Best Consoles of 2026
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Valve Steam MachineSteamOS in a tiny cube that finally makes the living room PC real, if you can stomach the priceRead the review
ModRetro M64A handsome FPGA Nintendo 64 that plays original cartridges with no lag, though its 4K picture and firmware still need polish- MSI Claw 8 EX AI+MSI Claw 8 EX AI+The fastest handheld yet, and at 1799 the clearest sign of 2026 memory prices gone mad
Steam MachineThe console Valve has wanted to make for a decade, priced like the gaming PC it is meant to replace.