AYANEO’s luxurious Recreation Boy is now obtainable for pre-order

AYANEO has made a reputation for itself making very premium gaming handhelds, however the Pocket VERT takes issues to an entire new degree. It has an excessively luxurious construct and sufficient energy to emulate something, and beginning in the present day, you’ll be able to lastly order one.

The Pocket VERT is now obtainable for pre-order on Indiegogo, with early-bird pricing beginning at $269. The marketing campaign confronted a number of delays in getting accepted by the Indiegogo workforce, which applied new checks as a part of its divisive new platform.

As for specs, it’s powered by a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, which affords sufficient energy to emulate each retro console, in addition to extra trendy consoles just like the GameCube and PS2. It may possible run Swap video games too, however there shall be severe compromises enjoying on such a small, sq. display.

Talking of the display, it seems to be the identical high-density 3.5-inch LCD panel discovered on the FPGA Analogue Pocket. The 1600 x 1440 decision affords good 10x upscaling for Recreation Boy video games, that are certain to look phenomenal with the best shaders on this machine.

The physique of the Pocket VERT includes a CNC metallic end, with “diamond-cut” shoulder buttons, a transparent D-pad, unmarked face buttons, varied perform buttons, and a MagicSwitch scroll wheel. That scroll wheel affords fast settings adjustments in AYANEO’s customized software program.

However there’s another characteristic that’s actually hidden beneath the floor. A big “MagicTouch” touchpad spans throughout the open area in the course of the machine. This can be utilized as a touchpad for mouse-based DOS video games or stick inputs for extra trendy controllers. There’s an choice in settings to separate the pad for dual-stick inputs, making this a really versatile machine.

Other than that, it options a big 6,000mAh battery and an built-in fingerprint sensor within the energy button. The all-glass entrance means it has downward-firing audio system, however there’s additionally a headphone jack to essentially take pleasure in these Recreation Boy chiptunes.

The Pocket VERT is available in two configurations: 8+128GB beginning at $269, and 12+256GB beginning at $349. That pricing is for the black and white fashions, with a further premium “Lava Crimson” mannequin working an additional $20 over the top-specced configuration. There’s additionally an enormous worth hike after the early-bird interval finishes, which is typical for the corporate’s releases.

AYANEO at present estimates that the Pocket VERT will start delivery in early February 2026, earlier than the Chinese language New 12 months. Nonetheless, the corporate has typically missed delivery deadlines previously, so don’t anticipate that date to be set in stone.