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Retro gaming in 2026 has split into three distinct camps, and the split runs right through your wallet. On one end sits the Evercade Nexus, a $199.99 cartridge-only handheld from Blaze Entertainment that refuses to touch a ROM file. On the other end sits the Miyoo Mini Plus, a $65.99 pocket-sized emulation machine that community…

Premium Android handhelds have quietly become the most interesting corner of the retro gaming market. While Valve and Asus fight over who makes the better Windows-based gaming PC, a smaller crowd of buyers wants something lighter, cheaper, and built specifically for emulation. Three devices are dominating that conversation in August 2026: the Retroid Pocket 6,…

KONKR Pocket Advance is AYANEO’s horizontal Game Boy Advance-style remake under the KONKR sub-brand. CEO Arthur showed a real unit on July 31. The company frames it as a “REMAKE” of classic landscape handhelds, not a one-to-one Nintendo clone.

Retroid opened pre-orders for the Pocket Nova on June 26, 2026, pricing its newest Android handheld at $229, the same number the company charged for its Pocket 6 flagship before that device got more expensive earlier this year. The Nova trades the widescreen shape that defines most modern handhelds for a 4.5-inch, 4:3 AMOLED panel…