This week on NPC: Next Portable Console, Brendon and John go it alone with more bizarre news from AYANEO, a new tease and OS update from Anbernic, Valve's E-Ink Steam Machine faceplate, Armada brings SteamOS to Android handhelds, and more.

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Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News

AYANEO teases a GBA
AYANEO CEO livestream teases second-half 2025 lineup but offers little new information
Valve open-sources Steam Machine "Inkterface" e-ink faceplate for DIY builds
Anbernic pushes major "RG Ecosystem" software update to entire T820 handheld lineup
Anbernic RG 55G1 gameplay video hints at Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 with Turnip drivers and possible OLED
EmuDeck for Android adds Rift Frontend launcher and gains Armada/SteamOS compatibility
- Armada
TrimUI Brick Hammer Pro U Might Be Dead Before It Even Ships

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