Anbernic RG35XX SP

[odd quiver]

Oh Europe nvm

[livid mason]

A good chunk of new 3ds XL above are dual IPS

300€ for dual IPS sun and moon special edition

350€ for dual ips hyrule edition

[odd quiver]

I regret selling my n3ds in 2016

I was a dumb kid

[livid mason]

Same tbh

[livid mason]

That’s tough I hope u can find a good deal

[odd quiver]

Is the sp using the same chip as xx+?

[lost grove]

All signs point to yes

[odd quiver]

So custom firmware day 1?

[lost grove]

Most likely, though H700 custom firmwares are rather raw

[topaz lodge]

they are probably gonna be significantly less raw by the time this actually ships tbh. the two main ones have major releases coming soon

and progress has been really quick

[limpid sun]

Does Anbernic usually provide support if you buy it from Ali? Thinking I might buy this one from the website directly for a change since if the hinge breaks I want to be able to complain 😄

[lapis dome]

If you buy from their Ali store they’ll give support via the ali store, if you buy from their website they’ll give support via their website, if you buy from someone other than them you’re SoL

[sage pivot]

If this doesn't come in atomic purple shell I'll be sad but I'll take a cobalt blue one tho

[odd quiver]

Isn’t it only 4 colors?

[sage pivot]

Idk, I just recently heard about this actually

[odd quiver]

Here I think

[eternal obsidian]

Does it also have HDMI?

[hard raptor]

It does! It's got 5g WiFi, Bluetooth, and HDMI out. All the goodies ^_^

https://youtu.be/Y23PPkftXIY?si=Ctj7K51ggG8mawpO

[flint onyx]

Have to say this looks amazing

[fringe mesa]

This might finally be the 35X that I get. I've never been a fan of the duel sd card setup but as long as it works. I also would love if you could swap out buttons with GBA SP buttons and d-pads, which it almost looks like you might be able to do (save for the x and y labels of course)

[thin surge]

does this mean I can trade Pokemon and link battle in Mega Man Battle Network?

[rain rampart]

If the emulator supports that yes

It's very much dependent on emulator not the device

I know RetroArch was working on some pokemon link trade over WiFi/netplay stuff recently but I dunno how far they got

[fringe mesa]

Interesting they went with a straight up and down diamond configuration with the face buttons instead of the skewed one in the render that's more like the SP's buttons

[lost grove]

Dual SD cards are a godsend, you have no idea.

[fringe mesa]

How so?

[lost grove]

Last I checked GBA gets no cable link netplay on Linux, you need an Android device.

No moving around games and saves, they're all there safe and sound if you need to switch or reflash OS.

[cunning relic]

I know on Android you indeed can trade/battle online via MyBoy.

[thin surge]

OnionOS is linux based and support trading

googling for an answer rn

[lost grove]

For Game Boy

[fringe mesa]

I just see two sd cards as 1 more card I need to buy, since I don't trust the cheap Chinese tf cards and have had a few fail on me randomly

[thin surge]

ohhh, not yet GBA?

[lost grove]

Yeah, unfortunately.

[fringe mesa]

And a good sd card on a single card system is reliable enough that I don't have any problems moving things around

[lost grove]

Well, having had some CFWs crap themselves on me I can't possibly agree, it's not just about the card itself.

Plus you just source some cheap 16GB and you're good to go, well worth the safety net IMO

[stuck raft]

When will it be available for purchase?

[rain rampart]

no idea but probly soon since they keep posting videos and pics

[lost grove]

Anbernic tends to release things only a few weeks after these announcement videos

[smoky yacht]

It's not netplay, but more like Bluetooth or WLAN (not over the internet, local only)

[glossy steeple]

Yeah, they posted the first 28XX video about two weeks before it went on sale.

[lost grove]

Well, yes, just using the term to get the point across easier.

[still imp]

Whose going full consumer mode and buying day 1

[lost grove]

Can't do it, not with hinges.

[misty mulch]

I should be getting one for my youtube channel from Anbernic

probably around the same time the other reviewers get theirs

[lost grove]

Do they let you guys know they're sending it in advance?

[misty mulch]

I have someone who I speak to, I think for devs/Stubbs/Russ etc they are on a special mailing list

I don’t get dev/pre release, like for the rg556 mine came late and had better thumbsticks

[digital rock]

I have no need for this but it's a clamshell
but I have no need for it
but it's a clamshell

[glossy steeple]

https://tenor.com/view/thirsty-spongebob-i-dont-need-it-sweat-gif-5031443

[stiff rampart]

I don't want it and don't need it, but I'm here to be in the know

[cunning relic]

I really like that it resembles one of the best clam shell devices ever made. My SP back in the day was such a Pokémon machine. 😛

[violet wyvern]

I really hope some reviewer does a drop test. My 35XX Plus fell from less than 1 meter height and the screen broke. If this thing is at least as tough as a 280V or a 280M it will definitely become my main machine to bring around.

[winged anchor]

where are the rockchips...........want rocknix on these devices

[misty mulch]

well https://x.com/forthenextlive/status/1788441655395409931

forthenext (@forthenextlive) on X

According to recent activity on the ROCKNIX GitHub repository, this custom firmware will be supporting the RG ARC, RGB20SX, RG28XX and possibly other H700 based devices (RG35XX 2024, RG35XX Plus, RG35XX H).

ROCKNIX is the successor to the JELOS project: https://t.co/ihgz8QFQcc

Twitter · May 9, 2024, 5:31 AM

https://github.com/ROCKNIX/distribution/pull/193

[winged anchor]

https://tenor.com/view/hhgf-gif-25031041

[forest wagon]

Oh nice, more options 🙂

[fast quest]

Good news @keen grove seems like I will get the 35xxSP so skins will be available 😊🙏🏻

[smoky yacht]

64 bit?

[fickle grotto]

You don’t have to do dual it’s optional

[peak bobcat]

yeah, the dual card just gives you more flexibility if you still have small cards hanging around you can use for just the os

[next haven]

Let’s you try out different CFWs without having to worry about the games folder too

[fringe mesa]

That's good to know, thank you!

[torpid rivet]

Could've done better colors than white and cream...

[outer plaza]

It's silver

And silver is the only OG Gameboy colour so it's really the only one that 100% should be there lol

[slim zinc]

The colors are pretty lame, but the device is hype enough to overlook it I guess

[zenith hatch]

Seeing they have a video & Anbernic are sending out emails about it I don't think this is a rumor anymore

[obtuse wraith]

Hopefully this fits in the case i have for my v90. Its a little bigger eh?

And more colour options would be nice, i may just go with the black though...

[zenith hatch]

I don't think so I think it's a proprietary size

[obtuse wraith]

I have a bit of wiggle room in the case (from a harddrive) so it should fit

[zenith hatch]

Judging by the size in the video it's way bigger than a v90.

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

[obtuse wraith]

Would the buttons and dpad be a better scale than hands? Dunno, hopefully i dont have to get a case too

Also whats the screen size this vs v90?

[topaz lodge]

this is 3.5 inches, v90 is 2.8

[outer plaza]

A good scale would be a Gameboy advance SP lol

But it's still a bit bigger it seems than that

[urban pulsar]

It’s as small as an oem SP. so it’s still pocketable.

[outer plaza]

Wait did you say you put your v90 in a case?

The best part about clamshells is that they don't need a case tbh

[urban pulsar]

Yeah, I was surprised too. Although, if they mean they got a case to avoid putting it loose in a bag, that would make sense.

[outer plaza]

Yeh I wouldn't put it in a loose bad unless it's got a pocket

[zenith hatch]

Yeah I figured it would be. The v90 is smaller than the actual sp

[storm vigil]

depending on the price point. I might actually pick this up

[trail cobalt]

I wish it had a 4" screen

[cosmic harbor]

4inch screens on 480p aren't very pretty. Low ppi

I'm glad its 3.5

[trail cobalt]

if the RP2S's screen was 4" I would've bought it over the 405M

[proper chasm]

rg arc and 405 enjoyers wont like to hear that lol

[opaque sorrel]

i'm not glad it's 3.5

[cosmic harbor]

Well the other option would be to give it a 720p screen to better support the 4 inches, which would then make it not as affordable

[trail cobalt]

the RP2S is pretty much a better device in every way
except the baby screen

[wraith ibex]

Does Anbernic have a track record of releasing new colors for their devices? I really want a classic red one to,match my first GBASP

[outer plaza]

It wouldn't fit in the GBA SP form factor as 4 inches

Kinda defeats the purpose

I'm very glad it's 3.5 inches because every other size would be worse

Either too small for the space they've got, or too big to be an SP

[trail cobalt]

what?
it totally could
it would just be bigger with less bezels

[outer plaza]

I'm not sure the bezels would magically disappear. You've got the sensor up top and the display board at the bottom

[trail cobalt]

it would still be pocketable
you might even be able to give it two speakers

[outer plaza]

Eh but then it's not an SP

It's already bigger than the SP

[chilly patio]

Can we move this out off the rumor mill since the release is basically imminent?

