Retro Handheld Manufacturer Anbernic Pays Tribute to One of Sony’s Best Form Factors
The PSP Go was, frankly, ahead of its time.
A delectable little device, the glossy sliding system was perfectly portable and had Quick Resume long before Microsoft popularised the feature on the Xbox Series X|S.
But the world wasn’t ready for a digital-only handheld in 2009, and many of the PSP’s most popular games weren’t actually available on the PS Store at the time of its release. It means it was always consigned to a pretty dismal fate, unfortunately.
But personally, we still love it. At a time when handhelds are getting bigger and bigger, the PSP Go is perfectly pocketable, with a truly vibrant display and a really satisfying sliding mechanism.
You may recall the form factor was also leveraged by the similarly ill-fated Sony Xperia Play, a mobile phone device which featured traditional gamepad controls so you could take your emulated PS1 titles out on the go.
Well, retro handheld manufacturer Anbernic appears to be paying tribute to the two units with its upcoming RG Slide. While we only have a teaser trailer for now, it’s very clearly inspired by the PSP Go, with a smooth sliding operation revealing the controls behind the screen.
If it can match the size and weight of Sony’s system and pack some decent processing power, this may be a great way to emulate some of your favourite PlayStation games and take them out and about with you. We suspect more information will follow imminently.
