The Analogue 3D is a brand new piece of {hardware} that can have the ability to play Nintendo 64 video games in 4K. It’s scheduled to launch someday in 2024.
The Analogue 3D is being made by the identical firm that made the Analogue Pocket, an aftermarket gaming handheld that would natively play cartridges from retro gaming handhelds. The Analogue 3D will do the identical for Nintendo 64 cartridges, permitting folks to position the Nintendo 64 video games they personal in it to play them at as much as a 4K decision with out the necessity for emulation. It’ll even have “unique show modes” that focus on the look particular cathode-ray tubes would have given.
The web site for the Analogue 3D reveals a bit extra data and confirms that it’ll have its personal OS and wi-fi Bluetooth assist. A controller for the Analogue 3D can also be teased on the web site, though the console may have “original-style controller ports” that can presumably let folks plug their very own Nintendo 64 controllers in. Analogue additionally guarantees compatibility with cartridges from each area, so those that handle to choose one up don’t have to fret about something being region-locked, not like with an precise Nintendo 64.
Though the Analogue Pocket ultimately obtained assist for handhelds just like the Sport Gear and Atari Lynx, it looks like the Analogue 3D will solely be appropriate with Nintendo 64 video games in the intervening time. Its design has not been absolutely unveiled but both, with a picture solely exhibiting one facet of the console.
The Analogue 3D is just not obtainable for preorder but, though it does have a 2024 launch window.
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