Anbernic’s next dual-screen handheld could replace your aging Nintendo 3DS

<figure> <img alt="The Anbernic RG DDS handheld pictured in white." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Anbernic" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/dds1.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anbernic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnYDISeZIE" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfnYDISeZIE">shared a new video</a> of its upcoming dual-screen handheld it announced last week showing the device playing 3DS, Xbox, and PS3 games through emulation. While competitors like Ayaneo have been <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/684190/ayaneo-flip-1s-ds-nintendo-windows-handheld-dual-screen" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/news/684190/ayaneo-flip-1s-ds-nintendo-windows-handheld-dual-screen">making dual-screen handhelds</a> for a few years, Anbernic only recently introduced its own dual-screen devices including the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/GiipGoop-Handheld-Dual-screen-Android-Bluetooth-Turquoise/dp/B0G2Y8216S/ref=sr_1_9?th=1" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.amazon.com/GiipGoop-Handheld-Dual-screen-Android-Bluetooth-Turquoise/dp/B0G2Y8216S/ref=sr_1_9?th=1">RG DS</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Console-Capacitive-4000mAh-Battery/dp/B0HHDQPTF5/ref=sr_1_6?th=1" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Console-Capacitive-4000mAh-Battery/dp/B0HHDQPTF5/ref=sr_1_6?th=1">RG DS Plus</a>. Those handhelds are designed to be modern replacements for the Nintendo DS, but the new RG DDS, short for "Dream Dual Screen," has a faster processor and displays with aspect ratios optimized to replace the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/16/17357848/nintendo-3ds-switch-upgrade" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/16/17357848/nintendo-3ds-switch-upgrade">Nintendo 3DS</a> - although Anbernic isn't trying to recreate the glasses-free 3D effect.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Full perform …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1011200/anbernic-rg-dds-dual-screen-handheld-emulator-nintendo-3ds">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>