<s>
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
UK	O
company	O
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
upgraded	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Evercade	B-Application
handheld	I-Application
that	O
introduces	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Evercade	B-Application
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
product	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
on	O
23	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
much	O
speculation	O
about	O
what	O
the	O
product	O
may	O
be	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
revealed	O
a	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
home	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
handheld	I-Application
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
3	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Starter	O
Pack	O
retails	O
for	O
£89	O
or	O
$99	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Premium	O
Pack	O
adds	O
an	O
additional	O
controller	O
and	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
£109	O
or	O
$129	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
features	O
an	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A53	O
1.5GHz	O
quad-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
backed	O
by	O
512MB	O
of	O
DRAM	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
base	O
for	O
its	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
also	O
features	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
exclusively	O
for	O
firmware	B-Application
updates	O
and	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
1080p	O
output	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
handheld	O
's	O
720p	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
through	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
plug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
controllers	O
use	O
USB	B-Protocol
plug-ins	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
also	O
supports	O
third-party	O
USB	B-Protocol
controllers	O
,	O
including	O
wireless	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
handheld	I-Application
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
contains	O
two	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
libraries	O
of	O
two	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
to	O
be	O
shown	O
onscreen	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
faster	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
is	O
covered	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
flap	O
,	O
resembling	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
is	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
all	O
Evercade	B-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
except	O
Namco	O
Collections	O
1	O
and	O
2	O
because	O
those	O
collections	O
were	O
only	O
licensed	O
for	O
handheld	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
future	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
compatible	O
between	O
both	O
Evercade	B-Application
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
has	O
several	O
aspect	O
ratios	O
,	O
and	O
screen	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
scanlines	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
the	O
VS	O
is	O
"	O
still	O
niche	O
and	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
very	O
specific	O
audience	O
—	O
and	O
still	O
does	O
its	O
job	O
very	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Trew	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
general	O
design	O
is	O
fine	O
and	O
comfortable	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
feel	O
quite	O
as	O
ergonomic	O
as	O
the	O
handheld	O
or	O
other	O
controllers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
