Update [Fri 26th Apr, 2024 15:00 BST]: The IndieGoGo campaign for the AYANEO Pocket S is now live.
The Android-based handheld starts at $399 for the 1080p version and goes all the way up to $659 for the top-end 1440p version.
Update [Fri 1st Dec, 2023 13:20 GMT]: AYANEO has given an updated look at its upcoming "high-end" handheld, the AYANEO Pocket S in a new video on its YouTube channel posted yesterday (thanks Retro Dodo for the spot!)
The video features 8 minutes of gameplay footage of Honkai: Star Rail being played on the handheld and also offers a closer look at some of the tweaks that have been made to the device since we last covered it.
The most prominent change appears to come in the form of a new and improved, thicker-looking D-Pad, which addresses some of the concerns players had with the initial design back in August.
You can watch the full video below:
Original Story [Thu 24th Aug, 2023 10:45 BST]: Yesterday, AYANEO announced yet another Android-based handheld it will be bringing to the market called the Pocket S (as spotted by RetroDodo).
The device will notably take advantage of the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 and will according to AYANEO's website boast "X86-level heat dissipation performance".
As suggested by RetroDodo, it should easily be capable of emulating games for GameCube, Switch, Wii, and PS2, alongside other retro and modern machines. It also comes in black or white designs and features a slim, "bezel-less" look that's seemingly inspired by modern-day smartphones.
AYANEO hasn't announced the full specifications for the device just yet, or even a price, or a planned release date, but we'll try and keep you updated as we learn more. For now, you can see more photos of the new device below taken from AYANEO's website.
[source retrododo.com]
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ive seen and used enough dpads and buttons to know that those are trash. 😑
@-wc- What are your favorite d pads?
@Poodlestargenerica
SNES, Saturn, and psx are the best dpads I've had alot of experience with. these are dpads that i start playing and never "think about" the function or form of the dpad again the entire time. 👍
honorable mention to the snk style micro switch stick which is not a dpad but is a great 8 way digital control device. and the ps2 which is the only analog dpad i know about, and works great as well.
as a rule of thumb (har har,) controllers with the dpad in the "secondary position" always fail in the dpad design department. im my opinion, a dpad only works in primary position, or perhaps no one has found the right angle and design for one in secondary position.
alright well anyway thanks for asking 😂 how about yourself, same question? ✌️
I like small rocky click ones, like the sp, dsi, and 3ds. They feel more intuitive to me, almost like a joystick. The vita is pretty good too, but that's more of a hybrid. I grew up playing on an snes, but it broke so long ago now. I'm not fussed about position as long as the controller doesn't make my hand hurt. The dpad on this thing doesn't look like anything I've seen before though, very odd.
@Poodlestargenerica I was just going to say that the clicky dpad on the DSi was one of my favorites. I also like the dpad on the Wii U Pro controller a lot.
Android is kind of suck for emulator, it's better if ayaneo have their own os for these machine, like steam os for steam deck and analogue os/openfpga for analogue pocket.
I really like that analogue pocket start-up time is just 2-3 second.
I wish phones still had 16:9 screens, instead of all these stupid skinny arbitrary aspect ratios. That alone makes this device (and AYN etc devices) so much better for gaming.
If this allowed 4g/5g cellular it would be killer.
Now it’s back to the old decision: make due with a controller and a powerful phone with ***** screen, or buy this and a cheap phone and have to carry around two separate devices?
Eww why pay all that to emulate on Android.. i thought this was a steam deck and switch competitor but again they are very niche devices
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