Get the latest tech news

The Game Boy Camera will soon get a second life as an awful webcam


A great way to discourage video call invites.

By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who's been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. The 26-year-old Game Boy Camera is still embraced by some photographers seeking a lo-fi aesthetic, and soon, it could serve double duty as a webcam for anyone who wants to show up to a video call looking like a low-res pixelated mess. Epilogue, the company behind it, shared a short video of the new feature on X and told Time Extension, “We now have a live feed from the Game Boy Camera, but still need to fine-tune some things and allow for configuration options.”

Get the Android app

Or read this on The Verge

Read more on:

Photo of game boy camera

game boy camera

Photo of second life

second life

Photo of awful webcam

awful webcam

Related news:

News photo

Cooler Master’s Framework case gives your laptop a second life

News photo

Chinese company gives leftover hotpot oil second life as jet fuel

News photo

I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls in iPadOS 17 and It Was Glorious