Came across this news article today: https://hardware.srad.jp/story/19/10/18/1622231/

Here's the overview: https://www.analogue.co/pocket/

Considering what it's built with, maybe the $199 initial price isn't so bad. It has HDMI support so does this mean there is finally a convenient way to play Game Gear games without emulation with a TV? I gotta wonder how it handles regions, since some GG carts behave differently based on the region of the GG it's running on, and the game content can really change as a result...