The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official and will be coming later this year. That's a full eight years since the launch of the original console and, well, things have changed a little bit since then. Nintendo may have popularized gaming handhelds at a time when smartphones were predicted to smash them into obscurity — but it isn't the only name in town anymore.
This week's Switch 2 announcement comes hot on the heels of CES 2025 which saw a flood of powerful new gaming handhelds revealed. Acer, MSI and Lenovo are all building on the foundations of the Steam Deck's popularity to push handheld PC gaming further.
