'FunnyPlaying,' the website most known for its custom modifications and components for consoles, unveiled its upcoming handheld device titled the 'Retro Pixel Pocket.' This device features a GameBoy Advance-inspired vertical design with an almost-identical button layout. The Retro Pixel Pocket only includes a D-pad, four face buttons, a volume rocker, and an L and R button, meaning it does not have a joystick.
Due to this button layout, the Retro Pixel Pocket is only intended to play retro video games from the SNES, NES, GameBoy, and other 80s-90s era devices. However, the Pixel Pocket is incredibly compact and its battery lasts upwards of seven hours on a single charge, making it an excellent travel companion.
The Retro Pixel Pocket is powered by a quad-core 1.3GHz 'AllwInner A64' CPU. This is combined with the Mali-400 MP2 iGPU and 1GB of RAM to offer the user more than enough power to play retro titles on the go.
Image Credit: FunnyPlaying, Tech Toy Tinker Company
What's Driving This Trend
- Compact Retro-inspired Handhelds
- The rise of compact retro-inspired handhelds is offering disruptive innovation opportunities in the gaming industry to introduce nostalgia and new gaming experiences for the older generation.
- Custom Modifications and Components for Consoles
- Custom modifications and components for consoles are emerging as a potential trend in the gaming industry to offer unique gaming experiences that appeal to all kinds of gaming enthusiasts.
- Retro Video Games
- The popularity of retro video games is increasing, leading to disruptive innovation opportunities for companies to cater to the demand by developing and promoting retro-inspired gaming consoles and games.
Who This Affects Most
- Gaming
- The gaming industry can benefit from the rise of compact retro-inspired handhelds to expand its target audience and offer unique gaming experiences for all kinds of gamers.
- Electronics
- The electronics industry can benefit from the trend of custom modifications and components for consoles by providing innovative hardware and software solutions that cater to the diverse needs of gaming enthusiasts.
- Retail
- The retail industry can benefit from the increasing demand for retro video games by selling and promoting retro-inspired gaming consoles and games to its customers, especially the older generation who are nostalgic about the 80s-90s era of gaming.
