Anbernic RG35XX SP

[peak bobcat]

i guess it will have a decent-sized battery in it, but the base does look surprisingly thick when you consider it will have to be slightly taller than the lower section of a regular vertical.

[bleak stirrup]

The battery on the Plus and H is incredible. Honestly incredible. If that's the trade-off for thickness, I can understand it 🙂

[peak bobcat]

Yeah, there's nothing wrong with device being relatively thick, but you might have expected them to opt for a slightly thinner base to maintain the pcoketability since the flipp factor adds to the thickness too.

Still better to err on the side of a bit too thick than chasing a slimmer design and tanking the battery life

[bleak stirrup]

I agree, but thickness has been brought up a few times. Yeah... a really power-efficient sleep feature is what I'm more interested in, but the popular vote seems to be on thickness so far

[peak bobcat]

I mostly switch my devices off completely unless I know it is just a relatively quick break so that's not a huge issue for me, my main things are that it is a full-featured XX device and thus includes bt/wifi too and in a rather shallow fashion I want some quality colour schemes for it too.

[bleak stirrup]

Oh wait! Good point! Wifi + BT is a deal breaker for me too 🙂

[bleak stirrup]

Are you on MuOS? Does it have rapid on / off like MM+ (with Onion, of course)?

[peak bobcat]

Running the last pre-knulli batocera on my H at the moment, but muos is definitely a fast one to boot

[stray steppe]

Yeah it looks almost as bulky as the Retroid Flip without the triggers which itself was on the edge of being pocketable.
We will see when it comes to review time I suppose

[peak bobcat]

From the video, it looks about as thick as the bottom end of a 35xx+ and then you have the screen half, so while it'd be thicker than a vertical, it might be more pocket-friendly even with the extra thickness as the shoulders would be less likely to get caught than the shoulder shelf you get in most verticals

[edgy gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-still-gif-20331665

[lapis dome]

Thanks for the primer! I am very much a noob when it comes to shaders (especially the interpolation ones rather than lcd grid or crt effect ones) - I’ll give pixel-aa a go!

[wise patio]

Let me know if you have any feedback or feature requests! It's already a little bit heavier than the simple pixellate, so adding more features would not be too bad.
You can change the sharpness in the shader parameters.
More sharpness -> more shimmering.
Less sharpness -> less shimmering.
It's impossible to make both perfect, so the default parameter (150%) is a balance between the two.
At sharpness = 1.00, you should get absolutely no shimmering, similar to the "sharp shimmerless" shader.

[next haven]

Even if it’s not super pocket friendly, it’s still great for just tossing straight in a bag without a case

And also no added bulk from a case

[still imp]

I don’t see how this isn’t pocket friendly

[cosmic harbor]

You ever have a super loaded wallet with a lotta bills in it, it's prob like that

[agile jetty]

square-ish shape makes it perfect for shirt pockets

thats where I carry a rg280v

[lapis dome]

might be a bit thick for 2006 era white skinny jeans

[still imp]

Yeah I was thinking skinny or typical women’s jeans it would be an issue, but we never think of those when considering pocketability

Cause then you’d have to be a credit card

[lapis dome]

I mean it's likely to be around 22-26mm thick, compared to the MM+ at like 20 and most horizontals at like 16-18

so it all depends how comfortable you are with a slightly chonky square

[still imp]

I need to check my sp

Cause that goes in no issue

[lapis dome]

vs a thinner candybar with no built in cover

I think a fair debate could be had between the 28xx and the 35xxSP over what is more pocketable. The 28xx will definitely be smaller but if you want an enclosed device you want an enclosed device (which for me I'd definitely want if it was getting thrown in a bag/pocket that had other shit in it, but I'm fine pocketing my MM+ etc as long as there's nothing else in the same pocket as is)

[still imp]

And I’d definitely feel more comfortable with pocketing an sp handheld

It’s built in protection

[lapis dome]

yeah

if I wind up with both I'm very curious what I wind up using more between the 28xx (smaller, better ergo, membrane controls) vs the 35xxSP (bigger screen, clamshell, dome switches, hopefully wifi?)

[still imp]

I’m just glad it’s looking really good so far

That hinge looked primo in the video

[outer plaza]

Even being a few mm thicker than an SP I don't see it being an issue, SP fits in my back pocket pretty without feeling tight

[prisma cloak]

This might be the only retro HH I buy on launch, the video of the hinge and no analog sticks sealed it for me

[cursive plover]

This would be a must have lol

[keen grove]

it's all depending on that price

[edgy gyro]

https://tenor.com/view/waiting-waiting-patiently-waiting-for-you-waiting-on-you-gif-15489516379864441176

[rain rampart]

40-60$ is a winning price all day tbh

heck im almost in if it costs as much as the OG gba sp did (100)

[cosmic harbor]

Anything under 75 is instabuy imo

[edgy gyro]

I think this will be 85 dollars.

[still imp]

If I had to guess 65-70 at launch

[livid mason]

I’d pay that price if they remove the logo on the upper part of the shell ;))

[edgy gyro]

I say more than something like the 35xx plus or H

[lapis dome]

The plus is 64 usd plus shipping full price, there will probably be a small premium for clamshell (if this has wifi) so I’m expecting 70-75 plus shipping so 82-87 for most people since they seem to charge 12 usd shipping to NA

[lost grove]

70 something with launch "discount"

[edgy gyro]

clams are hard to make correct ask Retroid or nintendo

[unreal crater]

Has it been confirmed to have wifi yet?

[lapis dome]

I think you probably will have to really be into clams to pay 80-something usd for this day 1 given you aren’t far off from like rp2s price at that point and this is an h700.

[edgy gyro]

I don't think so. Not having wifi would be dumb

[lapis dome]

Maybe we’ll get lucky and it’ll match the plus price without a clamshell tax

Or at least match the ‘H’ model in price, just trading the sticks for a hinge

[lost grove]

Agreed, but most people tend to sleep on the 2S for whatever reason so I can see Anbernic doing it anyway

[edgy gyro]

this still a clam shell correct?

[rain rampart]

the last video the logo appeared to be toned down a bit

[rain rampart]

people sleep on it cuz they like to vomit about android

meanwhile android is taking over the upper mid to high end market

[outer plaza]

I personally think the 2s just messed up with the screen size

Too big footprint for a 3.5 inch screen

[still imp]

Luckily there’s incredible nostalgia for specifically sp clam

To this day blown away powkiddy didn’t just up the chip of the v90 at some point

[robust axle]

It’s the chin.

[rain rampart]

bad answer tbh, the "chin" is 1/2 cm taller lol

than the rg35 h

[lapis dome]

if it had been a 4" screen without that chin (basically a dpad top plastic 405m with retroid's controls) I would've bought one day one

[lost grove]

Huh. I don't get that either, something like the 35XX H doesn't look comfortable.

[lapis dome]

I think most people who would find a bigger device more comfortable expect a bigger screen to go with it

[lost grove]

Helps that it gives room for front firing speakers as well.

[lapis dome]

I also think the 2S is in a slightly awkward spot where it's small enough footprint to be pocketable but the sticks and triggers protrude enough that I wouldn't pocket it.

I mean if it they gave it a 4" screen it would still have that room

just no chin under the screen and be a bit wider

[rain rampart]

rg35xx-h is 14.5cm x 6.9cm x 1.6cm
rp2s is 15.5 x 8cm x 2.8 cm
according to amazon

so basically 1cm in all dimensions

physically, that chin is like 1/2 cm taller than the rg35 h bottom lol

[fierce mason]

That chin is what ruins it for me. 🤢

[lapis dome]

for me it's the non-recessed sticks and protruding triggers when all my other 3.5" screen devices are pocketable

[fierce mason]

Agree with those thoughts as well.

I'm not the biggest fan of inline but if you're claiming it's a pocketable device...make them inline.

[rain rampart]

[fierce mason]

Still hoping someone uses the retroid sliders in a pocket device. Those with inline. 4 in screen. I'm all in.

I'd never need to look at a pocket device again

[lapis dome]

those ayn/retroid new sticks are so much better than switch sticks but they like to pop off when they hook on anything so they shouldn't be used on pocket sized stuff

[rain rampart]

they could like, glue them down tbh

[fierce mason]

Not on a shell there they need to come off to open it. 😬

[rain rampart]

99% sure that wont be an issue

[shell matrix]

The chin gives it a unique charm i think

Helps it stand out atleast

[fierce mason]

Oh no. 😬😅

[still imp]

Wild how this turned into a debate

That so many are absolutely WRONG ON, rp2s design slapppppsssss

[wanton zenith]

Agreed. 2-0

[thin surge]

also voting rp2s design is fuego 🔥

[lapis dome]

if the rp2s had further recessed sticks and inline shoulders I'd be down

I just figure if a device is going in my sling bag rather than my pocket that device should have a larger screen

rather than the same size and res as my MM+

[rain rampart]

u clearly didnt see my pic where its THE SAME lol

ill give you the triggers tho

[slim zinc]

I'll probably buy this, but I don't buy any handheld on launch

Especially something with a hinge

Going to take a few months to get good custom firmware anyways and I can watch all the reviews and make sure nothing's wrong

[lapis dome]

the 28xx dpad slaps

and out of the box on stock firmware it plays dolphin blue for atomiswave

[untold ibex]

If the 28xx is any indication you’ll only have to wait a few days for cfw

[lapis dome]

yeah I ordered my 28xx the day after it launched, it just arrived tonight, and I already could do the alpha build of knulli or minUI

I'm debating between sticking with stock for a bit while waiting on muOS because I've always wanted to try that out or slapping minUI on it

I think I care about arcade too much to go minUI

[gloomy lichen]

That was my main, and only gripe with it when I had mine, not very pocketable with the sticks and just big enough that it felt like the screen was too small.

