About ConsoleScout
Built and edited by KonradWarsaw, Poland
What ConsoleScout is
ConsoleScout is an independent catalog of retro and emulation handhelds. For every device it puts three things in one place: what it really runs, system by system; its full specs; and today's lowest price from the makers' own stores, with price history.
It is built and edited by Konrad in Warsaw, Poland. There is no newsroom and no sponsored ranking: the order of every list comes from the data on the page.
How each record is made, and who checks it
We use AI tools for the legwork: spotting new handhelds in makers' stores and drafting each record from the sources it cites, such as the maker's spec page and published reviews. A draft is not a verdict.
The checking is done by a person. Konrad opens the cited sources and compares the specs and every emulation rating against what they actually say. When he has done that, the page says “Reviewed by an editor” with the date.
If a record changes after that check, the label disappears until it has been checked again. A page without the label has not been checked by a person yet; its sources are listed on the page so you can check them yourself.
Where emulation ratings come from
Every rating links to the review that tested that device on that system. We use a fixed list of review sites that test hardware themselves, and we don't carry a rating over from one device to another because they share a chip.
When two reviews disagree, we show the lower rating and say why in the note. A system with no rating hasn't been tested by a source we use. That is not the same as unplayable.
Some of the reviews we cite are published by shops that also sell the device, such as DroiX. We still use them when they test the device on each system, and we mark them “retailer review” next to the rating so you can weigh them yourself.
Where prices come from
Prices are read from the makers' own online stores twice a day. They don't include shipping or import fees, which the shop adds at checkout. A price we couldn't recheck in the last seven days is not shown as current.
Price history starts on the day we first recorded a price. We don't copy history from other price trackers.
Corrections and money
If a spec or rating is wrong, send the device, the field and a source through the contact page and we'll fix it.
Some shop links may earn us a commission, and pages may show ads. Neither changes a rating, a price or the order of a list. See the affiliate disclosure.