Anbernic RG406V

[brittle idol]

3000mAh, take it or leave it

[quick fiber]

At 4000 or 5000

[plain igloo]

The 2s has 4000, surely they wouldn’t go any lower for the mini… right?

[quick fiber]

At least

[quick fiber]

Ofc not

[brittle idol]

gotta make space for the active cooling somewhere

also this is the 406 channel, someone gotta nag the Chinese to finally show us pictures of Spider-Man!

you guys think they will throw us a render after they started selling the 40XXV?
would be kinda weird to put two 4" verticals back to back, but I kinda hope for it right now

[plain igloo]

It is weird and cost them a double dip from me

I was ready to buy a 40xxV now I’m gonna wait

[brittle idol]

I may grab the 40XXV nevertheless, will drop to 50bucks soon enough

[plain igloo]

I’ll grab the 40xxV if the 406v sucks

[quick fiber]

I'm surprised that anbernic is not doing 406m

Like what

[plain igloo]

Can’t justify two 4” verts

[plain igloo]

They very well might

The V won’t be the only 406

[quick fiber]

I hope so because the way anbernic putting 406v first Like idk

[brittle idol]

I kinda hope it will just be an 406h instead... metal makes these unreasonably expensive

[tight reef]

Purple is the Best

How dare you

[brittle idol]

nah, this is a big fat DMG sized device, the only option was DMG

[plain igloo]

Wood

[tight reef]

this is a big fat atomic purple GBC device 🤓

[brittle idol]

it has fucking skittles on the purple color

[tight reef]

SO

[brittle idol]

makes the purple color option so ugly, not even a mother could love it

[plain igloo]

Skittles suck but so do black buttons

Need more interesting options

[tight reef]

https://tenor.com/view/wrong-tim-robinson-i-think-you-should-leave-with-tim-robinson-you're-wrong-that's-incorrect-gif-17195210240446188490

[plain igloo]

So I don’t have to go DMG every time

[brittle idol]

this was literally the only device where DMG is appropriate

[plain igloo]

I have a dmg 35xxSP lol

[ember vortex]

Anbernic must be really afraid of Retroid to go with V first

especially that 2 weeks ago they were suggesting H first and V later down the line xD

[brittle idol]

more like "we keep the rg406h back to compete directly with Retroid (maybe different panel and some other shenanigans), while using what we have on hand on the 406v

I mean they blast them out in like a month, Retroid Mini certainly won't hit the market before October

and honestly, if the 406v is just a 405v with a t820 and a higher res panel, I would be more than happy

[unborn sierra]

yup my thinking aswell

[quick ocean]

There has to be some reasoning to them going V before H, maybe their sales data indicates more people are likely to doubledip with that release order, even with the negative impact of the XX V

[plain igloo]

Could also just be a logistics or design queue issue

The H might just not be done yet

[quick ocean]

Perhaps a redsign needed after even the XX H was running warm

[tight reef]

Don’t say that

Cus if they are using the H layout

https://tenor.com/view/pacha-just-right-so-good-yes-emperors-new-groove-gif-6584923

[quick ocean]

Both the 556 and cube had batteries over 5000mAh vs the 3k'ish of the XX H

[tight reef]

Well yeah I don’t think they’re gonna use a sub 3000mah battery in here

[quick ocean]

that's the point, the 406H can't just reuse the XX H exactly

[tight reef]

So then what does H heating have anything to do with it

[brittle idol]

I hope ergo on the 406H will be more like on the 405V instead of the CUBE/556 tho

[quick ocean]

Battery was already too close to a cooler chipset when it was only 3k

[tight reef]

Yea and the battery was away from it in the 40xx V

[quick ocean]

Possibly why they are doing the 406V first

[queen niche]

I hope the 406V/H has OLED and better QC. Is the latter too much to ask from Anbernic? Every device I owned from them has had pretty bad light leak

[somber sequoia]

I highly doubt it will

I’d take a good quality IPS over a bad OLED any day

[brittle idol]

pretty sure at least in the 406v we won't see an OLED panel, might be another story for the 406h tho, if they really intend to compete with Retroid

but while I would like a good OLED panel, it seems kinda pointless if it drives up the price unreasonably

[void hatch]

i'll take a couple of dead pixels over backlight bleed lottery any day

[somber sequoia]

If you say so lol

[fair leaf]

this is like asking if i wanna be shot or stabbed

[feral knot]

Did Anbernic start putting good panels in their handhelds without anyone noticing? 🙂

[bright crane]

how about... listen up.

SCRAP THIS POS. make a clamshell with a t820. i'll sell all of my arm handhelds just for that.

[feral knot]

RG556 Flip.

[bright crane]

yes

[feral knot]

They could build it. They have the technology.

[bright crane]

i am 100% honest. a 406/556/506 Flip would be perfect. it would negate my 505, e6plus, r36s, and 556 in a single move.

not the win600 though. that's still master commander; the only anbernic handheld that can play some pretty good Call of Duty: Black Ops and okay BOTW

[queen niche]

Nope. It's still a lucky draw if you get a good panel or not.

[bright crane]

they didn't even put a good panel on the win.

[queen niche]

We know

[plain igloo]

a 40xxH but thicker (so the whole thing is roughly flush with the shoulders to make room for a bigger battery and cooling) would be a nice design for the 406h

basically a 4:3 o2mini

[ember vortex]

it would be successful for sure, but for me personally after xxSP (I just sold mine) it would definetly be a skip, they still need to figure out this form factor imho

But its just my subjective opinion ofc, I know most people loved it including all the reviewers

[keen gale]

Did any of their handhelds this year has non cardinal snapping sticks?

[ember vortex]

Nope, but it was ba software issue and Gamma fixed all of them (he posted a fix for android and for linux it will be included in the upcoming releases of cfws),

[brittle idol]

I want pictures o the 406v now, to see if they are stupid enough to put the stick on top

[brittle idol]

also because I might otherwise FOMO the 405v, because all sellers on AliExpress are out of the DMG color

[sharp bloom]

well

I think we can understand now why Anbernic decided to go for the V first

[ashen thistle]

Is the 406 supposed to the a successor to the 405?

Because I've been seriously considering a 405m

[hushed edge]

Power wise yes but may be different form factor wise

[solid walrus]

Anbernic doesn't always do what you would think. it might be another 4inch Device but maybe they do some weird shit or maybe they release a horizontal and it's perfect. Who knows... Not as wild as pow kiddy or others but still.

Well it will be a 4 inch device and with the t820 because of the name but after that who knows for sure till we get more info.

[ember vortex]

I would wait for 406 if I were you, I wasnt a fan of RG405m because of its thermal issues (just discomfort from heat, no internal issues) also T618 is a little bit underpowered compared to T820

[daring moon]

Plus the 405M' screen is really bad (a lot of IPS glowing and in my case, a lot of light bleed).

