handheld console
Pocket gaming device
A handheld console is a portable video game device with a built-in screen, controls, and battery power, designed to be held in both hands during play.
The category emerged with Nintendo's Game Boy in 1989 and evolved through devices like the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Switch.
I brought my handheld console for the long flight.
The term distinguishes these devices from home consoles that connect to televisions and from mobile phones that also play games.
- NintendoJapanese video game company
- PSPSony handheld console
- PlayStation VitaSony portable gaming console
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- joystickTilting lever for control
Game Boy · Game Boy Advance · Nintendo DS · emulator · save state · mobile device · portable · backlight · cartridge · game cartridge · link cable · pixel art · buttons · mobility · battery-powered · side-scroller · speedrun · classic games
- battery devicesflashlight, smartphone, laptop, tablet, smartwatch
- entertainment electronicsTV, television, stereo, speakers, DVD player
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, gizmos, widget, tablet
- portable technetbook, tablet, laptop, Chromebook, Surface
- touchscreen devicessmartphone, tablet, iPad, iPhone, smartwatch
- platformspodium, Windows, stage, Linux, platform
handheld consolehome console
TV-based gaming device
arcade cabinet · arcade machine · gaming PC · arcade · mainframe