PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming handheld of 2025

Gear of the Year

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Check out more of the year's best tech in our PC Gamer Hardware Awards 2025 coverage.

This year has been a bit of a weird one for gaming handhelds. AMD's mighty Strix Halo chip launched at CES, yet it's too power hungry and hot to see its inclusion in anything we can actually use right now. AMD's Z Extreme range is still going strong, though, with the Z1 Extreme making for a good mid-range handheld, and the new Z2 Extreme powering the surprisingly capable Asus ROG Xbox Ally X.