[somber sequoia]

I wound't call it bad, just not good lol

[solid walrus]

So call it meh

[quick ocean]

paying a $40 premium for a heavier device seems a bit pointless too when by this point, the extra $40 would get you more power instead

[plain igloo]

I wonder if this is going to be oled

it's not a screen that's been in anything else so anything is possible I guess

[somber sequoia]

I sure hope it isnt oled

[plain igloo]

why?

[somber sequoia]

Cuz I want it to last more than a few years

[plain igloo]

is that still a concern with oleds?

I just would love if they used the (not quite 4") oled that the pocket DMG is using because it's just a hair wider than 8:7 and high res

but I guess they already confirmed 960x720

https://www.fpvfaster.com/products/fatshark-hdo-oled-fpv-goggles-fsv1122?srsltid=AfmBOorVBXXKblG9heGlK2wKK0g-A5GgAatYdRS_ffTu4LLIXRYcPROa&shpxid=361439c9-f1bd-44a2-961e-2f7d2965a98e&variant=29525288648786 there is a chance.

[trail garnet]

gasp

[somber sequoia]

god i sure hope not

[brittle idol]

[somber sequoia]

Move start and select down I'd be cool

[brittle idol]

I prefer being able to reach them

[somber sequoia]

And I prefer them in a normal spot lol

[trail garnet]

Idk if I like this or hate it XD

[brittle idol]

Steam Deck got nothing on this chonky boy

[feral knot]

It's a Winnebago with wings.

[shrewd pendant]

It's oddly beautiful but can't describe why

[clear spruce]

Gosh dang it's ugly

I want ity

[brittle idol]

https://tenor.com/view/how-dare-you-greta-thunberg-gif-15130785

[clear spruce]

Oh yeah is this real? it feels fake since it's so ugly

[brittle idol]

it's fake as fuck, obviously

[clear spruce]

ah 😭

I would have want it

[brittle idol]

I mean, look at the shoulders, I didn't put much effort into them

[clear spruce]

oh lol they'd be a pain to press

[brittle idol]

I mean, I low key would buy this chonky piece of bastadized rg405v not gonna lie 😂

the chin is unnecessarily big tho

[plain igloo]

where is l2/r2?

[brittle idol]

gone

[rich fractal]

use that extra room for some big old bassy speakers

[brittle idol]

I should just have left them like they were on the rg405v, wouldn't have hurt anyway

[brittle idol]

now I kinda want it

can someone tell Anbenic to do a h700 test run with this?

[plain igloo]

honestly yeah lol

that's what the 406h should be

[feral knot]

If we're making it this big. it should have six buttons.

[brittle idol]

maybe like this, looks kinda funky, but I dislike the return/home button so close to the d-pad

[brittle idol]

hmmm, nah, I'm not too concerned with fighting games and it doesn't has a SEGA d-pad to begin with

[frank sequoia]

this is pretty sick to be honest

Granted this shape is very NGP-coded which makes me sad

[haughty relic]

That looks like something I'd Photoshop... I love it

[hearty star]

dude imagine the CHONKER battery you could put in that BITCH

maybe get up to a 6,500mah battery in that fella

[worn juniper]

https://tenor.com/view/unlimited-power-star-wars-gif-10270127

[brittle idol]

the normal 405v already has 5500mAh, so 6500mAh should even fit easily into the "smaller" revision of the chonky vertical

[hearty star]

the more I look at that "cursed" mock up, the more I want it

[brittle idol]

into the first one, which was more a "I want 405v ergo on a vertical" and "oh well, I may just do a front to it as well", you can probably put at least double if you split it into 2-3 batteries

[hearty star]

oh gods not split packs

we already dealth with that BS with the 552

[brittle idol]

was that an issue? are they really that incompetent?

[hearty star]

yeah

it was bad

[brittle idol]

ouch

yeah well, then realistically speaking probably only up to 10000mAh, you need to leave some space for the heatsink and fan after all

not that anyone ever is gonna make it anyway

[hearty star]

let me dream

[brittle idol]

well, I already told Pope to hot-glue himself one on the Retroid server

you can make it a reality 👀

[clear spruce]

bro you teasin me! I want this console looking t ing badly

[knotty relic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAksDF3X7A

[river granite]

Nah fuck that, clamshells are the worst form factor

[knotty relic]

i dont get the hype

any handheld can be a clamshell, once

[ember vortex]

I get the hype, they can be very pocketable or portable as they dont need case, but I dont trust the retro console manufacturers, they tend to go cheap with the materials and this can be a recipe for a disaster with clamshell, we already have some QC issues without moving parts, also controls are always worse on clamshells

[cloud yarrow]

Clamshells are all for pocketability. Of course it would come with some compromises.

It's just for different kinds of people than you

[barren plaza]

Lame to fake something and then label it a V for vertical when it's obviously not even a vertical

[brittle idol]

I mean, you can read the god damn label?

[barren plaza]

That being said looks like something pow Kitty might try kiddie

[sharp bloom]

dear lord what have you done

I'll take 5

[brittle idol]

I mean, it's basically an rg405v, so Anbernic should give it a shot

[sharp bloom]

kinda looks like a big rg28xx

[brittle idol]

more like massive

[ember vortex]

Anberdeck xD

[plain igloo]

It looks like if Nintendo cloned the nomad

[brittle idol]

it's a shame Anbernic doesn't has a Discord where I can bother them to make this, because after making it slightly less chonky I want it

[plain igloo]

They do have a discord

[brittle idol]

really? didn't knew

[quick fiber]

But it's ghost town of discord

Compare to ayn and retroid they have less fun and stuff

[brittle idol]

yeah seems pretty dead there

[knotty relic]

less time discording more time designing all iterations of each handheld amirite

[brittle idol]

well, the discording is usually done by us, so I wonder why the Anbernic Discord is so dead

[lost sentinel]

my guess would be lack of anbernic staff presence

both ayn and retroid servers have employees who communicate there at least sometimes which would drive up engagement. without staff communicating in a server dedicated to a brand, what's the point really

[warped cosmos]

It's the most rare bootleg of GameBoy ever - so expensive, if you find one!

[clear spruce]

Oh dang lol

[warped cosmos]

Last year I found one in Spain with the display color mod - only 2000 euros 😛

[clear spruce]

Oh geez lol

[brittle idol]

why would anyone pay that much for a freaking bootleg Gameboy, lol

[warped cosmos]

Because these days it's a collectors item!

[steady rover]

Surely they will announce the RG406 soon, now that Retroid made the first move?

[brittle idol]

next device is the 406v

[steady rover]

When? And do you have a link? Will it just be a 40xx v with a better screen and chip?

