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Gaming
Acer's first US gaming handheld goes on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99. It packs an Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip, 24GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, an 8-inch 120Hz touchscreen and an 80Wh battery, and runs Windows 11.
Gaming
The PlayStation 2 Duo uses a flexible OLED salvaged from a Royole FlexPai phone, a miniaturized PS2 motherboard and custom controller hardware. The enclosure is one you can 3D print yourself, though The Verge says it is still far from pocketable.
VR & AR
The compact Spatial Reality Display shows 3D avatars and characters without a headset or glasses, connecting to a smartphone or PC over one USB-C cable. Sony says it will be on show at Sony Store Ginza and Nagoya, with a developer SDK to follow.
Drones
The A1 Follow Me Bundle swaps the goggles for a Watch Remote with a 1.72-inch touchscreen and GPS plus a Ring Remote for Drag-to-Fly, cutting the price from $1,599 to $799. The 8K 360 drone ships with full propeller guards that push it to 351 g, so US pilots need to register it with the FAA. The Verge crashed it three times in testing but called the A1 the best beginner drone it has tried.
More than 200 licensed games from Bandai Namco and Capcom, including Pac-Man and six versions of Street Fighter II, with SmartGlow lit controls, HDMI out and 4-5 hours of battery. It launches this holiday season at GameStop and EB Games Canada.
The $99.99 PC controller has Hall-Effect sticks, 1,000Hz wired polling and up to 20 hours of battery. The $59.99 Rematch, a Best Buy exclusive in North America, launched alongside it.
Gaming
The $119.99 button-only fighting-game pad adds a 1.47-inch display and ships November 30.
A mechanical lock lets players step back by leaning, and the Power Edition charges a headset while you play. On sale October 27; only 100 units ship immediately, the rest by mid-November.