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With the Steam Deck OLED's recent price increase, we're exploring the best alternative handheld gaming consoles on the market. From the powerful Lenovo Legion Go to the ergonomic ASUS ROG Ally and the affordable Nintendo Switch 2, find out which device is right for you.

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00:00The Steam Deck OLED just got a huge price hike, so here are the best handhelds you can buy for
00:04around the same or even less. If you're willing to give up OLED, the Lenovo Legion Go S with the
00:09Ryzen Z2 Go is more affordable, has better ergonomics, is more powerful, and yes, still
00:14runs SteamOS. Even cheaper is the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally. With its Xbox-like controllers, it's one
00:19of the most ergonomic handhelds. This isn't a true portable Xbox, but for less demanding games,
00:24it's hard to beat. If you can stretch your budget a tiny bit more, the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X
00:30for $1,000
00:31is one of the best well-rounded gaming handhelds for the price. Same Xbox-like controllers, but double
00:36the storage, and the Beatbeer Z2 Extreme processor and 24GB of RAM give you an even better gaming
00:41experience. But for $500, it's hard to beat the Nintendo Switch 2. If you're not already invested
00:47in Steam or Windows games, you're getting a great balance of performance and affordability. While
00:52the Switch 2 is mostly known for its exclusive Nintendo games, more popular AAA games have
00:57been ported over. But let me know which of these you're grabbing.
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