[knotty relic]

this channel is the 406v

[hushed edge]

We know zero info about it other than one small comment from Max saying "406V"

[brittle idol]

he posted the edge of the box tho

#1214317939163926548 message

[hushed edge]

Which is still zero information lol

[plain igloo]

yeah but it'll be like actually for sale in a month

so we'll get info in the next few weeks for sure

[feral knot]

To be fair, for Anbernic that's actually some information. 4 inch screen, vertical format, Unisoc T820 processor (most likely the same RAM/storage as in the RG556 and RG Cube, too). I mean, we actually know almost as much about this device as the new Retroids at the moment just from those four letters.

[hushed edge]

That much is true

[plain igloo]

I just need assurance that they won't do something really dumb like make a stick top vertical

[brittle idol]

the second I see that shit, the rg406v is dead for me

[plain igloo]

The only way I’d accept a stick top vertical was if it had one stick and six face buttons, and was n64 coded

[rich fractal]

I would accept four face buttons if it were Dreamcast coded

but six buttons is still the superior option

[hearty nebula]

Dang not sure why they’re going with 406 V instead of H to start

[shut herald]

Sept cant come soon enough. I skipped 405v cus I want more power. Chunky form ftw.

[plain igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-poker-face-ali-exclusive-gif-22864634

[random moon]

If the shoulder buttons don't suck I might be down for vertical

[plain igloo]

405v ones were ok but not great. Too easy to hit l1/r1 by mistake from the side

Hopefully they fix that

[rich fractal]

those accidental shoulder hits are the only glaring flaw on an otherwise incredible device

one of these days it might bother me enough to mod it

[worn juniper]

Had that problem a lot with the OG 35XX until I trained myself to not put my fingers there at all.

[merry sage]

any chance this thing gets an oled display?

I think an RG405M with a better chip and a higher res oled display is like, my ideal handheld

[drowsy nacelle]

The more i use my 405v the more i love it but the l1/r1s are really easy to press 😄

[sharp bloom]

It's not impossible but I wouldn't hold my breath

[daring moon]

Agree. But plastic, please (RG405M is an anvil to hold).

And this one will probably closely follow the RG406V.

[unborn sierra]

what if its rg406vm

as in vertical metal

[quick ocean]

Eeww

[ember vortex]

I'm not a fan of aluminium shells, I would love some wooden shell though - but made from a real wood not plastic 😉

[plain igloo]

lol as big as the 405v but heavier

[feral knot]

It needs a Heavy Metal theme

[worn juniper]

Pressed bamboo would be better actually. I have a cutting board made of the stuff and it's as light as wood but several times harder.

[clear spruce]

would probably cost alot of money

[steel halo]

nice and flammable for those spicy pillows

[somber sequoia]

It's September

When are we dropping

[random moon]

Would be nice if it were this month

[steady rover]

Wouldn't be suprised if they announce the RG406 when Retroid announces their prices and launch dates... hopefully this week.

[trail garnet]

thats what im thinking too

[celest robin]

hot take i believe the 406 will be shit and will have awful design flaws cuz they worked too hard making copycat consoles like the rg40xxv and rgcube this year and weren't expecting such a banger retroid announcement

(im still going to be super happy if it's actually good lol)

[hushed edge]

I'm on the other side of the coin I think anbernic doesn't give two shits about what Retroid is doing, Retroid is clearly shooting for a more premium audience and Anbernic is more than happy to dominate the budget friendly market uncontested

[rich fractal]

lol, uncontested

poor powkiddy

[hushed edge]

Very uncontested lol

[bright crane]

anbernic isn't competing. they're just meeting sales quotas.

And yeah, retro-handheld hobbyists are going to gripe if they're here for the ratrace of "new thing every few weeks", and not retrogaming in general. Anbernic won't make something better than the rp4 pro? Oh well, they lose that specific crowd. If that makes profit go down, they make something better. If not, they preserve the status quo. It's why he canceled the win701. wasn't worth the risk.

[plain igloo]

Anbernic also sells a ton in countries where retroid doesn't even try, and retroid doesn't include roms so that excludes a lot of normies

[hushed edge]

Yep they rake in the tiktok ad crowd like no other

[unborn sierra]

tbh 406 has been rumoured for months (originally rumored as companion to 556) ... so they defenitely had aenough time to design it properly.

... but i am kinda thinking they are doing V instead of H ... so they can react to retroid properly later while releasing what was planned

[sharp bloom]

not that hot of a take

[worn juniper]

They've been putting out decent systems for the last year, honestly. Big improvements to their build quality and stock OS If only they could up the game on their sticks and make d-pad quality more consistent they'd be A+.

[drowsy nacelle]

plus its best for us to actually wait for specs reveal before we shit on it 😄

[plain igloo]

If the 960x720 they’ve sourced is OLED and they use the dpad/buttons/shoulders from the 40xxV I think we’re gonna have a hit

Like literally just give me a 40xxV but a bit thicker for cooling, a second stick, a t820, a big battery, and an OLED display.

[sharp bloom]

Pope you keep hyping yourself that this will be OLED when we have nothing going for that 😄

[hushed edge]

He did use the word "if"

And they've shown willingness to use oled more than once already so

[plain igloo]

I’ve found some evidence of the promised screen res existing in OLED (in a drone pilot headset so who knows what size though) and can find no evidence of the promised res ever existing in lcd

Could be custom but frankly if the 406 is lcd it’s gonna have to be cheap (sub $150) imo

Since they set the bar that above $150 should be OLED themselves with the 556

[rich fractal]

has Anbernic ever used an OLED screen for a device besides the 556?

[plain igloo]

The 503 and 505 used the old (not great by 2024 standards) vita OLED

[warm badger]

Man i thought so long and hard about buying one of these but figured I'd rather play these later gen systems on an x86 handheld with wide screen hacks. I still kinda want a decent 4 inch solution. But I really dont care about these android solutions when the rk3588 is right there and can potentially take an M.2

[wary kestrel]

Its been a week since Anbernics latest release, how long before their next thing is announced?

[tawny yarrow]

Should be next week.

[wary kestrel]

They have got to do something to distract from retroid hype soon

[brittle idol]

I want pictures now!

[warped cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/two-weeks-happy-dance-gif-18982959

[fleet meteor]

I have those goggles and screens must be 1.5" maximum according to their external dimensions. I guess you could find some disassembly videos on YT and check it, but I doubt they're any bigger

Even less I'd say now that I think of the anberbic nano, I think that's even bigger

[plain igloo]

Ah probably a watch screen

[raven nexus]

I’m just bracing myself at this point that the 406 will have back grips or won’t be pocketable.

