Another Android gaming handheld feels the impact of soaring RAM costs

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Credit: X/@Retroid0fficial


TL;DR

• Retroid has ended the Pocket 6’s Early Bird pricing early, citing soaring RAM costs and a global memory shortage.
• Existing pre-orders are unaffected, with shipping still planned for early January and March.
• The move follows similar RAM-related issues affecting rivals like AYN, indicating an industry-wide problem for Android gaming handhelds.

Early-bird pricing doesn’t usually disappear mid-preorder, but that’s what’s just happened with the Retroid Pocket 6. In a not-unfamiliar state of affairs for the industry, the company confirmed that it ended the RP6’s discounted pre-order pricing earlier than planned, citing a sharp increase in RAM costs.

In a post on X, Retroid said it had intended to keep the Early Bird price through January. However, it has already burned through its initial memory supply, and replenishing stock now means paying “significantly higher prices.” With that, the company somewhat apologetically states it can’t sustain the discount.




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