When looking for handheld retro gaming consoles, there are a few key factors to keep in mind to make sure that they are a good fit for gamers: These handheld consoles offer the nostalgic feeling of games that gamers grew up with but with modern-day creature comforts, like backlit screens, microSD card storage, and, for some, the ability to play multiple console generations on one machine. Gamers looking to relive the days of yore or younger gamers looking to see what it was once like can now jump feet-first into the world of retro games without worrying about digging out old consoles or finding a CRT TV that still works. Besides the new handheld consoles, there is something even more exciting in the portable console world: the rise of retro handheld emulators.
Even Sony just announced that they will be relaunching their portable console lineup.
Thanks to the Nintendo Switch, more and more gamers are looking for handheld gaming options again. After a long, dormant period, handheld consoles are on the rise again.
