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ANBERNIC Reveals New "RG Vita & Vita Pro" Retro Handhelds

ANBERNIC Reveals New "RG Vita & Vita Pro" Retro Handhelds
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Another month, another ANBERNIC handheld! This time, fans of the PS Vita will certainly enjoy seeing this release as it takes a whole lot of design inspiration from one of Sony's most popular handhelds.

Today on ANBERNIC's official YouTube channel, they revealed the RG Vita, and RG Vita Pro. These are 16:9 handhelds inspired by the PS Vita, featuring an array of modern specs that have become oh so popular in the handheld scene this year.

For example, this features an all-glass front, with a 5"ish display, LED hall-joysticks and 5,000mAh of battery.

No official specifications have been announced; this is all simply speculation from what I can see in their promotional video.

I can imagine this will certainly entice a lot of retro gamers who love this layout, and the Vita Pro version suggests it will come with a basic, cheaper version alongside a more powerful version that may compete with the Retroid Pocket 6 and Mangmi Pocket Max.

Hopefully, ANBERNIC sorts out their terrible Android front-en,d but it's something I've been asking for over two years now, so customers will likely look elsewhere on Android's Play Store for something that fits this aesthetic a bit more.

No doubt ANBERNIC will nail the design and build quality like they usually do, although I would have liked to have seen shapes on the action buttons instead of the Nintendo layout.

But I believe these have been copyrighted from Sony, so I can't imagine ANBERNIC want to prod the snake even further. We look forward to getting our hands on this one to review!

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Brandon Saltalamacchia profile image Brandon Saltalamacchia
Brandon is the founder of Retro Dodo and has loved gaming ever since his mother bought him Pokemon Yellow for the Game Boy in the late 90's. Now he writes about his passions for gaming and collecting.