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We're back! After a month off, Kris and Rian return to talk about why handheld gaming is having such a major moment right now. From the Steam Deck to the Switch 2, from retro emulation handhelds to PC gaming on-the-go, we explore what makes portable gaming so compelling in 2026. And, as always, we cover our Read Watch Play for the month, which was surprisingly jam-packed.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

2:46 - Read Watch Play

36:23 - Topic: Handheld Gaming

58:42 - Coming Right Up

1:04:29 - Backlog Roulette

1:07:05 - Wrap Up and Links

Read: 

Necessary Fiction https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4443d9a7-010b-45b3-aaa7-bf31c4a26c98 

Bone of my Bone https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e5fd67ae-67d6-4817-964f-0a07c5b998e7 

Contact https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc4440f5-4b50-4c83-b45a-db313713bc01

The Call of the Wild https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42ab7a3e-6bd3-4c83-8325-8fae765c3df4

Babel https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c2245d9c-2042-4c9b-8f00-c37253576fc0

Watch: 

Heated Rivalry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/301507-heated-rivalry?language=en-AU 

The Beauty https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/273160-the-beauty?language=en-AU 

Six Feet Under https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1274-six-feet-under?language=en-AU  

The Bikeriders https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1008409-the-bikeriders?language=en-AU

The Silence of the Lambs https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/274-the-silence-of-the-lambs?language=en-AU 

Dexter: New Blood https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/131927-dexter-new-blood

Dexter: Resurrection https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/259909-dexter-resurrection

Pluribus https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/225171-pluribus

Play: 

Dredge https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/DREDGE/  

Windrose https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/Windrose/ 

Crimson Desert https://store.steampowered.com/app/3321460/Crimson_Desert/ 

Persona 5 Royal https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687950/Persona_5_Royal/

On-Together https://store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/OnTogether_Virtual_CoWorking/

Pokemon Pokopia https://pokopia.pokemon.com/en-us/

Replaced (demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663850/REPLACED/

Why are all gaming handhelds huge now? - Brendon Bigley from Wavelengths (video) https://youtu.be/Pgd-5tBzZy8?si=ijawo2k0Zun7yUBU

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