This week, Brendon KONKRs AYANEO’s two-day announcement-fest and is joined by John and Federico for diversions into 3DS repairs, the GPD Win 5, Gamescom, and more.

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Links and Show Notes

The Latest Portable Gaming News

• US Tariff Exemptions are Ending
• • All of your international packages are about to get more expensive The Verge
• GPD Win 5
• • GPD WIN 5, the world’s first Ryzen AI MAX 395+ Strix Halo handheld, to debut on August 1
  • GPD’s monster Strix Halo handheld requires a battery ‘backpack’ or a 180W charger
• Gamescom and Silksong
• • Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August
  • Xbox handheld consoles ROG Ally and Ally X preorders open during Gamescom, report says
• It’s AYANEO All the Way Down
• • AYANEO Announces World’s First Android-Based Flip Dualscreen Handheld
  • Retroid and ANBERNIC should be scared of this budget sub-brand
  • AYANEO Launches Konkr A New Lineup of “Budget” Handhelds
  • AYANEO is working on a gaming phone, mini-laptop, and a whole lot more
  • AYANEO Announce Three Android Devices (And A Controller)
• Lego Game Boy
• • A New Game Boy is Coming and it’s…LEGO!

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