The Pocket Super Knob 5000 sounds rude, but I promise it's a new gaming handheld

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No, it's not something you'd keep in your bottom drawer.

GameMT Pocket Super Knob handheld at an angle with orange backdrop.
(Image credit: GameMT)

Yes, the Pocket Super Knob 5000 is a real handheld by Android console maker GameMT. No, I still can't stop laughing like Bevis and Butthead, but I do want to highlight some of the portable's unique features if I can pull myself together for a few minutes.

Okay, let's dive into what the Pocket Super Knob wants to bring to the best gaming handheld scene. Highlighted by Retrohandhelds in a far more mature fashion, the Android portable arrives this April with a 5-inch 1080p display, MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, and of course, the aforementioned "Super Knob" on the right-hand side where a joystick would usually be (stop it).

GameMT Pocket Super Knob 5000 handheld in orange with orange backdrop.

(Image credit: GameMT)

It's worth noting that the Pocket Super Knob appears to be a hilarious rebranding of the previously announced GameMT EX5, or potentially a model variant. Both feature that "super knob" that looks like either a stove dial or something you'd see on that old Tomy Racing Turbo tabletop driving sim toy from the '80s.

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I'd like to assume the knob has an actual purpose, and I guess it could end up working similarly to the Playdate and its side crank. If it's using a potentiometer, it could even serve as way to play Atari Peddle games like Breakout or Night Driver, but the colorful indicators on the side sort of suggest it's more like a throttle switch for racing games and sims.

Or, the Super Knob could just look different to stand out in a sea of emulation handhelds. The only thing I know for certain right now is that it's now going to be inseparable from its innuendo-fuelled branding, and that's a sure-fire way to bait immature handheld experts like myself into talking about what otherwise a fairly ordinary device.

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Phil Hayton
Phil Hayton
Hardware Editor

Phil is the Hardware Editor at GamesRadar+ who specializes in retro console setups, choosing the latest gaming handhelds, and navigating the choppy seas of using modern-day PC hardware. In the past, they have covered everything from retro gaming history to the latest gaming news, in-depth features, and tech advice for publications like TechRadar, The Daily Star, the BBC, PCGamesN, and Den of Geek. In their spare time, they pour hours into fixing old consoles, modding Game Boys, exploring ways to get the most out of the Steam Deck, and blasting old CRT TV visuals into their eye sockets.

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