Order a Retroid Pocket Mini? We've got bad news

The tariff and trade war between the U.S. and China has claimed one of its first victims, albeit an unlikely one. In response to the May 2 deadline, Retroid moved up the timeline for shipping the new Pocket Flip 2 and Pocket Classic. Preorders for the Flip 2 began shipping earlier this week, with Retroid ramping up shipments for the Pocket Classic just yesterday. Even with the Hongkong Post halting any shipments from China to the U.S., we assumed “no news was good news.” It turns out that’s not the case, as an announcement was made on X (and the…