{"id":358299,"date":"2025-08-20T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=358299"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:28:38","slug":"omdia-2-3-million-pc-gaming-handhelds-will-be-sold-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/omdia-2-3-million-pc-gaming-handhelds-will-be-sold-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Omdia: 2.3 million PC gaming handhelds will be sold in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release ui-kit-press-release-content overflow-hidden\">\n<p>New Omdia research reveals 2.3 million PC gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck, will be sold globally in 2025. This will represent growth of 32% from 2024, when 1.7 million units were sold. Omdia forecasts 4.7 million PC handhelds will be sold annually by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>PC vendors continue to face challenges. \u201cWindows 11 is currently poorly suited to handheld gaming, and devices are not delivering a generational leap in performance over the market leading Steam Deck\u201d, commented <strong>James McWhirter, Senior Analyst covering games at Omdia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, 2025 is bringing progress on these fronts. \u201cWindows 11\u2019s upcoming refreshed gaming mode is expected to dramatically improve the user experience on PC gaming handhelds. This, coupled with the first Xbox-branded handhelds launching in late 2025, provide potential for devices to resonate with a broader audience beyond PC gaming enthusiasts,\u201d added McWhirter.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is also investing to ensure PC vendors will eventually have access to semi-custom APUs to power their handhelds via its recent partnership with AMD \u2013 this will help provide a generational leap in performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-exhibit article-exhibit--pull-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/omdia.tech.informa.com\/-\/media\/tech\/omdia\/marketing\/pr\/2025\/aug\/global-handheld-sales-volumes-by-category.png?h=689&amp;w=907&amp;rev=88fe143bcff3460ea9b78bca55404a48&amp;hash=B5FC80F7804FA79B93AB1D2CAB11201C\" alt=\"\" \/>PC gaming handhelds coexist with PC gaming desktops and laptops as complementary devices, and a similar dynamic is observed with Sony\u2019s PlayStation Portal, another device covered in Omdia\u2019s Games Handhelds Database. Omdia finds PlayStation Portal surpassed a 3% attach rate to PlayStation 5 by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025 brought a new console cycle to the handhelds market, with Omdia forecasting over 20 million combined units of the Switch 2 and Switch sold globally in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNintendo continues to follow the traditional console model with the Switch 2 \u2013 compelling exclusive blockbuster content marketed in tandem with the hardware. But it will not reach the heights achieved by the original Switch\u201d, added McWhirter. \u201cSwitch\u2019s unique selling point of high-quality gaming on the go has now been commoditized. Switch 2\u2019s upgrade cycle is therefore an opportunity for competing platform holders and vendors to encourage the Switch audience to consider their handhelds instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Omdia\u2019s\u00a0Games Handhelds Database\u00a0covers the full breadth of the handhelds market, forecasting hardware sales volume, value, and installed base through to 2029 across key territories. Devices covered include PlayStation Portal, Valve Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, MSI Claw, Panic Playdate, and more.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Omdia research reveals 2.3 million PC gaming handhelds, including the Steam Deck, will be sold globally in 2025. This will represent growth of 32% from 2024, when 1.7 million units were sold. Omdia forecasts 4.7 million PC handhelds will be sold annually by 2029. 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