Sales of X86 portable consoles will increase more than 30% this year and will double in 2029

The Steam Deck opened the path of popularization of portable consoles with PC soul and architecture X86. Soon other models were followed quite successfully such as the Asus Rog Allly, and it seems that this format remains in the spotlight of many users.

According to the data of the OMDIA analysis firm, the X86 portable console market is growing, and if last year 2024 1.7 million units of models with Windows 11 were sold and we were, by the end of this year 2025 the figures will increase to 2.3 million, a growth of 32 %.

In 2029, 4.7 million portable consoles will be sold

These data are also directly related to the expected launch of the “Xbox Portable”a collaboration between Asus and Xbox to create a portable console integrated on the Xbox platform with access to Microsoft multiplatform titles and Windows 11, which expands its catalog exponentially.

Facing 2029, the firm calculates that 4.7 million “portable consoles/pc” will be sold, An even higher but it languishes if compared to “pure” consoles such as Nintendo Switch and other portable models of different brands.

Last year, these consoles reached 14.9 million units sold, but by 2029 the figure will increase to 19.7 million consoles.