If you’ve been after a high-end retro gaming answer and been barely postpone by inventory points, one main provider might lastly be resolving them… possibly.
Playmaji, the corporate behind the Polymega, reckons they’ll ship all remaining pre-orders this 12 months, in response to an announcement given to VG247’s buds over at Time Extension.
This is thrilling to listen to, although we’d nonetheless advise warning in your optimism. Despite pals already having their models again after I ordered, I’m at present sitting on a Polymega order positioned in September of 2021 – which nonetheless hasn’t shipped.
Grimly, this order was for a ‘Deluxe’ bundle that included all add-ons on the time of order – and within the meantime, regardless of being unable to ship, Playmaji has added a number of extra modules and add-ons to the Polymega household, making this definitive and deluxe bundle not so. Polymega has confronted an infinite glut of buyer complaints from these in an analogous state of affairs, however this assertion means that the corporate would possibly lastly be up to the mark.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Polymega, it’s a cool idea certainly: a single base unit that performs CD-based video games from 15 traditional consoles together with PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Neo Geo CD. This can then be augmented with add-on modules for cartridge-based machines together with the NES, SNES, and Mega Drive. With sufficient add-ons, the Polymega can turn out to be an all-in-one answer, albeit an costly one – the bottom system with the 4 preliminary modules is over $700.
Supply constraints have been a basic drawback within the retro console world. Polymega rival Analogue, which as a substitute focuses on single-format re-releases utilizing FPGA know-how as a substitute of software program emulation, is just about always out-of-stock, additionally inviting fan complaints. But Analogue solely opens orders for models they’ve in-hand, then ships straight away – so it’s completely different strategies of dealing with the identical drawback.
If Polymega does certainly handle to ship its pre-orders, it is perhaps one of the crucial available high-end retro gaming merchandise obtainable going into 2024. And who is aware of – we would even be capable of give one a test-drive for VG247!