[fluid narwhal]

I need that blue

Desperately

[jade sleet]

Oh man! Going to have to buy all of them 😂

[lost grove]

Could do without the DMG reverence on this one, I think.

[heavy skiff]

not a fan of either of these colourways

nor do i dislike them

[robust axle]

That silver looks just like my reshelled AGS-101 😍

[wise patio]

Not even a model with tribal tattoos, skipping this device entirely

[narrow turret]

Looks close to release!

I just bought an rg 35xxh so I'm probably gonna need to wait until the next sale for this one.

Is the next sale 11/11?

[misty mulch]

silver is my pick as well

[vagrant mauve]

the dmg looks pretty dumb, but the rest look great

hype is going up

[limpid sun]

Kinda want a transparent, but anbernic PCBs are so boring looking, that I find the transparent models lacking

[vagrant mauve]

i wonder about the texture of the plastic

the transparent ones might be like the rg556, since it's the same colors, i suppose dmg will be normal textured plastic, and the silver one might be painted smoother texture like the rg503 was

[untold ibex]

Looks like we can expect a video announcement soon from that screenshot

That’s clearly from one of their videos with the renders

[vagrant mauve]

hopefully announcement vid this week and reviews by next week

definitely seemed to speed up last week

[gloomy lichen]

I need the blue

[cosmic harbor]

Reminiscent of Nintendo's old "cobalt blue"s, frickn crispy

[peak bobcat]

Not impressed with those colours tbh

[vagrant mauve]

i think they're the best colorways they've released for a device lately

although the dmg looks stupid

[peak bobcat]

An SP design didn't need another dmg colourway and meh to half of them being transparents

Silver might be good in a proper pic

[vagrant mauve]

my choice would be a solid red, but i'm fine with the silver, that's a great one too

[cosmic harbor]

Agreed woulda been nice to see a flame red or like a green of some sort

[peak bobcat]

Dmg should have been replaced with an actual sp colourway, a proper cobalt blue and drop the transparent blue for something else

[unreal crater]

I like the DMG model, I do gravitate to the weird stuff though.

[peak bobcat]

normally I like dmg too, but if you are going to do a homage to the gba sp it is unnecessary for that one

[vagrant mauve]

a famicom or nes solorway would have been a better fit if you wanna go for a retro style

no indigo is a bit of a sin too ngl

[peak bobcat]

to be fair, wasn't indigo only on the og gba

[vagrant mauve]

fair

well, gamecube too

but yeah no indigo sp

[unreal crater]

I agree, sticking to GBA SP colours would have been nice. I don’t want transparent and I don’t like silver so it leaves one left.

[peak bobcat]

For this, I'd have gone one transparent, silver, black (or perhaps graphite) and then something bolder like cobalt blue, red or green

[unreal crater]

No transparent, just all solid colours. Silver, black, green, blue, yellow.

I think they are trying to look different to the V90 so that’s why the colours are different.

[peak bobcat]

while I don't like them, there's presumably enough of an audience for transparent that they feel the need to include one per device

[unreal crater]

It’s weaker plastic than solid, I wouldn’t get it for a flip device. Those hinges you want the strongest plastic available.

[vagrant mauve]

i think most people buy transparent if it's available

[peak bobcat]

doubtful, but definitely an audience for it

[vagrant mauve]

i wouldn't mind a metal model if it was an extra 30 bucks even, but i guess that won't happen

[peak bobcat]

I'd suspect that anbernic might be done with metal, it probably doesn't add enough extra sales to make it worth their time

[unreal crater]

Metal sucks, too cold then too warm, too heavy, too many scratches. I’ve owned a few and I’ll never get another.

[peak bobcat]

while their tendency is to keep stuff in the store in the hope it goes in sales, it is a lot easier to take that hit without the fixed cost of the shell

[vagrant mauve]

yeah that's fair, the last metal one was the rg nano, right?

[peak bobcat]

think so and then it probably makes more sense, but even so probably pushed the costs up like $20

[outer plaza]

The silver one almost looks metal there you go, compromise lol

Think I'll get the silver one tbh, looks pretty good in that video

[peak bobcat]

thats a thing with anbernic, they usually do such good plastics they don't need the extra cost and weight anyway

[outer plaza]

yeah, little bummed about the clear plastic options for the SP though

feels weird on an SP

[smoky yacht]

I'd take away the DMG color and replace that with something a bit more aesthetic

Maybe Orange

[still imp]

What 2000s era camera they using

[smoky yacht]

Maybe it's from a webpage/storefront page that's not exposed to the public yet
And we only have a thumbnail for now

But it's sign that a bigger pic will come soon

[still imp]

In any case. Blue and grey clear winners. Silver next. Dmg dead last by a mile

[vagrant mauve]

for me silver > blue > black > dmg

[peak bobcat]

Think I'll wait for better pics, but thinking silver > dmg > transparents is my ranking of them

[still imp]

I love gameboys but Dmg for this feels so dumb lol

[vagrant mauve]

i think dmg with all grey/black buttons would look decent

[still imp]

Even nes controller way would be better

[vagrant mauve]

but i bet with the amount of 35xx they've been selling in dmg color they felt they had to make one

[still imp]

Ala

[peak bobcat]

They don't tend to do dmg on every device though, it seems to follow a pattern of at least one one dmg/white/black

they should add snes colours into that core, the grey with skittles would be another good default option

[limpid sun]

I kinda find it sad we won't really see any more nintendo handhelds in the future

This stuff is so cool

Switch is handheld I guess, but it's not what I mean

[still imp]

Switch is a Nintendo handheld tbf, but I get what you mean

I can see them doing a limited game and watch/nes classic esque gameboy release one day, but a dedicated handheld I don’t think so

[vagrant mauve]

it doesn't make sense with how much development costs unless people were fine for paying for pixel games from nintendo again

[peak bobcat]

I wonder if we will ever see some handheld equivalents to the new/snes mini consoles

Utterly pointless with retro handhelds but would inevitably be a scalper's delight

[opaque sorrel]

It barely worked for Home consoles

[vagrant mauve]

just get an fpgbc lol

[opaque sorrel]

Besides of the NES and SNES all the other oens weren't really a hit.

[peak bobcat]

I definitely bought them for the look over the functionality

[opaque sorrel]

And with handheld consoles, the problem is that they are already cute.

[peak bobcat]

think the sega ones did quite well, they even did a megadrive 2 model after all

[opaque sorrel]

Maybe they could make a RG Nano sized Gameboy

[peak bobcat]

some definitely sank like a stone, didn't the psx one get heavily reduced and still didn't sell?

Think they'd probably not even bother shrinking a handheld one, just release a gba sp loaded with games or if they were actually putting in some effort, loaded with games and with the ability to run stuff from nso

[opaque sorrel]

Without shrinking there's just no difference between it and the knock off handhelds that are already being made

[vagrant mauve]

i would never buy something like that so i can't really comment, but i feel the nes mini was the coolest one

[opaque sorrel]

I don't think even the SNES really had the brand power to get away with getting sold as a mini console. I wonder what the numbers are for NES mini versus SNES mini

[still imp]

Tbf, most normal people likely still wouldn’t get a retro handheld or consider it as an option

[vagrant mauve]

well, they just don't know about it

[still imp]

This is still a pretty niche hobby

[vagrant mauve]

couple friends i showed my collection were quickly interested

[opaque sorrel]

Many people would buy a handheld console but they just don't know it yet

[still imp]

They also wouldn’t want to touch cfw + Roms. Tbf a lot come with Roms, but the experience overall would be meh

[vagrant mauve]

i mean it will never be mainstream

[opaque sorrel]

Also it really needs someone in your life to be curating the roms and the CFW

[peak bobcat]

I have definitely sold people on retro handhelds after talking about mine

[vagrant mauve]

but seeing that stuff like the miyoo mini and rg35xx sell over 30k each only on aliexpress, i don't think it's that niche

[still imp]

30k in gaming is niche yes

[peak bobcat]

sadly, one guy is a cheapskate on random stuff and bought his kids an r36s

[opaque sorrel]

cause you can't just really tell people to go buy a MM+, even the MM+ needs a lot of setup compared to a Switch

[peak bobcat]

His argument was that they might not like it or might break, so why not get something he'd be happy to take off their hands

[vagrant mauve]

or it might arrive nonfunctional

[still imp]

I think cheapest I’d get my kid now would be a 28xx now that I think about it lol

Or a + handheld

[peak bobcat]

Think I'd go either plus or an H

[vagrant mauve]

i bought an mm+ for 33€ today, that's basically free

but those aren't too durable

[peak bobcat]

although the 28xx does feel like a sturdy little thing outside of the shoulder button rattle