[shrewd pendant]

405V wasn’t really pocketable so not sure why you expected this on to be

[brittle idol]

405m was, but honestly, I just want the 406v to be the same ergo as the 405v

[plain igloo]

I would like the 406v to be ergo and the 406h to be pocketable

Though honestly the other way around could also be fine

If the 406v is just a 40xxV sized slab

But I feel like an ergo 406h is just a 4:3 cube

[rich fractal]

or a squashed 556, depending on which way they approach it

[raven nexus]

I wasn’t talking about the 406V. I was talking about a 405H obviously 🙄

[bright crane]

If the 406v is just an rp flip design without the bad hinge, bad case plastic, and unblocked fan vent, that would be just right

[quick ocean]

Still seems odd that they might release two verticals in a row, why not squeeze in another XX in September and then unleash a 406 in October if the 406V is the next t820

[sharp bloom]

ran out of things to copy

[quick ocean]

XX cube or a 3:2 or a 28xxV would seem like obvious options.

[shrewd pendant]

Obviously?
I'm guessing this is a direct replacement for the 4055V and not a new line like the 40xx series

[sharp bloom]

Anbernic likes to ride on someone else's hype

and there isn't much hype to ride on right now other than Ayaneo, which they already responded to with the 40xxv, and Retroid, to which they could respond with a 406, potentially

[bright crane]

probably not cost efficient. who knows. their main crowd is china

kinda like how jdewitz mentioned that westerners generally didn't like the x28, but every bus stop overseas has a few kids playing on them

[clear spruce]

I'm crossing my fingers they improve the ergomics of the RG406!

[fluid geyser]

I want the ergonomics of the 406m to stay exactly the same. It would be the only truly pocketable device with it's level of power. Also I know it won't happen but I wish it'd get a d1200 or better

[quick ocean]

Even within the context of not going full on ergo for the triggers, you could still opt for compact stacked ones like they have on the arc and the 353ps

[brittle idol]

They dropped any info/picture yet I may have missed?

[last goblet]

Anbernic! It's been a week. Drop the info for this

[plain igloo]

they're determining the optimum time to drop deets on this to undercut the RP mini

[somber sequoia]

Probably not far from the truth lol

[last goblet]

RP mini not coming out until CNY like all retroid stuff because they don't get it

[unborn sierra]

hmmm that would be enough for me to rebuild my funds for it 😄

[warm badger]

The 406m needs to have real stacked triggers like the 40xx-h. These side by side triggers aint it

[somber sequoia]

Nah

405V bumpers are great

Just need to be tuned to be not as sensitive

[merry sage]

there are seemingly infinite handheld gaming devices with stacked triggers, let's keep this one pocketable

[warm badger]

Is the 40xx-h not pocketable?

[merry sage]

the 40xx-h can't play game cube or ps2

[warm badger]

It could it was slightly thicker like the 405m

The 406m could be like the same size as the 405 and still have stacked shoulder buttons

[plain igloo]

I'm really hoping the 406v and 406h are basically 'pro' versions of the 40xxV and 40xxH in terms of general shape/styling

just thicker for thermals/big battery

[brittle idol]

I kinda hope the only shell difference between the 405v and 406v will be a bit sleeker look for the new device, like same big ass ergo and all, but if they can do it with some rgb sticks and in all white or black I'm cool

on that note, AliExpress just gave me the money for my 405v back, Anbernic should hurry the fuck up, so I can threw it at them again

[warm badger]

Agree, its the only reason I bring up the triggers cause the 40xxh looks more comfortable and still pocketable compared to other brick shaped handhelds. I also dont mind the metal shell

[brittle idol]

Ergo akin to the Unicorn would be fine with similar stacked triggers as the 40xxh has, tho they need to be analogue, otherwise the power would be wasted

[warm badger]

I wish we'd be done with the switch sticks though. I'd like these things to have smaller sticks so d-pad, buttons, and stick can be centered a little more ergonomically. A lot of these devices leave something to be desired when hand held compared to like a ds, psp, vita, etc

[warm badger]

Yeah subtle things like the back grips can make a difference

[brittle idol]

Switch sticks are the cheapest shit available, so it's not surprising, tho I would vastly prefer Anbernic to move on to the Retroid-like sticks

if even the XU Mini M can afford similar hall-effect sticks in a device that is sold for 40bucks, they certainly wouldn't go bankrupt over this

[warm badger]

Like my rg351m but the rectangle-ness of it is not comfortable

[rich coral]

If magicX can do it, anyone can do it

[clear spruce]

This never fails to make me smile

[rich coral]

Nah who tf changed my name

[brittle idol]

but that's the CUBE!

[clear spruce]

Hmmmm Oled Cube

[brittle idol]

also don't forget, this will be the rg406h

[warm badger]

Yeah i want the concave halls sticks like used gpd devices

[clear spruce]

I've heard that the RG406 is suppose to be a vertical device?

[brittle idol]

yeah rg406v apparently comes first

[warm badger]

The irony that this thread was made so long ago that no one was rumoring a 1:1 unificorn knock off

[brittle idol]

maybe they will keep the 406h back until Retroid Pocket Mini is about to hit the scene, gotta ride the hype train

[warm badger]

Why would anyone want this much power in gb pocket form factor?

[clear spruce]

Ohhh interesting

[clear spruce]

oh I thought the RG406V is suppose to be as big as the 405V?

[hushed edge]

We have no idea what it's "supposed" to be

[warm badger]

Isnt that size and shape of the og gsmeboy?

[brittle idol]

yeah, can't be smaller, or else it won't be a 4.0" screen

you wrote gameboy pocket, which is quite a bit smaller than the dmg

[hushed edge]

The screen size isn't the limiter, it'd be the cooling if anything

[warm badger]

I only had a color

[clear spruce]

I don't remember typing Gameboy pocket.

oh nevermind you weren't talking to me

[warm badger]

If so it'd be the 40xxv. Which like, buy that for d pad games and a 4 inch screen?

Would they make it aluminum?

[hushed edge]

Fuckin hope not lol

[clear spruce]

do it, make it aluminum

[warm badger]

Honestly I dont even like android handhelds so I probably would convince myself not to get the 406 even if it had everything I wanted lol

[random moon]

I kind of want a vertical 4inch screen that can do GameCube/ps2

If it's a big chunky guy I'm probably gonna snag

[plain igloo]

I wish

[tight reef]

Same

[hushed edge]

GC/PS2 doesn't make logistical sense to play on a V in my head idk.

[tight reef]

yea just give us H news 🥹

[somber sequoia]

Literally just a 405V with t820 is what I want lol

[brittle idol]

higher res if possible OLED screen would be nice tho

and rgb sticks, with an all black design

solid black tho, not transparent

would go along nicely with the rg40xxv

[last goblet]

I don't need OLED just 720p or better.

