Why are all gaming handhelds HUGE now?

Gaming handhelds are huge, both in popularity but also in terms of literal scale. Long gone are the days of the Nintendo console you can easily put in a pocket before leaving the house. How did we get here, and what did we both gain and lose in the process? Listen to Into the Aether: https://intothecast.online Join the Patreon:   / wavelengths   --- Feel free to follow me elsewhere! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengt... Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@brendonbigley Blog: https://wavelengths.online --- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hmt3yH... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/x6p7ni3r And more: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... --- Chapters: 0:00 - Will gaming handhelds be gigantic forever? 3:05 - The second P in PSP stands for Portable!! 9:28 - A quick shoutout to the PlayDate 11:56 - The innovation of old handheld games 14:10 - Subscribe! Mwah! --- ⏆