[outer plaza]

nah they move it when it's in peoples hands

[chilly patio]

Really? The RG28XX discussion got moved out of the rumor mill well before people received their devices

[outer plaza]

nah it was in there till pretty much the first people got it

[shell matrix]

No it didn't

[outer plaza]

It was in there even a while after reviewers got it

[chilly patio]

It did stay in upcoming devices for a while but the rumor mill thread got closed

[shell matrix]

You might be right there i just remember it being moved to anbernic chat a while after the first batch started getting received

[outer plaza]

Until I see Russ touches it I don't believe it exists

Need that dopamine or warning

[shell matrix]

Personally im looking forward to zu's review if he makes one for it

[cosmic harbor]

I've had a snack and drink on standby since monday baby

[shell matrix]

Ever since the magic incident russ hasnt been the same for me

[outer plaza]

magic..?

[opaque sorrel]

so silly Discord doesn't allow moving upgrading forum threads into channels

[untold ibex]

it moves off the rumor mill when anbernic officially makes an announcement of name and date i believe

they still haven't said anything about that

[obtuse wraith]

I have a case for my v90 because it banging around in the bag and i carry an extra battery and headphones with it. And it could turn on by accident.

[chilly patio]

Figured if they’re sending out emails it’s basically confirmed

No release date though so fair

[shell matrix]

This is just semantics lol

They'll move it when they move it

[lapis dome]

This won’t get its own channel

So the plusH channel will cover this too post release and this will stay a thread until then id wager

[shell matrix]

Rg35xx+hsp

Is the 2024 part of that channel too?

[limpid sun]

I feel like it is a significant enough version it could benefit from it's own channel?

[shell matrix]

Man i could go for a rg35xx and a hsp

[lapis dome]

Depends. The 28xx got its own because it requires 28xx specific firmware images

If the SP can just pop in a 35xx+ sd card then they’re the same from a user advice, development, and troubleshooting perspective

[limpid sun]

I would bet the SP will have it's own firnware too, since it has to check that the lid is closed (also SP will be infinitely more popular so I think it makes sense to have it's own channel)

[warm field]

?

[limpid sun]

https://tenor.com/view/magic-gif-26166638

[shell matrix]

I think hes starting to burn out

But thats irrelevant

[limpid sun]

but what was the magic incident?

The only disappointment Russ ever gave me was that there was no april fools video this year

[shell matrix]

Honestly its just a meme from when he said the rgb20sx is less magical than the 30

[limpid sun]

Ah, but I kind of feel the same way tbh

[shell matrix]

And put it as a negative on the slide lol

[cosmic harbor]

wasn't wrong

[shell matrix]

No i get it i just think its funny

[limpid sun]

If it had lost the sticks, and the stupid face menu buttons, I think it would get that magic back

[lapis dome]

I agree. Stickless and better/more pocketable shoulder design and I’d bite

As is I’m keeping my RGB30

[limpid sun]

RGB30 for me is a very nice looking rectangle device, it is very nicely designed imo, just kinda cheaply built

[lost grove]

I think 20SX really could have used a stupidly long chin, like close to GB Pocket.

[shell matrix]

I refuse to buy a powkiddy device so it doesnt bother me one bit

When i first found out about this hobby last year i was going to buy the rgb20 as a joke because of the sticker

[lost grove]

It's like everything with an 1:1 screen has to have a problem

[shell matrix]

The animal they chose for the 20sx is cool

[robust axle]

In before the SP requires a third image because the screen is also rotated but not in the same direction as the 28XX 🙃

[shell matrix]

The screen will be upside down

[dry current]

is there any price?

[shell matrix]

Your dignity if youve purchased an anbernic device recently

[kindred minnow]

Sold

[still imp]

Anbernic seams to be releasing mostly bangers lately lol. 1 dud but that’s it really

[peak bobcat]

Shame they didn't use more of the proper colours, drop the transparent blue for the proper cobalt blue

[outer plaza]

ya I wish

[smoky yacht]

New colors only come out if the model has SOME significant hardware redesign. Look at RG353PS from the RG353P

[peak bobcat]

Yeah, they don't tend to do a powkiddy or miyoo and add others later

cobalt blue, onyx/graphite, red/green/yellow and a transparent would have been my colour lineup

[still imp]

Cobalt blue would’ve been killer, or the red

[opaque sorrel]

Most worrying about anbernic's streak is that the devices don't overlap with each other.

Some of us will be happy to get both the 28XX, the SP and the Cube. lol

[outer plaza]

I have the cobalt blue SP at home and I love it

[peak bobcat]

think I am skipping the cube

[outer plaza]

Would love to just have that but this

[atomic geyser]

more of a game boy color thing but I would buy that instantly

[peak bobcat]

oddly, if they had picked another og colour instead of dmg, this one would have matched the arc release with two real colours and two transparents

[outer plaza]

They were too scared to do red

I can feel it

[atomic geyser]

they did a pretty stellar job with the colors honestly, I would love to get any of them

[peak bobcat]

yeah, while more og colours would have been nice, this is a decent lineup even if too many transparents

[lapis dome]

I might go dmg if I get this one lol

It’s either that or transparent black

[lost grove]

I'd go dmg if I could buy spare grey buttons, one of the samples looks great that way.

[lapis dome]

I think the transparent black would show scratches less than other colours

[tardy lava]

I want the blue cus it’s so oddball lol

[peak bobcat]

Think I might wait to see the silver in another video besides theirs, but atm dmg has gone back into the lead for me

[lost grove]

Silver I'm worried about the paint

[atomic geyser]

i dig the transparent blue

[lapis dome]

The silver was my first instinct but I’m worried about scratching the silver metallic paint

[peak bobcat]

yeah, that's an extra concern on top of it being too shiny in their vid as well

[lost grove]

Transparent looks great, but it might be weaker plastic

Choices.

[tardy lava]

I’m not too concerned about transparent cracking yet.. haven’t heard anything regarding the H

[atomic geyser]

has this been true on any of anbernic's previous transparent models?

[peak bobcat]

one colour scheme that would be rather nice would be that miyoo leak of black with lime buttons, albeit it should be full lime not lime and grey

It doesn't seem to be a notable issue, but people are probably extra careful due to hinge worries

[atomic geyser]

my purple 35xx has held up well

[tardy lava]

So has my clear H

[lost grove]

You know what would be great? This.

[atomic geyser]

black and grey, cant go wrong

[lost grove]

The purple highlights really seal the deal

[atomic geyser]

where are you seeing purple

[lost grove]

Err, pink

I should be asleep right now

[lapis dome]

Transparent plastic is usually slightly softer, which in the case of the RP flip actually seemed to make the transparent shell less prone to cracking (less brittle)

[tardy lava]

I think it’s being brought up again cus people have seen the Odin 2 cracking though

Or the deck

I do not remember

For me it’s not a concern lol

[peak bobcat]

I wonder if the usual suspects already have devices in hand to get videos out, anbernic have already sent out the first promo emails for the device

[tardy lava]

Don’t think so

For the next hasn’t gotten his. Most of the usual reviewers haven’t said anything yet. Usually they’ll keep their community updated. Prob within the next couple weeks

[cosmic harbor]

Russ also has not gotten any word from them yet but expects it to arrive by next week

[untold ibex]

maybe spanish reviewers will get theirs first again

[still imp]

My favorite Dmg color way

But like no one would have nostalgia for it sadly lol

[peak bobcat]

was that a limited edition or summat?

