This Superb Analogue Pocket Sync Tool Now Allows You To Port Your MiSTer Saves

I'm glad external developers are actively working on the Pocket. There hasn't been a firmware update in 3 months. It's a great piece of hardware, but Analogue's support has been embarrassing.

I used to happily sing their praises based on my top-notch experiences with the Mega SG and Super NT. But they really bit off more than they could chew with this "Analogue OS" thing, and I'll think twice about buying anything else from them in the future.

@Razieluigi - It's a tough choice, because if I were recommending someone their products who specifically had interest in the support and OS side, I'd say steer clear, but the Pocket itself is such an amazing handheld outside of that extra support that I can't say it'd factor in well enough to affect my recommendation most of the time.

I'm disappointed that they've dropped planned features for the OS and that what little effort they have left for it is being geared towards core compatibility, but I still love the console.

@Geonjaha It really is difficult. I really like mine and I'm glad I have it, but it's taken almost a year for it to reach a fraction of its potential and almost entirely due to the work of others.

It really wish they had just continued focusing on their core strength of good hardware with even better FPGA hardware emulation. But they've gotten lost in the weeds the past few years.

The Pocket has been let down by a needlessly complex OS and half-assed support, and is now literally the only thing they sell (if you're willing to wait). The excellent Super NT and Mega SG (easily their best products) are sold out and being discontinued with no stated plan to replace them, just like the NT Mini before them. The only new piece of hardware they've announced is the Analogue Duo which shows no sign of even existing despite being revealed 3 years ago. And their customer communication is nonexistent outside of a constant barrage of teaser posts featuring games that may or may not be playable on any device currently available from the company.

Perhaps they have reasonable answers to every one of these concerns, but you'd never know since their company policy is to never say anything ever.

Even forgiving the challenges of the pandemic, I don't understand what Analogue thinks their own future looks like with this insane business model. You can't build a brand around discontinued hardware and IOUs.