Analogue has announced that preorders for the Pocket – its long-awaited handheld game console – will reopen on December 14 at 8am PT/11am ET/7pm GMT with a higher price.
Analogue announced the news in a blog post, saying that “due to industry wide component price increases, the price of Pocket is now $219. All other Pocket accessories will remain the same price.” Before this price hike, the Analogue Pocket retailed for $199.
Those who are lucky enough to secure a preorder this time around – the first batch sold out in 15 minutes – will fall into one of three fulfilment groups. This is to help ensure that “everyone who wants a Pocket will be able to secure an order.”
Group A currently has an estimated shipping date of Q1 2022, Group B’s is Q4 2022, and Group C’s is 2023. These fulfilment groups are assigned on “a first-come first-serve basis”, and “your order status will be updated a few days after you place your order to reflect what fulfilment group you are in.”
Analogue is limiting orders to 2 Pockets per customer, and it says this “system is put in place due to ongoing global supply constraint.” Additionally, orders may be cancelled at any time for a full refund before they are shipped.
All current preorders are still on track to ship out on Monday, December 13, and Analogue has even upgraded all orders to FedEx 2-day so customers will get their orders as “quickly as possible.”
The Analogue Pocket was originally announced in 2019 and allows users to play three generations of Game Boy games and another of other handheld games using adapters. It also can display games at 10 times the resolution of the originals and features its own music and game design software.
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