[still imp]

Idk, lots of pockets with the same style too

Just every depiction of a Dmg ever is base color

[peak bobcat]

yeah, seemed like colours weren't a big deal until the gb color with the pocket and light not getting the same sort of attention as refreshes

[lapis dome]

the pocket got a lot of colours

mine was red

[peak bobcat]

seemed like the pocket was only out for a couple of years tho

[lapis dome]

yeah short gap between it and the colour

[dry karma]

https://tenor.com/view/that-man-is-no-fool-sechaba-morojele-dr-sid-isaacs-queen-sono-hes-no-idiot-gif-18695805

[shell matrix]

Haha baited

Please snap it in half as a joke and blame it on Gary 👍

[dry karma]

NOT EVEN IF THEY SEND ME TWO

[shell matrix]

If they sent you 2 you'd end up with 3 though

And 3 is the magic number

[low saddle]

A buddy of mine picked up this sticker at a convention and passed it my way. It's going straight on the blue SP

(It's a MMBN P.E.T.)

[shell matrix]

Looks like moltar from space ghost

[chilly patio]

I want that sticker so bad

[quiet stag]

I'm actually so excited to play the entire mmbn series

it's gonna feel so nostalgic

[low saddle]

Now the real question: Will the hinge sensor also be a light sensor that we can use to emulate boktai?

Nothing else matters

[lapis dome]

lmao

[edgy gyro]

This is a great point

[topaz lodge]

will it have gyro for warioware twisted

will it have e-reader support

[astral breach]

I need the eReader support

[zenith hatch]

I already said this

[cosmic harbor]

it's also posted on the official site

[still imp]

Yeah I would imagine if they’re sending out emails it’s probably confirmed

[dry current]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sBks06YxKw&disableadblock=1

the logo in the blue's back

🥲

[proper chasm]

uhh... hope that's not the one going out lol

[slim zinc]

You guys will buy it logo or not

[tardy lava]

Well, I won’t buy the blue one

If there’s a logo lol

But I think that’s an old video

[warm field]

Old video

Pictures and latest showcase video already pretty much confirmed no logo

[dry current]

old? is from 1 hour ago

[warm field]

It’s a repost

[cosmic harbor]

You know videos can be posted at a differne time than when they are recorded right

[dry current]

which one? in their website the back is not shown

[tardy lava]

In the video

[dry current]

this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y23PPkftXIY&t=142s

[warm field]

Just check the anbernic official showcase video that was posted like 10 times here

[dry current]

yeah, there is not back shown

[tardy lava]

You missed a 0

?

[warm field]

There is

[tardy lava]

There’s literally a folded one in the thumbnail

On the top right

Lol

[warm field]

Besides each unit there’s a folded one top right

[dry current]

but is not trasparent

[tardy lava]

Are we watching the same video

It shows all of them folded

[warm field]

It is, check full video lol

[dry current]

oh ok, notice that they change it

[warm field]

There you go

Blue and Black closed

No logo

Logo was probably present in prototypes but didn’t make it to the final version

Thankfully

[robust axle]

This exchange half remembered on reddit or another server is going to be the source of confusion over whether there is or isn't a logo on the back of the transparent models months after release.

[tardy lava]

Lol

[dry current]

i mean, this is literally a chat, difficult to stay behind it usually

[tardy lava]

After release it’ll just be a moot point

[warm field]

After review videos are out even

[tardy lava]

Or even videos released by the actual company

[livid mason]

chat has anyone posted this yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y23PPkftXIY&t=142s

[outer plaza]

I mean I would probably trust an official preview from anbernic more than this video

[smoky yacht]

I won't

[warm field]

No, thank you

[outer plaza]

He probably has an old blue model

[warm field]

Thanks for sharing

[smoky yacht]

If we can't trust their firmware and SD cards, why trust their promo vids?

[tardy lava]

=/=

[warm field]

[outer plaza]

One of them loses them money, one doesn't

[livid mason]

np man always glad to serve the community

[rain rampart]

it didnt make it to final cuz they saw people hating it

[warm field]

Rightfully so

[rain rampart]

i was just gonna slap a sticker over it tbh, but its also cool to remove it

[warm field]

It was hideous

[rain rampart]

now my pikachu wont glow

[outer plaza]

Chevron fans be shaking in their boots rn

[forest wagon]

Haha

[smoky yacht]

I wish SOME logo would be on there
Not THAT arrow nonsense, but a tiny ANBERNIC wordmark near the edge won't hurt

[tardy lava]

No logo is good

[dry current]

is already out a price point? i should expect something similar to the 35xx h?

[smoky yacht]

Honestly I wish that model number/boilerplate badge were removable or attached as a dogtag on the handheld's lanyard. Like the one clothes have.

Then there's truly no logo

[lapis dome]

Nitirx vids should be banned on this server tbh

It’s just AI voiceover and stolen video/images

[cosmic harbor]

that's the dude that "leaked" a pic of the 406 that was just a 556 render smushed smaller wasn't it

clown

[lapis dome]

It was a fan render that they presented as a leak

[cosmic harbor]

nice

[opaque sorrel]

no logo!? but how are people going to know that I am a gamer?

[lapis dome]

I know right? They might think it’s a tiny mirror or makeup case instead of a fake gameboy

Better put a giant megaman sticker on it

They might even mistake it for a phone

[opaque sorrel]

imagine getting mugged because they thought your chinese gameboy clone was a Samsung Foldable Phone

[lapis dome]

Jokes on them

Have fun trying to 1 credit metal slug X you dumb mugger

[untold ibex]

that blue unit in that video is like a production sample from some time ago

but it does show the sensor which is nice

[umbral pilot]

I thought I was done with needing new devices. Then this and the cube happened.

[stiff rampart]

I like the cube better, although I don't think it can replace my rgb30

and if it's as powerful as the rp2s, for example then I got this one, too

[cosmic harbor]

It's much more powerful than the 2s

[stiff rampart]

how much? o.O

[topaz lodge]

err the cube is, this isnt

[cosmic harbor]

Right that's what I meant

[stiff rampart]

it's how I understood it, yeah 😛

[cosmic harbor]

it's a T820

[winged anchor]

Where the analog sticks

[untold ibex]

on the miyoo

a year from now

[winged anchor]

Where the 3566 chip

[stiff rampart]

those chip names never mean anything to me, I'm not that tech savvy

[tardy lava]

Rg556 vs rp2s

[stiff rampart]

ok, so more in line with the rp4pro? 😛

[cosmic harbor]

RP4 non pro

[stiff rampart]

so... what's the youngest console it can potentially emulate?

[tardy lava]

The cube?

[cosmic harbor]

PS2/GC/Wii

[stiff rampart]

yes

you're telling me this is a little odin? 😛

[cosmic harbor]

Odin 1 maybe, not 2

[stiff rampart]

that's plenty

[outer plaza]

If by this you mean a device that this channel is not named after

[stiff rampart]

yea, sorry, I derailed the convo :>

[still imp]

From what I can tell a little better than Odin 1

[still imp]

Happens in literally every channel ever lol

[stiff rampart]

there's a lot of us and a lot of retro handhelds and a lot to talk about 😅

[untold ibex]

and they keep coming

they don't stop

it never ends...

[stiff rampart]

https://tenor.com/view/never-ending-story-gif-24792258

[topaz lodge]

if anywhere near the amount of people i've seen say they want an sp-style clamshell actually buy this this is gonna do crazy numbers

[rain rampart]

i posted this in a non retrohandheld area and people were hyped there too

[topaz lodge]

v90 did really well and i cant believe it took so long for one that can actually handle snes/gba/ps1 properly to come out

[untold ibex]

I think everyone can see the appeal of slamming something shut

[peak bobcat]

I'd be interested to know what the split is between people who had an sp and thus have nostalgia factor on top vs people who just want a clamshell

[limpid sun]

Put me in the second group (I only had an OG Advance)

[lapis dome]

never had an SP but I did have a DS lite

[peak bobcat]

I guess you might have ds/3ds owners with some flip nostalgia too even without having an sp

[cosmic harbor]

I'm in the nostalgia group, but also enjoy the practical value of the clam

[lapis dome]

most of my handheld nostalgia is for a gameboy pocket

so yeah it's pragmatic for me

though honestly I'm loving the 28xx enough (that I bought because I thought this was further off tbh rather than as an active choice between them) I might not need this.

[cunning relic]

I still have a SP lying somewhere, but the battery is pretty much done. I tried finding a new battery for it, but that also didn't really worked out how I wanted it and I gave up on it.