[still imp]

lol I stray away from deals. Some amazing prices but I’ve given my close circle all a handheld at this point lol

[vagrant mauve]

28xx will be more expensive for a while sadly

i just hoard mine on my desk

https://tenor.com/view/scrooge-donald-duck-swimming-in-money-gold-coins-gif-16654576

[peak bobcat]

only handheld I would happily move on atm would be my rp3+

[still imp]

I try not to live in excess anymore. Those can go to people that actually play them, or to other hobbies

Have to post my 280m now that I am happy with the 28xx lol

[vagrant mauve]

i'll probably gift out my xxh and eventually this mm+ i bought

[peak bobcat]

while it is somewhat hoarding, I don't mind having a bunch of the smaller, cheaper handhelds, it is the dearer stuff I will be strict on, so didn't go near 556 or rp4p as they offered nothing when I have an odin 2

[vagrant mauve]

yeah i don't bother with anything over 80 bucks and it's usually stuff around 50 that i buy

i did pay 80 for the rgb20sx because i want to get rid of my rgb30

[peak bobcat]

think I am sticking with my rgb30 until somebody else does a better version

[vagrant mauve]

i mostly used mine for gbc so it makes more sense as a vertical

and the supposed better build quality of these, although i feel i messed up by buying a solid color one

[still imp]

Currently I have
Deck oled
556
28xx

Soon to sell 280m

Technically I could get rid of the 556, but I enjoy the deck for old pc the most, and the 556 I emulate more on

[peak bobcat]

I'm going to plead the 5th on my list. 😄

[still imp]

lol.

[vagrant mauve]

same

[low saddle]

Dang it. Why do they have to post more pictures the day after I order a28xx?

[untold ibex]

RP3+
Odin 2
MM+
28xx on the way

in my defense, the RP3+ is in storage since the odin 2 replaced it

[proper chasm]

deck LCD, miyoo mini

used to have rp flip and rp2+

[limpid sun]

Do we know the resolution of this thing? I hope it's favourable to GBA integer scaling

[proper chasm]

640x480p

[keen grove]

I think that'd give a decent 3X with some letterboxing

[limpid sun]

It's the same as the mm+ right?

[keen grove]

yeah

[outer plaza]

The video the other day shows it looking real nice with the overlay

[vagrant mauve]

480p 4:3 kinda sucks for gba but i'm fine with it since i use lcd shaders

[outer plaza]

Anbernic has that 3.5 inch 480p supply chain ready, can't bother getting anything else

[agile jetty]

But imagine how great it would be with 720x480 screen

[vagrant mauve]

if they could just find them

[outer plaza]

Is there even a handheld that uses that resolution

[still imp]

True king

(Though replace with oled)

[agile jetty]

These are mostly aftermarket gba screens

Tend to he pricy

[outer plaza]

Wonder how different platforms scale to that

[vagrant mauve]

gba and every 4:3 with pillarboxing should do well

[outer plaza]

tbh pillarboxing kinda sucks when it can be avoided

[vagrant mauve]

it is what it is

you can have a perfect gba screen, a perfect 4:3 screen or a perfect 16:9 screen

but not all of them at once

[outer plaza]

Main downside to me would be larger pillarboxing for OG gameboy games on this device

too bad nintendo chose such different aspect ratios for gameboy and gba

[vagrant mauve]

well, 4:3 is a middle point between 10:9 from the gb/gbc and 3:2 in the gba

so it would fit both if you need them

you can't have good gba and good gbc at the same time

[lapis dome]

960x720 would be the dream. 4:3 and integer scales GBC and gba

[sand spade]

i kinda dig the dmg one

[lapis dome]

Me too

Silver is classic though

[vagrant mauve]

i'm getting silver

jeez i gotta stop getting drawn by every single device released

although the aggressive aliexpress sales didn't help either

[lapis dome]

I may pass on this one since I got a 28xx. I want a clamshell but I kinda want a widescreen one because of ergo and because it’s the only way to get a really pocketable widescreen

Flip 2, x18s successor, maybe anbernic will make a 556flip?

[low saddle]

Yeah, this is me currently. I'd planned to buy one of these, then got the 28xx and am now unsure on if I need this

[vagrant mauve]

i don't really want a widescreen clamshell, lack of good sticks and ergo for more modern games would ruin the experience for me

i just want one of these, nice and simple

[low saddle]

I might buy it and sell the one I find myself liking less

[vagrant mauve]

i'll probably sell a few of what i have at cost in a couple months once i've tested everything and see what i like better and worse

[lapis dome]

I just want one slider, the widescreen is for gba and psp

[next haven]

I'm sure this has been in development a long time now, but imagine this with the 2.8 screen from the 28xx, could actually go smaller than the gba sp perhaps

[vagrant mauve]

slider would be okay

flip smart pro would be cool

and a nice way to get rid of the shitty ps vita sticks

although i think i like 4" 4:3 for small gba than 5" 16:9 since i use shaders

[lapis dome]

That would give you OG MM ergo which would be bad for action games but could be great for one hand rpg playing

[granite shadow]

man, that blue looks awesome... the handheld i didnt know i needed till today

[lapis dome]

Basically a funkey pro

[granite shadow]

nothing wrong with that lol

i still have a case for an og sp that could fit this too potentially

[lapis dome]

Tbh I want them to murder the pixel with a 28xxVM

[next haven]

yeah ergo starts taking a hit, but I'd be viewing it as more a bigger funkey s

[lapis dome]

One big advantage of small verticals is one hand play and the 3.5” verts are just a bit too wide for that to be comfy. The OG MM size is perfect for that but the handheld is fragile, everything else in that size category is horizontal, ancient, or severely compromised

[next haven]

honestly just give me a pixel v2 with a higher res screen

[lapis dome]

Yeah, that would also work as long as it got open source firmware and a better chip (3326?)

[next haven]

og mm with a slight redesign to move the triggers to the top of the device would also be perfect

[lapis dome]

But yeah an rpg machine for me needs to be able to do good fast forward on psx and gba

[proper chasm]

I'm a simple man with simple needs 😆 but honestly I do want a good niche 3rd handheld. like the rg arc but with a stick and actually good for saturn/n64

I also have a 3ds and dsi which I didn't count because they're OEM hardware

[still imp]

Yeah no one counts oems

Also

I get wanting fast forward for rpgs, but I can’t do it

Feels weird, kind of ruins the vibe of an rpg for me

[proper chasm]

I played one too many ps1 rpgs without fast forward lol

I just don't got that kind of time

[vagrant mauve]

i use it minimally, although some games like trails have a built in fast forward that's pretty great, cause then you don't get fast forwarded music and all that which is what ruins the vibe for me

for pokemon i only fast forward when i really need to grind

[proper chasm]

yeah I have no problem fast fowarding pokemon too

[still imp]

Yes fast forward music is putrid

Idk I just don’t feel rewarded when I fast forward

Something about it changes the whole thing for me

[rain rampart]

Reposting so more people see without scrolling forever

[keen grove]

we could have a mod pin it

[rain rampart]

So who has a sticker cutter to make skins for this thing?

[keen grove]

Evo

[rain rampart]

@dbrand ? u here?

[keen grove]

@fast quest you interested in making that woodgrain skin for this too?

[rain rampart]

Ooo

A pokemon skin would be cool af

[proper chasm]

I'd like to see something a bit more official first. anbernic posting a higher res pic of that would be nice

[vagrant mauve]

powkiddy can make some bear stickers

[gloomy lichen]

Personally if I were choosing the colorways I would have gone for something like the following.
Transparent white
Transparent Black
Transparent Blue
Solid White
Solid Black
Solid Blue
SolidRed
Solid Green
Solid Purple
But that may be too many colors for Anbernic, even so I think more options on something like this would ahve been appreciated by customers and could ahve helped to make this thing more attractive after so many devices with the same chipset were released in the last few months, keeps things fresh and gives buyers options.

[tired wedge]

Too many colors really and I think the color selection is good

[plain storm]

Want silver with black buttons, but if they won't sell them to me I might have to go transparent black or dmg

[rain rampart]

Solid red or purple would have been great instead of the dmg one but it's fine

[tired wedge]

Silver and black buttons gets your basically there for the uh.... NES version

Just would have to get red action buttons which I'm sure 3rd party will sell like Sakura

[vagrant mauve]

hopefully this will have no big issues at launch and will pop off

[tired wedge]

Same

[vagrant mauve]

that way it'll get plenty of fan support and third party mods

[edgy gyro]

anything new on this. I read like 10 comments about a rp2s and just jumped to the bottom of the chat.

[vagrant mauve]

yeah, #1169059294919012494 message

that seems to be off the typical anbernic first look video, so it's probably only a couple weeks to a month away from being out

[fast quest]

If I can get my hands on one I will most likely yes!

[keen grove]

Oh yeah

[fast quest]

I’ve tried to contact Anbernic many times to see if I can get review units but never got a reply so it all depends on my finances really, baby arriving in a month so might be tight

[edgy gyro]

Either I need to fix my monitor or that photo is blurry as hell.

