Retroid Pocket Nova Preorder goes live 26JUN at 9pm ET (6pm PT)

Nakamichi · 2026-06-26T22:53:22+0100

Just in case someone here hasnt heard, a very powerful emulation handheld goes on sale in a lil bit.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, plenty of RAM and a 4:3 AMOLED panel for 229usd to 274usd depending on model and color.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the same SOC thats also in the Ayn Thor, so this is REALLY beefy. This does Switch emulation at 1080p.
Not bad at all for the price.
I think the Crystal one is particularly pretty. Currently sitting here waiting for Preorders to switch from "Sold Out" (which just means the sale hasnt begun yet) to "Available".

Anyone else excited for this one?

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emigre · 2026-06-27T15:20:13+0100

I ordered the Ice Blue as a birthday present to myself. Am looking forward to it, as the potential to be an incredible 4;3 device.

Nakamichi · 2026-06-27T17:18:07+0100

emigre said:
I ordered the Ice Blue as a birthday present to myself. Am looking forward to it, as the potential to be an incredible 4;3 device.

Heck yeah!
Id go so far as to say that this has every sign of being the best little handheld ever.
Compact and portable enough to slide easily into a pants-pocket, but powerful enough to emulate switch??
a beautiful AMOLED panel and enough Ram, despite the chip crisis?
... im ALREADY drooling. thats what i wanted for forever.

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emigre · 2026-06-27T18:56:56+0100

Not sure I'm going to be emulating switch games.

I just want a oled screen to play my retro games

Will say paying 5 dollars extra to choose a custom colour is a tad penny pinching.

Nakamichi · 2026-06-27T19:21:08+0100

emigre said:
Not sure I'm going to be emulating switch games.

I just want a oled screen to play my retro games

Will say paying 5 dollars extra to choose a custom colour is a tad penny pinching.

Yeah, i noticed, but this handheld priced very competitively, so im willing to forgive.

Scarlet · 2026-06-27T19:37:06+0100

I think I can resist this... If it had the D-Pad on top then that might have been it for me. A little GameCube handheld would be hype, though there is a temptation to just commission one of those cut down Wiis...

Nakamichi · 2026-06-27T19:48:31+0100

Scarlet said:
I think I can resist this... If it had the D-Pad on top then that might have been it for me. A little GameCube handheld would be hype, though there is a temptation to just commission one of those cut down Wiis...

but it does!!
Dpad over analog stick!
Im not here to tell you what to do but... BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT FOMO FOMO <3 ; 33
hehe

Scarlet · 2026-06-27T20:06:34+0100

Nakamichi said:
but it does!!
Dpad over analog stick!
Im not here to tell you what to do but... BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT FOMO FOMO <3 ; 33
hehe

Oh whoops no I meant analogue stick on top lol. For GameCube I'd want an analogue-centric system.

Nakamichi · 2026-06-27T20:11:24+0100

Scarlet said:
Oh whoops no I meant analogue stick on top lol. For GameCube I'd want an analogue-centric system.

oh i see! Thats fair enough i guess!
There are some really good ones of those, too!
Ayn makes those, for example the INSANELY powerful Ayn Odin 3:
https://www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-odin-3

A good 100 bucks more, but Dpad on top and even more powerful.
Most powerful ARM chip ever used in an emulation-handheld, iirc

EDIT: And my beloved Ayn Thor <3

Scarlet · 2026-06-27T20:12:27+0100

Nakamichi said:
oh i see! Thats fair enough i guess!
There are some really good ones of those, too!
Ayn makes those, for example the INSANELY powerful Ayn Odin 3:
https://www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-odin-3

A good 100 bucks more, but Dpad on top and even more powerful.
Most powerful ARM chip ever used in an emulation-handheld, iirc

Oh yeah I have plenty of handhelds already. I only just picked up the Odin 2 Portal because I saw it going cheap. I do like having specific handhelds for specific things though, so a 4:3 OLED one with a focus on analogue would've been ideal for GameCube.

Nakamichi · 2026-06-27T20:14:46+0100

Scarlet said:
Oh yeah I have plenty of handhelds already. I only just picked up the Odin 2 Portal because I saw it going cheap. I do like having specific handhelds for specific things though, so a 4:3 OLED one with a focus on analogue would've been ideal for GameCube.

im buying it mostly for a mix of SNES and Switch.
Beautiful display to really make those cartoony Snes graphics pop and enough hidden power to also play a few fights in Persona 5 on Switch while waiting for the bus ; 3

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