A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers...

of handheld game consoles documents notable handheld game consoles released as commercial products. Handheld game consoles are portable video game consoles...

home consoles. Unlike handheld electronic game devices, which play only one game, handheld consoles can play multiple games. The first such console with...

video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles. As...

video games, that are played on portable handheld devices, known as handheld game consoles, whose controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit...

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console developed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international...

affected Nintendo's Switch console production rates and Valve's plans to release the portable Steam Deck handheld gaming computer, from its planned December...

Japan). Cartridge-based handheld game consoles became prominent during this time, such as the Nintendo Game Boy, Atari Lynx, Sega Game Gear and TurboExpress...

company has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth. Sega...

The Game Gear is an 8-bit fourth-generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America...

video game consoles is split into the following articles: List of dedicated video game consoles List of handheld game consoles List of home video game consoles...

The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...

Playdate is a handheld video game console developed by Panic Inc. The device features a mechanical crank and a black-and-white screen. The console was announced...

The Game.com is a fifth-generation handheld game console developed and released by Tiger Electronics on September 12, 1997. Designed as a multimedia device...

is able to control the console using its own built-in screen and DualSense-like controller styled like a handheld game console, although it does not run...

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December...

play video games on using one or more video game controllers. This differs from a handheld game console which will have a built-in screen, controller...

of the game. A dedicated console differs from a handheld TV game (or a "plug and play game") in that the latter integrates the video game console with the...

A handheld TV game or plug and play game is an integrated home video game console and game controller, usually battery powered, which connects directly...

The Nintendo Switch 2 is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo, released in most regions on June 5, 2025. It entered development in 2019, with...

computer platform, although there are a few audio games for handhelds and video game consoles. Audio games feature the same variety of genres as video games...

The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation...

consoles combine elements of both home and handheld consoles. Video game consoles are a specialized form of home computer geared towards video game playing...

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America later...

second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from 1976 to 1992. Notable platforms of the...

and Nintendo 3DS line of handheld game consoles as well as the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 line of hybrid game consoles. They are the successor...

power" below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting...

The Nintendo DS is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers'...

The Evercade is a handheld game console developed and manufactured by British company Blaze Entertainment. It focuses on retrogaming with ROM cartridges...

microphone, and supports wireless standards. The PSP became the first handheld video game console to use an optical disc format as its primary storage media. Sony...