Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’

Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld now nearly doubles the price it originally set, making it "unsustainable" to continue selling.

"Even before the launch of NEXT 2, storage prices had already been rising for several months," Ayaneo writes. "At that time, we believed the price might be approaching its peak. Even if it meant making...