Helegaly Action Pi Retro Gaming Handheld Set for July 5 Launch

[AleksandarK]

Helegaly has confirmed that its highly anticipated Action Pi handheld console will go on sale on July 5, 2025, marking the end of months of anticipation since its initial reveal earlier this year. The base model, which includes a 64 GB microSD card, is priced at $59.99 and is available in black, pink, or white. Customers who require additional storage can upgrade to a 128 GB microSD card for an additional $5, bringing the total to $64.99. Pre-orders are now open through Helegaly's online store, and an Indigo "GameCube" edition is expected to arrive later this summer. You can register for an email notification when the orders are ready on Helegaly website here.

Inside its compact chassis, the Action Pi features an Allwinner A527 chipset with eight Cortex-A55 cores clocked at up to 2 GHz, a Mali-G57 MC1-2EE graphics processor, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of onboard eMMC storage. It runs the Linux-based Batocera operating system, which supports emulation for over 20 classic gaming platforms, ranging from 8-bit consoles to the PlayStation Portable and Dreamcast. The 4.02-inch IPS display delivers a crisp 960 × 720 resolution, and a 5,000 mAh battery ensures extended play sessions without frequent recharging. Connectivity options include two USB-C ports, a mini-HDMI output for mirroring gameplay on TVs or monitors, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a microSD card slot. Ergonomically, the handheld is equipped with Hall-effect analog sticks and a precise D-pad, all of which are laid out for comfortable, extended use.



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[Chaitanya]

will wait for reviews.

 

[not_my_real_name]

Is the first image generated by "AI"?
Anyway, I do want this thing, but I'll never buy it. It will just lie around unused.

 

[Chrispy_]

So hang on, $60 gets you a complete Pi-based system that will handle all the NES/SNES/GB/GBA/Genesis/Saturn/Dreamcast/PS1/PSP games with a ton of battery life?

That seems too good to be true. What's the catch?

 

[colossusrageblack]

So hang on, $60 gets you a complete Pi-based system that will handle all the NES/SNES/GB/GBA/Genesis/Saturn/Dreamcast/PS1/PSP games with a ton of battery life?

That seems too good to be true. What's the catch?

Aside from the Pi-based system, there's been handhelds that could play those consoles for over a year now at $60.

 

[Chrispy_]

Aside from the Pi-based system, there's been handhelds that could play those consoles for over a year now at $60.

Fair enough. I've stopped paying attention since I bought my Deck, but that doesn't mean these wouldn't make cool gifts for nerdy nieces, nephews, cousins once-removed etc.

 

[Prima.Vera]

Aside from the Pi-based system, there's been handhelds that could play those consoles for over a year now at $60.

Which 60$ handhelds are those??

 

[bonehead123]

That seems too good to be true. What's the catch?

The CATCH is that they are cheap, low-quality p.o.s's that are meant to be disposable about 2-3 days after the rugrats/spoiled little brats gets a hold of them and slams them onto the floor or across the room while throwing a temper tantrum because it aint fast enough or won't do something they want it to do or whatever...

But, then again, gamr bois/gurlz gonna do what gamr bois/gurlz do

 

[Chrispy_]

The CATCH is that they are cheap, low-quality p.o.s's that are meant to be disposable about 2-3 days after the rugrats/spoiled little brats gets a hold of them and slams them onto the floor or across the room while throwing a temper tantrum because it aint fast enough or won't do something they want it to do or whatever...

But, then again, gamr bois/gurlz gonna do what gamr bois/gurlz do

That sounds like a parenting problem rather than a product problem.

If I broke anything in a tantrum as a kid my parents outright refused to repair or replace it. Worse still, if it was a shared toy and not exclusively mine, I'd have to either fix it myself or buy a new one from my limited pocket money so that the thing I destroyed was still available for my siblings. Pocket money wasted on that was a huge penalty because it took me weeks to save up for a Sega cartridge or RC car.

 

[bonehead123]

That sounds like a parenting problem rather than a product problem.

If I broke anything in a tantrum as a kid my parents outright refused to repair or replace it. Worse still, if it was a shared toy and not exclusively mine, I'd have to either fix it myself or buy a new one from my limited pocket money so that the thing I destroyed was still available for my siblings. Pocket money wasted on that was a huge penalty because it took me weeks to save up for a Sega cartridge or RC car.

Yea, but the REAL problem is that if a parent does something like what you described nowadays, they usually get arrested for "child abuse"

But yea, this happened with some frequency during my childhood, as I had 3 sisters & 2 brothers, we were regularly breaking each other's stuff, until such time as we could scrape together enough money to repair or replace whatever was broken....

 

[ednorton1997]

Which 60$ handhelds are those??

Any of the Anbernic handhelds with xx in their name among others