This week on Next Portable Console, the SN Operator is delayed, an Ayn Odin non-drama, a new contender for weirdest handheld of 2026, even more on the RG Rotate, and how we find retro game shops.

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Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News

GAMEMT E5 ModX is a modular handheld that converts between controller, horizontal, and vertical form factors
AYN Odin 3's "Snapdragon 8 Elite" is actually a Qualcomm Dragonwing Q8 IoT chip
Genki launches Covert Dock 3 and ShadowCast 3 Pro for Switch 2 and modern handhelds
Anbernic RG Rotate new photos
- More on whether the RG Rotate has a headphone jack

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