This week, Federico, John, and Brendon cover REDMAGIC’s Android tablet, rumors of an Ayn Odin 3, and other news before digging into the mysteries surrounding Nintendo’s Switch 2 dock.

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Links and Show Notes

The Latest Portable Gaming News

• Here’s a 1TB MicroSD Express card for Switch 2
• REDMAGIC Astra Gaming Tablet has a 165 Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, and up to 24GB RAM
• • Also, This Tablet is Secretly a Powerful Gaming Console!
• AYN Odin 2 Goes Out of Stock; Is the Odin 3 Around the Corner?
• Netflix is letting go of some of its best indie games The Verge
• A GameCube dock for Switch 2

Nintendo’s Mysterious Switch 2 Dock

• How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking 
• ANTANK S3 MAX TV Dock Station forNintendo Switch 2, aka the SIWIQU for Nintendo Switch 2 Dock Station 
• Antank teardown on Reddit 
• We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2 The Verge 
• Switch 2 Dock Supports HDMI 2.1 
• Viture Pro XR glasses 

- Viture Pro Mobile Dock

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