[tired wedge]

Blurry but good enough to know the color ways

[edgy gyro]

i want a gray with skittle buttons

[keen grove]

Blue with skittles for me

[tired wedge]

silver or black for me

[untold ibex]

i dont know about trans colors if there's a hinge

i might go dmg honestly

[edgy gyro]

everything is better with skittles ||that fucking rainbow is delicious||

[forest wagon]

Blue!

Miyoo about to get dunked on again. That's if they ever release theirs.

[keen grove]

It's just more fun, and for me growing up with the N64 I'm used to having those multi colored buttons

[turbid cargo]

I gotta say anbernic if this comes soon they’re doing it right with all these back to back releases. I wonder how it affects sales though 🤣

[untold ibex]

i also prefer no sticks for this

[vagrant mauve]

well i've bought the 35xx+, the h, the 28xx and will buy this when it's out, so pretty good for me at least lmao

[turbid cargo]

Would also be awesome if it’s another h700

more devices with a single os is nice

[rain rampart]

nearly confirmed to be the rg35xx+ chip

[turbid cargo]

One os to rule them all. MuOS 🤣

[cosmic harbor]

At least til Garlic is completed

[turbid cargo]

https://tenor.com/view/kevinmcgarry-loveatfirstbark-lafb-ofcourse-gif-23130565

[peak bobcat]

It probably doesn't help a specific device, but you'd have to think that it helps them overall, somebody checking out a new one spotting a different model they like better an ordering that instead, sort of like each new device is advertising for the range as well as being a product in its own right

[rain rampart]

it certainly helps them from a firmware perspective since they only really have to modify for the new screen and a few other things

[turbid cargo]

Yeah I’ve also noticed that as a seller, variety makes it better for buyers. They’re usually more interested and tend to buy when there are more choices to pick.

[peak bobcat]

One thing they could seriously do with improving on the firmware is ota updates and then they wouldn't have to keep scrabbling around for a suitable storage solution every few firmware updates

[tardy lava]

The dmg is interesting. I think I’ll get black tho lol

[rain rampart]

i think they could swap the dmg out for a dif color like red or purple tbh

[tardy lava]

Red would’ve been so good

[astral breach]

I'm going silver

[tardy lava]

Or matte black

[plain storm]

I would've really liked a solid black

[tardy lava]

That makes TOO much sense though

[rain rampart]

i think there might be money to be made on stickers/skins for this thing tbh

[tardy lava]

For anbernic

[sand spade]

im just hoping that this one doesnt skimp on the bluetooth and wifi

[astral breach]

I would've wanted rg505 yellow

[tardy lava]

I am expecting it to be similar to a plus/H but clamshell

Anything more or less than that is just weird

[rain rampart]

the good news is they are giving us a white, so we "can" dye the shells if we wanna

[astral breach]

silver should take dyes even better

people dye platinum gamecube controllers religiously

[tardy lava]

That looks awesome but too shiny for me. I do want more matte/acrylic colors

[sand spade]

yea matte is the way to go

[untold ibex]

i like the idea of the transparent colors but it really depends on how good the plastic is and that light on the lid

if that logo is too glaring then hard pass

if the plastic is not strong enough and is prone to cracking, same

[turbid cargo]

Metallic Red GBA SP ❤️

[tardy lava]

Ooo or a sapphire

I think anbernics clear shells on the H have been pretty good

Mine haven’t cracked, yet lol

[turbid cargo]

or transparent red 😏

[sand spade]

think the regular flame red sp looks better

[cosmic harbor]

One other thing that sorta concerns me is how the buttons/pad look in that vid, they don't seem to be the usual soft rubber membrane Anbernic is known for

[sand spade]

or the charizard one

[turbid cargo]

Don’t like the groudon?

Well that was what I meant with metallic red 🤣

[sand spade]

the groudon one is good too

[plain storm]

SP used domes, this probably does too

[cosmic harbor]

Right and it's not that domes are inherently bad, it's just that this'll be the first (i believe?) device from Anber to have them, so first time tries bring undetermined quality

[plain storm]

Domes are much harder to fuck up than membranes

[tardy lava]

From my experience with dome dpads, there’s probably a lesser margin of error

[rain rampart]

in my experience, its a lot harder tor domes to be bad

[plain storm]

Just ask miyoo

[tardy lava]

But I do hate that it can get super clicky

[plain storm]

Yah, not the biggest fan either

[rain rampart]

domes def arent as satisfying to pres tho

[tardy lava]

It also looks like the same triggers as the 28xx. Also overly clicky

[rain rampart]

the sp had clicky triggers

[tardy lava]

Like 28xx clicky?

I remember them being more like, tinny sounding

Lol

[cosmic harbor]

Clicky triggers are give or take, nbd. Face button clicks get tiring very fast, especially for nighttime gaming

[tardy lava]

True

We’ll see. And watch, we will get a miyoo flip with the exact opposite

Lmao

[plain storm]

Not when the triggers are like dog training clicker loud lol (28xx)

[plain storm]

With the way things are going 😬

[tardy lava]

I will give anbernic a lot of grace on this one. I also expect a lot of people to figure ways around the hardware eventually too. For this model specifically lol

[plain storm]

Oh I meant the miyoo

[tardy lava]

Yea I know

I just mean, if it is too clicky and what not

[outer plaza]

Yeah dome dpads definitely not as satisfying

[tardy lava]

I think people are just really happy to get a clamshell

[outer plaza]

but hey you'll never get accidental diagonals

[rain rampart]

def a soft clicky, im clicking my rp2s and my gba sp and the sp is way softer

[cosmic harbor]

Miyoo has a lot of trust to win back, it's their game to lose. Anbernic is on a hot streak I doubt they even look at Miyoo as a competitor anymore

[outer plaza]

Guess the RG35xx 2024 was just forgotton eh

[cosmic harbor]

the who

[rain rampart]

i mean, it was pointless

[outer plaza]

don't really count a good streak as one handheld release lmao

well yeah but anbernic did do that dumb release not too long ago lol

[plain storm]

It was dumb, not bad tbf

[cosmic harbor]

While pointless it wasn't bad yea

A30 is an actual tragedy

[plain storm]

I have one.. yup

[tired wedge]

The A30 has one thing going for it

[plain storm]

There's no comparison to the 28xx

[tired wedge]

Buttons and aesthetic

Okay so 2 things

[tardy lava]

Well miyoo is still a competitor seeing that people are still comparing and buying everything to the mm+

[tired wedge]

But still that's about it lol

[plain storm]

The buttons aren't better, just bigger, d-pad is atrocious

[tardy lava]

A30 aside lol

[tired wedge]

Yea

[lapis dome]

Yeah the best miyoo competitor to the 28xx is the MM+ lol

[tired wedge]

It's the only thing I really wished on the 28xx

[tardy lava]

Or the mm v4

[tired wedge]

The bigger buttons and would have been nice with wifi

[dry current]

the a30 design is pretty mid tbh, the anbernic one is more particular

[tired wedge]

Otherwise don't care about the rest

[turbid cargo]

both will be done and dusted by the XuMini I’m afraid

[cosmic harbor]

It competes in the vertical dmg department but that's not a huge portion of the market tbh

[tardy lava]

Nah it competes in the “this pops up on my social media feed first, I think it’s neat so ima buy” market

[dry current]

miyoo had some good design choice with their other devices, but the a30 in particular is not great really

[tired wedge]

I actually like the design of the A30 outside of the analog stick lol

[plain storm]

https://tenor.com/view/the-x-files-i-want-to-believe-trust-issues-trust-gif-5016443

[turbid cargo]

Should’ve focused on the miyoo flip

or miyoo p60

[cosmic harbor]

Apparently miyoo support mentioned the flip has a 3566 chip, could be the push it needs to fight with the 35xxsp

[sand spade]

wouldn't it be the strongest 2.8 in device if all goes well

[turbid cargo]

yea it’s a 3562

[tired wedge]

Honestly as long as it does GB/GBC/GBA I'd be happy

Cause that's really all I'd want out of a device in this form factor

[turbid cargo]

unless they missed the mark with cfw 🤣 they said it’ll be using their modified amberelec system but amberelec itself doesn’t support 3566 so they have a lot of work to do.

[turbid cargo]

so a V90

[cosmic harbor]

Yes, but not made by baboons

[agile jetty]

probably thats where those "batocera bits" come into play

[tired wedge]

Lolwat

[turbid cargo]

wtf people are sleeping here almost burst out laughing with the baboons stuff 🤣🤣🤣

I wanted the light up logo….

[turbid cargo]

bits they won’t contribute back 🤣

[agile jetty]

ofc they wont

I hope its similar enough that 3566 software doesnt take long to adapt

[shell matrix]

No Woodgrain for me to pretend it's a block of wood with usb ports? No buy!

"Hey boogerboy why do you have a wooden cube connected to the TV?"
"Funny"

[astral breach]

dome discourse

I personally love domes

I dont like when buttons have play

and clicky makes everything better

[stark niche]

whens this puppy getting announced/released

[astral breach]

I have mouseclick face buttons in my gamecube controller for a reason

[cosmic harbor]

Yikers

[outer plaza]

We got measurements? 👀

[finite idol]

Honestly it's kind of blocky and ugly but I still need it

[rain rampart]

is that a full hdmi port?

