Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and catch up on what’s happened this week in the world of Retro Handhelds.
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Hardware and Industry News
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- AYANEO Provides Shipping Updates for the Pocket Advance, Pocket Block, and Pocket Micro 2: In an email to backers and previous customers, AYANEO shared that its shipped approximately 90% of all Pocket Advance pre-orders,” while also confirming that the Pocket Block would begin shipping this week. Unfortunately, Pocket Micro 2 orders won’t be shipping until “early November.”
- Project Helix is “on track for a Holiday 2028 release, priced somewhere between $1,200 and $1,800”: In an interview with Fortune, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed that the company’s next-gen console will arrive “for a Holiday 2028 release,” while its “next-gen handheld” will apparently arrive “in Holiday 2027.”
More Hardware & Industry News
- BioWare Shuts Down and Next Mass Effect Game Canceled
- Switch 2 Gets Jailbroken | Nintendo Removes Affected Game
- Potential Steam Deck 2 APU Appears in Benchmarks
- TrimUI Brick Hammer Pro U Will Apparently “Be Available First” at Royibeila
Apps and Software
- AMD FSR 4.1 is Rolling Out Now, Here’s How to Enable It on Your ROG Xbox Ally X20 and Other Handhelds: As planned, the FSR 4.1 Upscaling update has started rolling out for compatible hardware, which x86 handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally X20 and others.
- Apotris v4.2.0 Adds a New Android Port, Two New Submodes, and More: Everyone’s favorite Tetris-clone was officially updated this week to version 4.2.0. With this update, you can now play Apotris on Android devices, online crossplay multiplayer is now possible, and the PortMaster version has also been updated to match the standalone download version.
- Microsoft Introduces “Cloud Playtime” Starting at 10 hours for $3.99: “Cloud Playtime” is a new subscription model Microsoft is testing that would let you stream Xbox games without paying for a Game Pass subscription. Tiers start at 10 hours for $3.99, and top out at $11.99 for 50 hours.
More Software News
Emulation Corner
Custom Core
Ports/Decomps/Recomps
Game of the Month
From the Writers
While there’s always a lot of news to cover and talk about, we also try to take a step back and give everyone something a bit different to enjoy. These are the more editorial-styled articles and reviews that you might have missed over the course of this week.
- INNOCN CB27U1 Review: Professional Performance
- Steam Next Fest is Drowning in Demos, Here Are a Few We’re Checking Out
On the YouTubes
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