Forty Thousand Steam Controllers | NPC: Next Portable Console

This week on Next Portable Console, TrimUI's slow drip of details on the Brick Pro continues, shipping manifests suggest the Steam Controller may beat the Steam Machine to market, and OnePlus makes a strong bid for weirdest handheld announcement of 2026. Links and Show Notes The Latest Portable Gaming News The TrimUI Brick Pro nears official release with packaging revealed — https://retrohandhelds.gg/trimui-bric... ONEXPLAYER teases X2 Mini handheld with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and 8.8-inch OLED — https://videocardz.com/newz/onexplaye... Shipping manifest leak suggests Steam Controller launch is imminent — https://www.pcgamesn.com/valve/steam-... Lenovo teasing larger Legion Tab gaming tablet — https://liliputing.com/lilbits-lenovo... OnePlus reportedly developing an Android gaming handheld targeting FPS games with purple faux leather grips — https://videocardz.com/pixel/oneplus-... 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, Brendon, 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:   / nextportableconsole   Leave Feedback for John, Federico, and Brendon NPC Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2... Credits Show Art: Brendon Bigley — https://brendonbigley.com/ Music: Will LaPorte — https://www.peachmgzn.com/will-laporte Follow Us Online On the Web MacStories.net — https://www.macstories.net Wavelengths.online — https://wavelengths.online Follow us 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... Follow us 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: 0:00 - Ticci Returns to TotK 9:01 - Pragmata on Switch 2 11:48 - TrimUI Brick Pro 15:43 - OneXplayer X2 Mini 17:20 - Steam Controllers on a Boat 22:25 - Lenovo Legion Tab XL 24:08 - Purple Grips