[tardy lava]

Having an sp and a colored cartridge (ruby, sapphire, emerald) mannnn the feel good receptors

[peak bobcat]

28xx is a nice little one to just leave in my jacket pocket to ensure I always have a device with me

[rain rampart]

had an SP, also had a dslite, gba is the better system 😄

[peak bobcat]

gba hit a nice sweet spot for power and portability

[rain rampart]

the gba sp package is also ultra portable and durable

[lapis dome]

the 28xx is almost certainly gonna be more ergonomic than the 35xxSP just by virtue of being wider

plus the tall dpad with good pivot won't be possible on the SP so I think there are real trade offs to be had

plus the SP is more money but has wifi and a bigger screen

both seem like good options

with just enough overlap that I'd have a hard time justifying owning both

[topaz lodge]

i had an sp but dont actually really like it

but im happy for all the people who really wanted this lol. and its cool that somebody is finally doing a new one of these

i love the dslite but that's a lot wider so i have less issues with comfort

[lapis dome]

yeah I'd love a DS lite style clamshell just as a way to make a widescreen pocketable + more controller like ergo

[tardy lava]

I don’t know. Depends how thick the bottom half is on the SP

Or how it conforms to your fingers really

[peak bobcat]

I wonder if we will need to wait for foldables to get cheap enough for sub $200 market before we get anything ds-like

[lapis dome]

I'm more thinking about width

on small verticals my fingers wind up overlapping on the back of the device

basically every vertical but the 405v

[tardy lava]

Yeah the clamshells are a lil diff cus your wrap from the side to the top of the hinge

But idk been years since I held one

[lapis dome]

you know, a DS lite is 133mm long... the 1080p 5.5" amoled anbernic used in the 556 is 4.8" long

in theory they could fit that oled in a DS lite sized clam

[tardy lava]

Hahaha

[lapis dome]

well DS lite width, it would have to be taller

[topaz lodge]

a 35xx ds would kinda be cool but they would need to write a linux firmware that supports two screens and touch

[lapis dome]

oh I don't want dual screens

[tardy lava]

You just want like a

[lapis dome]

I just want inline shoulders, good controller layout for ergo, and a widescreen up top

[tardy lava]

Rp flip pro

Lmao

[still imp]

You want a flip?

[lapis dome]

basically RP flip without the protruding analog triggers and with a hinge that stays together tbh

like a clamshell 556 with inline shoulders

[still imp]

People who overlap fingers are interesting. Would never think to hold it that way

[lapis dome]

would be the dream

[tardy lava]

I’ve never been a fan of that form factor but I think it would get a lot of interest!

[lapis dome]

playing 4:3-ish content on a widescreen bothers me less on a clamshell/laptop because it's not forcing my hands way off into cramped control areas, and on an oled the black bars wouldn't even be that distracting because they'd actually be black

[peak bobcat]

the 353ps/arc shoulders are enough for me on a handheld, nice balance of usability and portability

[tardy lava]

I like 4:3 games a LOT on the 3.5/4inch screens I can’t lie

[still imp]

but no really I’ve only just seen some people hold a ds like they’re waiting on a teacher to call on them

Sp*

[tardy lava]

I vaguely remember liking my GameShark/action replay cus of how it changed my grip

LOL

on my gba

[still imp]

I do it in a claw esque grip iirc. Like this ish

[tardy lava]

Same

[urban pulsar]

Same, although for the shoulder buttons I do the same thing as with the 28XX in resting the middle of my index fingers around the shoulder buttons so that I don’t press on it with the “claw”.

[tardy lava]

My pinkies just need a place to go

That’s why I’m hoping it’s decently thicc

I think it’s a great thing for it to be chunky

[urban pulsar]

Unless that’s also what you meant.

The way people have talked about using their 28XX’s shoulder buttons has made me wonder why they’re using the actual tips of their fingers to press those kinds of buttons.

[still imp]

Depends on the game

[peak bobcat]

muscle memory aint it, you expect to use buttons a certain way and have to adjust when a device is too small/different

My initial reaction was the R1/L1 were dreadful, but eventually remember how often I'd misclick those on my mm+ etc and have to remap them there too, so no bog deal

[urban pulsar]

True, it is hard to break habits. Although I don’t really get the insistence to immediately say “they suck” instead of just thinking “maybe they’re not meant for the grip I’m currently using” and trying something else.

[hard raptor]

The GBA SP was my main gaming device as a teenager so I have a lot of nostalgia for it, but I also know from my time using a GBA SP and the Powkiddy V90 that the ergonomics just aren't as comfy to use as the RG35XX Plus or H so I'm kinda torn. I'll buy the silver SP just out of nostalgia, but I kinda feel like I probably won't use it as much as my Plus or H.

[lapis dome]

If I get an SP it'll be an RPG machine

basically a replacement for my MM+

while the 28xx is a great little guy for whipping out to play some power stone or metal slug X

[still imp]

I’ve learned at this point to stop categorizing and just play what I feel like lol. Otherwise I have too much overlap and sometimes I want to play nes on my 556

If (when) I buy this it’s genuinely all nostalgia, no reason monkey brain nostalgia

[urban pulsar]

My first handheld was a silver SP hand-me-down from a cousin, I knew from minute one I absolutely wanted the Silver one over the Clear Blue for nostalgia alone.

[topaz lodge]

yeah i think im resistive enough to the nostalgia to not get this. i have the v1 gba sp and it kind of sucks lol. needs an adapter for headphones (predating modern smartphones by like 20 years i guess!), screen is kinda shit and unevenly lit, feels really cramped, shoulders are uncomfy to hit. i had it but wished i just had the og fat gba instead lol despite the lack of light

[still imp]

Me when SP

https://tenor.com/view/cocaine-drugs-gif-23720718

[low saddle]

Mostly nostalgia for me though I do like having a larger screen and WiFi in something that's pocketable and smaller than my steam deck

I bought the 28xx and will buy this though I'll probably only keep one

One of them will replace my longtime portable machine: the mini v2

[outer plaza]

SP for me is just about having the screen size while being portable and not needing a case

Too scared to have something with a glass screen exposed without a case

[cunning relic]

I get where you're coming from. My very first Vita got scratched a bit here and there by my keys.

[lapis dome]

Yeah I can definitely understand not being willing to go down to 2.8” to get a super pocketable handheld too

[astral breach]

will this destroy the reign of the trimui smart...

(yes)

for the pocketable dome switch minui(?) goat

[rain rampart]

until the #1230446912235245648 releases 😄

but yeah, half the footprint of the rg35xx-H and only a bit thicker is a great amount of portability, and a 3.5 inch screen is both big enough and not too small for a majority of people

[still imp]

Screen protector or bust

[gloomy lichen]

I’ll probably keep mine, but yeah I will definitely be picking one of these up and maining it for the foreseeable future

[outer plaza]

I think if there was no flip in sight I'd have gotten a 2.8 inch

but I knew it was coming so why settle lol

[lapis dome]

I wanted the 28xx dpad and the horizontal ergo

[glossy steeple]

Same

SP is very tempting though.

[lapis dome]

Yeah I may wind up with both

[outer plaza]

It's tough yeah this thing aint gonna be that ergonomic

[glossy steeple]

Though I'll probably wait and see how the hinges are.

[lapis dome]

Especially if I like muOS (haven’t tried it yet, 28xx is my first XX)

[glossy steeple]

At least with the 28XX, I didn't have any complicated hardware to worry about, it's just a generic, but small, brick.

Oh I thought you had an OG 35XX

I have not had my coffee yet

[outer plaza]

think I need to play some games on my SP in bed for a while to remember how ergonomics are on this form factor

[glossy steeple]

Yeah, I probably would've waited for the SP instead of the 28XX if I didn't have a 35XX remind me "hey you don't care for vertical handhelds".

[outer plaza]

yeah I owned an OG RG35xx and returned it due to comfort long time ago

anything that required constant trigger use just wasn't good

[glossy steeple]

The OG 35XX was my first retro handheld, and I really do like it. Played a decent amount of games on it. But I did learn that I just prefer horizontal handhelds.

Maybe I'll set it up and give it to my brother or something.

[outer plaza]

yeah I loved it with garlic, was really awesome and sad to return it just cause of comfort

only took them like 2 years to release the horizontal version lol

[tardy lava]

the 351p and 353m have been out tho

[outer plaza]

I can't remember why I didn't go for the 351p back then

353m different price bracket tho

[normal cedar]

funny how both of those have about the same or worse performance than the H700, yet they cost like $30+ more

[glossy steeple]

And then they ruined it by giving it sticks imo.

