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In the past couple of hours, Retroid posted an ominous image on their X (Twitter) page teasing that an announcement will be made next week, Monday, 27th October. Coincidentally, the price of the Retroid Pocket 5 was just permanently reduced from $220 to $200, so could this be a Retroid Pocket 6 announcement?

RetroidTease

Of course, Anbernic, AYN, and AYANEO all have dual-screen handhelds that have launched recently or are launching soon, so it wouldn't be a crazy guess that Retroid is preparing their own take on the form factor.

Others speculate it might be a Windows-based handheld or some other handheld that drops the Android operating system, but this seems unlikely for Retroid, which usually prides itself on more budget-friendly ARM devices, to which Android is well-suited.

My best guess would be a Retroid Pocket iteration that features a newer Snapdragon chipset, either 8gen2 or 8gen3, as the current Retroid Pocket 5 with the SD865 is Retroid's current best offering, and it has fallen behind the pack in that regard.

Source: Retroid on X

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Oliver Stogden
Oliver began playing video games at an early age, starting with the SNES console and Commodore Amiga computer. Nowadays, his interest is in the future of portable technology, such as handheld gaming systems, portable power stations/banks, and portable monitors. And seeing just how far we can push these devices.
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