TechGamingThis fun, future gaming handheld comes with a surprise “twist"There’s something a bit different about the Small Universe X Sugar Cube (apart from the name)When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechGamingThis fun, future gaming handheld comes with a surprise “twist"There’s something a bit different about the Small Universe X Sugar Cube (apart from the name)When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
There’s something a bit different about the Small Universe X Sugar Cube (apart from the name)
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(Image credit: bilibili)
(Image credit: bilibili)
However, there’s a new one coming that does just that – not simply because it comes in a variety of fun colours, nor that it’s name is that odd but charming, Small Universe X Sugar Cube, but because it has a rather unique and surprising “twist”. Literally.
The display on the Small Universe handheld can be rotated to suit different types of games. Many classic titles run in 4:3, but there are also quite a few arcade machines (such asPac-Manand1942) that favour a vertical aspect ratio.
(Image credit: bilibili)
(Image credit: bilibili)
It also means you’ll have all of the buttons, D-pad and thumbsticks at your disposal. Indeed, the Small Universe (which we assume is the name of the Chinese-made device) looks similar to thePowkiddy RGB20S, complete with smiley face-style Start and Select buttons, so it’s likely that it’ll be as comfortable and fun to use.
In terms of specifications, leakerBilibili(viaRetro Dodo) claims that the console will have a 3.9-inch rotating OLED display with a resolution of 1240 x 1080. He also says that it’ll run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor.
(Image credit: bilibili)
(Image credit: bilibili)
We don’t know yet what operating system it’ll use – possiblyAndroidconsidering the internal hardware – but you can bet it’ll run a whole stack of emulators for SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, arcade machines (MAME) and many more. And, like rival machines from the likes of Anbernic and Powkiddy, we’d be surprised if it didn’t ship with a microSD card packed with game ROMs of questionable origin.
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It’s certainly one to look out for though, not least because each Small Universe handheld will come in an aluminium casing, making it feel even more premium.
We don’t know how much it’ll cost yet though, of course.
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