[random moon]

Didn't the picture show transparent purple as a color? I want that too

[last goblet]

hopefully they do some fun colors.

[somber sequoia]

I want no OLED to keep price down

[brittle idol]

An OLED screen shouldn't make much of a difference tbh, but yeah I would be fine with a good IPS for the 406v too, tho make the 406h OLED

[raven nexus]

No joke, I can definitely see this being what the 406H ends up looking like

[plain igloo]

the 405v is closer to a ps2 controller layout than most horizontals with the sticks properly inset

the grips + size + stick inset really do make the 405v feel controller like despite being a vertical

similar width to a gamepad rather than having a big-ass tablet in the middle too

[tight reef]

https://tenor.com/view/do-something-meme-gif-8007840

[feral knot]

They're madly looking up benchmarks to find the UNISOC chip that's roughly equivalent to the SD865 for the RG407...

[queen niche]

Right Anbernic. Retroid has played their cards. What do you have for us before our money goes to them instead of you

[candid merlin]

https://tenor.com/view/let-them-cook-let-them-fight-godzilla-godzilla-2014-meme-gif-10523835079864650811

[bright crane]

rg556..... PRO

they clock the t820 to 5.5ghz

[unborn sierra]

gimme Arc Pro

[candid tartan]

https://youtu.be/T39-lcEkV28?si=3yVpSKUvW4o4PJL8

Here we go!

SNES themed one is 🔥

[quick fiber]

Oh shit

[merry sage]

wow it's super aesthetic

[trail garnet]

Noo 😭

[quick fiber]

This is too funny

[unborn sierra]

It features a 4-inch 960x720 IPS touchscreen, allowing PS2 games to be displayed at 1.5x pixel-to-pixel, resulting in an excellent overall experience.

[merry sage]

PS2 at 1.5x seems like a pretty big deal

3DS is quite nice too

[unborn sierra]

they didnt show its butt though 😦

[rich coral]

Wait

I just noticed

First T820 with a dpad on top

This might give 406H people hope

[quick fiber]

Okay I watched it now

[candid merlin]

transparent black, off white and grey

[unborn sierra]

poor baby thicc wood

[quick fiber]

Look bigger than rg405v

[candid merlin]

need to see the backside

if it still has the V bottom

[quick fiber]

Playing ps2 at 1.5x better option than ayaneo dmg

With the two sticks

The screen look better

[candid merlin]

ps2 1.5x probably t820

[quick fiber]

Yep

[trail garnet]

I really hope there's a H & soon :/

[lavish cedar]

How's that?

[quick fiber]

Well two sticks and getting gamma os would get better battery life

And good performance

Who doesn't want to break the bank

Less than 200

Easy money

[merry sage]

https://nanoreview.net/en/soc-compare/unisoc-tiger-t618-vs-unisoc-t820

405 vs. 406

[quick fiber]

Now rg406 would be cheaper and mostly play gc and ps2 at 1.5x to 1x native resolution

[merry sage]

if the 406m is legitimately pocketable I might just snag it idk

[candid merlin]

the rg405v with gamma has incredible battery life

[merry sage]

(if they even put out a 406m)

[drowsy nacelle]

I like this

[timber gazelle]

they had me at sfc colourway

[oblique flax]

that's a biiiiiig boy god damn

[unborn sierra]

so slightly bigger butt than 405?

[brittle idol]

look at the end of the video, it's looking pretty similar to the 405v

I'm a bit disappointed with the colors tho, someone in contact with Anbernic can tell them to do fucking full white buttons on the white model?

also why is it transparent black again, give me a solid black with white letters on the buttons, like the rg40xxh 😩

[queen niche]

No OLED RIP my money’s going to Retroid it is~

[brittle idol]

if they can do this for less than 150€ (incl. shipping + vat), I'm happy

OLED would be nice, but it was expected not got one here tbh

[neon oar]

So which is better between the SD865 and T820?

[lavish cedar]

The 865

[neon oar]

Presumed so guess with the driver support too

[quick fiber]

Sd865 way better

[lavish cedar]

Honestly to me this seems like a hard pass. Sure, it's cheaper than the rest but not better in any way but a marginally larger screen size.

[candid merlin]

it could be, there doesn't look to be much design change from the last gen 405

[jade hamlet]

NGL I might buy this one!

[brittle idol]

if only the had a better sense for esthetics, non of the colors is especially to my liking, if the grey one at least wouldn't have the print around the buttons, one could make it look DMG-ish with new buttons 😦

guess transparent black it is, even if it ain't beautiful

[steel halo]

aw man, at least have the 405v transparent purple, these colors suck

[vocal steppe]

A 405V with different colors, a resolution (still no OLED screen though) + spec bump and LED sticks? Huh. As a big vertical fan... I don't really see a good reason to upgrade unless I wanted to play more PS2 on this.

[steel halo]

i definitely don't care, this really backfired if they tried to respond to retroid's announcement

[sullen zealot]

What a hideous machine….. i want it

[steel halo]

405v has very decent prices

and you get the goofy wood colorway

they honestly managed to make 2 worse colors than the wood without making them goofy

[vocal steppe]

colors are definitely subjective but I certainly miss both the wood and atomic purple

[steel halo]

i love how my purple 405v looks, being transparent kinda hides the ugly shape

[cedar quarry]

https://youtu.be/T39-lcEkV28?si=9oxN3U28WmcenuSo

They fooled us

[steel halo]

this really is the most underwhelming anbernic release lol

even though i love the 405v shape

with retroid sticks i would consider it

[somber sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/zoolander-will-ferrell-beautiful-its-beautiful-wonderful-gif-3547414

[cedar quarry]

They just made rg405v but powerful

But still cool

[somber sequoia]

@plain igloo

Our prayers have been answered

[drowsy nacelle]

yeah im fairly content with this. 405V is super comfortable but needed more power

[steel halo]

i can't deal with the looks downgrade and shitty sticks staying on

hopefully it depreciates quickly like the 405v and it's around 120 bucks in a year or so

[somber sequoia]

Its everything I wanted in an upgrade

Literally just a 405V with an upgraded chip and screen

[cedar quarry]

We need to change the Channel guys

It's not ugly anymore now that this is a 406v

[drowsy nacelle]

or you can get super lucky like me and get a 405v for £30 😄

[steel halo]

i paid full price at launch lmao

i think it was around 190€ all things considered

ouch

[shy talon]

I do like the black buttons on the transparent instead of the skittle ones

[somber sequoia]

I'll probably buy the one on the right

[shy talon]

No wood grain though

[somber sequoia]

Yeah damn shame

[drowsy nacelle]

im fine with these

just we know the sticks are gonna be gonk arent they

[somber sequoia]

RP Mini is dead to me

[shy talon]

Really?

