A smaller, cheaper version of the Nintendo Switch has been rumored for months. Now it's here. Dubbed the Switch Lite, it makes a few trade-offs to reach its size and price point. Most notably, it won't dock for display on your TV, its Joy-Con controllers aren't detachable, and its screen measures 5.5 inches instead of 6.2. That said, it should also feel more sturdy thanks to the lack of removable pieces, has longer battery life, is slightly lighter — 0.61 lbs versus 0.88 lbs — and yet is still compatible with the vast majority of Switch titles, making it a great entry-level option. Launching in yellow, gray, and turquoise on September 20.

Buy from Nintendo / $200

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Clockwork Gameshell Portable Console

It might look like a Game Boy, but the Clockwork Gameshell is a far more capable pocket console. Powered by a Quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU and Mali GPU, it supports Atari, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, NES, SNES, Genesis, and even original PlayStation games via emulation, with the option to play on a larger screen via a micro HDMI port. MicroSD storage lets you expand as needed, and the DIY kit gives you the satisfaction of putting it together yourself.

Buy from Amazon / $159

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Konami TurboGrafx-16 Mini Console

The TurboGrafx-16 never had the success of its contemporaries, the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. That's not to say it didn't have some great games. Thus, like the SNES and Genesis, it's getting a second life. The TurboGrafx-16 Mini is a plug-and-play HDMI box, much like the SNES Classic and Genesis Mini, and will come pre-loaded with classic games, including R-Type, New Adventure Island, Ninja Spirit, Ys Book I & II, Dungeon Explorer, and Alien Crush. The full game lineup and pricing info will be available closer to its launch.

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Sennheiser GSP 670 Gaming Headset

The German audio brand's first wireless gaming headset, Sennheiser's GSP 670 is a performance-focused solution. While they do have Bluetooth for compatibility, their proprietary low-latency connection lets PC and PS4 gamers experience virtually zero lag. Using specialized software, it can replicate 7.1 surround sound, but always offers outstanding audio thanks to a driver tuned for deep bass without sacrificing the mids or treble and a noise-canceling microphone.

Buy from Sennheiser / $350

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Microsoft Project Scarlett Console

Sony's PS5 isn't the only new console coming out in 2020. Scheduled for a holiday launch, Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, codenamed Project Scarlett, will challenge the PlayStation for graphics superiority. The console is said to be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X, with a custom CPU based on AMD's Zen 2 and Radeon RDNA architecture, GDDR6 RAM, and SSD storage. As a result, it will support 8K gaming, frame rates up to 120fps, ray-tracing, and variable refresh rates. With the launch over a year away, expect more details — including pricing and a glimpse of what it looks like — in the coming months.

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Playdate Handheld Gaming System

Portland-based Panic makes some of our favorite software. They helped make Firewatch, an amazing game. Soon, they'll be making hardware, too. The Playdate is an all-new handheld gaming system, and we can't wait to get our hands on it. It has a 400 × 240 black and white display, a d-pad, A+B buttons, a pause button, and, most interestingly, an analog crank that flips out from the side, providing a completely novel control element. The hardware was built in collaboration with Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering, while the games — delivered wirelessly once a week, and a complete surprise when they arrive — will be developed by world-class talent. The system will include the first season (12 weeks) of games and will be available for pre-order later this year, with shipments beginning in 2020.

Buy from Panic / $149

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Audeze LCD-GX Gaming Headphone

So-called "gaming" headphones have typically been more notable for their garish designs than their audio quality. Audeze is looking to change that with the LCD-GX. Set in a magnesium housing, their planar magnetic drivers are 2 to 4 times larger than those in typical gaming headphones. That size, combined with patented Fluxor magnets and ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragms, delivers unrivaled sonic performance both during gameplay and when monitoring, mixing, and editing audio. Handcrafted in California, they have memory foam ear pads and a weight-reducing suspension headband for comfort and a flexible gooseneck arm for optimal mic placement.

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Capcom Home Arcade

The retro console business shows no signs of slowing down, but unlike the miniaturized versions of classic systems, the Capcom Home Arcade touts its full-size nature as a selling point. Indeed, the logo-shaped console has competition-class Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT sticks and OBSF buttons built-in for a pleasantly authentic arcade experience. It includes 16 classic arcade titles, including Street Fighter II, Final Fight, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, and Mega Man: The Power Battle. It also offers the single-cord convenience of HDMI and has built-in WiFi for connection to a worldwide leaderboard.

