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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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is it: the Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next crowdfunding campaign you\u2019ve been waiting for is here, going live this Saturday 19th of July at 8am UK time on Kickstarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to set a reminder from Kickstarter as soon as the campaign is live, as we\u2019ve got a batch of 100 Early Bird machines going at a nice discount and they are bound to go fast.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Sinclair
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There has never been a better time in retrocomputing, and the ZX Spectrum Next Community is the best one out there. Don\u2019t 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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026 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\u2019t even know how many thousands of games and apps that amount to, but it\u2019s a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019s a cat getting out of the bag for you\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Sinclair
Sinclair ZX Spectrum Next Issue 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Because this is our third campaign and the #3 on the Speccy keyboard is Magenta, we\u2019re celebrating with an exclusive translucent magenta case for anyone keen to mod their Sinclair Spectrum Next with some wires and LEDs under the hood \u2013 or just want a Next that looks, well, pretty unique!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you join us<\/strong><\/a> 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\u2019t wait to have you on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for your time! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ZX Spectrum Next team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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