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Top Ten PlayStation Portable Games by Genre

The PlayStation Portable was released in 2004 as direct competition to Nintendo's flagship handheld device at the time, the Nintendo DS. It was Sony's first venture into the handheld gaming market and was incredibly lucrative for them, selling over 80 million units across the PSP's lifetime. The success of the PSP directly led to the development and launch of the PlayStation Vita in 2011.Despite releasing in 2004 (only four years after the PS2 and two years before the PS3), it boasted incredibly impressive power and functionality, rivalling the visual fidelity of PS2 titles and in some cases, early PS3 titles -

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Top Ten PlayStation Vita Games by Genre

The PlayStation Vita was released in 2011 as direct competition to Nintendo's flagship handheld device at the time, the Nintendo 3DS. It was a direct successor to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and improved upon its design and functionality in practically every single way. The PSP went on to sell over 80 million units and had a strong and passionate player base - a follow-up then, of course, made a lot of sense for Sony.Unfortunately, the Vita only managed to sell around 15 million units and, as a result, was the last handheld console released by Sony, unless you count the PlayStation

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Will ZOTAC’s New Handheld 'ZONE' Change the Hardware Landscape Forever

Gamers in 2024 have a viable alternative to PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Handheld consoles are making waves, and ZOTAC recently launched its new Gaming ZONE.What does ZOTAC’s Gaming ZONE offer?PC Guide’s recent article on ZONE compared it to the popular Steam Deck. PC Guide said that ZONE “doesn’t quite match up to its competition yet” due to Steam Deck’s “massive library of games” and relative affordability. The ZONE comes with several hardware features. Its Macro Buttons can be programmed with shortcuts, and the Hall Effect analogue controls “translate electromagnetic forces into inputs, eliminating stick drift and increasing hardware longevity” (in the

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Five Failures That Ensured a Global Success for the Steam Deck

For those living under any technological rocks, the Steam Deck is a Linux-based handheld PC. It was designed to bring PC gaming to casual and sofa-sitting audiences. PC gaming, while adopted by millions around the world, is a very static and situational hobby - often lurched over a keyboard and mouse at a desk in the corner of a room. The Steam Deck puts capable PC components into a handheld form factor and allows for PC gaming while travelling, on your couch while docked to your TV, even tucked up in bed! It makes PC gaming more accessible than any other