AYASpace 2: AYANEO turns its handheld launcher into a "Pocket Museum"

AYANEO unveiled AYASpace 2 during a livestream session about the KONKR Pocket Block and Pocket Advance. The Android launcher replaces the one shipped on its devices and aims to be a "Pocket Museum": a skeuomorphic interface that shows your library as boxes and cartridges in a 3D hall. It comes with the handhelds and no standalone download has been announced; you supply your own games.

Games are recognized automatically from file contents, so renamed files still work. Names, years, genres and publishers are built in, and importing a media pack gives boxes and cartridges their original covers and labels in 3D. An emulator is built in, with no separate install.

Rewind, sync and settings

AYASpace 2 offers timeline rewind to return to an earlier moment, save and record syncing between two handhelds on the same network, cheats, screen effects, key mapping with turbo, per-game settings, resume where you left off, automatic archive handling, English and Chinese languages, and save backups.

At the time of the announcement the launcher is available on three devices: the KONKR Pocket Advance, the KONKR Pocket Block and the AYANEO Pocket Micro 2. No precise date or extension to other models has been confirmed.

Source: Retro Handhelds