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Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 coming to Kickstarter this Saturday!

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 - Magenta

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 coming to Kickstarter this Saturday!

July 17, 2025 Posted by Bill Loguidice News No Comments

As an owner and fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next from the first run, aka, Issue 1, I’m looking forward to the unveiling of Issue 3, which goes live on Saturday, July 19, 2025. They promise some performance and other improvements from the previous issues. The full promotional message follows:

This is it: the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next crowdfunding campaign you’ve been waiting for is here, going live this Saturday 19th of July at 8am UK time on Kickstarter.

Click here to set a reminder from Kickstarter as soon as the campaign is live, as we’ve got a batch of 100 Early Bird machines going at a nice discount and they are bound to go fast.

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3

There has never been a better time in retrocomputing, and the ZX Spectrum Next Community is the best one out there. Don’t believe us? We just crossed the 200 exclusive games and apps made just for the Next by legends such as Clive Townsend, Michael Ware and Mike Dailly to name but a few. Who could guess the Next would spawn so many cool games for us to play into the sunset? But here they are!

The Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 is our most powerful Speccy yet, and now includes new fully licensed cores for the Sinclair QL and… The Commodore 64. Yep, you read that right, the Next Issue 3 can run all the software for the Sinclair QL and the C64 straight out of the box. We don’t even know how many thousands of games and apps that amount to, but it’s a lot.

The full campaign page going live soon will feature all the technical details you want about the Next Issue 3, its new capabilities and, of course, surprise stretch goals: expect games, upgrades and goodies galore. In the meantime, here’s a cat getting out of the bag for you…

Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 side and rear profile
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3

Because this is our third campaign and the #3 on the Speccy keyboard is Magenta, we’re celebrating with an exclusive translucent magenta case for anyone keen to mod their Sinclair Spectrum Next with some wires and LEDs under the hood – or just want a Next that looks, well, pretty unique!

We hope you join us and support the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3 coming to life, boosting our already vibrant Speccy community even further, and getting your very own machine to explore. We can’t wait to have you on board.

Thanks for your time! 😉

The ZX Spectrum Next team

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