[somber sequoia]

406V is my new best friend

Yeah

[dark fjord]

so fucking real idk how they can make the RG40XXV and make them look amazing and then fail here and with the cube 😭😭

[shy talon]

The cube looked fine, this though is pretty underwhelming

I said the same about the 405v though and ended up getting it anyway so maybe the design will grow on me

[somber sequoia]

Oh I'll definitely get this day one

[wide matrix]

What's the display gonna be

[somber sequoia]

720p IPS

[quaint furnace]

How did I miss this

[muted ingot]

Alright, welp. Glad to see I was wrong to assume they’d go with the same 480p screen, looks like Anbernic isn’t stupid enough to go for that.

[shy talon]

I forgot about the higher res screen entirely

[somber sequoia]

406V gammaOS confirmed???

[quaint furnace]

https://tenor.com/view/gif-gif-19496024

That white unit...

[somber sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-yeah-oh-hell-yeah-hell-yes-gif-6153642535120452043

[quaint furnace]

Oh man we're eating GOOD, so many handhelds

[dark fjord]

oh i mean i love the way the cube looks especially the pink but i mean the off white and skittles buttons rather than all white is disappointing

[muted ingot]

Still, nowhere near as interesting as the RP Mini, especially now with the Chipset and Linux reveal, so I’ll be looking at that instead. Happy for the 405V fans though, you guys are definitely eating good today.

[shy talon]

I really hope the buttons are the same between this and the 405v, that way I have an excuse to buy one so I use the Sakura psx ones ones I have on my 405

[iron oriole]

I’m all for them going hard on devices with better ergos

[steel halo]

they might open a can of worms if this screen is a direct drop in vs the 480p 4"

rg arc remastered with 720p?

[shy talon]

Rg arc with a better screen and at least one stick would be great

[random moon]

No analog l2 and r2?

They just buttons?

[steel halo]

yes

at least on the 405v

[random moon]

Rip

[steel halo]

can't see them making them analog with that design though

[random moon]

Yeah that might be a pass, I was excited for it too

[dark fjord]

only way i can see it working is if the analog triggers are gamecube styled where they only press downwards and not like traditional triggers

[barren kayak]

why is it using the rg405 body 😭

lazy mfs

[steel halo]

this bumper/trigger design from the 405v is already awkward to use with digital, can't imagine analog

[barren kayak]

so desperate to beat retroid to market

[steel halo]

though they're really satisfying to press

[candid merlin]

the grey is easily the best one

[obsidian badge]

I don’t need a 406v however I love vertical handhelds

[random moon]

But if GameCube/PS2 is the goal you need analog triggers

[steel halo]

ps2 not so much

[quaint furnace]

white one looks clean to me

[steel halo]

they are pressure sensitive but not really analog, buttons are fine

[obsidian badge]

Yeah I’d go with the white one probably

[barren kayak]

i would've much rathered the rg405m exactly how it was but just with a t820 instead of a t618 tbh

[steel halo]

that'll probably be the next one

if they can make it in that shell

well, probably an xx or other cheaper one in between

[somber sequoia]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

[barren kayak]

rg405v body is broke

it's horrifically ugly 😭

[steel halo]

transparent colors hide it pretty well

[somber sequoia]

You'll burn for that

[barren kayak]

easily worst looking handheld since retroid pocket 1 imo

[drowsy nacelle]

i dont really care if it's ugly, i think its comfortable to use and thats enough for me 😄

[somber sequoia]

Blocked and reported

[drowsy nacelle]

the obsession with how a handheld looks at least makes some sense

[barren kayak]

eh im obsessed with how all my tech looks

im just vain

[somber sequoia]

@lost sentinel does this mean we get a real channel now?

[shrewd pendant]

I like it and was almost expecting this a better405V

Wonder if it using the T820

[keen gale]

Don't see them changing chip until it's used in at least 4-5 devices

[plain igloo]

Hopefully the shoulder buttons are improved

Accidental r1/l1 presses were my least favourite thing on the 405v

[steel halo]

same here

[plain igloo]

Though honestly with the rp mini specs and linux support announcement I’ll probably scratch this itch with a blue 40xxV and get the retroid

[somber sequoia]

It will yes

The XX6 devices have used the t820

[plain igloo]

My hot take: I don’t love these colours

I preferred the dmg to skittles snes (would take us snes over either) and would take wood grain over white

But after the 40xxV I was really hoping for some solid colours like the blue there

[quick ocean]

White one would be better without skittles.

[lost sentinel]

pal snes looks good at least

[quick ocean]

Think I'm happy to wait on 406H for that screen though.

[drowsy nacelle]

my hot take: i do not care for colors

[shrewd pendant]

I like the Crystal Black best this time and not usually a fan of them

[plain igloo]

If it had white buttons like the 40xxV white it would be nice

[lost sentinel]

must be nice 😆

[plain igloo]

In sure Sakura will sell NTSC snes buttons too

[drowsy nacelle]

it is wonderful not being emotionally tied to colors yes 😄

[plain igloo]

And that would be clean

[quick ocean]

My 40xxV turned up today and looks so good in all white.

[steel halo]

to me they suck

no transparent purple and no quirky wood

[quick ocean]

Wood looks shite and is just a pointless gimmick.

[wary kestrel]

But it is because it’s pointless and stupid looking that people love it

[shy talon]

Wood grain with the black buttons they showed on the transparent would have been peak

[quick ocean]

A few might, but nobody actually buys it

[shy talon]

Did not care for skittle buttons

[steel halo]

the white/off white is stupid looking without a punchline

[quick ocean]

If they didn't want to do all white, black controls like the 35xx+ would have been a better option than skittles.

[steel halo]

just the mismatching whites that really bother me

white 40xxv looks amazing

i dunno what they're going for with this

[sharp bloom]

welp, no OLED, back to be cave

[somber sequoia]

Damn dude if you don't like it just go to a different channel lol

[steel halo]

i meant the colorway

handheld should be fine, 405v is great

[hushed edge]

This is literally just a better 405v in every perceivable way I don't see the issue. Color taste is subjective and will never please all but those who loved the 405 will love this easily

[drowsy nacelle]

a more powerful 405v with better screen, yeah i am in lol

[shy talon]

Wonder how feasible a shell swap would be?

[bright crane]

Their derision. Humbled.

