AYANEO Pocket S: Manufacturer reveals much later release than anticipated

The 'official launch event' for the AYANEO Pocket S is fast approaching. Earlier this month, AYANEO revealed that it would be hosting a Pocket S launch event on April 26 at 12:00 UTC, full details of which we have covered separately. Currently, AYANEO's global social media accounts continue to post about the same launch event with links to the device's forthcoming Indiegogo campaign.

Given that the company started teasing the Pocket S in August 2023, the recent confirmation of an 'official launch event' and links to a crowdfunding campaign would typically imply a device is close to becoming orderable. However, it seems that the company's 'official launch event' may occur far earlier than the Pocket S' intended release window. Specifically, its official Japanese Twitter claims that the Pocket S is:

As such, there is no guarantee that AYANEO will be any closer to actually releasing the Pocket S following Friday's 'official launch event', let alone shipping early orders. Based on early independent videos, the Pocket S should be powerful enough to emulate almost all games that one may want to emulate up to and including the Nintendo Switch. Please see our earlier article for more information in this regard.

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