Buy from Capcom / $290

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CXC Motion Pro II Racing Simulator

Racing is expensive. It's also dangerous. The CXC Motion Pro II Racing Simulator is as close as you can come to logging real laps on the track without leaving the safety of your house. Far from a gamer's toy, the 500 lb. system incorporates motion hardware, a 1,500W, 5.1 surround system, a Sparco race seat, complete with four-point harness, a force-feedback, quick-change steering wheel, and racing pedals. The base model includes one monitor, but it can be equipped with up to three, as well as an Oculus Rift VR headset and a wind simulator for even greater immersion.

Buy from CXC / $49,000+

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Sega Genesis Mini Console

It was inevitable following the release of the NES, SNES, and PlayStation Classics that we'd see more miniature retro consoles. Now Sega is joining the mix with the Genesis Mini. Like the others, it's a tiny replica of the original 16-bit console that connects over HDMI and includes 40 built-in games, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, and Castlevania: Bloodlines. It'll also include a pair of classic three-button control pads, so you won't need to buy extras just to enjoy some two-player gaming. Arrives in stores this September.

Buy from Amazon / $80

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Apple Arcade

Since opening day of the App Store, games have been among the most popular apps on the iPhone (and later, the iPad). Apple Arcade is a new service that brings hundreds of exclusive titles to the company's devices for a flat monthly fee. Working with developers like LEGO, Sega, Konami, and ustwo, Apple is both contributing to the development costs of the titles and ensuring that there's no annoying in-app purchases, ads, or invasive tracking. The service will launch later this year on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

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Google Stadia Gaming Platform

Forget buying a new gaming console every few years. With Google's Stadia platform, the data center is your console. It provides near-instant streaming of games at 60 frames-per-second in up to 4K HDR quality across laptops, desktops, phones, tablets, and TVs. While it works with existing controllers, a special Stadia controller will offer a direct Wifi connection to the cloud for easier screen-to-screen transitions, a dedicated streaming button — one of the many ways the service ties into YouTube — and a dedicated Google Assistant button with special help options specifically for Stadia games. Arriving later this year, with further details, including pricing, expected this summer.

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Nintendo Flex Concept

The retro-nostalgia markets for the NES and SNES are well served, both by Nintendo's own Classic releases and Analogue's upgraded models. Which leaves the Game Boy as the most obvious platform in need of a redo. This Nintendo Flex Concept from YJ Yoon is one vision of how that could be done. Its body reinterprets the classic handheld's shape with a more pronounced right corner cutaway, streamlined controls that sit flush with the body, and a slight curve that improves immersion. Instead of cartridges, games would be accessed via a USB-C-based pen that clicks into place on the top, just over from the relocated speaker that sits closer to your ear and thankfully away from your right palm.

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Analogue Mega Sg Console

Analogue's Nt and Super Nt are the best ways to enjoy your old NES and Super Nintendo games. Now they're doing the same for the Sega Genesis with the Mega Sg. It uses advanced upscaling to deliver 1080p visuals over HDMI with zero lag, and 48KHz 16-bit stereo to do justice to all those classic soundtracks. Compatible with Sega Genesis, Mega Drive, and Master System game cartridges out of the box, it also has an edge connector that lets it work with original Sega CD and Mega CD units, and will also support Mark III, Game Gear, Sega MyCard, SG-1000, and SC-3000 games via adapters. It ships without a controller, so it's up to you if you want to use originals, hooked up via the ports on the front, or go wireless with 8BitDo's M30 gamepads.

Buy from Analogue / $190

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Microsoft Project xCloud

Build with the goal of making games as ubiquitous as music and movies, Microsoft Project xCloud promises a future where your games are available to play anywhere, on any device. To achieve this, they're working with developers to make it easy to support the service and using their hardware know-how to build custom blade computers housing the components of multiple Xbox consoles, which are then stored and scaled at the company's Azure data centers. Currently in testing, the service, as of right now, works on mobile phones and tablets paired with an Xbox Wireless Controller or via touch controls. Microsoft says the project will be a "multi-year journey", with public trials beginning next year.