[normal cedar]

i dont get the stick hate

[outer plaza]

Eh but Ape Escape

[normal cedar]

on a vertical, yeah i get it

but on a horizontal?

[glossy steeple]

Like, I remember begging for something of the OG RG35XX's performance level that was horizontal without sticks 1.5-2 years ago.

And there was literally nothing lol

[outer plaza]

I think sticks often make em less pocketable

[glossy steeple]

And then they finally release a RG35XX-H, and it has sticks lol.

[outer plaza]

so that's probably the main thing

[glossy steeple]

Felt like a huge monkey's claw thing.

I just don't want sticks on a device I want to put in a pocket.

[still imp]

Options for no sticks are nice, especially when a console will likely 99.9% of the time not use em

Depends on the device if I care or not

[glossy steeple]

I don't care how low profile they are, and just because a device can play a system, doesn't mean I plan on playing it.

[outer plaza]

It's just a tough performance middle ground

[topaz lodge]

i think anbernic has seen the wisdom of not putting sticks on everything

[outer plaza]

rg35xx kinda in that weird in between

can play some games that use sticks, but not a lot of the good ones

[topaz lodge]

i personally prefer sticks for ps1. a lot of the games can at least use one

[still imp]

Single stick is a cool design choice that takes balls

[topaz lodge]

lots of games dont need them but if i was gonna buy a handheld for ps1 id want sticks

one stick is fine but idk having a second stick even just as a remapping option is nice even if games dont support it natively

[still imp]

Yeah I don’t mind having dual sticks on some devices, just the option for no sticks is nice to have too

[outer plaza]

yeah I've mapped the second stick to games that use L+R for camera movement

works surpisingly well

[still imp]

For the longest time they were slapping dual sticks on devices that absolutely didn’t need them

[dull ingot]

Having at least one stick would be nice for N64

[still imp]

Now you can see how many people actually like no stick devices with power to fully play snes/ps1 + some shaders/filters

[topaz lodge]

yeah lol. the 280m has a stick but the 28xx doesnt lol. change in philosophy

[glossy steeple]

I would think they finally saw enough people begging for no stick, but I doubt it lol.

My kind is very rare.

[topaz lodge]

idk theres always people complaining about sticks on devices with them and also always people complaining about no sticks on devices without them lol

[still imp]

Dude I was on this device since day 1. The miyoo flip looks like a monstrosity

[glossy steeple]

Like, just on reddit, twitter, and youtube, there's tons of comments/replies completely and utterly baffled at the lack of sticks on the 28xx for example.

[topaz lodge]

both sides are pretty common lol i saw a lot of complaints about the stick on the a30

[still imp]

What’s funny is those people where likely never going to buy the device

[outer plaza]

I mean a30 just dumb cause it can't play games that use stick lol

[glossy steeple]

And anytime someone complains about sticks on a device with one, tons of replies to that comments are questioning why someone doesn't want sticks.

[rain rampart]

i keep telling you all
the heathen children of today use a stick for everything

they cant use a dpad

[still imp]

Bro if the dpad on this is as good as the 28xx

[topaz lodge]

yeah lol. they're too used to controllers with dogshit dpads in bad places

[still imp]

https://tenor.com/view/lebron-james-lebron-los-angeles-lakers-lakers-dunk-gif-16216227

[topaz lodge]

kids are playing 2d mario with analog sticks

[glossy steeple]

My stance is "Just let me have a device without freaking sticks. Almost every possible device has had those things. Let me have one without sticks while you enjoy your flood of devices with sticks."

[outer plaza]

This dpad gonna be dome

different than every anbernic device before

we'll see

[still imp]

Love dome

Any confirmation on that?

[outer plaza]

dome can be done pretty shitty tho

[topaz lodge]

i dont really like dome dpads myself. not for retro at least

[glossy steeple]

Eh, Mario is pretty easy to play on stick.

It's more precise games I start to get worried about it lol.

[still imp]

Og sp is one of my favorite retro dpads ever

So freaking accurate

[topaz lodge]

is mario not precise?

im talking like mario maker lol

[lost grove]

3DS d-pad is dome, right?

[topaz lodge]

kids are playing kaizo with sticks

[glossy steeple]

Eh, for really hard Mario Maker levels sure.

But when one says "mario" I think Nintendo made games, not Mario Maker levels lol

[rain rampart]

aurateur "the bald man" plays mario maker with sticks

[still imp]

I think 2ds xl was? But others feel like membrane

[outer plaza]

3ds xl is dome

At least mine is right now I'm clickin

[livid mason]

My 3ds xl is dome

[rain rampart]

a real gba sp is dome too

so is switch

also the rp2s is dome i think?

for the dpad

dome is fine tbh

[still imp]

Wait am I confusing it or is dome also tactile

[lost grove]

Oh, if it's anything like the RP2S... 🤤

[still imp]

As I know sp is tactile

[rain rampart]

the rp2s and switch both have a click when fully depressed on their dpad

the rp2s has more padding or rubbery feel tho till it bottoms out

gba sp is straight up a click

so is switch

i goggled "dome switch dpad" and this showed up 😄

so yeah, they are dome

if you wanna kno what the opposite feels like, imagine a ps3/4 controller or a dslite dpad

[still imp]

Ah sp is tactile dome

Then that’s one of my favorites

[urban pulsar]

God I hope the 35XX SP is also tactile. The clear ones not showing obvious button membranes gives me hope that they are.

[untold ibex]

It sounds clicky in the video

So Im guessing they are

[outer plaza]

yeah I can hear them clicks

[smoky yacht]

Fuck the Moqi i7 dome switch D-pad
Like, it has false diagonals.
HOW DID THAT MANAGE TO HAVE FALSE DIAGONALS

[winged anchor]

If this is 50 bucks it's worth a buy

[zealous glade]

My 2ds is membrane. Like too much membrane

What's the size compared to a GBA sp? I know the sp has big bezels so will this be the same size or bigger?

[lost grove]

Thicker bottom

[zealous glade]

People talk about how much better 4" is compared to 3.5" but they feel identical to me lol. I also don't play many N64 or DC so that may be why.

[zealous glade]

Why is the SP screen turned off? Lol

But that is a lot closer than I thought and this is the only time I would use a bezel, that looks really clean

[glossy steeple]

I'm pretty sure it's not lol

The frontlight of the older GBA SP's are just awful lol

[zealous glade]

Just saying it really dim lol

Anbernic nailed it. I honestly don't see anything I would change. 3:2 isn't an option and that bezel works so well anyways.

[rain rampart]

i honestly think the backlights have dimmed over the years cuz mine was plenty bright as a kid

[still imp]

Yes that front light is off lol

[rain rampart]

no that light is definitely on

just really dim 😄

[zealous glade]

Clever marketing lol

[rain rampart]

you can tell by looking at the edges and its glowing

also that thing has weird stickers on it, wonder if its a chinese knockoff gba sp 😄

[still imp]

A 001 has almost a blue tint when it’s on. That’s off

[still imp]

I think that’s some shitty screen protector lmao

[rain rampart]

also thats definitely a knockoff gba sp

[still imp]

Yeah smb3 looks more like off than on

Easily

[zealous glade]

If the dpad is dome, will this be anbernics first dome dpad?

[misty mulch]

yes

[rapid fossil]

That took forever to scroll through, do pins not exist anymore ?

[fickle grotto]

Are we having the GBA SP overlay or not? Confusing

[midnight badge]

I’m waiting to see if the sp will have the 35xx plus’ chip set

[glossy steeple]

I'm pretty sure we already know it does

[fickle grotto]

I think it’s likely will be

[vapid tangle]

Pins exist in threads, I just learned this yesterday lol. Assuming you're on mobile, you have to tap the thread name and then press the settings button and the pinned messages are under there. It's deranged lol.

[obtuse wraith]

Can we search in this chat on mobile?

[fluid narwhal]

Search for in: rumor_mill

It'll give you all the forum threads but it narrows it down a bit

[odd quiver]

How thick is the base and lid?

Just watched another video on bilibili, the lid seem to close with magnet

Rumor selling date is may 20th

[shrewd magnet]

I think i wait for garlic 2.0

[fluid narwhal]

Lid looks to be similar to an SP, base looks a bit thicker

[hard raptor]

2300 mAh battery capacity. Picture courtesy of Retro Gordon on YouTube.

