Anbernic RG Cube

[timber cypress]

Those reddish shoulder buttons and start/select were made in anticipation of RG ARC+ color schemes btw

source: I made it up

[dim wigeon]

Lmfaoooo

[meager oyster]

Lord do I know that feel tho

[topaz mantle]

Looks cheap and ugly

I take two

https://tenor.com/view/joey's-retro-handheld-joey-stress-joey-stressed-joey-oh-no-oh-no-gif-1868479532173508277

[glass elm]

How's Saturn on T820?

[gray current]

Yabasanshiro should run fine, I don’t think it’ll do beetle core for any games that need the more accurate emu

[misty wave]

saturn stopped being hard to run with the t618 devices

[gray current]

Until you want to use beetle then you need an odin 2 or x86

[misty wave]

this is kind of like when someone doesn't have the beef to emulate upresed ps1 with duckstation, so they give up instead of using psx-rearmed's upres mode

ultimately becomes a heuristic question of what makes the gamer happy and less worried about getting the 'best experience.'

[glass elm]

it's kinda weird we're about to get an fpga cheaper than an emulator for saturn

[dim wigeon]

Per Russ, if you don’t care and go yabasanshiro you can 1080p pretty much all games

[sharp lotus]

psd?

[gray current]

those are shops right?

the white and red would be very blatant even for them

[sharp lotus]

silver is nice

[gray current]

only slightly smaller battery than the 556

curious how high end emulation you can do before you have to use the fan

[wooden fable]

If this and the SP are half as good as they look then Anbernic has really crushed the first half of 2024. I feel really spoiled for choice right now.

[noble lichen]

yeah honestly that looks tempting....

[topaz mantle]

Gotta admit these look clean

[timber cypress]

That battery is pretty nuts for this screen size and chip combo.

[noble lichen]

yeah thats a chunky battery. 556 battery life overall is pretty good

[topaz mantle]

Surely not…

[timber cypress]

The Unicorn is about the same weight if this scale is accurate. Don't know if an official weight figure has been released anywhere yet. A bit disappointing since it has a slightly smaller battery (4500mah). TPU protector adds a lot more weight, definitely don't plan on using one personally.

[gray current]

Interesting, for the cube to be lighter despite those chunky grips I imagine it’ll feel a bit hollow

[icy knot]

Nope, Max Zhou actually posted these https://tieba.baidu.com/p/9013278002

[gray current]

He may have posted it but those are definitely digital edits of the same prototype unit

The leaves on the trees don’t move at all between shots lol

Doing the white and red like the unicorn feels kinda rude tbh lol

[timber cypress]

I have a terrible feeling he's going to cheap out and not offer us that glittery purple one. Looks so damn good.

[rapid vapor]

How petty do you have to be to just take the other guy's color

[gray current]

There’s petty then there’s anbernic petty

[gray current]

They did a silver metallic for the 35xxSP so we might get that one for the cube

[timber cypress]

The metallic silver is one I'd normally be all over, but after this everything else seems like a downgrade

[lone condor]

Quiet you, that pettiness is exactly what’s getting us a square screen Android device that can play good 3DS and is actually likely to be readily available.

[lone condor]

Like, I don’t want to assume it, but the fact that they said the “8GB-Ram” option wouldn’t be available to international buyers anymore because all of them got bought locally honestly doesn’t suggest something good.

[mystic raptor]

Unicorn messed up. If they had let me order in April, I would have put my money down. Now I am in camp cube. CPU is better than G99.

[topaz mantle]

Bro is busy 😔

[mystic raptor]

Just let ppl order. Simple.

[timber cypress]

I feel like the Unicorn would've been the moment Lao Zhang broke through to the mainstream (at least by Chinese handhelds standards) if they had just released last month at a good price

[topaz mantle]

No

[timber cypress]

Granted, it is a good price in China.

