It
won’t
make
it
out
in
2024
as
originally
planned,
but
Analogue
is
finally
ready
to
share
details
on
its
take
on
a
Nintendo
64.
The
Analogue
3D
will
launch
early
next
year
(the
company
says
Q1
2025)
and
will
cost
$249.99.
It
comes
in
either
black
or
white,
and
preorders
kick
off
on
October
21st
at
11AM
ET.
In
addition
to
the
timing
and
price,
Analogue
also
released
the
first
images
of
the
console:
First
announced
at
the
beginning
of
the
year,
the
Analogue
3D
is
a
modern
take
on
the
N64,
similar
to
previous
Analogue
consoles
covering
the
NES,
SNES,
Sega
Genesis,
and
Game
Boy.
The
new
console
can
render
classic
games
in
4K
and
includes
multiple
display
modes
to
mimic
the
look
and
feel
of
a
CRT
display.
Analogue
says
it’s
“designed
with
a
bespoke,
purpose-built
4K
upscaler.”
The
company
says
the
Analogue
3D
is
100
percent
compatible
with
the
N64’s
cartridge
library
(it’s
also
region-free)
by
utilizing
FPGA
technology,
which
allows
it
to
function
like
the
original
console.
This
is
good
news
for
the
N64
in
particular,
which
has
proven
notoriously
hard
to
emulate.
The
Analogue
3D
supports
Bluetooth,
has
four
original
controller
ports,
two
USB
ports,
an
SD
card
slot,
and
a
new
operating
system
dubbed
3D
OS,
which
you
can
get
a
glimpse
of
below:
It
doesn’t
come
with
a
controller,
but
8bitdo
has
created
an
updated
version
of
the
N64
gamepad
—
minus
the
third
prong
—
that
is
being
sold
separately
for
$39.99.
You
can
see
it
in
the
photo
at
the
top
of
this
article.
It
has
a
Hall
effect
stick
and
is
also
compatible
with
the
Switch,
Android,
and
PC.
You
can
also
just
use
any
original
N64
controllers
you
have
lying
around.
The
reveal
comes
during
a
particularly
interesting
time
for
new
video
game
hardware.
Sony
is
about
to
launch
the
PS5
Pro,
while
Nintendo
has
a
new
console
on
the
horizon
along
with
a
$99
alarm
clock.
Original author: Andrew Webster
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