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Strongly doubt it. If it's sold in retail and costs 60$, the BOM needs to be less than 20$. It's hard to get just an adequate FPGA suitable for the task at tha
by danhor 4y ago
Strongly doubt it.
If it's sold in retail and costs 60$, the BOM needs to be less than 20$. It's hard to get just an adequate FPGA suitable for the task at that price, and there are still a lot more components needed. I expect the linux chip to const less than 5$.
FPGAs also quickly require much more complex board & power delivery designs.
- fcsp 4y agoThe linked article mentions $80, which would give a little more room: > The console will cost 9,980 yen before tax; at just under $80, this is in line with the pricing of earlier mini-consoles. At the same time, on eBay the analogue pocket routinely sells for $700 - $1000, so it seems there's quite a gap in supply for this
- awill 4y agoI'd bet my house this will just be a raspberry pi-like device with an emulator. The audience that would want an FPGA will buy an analogue device. I personally bought a mega sg plus a Mega EverDrive Pro. Combined they support mega drive and mega cd (plus MSU). Excellent, but that costs around $400 combined.
- toast0 4y agoI mean, I'd love an FPGA at this price point; it would be great, I'd buy two (even though I've already got the 2019 one). I just don't think it's realistic, and I'm not willing to pay what it would cost. I've got a Genesis2 floating around somewhere that I could accessorize for less, and a nice CRT to connect it to. I've misplaced the cables, some of my games, and the controllers, but you'd need most of that with an FPGA remake anyway.