Game Force – An Indie Company With an Ace up Their Sleeve

You will recall that there were several handhelds with a variety of intriguing designs if you were alive during the RK3326 era. And we had the ugly in between the good and the awful. Yes, I am referring to the RGB20. Hold on. Not in this piece. I'm referring to the Game Force Chi here. An official OS-supported handheld with a face only a mother could adore. Game Force is returning after not releasing a handheld since May 2021, with two handhelds, not just one. Despite having the same body, the two handheld' chips are very different.

The Game Force ACE and the Game Force Indie are the two handhelds. Let's start with the similarities between these handhelds, which have the same appearance yet differ significantly in price. Both devices, which come with a shell that Switch Lite heavily influences, will be available in black and white. A long cry from Green Chi, the Hulk. Both will have stacked L and R shoulder buttons, two analogue sticks, and the standard face buttons (and analogue triggers). This can support an estimated 5.5-inch screen branded like something from Anbernic and has bezels resembling an Odroid-Go Super.

However, it is much simpler to read out the differences. The Rockchip RK3566 CPU, which is becoming more and more immortal, powers the Game Force Indie. You'll be fully aware of the performance if you've read any recent reviews of portable devices, such as this one for the RGB30. It is excellent for a variety of N64, Dreamcast, and a small amount of PSP games, as well as a decent PS1 game. It's a good chip, but it's nothing new. A slight variation is that the Indie is listed on their website as "4gb+32 GB," which denotes 32 GB of storage and 4 GB of RAM. It seems strange because it has two to four times as much RAM as other RK3566 devices.

In contrast, the Game Force ACE has an RK3588s. The TJD T80, which will retail for $400, is the sole handheld device to use this relatively new processor. The RK3588s' compatibility with the PS2 and Gamecube is amazing at its pricing point. According to the website, it has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is significantly higher than the T618 handhelds that are close to it.

This leads us to the price at last. The Indie will retail for $69, while the Ace will retail for $159 (although both are on sale for $99 and $199, respectively). I believe these devices—the Ace in particular—could provide the market fantastic value at their current price points. However, given that both currently cost $15 for shipping, their value appears to be declining. Both of these will make excellent handhelds, in my opinion, if the screen is good. I hope that Ace and Indie's dull appearance is the only thing that disappoints, but I will be ready to pay more for shipping when it arrives in October. The Desert Tan and Traffic Cone Orange handhelds will always be missed.