Anbernic RG Rotate goes on sale with Android 12 and a rotating-screen gimmick

Anbernic’s RG Rotate is now available to buy, and it adds another strange shape to the retro handheld shelf. The device runs Android 12 and is positioned for Android games and retro emulation, including systems such as Game Boy, Game Boy Color, NES, SNES, SEGA Genesis, PS1, Dreamcast and N64. The unusual selling point is the rotating-screen design, which gives players more flexibility for games with different aspect ratios. Pricing starts at $87.99 for Polar Black and $107.

99 for Aurora Silver, with a launch discount running until 14 May. This is the kind of device that will appeal most to tinkerers, not people who want a polished Switch-like experience. But that is exactly Anbernic’s lane: affordable retro hardware with just enough novelty to stand out from the dozens of similar handhelds arriving every year.