[steel halo]

maybe the led sticks have different cutouts, i dunno

or the screen

[somber sequoia]

Not very likely, 406V shell looks longer

[steel halo]

possible, though

[bright crane]

the best dmg has a arrived

[somber sequoia]

Yeah shell is definitely taller

[bright crane]

All it needs is Booby tassles

[somber sequoia]

What

[shy talon]

Thats a shame

[hushed edge]

I remember someone said Anbernic is just more of a vertical centric company than they wanna admit and they're way better at Vs than Hs and I'm beginning to believe it lol

[steel halo]

have to agree

well, the 28xx is a banger

[somber sequoia]

Yeah this 406V is a slam dunk

[bright crane]

There definitely is a thickness to it

[steel halo]

they should have chosen a different day to present it lol

[quick ocean]

Disagree, the 353ps was the best 353, 556 and cube are nice, arc is ace and both XXH are decent too.

[hushed edge]

Hard pass for me I'm an H lifer, but yeah this is prob the best V on the market atm

[steel halo]

most powerful for sure

[bright crane]

what about the 353m

[steel halo]

best i'd say the sp

[hushed edge]

4 inch hi-def

[bright crane]

it and the rk2023 clashed hard

[hushed edge]

No contest

[feral knot]

So ... how horrendous is the light bleed going to be?

[steel halo]

light bleed? why?

oh, on the lcd

this is the first one we get with this screen so we'll see, probably fine since the rg arc was just a mistake with the shell

[feral knot]

After the Cube, I think it's wise to at least wait for reviews to see if they screwed this one up too.

[obsidian badge]

The only reason I’m not 100% on buying this is I’m sad by the lack of purple

[quick ocean]

Makes sense for all these devices really.

[edgy isle]

Yeah where is the purple??

[unborn sierra]

i would probably upgrade my thicc wood in due time ... but there is no wood , so no upgrade

[obsidian badge]

In all honesty I’ve also amassed a collection of devices over the past few days and they cover the same devices. They just aren’t all vertical which I love

[obsidian badge]

I mean fair though. The wood 405V was pretty, I almost got it at one point.

[obsidian badge]

I base a lot of my purchases off whether I can incorporate purple

[feral knot]

I would only consider this if wood. Otherwise I pretty much have no use for this.

[steady rover]

So, RG406 M or H when?

[steel halo]

it'll be this, a budget/gimmick one and then the horizontal i bet

[warped cosmos]

I told you all!

[quick ocean]

Depending on the look from the back, the black might be best looking one this time.

H by Xmas probably

[steel halo]

black is the only one i'd have

[edgy isle]

My purple 405v is still one of my favorite devices

[quick ocean]

Was that a solid colour or transparent?

[unborn sierra]

or few budget gimmicks 😄

crossing fingers for Arc6

[tight reef]

Xx cube prob comes after this

[obsidian badge]

I was between a 353v and 405v when I first started collecting a few months ago and went the 353v because I thought I only wanted to play like GBA and a few NDS games but then I realized I wanted to expand

[tight reef]

And then 406h when retroid orders are live

[unborn sierra]

likey yeah

[unborn sierra]

also likely

[quick ocean]

XX cube for October, 3:2 in November and then 406H in December would be good.

[warped cosmos]

Don't forget the 406M

[steel halo]

a 3:2 xx would be awesome tbh

[warped cosmos]

And the RG40XXSP

[wary kestrel]

Man I was really looking forward to a 406h. Guess we’re going to have to wait. I wonder if Anbernic is anticipating the rp5 coming out in a few months so they are waiting for the H to release until then.

[quick ocean]

Think they just go H, metal shells are needless increase in price and larger upfront cost for them.

[warped cosmos]

Maybe 🤔

We'll see 😜

[unborn sierra]

556SP

[quick ocean]

Anbernic to make the rp flip 2?

[lost sentinel]

Anbernic RG406V

[somber sequoia]

Yeah I'm not a fan of metal shells

[steel halo]

they should use metal only for the gimmick devices

the rg nano feels awesome

[somber sequoia]

How about a metal SP so it doesn't melt

[drowsy nacelle]

this is common sense for everything that comes out 😄

[edgy isle]

That will happen haha

[molten trail]

@lost sentinel its clear there is a 406H in the works. Are we still keeping a thread open for that?

[lost sentinel]

yeah we'll use the same thread again. it's due for another rename in that case

[molten trail]

Awesome 👍

[rich fractal]

just joining in now, what are everyone's thoughts? does this basically invalidate the 405V then?

[somber sequoia]

Pretty much yup

Better on paper in every way

[lost sentinel]

rubbing salt in the wound

[rich fractal]

it's Stubbs' fault, he sold this 405V to me a month ago

as our fearless leader I expected him to be more clairvoyant

[steel halo]

nah, looks wise it's a downgrade

[tight reef]

I think if you don’t want gc and up the 405 is still great in its own way

[somber sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/клоун-gif-13031758617125701370

How can it be a downgrade when it's basically the same design lol

[tight reef]

But this is an obvious upgrade but I’m going to keep my 405 and get a 406h lol

[wraith orchid]

Scrolling through YouTube and see the trailer for this thing….

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-no-angry-steve-carell-michael-scott-gif-5606969

[rich fractal]

yeah I'm just being a goob, I already have a Cube and don't need another T820

it's just funny to see it's a literal upgrade

[wraith orchid]

Why wouldn’t anyone buy this over a Cube though?

[somber sequoia]

Much better 4:3 content

[rich fractal]

people with good taste and common sense would choose this over a Cube

what I'm saying is I have neither

[somber sequoia]

Higher res 4:3 too

[tight reef]

Lol

Why the HECK are we still not getting matte black

[drowsy nacelle]

given how i got my V for £30 im not fussed xD looking forward to seeing this

[somber sequoia]

Cuz Anbernic

[tight reef]

Cube and 40xx h eating good

So I am clearly expecting a matte black 406h

[somber sequoia]

Best I can do is jizz white

That middle off white is wack

[steel halo]

it sucks

[tight reef]

The far right white is kinda cool

[steel halo]

just make it like the white 40xxv

[tight reef]

I like that they went with black controls lol so they don’t yellow

[somber sequoia]

Yeah SFC white looks rad

Yeah same

The black controls I like

[steel halo]

reminds me of the rg300 so it's a bit painful

[wraith orchid]

On the Cube or 406V?

[tight reef]

406

406 is 960x720p

[wraith orchid]

Oh I didn’t know they upgraded the panel

[somber sequoia]

406V

[tight reef]

They haven’t officially announced it but it’s what we’ve gathered from max’s msg

On Baidu or whatever

[wraith orchid]

Ahh gotcha

Even still the better ergonomics on the Cube are worth a very slight decrease in density

[somber sequoia]

Says so in the trailer description

[tight reef]

Oh

My apologies

[wraith orchid]

And 640x480 doesn’t cleanly scale to 960x720… so this is just wack IMO

[somber sequoia]

All good lol

[tight reef]

1.5x is still fine imo

[somber sequoia]

Its 1.5x

[wraith orchid]

I think I’d rather have the OG 405V/M/XX screen personally

[somber sequoia]

Most 3D systems can scale to that

[tight reef]

Why would you want the older screen

Lol

[somber sequoia]

That 480p display is kinda bad now

[wraith orchid]

Clean scaling. Non clean scaling sucks without running shaders to mask it. Just a personal thing.

