We have been using really powerful mobiles for years, capable of moving all kinds of current games and also emulators to remember the titles of our childhood. However, playing on a touch screen often turns into a nightmare. And placing peripherals such as external controls sometimes makes us think that it would be more logical to directly buy a console to play. Well, a new project presented on Indiegogo goes this way. A comfortable, affordable console with a high-end smartphone processor and everything you need to play video games of yesterday and today .
A console to emulate them all: this is Odin Pro
Odin Pro is a portable console with a very similar design to the Nintendo Switch Lite . Inside beats a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with 8 GB of LPDDR4x memory. It has a screen of approximately 6 inches with Full HD resolution and 128 GB of storage expandable with cards . It works under Android 10 and has a 6,000 mAh battery compatible with Qualcomm Quick Charge.
Unlike Nintendo‘s low-cost handheld console, this one can be connected to a television . Its ‘Super Dock’ allows HDMI and Displayport output . And not only that. It also has inputs for four Game Cube analog controllers , five USB ports, and a Gibabit Ethernet input. We know, it is still little. That is why the base also allows you to connect a SATA drive and thus expand the storage capacities of the console. You can not ask for more.
Emulators, Android games and also streaming games
With these specifications, the Odin Pro is positioned as the perfect console to play current titles for Android and also to play retro games using the huge ecosystem of emulators that already exist for this operating system. In addition, the manufacturer has announced that the console is compatible with Project Treble , so you will be able to flash any other customized operating system —if you control the theme, of course— and use the console as you like without losing any type of compatibility .
On the other hand, Odin Pro also supports Windows ARM . In this way, you will also be able to play PC games that have this compatibility with the Redmond operating system. Although, if what you want is to play the typical catalog of video games that you have in your Game Pass or in your Steam account, do not worry, because the console is also announced as a great device to receive streaming . Come on, you can put your computer to run the game and throw yourself on the sofa with the console. The dream for all of us who do not have a gaming chair and our backs hurt after playing a game on the computer.
Is Odin Pro available now?
Odin Pro is still in the crowdfunding process , although it can be yours from about 250 euros . The Super Dock is priced at around 44 euros and is a completely optional product. There is also a reduced version, the Odin Lite , which has more modest hardware and starts at 180 euros, being a somewhat more appropriate console if we are only going to play Android games or simply emulate very old consoles.