Retro console and N64 replica Analogue 3D delayed until July 2025

The retro console called “Analogue 3D” was supposed to be able to play Nintendo 64 games in 4K resolution last year. But the launch is still delayed. The new games console for old games is now expected to be available in July 2025, as the manufacturer announced yesterday. On the same day, another N64 retro console was hinted at, but so far, there are no details about this competitor model.

Analogue had already announcedits N64 console with 4K resolution in fall 2023 and promised a market launch in 2024. This would allow N64 games to be played in modern resolutions using the original plug-in module. However, one year later, the manufacturer announced that the Analogues N64 variant would go on sale in 2025. The retro console should be available for 250 US dollars in the first quarter of this year.

N64 replica postponed for another four months

However, this will come to nothing, as Analogue has now announced on its website that deliveries will be delayed until July 2025. The manufacturer did not give a reason for this postponement. The N64 retro console has been available to pre-order since last year. The manufacturer promises that pre-orders can be canceled at any time up to the delivery date, with payments being fully refunded.

The console replica can play N64 games in modern resolutions up to 4K. Alternatively, there are also display modes with retro charm that can recreate contemporary CRT televisions. N64 games are not emulated, but played in the original, thanks to FPGA. The Analogue 3D should therefore be compatible with the complete catalog of Nintendo's console released in 1996. Game cartridges can simply be plugged in and played, but a controller is not included. This can be ordered separately for 40 dollars, or you can use the original controllers for Nintendo's N64, for which the corresponding connections are provided.

N64 competitor from ModRetro?

However, Analogue is facing new competition among the N64 retro consoles. Yesterday, ModRetro boss Palmer Luckey hinted at his own N64 replica on X, formerly Twitter. The Oculus founder and tech entrepreneur showed two symbols with a capital 'M' and '64', which suggests both N64 and ModRetro. He also quotes the well-known phrase from the movie “Matrix” with the choice between blue and red pill.

Palmer Luckey has already recreated the Game Boy with the Modretro Chromatic, but the post on X is not yet an official announcement of his own N64 replica. However, one person commented that they had already ordered an Analogue 3D, to which Luckey replied that “it's never too late to change your mind”. In addition, the official ModRetro account at X shared Luckey's post, so the announcement of an M64 from ModRetro could be imminent – once a logo design has been decided upon.

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