Will there ever be a day when Retroid doesn’t run into some type of issue or have to deal with backlash for a new release? That’s exactly what happened, yet again, with the Retroid Pocket 6 as the community rallied to influence a design change. Gone are the buttons that were found below the display, and instead, we have a handheld that looks somewhere in between a Retroid Pocket 5/Pocket G2 and AYN Odin 3.

Not only that, but Retroid is making another change to the design, and I actually think this one is for the better. Along with asking the community for feedback on the overall design, Retroid also asked about layout preferences for the Left Stick and D-pad.

While 63% of the vote (on Discord) was in favor of the Left Stick being on the top, Retroid is letting you decide the layout when the time comes to order the Pocket 6. As noted in the Retroid Discord, “For the first time, we will offer the option to choose if you’d like the d-pad, or the left stick on top.”

As for what’s next, well, some who pre-ordered the Retroid Pocket 6 as soon as it was made available have started receiving refunds. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case for everyone just yet, but Chris over on the Retroid server says “Customers that have already pre-ordered the RP6, will receive an email from customer service in the coming days.”

And while there is a banner on the Retroid site showing off the previous Pocket 6 design, the corresponding landing page has been pulled. Meanwhile, a banner message across the top of the site says “RP6 redesign in progress, coming back soon!” We suspect it won’t be long before we can pre-order the “new” RP6, and we’ll be sure to let everyone know when the time comes.

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