[somber sequoia]

Certainly showing its age

[tight reef]

480p looks horrible

[somber sequoia]

Yeah lol

[somber sequoia]

You mean integer scaling?

[tight reef]

Maybe in pixel based games but in the 3d based games I am fine with 1.5x

[somber sequoia]

Yeah 3D systems can scale 1.5x perfectly fine

Since they don't run on pixels

[craggy nacelle]

"Seagull Shit" White

[somber sequoia]

Bird shit white lol

[craggy nacelle]

I'm always legitimately worried about buying white handhelds because of yellowing over time, I don't even know if that's a thing anymore?

[tight reef]

It is

At least the rubber parts

Lol

[somber sequoia]

Yeah mostly a rubber issue now

[tight reef]

The plastic part anbernic has yellowed it for you already

[craggy nacelle]

Ah in which case I look forward to the day my Trimui's look like they'll give me tetanus

[somber sequoia]

Slightly piss soaked white

[brittle idol]

I wanted a full black rg406v to go along the full white rg40xxv 😩

[leaden crest]

It's a 405V with a new screen and chip

Yawn

[somber sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/spam-cat-gif-23721491

[brittle idol]

Which is pretty much all we wanted from this

Tho better colors would be nice

[leaden crest]

I was hoping for an H first this time lol

[somber sequoia]

As my grandpappy always says. If it ain't broke don't fix it

405V design was almost perfect

[brittle idol]

And given the increase in power, I wonder if they somehow managed to put analogue triggers

[somber sequoia]

No need to change what already works great

[somber sequoia]

I doubt it

[brittle idol]

Same, would still be nice tho

[somber sequoia]

Yeah it would be nice

[tight reef]

It was pretty much confirmed the v was coming first

I’m happy for all v enjoyers

I’m surprised @plain igloo hasn’t chimed in

[brittle idol]

At the end of the day Sony had analogue face buttons on the DS2, so it shouldn't be impossible

[somber sequoia]

He said he's skipping out

[tight reef]

Unfortunately we did not get the superior purple color

Dang

Rip

[fair leaf]

okay just saw this

i love how stupid it looks

[plain igloo]

honestly the RP mini has overshadowed this release pretty hard unless there's a big price diff

and the colours kinda suck

[fair leaf]

theyre better than the mini

which isnt saying much-

[plain igloo]

the mini has orange

[somber sequoia]

This guy gets it

[fair leaf]

oh wait true they did fix that

[plain igloo]

I was really hoping the 406v would have wood grain or a full blue or other colour with matching controls like the 40xxV

[fair leaf]

apparnently wood grain sold like shit so they arent doing it anymore

[plain igloo]

I would've accepted the 40xxV blue colour scheme

[tight reef]

I just need to see side by side and I’ll make my decision!!

[plain igloo]

hell I'd have taken the grey one if it was US snes instead of skittles

[tight reef]

Or at least just the mini in hands

[plain igloo]

or the white one if it had been all white instead of having skittles

[fair leaf]

man if the rp mini is like 200+ because of the premium branding i stg

[steel halo]

there's no reason for it not to be over 200 bucks

[plain igloo]

no way it's over 200

its just an 865

[fair leaf]

muh glass front

[plain igloo]

my guess is 169

[fair leaf]

thats 50$ right there

[steel halo]

but the rp5 will be basically the same price

[plain igloo]

retroid are not scam artists ayaneo

[steel halo]

no chance it's less than rp4p

[plain igloo]

my guess is mini = 169, 5 = 219

maybe 179 for mini

[steel halo]

but they're the same device

how is it gonna be 50 bucks less

[fair leaf]

true! its just the similar design language to ayashitter so im concerned theyre gonna raise the price

[plain igloo]

they haven't revealed ram and storage yet

my guess is they're gonna be different

[steel halo]

maybe

[plain igloo]

but yeah to downgrade from retroid controls and oled to switch sticks and LCD the 405v would have to be like $80 cheaper than the rp mini

which I don't think is gonna happen

[fair leaf]

yeah

[plain igloo]

and that's before you even get into performance or linux support

so the 406v has lost a lot of appeal in the last 24 hours

[fair leaf]

i dont think linux is gonna matter for the retroids but idfk

[plain igloo]

matters to me

[steel halo]

it better not be an rp2s situation where the mini gets shafted cause it has too little ram

but then there's not much point to going over 8gb so

[fair leaf]

4gb of ram 🤢

[steel halo]

i kinda hope they are the same

[fair leaf]

i can see that happening.

[tight reef]

Screen size is what matters to me

[sharp bloom]

no reason to give them the same chip but then gimp the mini with less RAM

don't think it would make that much difference in the price cutting that

[sharp bloom]

in response to this

[steel halo]

well i don't see any reason for them not to be the same price if the specs are the same

the 4:3 is definitely more expensive for them to buy than the 16:9

[sharp bloom]

same price is possible

[somber sequoia]

Chat

Should I use es-de or beacon on my 406V

[fair leaf]

honestly idk why im like invested

i have a 556

😭

[somber sequoia]

Its the form factor

Its beautifully hideous

[fair leaf]

i can see like

dpad top enjoyers eying this

[rich fractal]

the 405V is a really comfy device, they made the right call here

[somber sequoia]

Or 405V enjoyers like myself

[fair leaf]

im glad it still looks so odd

[rich fractal]

something to consider is that this is unique even for a d-pad top device because the sticks are further inset than they normally would be on a horizontal device

it tends to feel very dualshock as a result

[steel halo]

yeah, if only they were usable sticks

anbernic you have one job

[somber sequoia]

Sticks are fine lol

They seem taller than the 405v ones by the video

[steel halo]

it's nice if you like an 8 way digital stick

[fair leaf]

gamma stick fix

[somber sequoia]

Yup

[steel halo]

i have gamma on my 405v

[somber sequoia]

Same

[steel halo]

and they're unusable

[fair leaf]

he made a stick fix for the 556 and cube

[steel halo]

does it need a reflash?

[chilly basalt]

Are you sure it is 8 way stick? Mine is 4 way and very frustrating to use to hit diagonals.

[fair leaf]

yea

[fair leaf]

so anbernic has like

random sticks

like they'll use the normal 8 way diagonal ones but some also have like weird other ones with different sensitivity

[rich fractal]

I know people probably think I'm joking when I say this but I really would like Anbernic sticks to have octagonal gates, I think it would suit them well

[sick field]

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