I Visited Chinas Handheld Capital @RetroGameCorps
I Visited Chinas Handheld Capital  @RetroGameCorps
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I took a trip to Shenzhen, China, to see how handhelds are made. Here is what happened.

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Places visited:
Anbernic: anbernic.com
Retroid: goretroid.com
AYN: ayntec.com
8BitDo: 8bitdo.com
AKNES: aknes.com

Other videos from this trip:
ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 bundle: youtu.be/8e90FSu8Mok
MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus: youtu.be/9uI0g_YhHUM
OneXPlayer handhelds: youtu.be/Fjv8xPLnWu4

China travel document: https://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/lsfw/zj/qz2021/202412/t20241217_11495647.htm
Astrill VPN: astrill.com/pricing
Venture Electronics: veclan.com/engappliance_sel_one?eng_ApplianceVo.eac_id=4
Expedition: Handheld podcast: youtube.com/channel/UCo-RDlyRDeQ3ZrBK9w6tmGw

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Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
00:42 why I went there
02:29 what I brought
03:41 visiting Taiwan
10:25 traveling to China
16:00 Shenzhen is huge
17:00 shopping
20:40 omg the food
24:13 visiting handheld companies
24:48 Anbernic
33:31 Retroid and AYN
47:38 8BitDo and AKNES
53:53 summary and conclusion

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