Analogue Pocket Supply Is Finally Catching Up With Demand

Preorders shipping this August

by Damien McFerran Sun 23rd Jul 2023

The Analogue Pocket is one heck of a retro gaming system, but it has been plagued with supply issues since it launched a while back.

Thankfully, Analogue has now issued a statement which confirms that production is catching up with demand, and all preorders places before July this year will be fulfilled in August.

"All Pocket preorders placed before July 20, 2023 will begin shipping in August," the company said. "This includes all orders with an Analogue Pocket and/or Pocket accessories. Pocket Adapter Sets will be shipping separately in 2023."

The FPGA-based handheld has become increasingly popular with retro fans thanks to its ability to play original cartridges as well as OpenFPGA cores developed by the community.

[source analogue.co]

Damien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media's sites from an editorial perspective. He's also the editor of Time Extension, the network's newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming's past glories.

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colecoletrane
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

This got me jazzed up! I ordered mine almost a year ago and my patience was growing thin

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Coalescence
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

Really wish they would have made an openfpga and non version of this. I just want it for the high end game boy console, but can't get one because most everyone wants it for the portable Mister appeal.

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Magic_Salmon_Pro
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

I managed to get mine in the 1st round of shipping. I got it specifically with the intention of messing around with the FGPA and making some custom software for it to share with others. So it's great to hear there's more being shipped out to people!

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ChromaticDracula
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

Aweeeeeesssooooommmmeeeeee
I have built up quite the collection of GB/GBC/GBA games and have been playing them on modded consoles (backlight and rechargeable batteries).
I’ve been looking forward to the features this brings along with the “museum” and save states and all that. This is the system to have if you’re in your 30s.

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Slinkeepie
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

@ChromaticDracula 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽This.
Also it is a system to have if you are in your 40’s 😁
Being in lonely New Zealand is making it hard to get one, shipping is killer. I’m trying to get one through a supplier here but yeah the mark-up is huge.

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NinChocolate
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

I tend not to buy anything on a back order, so if there’s supply I’m interested in getting one

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Rich_Uncle_Skeleton
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

So, I could have just waited until June to order, and not uhhh last October, eh…?

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mrfield
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

I miss the days when you could order something and have it arrive within the following week.

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wiiware
Sun 23rd Jul 2023

Preordered it on december last year, my fulfillment status is still pending

I actually forget I preordered it before reading this news lol.

Still, can't wait to try it when it arrives on my place

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Azuris
Mon 24th Jul 2023

Well, i've got an Mister and an Anbernic V(something) instead, so i have FPGA and a 4:3 mobile Emulation Device, both for multiple Systems.

I guess a mobile Mister in the formfactor of the Anbernic with two Sticks for the Playstation would be a Killer.

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Gridatttack
Mon 24th Jul 2023

Honestly the wait was worth it. I failed to get it when it was released, them we had to wait on the pandemic and when we finally placed our order , wait another year.

This is the go to way to play GB(C) games! GBA for the better sound too, but I rather take my modded SP or Micro when I go on trips.

The extra cores are really neat too; been testing my SMK mod on this and it looks and plays great.

My only gripe is how they redid the "original GBA" screen mode; I like the less saturated one before the update.

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Ryu_Niiyama
Wed 26th Jul 2023

I will have to put in an order soon then.

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