[livid mason]

no

mini hdmi

[finite idol]

No, why would it be

[rain rampart]

looked big in the drawing iunno

[lost grove]

Wait, the patent was filed in with Nintendo logo's hole?

[rain rampart]

its china, they do NOT care lol

just having 4 buttons is enough of a difference in china

[lapis dome]

I doubt nintendo has a design patent on a logo hole

and the patent office isn't there to police potential trademark disputes

[cosmic harbor]

Feel like they coulda shaved a mm or two off that lower half thickness.

[lost grove]

I just find funny they left it there when they're not even using it

[rain rampart]

i didnt see it on the preview device the other day actually, not everything in the patent has to be on the final release, but everything on the patent needs to be in the final release as far as im aware

[next haven]

the 28xx shoulder buttons make a lot more sense now

[lapis dome]

honestly they work fine on the 28xx as long as you use the meat of your finger for L and R instead of trying to use your fingertips (where you can miss and hit the shell they're flush with)

I do remap so that both L1 and L2 work for L etc on systems that don't use both

[next haven]

Right but I’m saying the design looked out of place on the 28xx, especially considering they usually go with their standard square inline ones, but after seeing the CAD drawings, they look identical to the sp ones

[thin surge]

It's gotta have Bluetooth support since it has a mini HDMI port. Right?

[unreal crater]

Wifi?

[untold ibex]

The 28xx has hdmi and no BT

[chilly patio]

Isn’t that just saying the same thing twice?

[rain rampart]

yes and no
a better way to spell it out is
different by omission is fine
different by inclusion isnt

[lapis dome]

I think you're missing a 'not' there

in your original message

but anyway if it's a design patent they don't care if you slap a logo on it later or not, that would be covered under trademark not patents

[tired wedge]

i can only hope for wifi

[proper chasm]

not having that would definitely be disappointing

[hard raptor]

For once I'm not really digging any of Anbernic's colorway options. I was really hoping for Flame Red or Cobalt Blue like the original GBA SP, or a Classic NES one would have been equally nice. I suppose the silver one with gray buttons is the closest to an actual GBA SP color, all it needs is a tribal tattoo on top XD

[lapis dome]

yeah silver is the best colourway despite being boring AF, sad times

[hard raptor]

Yep, silver it is for me. Assuming there are no major deal breakers with the device when reviews start coming in at least.

I already have an RG35XX Plus that I play the heck out of and just bought an RG35XX H this afternoon since it was on sale for $46 so I really don't need an SP at all, but I'll be darned if I don't want one. Badly lol

[lapis dome]

I already have a 28xx so this would definitely need wifi and 10/10 reviews to justify that overlap

the 28xx is not a clam but it is very pocketable

[hard raptor]

In my case it probably doesn't help that the GBA SP was my main gaming device that I spent hundreds of hours playing as a teenager, so I have a ton of nostalgia for the form factor that makes me want it even though I don't need it.

I feel like if they can hit a price point of $75 or less for this one it'll be an instant buy regardless. I assume it's gonna cost a bit more than the RG35XX Plus and H just on account of the extra engineering that went into the clamshell design.

[lapis dome]

I wouldn't be suprised if it matches the H in price

it has a hinge but no sticks, and the engineering costs are a fixed expense you want to make up on volume

[gloomy lichen]

Honestly if this thing is a success it’s probably going to be a big success for Anbernic, everyone seemingly loves the SP and it’s the kind of thing which could attract a lot of random people who see it on TikTok, aliexpress or Amazon. “It looks just like the gameboy I had as a lad and plays all the games!” So I wouldn’t be surprised if we see aftermarket shells and the like made available soon by the community to change colors for these.

I feel like the V90 had a chance of doing that, but the retro hobby was still a bit too niche and the V90 does have some flaws out of the box so didn’t capture the crowd it could have, but even so it’s still really popular and has tons of support

[tired wedge]

Shells? Doubt but I defo could see the typical buttons/decals though

Kinda wish the black was solid.... Kinda....

[gloomy lichen]

Honestly a solid black would be my go to if it was an option

[lost grove]

Hate the lack of solid colors in this price tier, the RGB30 was very refreshing in that regard.

And when you get them they tend to get hoarded by DMG, SFC, SNES.

[sullen burrow]

Prudis posted in upcoming chat, that blue tho

[low saddle]

I'm going silver!

For the obligatory picture of my old beat silver SP next to it

[limber frigate]

gotta add some tribal decals on the silver one

[low saddle]

Wish they'd done a slate or onyx or whatever it was called

[smoky yacht]

me take blue

However I kinda wish they had a completely colorless shell kit

Just so we could color them into ANYTHING we like

[obtuse sonnet]

No skittles, no buy

[keen grove]

Colorless should be a standard option that the companies make for Dye heads

[smoky yacht]

While I'm not sure if I could speak of anything in that community, there's gotta be SOMEONE who thought of using the LGBTQ community color flags to color these shells

[lapis dome]

I think that's something that usually requires a fairly decent grasp of the culture to be supportive instead of pandering, etc and probably in general would not translate well to their domestic markets

[thin surge]

I ran the image through a dogwater free browser ai image sharpener. It may be better/ worse to look at

[untold ibex]

Worse

[obtuse sonnet]

Just squint your eyes and back up three feet

[smoky yacht]

I always think upscaling it this way is dubious because it's adding details where there is none

[lapis dome]

I can already do that with the blurry original lol

[lapis dome]

ai zoom on phone cameras do this too

[smoky yacht]

Again, it's likely a leaked media asset from a webpage that's not supposed to be up yet, but mostly prepared. So that page might be up in a few days

[untold ibex]

Thats definitely gonna be in their announcement video in a week or two

Gimme

I say as I wait for my 28xx

[tired wedge]

The RGVoxel35XXSP

[hard raptor]

I just realized something delightful... I don't see any LED on the back of the silver one!

It looked so perfectly normal that I never stopped to question the fact that the strange out-of-place thing wasn't there XD

[untold ibex]

It’s there. It looks like it turns off when you close it

But you can briefly see it while it’s open

[lapis dome]

that combined with quick mode (which even exists in stock) would be a hell of a thing

[tardy lava]

I’m sure you could prob run something to keep the led off too

Same way how people have made it so the transparent 35xx H led’s don’t turn on

Lol

[smoky yacht]

maxzhou88 said the illumination effect was not from any led but actually from the display's backlight. kinda economical, but right now it's removed. i wish they kept some logo on here. a tiny anbernic workmark wouldn't look too bad

[lapis dome]

Apple used to do that backlight trick, the problem is if you have sunlight coming from behind the screen the logo will shine through onto the actual display

[vagrant mauve]

seeing from the engineering pics, the bottom seems really close to the thickness of the 35xxh

(comparing the power button which i suppose is shared)

[covert quarry]

https://youtu.be/Y23PPkftXIY?si=hZjcQjd0FIVtmm7f

[vagrant mauve]

oh hell yeah

it's close

huh, dmg actually looks good in the vid

[misty mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/the-one-he-is-the-one-gif-14744864

[mossy bison]

I'm a fan of the DMG one as well 👀

[vagrant mauve]

i'll still get the silver probably although it looks kinda cheap in the vid

but that's what you get with spray paint i suppose

i hate that they didn't show the back to see if there's a logo or not

[mossy bison]

Really hoping the boot up times are decent 🤞

[vagrant mauve]

probably an h700 chip and it will be the same as the others

[livid mason]

Really hoping standby battery life will be fine 🤞🏻

[ruby spruce]

I guess their prototypes used gba sp parts? otherwise, I want this one just for the logo

maybe it's an overlay

[livid mason]

It is

[misty mulch]

the logo is an overlay

it’s not there on other games

[livid mason]

It looks kinda clean though

🤔

[pliant ferry]

Future goat handheld

[ruby spruce]

didn't look backlit so I was fooled

[unreal crater]

This could stop me from buying new handhelds for a while. Endgame. As I said last night DMG is the colour to get.

[vagrant mauve]

i'm so excited about this

i just hope the launch goes well and there are no issues

[turbid cargo]

holy shit take my money

rip v90

[smoky yacht]

Best thing? None of THIS colored but still physically indistinct lettering nonsense
I always posit that good product aesthetic design need to involve some serious considerations regarding print FONTS, and the 35XX plus dropped the ball on that

[paper root]

is it just me or does the thing look huge in the persons hand, could just be smaller hands?

[smoky yacht]

At least with the RG353P models, EVERY letter is the same sans font that's part of the mold. Consistency.

[woeful tree]

https://tenor.com/view/antonio-banderas-oh-sweet-impressed-not-bad-gif-9592821

This is special

[wet relic]

looks to be very accurate to the real SP, which were a little chunky

[dull ingot]

Don't really care too much for the colors ,either gonna go with the DMG or silver

[fluid narwhal]

Membrane dpad it seems, buttons sound clicky though

[dull ingot]

I just noticed the HDMI output isn't stretching the image like other 35xx devices

[vagrant mauve]

that overlay though ew

[fluid narwhal]

Actually I think that might be th shoulders I'm hearing

[hard raptor]

Oh my. Whelp, there goes my money. One thing I am wondering is just how big the device is. In my head I was imagining it being roughly GBA SP sized, but unless those are a small child's hands holding it I think the RG35XX SP might be a fair bit larger of a device than I was expecting.

