The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal is just weeks away, but Samsung is showing off its vision for portable gaming and it's bendier than you may have imagined it to beTech16:15, 07 Mar 2025Updated 16:15, 07 Mar 2025The Samsung Flex Gaming Handheld is a proof of concept for nowThe Nintendo Switch 2 is coming, as the first console hits eight years on the market, and while the new system's release date, launch lineup, and pricing are still a mystery, one rival has gone in a very different direction.Some have bemoaned Nintendo for not being as keen to experiment with the new Switch, but there's still plenty we don't know about it. One thing that seems certain, however, is that its screen will be one solid piece.That might sound obvious, but tech giant Samsung is looking to take on Nintendo, Lenovo, MSI, and Valve's Steam Deck with its own foldable phone that calls to mind the explosive gum from the first Mission Impossible movie.Is the future of portable gaming foldable?As spotted by T3 at Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona this week, Samsung revealed the Flex Gaming prototype. It's not planned for mass production just yet, existing more as a proof of concept than anything, but the idea is appealing.While phones are getting foldable, not everyone needs the extra screen real estate. When gaming, however, wouldn't it be nice to unfold a device to reveal a bigger OLED panel to play on?That's the promise of the Samsung Flex Gaming prototype, but it's more to help sell the company's foldable OLED screens than to actually exist as a product for consumers at least for now.Article continues belowWith the influx of companies rolling out rivals to the Steam Deck and Switch, there's every chance it does happen one day. It's a very different environment to the one that the Switch originally launched into in 2017, that's for sure.For more on portable consoles, be sure to check out why the Switch 2 doesn't have a confirmed Pokemon title yet, as well as why the Steam Deck OLED might be your best bet for a new console.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.