What you need to know
- AYANEO provided its first look at the Pocket Vert, an upcoming Game Boy-styled handheld.
- It also shared a few specs, such as the 3.5-inch LCD display, with a 1600 x 1440 resolution.
- There are still a few details left unknown, but AYANEO promises more will be “revealed soon.”
The fun never stops for AYANEO, as just last week, the company’s first smartphone was teased, and now there’s another new handheld being shown off. We first heard about the AYANEO Pocket Vert back in July during the company’s “Strategy Sharing Session” livestream. Now, we’re getting our first look at the handheld, along with a few other key details.
The Pocket Vert will be AYANEO’s first vertical handheld to be released since the Pocket DMG, which arrived in 2023. Since its release, the DMG quickly became a favorite in the community, even with its higher asking price. AYANEO is hoping to recapture some of that magic with the Vert, but in a completely different way.
AYANEO’s video gave us a look at the entire design, and it’s definitely going to stand out. Unlike the Pocket DMG which featured one joystick and then a “touchpad,” you’ll find no such thing on the Pocket Vert.
This is probably due to the aluminum build, but all we have are the standard ABXY and D-Pad buttons along with, presumably, Start and Select. There is a third, longer, button at the bottom, but that’s likely just going to be a way to quickly bring up the AYASpace software.
There are still plenty of unanswered questions about the Pocket Vert, such as what kind of chip will be used. Perhaps more importantly, we have no idea how much this handheld is going to cost. AYANEO has traditionally been on the more expensive side when it comes to gaming handhelds, and only recently did it open pre-orders for its first sub-0 device with the Pocket AIR Mini. However, with a CNC aluminum unibody design and a 1440p screen, we wouldn’t be surprised to see this priced between 0 and 0, at least.
If you’re on the hunt for a Game Boy DMG-styled handheld running Android, there’s nothing better than the AYANEO Pocket DMG. Sure, it’s overpowered, but if there was ever a modern Game Boy, this is it.
