Confusingly, some emulators – like the Neo Geo Pocket Color and WonderSwan ones – don't have settings menus, so pressing power drops you back to the main menu. Also, because each emulator is coded by a different team, each has totally different settings menus, accessed by tapping the power button. The speaker is a little weedy, too, and this only makes the already-ropey audio emulation sound even worse. The 2600 mAh battery offers around 4 to 5 hours of stamina, and there's USB-C port for charging – oh, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Considering how many of these low-cost Chinese handhelds cut corners when it comes to manufacturing, the $59.99 PocketGo S30 comes as a pleasant surprise. The buttons are also excellent, while the D-Pad is precise and responsive. The build quality is excellent (so good, in fact, that some have speculated that GWOWO, the company which designs some of 8BitDo's products, is responsible) and it's really comfortable to use. We were lucky enough to get a sample of this device and can say right now that it's one of the best we've seen from a construction point of view. However, while most of these machines conform to the same basic design language, the designers of the PocketGo S30 have modelled it on the iconic SNES controller – taking a leaf out of 8BitDo's book. There's a thriving market for emulator-based handhelds these days, with factories in China pumping out new systems on what feels like a monthly basis. It smooths out the visuals, making them look less distorted (but sadly not pixel-sharp), and adds in better menu icons.
Update: A custom update is now available which solves many of the issues mentioned in this review.
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