by andrew | Feb 7, 2025 | News
UPDATE (2/7 1:30 PM): Trade Exemption Delayed I feel like every time we end up writing about events like this, something related always happens. Just a few moments ago, an executive order was signed that “puts a pause on the closing of the de minimis trade...
by Ban | Jan 26, 2025 | Features, Reviews
When it comes to handheld manufacturers, we’re all used to dumping them out on a regular basis. Whether that’s Anbernic’s monthly release schedule, or Powkiddy’s “every few months we dump a couple out”. However, companies like Retroid or AYN feature a more “yearly...
by Nick | Dec 10, 2024 | Features, Reviews
In a hobby where the hottest newly hyped device is always around the corner, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up with what’s coming next. Incremental improvements and hardware changes are all well and good, but I think we could use a reminder that these...
by andrew | Oct 21, 2024 | Features, News
Just as the weekly Retro Handhelds Podcast was kicking off, AYN dropped a massive surprise as the company announced the Odin 2 Portal handheld. This one came out of left field, as things have been pretty quiet in the AYN camp ever since the Odin 2 Mini was announced....
by bespu | Jun 25, 2024 | News
When AYN entered the x86 scene in 2022, it was a resounding mess. Six different overlapping models, a long and convoluted development cycle that left backers waiting a year or more for their devices, and a slew of cancellations that shuffled people’s orders from...
