Posted Jul 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM UTCSExternal LinkAyaneo’s Next 2 handheld got a $1,000 price hike.PC Gamer spotted a listing for the Next 2 on Ayaneo’s website with a top configuration priced at $5,299. The same configuration, with 128GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, was already pricey at $4,299 earlier this year, before Ayaneo suspended preorders, saying the handheld was “unsustainable” due to skyrocketing RAM costs.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie Bonifield
Ayaneo’s Next 2 handheld got a $1,000 price hike.
PC Gamer spotted a listing for the Next 2 on Ayaneo’s website with a top configuration priced at $5,299. The same configuration, with 128GB of RAM and 2TB of storage, was already pricey at $4,299 earlier this year, before Ayaneo suspended preorders, saying the handheld was “unsustainable” due to skyrocketing RAM costs. [Link: Ayaneo's top-end handheld costs over $5,000 and comes with a simply ridiculous amount of RAM | https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/think-gaming-handhelds-are-too-expensive-ayaneo-says-hold-my-beer-lists-usd5-000-monster/ | PC Gamer]
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