AYANEO’s $70 gaming handheld plays a shocking amount of GameCube, PS2, and Saturn games

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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.

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