Retro Handhelds Weekly: Retroid Pocket 6, Anbernic RAM Swap, BanjoRecomp, and More

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

Get a New RG34XXSP? It Might Not Be What You Thought: It was discovered this week that Anbernic is swapping the RAM in the RG34XXSP. One of its main original selling points was that it featured 2GB of RAM instead of 1GB, but that’s no longer the case.
Retroid Pocket 6 Shipping Delayed Due to Screen ‘Efficiency Limitations’: Excited for your Retroid Pocket 6 to arrive? Depending on when you bought one, you might have to wait a little bit longer as the company ran into some calibration issues with the screens, resulting in some slight delays.
TrimUI Brick Pro: Everything We Know So Far: The TrimUI Brick is an excellent retro handheld, becoming one of our default suggestions for new people in the space. And now, it seems that TrimUI wants to push things even further, with rumors and leaks pointing to a larger Brick, complete with joysticks.

More Hardware News

Apps and Software

Don’t get me wrong, hardware is definitely fun and exciting to talk about. But what good is an awesome handheld if it doesn’t even work? That’s where software and custom firmware come into play, so here’s everything you might’ve missed this week.

BanjoRecomp PC Port Released: What a time to be alive. Not only are we getting excellent AAA titles like Clair Obscur, but the community continues to bring us remakes of classics. This time, we’ve got BanjoRecomp, a PC Port of Banjo-Kazooie.
Nintendo Wouldn’t Let Sonic Stand in Front: In a recent interview, former Sega dev Ryoichi Hasegawa dropped a very funny little bomb about Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Nintendo reportedly insisted that Mario always be one step ahead of Sonic in the promo artwork. Not figuratively ahead, but literally. Foot placement, pixel priority, the whole shebang.
Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake: Speaking of getting excellent new games (and Recomps), it seems that the highly-anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been canceled.

More Software News

Emulation Updates

Custom Firmware

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.

On the YouTubes

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Another week, another set of deals to be had. Hit the button below to check out our favorite deals of the week. We know how much everyone loves a good deal, so we’ve been cooking up something to help you get the best deal possible.

Anbernic RG35XX Pro
- ~~$61.04~~ $58.04 w/ code USLS03
AISLPC RG52 Mini
- ~~$87.04~~ $80.04 w/ code USLS07
Retroid Pocket Flip 2
- ~~$211.57~~ $186.57 w/ code USLS25
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally
- ~~$599.99~~ $499.99 at Best Buy

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