC 2025
- 3DS Emulator Azahar’s First Release Candidate Now Available
- AYANEO
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