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Polymega Release “Still On Track” Despite Production Problems

Business licence suspension also being resolved.

What a rollercoaster ride the Polymega has been. When it was first announced the excitement was palpable; here was an all-in-one solution for retro fans which would allow them to harness their existing collection of games and play them with modern creature comforts, such as save states, patches and HD output. Such an epic venture was always going to be prone to some delays, but Polymega has been pushed back more than once, with its latest (tentative) release window being February (yes, the month just gone).

The machine has missed this revised release window, with reports from Japan suggesting that production has been delayed by the ongoing civil unrest in Myanmar. NK Trading Co., Ltd., the Japanese distributor of the system, has stated that “satisfactory supply cannot be provided”; it is also citing the COVID-19 pandemic as a contributing factor. NK Trading is aiming for a shipment within the year (it’s not known if this refers to the calendar year or the financial year, the latter of which ends at the start of April) but notes that it is, at present, “difficult to predict an accurate schedule.” It was reported that this production delay is also believed to impact North American and European orders.

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