What you need to know
- The AYN Odin 3 and AYN Thor handhelds have been officially announced.
- Few details are known about the Odin 3, besides that it will serve as a successor to the Odin 2 and Odin 2 Portal.
- The AYN Thor is the company’s first clamshell handheld, featuring dual-screens and comes in response to the AYANEO Pocket DS.
Just yesterday, AYANEO opened up pre-orders via Indiegogo for the Pocket DS handheld. Today, AYN is sending waves through the gaming handheld space with its announcement of the AYN Thor and Odin 3.
It started with nothing more than a teaser image over at Instagram, simply confirming that the AYN Odin 3 and Thor were upcoming handhelds. This led to a bunch of excitement and chatter in the community about what “Thor” could possibly be. A random rumor appeared suggesting that the Odin 3 “uses 8gen5,” and given that the 8 Gen 4 was renamed to the 8 Elite, this could mean the 8 Elite Gen 2. But again, that was almost a year ago, so I wouldn’t be surprised if AYN changed its mind since then.
Unfortunately, until AYN reveals more information (or leaks crop up), it’s nothing but speculation about either the Odin 3 or Thor. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to see AYN hold off until after the AYANEO Pocket DS pricing was revealed.
But if there’s one thing that the Pocket DS Indiegogo campaign has made abundantly clear, it’s that people want clamshell Android handhelds. AYANEO raised over 0,000 in under 24 hours, and the company “secured an extra 1,000 Early Bird units.”
Now I just have to wonder how many orders will be cancelled with AYN announcing its own dual-screen handheld.
AYN Odin 2 Portal
Powerhouse OLED Android gaming AYN has been making some of the best handhelds for years, and with the Odin 2, it pivoted to solely focusing on Android handhelds. The Odin 2 Portal is simply one of the best Android gaming handhelds that money can buy, with its OLED display, 8,000mAh battery, and excellent performance.