[topaz lodge]

that makes me nervous. its like 1000 less than the 35xx plus and h, if its the same screen battery life might not be that great

[hard raptor]

Unless that first number on the capacity listing is a 3 and I'm just not reading it right, but it sure looks like a 2 to me.

[cosmic harbor]

My eyes see a 3

[plain storm]

Gotta be a 3, that'd be 800mah less than the 28xx otherwise

[hard raptor]

That's as close in as I can zoom.

[plain storm]

Physically that space is plenty big enough for a 3300mah

[shrewd magnet]

When i zoom close its blurry enough to look like the 3 beside it but zoomed out looks like 2300 to me

[outer plaza]

It looks like the character next to it

2300 would be a major blow

[topaz lodge]

yeah its gotta be 3

[hard raptor]

It would be weird for it to be 2300 when everything else in the current RG##XX line is much higher, so maybe my eyes are deceiving me.

[shrewd magnet]

it would be very dumb for them to do that, opening it up on the pc monitor made it more questionable, i was quite sure it was 2300 on my phone

[topaz lodge]

yeah you're right that it looks like a 2 but its ambiguous enough. and i think 3 is a lot more likely cuz yeah i think there's room for it

[shrewd magnet]

maybe we should ask this retro gordon

[hard raptor]

I just commented on their community post asking if the battery is 2300mAh or 3300mAh, so I'll letcha know if I get an answer.

[tired wedge]

im gonna say 3300mAh

since afaik thats the same as the 35XX H

[proper chasm]

you never know with this company

[misty mulch]

2300 would be lower than the OG RG35XX so I doubt that

[shrewd magnet]

3300 being identical to the h and + make it much more probable

[glossy steeple]

I'm pretty sure OG RG35XX was 2600mAh. Maybe 2400mAh? There was a decent amount of variance iirc.

Depended on when you got it, I think very early release was pretty low.

And then later on they increase the battery size.

[glossy steeple]

Yeah, 3300mAh, good to know

[topaz lodge]

okay good lol

[atomic geyser]

Nice kitty

[next haven]

So it’s about 20% thicker than a SP

GBA SP is 8.4x8.2x2.44cm

This looks like 8.8x8.5x2.9 or maybe 3.0 even

[lapis dome]

Damn boy that’s thicc

[shrewd magnet]

Really hope its priced well like 70

[vagrant mauve]

it's more like 2.7

[outer plaza]

yeah

Honestly a thiccer bum is better for ergonomics slightly too

[round pollen]

I have such fond memories of my gba sp + flashcard from back in the day

It was just so perfect and elegant, that screen swinging up, almost like a hidden door or something, to reveal all these pirated games

[next haven]

Im thinking the screen to body thickness ratio is why it looks thick vs the og sp

This looks like it has a thinner screen section overall, just from the images

[outer plaza]

Honestly the measurement differences seem basically nothing

[next haven]

A couple tenths of a centimeter matter when you’re talking about something small to be begin with

Look at how minute differences affect feel in hand for mice

[outer plaza]

half the pictures we have of this thing being measured don't even look like it's being measured tight to the shell

I'll reserve until actual measurements come out or until someone just directly compares to a regular SP

[tardy lava]

A 10th of a centimeter is a millimeter

[next haven]

We’ve seen one next to a sp in the closed position, and these measurements line up with it looking slight larger in all dimensions

[cosmic harbor]

The sharpness of the edges give me a bit of concern, they look a bit more straightedge than the og. Cutting into hands isn't fun

[outer plaza]

slightly larger to me is good, because my hands are a little more than slightly bigger than when I played on my SP

I'm taking out my SP to play yoshis island and it's just like on the brink of comfort

Also the dpad is SUPER accurate while also not really feeling too clicky

hopefully they do it well

[tardy lava]

🙏🏻

I’m excited. I will reserve all opinions until it’s in a YouTubers hands 😂

[outer plaza]

Soon tm

[maiden cloud]

Wow the silver looks really good 🤩

[outer plaza]

yeah the colour choice be difficult this round

[tardy lava]

Silver is nice.. and I don’t handle my gameboys like a 10 year old anymore so..

Not as concerned about scratching it

[low saddle]

How cumbersome is the local co-op stuff? I've never had a retro handheld with Wi-Fi and have no idea how it works

Trying to figure out if my wife and I both need one 😏

[paper solar]

I want to know who keeps buying the transparent black models. They must be popular because Anbernic is really consistent at making this an option.

[tired wedge]

a lot of people

[paper solar]

In my very limited internet bubble it always seems like the least hype color

[tardy lava]

The transparent black plus was pretty common

[glossy steeple]

Agreed.

At least they also had transparent blue

As opposed to the 28XX which only had black as its transparent color.

[tardy lava]

Yea while I like the color options and I think this is prob the best transparent black they’ve done

It’s still a weird selection

[torn badge]

Need this to release ASAP

[proper chasm]

yeah this is steadily becoming my most anticipated handheld release of the year

[torn badge]

Have an RP Flip but would love something more casual to bring around for tetris and pokemon

[torn badge]

Same, easily. Im a sucker for clamshells

[topaz lodge]

i like the transparent black plus a lot honestly, i think it looks nice

[round orchid]

i got 20/20 eyesight its 3300 guys

lol

like obviously its blurry so i can see how its 2300

but your guys's eyes are playing tricks on you its def 3300

[proper chasm]

yeah a clearer pic was posted showing 3300

#1169059294919012494 message

[lapis dome]

keep in mind when you're zooming way in on blurry phone pics AI processing is a thing done in most phone cameras now so even if the pic appears to 'clearly' capture a 2 that could just be some image processing network's best guess for filling in data the tiny lense didn't actually capture
https://fxtwitter.com/jon_NoCode/status/1705304837087171005

[torn badge]

With 3300 how long do you guys think itll last playing like GBA or SNES? Ive only ever had an RP Flip and the battery is pretty great so just curious

[tardy lava]

Same exact battery life as plus/h

6-8

5-8

Lol

[lapis dome]

somebody with a 35xx plus could probably give you a more accurate assessment but my 28xx gets over 8 hours on those systems with a slightly smaller battery but also a smaller screen and no wifi chip to power

[tardy lava]

The 28xx is really power efficient

The plus/h are pretty much in line with most handhelds in that range

Like mm+ even. Never really felt like it was too short or too long

[lapis dome]

battery life is something I have come really appreciate - the 405v with gamma lite in power save is the GOAT with like 25 hours of gameboy emulation

[torn badge]

Thats pretty good. Dont think Ill be needing much more than that

[tardy lava]

Yea 405v gammaOS battery is nuts

[tardy lava]

Def not. It’s fine for what it is

I play only gba on my H in half hour sessions and charge it maybe like once every 2 weeks

Playing on every odd day, sometimes longer sometimes shorter than half an hour

[lost grove]

405V sounds really nice

Until you recall how it looks like

[lapis dome]

I think it's hilarious

[tardy lava]

It’s a big boi

[lapis dome]

I appreciate handhelds that are quirky/funny/unique moreso than ones that look too modern

[topaz lodge]

yeah i think i get like 6 or 7 hours average on plus

its pretty good

[fickle grotto]

It’s stupid isn’t it they changed UI again recently now i can’t figure it out

[fickle grotto]

How are you liking it

[lapis dome]

I like it a lot

can't wait for muOS on it

[fickle grotto]

I really want it and it’s so cheap!

[lapis dome]

the buttons are a bit small and the shoulder buttons rattle but the dpad is actually great and it's just charming

[fickle grotto]

That’s reminds me of the 35XX why can’t they just add something to hold it it’s so easy so we have to open it up and add tape to it xD

I want it for a Pokémon machine

Might just get both the SP & 28XX

[glossy steeple]

I'll probably wait for the SP, I wanna see how well the hinge holds up. I still want it, but hinges are hard lol.

I do love my 28XX though.

[lapis dome]

yeah that's kinda my plan as well

wait for the hinge QC verdict and for the inevitable two month later $20 cheaper aliexpress sellers

[smoky yacht]

This is the color I truly want. Note that there was a Famicom flavored GBASP, but the gamepad side is red on white.

[glossy steeple]

I forgot that one existed. Charmingly dumb imo.

[robust axle]

Strong mutant toys from Toy Story vibe.

[fickle grotto]

Looks lovely but wish had that famicon style on the bottom applied to the top

[glossy steeple]

But then the top wouldn't look like the famicom console.

