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Something to look forward to: Handheld gaming PCs are becoming increasingly popular these days, but the upcoming Ayaneo 3 promises something unique: according to the maker, it's the world's first modular handheld. That modularity refers to the several magnetic controller modules, which can be swapped around based on user preference.
The Ayaneo 3 will be the company's first handheld powered by the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, the same chip used in the GPD WIN 4 2025. There's also an option featuring the Ryzen 7 8840U APU.
The Ayaneo 3 looks to be incredibly customizable. It uses the new Magic Module technology that Ayaneo has been developing for two years. These magnetic modules connect via a set of pogo pins and unlock with the press of a button, which activates two custom miniature stepper motors.
There are several modules featuring combinations of analog sticks, buttons, 6/8-way d-pads, and trackpads – one module consists of six buttons. If you don't like one or find that certain games are more suited to particular controller setups, just swap and change as you please. They can even be rotated 180 degrees, so you can, for example, place the sticks higher or lower.
Ayaneo says over 50 layout combinations will be available. There's no word yet on whether buyers get to choose their modules when buying the Ayaneo 3, or if they will be sold separately.
As for the rest of the specs, the Ayaneo 3 will use a 7-inch "high-refresh" display, either OLED (AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 version) or LCD (Ryzen 7 8840U). Opting for the newer APU means you get the Radeon 890M GPU with 16 RDNA 3.5 compute units (up to 2.9GHz), while the Ryzen 7 features 12 RDNA 3 compute units (up to 2.7GHz). The handheld is available in either black or white.
No word yet on price, storage, resolution, etc., but Ayaneo will reveal more details during a live streaming that takes place today (12/26/2024).
Ayaneo finally made its official entry into the US gaming market a few months ago. It launched its 7-inch Next Lite and 8.4-inch KUN handheld devices at Best Buy and via the company's website.
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