It appears that details of an upcoming hardware release may have been accidentally leaked. A quickly removed ESRB listing (the American equivalent of PEGI) suggests that SNK might have a new Neo Geo console in the works... and it's just as exciting as it sounds.
The other day, an X-user noticed an ESRB listing for Samurai Shodown V Special, which in itself isn't that exciting. But the listed format is all the more interesting: "Neo Geo AES+." And it gets even better, because the company that filed the application is Plaion, the same publisher that released the Atari 2600+ console. Yet, there is no such thing as a Neo Geo AES+, and the listing disappeared shortly thereafter. This raises the question of what actually happened, a premature leak or some other kind of human error?
SNK has previously released the Neo Geo Mini arcade cabinet, but fans have long been clamouring for a modern mini version of the classic AES with built-in games. Such a device would be a real treat for collectors.
So far, this is just unconfirmed information based on a missing ESRB listing, but that's a pretty reliable source in itself, so it's by no means impossible that this turns out to be true. We'll be back with more when we find out.
Neo Geo launched about the same time as Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, but was in a completely different league when it came to digital horse powers.
