AYANEO AIR handheld gaming PC price range and accessories revealed; includes $199 Mendocino AIR Plus device
The handheld gaming PC market is booming and a new trend is emerging within this niche field: compact devices. We have the upcoming Anbernic win600 and the newly-announced AYN Loki; and earlier this month AYANEO announced several lines of new handheld gaming PCs, among which is the compact AYANEO AIR. Over the weekend, the company held a press conference to provide more details about the device:
Akin to the AYN Loki, the AYANEO AIR will rather be a line of handheld gaming PCs rather than a single device. The line includes consoles with OLED screens packing different specs, including the first Mendocino-based gaming handheld which will retail at $199 for a limited time (and $289 later). Other devices in the AYANEO AIR line include the 5560U-equipped AIR Youth with an early bird price of $499 and the 5825U-equipped AIR Pro with an early bird price of $749. The latter model also comes in different colour variants based on a partnership with B.Duck.
In addition to the new OLED handheld gaming PCs, AYANEO also announced a few new products during its press conference. This includes a Special Edition of the SN30 Pro Controller from 8BitDo, an expansion dock for the AIR handheld as well as dedicated carry cases and tempered glass screen protector. The company also announced that it is working on an AYANEO OS which could be considered as a competitor or alternative to the SteamOS.
The AYANEO AIR line of handheld gaming PCs will launch globally via an Indiegogo campaign but the exact date has yet to be announced.