- Anbernic teased the RG Slide, a new gaming handheld with a PSP Go-like sliding mechanism.
- Sony’s patent for sliding controls is set to expire next month.
- No specs have been revealed yet, although it’s most likely an Android device.
The Sony PSP Go might not have been a big seller, but the sliding form-factor was hugely innovative at the time. It was later used in the iconic Xperia Play smartphone, which was Sony’s last real attempt to make sliding devices work. The Xperia Play 2 was canceled before it went to market, but a new sliding device has emerged from a surprising source more than a decade later.
In a video teaser posted today on YouTube (above), Anbernic showed off its latest handheld, the RG Slide. It looks very similar to Sony’s sliding hardware of the past, but larger. Unfortunately, the video only shows the device from the back, although the thumbnail reveals a rounded design, again harkening back to the PSP Go.