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Church California Grooming

Made by hand in Northern California, Church California grooming products use the highest quality plant products and are 100% organic. The plants used are sustainably sourced or farmed locally from nature preserves located along California's scenic Highway 1. Their top-notch pomades are all natural and will give any hairstyle a boost while stimulating new, thicker hair growth in the process.

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19-69 Eau De Parfum

The 19-69 brand was birthed in an effort to bottle counterculture movements from the past. Over the course of two years, the brand went through an exhaustive creative process with artisans in Scandinavia, France, and Italy before launching their fragrances in Paris. Each scent is inspired by an era, culture, or setting and the music and trends that help shape them and brought to life in the names, packaging, and the fragrances themselves.

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Oculus Quest VR Headset

The Oculus Rift was one of the first, and likely most well-known, modern VR headsets available. It was also expensive and required a powerful PC to run it. The Oculus Quest realizes the company's vision for VR gaming in a self-contained unit. Notably, it uses four wide-angle sensors and software to track your position in real-time without external sensors, while also keeping track of the included touch controllers. The optics are the same as the Oculus Go, with a display resolution of 1600x1440 per eye, improved built-in audio, 64GB of storage, and a launch library of over 50 games, all ready to run on nothing more than the hardware inside. Coming Spring 2019.

Buy from Oculus / $399

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Sony PlayStation Classic Console

It's been nearly 25 years since Sony introduced the original PlayStation. The PlayStation Classic, like Nintendo's NES and SNES Classics, lets you replay select retro titles on a nostalgia-creating box. Its case is modeled closely on the original disc-based console, yet it's roughly 45% smaller and connects to your TV via HDMI. Two controllers are included, as are 20 pre-loaded titles, including Tekken 3, Ridge Racer Type 4, and Final Fantasy VII. In stores December 3, the 24th anniversary of the console's launch in Japan.

Buy from Sony / $100

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Nintendo Switch Wireless NES Controllers

Nintendo Switch Online is coming, bringing with it access to dozens of online-enabled NES games. These Nintendo Switch Wireless NES Controllers are the ideal way to play them. Officially licensed and sold by Nintendo themselves, the controllers retain the classic button layout of the originals while adding L and R buttons up top. They connect to the Switch to charge, come in sets of two, and are available exclusively to Nintendo Switch Online members.

Buy from Nintendo / $60

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Pac-Man Quarter Size Arcade Cabinet

While playing classic games can bring out nostalgia, holding a controller can't replicate the feel of playing the arcade game. This Pac-Man Quarter Size Arcade Cabinet can, without taking up a ton of space. It stands just under 17" tall, yet is incredibly detailed, replicating the iconic 1980 cabinet down to the graphics around the screen and quarter slots. Amazingly, it's still playable and will be joined in 2019 by cabinets for Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, and Galaxian, making this the beginning of a full pint-sized arcade. Limited to just 10,000 units.

Buy from Numskull / $195

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8BitDo DIY Wireless Controller Mod Kit

When playing vintage games, nothing beats playing them with the original controller. Unfortunately, classic systems didn't ship with wireless controllers. 8BitDo's DIY Mod Kits let you fix that yourself. Available for the NES, NES Classic, SNES, SNES Classic, and Genesis, they require zero soldering — just replace the original PCB with the new one. A custom-designed component fills the cable hole, providing LED indicator lights and a charging port for the battery. Compatible with Windows, Android, macOS, Steam, Nintendo Switch, Raspberry Pi, and all the retro systems mentioned above via 8BitDo's receivers.

Buy from 8BitDo / $20

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Polymega Modular Gaming Console

Instead of filling your living or game room with retro boxes, the Polymega Modular Gaming Console suggests a more elegant solution. The system consists of a base with a slot for CD-based systems like the PS1 and Sega CD and USB ports for add-ons, plus a series of modules that include controller ports and game slots for systems like the NES, SNES, Genesis, and TurboGrafx-16. The system uses a "hybrid" emulation solution that relies on both hardware and software and supports wireless controllers as well. All games will be output in 1080p, and pre-orders are expected to open later this summer.