[lapis dome]

I would buy that colourway day 1

Maybe even one for each hand

[smoky yacht]

Good idea

[fickle grotto]

Yeah it would look better imo

[obtuse sonnet]

would be an amazing colorway

[untold folio]

I'm glad this is anbernic since I know it'll be in stock, gonna wait for the OS landscape to get really good and maybe a sale

Hopefully some good suspend battery life

[tardy lava]

Suspend is not a thing on the h700

Quick shutdown is, and hopefully cfw’s can get that working too

[untold folio]

Ah good to know, I'm down for whatever if it's quick boot. That's been part of my hesitation with h700

Og 35xx was so good for fast boot

[tardy lava]

Yeah. Stock os has it now

[nova wigeon]

stock OS has it but it's slower to boot than onion

[tardy lava]

Yea stock is slow to boot. MuOS is about 4-6s

[glossy steeple]

Quick shutdown is good enough imo. I'd prefer sleep mode myself. But it's a good enough alternative. Seeing as I was happy enough with it on my OG 35XX, and now my 28XX on MinUI.

[untold folio]

MuOS seems like a solid one for me if it's that fast, I'm good with retroarch for this kind of device

[still imp]

Did muos drop yet?

[cosmic harbor]

Is that on the v11 alpha or current live version?

[tardy lava]

Current

[cosmic harbor]

Wow impressive

[tardy lava]

Its fast. And it has load state on boot and whatever. The only thing is that there’s not like a quick shutdown, where you can just tap the power button (kernel sided) or use a hotkey to shut and save

[cosmic harbor]

Does it have decently updated cores on the emus?

[tardy lava]

Yea, v11 they’re workin on more n64 cores

It’s very fast. It’s not very “pretty” but v11 themes look awesome. I really like how light it is/feels

[smoky yacht]

It kinda IS, just not a power save

[tardy lava]

Lol then it’s a moot point

[smoky yacht]

Half and half I guess

this still halts gameplay effectively

[tardy lava]

semantics. Everyone knows what a suspend mode is alluding to

It does not lol

It shuts the display

[smoky yacht]

Does it not halt or have I just managed to let gameplay go on in a very short loop on my RG35XX plus so that I never noticed them going on?

[tardy lava]

In the very early release it just shut the display down and you can still hear continuous audio of the gameplay

Afterwards, I’m assuming they took the audio out

[smoky yacht]

That is true, early firmware did fail to do it

[tardy lava]

As far as a real suspend mode. It’s not something I would actually advertise as a feature on anything Linux based that is not the steam deck

Having muOS boot in 6 seconds to me is more useful than whatever is going on in the suspend mode

[smoky yacht]

All it needs is a quick shutdown

[tardy lava]

Which isn’t easy to add right now

[tardy lava]

I know the trimui smart pro has a suspend mode that has very minimal battery drain. But I don’t know the actual nuances of it

[smoky yacht]

Quick question
Retro_gordon, the one that gave a lot of high quality pics of the 35xxsp
Legit, or did they steal from uncredited sources?

[tardy lava]

Idk who that is but it’s not super unbelievable that those are the dimensions/battery

In line with what everyone’s expecting

[smoky yacht]

I think the picture itself is legit

I just want to credit the right person if I repost it elsewhere

[tardy lava]

Dunno

[astral breach]

sleep on minui is also insane, even better than steam deck hibernate

[smoky yacht]

Seems to be "save on quick shutdown" implementation

[tardy lava]

What emulators are normally missing from Minui? Pretty much anything not RA right?

[astral breach]

its definitely an up to ps1 system

I think you can circumvent it a bit with the file manager

[tardy lava]

Good enough for me. I’ll take a look for it on the SP

[astral breach]

bingo

[astral breach]

yeah its perfect for something like this where you wouldn't really get a great n64/dc experience

although I kinda want to play sonic adventure 2

[tardy lava]

And I think drastic works too?

[astral breach]

thats what I've seen this used for

[tardy lava]

Ahh great

MuOS will have come a long way (hopefully) with port master by then

So that’s another pro

[astral breach]

yep

[livid mason]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/s/vzNLb6PAGi

He got all those pics also posted on his YouTube

Every device has a different background

[outer plaza]

it look beeger

[livid mason]

So that’s means either he dug them out of Chinese forums or he has reliable sources that send him the pictures

[outer plaza]

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fanbernic-never-rest-v0-viof4ofgnmzc1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D2532%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D384e89b90d571373a432e1db36a10ad8d172fdda

thicc

[tardy lava]

Yooooo I’m diggin that

I might get the silver oh man

[cosmic harbor]

Gah damn

[tardy lava]

https://tenor.com/view/double-cheeked-ass-thursday-afternoon-gif-15288503

[slim zinc]

A little bit of extra thickness is a good thing. Slightly more ergonomical, slightly bigger battery than what they could have fit otherwise, it's still going to be pocketable

[smoky yacht]

For reference, the 35XXPLUS is about 2.2cm thick at the gamepad area

This is 2.1

[cosmic harbor]

It coulda been a little thinner tbf

[outer plaza]

the top is thinner

[cosmic harbor]

Actually you know what I rescind that statement, my perception is skewed by looking at it next to the og sp.

Measuring my other devices it's a spot on thickness

[outer plaza]

yeah idk how this dude took all these useless pictures instead of just comparing to the OG SP from the 3 angles lol

won't be long for real previews tho

[smoky yacht]

Photos akin to fashion and lifestyle pictorial magazines don't need a point to be ogled at if you know what I mean

[outer plaza]

Playing on the SP though I think I got used to it now, it's not THAT uncomfy

Adult hands will survive

[tardy lava]

This image gives me stupid nostalgia

I need a silver

[tired wedge]

if only button color was consistent

its like every time i see a new picture of the silver one its always with black buttons

but then the official anbernic video and picture show grey buttons

[tardy lava]

Weird I just noticed that

[fickle grotto]

Why do they keep using the SP overlay and some not?

[tardy lava]

Cus, it’s optional lol

[outer plaza]

I think every time I've seen GBA it's been with the overlay

[tardy lava]

Same

[outer plaza]

It's empty space, why not fill it with the overlay

other systems don't all have that space

[tardy lava]

Almost every other system was 4:3 except like psp

[sand spade]

it's only empty space cause they're integer scaling it

[fickle grotto]

Do you know on that Reddit post just above the smaller one after the bigger one what it is? Is it sane device

[outer plaza]

nah don't think thats integer scaled

[tardy lava]

It is ^

[tardy lava]

3:2 without integer scale is way less space

[fickle grotto]

This one

[tardy lava]

Than what that border is covering

[outer plaza]

you think that's the border size?

that's a LOT of the screen hidden by the border

[tardy lava]

Hmmm lol

Well that’s also not scaled regularly to fill the screen. There should only be bars on top and bottom so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[tardy lava]

That’s an gba sp next to an anbernic sp

[fickle grotto]

Thank you

[outer plaza]

Pretty sure it's just stretch filled and then moved up

[tardy lava]

Are you saying the side are just screen bezels? Those are damn thick

[topaz lodge]

yeah that overlay fits without integer scaling, i use it on my 35xx+

[outer plaza]

yup thats screen bezels

[tardy lava]

I see

[sand spade]

hmm ok

[tardy lava]

Ignore what I said

Lol

640x480 scales up to 2.5x

And would be smaller

[sand spade]

can anyone send me the overlay

i just wanna whip something up

just the image

[glossy steeple]

Decently sized bezels

Since DC should just fill the entire screen

[tardy lava]

Yea it looks different from the plus/h with all the outer casing

[outer plaza]

yeah it is what it is, they got a good supplier of 3.5 inch screens and just made it work within the SP size

or it could be a different screen

inb4 rotated screen

kek

[tardy lava]

Lol

Boxy mod for 35xx sp

[outer plaza]

doesn't look much different from rg35xx plus tho

[tardy lava]

“Turning a 35 xx sp to a 35 xx +•

[outer plaza]

black border looks the same to me

[glossy steeple]

Yeah, I think it's just aspect ratio, not integer scale. But they moved the game up a little bit to have the GBA SP bezel overlay

[tardy lava]

Nice!

[topaz lodge]

yeah. u dont really need integer scale when u have enough power for good shaders tho. u should be able to get gba looking just fine on here

[glossy steeple]

I am waiting somewhat for MuOS on the 28XX for that reason lol.

