Qualcomm's Snapdragon G3 platform enables handhelds like this.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon G3 platform enables handhelds like this.
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon G Series aimed at starting a new generation of handheld gaming

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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  • 6 min

Qualcomm unveiled its latest Snapdragon G Series platform last week to power a new generation of dedicated handheld gaming devices.

I briefly played around with one and it feels like the tech for these devices is moving beyond familiar platforms like the Nintendo Switch and the Valve Steam Deck.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.