Learn to say popular handheld gaming device brand names correctly.
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How is the Steam Deck (Valve's handheld PC gaming device) correctly pronounced?
The Steam Deck is pronounced 'STEEM DEK' — 'steam' rhyming with 'team', plus 'deck' said plainly. In a technical interview: "Steam Deck ran most of the existing PC library through a compatibility layer, without needing a native port."
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How is the ASUS ROG Ally (ASUS's Windows-based handheld gaming device) correctly pronounced?
The ASUS ROG Ally is pronounced 'AY-soos ROG AL-ee' — 'ASUS ROG' as usual, plus 'Ally' rhyming with 'valley' minus the V. In a technical interview: "ASUS ROG Ally ran full Windows, so I could sideload a launcher the Steam Deck's default interface didn't support."
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How is the Nintendo Switch (Nintendo's hybrid handheld and home gaming console) correctly pronounced?
The Nintendo Switch is pronounced 'nin-TEN-doh SWICH' — 'Nintendo' stressed on the second syllable, plus 'switch' said plainly. In a technical interview: "Nintendo Switch docked into the TV in seconds, then undocked back into a fully portable handheld."
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How is the PlayStation Portal (Sony's handheld device for remote-playing PS5 games) correctly pronounced?
The PlayStation Portal is pronounced 'PLAY-stay-shun POR-tul' — 'PlayStation' said the usual way, plus 'portal' said plainly. In a technical interview: "PlayStation Portal streamed the PS5 session over Wi-Fi, but the game itself was still running on the console."
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How is Anbernic (Chinese brand of budget retro-style handheld gaming devices) correctly pronounced?
Anbernic is pronounced 'an-BUR-nik' — stress on the second syllable, read as a blended brand name. In a technical interview: "Anbernic's handheld ran a whole library of classic emulators straight out of the box."