- AYANEO is introducing the Pocket DS, a dual-screen Android-powered gaming handheld.
- Starting at just about $400, this represents a much more affordable solution to AYANEO’s Windows-based dual-screen hardware.
- AYANEO is accepting crowdfunding orders now, with plans to ship in October.
Pair your Android phone with a nice Bluetooth controller — or better yet, a nice clamp-on set of controller grips like the Razer Kishi V3 series — and you have got one serious piece of mobile gaming kit on your hands. But for as powerful as today’s phones are, when we’re trying to recreate a very specific gaming experience, sometimes we require some more custom-tailored hardware — say, for instance, wanting to emulate one of Nintendo’s dual-screen DS systems. Today we’ve got some new details on what’s looking like one of the best attempts we’ve seen in a long time to bring gamers just that.
When it comes to emulating dual-screen games on Android, we’ve already got options. You could just keep your phone in portrait and stack the screens, one above the other. Or if you’ve got a book-style foldable, you’re already close to rocking the correct form factor. But neither of those is really going to nail the OG experience, with discrete screens and robust hardware input. That’s exactly why we’ve been so excited to hear about AYANEO and its new Pocket DS.