[fresh talon]

Put the T820 in a clamshell you cowards

[topaz mantle]

Makes sense to gain experience on manufacturing a flip device with a cheaper device first

No? 🤔

Higher end flip device will appear eventually

[burnt moon]

https://tenor.com/view/stop-already-dead-kristen-msm-jokes-over-burger-gif-15769364

[vestal pebble]

IMO the Unicorn really needs to get the price right, otherwise it'll be DOA if the Cube comes out at the same time with similar pricing

We'll see how pricing matches up

[gray current]

if the unicorn gets gamma lite that would be a selling point for me tbh - even when the android stock rom is 'fine' I like the fully de-googled experience on my 405v better than the standard on my odin 2

[lone condor]

Like, given the RG Cube is apparently planned to be around $140, that will just straight up kill the Unicorn if a device that is the same niche, more readily available, and has overall better specs, is released around the same time for cheaper.

[gray current]

and I doubt anbernic's stock rom will be as good as the odin 2

[gray current]

they're both 999 RMB domestic

and we always pay a premium over domestic prices in the west

so they should be more or less the exact same price

they may go with different markups for westerners or may have different shipping costs though

[lone condor]

Yes, and Unicorn also said the international pricing would be more, while I’m pretty sure Anbernic never specified if it’s price was just domestic or also international as well.

[gray current]

all of their previous devices have been cheaper domestic than international

[empty barn]

How does one go without dark mode?

[dim wigeon]

Pretty well

[empty barn]

https://tenor.com/view/blinding-light-jerry-smith-rick-and-morty-too-bright-adult-swim-gif-9951096662630262377

[quasi glen]

pretty sure Anbernic can do a 'cheaper' price in the west than the Unicorn

[gray current]

same thickness as the rgb30 at the screen, obviously the grips and sticks ruin that, but it's actually a bit shorter which is cool

[silk linden]

it's actually thinner than a closed new 2DS XL 😍

by 3.5mm 😍

[gray current]

I'm assuming the grips/shoulders/sticks will mean not pocketable but frankly the rgb30 is already pushing that a little

no width measurement?

[quasi glen]

I kinda want to see the back

[silk linden]

oh but shit it's not actually thinner than a closed N2DSXL because of the shoulder bumps 😩

[quasi glen]

I hate when the stacked triggers just have this lil "bay window" instead of making the device as a whole thicker and more ergonomic where you grip it anyway

it's incredibly funky that the Unicorn does it right, but has inline shoulder buttons and the rg Cube does stacked ones and fails

like there would be enough space for stacked ones

[gray current]

xxx

full grips

[timber cypress]

You can see the back in this briefly

[gray current]

that's the vid I just screenshotted

[timber cypress]

it took me a while to find the vid...

[gray current]

that metallic paint job looks kinda nice

[quasi glen]

ah thank goodness, even if I'm not a fan of having this lil indentation below the trigger

[timber cypress]

That paint and color is like 90% of the reason I haven't already commited to the Unicorn yet 👀

[quasi glen]

I'm a lil sad the Cube will not have front firing speakers

at the end of the day I will probably get both tho

and then still use the rgb30

[gray current]

I definitely can't justify owning three 1:1 screens

not entirely sold on justifying two tbh

but I do love the sega style dpad

[wary compass]

I'll probably stick to the rgbs until/unless one of these two gets good Linux CFW

[gray current]

yeah, as CFW for the rgb30 improves (and more options become available) the appeal of moving to an android only handheld for my arcade machine shrinks

but at the same time that rg arc dpad is amazing for arcade

[burnt moon]

I'm having trouble justifying one

[gray current]

play dodonpachi once and it gets easy

though honestly I'm kinda liking playing that on my 28xx in tate mode

[burnt moon]

I feel like I can make do with a Fold even for that

[gray current]

oh yeah if you already have a samsung fold then sure

honesty the minute retroarch comes to ipad I'm buying a kickstand that can do either orientation and throwing my m30 in my bag next to the ipad at all times

[misty wave]

hard ps2 games bruteforced to run full speed using turbo @101% or higher.

wii and switch will make the fan turn on as well, but that's it.

