As I see it there have been three epochs of PC handhelds. Firstly, the initial wave of prototype and underpowered devices testing the waters. I tried a good few of these early handhelds, and they all seemed fatally flawed in their own way. Not to worry, next came the big bang of the Steam Deck. This is when Valve figured out a winning formula and handhelds suddenly made sense to your average gamer.
Today, we're in another epoch, one of rapidly evolving designs. We went from barely one good handheld last year to being unable to decide between them which ones will make it into our best handheld gaming PC guide.
