I’d love to have one, but for way less than 500 bucks. Make it 100 and I’ll think about it.
$500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form
Submitted 4 months ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 4 months ago
ThePantser@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeah can get a much more capable steam deck for that
nolannice@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Or if you really want the feeling of playing those original CARTS on new hardware funny playing sells a GBC fpga board, shell and buttons for about $100. You just can’t play GBA.
shinratdr@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
If your concern is “value for dollar” you wouldn’t be buying an FPGA console in a limited edition material. Seems like a weird comparison.
A standard analogue pocket is much cheaper, this is just an option for those that really want a metal shell. Also, a metal “unfolded” shell for a GBA SP (which is I’m sure is what inspired this offering) is like $150 so it’s not even that crazy a markup.
Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Why won’t anyone make these with a GBA layout?
My old GBA was my favorite way to play Gameboy and GBC games because it’s just easier to hold.lengau@midwest.social 4 months ago
Obviously piracy would be terrible and nobody would do it, but imagine how great GBC games would be on the Steam Deck if such a thing were possible! I’d probably play those pretty regularly!
Toribor@corndog.social 4 months ago
Playing GBA games on the Steam Deck and then going back to a real GBA is kind of hilarious. The GBA screen is even worse than I remember.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Nostalgia.
retrieval4558@mander.xyz 4 months ago
Anbernic has some GBA layout ones, although I’m pretty sure they’re not aluminum
misk@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Weird response to plastic chipping issue on every Analogue Pocket after first batches.
MurrayL@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Newer, cheaper competitors like the FPGBC are finally muscling in on the Analogue Pocket’s market, so I guess they’ve decided to double down on being the ‘premium option’.
misk@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Eh, this doesn’t top gold Analogue Nt they sold for $5k. It’s Analogue being a bunch of goofs.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Is it going to be like the other Analogue products that basically are RTM and they won’t ship for a year and then be out
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
Just me or do aluminium buttons sound really uncomfortable?
Melonpoly@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Why would they sound uncomfortable? Unless they don’t refine the edges it shouldn’t feel any worse than plastic buttons.
anivia@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Lots of cars have aluminum steering wheel and air conditioning buttons. They aren’t uncomfortable at all
meant2live218@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I have a Steam Deck and love it… But part of me really likes the idea of the Pocket (not necessarily the aluminum one). It’s rough, cuz I’ve never gotten into FPGA stuff before, and this run is going to be a one-time thing. I guess I’ll hold off until the regular plastic ones are available again?
meant2live218@lemmy.world 4 months ago
RIP my impulsivity and FOMO. Ordered a black one. Though I may have an out, since my credit card company flagged it as fraud and said they cancelled the transaction.
thorbot@lemmy.world 4 months ago
But why? Just play the games on your deck.
meant2live218@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Specifically the form factor. I have a lot of nostalgia for the GBC and SP, and the smaller size means it’s much easier to carry and whip out while traveling. Currently, my Steam Deck is used for when I’m on a long (6+ hours) flight or when I’m staying somewhere for a weekend. I don’t feel great about bringing it out while taking a bus or train, and it’s a bit much to bring out while sitting at an airport gate for 45 minutes.
That being said, I would hate to split all my saves and progress between the two systems, so maybe I’ll just remain on the Deck.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
When Analogue 3D?
Etterra@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’ve always wanted a handheld digital device that I can beat someone to death with without breaking it. Thanks Nintendo!
anivia@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
I’ve always wanted a handheld digital device that I can beat someone to death with without breaking it
So, a Nokia 3310?
Carighan@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I mean it’s fancy, but als pointless since that’s the price point of a Steam Deck, a strictly superior device.
bork@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
I have a steam deck, and have used a friend’s analogue pocket. They aren’t even the same category of device, and the analogue is literally the best emulation experience I’ve ever used. The screen, by itself, is a better emulation experience for GBC games than the steam decks default experience.
It is not a superior device by every metric.
shinratdr@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Yep, ask anyone who owns both. Nobody is playing a Gameboy game on a Steam Deck when they have an Analogue Pocket. Experience is much better, it just feels right on it.
That being said, if that’s not an important thing to you then a Steam Deck will play Gameboy games with near perfect accuracy and no issues, as well as do a million other things. So it’s indisputably a better value.
I would never pitch an Analogue Pocket at someone because if its the kind of thing you want, you already know about it and probably have one.
anivia@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
The Analogue Pocket doesn’t use emulation. That is literally the entire point of that device, and the reason they can charge 10 times as much as you would pay for an Anbernic device with the same form factor
Thann@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Unless you try and put it in your pocket
Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I can fit my steam deck in my pocket, but only some pants. Nike makes a techfit line that can fit a tablet in your pocket.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Get bigger pockets.
SlothMama@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It doesn’t have an actual cartridge slot, so it’s not strictly superior
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
There are cartridge readers you can connect to your PC if you really want to.