It’s finally time to fire up the hype train, as AYN has just teased not one but two lines of devices. In a post over on Instagram (thanks, Mr. RetroGameCorps), the AYN Odin 3 has been officially teased, along with another supposed device that will carry the name of “Thor.”
UPDATE: Shortly after publishing this post, AYN confirmed that it will be releasing information about Thor “in the coming week. Then Odin3 after Thor.”
Of course, this is just the first mention of either device from AYN directly, so naturally, it’s pretty scant on details. However, the poster’s tagline is “Next-Gen Features Arrived” with “Thor | Odin 3” highlighted in the middle, and today’s date listed at the bottom.
As soon as I saw Russ’ post, I ran over to the AYN Discord, where there are now dedicated sections for both Thor and Odin 3. Initially, I wasn’t sure what kind of device Thor could be, but it seems that it won’t be a return to x86 handhelds for AYN, as that suggestion was shut down pretty quickly.
Then someone else mentioned “Thor, Son of Odin,” and it kind of clicked. We could be in store for an Odin 2 / Odin 2 Mini situation, with the Odin 3 remaining as the “flagship” and Thor coming in as a more pocketable alternative.
There is some speculation that Thor could be AYN’s answer to the AYANEO Pocket DS, which just launched on Indiegogo and has already been quite successful. While it’s definitely possible, I think the Odin 3 Mini idea is more plausible. But that’s based on nothing more than pure speculation and a gut feeling.
Seeing as it’s been over eight months since the Odin 2 Portal was released, AYN was definitely overdue for a new handheld announcement. And with today’s teaser, it seems like the company is finally ready to share what it’s been working on.
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