Handhelds are hot again. Here's how Xbox and PlayStation could capitalize.

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A stagnant market has roared to life once again.
Handheld gaming devices were a huge hit during the late '80s and throughout both the '90s and the 2000s, but the market for them largely stagnated once most audiences moved towards home consoles or desktop gaming PCs. However, with the industry-dominating success of the Nintendo Switch (as well as the 3DS handheld before it), the rise of mobile gaming on smartphones, and the development of cloud game streaming services, gaming on handheld devices is popular again. But will some of the biggest names in the industry move to capitalize?

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