It really exists

[fluid narwhal]

Bluetooth and WiFi confirmed

[dull ingot]

So glad I didn't buy any handhelds during the choice sale now since I can use that money for this

[hard raptor]

I just bought an RG35XX H like 12 hours ago... and now I will be undoubtedly buying this as well XD

[vagrant mauve]

they've already showed it next to an og sp, it's slightly bigger

[hard raptor]

That's not too bad at all! It's just a little bit bigger, which was probably necessary to accommodate a 3.5" screen and keep the proportions looking right.

[vagrant mauve]

it's mostly a thicker bottom

[hard raptor]

Oh baby.

[vagrant mauve]

but that plus the slightly bigger area should make it more comfortable

[fluid narwhal]

Also there's no logo anymore for those people very concerned about it

[vagrant mauve]

i don't trust that until i see all 4 colors front and back

but so it seems, yeah

[hard raptor]

It does look comfy! Miyoo is sure gonna have a tough time competing with this though >_<

[vagrant mauve]

miyoo should focus on extinguishing the fire they have going on with the a30

[fluid narwhal]

I've watched the video again and I really can't tell which part of the controls is making the clicking sound

[hard raptor]

True that. It needs a significantly brighter screen, a better D-pad, a bigger battery, stronger glue for the faceplate, and... you know what, maybe it's best they just let the A30 go and move on to the next one. By the time they fixed everything wrong with it they might as well have just engineered an entirely new device.

[vagrant mauve]

maybe, but then they'd need a perfect launch for the flip or they will have no credibility

[thin surge]

https://tenor.com/bAoaf.gif

promising vid

that overlay to make gba look 3:2
PERFECT

[stray steppe]

I’m actually coming to the same conclusion. Currently in love with 28xx’s ultra portability

[hard raptor]

Here's a fun thought: Does anyone think there will be any additional entries in the H700 chipset XX series past this? I mean, they've already got the vertical RG35XX Plus, the horizontal H model, the micro sized 28XX model, and now the clamshell SP model. What's next? I wouldn't mind an XL version of the H personally, but I'm not sure where else they could go with the XX series from here.

[thin surge]

The youtube vid claims it'll have wifi
It is equipped with a 5GWIFI module and supports Moonlight streaming, enabling handheld gaming of 3A masterpieces, as well as WIFI online mutual entertainment and other functions.

[fluid narwhal]

If it wasn't for the Cube I'd say a 1:1 screen. Maybe a 3:2 screen device?

[stray steppe]

A glove

[hard raptor]

Maybe! It'd essentially just be re-release of the RG351P, but with Anbernic's penchant for releasing a new handheld every month and 7 months left in the year that leaves 6 handhelds other than the Cube they'll be pumping out this year XD

[fluid narwhal]

I was still somehow surprised how soon they started showing this off after the 28xx

[hard raptor]

Time is money I guess

The AliExpress Choice sale makes sense now though. Anbernic was probably trying to unload as much of their surplus stock of RG35XX Plus and H units as they could before rolling out the SP, because as soon as the sale was over the SP showed up and this is probably going to be the one everyone wants now.

[mossy bison]

The only thing off for me is the angle of the buttons for GB/GBC/GBA

But no idea how you would make it work for 2 button and 4 button controls

[smoky yacht]

Don't worry, you can just get your own

[warm field]

So how long is it usually between showcase video and actual release?

[granite shadow]

i wonder what theyll price this at

[robust axle]

I think the 28xx was two weeks.

[heavy skiff]

okay the silver one looks stunning

and hey, judging by the thumbnail they finally got the name of crash team racing right

[heavy skiff]

also it looks kinda huge, doesn't it

[vagrant mauve]

barely bigger than an og sp

[cosmic harbor]

Omg both transparent ones are gorgeous...was dead set on blue but now that black is pleading its case

[lost grove]

Hmmm, not showing it closed so we can't check if it still bleeds light on top, sneaky...

[vagrant mauve]

it's not like there won't be reviews before you can even buy it

[lost grove]

Well yes, but there's the tiny preorder discount they've been doing.

[fluid narwhal]

Looking at the official price of the 35xx plus, this might come in more expensive than I thought

That's $76 after shipping (or $76 with free shipping). I'd expect this to land at $85ish then

[lost grove]

Yeah, I don't see any reason for Anbernic to price this low 70s, demand is there and Miyoo just gave them free reign by being late.

[next haven]

I don’t think that’s an unfair price provided the hinge is durable enough to not break 1-3 months in

[wise patio]

It's def a bit bigger than the original SP, which is not a bad thing -- I just got an original one this week, and it's definitely a bit small for adult hands.

[lost grove]

I do, but I'm picky with price:performance.

[wise patio]

Of course, they have to show off PSP god of war at 12 FPS stretched to 4:3.

[lost grove]

Hey man, this time they learned to enable frameskip on Whacksy Taxi.

[fluid narwhal]

It's just funny seeing all this smooth gameplay and then stretched and stuttery GOW thrown in there

[lost grove]

I was surprised to see a taiwanese DOS game in there, first time?

[fluid narwhal]

Legend of Sword and Fairy? I feel like it's in most showcases

[lost grove]

Ah, I've been out of the loop on Anbernic showcases then.

[plain storm]

Surprised they didn't sit on it till miyoo was ready to go with the flip, just so they could release it a week before & cannibalize their sales

I guess miyoo is doing a good enough job of that themselves

[lost grove]

Figure being the only stickless contender lets them release it whenever they want.

[wise patio]

You mean "Taiwan, Province of China", right? 🇨🇳

[lost grove]

Plus it seems the borg cube is lining up soon according to Zhou, so.

[fluid narwhal]

They didn't want to wait another two years to release it

[cosmic harbor]

Might see a first impression vid from Russ this weekend if I had to guess

[proper chasm]

Russ said he got one coming?

[cosmic harbor]

I mean he gets everything right, especially highly anticipated stuff like this

[limber frigate]

Well looks like ambernic is getting my money, my wallet is primed

[untold ibex]

They got rid of the logo?

Im in

[untold ibex]

Last time it was like two weeks

[warm field]

Wonder if the buttons are tactile like the SP

[untold ibex]

They seem clicky

[plain storm]

Yah I don't see a membrane zooming in on the clear units

[untold ibex]

The video was also very clicky

[plain storm]

Ahh, I had sound off so I'll take your word lol

[cosmic harbor]

Yeah if you go to 0:48 of the vid when they play Gex you can hear the face button clicks. It's not crazy but its there

Dpad looks like it has nice roll to it at least

[peak bobcat]

Dmg is definitely growing on me with that vid and pic, the silver one looks a little cheap too

[vagrant mauve]

i had the same impression after the vid

although i guess a studio light pointing into the sparkly plastic might make it look too sparkly

[cosmic harbor]

The blue is like almost...too blue, if that makes sense? Like it's a distracting shade idk

[outer plaza]

Ayo Bluetooth and WiFi confirmed, nice

[plain storm]

I'm definitely leaning towards the transparent black after the video, silver looks too reflective & DMG looks too white (like it's painted instead of molded that color)

[outer plaza]

Yeah transparent black does look good

I will say when closed the fact the the top looks almost solid is nice

[plain storm]

Yah, hard to go wrong, and I'm sure it's the same material as the 28xx, which feels & looks great in that color

[candid bronze]

HOLY SHIT

it's not just a rumor

wifi, BT

[agile jetty]

the hype is real bois

[candid bronze]

is this a 3:2 panel?

or did they just show stretched gba

[plain storm]

4:3

[candid bronze]

fml

good enough

[plain storm]

GBA had a software bezel

[round pollen]

Hard color choice on this one

All good none great

[candid bronze]

no onyx so I'm prob going gameboy color scheme

wait no I didn't mean onyx lol

graphite is what I mean

[lost grove]

Transparent ones look best to me, but the top light up situation needs to be cleared up.

[cosmic harbor]

I'm pretty sure the screen just turns off when its closed tho

[plain storm]

I'm thinking they ditched it from this, don't see evidence of a cutout, they could have another layer of something on top but it seems unlikely

[urban pulsar]

I mean, it’s not what the stock OS does with the sensor/trigger that’s cool, it’s the fact that sensor/triggger is there for CFW to rework to begin with.

[robust axle]

Yeah. My biggest fear is that there won't be a way to reliably detect when the lid is closed.

[lost grove]

I'd hope so, but the video 3 days ago showed the silver one faintly bleeding light. On the other hand, the DMG had a logo cutout which seems to be gone now.

[plain storm]

I'm guessing the engineering sample was using an old screen with the cutout on the back, but yah some confirmation would be nice

I don't think they'd ship it like that tbh, through the opaque plastic it looked pretty bad

[unreal crater]

In the video the DMG looks grey

[plain storm]

Must be the lighting, looks grey when it's not front & center

[unreal crater]

I wouldn’t get transparent, that plastic is historically not as strong.

[lost grove]

Good point.

Would have been nice to have a red one over the DMG in this case.

Or any traditional SP color, really.

