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The handheld gaming market in 2026 offers two distinct paths: traditional portable consoles designed for plug-and-play simplicity, and portable gaming PCs that bring desktop-level performance at the cost of added complexity and higher prices. The Nintendo Switch 2 leads the traditional category with its exclusive first-party library and proven portability, while devices like the Steam Deck OLED (currently priced at $789 for 512GB and $949 for 1TB, up from its previous $549 starting point) represent the portable PC category, offering access to full PC game libraries and customizable performance settings.
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