So you want to buy a handheld gaming PC
Quite a comprehensive overview <https://www.theverge.com/games/949010/best-handheld-gaming-pc> of the range of products available for handheld PC gaming. That is, devices for playing Windows games, not console games. After giving a TL;DR summary, and before going over the full list, the author says But before I go down the list, let’s talk Windows and Linux. While I’ve dinged many of the handhelds I’ve reviewed for The Verge for Windows woes, that’s not as big a deal today — because you can install Bazzite or even SteamOS on many of them for a better pick-up-and-play experience. The same exact handheld is often more stable and performant with Linux, and you often get instant sleep and resume that’s hit or miss on the operating system it shipped with. It’s still true that many competitive online multiplayer games don’t work on Linux because of anti-cheat fears, though others do. It’s also true that Windows has gotten better at sleep and resume with certain handhelds like the Xbox Ally X. But it’s a misconception that Linux can’t play as many games as Windows. The reality is that Linux can play *more* — decades of Windows games work better on Linux thanks to Proton patches and community profiles that translate old mouse and keyboard controls to your gamepad. Did you see what he said there? Windows is less of a problem than it used to be, because you can get rid of it! And it becomes more clear as you look down the list, that a big factor in the product ratings is being able to dump the preinstalled Windows OS to put on Bazzite or SteamOS.
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro