This Is the Best Gaming Gear of 2026
Like gamers themselves, 2026's gaming gear is all over the place. The lines between PC and console are blurring like the lines between hardcore gamers and casuals. Handhelds run full Windows and that little old lady you assumed was playing Candy Crush is smoking you at Counter-Strike.
- ▪Like gamers themselves, 2026's gaming gear is all over the place.
- ▪The lines between PC and console are blurring like the lines between hardcore gamers and casuals.
- ▪Handhelds run full Windows and that little old lady you assumed was playing Candy Crush is smoking you at Counter-Strike.
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| Original publisher | Lifehacker |
| Canonical URL | https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-gaming-gear-of-2026?utm_medium=RSS |
| Publication time | Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:11:46 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-16T19:18:41.635Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-16T19:18:41.635Z |
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Like gamers themselves, 2026's gaming gear is all over the place. The lines between PC and console are blurring like the lines between hardcore gamers and casuals. Handhelds run full Windows and that little old lady you assumed was playing Candy Crush is smoking you at Counter-Strike. Whether you're trying to push as fast a frame rate as possible on your PC or you just want to kill a little time when you're waiting for the bus, the gaming gear below is the best 2026 has to offer. Best overall: Steam DeckThe Steam Deck is the Swiss Army Knife of gaming—a single device that will please portable gamers, PC gamers, and console gamers alike. It's a PC but in a slip-it-in-a-backpack form factor, and it can be plugged in to play on your TV.
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