Buy from Playmaji / $250+

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Love Hulten OriginX Gaming System

Considered by many to be the origin of modern gaming, Pong was a breakthrough when it arrived in 1972. Love Hulten's OriginX pays homage to the original with a handmade cabinet in walnut, a yellow facade, and an aluminum control plate. Meant for wall-mounting, it has two sets of controls, a built-in computer running a MAME emulator with storage for up to 10,000 games, and a 19-inch 4:3 LCD fitted with a custom barrel distortion filter to better resemble vintage CRT monitors. Limited to just 50 examples.

Buy from Love Hulten / $3,400

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Xbox Adaptive Controller

Designing a game controller for all ages is tough. Making one that works for the disabled as well is basically impossible, yet Microsoft appears to have done it. Thanks to two large programmable buttons, multiple USB ports, and a dizzying array of 3.5mm jacks, the Xbox Adaptive Controller accommodates a wide variety of use cases. It was built in conjunction with many third-party manufacturers to support the broadest swatch of alternative controls, meaning that no matter what your range of motion or physical ability, you'll be able to create a custom solution that works for you — whether that means foot pedals, large arcade-style joysticks, or something even more elaborate.

Buy from Microsoft / $100

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Mega Man 2 30th Anniversary Cartridge

Considered by many to be the best game in the series, Mega Man 2 remains a beloved classic. Now you can experience it all over again on a brand new cartridge. Released for the game's 30th anniversary, it comes in a special dual-fold box with foil, glossy, and embossed elements, along with a premium instruction booklet. Sure to bring back memories as you battle Wood Man and Air Man while Takashi Tateishi's score plays in the background, it's limited to just 8,500 copies — 7,500 in light blue and 1,000 in glow-in-the-dark blue.

Buy from Iam8bit / $100

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Atari VCS Entertainment System

Modeled after the classic 2600 console, the Atari VCS — formerly known as the Ataribox — is far more than just another retro-gaming cash grab. While exact specs are still unknown, it is clear that the VCS will have capabilities beyond playing 2600 and 5200 games, as apps for major video and music streaming services are planned, as is an open Linux-based OS. Another hint to its true intentions lies in the preview image, which shows both a classic single-button joystick and a fully modern, dual analog stick controller. Pricing is yet to be announced, but pre-orders are expected to open soon.

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Sega Genesis Mini

Taking a page out of Nintendo's book, Sega is preparing to join the retro console market with a pint-sized recreation of its most successful console. Built using technology from AtGames, the Sega Genesis Mini promises a plug-and-play return to the days of 16-bit graphics. Details are scant, but you can expect a healthy dose of Sonic, a rewind feature like the previous Flashback model, and maybe a cartridge slot, although the latter is still TBD. Arriving later this year.

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PocketSprite Keychain Gaming Console

Roughly the same size as a Zippo lighter, the PocketSprite is a tiny retro gaming machine. It lets you play any Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Sega Master System, or Game Gear game via its OLED screen and clicky D-pad and buttons. The battery is rechargeable, Wifi lets you load games wirelessly, and onboard storage holds plenty of games.

Pre-order from Crowd Supply / $55

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Blade Shadow Cloud-based Gaming PC

Keeping your PC ready to handle the latest games at high frame rates is a chore. The Blade Shadow Cloud-based Gaming PC lets you offload the hassle to the cloud. Instead of packing the box with local tech, it connects to a data center where you're guaranteed eight threads on a Xeon processor, 12GB of DDR4 RAM, a high-end Nvidia card capable of 144Hz 1080p or 60Hz 4K graphics, and 256GB of storage. You'll pay a monthly fee for the service — and the machine, if you don't buy upfront — but the company promises ongoing component upgrades so you won't be left behind with legacy hardware.

Buy from Blade / $140+

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Nintendo Labo Toy-Con Kits

The year is 2018. We spend more time staring at screens than ever. Yet the year's first must-have toy is made from... cardboard? It's true: Nintendo's new Labo Toy-Con Kits move far beyond their modest materials by leveraging the Switch's modular design to create a variety of new experiences. Each kit includes a Switch cartridge and pre-cut sheets of the brown stuff. The cartridge walks you through building creations like a working piano, RC car, or fishing rod, then lets you play games with them. Since they're made from cardboard, they're easy to make your own, with or without the official Customization Set, and are ideal for both younger children and big kids alike.

Buy from Nintendo / $70+

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