Credit: AYANEO
TL;DR
- AYANEO held a surprise sharing session to demonstrate compatibility on the Pocket AIR Mini.
- The company showcased a range of GameCube, PS2, and Saturn games running at full speed.
- The Pocket AIR Mini will be available mid-October, starting at $70.
AYANEO’s first true budget handheld, the Pocket AIR Mini, is mostly noteworthy because of its $70 starting price, but today the company gave gamers a whole new reason to get excited. Not only will it be cheap, it will play games that many devices in its price range couldn’t even dream of running.
In a surprise sharing session today, the company showcased game compatibility with demanding systems like the GameCube, PS2, and SEGA Saturn. These systems are generally considered beyond the reach of sub-$100 Android gaming handhelds, and some devices in the $150-$200 range struggle to run them at full speed.