[untold ibex]

If they do this well, with it have wifi and bt, might be a solid one

[peak bobcat]

graphite or the proper dark blue (cobalt?)

[plain storm]

I would have liked a non-transparent black at least

[lost grove]

Graphite for me.

[untold ibex]

Honestly? Yellow.

Yellow would’ve been cool

[magic narwhal]

Where is the transparent green?

[plain storm]

Like the death stranding dualshock, that'd be cool

[shell matrix]

Wheres the woodgrain and metallic gold

[plain storm]

Love me some woodgrain

[peak bobcat]

Yellow would have been a devious choice, wasn't one of the miyoo leaks a yellow one?

[plain storm]

Would have been nice to match

[shell matrix]

Only miyoo flip colour i remember is the pastel proof of concept or w/e it was

[outer plaza]

People know the original SP didn't have a sensor to know when it was closed right...?

Cause I'm hearing a lot about this sensor idea like it'll be REALLY important lol

[plain storm]

You can see the magnets in this at least

[outer plaza]

In most games you go into the menu and enter into sleep mode

[brave elm]

These look so good

[brave elm]

The silver is very nostalgic for me

[shell matrix]

Oh yeah that too

[peak bobcat]

there was a yellow one with pikachu sticker on it too

as far as that black one, they seriously need to do all lime green buttons

[shell matrix]

Only thing i really remember about the miyoo flip is it having sticks

[unreal crater]

This picture always reminds me of the retro pixel pocket. I think there is a connection here somehow.

[cosmic harbor]

Way thinner body too apparently

[plain storm]

Probably has another undersized battery

[robust axle]

It's not about authenticity. The hand wringing is about standby and battery drain.

[lost grove]

I've asked this before, but how's the idle and sleep power consumption on H700 devices (28xx, plus, h)?

[vapid tangle]

RPP had that same color scheme when it was being teased, that's almost certainly why

Shame that device didn't really work out, would've been a nice one I think

Maybe they can try again and do the Retro Pixel Color. RPP with actually good buttons/software and gbc inspired ergonomics would be really nice

[untold ibex]

Not sure cause that also depends on a proper sleep mode but the 28xx is getting like 8 hours of ps1 playtime

[brave elm]

Sleep mode on close is just basic at this point. I don't know how hard it is to implement but the fact that it's been standard for over a decade means we just kinda expect it.

Do we know what the battery specs are?

[untold ibex]

Nope

But they’ll probably make a post sometime in the next week with specs

[outer plaza]

Yeah I care more about the sleep mode being any useful, with the automatic sleep on flip being a really nice upside

Hopefully it's thicc in the pics and video because of the big battery it has tho

[smoky yacht]

Maxzhou88 uploaded this pic to bilibili

[heavy skiff]

👀

nevermind then

i thought it looked kinda big in the video, maybe not then

[low saddle]

A bit wider maybe

[candid bronze]

will wait for reviews

[fluid narwhal]

Hopefully Russ and the RH crew get it soon

[candid bronze]

but it's staying in my radar

[fluid narwhal]

(Joey will get it whenever because Anbernic hates him)

[heavy skiff]

i'm curious about the buttons especially

[candid bronze]

joey will get it when gogamegeek gets it

[kindred minnow]

I think the person doing the demo just has small fingers

[brave elm]

I'm impressed with how faithful it actually is.

[stiff rampart]

a gameboy sp that can play more but has no sticks... meh, I can skip that

[kindred minnow]

Hope the dpad feels the same

[atomic geyser]

No sticks makes this much more appealing for me

[candid bronze]

hoping the dpad is good yeah

also hoping it has USB-C PD

tired to using A to C

[fluid narwhal]

Just realized they cloned the look of the SP dpad

[edgy gyro]

I see this as points for Joey being the most free.

[candid bronze]

they cloned everything

[atomic geyser]

They also seemed to clone the silver , it looks quite close to me

I'm all for it

[fluid narwhal]

Ditto, but it means we won't have his review for a bit

[lost grove]

Are there even any handhelds with that yet?

[urban pulsar]

I mean, all the other H700 ones have had it, so I’d hope it’s the same with this one.

[stiff rampart]

one of the 1st modded devices I got was the GBA SP
I rarely ever play ot it nowadays

[brave elm]

I want it in gold 😭

[candid bronze]

yes

[kindred minnow]

Yeah, enabling pd chargers is like $0.04 in 2 tiny comonents that can sit right next to the port, sad more devices don't have it

[candid bronze]

35xx+ / H support it

[urban pulsar]

Yeah, literally all the other new RG##XX ones.

[lost grove]

Interesting, first I hear of it.

[candid bronze]

the 35xx original worked with my setup, same for the miyoo mini + and my trimui smart

[urban pulsar]

Assuming they didn’t also go back and remove that for the 2024 version of the non-plus.

[candid bronze]

but I've heard the former two vary from setup to setup

[vagrant mauve]

i wish they had kept the concept of the slanted buttons instead of the usual square, but i guess that needed custom rubber membranes/domes

[kindred minnow]

The latest revisions of the Miyoo mini (and +) have it too

[urban pulsar]

It depends on what your pd brick supports.

[lost grove]

Those are still 5v2a though, right?

[lapis dome]

The slant would be nice for gb/gba but kinda silly for psx

[candid bronze]

the button layout is what actually pushed me away from the rg35xx sp

would have went miyoo flip (in a decade lmao)

[lapis dome]

So usb c pd doesn’t mean fast charging, just that it will properly slow charge on a usb C charger instead of getting nothing

I don’t think you’d want to actually fast charge any of these cheap devices with lowest bidder batteries 🔥

[vagrant mauve]

also the silver plastic looks better in that pic than in the video, i guess it was too much light making it too sparkly

[lost grove]

Thank you. I feel like I'm 87 when it comes to chargers, completely lost the train on that one.

[tired wedge]

man im really glad they kept to the original sp design

it looks soo good

[kindred minnow]

USB-C Power delivery requires a handshake to determine max voltage, if two pins have a pull down resistor on them when the handshake fails it'll deliver 5v, if the resistors are absent it won't supply any power

[lapis dome]

Basically I’m just sick of having to use usb A to C chargers and want my whole setup to run off of nice clean usb C cables that are always right side up and the same on both ends lol

[candid bronze]

jfc lmao I just realized how thick it is

top part is thinner but bottom is thicker than an SP

[kindred minnow]

The OG SP is kinda chunky but this is more

[tired wedge]

yea

[tardy lava]

Hope I can hold it firmly

[tired wedge]

but i think itll be an acceptable "chunk"

[candid bronze]

seems they cloned the shoulders too

[lapis dome]

Yeah, total thickness looks only slightly more but the thinner top means the bottom is thicc

[urban pulsar]

Yup, if your device has the right resistors, the charger should know what to do. Really, because stuff like the other voltages are on a different pin for precisely that safety reason, the only way someone can mess it up is if they don’t just have a shitty pd charger that ignores the resistors, but the device itself also has to be shitty enough to have the 9V and 5V pins swapped.

[untold ibex]

the shoulders are the sme ones being used in the 28xx it looks like

[vagrant mauve]

checking the engineering pics, i'm pretty sure the bottom is almost exactly as thick as an rg35xxh

[tired wedge]

hmm

[candid bronze]

as I said, really excited about this

[tired wedge]

same

[urban pulsar]

That would require both the device and the brick actively working together to fuck up.

[candid bronze]

this may knock the V90 out of my WTB list

[unreal crater]

I had one, it was pretty good. Just let done by the OS. I wish they tried again but I don’t think they will. They should have just paid someone to make an OS for it and it would have smashed it.

[tired wedge]

only reason i even had a v90 as a buy was because it was cheap enough that if it broke i wouldnt care

[untold ibex]

dammit i thought i would have longer than a week to enjoy my 28xx before pining for a new device

[outer plaza]

I've been looking at the 28xx but I knew this was coming so haven't touched anything

[cosmic harbor]

My 28xx is still in transit and already forgot about it

[outer plaza]

or even the miyoo flip was like announced ages ago

[untold ibex]

tbh this and the 28xx fit two different holes in my collection

[vagrant mauve]

i think the tail end of this year is gonna be pretty light on cool budget handhelds so enjoy the moment

[untold ibex]

is what i'll continue telling myself to justify this purchase.

[lost grove]

Tell me about it. I decide to buy a Plus on a whim and suddenly 1:1 becomes a market and this looks good.

[urban pulsar]

Honestly, I’m just sad there isn’t anything stronger than PSX on MinUI for the 28XX, because if they at least had Drastic Standalone like that one port made for the classic RG35XX’s MinUI, it would’ve been perfect to me for this smaller device.

[hard raptor]

We shouldn't have to wait too long. Dodo said Anbernic contacted him yesterday offering to send him a review unit so I'm guessing Russ and the RH team probably received the same offer, which means we shouldn't have to wait more than a week and a half for some first impressions videos.

Personally I'm going to wait at least 2 months to buy one, just to give it enough time to see whether or not the hinge is reliable before putting the money down.

[tired wedge]

Truth be told

[untold ibex]

yeah the hinge is the big question mark honestly

[urban pulsar]

I definitely wouldn’t be trying to play anything major on this, but Mystery Dungeon Explorers would go crazy on this thing if they could get the Quicksave working.

