Analogue’s Latest FPGA Consoles Are the Cutest SNES and Genesis You’ve Ever Seen
THE SO WHAT
Retro FPGA consoles with modest QoL upgrades show there’s still durable demand for high-fidelity niche hardware experiences. For consumer hardware teams, it’s a reminder that authenticity and latency can be a moat even as everything else trends toward cloud and emulation.
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