SEGA Might Release a New Retro Handheld, Cartridges and All | Retro Handhelds
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A new rumor claims licensed SEGA hardware could return as a cartridge-based handheld aimed at 2D indie games instead of basic retro emulation.

(Apologies if this was posted already, but I searched and didn’t see anything.)

I think there’s definitely a niche market for a low specs/low price handheld for 2D retro-style games. Here’s hoping the rumor is true!

  • Luffy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    6 days ago

    market for a low specs/low price handheld for 2D retro-style games

    Its called an android emulator.

    Those who have the money would rather go for a real retro console

    Those who don’t probably do not have the money to buy all those cartridges with only 1 game on them, and will just use their phone or pick up a cheap android tablet

    And for the retro-modern niche there are emulator handhelds for very cheap

    So, basically the target audience is people who:

    • don’t have the money to buy a real retro console + games
    • have a problem with emulating/ripping the games themselves
    • want to pay full price for retro games (even if you take the price for steam, they are going to cost more due to the hardware
    • don’t want any QoL like with emulator handhelds