[outer plaza]

Russ should just throw it around and flip it back and forth every moment he's awake

[untold ibex]

the videos make it look and sound solid

[tired wedge]

I'd really only want this for GB/GBC/GBA

Maybe SNES

[outer plaza]

This is gonna be the ultimate gameboy device for me

[tired wedge]

NES and such

But mostly the Gameboy games

[round pollen]

This is one of the few handhelds that I'll gladly be a test case on

I'm going to abuse it in my pocket and bag anyway

[kindred minnow]

The hinge, the screen the dpad. Lots of variables we won't know until it's in people hands

[vagrant mauve]

i'm expecting it to be kinda overpriced, i bet they had to do a bunch of r&d on it and they reflect it in the price, like with the 552 being their first actively cooled device

[vagrant mauve]

the screen is the same they've been using for years lol

[tired wedge]

I'm still thinking $75 or under

[outer plaza]

I'm mostly thinking dpad and hinge

[tired wedge]

If it's more than that I dunno

[untold ibex]

ultimate gameboy advance even

it's almost like it was made for it

[tired wedge]

It would have to have extremely high remarks from reviews for me to consider it above that price

[kindred minnow]

Is it? I thought they needed to use a different screen to loop the ribbon cable around the hinge

[vagrant mauve]

i'd pay 90 if it comes out really polished, but i hope they can sell it for less

[outer plaza]

feel like 75 or so would be the spot

[atomic geyser]

I don't see why it would be higher than that, anbernic prices have been getting better imo

[vagrant mauve]

well i'm talking euros, so it's probably around $75 since we pay tax and all that

[tired wedge]

4px to avoid that?

I thought?

[candid bronze]

this is 100% becoming my gba machine since I can just add an overlay

[tardy lava]

(Sp)

[outer plaza]

I mean the overlay they show in the videos looks great

[tired wedge]

Lol yea

[steel canyon]

Just catching up, doesn't come in white

Was so excited for this

[vagrant mauve]

nah anbernic always makes you pay tax, but no import fees

still that's 21% for me plus their expensive ass shipping

[tired wedge]

Ah

[vagrant mauve]

so i'll wait until it's on aliexpress

[tired wedge]

Right

[vagrant mauve]

or maybe gogamegeek although they've been pretty sparse with info on my 28xx

[tardy lava]

Which has recently been almost immediately

Right?

[plain storm]

Yep

Same time

[tardy lava]

Think I’ll buy it from Ali too

[vagrant mauve]

the silver is just spray painted on so you could spray paint it white

[steel canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-man-no-man-no-gif-7347715096894588969

[vagrant mauve]

yeah pretty much

[plain storm]

Though it's $10 or so more expensive on Ali since they build in the shipping charge

[urban pulsar]

Hopefully someone can make a mod of the SP overlay they showed so that it has the grid…or hell, maybe Anbernic predicted that and has one available that they just haven’t used yet.

[vagrant mauve]

yeah although with time they do end up lowering the prices a bit

[outer plaza]

for some reason anbernics official store on ali won't sell the rg35xx h to my country tho

[plain storm]

Equals out to the same for most people

[outer plaza]

all the other ones of theirs do

[tired wedge]

Now here's the question

I've been seeing silver units with silver buttons

[urban pulsar]

Keep in mind I’m assuming they went the simple/cheap route of modifying all the existing overlays to add an SP to the end for their stock overlays.

[tired wedge]

And silver units with black buttons

Which is it

👀

[outer plaza]

probably the one in the video

[tired wedge]

Probably...which would be a shame

[vagrant mauve]

yeah i guess the silver with black is a prototype since max himself took the pic

[untold ibex]

if it's not less right off the bat it'll be less in like a month when they run an aliexpress or a tiktok sale or something

[tired wedge]

Silver with black buttons gets you 95% of the way there

[urban pulsar]

It’s not like it isn’t accurate, the original silver SP also had gray buttons.

[vagrant mauve]

i can wait a bit on it, i'm still waiting on the 20sx and 28xx, budget handheld overload

[untold ibex]

the fact that it has BT and wifi means it might be priced closer to the 35xx-H

[vagrant mauve]

probably way higher

[candid bronze]

disappointed in y'all

[outer plaza]

why would it be way higher?

[urban pulsar]

That’s limited edition, the black buttons are for the NES SP.

[vagrant mauve]

xxh is close to selling for scrap prices now

[untold ibex]

the H is going for like $45 right now tho

[candid bronze]

no mention of the tribal??
https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/tumblr_b889f9571fe3d7827c34168bcdd3a5f9_fce29feb_1280.jpeg

[tired wedge]

Dont post tribal GBA sp

Damnit

[vagrant mauve]

being the new one, r&d, hype

[untold ibex]

yuck

[lapis dome]

My guess is 35xxH priced (actual new price from anbernic, not aliexpress deals price)

[untold ibex]

gross

why

no

[candid bronze]

mario canonically has a tribal tattoo

[tired wedge]

But yea

[untold ibex]

this is what i want

[vagrant mauve]

$68? could be

[keen grove]

he got it removed before Odyssey

[untold ibex]

i was gonna say, or zelda gold

[vagrant mauve]

if by november they go down to 50 like the xxh is on sales, i'm gonna have a bunch of these lmao

[candid bronze]

hopefully someone starts making custom shells

[outer plaza]

Eh but like, in the end it's the same chip and class as the whole rg35xx series

[candid bronze]

because I want a zelda gold or a minish cap green shell

[vagrant mauve]

watch someone make a slate

[outer plaza]

would be weird to price it in a different category

[tired wedge]

Even if no custom shells

[untold ibex]

that's always kinda tough. I don't see a lot of aftermarket shells for devices like these

[urban pulsar]

Every single game after Sunshine, he had his shirt sleeves covering his arm.

[untold ibex]

but I can see the community dyeing the hell out of it

[tired wedge]

Silver with a nes decal and red buttons black dpad

[vagrant mauve]

rp flip was a bunch more than the rp3+

[plain storm]

Especially ones with moving parts

[tired wedge]

And you got the nes sp edition

Effectively

[candid bronze]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/10ilspr/gameboy_advance_sp_zelda_custom/

need this

[atomic geyser]

That is one gorgeous sp

[candid bronze]

"fuck it, trims an existing shell to fit the 35xx SP"

[urban pulsar]

This man pulled the classic “got a tattoo while on vacation, was embarrassed when they got back home”

[untold ibex]

could maybe replace the top

[outer plaza]

Wasn't it like an extra 15$ at most?

[vagrant mauve]

i think it was more

[fickle grotto]

Did you guys also see their other picture one that looked like a DS rectangle shape?

[lost grove]

The SP stands for StamP

[untold ibex]

the flip also had sliders, analog triggers, active cooling, etc.

[vagrant mauve]

but 15 bucks more than the xxh would be $82 already

[untold ibex]

it was more than just a hinge R+D

[outer plaza]

yeah the flip had analogue triggers and active cooling

[urban pulsar]

Hell, you could also just get a decal for the silver shell to make it look like the nes one.

[vagrant mauve]

anbernic charges a premium for r&d, look at the 552

[outer plaza]

flip was 159 vs rp3+ 149

so 10 bucks

[urban pulsar]

Then all you need is to find a red d-pad that works for this device.

[candid bronze]

#1214317939163926548 the pic in there?

yeah it's got me interested, way more than the unicorn

[untold ibex]

the d-pad is bigger than on the GBA SP

[outer plaza]

and 10$ in a 150$ device is a smaller percentage than 10$ on a 35xx price

[fickle grotto]

Nope it’s like an actual DS looks more like a DSi

[urban pulsar]

That’s why I specified “for this device”, you’d probably need to get it casted for a resin button (or just a 3d print, but the resin cast buttons usually feel nicer).

[fickle grotto]

It was one of the pictures exactly like a DSi

[kindred minnow]

Got any links or pics of it?

[fickle grotto]

I’m looking for it now

[candid bronze]

oh you mean the zpg shit

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1237596249667010580/1237765726924963851/IMG_1948.png?ex=663cd6a9&is=663b8529&hm=d8509989092e71a62f64ae7d98b3372666cc7cf45d33daa4f70a1c655b8aa113&=&format=webp&quality=lossless&width=487&height=676

that ?

[vapid tangle]

I remember they were talking about selling it as a kit with different color shells and buttons, that would've been fun

[untold ibex]

and all of these will beat miyoo to the punch

[vagrant mauve]

didn't lao zhang reply with "?" as in they're not making that?

[outer plaza]

all it takes is one fail by miyoo for everyone to think they're dogshit eh

[untold ibex]

Not what I'm basing it on

i'm basing it on their long history of having issues stocking devices.

[kindred minnow]

Need me a clamshell with the 1x1 720p screen and a cpu that isn't possessed

[untold ibex]

that's not new or related to the a30 alone. that's been a thing always

[urban pulsar]

Which apparently isn’t even anything more than an old render given this was ZPG’s response to that post.

[untold ibex]

hell the a30 was in development for years

[lost grove]

That'd be silly. And incredible. And my favorite.