It's why I'm mostly playing 4:3 games on it with MinUI atm.

[tardy lava]

I love 4:3 on my H I just don’t absolutely love the d pad

I would actually prefer dome but the trimui sp has always looked weird to me

[sand spade]

im ready for this

used the wrong base :/

[hard raptor]

Retro Gordon is the owner of KeepRetro.com , so they're legit. ^_^

[hard raptor]

Thanks for the higher resolution picture! It's a relief to know the battery is gonna be 3300mAh and not 2300mAh!

[flat siren]

release or not release? my dog is crying for that

https://tenor.com/view/shut-up-and-take-my-money-futurama-fry-take-my-money-money-gif-15195954

[obtuse wraith]

any word on a price?

[cosmic harbor]

Nothing official

[topaz lodge]

i cant imagine it being more than like $10 over the 35xx+ but we'll see. maybe the hinge takes a lot of r&d and extra plastic

[glossy steeple]

I would assume RG35XX-H MSRP, as in when not on sale.

[topaz lodge]

but we know they have these chips and screens in bulk lol

[lapis dome]

Yeah I’d also wager very close in price to the 35xxH

Remove sticks and one speaker, add hinge

[topaz lodge]

anbernic's been getting the price right on the xx series, it would be weird for this to suddenly jump up when its the same chip theyve used 3 times

[lapis dome]

The real question is whether it’ll drop by like $20 via third party sellers as fast as the H and plus did

[glossy steeple]

tbf didn't the H and + do that because they were kind of flops on release lol?

I didn't actually keep up with those two near and after release.

[topaz lodge]

i dont think so? H seemed pretty hotly anticipated at least

plus maybe not so much

[glossy steeple]

The Miyoo A30 was also decently anticipated before release/reviews lol.

[topaz lodge]

release reviews of the h were mostly good? outside of firmware concerns i guess but at that point the cfws were already decently far along

[glossy steeple]

You'd know more than me for sure

[topaz lodge]

idk just judging by the number of posts about it i see here and elsewhere i think the H is doing great

[glossy steeple]

I mean, now yeah, when CFW is much further along and a bunch of people were able to pick it up for like $20 lol.

[vagrant mauve]

both the plus and h got as good reviews as a budget handheld can get

[hard raptor]

I can't speak for other folks but my RG35XX Plus is my favorite handheld, and I've got an H on the way. The 35XX Plus is like a Miyoo Mini Plus but with better ergonomics and enough power to play PS1 at 2x resolution, and PS1 is my favorite retro console to emulate so I love this dang thing. Ever since it got Batocera at least lol

[vagrant mauve]

although at the very release they seemed a bit overpriced

[hard raptor]

Initially though the lack of good firmware did seem to dampen people's enthusiasm for them, but between Batocera, MuOS, and MinUI there's a lot of options now. The stock firmware has improved to the point that it's totally usable too.

[glossy steeple]

Okay? That's now though. I'm more talking about hearsay I've heard about at release. Which seems to be mostly wrong. But I'll admit it's mildly annoying to keep getting responses about how recent experiences with the two, when I'm talking about old/original experiences I've heard about.

I imagine this is how I'm gonna feel in 8 months when the Miyoo A30's issues are finally all resolved lol.

Anyway, I'm off to bed, later y'all.

[vagrant mauve]

i was talking about at release, but feel free to be annoyed

[peak bobcat]

Sp will be about $60 at launch, there's no benefit to them trying to anticipate higher interest and charging over their normal XX pricing

[vagrant mauve]

that would be great

[outer plaza]

so they're just going to undercut the rg35xxh on their website?

[vagrant mauve]

although the official price for the xxh is $67 and $63 for the plus iirc

[outer plaza]

^

[vagrant mauve]

maybe $69 would be nice

[outer plaza]

70$ with an early bird discount would be nice

[vagrant mauve]

their discounts are like, 4 bucks

[outer plaza]

yeah, but it's more an indicator of what the real price will be like later

[topaz lodge]

i mean bato and muos were out by the time the h came, and i think minui too? i know the plus was a little slow to start with concerns about cfw but by the time the h came out things were already looking a lot better and i think it was doing fine before the sales

[tardy lava]

I don’t feel like plus/H were flops.. just a lot of people were very cautious on overhyping it

On release*

[fickle grotto]

Loads of ppl praising the H deffo not a flop

[vagrant mauve]

the stock os was really ugly and there were no options at the start

[peak bobcat]

There was too much expectation on garlic when the plus came out, but due to it being unusable it has given the others to develop into quality options

only real complaints people had with H was dpad not being as good as plus iirc

they'd got it spot on with plus and H was a regression in comparison

[fickle grotto]

What does iirc mean

[vagrant mauve]

if i remember correctly

[fickle grotto]

Ah

[vagrant mauve]

yeah that's a thing, i dunno why, having both i definitely feel it

[tardy lava]

H d pad is forsure meh

[peak bobcat]

anbernic haven't knocked every release out of the park in recent times, but there's a solid level of quality for a while

[vagrant mauve]

comparing with 2020 devices, we're in a really good place

[peak bobcat]

just need miyoo to realise it isn't 2020 really

[vagrant mauve]

i wonder how the inputs will be on this since it's a first for anbernic

[sand spade]

did they confirm mono sound?

i was hoping this was stereo like the h

[cosmic harbor]

There's one visible speaker

[vagrant mauve]

there is a single speaker grill right in the middle, it's pretty clear

not much point in stereo sound with a vertical, there's basically no spread

[sand spade]

🥲

yea you're right

[warm field]

Atleast speaker in the middle means no covering the speaker while holding the thing, nice thing about the sp

[lapis dome]

still not sure why they used the OG 35xx dpad on the H instead of the plus dpad

the 28xx dpad is good too so if the 35xxSP has a good one the H will be the standout for having the worst dpad in the lineup (but also the only one with analogs lol)

[tardy lava]

And stereo

🤣

[peak bobcat]

does anyone know if the 35xx (2024) got the plus dpad?

H being worst in lineup, but still actually pretty good one

[lapis dome]

I think the 35xx 2024 has the 35xx OG controls

[still imp]

For anyone who hasn’t tried the 28xx dpad

It’s genuinely impressive

[peak bobcat]

it loses out due to the small size, but if you ignore sizes you could make the argument it is their best dpad

[still imp]

Fuck dude silver it is

[lapis dome]

It’s replaced the MM+ for third place dpad for me, with first/second being a tie between the vita style dpad on my odin 2 and the rg arc sega dpad

[untold ibex]

A 3300mah battery is great

Gimme

That’s bound to last ages

[peak bobcat]

certainly does on the other XX's

It is another thing anbernic deserves some credit for, remembering that battery life matters to a portable device

[untold ibex]

The 28xx has insane battery life

[peak bobcat]

Seems even bigger when compared to the a30 as well

[untold ibex]

Definitely getting an sp

[next haven]

Depending on how the case comes apart, might be possible to do extended battery mods too, using 3rd printed bottom casings

Similar to what the Funkey s does

[tired wedge]

......having psp go battery mods PTSD

[next haven]

Hahahaha, or just regular psp, those were also a thing back in the mid-to-late 2000’s

[tired wedge]

yea but psp it wasnt too bad

psp go though

[still imp]

Somehow any conversation I ever see on the a30 will always reference the 28xx lol

Not anything bad I just found it funny, terrible release

[tired wedge]

T H I C C

[peak bobcat]

Inevitable really with the timing being such an exact match, definitely didn't help miyoo out tho as they had sod all stock as usual

[atomic geyser]

if only they waited to get onionos on it

[winged anchor]

I did the same mod

It was uncomfortable to play 😭

[hard raptor]

No stock but nobody wants it, so no problem! ^_^

[peak bobcat]

Even though it turned out to be a good thing, i'd have still bought both if they'd had any stock left after they fixed website access for european customers

[hard raptor]

https://youtu.be/28LfW-OtHR0?si=R_3cWgkQvd5z49L5

[hard raptor]

The point is, why spend the money on the A30 when you know you're gonna be disappointed with the dim screen, the D-pad, the battery life, and the performance? If I wanted to give someone money to disappoint me I'd just have kids XD

[atomic geyser]

dark

[rapid crown]

[urban pulsar]

Welcome to the club.

[obtuse wraith]

does anbernic typically offer other colours after a few months?

[urban pulsar]

Not really, no.

[livid mason]

Nah that’s powkiddy

Unless