AYANEO has recently launched the Pocket Micro Classic, a refreshed version of its Android-based handheld device. This new model comes with a lower price point at $179, $20 cheaper than the original, making it the company’s most affordable device yet.
The AYANEO Pocket Micro was praised for its compact design and aesthetic appeal. This new iteration retains those strong points, together with the powerful MediaTek Helio G99 chipset.
One notable difference is that it no longer includes dual analogue sticks. Both the Pocket Micro and Pocket Micro Classic can emulate up to the Dreamcast era.
In your opinion, is the absence of sticks a significant drawback?
Looks like an RG28XX or its Miyoo equivalent, a bit expensive.
I’m not sure why you would get this over something like an RG35XX H, unless you never play PS1/N64/PSP/DC and care a great deal about build quality.
What a joke. At that same price you can buy a Google Pixel preowned and retrofit the same.
And it’ll be faster and double the size, plus two separate parts that come apart in your pocket.
That looks like my dream favourite phone that emulates all old GBA & DS stuff
This would be awful for DS, no?
Don’t you see the second, foldable, screen in the screenshot 😁 ?
Neat. I’ve been holding out for a new higher quality retro emulator without sticks. The old games I want to play don’t use sticks, and the sticks make it harder to carry in a pocket.
If we can play Yoshi’s Island & Sonic w/out sticks, I think we’ll be okay. Although I don’t know what games this will have…
