Published on: 2025-06-09 00:20:50
Anbernic is used to playing on our nostalgia, and to be honest, that strategy seems to be working. Just last month, the company released its Anbernic RG34XXSP, which is a Game Boy Advance SP-like retro handheld that somehow crams your love for Game Boys and the GameCube into one (very affordable) gadget. My millennial lust for gaming nostalgia is tingling just thinking about it. Now, Anbernic is taking that same strategy and applying it toward another retro gadget you may not have had on your re
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-09 17:39:33
TL;DR ANBERNIC has shown off emulation performance on the upcoming RG Slide handheld. With a sliding design like the Xperia Play or PSP Go, it’s unique in the gaming handheld space. ANBERNIC has not yet announced a release date or pricing. Last week, ANBERNIC gave us our first glimpse of its upcoming sliding handheld, the RG Slide, but today we finally got a full look at the Xperia Play clone, complete with emulation performance. If you feel any nostalgia for the Xperia Play or PSP Go, this o
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-17 20:40:22
Anbernic makes retro handhelds, practically an avalanche of retro handhelds. The company is known for pushing so many products out the door each year, customers can barely keep up. Now, the handheld maker seems to be one of the few pushing into the direct U.S. market in an effort to offer customers one of the bare few avenues of gaming for cheap. Going mainstream has a few costs—not just in price—but in what the company needs to do to avoid scrutiny over its promotion of legally murky game emula
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-18 08:42:44
TL;DR Anbernic teased the RG Slide, a new gaming handheld with a PSP Go-like sliding mechanism. Sony’s patent for sliding controls is set to expire next month. No specs have been revealed yet, although it’s most likely an Android device. The Sony PSP Go might not have been a big seller, but the sliding form-factor was hugely innovative at the time. It was later used in the iconic Xperia Play smartphone, which was Sony’s last real attempt to make sliding devices work. The Xperia Play 2 was can
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-16 16:04:58
TL;DR The Anbernic RG 557 will launch on April 25, with a special early bird discount. It retails for $249, discounted to $234.99 for the first 72 hours. It’s the most powerful device Anbernic has ever released, but it faces stiff competition and looming tariffs. Anbernic is one of the most prolific retro gaming handheld makers, but it has chosen a strange time to launch its first device of 2025. First teased earlier this month, the RG 557 will finally go on sale on April 25, but pricing and
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-17 00:02:17
Anbernic, a popular retro handheld maker, has announced that its suspending shipments of its devices from China to the US because of tariffs. The company, which makes a variety of emulation-focused consoles and has appeared in Engadget's "Best gaming handhelds" list, is still selling devices it's already shipped to the US while supplies last. "Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspending all orders shipping from China to the United States starting today," Anbernic writes. "We s
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-17 08:13:31
is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. How much will Trump’s threatened 245 percent tariffs truly impact Chinese goods and the prices we pay in the US? Some Chinese companies aren’t waiting to see. Anbernic, which makes excellent and controversial Nintendo Game Boy clones, is already suspending US shipments indefinitely. “Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-18 08:26:09
As I reported just last week, cheap-yet-awesome retro handhelds are being marched to the guillotine in the name of Trump tariffs. One of the first companies to have its head on the block is also one of the most prolific. Handheld maker Anbernic told customers Sunday that it would stop all direct shipments to U.S. customers, at least until President Donny finally offers any clarity on how much people will pay in import duties for products from China. Anbernic is known for its enormous library of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-30 08:51:19
ANBERNIC TL;DR The ANBERNIC RG-557 is the company’s first device of 2025, and its most powerful ever. Full specs were revealed at a trade show in Hong Kong, with a Dimensity 8300 chipset. Pricing is expected to be around $205, with a launch date slated for later this month. Last week we got our first glimpse at the ANBERNIC RG-557, which looks like a great alternative to other popular horizontal handhelds like the Retroid Pocket 5. The teaser video showed impressive Wii U and PS2 emulation p
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-08 00:19:02
TL;DR ANBERNIC has revealed its first device of 2025, the RG-557, featuring a large AMOLED display. It’s the most powerful device the company has ever released, emulating Wii U and upscaled PS2 games with ease. No word on pricing or release dates, but it may be packing the Snapdragon G2 Gen 1 processor. ANBERNIC has been suspiciously quiet this year after releasing a whopping 12 devices in 2024. Today the company finally announced its first device of 2025, and it looks like it might be a powe
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