Switch 2, Steam Deck, and the next-gen console wars

Handheld gaming looks like the future — so why isn't it more popular? The Verge's Sean Hollister joins the show to talk about some new data about the handheld console market, what it says about the Steam Deck's dominance, whether the Switch 2 might change everything all over again, and why Sony and Microsoft don't appear to be in the game at all. After that, David reports on his trip to Florida to see TGL, the golf league aiming to bring the sport to new places and new fans, with the help of a truly enormous amount of technology. Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline about iPads — and more specifically, one particularly good reason to upgrade to the Air or the Pro.

Further reading:

• Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming shipments
• Steam Deck OLED review: better, not faster
• Lenovo Legion Go S review: feels good, plays bad
• Asus ROG Ally X review: the best Windows gaming handheld by a mile
• MSI Claw review: an embarrassment
• A night at TGL, the would-be future of golf
• From ESPN: Inside the making of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL
• From Wired: Robotic Putting Greens. Mixed Reality. Loud Spectators. This Is Golf?!
• Apple iPad Air 2025 review: what the M3 upgrade really gets you

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