Unpacking CES 2025 | NPC: Next Portable Console | Episode 17
In the first NPC episode of 2025, Brendon and John recap their CES experience with Federico, highlighting AMD’s new Z2 chips, the SteamOS-powered Legion Go S, and more. Together, they explore the technologies and trends poised to define the next generation of portable consoles. Sponsored by: Pika – Sign up today to start telling your story and use code NPC20 for 20% off your first year of Pika Pro: https://pika.page/npc The Latest Portable Gaming News: • More from Brendon and John on the MacStories YouTube channel – • Exploring the Future of Handheld Gami... AMD Announces the Z2 Chip: • The new AMD Z2 chips are nice, ok, and weird – https://overkill.wtf/amd-z2-chip-lineup/ Other Devices: • Asus ROG Flow Z13 (2025) brings AMD Strix Halo to tablets – https://liliputing.com/asus-rog-flow-... • Up close with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE, an incredibly compact flagship video card – https://www.theverge.com/24339760/nvi... • ASUS just announced the world’s first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU — the 2025 XG Mobile – https://www.theverge.com/24336135/asu... SteamOS News: • GeForce NOW CES 2025 Steam Deck and Mixed-Reality Devices – https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce... • Lenovo Legion Go S pre-orders are happening now at Best Buy – https://www.polygon.com/pre-order/506... • SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck – https://store.steampowered.com/news/a... Lenovo Legion Tab: • Lenovo’s new Legion Tab is an 8.8 inch Android gaming tablet for $500 and up – https://liliputing.com/lenovos-new-le... • GameSir X2S Controller – https://gamesir.com/products/gamesir-... Nitro Blaze 11: • Hands-on with the Nitro Blaze 11, Acer’s massive new PC gaming handheld – https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/243... Show Art: Brendon Bigley – https://brendonbigley.com/ Music: Will LaPorte – https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte Follow Us Online: • Federico and John: MacStories.net – https://www.macstories.net • Brendon: Wavelengths.online – https://wavelengths.online On Mastodon: • NPC – https://mastodon.macstories.net/@npc • Federico – https://mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci John – https://mastodon.macstories.net/@john... Brendon – https://mastodon.macstories.net/@bren... On Bluesky: • NPC – https://bsky.app/profile/npc.macstori... • MacStories – https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net • Federico Viticci – https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macs... • John Voorhees – https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees... • Brendon Bigley – https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengt... Affiliate Linking Policy: https://www.macstories.net/privacy-po... Timestamps: 00:00:00 CES Vibes 00:07:29 CES’s Gaming Takeaways 00:20:35 Sponsor: Pika 00:21:50 Thunderbolt 5 and eGPUs 00:27:53 Dream Devices 00:30:11 The King Kable Sneaks Into CES 00:31:29 MSI and the 50 Series of GPUs 00:33:02 SteamOS 00:45:29 How Long Before SteamOS Is on a Console or Desktop PC? 00:46:11 The Lenovo Legion Tab 00:50:16 Acer Blaze 11 00:53:23 Nintendo Switch 2 Accessories 00:54:54 Much More to Come
