Intel Joins Handheld Gaming Race, Promises Custom Chips to Out-Play Everyone Else
KEY POINTS
- •Intel announced development of a handheld gaming platform using its new Panther Lake chips at CES 2026.
- •Qualcomm hinted at Windows gaming handhelds potentially appearing at the Game Developers Conference in March.
- •AMD's Strix Halo AI max-plus chips promise more powerful handhelds, intensifying the competition.
Intel declared at CES 2026 it’s building a full handheld gaming platform starring its shiny new Panther Lake chips, staking its claim in the wild realm of pocket-sized PCs. With Qualcomm coyly hinting at Windows gaming handhelds to make a surprise appearance at the March Game Developers Conference and AMD flaunting its Strix Halo AI max-plus chips to tempt gamers, Intel has leapt in with a custom Intel Core G3 variant designed to outgun its own recently announced Arc B390 GPUs. Sources whispered these plans to IGN and TechCrunch, noting Intel's 18A process tech slimming down components, aiming to crush rivals—with the chip race looking less like innovation and more like a digital boxing match where everyone’s king of the tiny sweaty ring.
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Intel’s new handheld gaming PC plan reads like a competitive sausage fest: Panther Lake chips battling AMD’s Strix AI and Qualcomm’s cryptic GDC hints. Because who doesn’t want mini computers racing for your couch space?
Intel entering handheld gaming is like that kid joining dodgeball last minute—eager, ambitious, and totally ready to get bashed.
If you thought the GPU wars were fierce, wait till Panther Lake squeezes into your pocket… because apparently, laptops aren’t portable enough yet.
Source: Theverge | Published: 1/7/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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