Scoopfeeds — Intelligent news, curated.
The Nintendo DS is still the best gaming handheld for travel
tech

The Nintendo DS is still the best gaming handheld for travel

The Verge · Jun 12, 2026, 12:30 PM

Even with the looming specter of rising prices, there's never been a better time for portable gaming. The Steam Deck has ushered in a new era of handheld PCs, the Analogue Pocket and other Game Boy-style remakes are making retro games more approachable than ever, the Playdate has led to an alternate universe of weirdo portable titles, and Nintendo continues to chug along with the latest iteration of the Switch. If you want to play games on the go, you're spoiled for choice. But if you're planning on doing some traveling and want to bring games along with you, I'd actually recommend none of those devices. There's a much better, and older, opt … Read the full story at The Verge.

Article preview — originally published by The Verge. Full story at the source.
Read full story on The Verge → More top stories
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from The Verge alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place. Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop