Editing Handheld game console (section)

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==== Evercade ====
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Evercade is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by UK company Blaze Entertainment. It focuses on retrogaming with ROM cartridges that each contain a number of emulated games. Development began in 2018, and the console was released in May 2020, after a few delays. Upon its launch, the console offered 10 game cartridges with a combined total of 122 games.

Arc System Works, Atari, Data East, Interplay Entertainment, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Piko Interactive have released emulated versions of their games for the Evercade. Pre-existing homebrew games have also been re-released for the console by Mega Cat Studios. The Evercade is capable of playing games originally released for the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800, the Atari Lynx, the NES, the SNES, and the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
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==== Analogue Pocket ====
{{Main|Analogue Pocket}}
The '''Analogue Pocket''' is a [[Field-programmable gate array|FPGA]]-based handheld game console designed and manufactured by [[Analogue (company)|Analogue]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Analogue homepage|url=https://www.analogue.co|publisher=Analogue, Inc}}</ref> It is designed to play games designed for handhelds of the [[Fourth generation of video game consoles|fourth]], [[Fifth generation of video game consoles|fifth]] and [[Sixth generation of video game consoles|sixth]] generation of video game consoles. The console features a design reminiscent of the Game Boy, with additional buttons for the supported platforms. It features a 3.5" 1600x1440 LTPS LCD display, an SD card port, and a link cable port compatible with Game Boy link cables. The Analogue Pocket uses an Altera Cyclone V processor, and is compatible with the original Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance cartridges out of the box. With cartridge adapters (sold separately) the Analogue Pocket can play Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Atari Lynx game cartridges. The Analogue Pocket includes an additional FPGA, allowing 3rd party FPGA development. The Analogue Pocket was released in December 2021.
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==== Steam Deck ====
[[File:Steam Deck (front).png|thumb|Steam Deck]]
{{Main|Steam Deck}}
The Steam Deck is a handheld computer device, developed by [[Valve Corporation|Valve]], which runs [[SteamOS|SteamOS 3.0]], a tailored [[linux distro|distro]] of [[Arch Linux]] and includes support for [[Proton (software)|Proton]], a compatibility layer that allows most [[Microsoft Windows]] games to be played on the Linux-based operating system. This device and other similar ones generally are not referred to as "consoles" but more commonly as [[handheld]] style [[gaming computers]] due to effectively being [[IBM PC–compatible]] like contemporary desktop and laptop gaming PCs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valve Steam Deck Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/valve-steam-deck |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=PCMAG |language=en}}</ref> In terms of hardware, the Deck includes a custom [[AMD APU]] based on their [[Zen 2]] and [[RDNA 2]] architectures, with the CPU running a four-core/eight-thread unit and the GPU running on eight [[compute unit]]s with a total estimated performance of 1.6 TFLOPS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech|title=Steam Deck :: Tech Specs|website=Steam Deck}}</ref> Both the CPU and GPU use variable timing frequencies, with the CPU running between 2.4 and 3.5&nbsp;GHz and the GPU between 1.0 and 1.6&nbsp;GHz based on current processor needs.<ref name="ign announce">{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-hands-on-impressions-details-valve-handheld-gaming-pc | title = Steam Deck: The First Hands-On With Valve's Handheld Gaming PC | first= Bo | last= Moore | date = July 15, 2021 | accessdate = July 15, 2021 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref><ref name="eg specs">{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-15-valve-announces-steam-deck-a-gbp349-handheld-pc | title = Valve announces Steam Deck, a £349 handheld PC | first= Tom | last= Phillips | date = July 15, 2021 | accessdate = July 15, 2021 | work = [[Eurogamer]] }}</ref> Valve stated that the CPU has comparable performance to [[Ryzen 3000]] desktop computer processors and the GPU performance to the [[Radeon RX 6000 series]].<ref name="techradar more specs">{{cite web | url = https://www.techradar.com/news/valve-claims-the-steam-deck-can-handle-any-game-you-throw-at-it-including-aaas | title = Valve claims the Steam Deck can handle any game you throw at it, including AAAs | first = Jess | last= Weatherbed | date = July 23, 2021 | accessdate = July 23, 2021 | work = [[TechRadar]] }}</ref> The Deck includes 16 GB of [[LPDDR5]] [[RAM]] in a quad channel configuration.<ref name="eg specs"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.techradar.com/news/steam-deck-gets-a-spec-update-and-its-good-news-for-gamers | title = Steam Deck gets a spec update, and it's good news for gamers | first = John | last = Loeffler | date= July 21, 2021 | accessdate = July 22, 2021 | work = [[TechRadar]] }}</ref>

Valve revealed the Steam Deck on July 15, 2021, with pre-orders being made option the next day. The Deck was expected to ship in December 2021 to the US, Canada, the EU and the UK but was delayed to February 2022, with other regions to follow in 2022.<ref name="verge announce">{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc | title = Valve's gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it's shipping in December  | first= Jay | last = Peters | date = July 15, 2021 | accessdate = July 15, 2021 | work = [[The Verge]] }}</ref> Pre-orders were limited to those with [[Steam (service)|Steam]] accounts opened before June 2021 to prevent resellers from controlling access to the device.<ref name="verge announce"/> Pre-orders reservations on July 16, 2021, through the Steam storefront briefly crashed the servers due to the demand. While initial shipments are still planned by February 2022, Valve has reported to new purchasers that wider availability will be later, with the 64&nbsp;GB model and 256 GB NVMe model due in Q2 2022, and the 512 GB NVMe model by Q3 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-17-steam-deck-expected-order-availability-now-q1-2022-64gb-or-q2-2022-256gb-512gb | title = Steam Deck expected order availability now Q1 2022 (64GB) and Q2 2022 (256GB/512GB) | first = Wesley | last =Yin-Poole | date = July 17, 2021 | accessdate = July 17, 2021 |work = [[Eurogamer]] }}</ref> Steam Deck was released on February 25, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larabel|first=Michael|date=2022-02-25|title=For Linux Enthusiasts Especially, The Steam Deck Is An Incredible & Fun Device|url=https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=steam-deck-steamos-linux|access-date=2022-02-27|website=[[Phoronix]]|language=en}}</ref>