NPC: Next Portable Console · Tuesday · 29 min

Abxylute Undercuts the MCON

This week on Next Portable Console, Abxylute takes on OhSnap's MCON, KONKR finds its sweet spot, Lenovo is barking up the wrong tree, and the Recomp and Decomp scene heats up even more. Then on NPC XL, the rapidly evolving world of SteamOS on Android. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Abxylute M5 and M6 Abxylute Reveals Pricing and Launch Date for M5 and M6 Magnetic Mobile Controllers Oh Snap, Abxylute Is Going After MCON With Its M5 and M6 Controllers Abxylute M5 Magnetic Mobile Controller Makes First Appearance Alongside Specs of the M6 KONKR Pocket Block AYANEO's Pocket Block Goes Up for Pre-Order, Pricing Starts at $79 AYANEO Announces KONKR Pocket Block, Pocket Air Mini IGS, and Teases Pocket Play Lenovo Legion C700 and Streaming Handhelds Lenovo's Legion C700 Cloud Gaming Handheld Launches in China This Week Lenovo Launches Legion C700 Cloud Gaming Handheld Logitech Says It Has No Plans for a Second G Cloud Lenovo Legion Y700 8.8 Inch Android Gaming Tablet Now Available Globally, Sort Of Decomp, Recomp, and Native Ports BlueWake Wind Waker Recomp Developer Uses AI to Bring a Native Version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to iOS HarkinianPad Play Super Smash Bros. Melee on Your iPhone Madeira Developer Shows Off Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA V, Fallout 4 and Other AAA PC Games Running Natively on iPhone 18 Pro StikDebug New PS5 Jailbreak Exploit Works on Systems Running July 2026 Firmware Also Mentioned Analogue Pocket Nintendo's September Directs Set Zelda, Metroid, and RE Release Dates (God Is a Geek) Subscribe to NPC XL NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole Leave Feedback for John and Federico NPC Feedback Form Credits Show Art: Silvia Gatta Music: Will LaPorte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net Follow us on Social Media Federico is @viticci everywhere John is @johnvoorhees everywhere Affiliate Linking Policy

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This week on Next Portable Console, Abxylute takes on OhSnap's MCON, KONKR finds its sweet spot, Lenovo is barking up the wrong tree, and the Recomp and Decomp scene heats up even more.

Then on NPC XL, the rapidly evolving world of SteamOS on Android.

Also available on YouTube here.

Links and Show Notes

Abxylute M5 and M6

KONKR Pocket Block

Lenovo Legion C700 and Streaming Handhelds

Decomp, Recomp, and Native Ports

Also Mentioned

Subscribe to NPC XL

NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month.

Each week on NPC XL, Federico and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes.

You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/c/NextPortableConsole

Leave Feedback for John and Federico