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As gamers wait for Nintendo's next handheld gaming console, expected to be unveiled by April 2025, a set of images purporting to show off a Switch 2 prototype is making the rounds online.

The first photos of Microsoft's upcoming Xbox handheld gaming system have appeared online, showing a device that looks very similar to the next-generation Asus ROG Ally 2.

Plenty of us play to let off steam, but online multiplayer and single-player gaming can be healing in the hands of mental health professionals. Photograph: MILANTE/Getty Images Save this story ...