[frosty mist]

This looks amazing 🤩

[pearl bough]

got a width measurement pic?

[misty wave]

hrm... the thought of selling my TSP and OGS and just getting one of these becomes a reality

[ornate bronze]

reminds me a bit of the arc there

[timber cypress]

full pic of the black. I think it's fairly safe to say these two will make it as color choices.

[quasi glen]

oh please no red buttons on the black device...

[wary compass]

just buy the two colors and swap the buttons

[rapid vapor]

Wish Anbernic would drop the Xbox-like colored letter buttons

[quasi glen]

certainly not, if there is no color option I like I will just skip it

[rapid vapor]

White looks so much classier. Or not labeled.

[quasi glen]

do we have an overview about which color options are currently considered?

[flint garnet]

Oh I like the black one

[meager oyster]

It'd be a mistake not to do that metallic lavender

[quasi glen]

color choices are always nice, but not having a (transparent) black/white option to pick when I don't particularly like one of the more wild ones would be a huge bummer

metallic colors look nice for about 5min

[rapid vapor]

I wonder about the wear on those metallic colors

[quasi glen]

the metallic silver looks nice, but judging by how those usually wear down, I wouldn't buy it

[timber cypress]

true, but it's not like white doesn't yellow or black doesn't... well okay, black is pretty safe I guess. Just a bit boring

but honestly I don't keep any of these handhelds long enough to care about any of that

[topaz mantle]

man these colors are repulsive

especially the black red combo is atrocious

[timber cypress]

The white and purple is nice looking in a vacuum imo, but the metallic fuschia or w/e is basically the same appeal but 10 times cooler. The red buttons definitely mess up the black

[quasi glen]

a transparent black one to but next to my Unicorn would be fun

[topaz mantle]

While I agree Im a bit conflicted about using that one in public ;))

[topaz mantle]

transparent black and transparent purple on the cube wouls be funny as sht

[quasi glen]

the spite would be insane, and fun

[topaz mantle]

Id rock the japanese lavender 2ds in public though

[quasi glen]

I kinda want the cube to use the same colors as the Unicorn now, just for the beef

[topaz mantle]

the white cube kinda reminds me of the white lavnder new2s

[quasi glen]

would have been so nice if that one would have just been white

[topaz mantle]

Copyright ❌

Copy, right? ✅

[quasi glen]

they could have done the Unicorn 1:1 with a better chip and I would have walked away happy, see no issue here

[timber cypress]

What was that in response to?

[topaz mantle]

To the potential copy of the the colorways

[hoary bear]

What would you want to play on that screen that the Helio G99 can't handle?

[quasi glen]

more GCN/PS2

[gray current]

yeah, a lot of moderately difficult ps2 games seem to require pal roms on the g99

GoW etc

[hoary bear]

I'm not sure if I'd want to play either of those on a screen that size.

[topaz mantle]

man the fact that there is a retail xx sp next to it doesnt make it better

might just skip this one and just cop a 320g odin

this couldve been so good

[manic kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/unibrow-burt-and-ernie-judgmental-contempt-angry-gif-3470859

[raw zinc]

Yeah but that render is so bad

[mortal ravine]

This is such a beautiful device in this theme

[slate fulcrum]

the cube looks so pretty and tempting even for an android device

[misty wave]

anbernic mogs the market again. contrarians cry and buy more ewaste to protest. news at 11

[gray current]

I just got an external HD on sale to be a network accessible drive to keep my existing handhelds + roms easier to use that ate the budget I had set aside for the unicorn/cube showdown unless I sell some stuff

[timber cypress]

I guess there's going to be a grippy texture on the back

[quasi glen]

weird decision to not have it on the whole grip

[topaz mantle]

drop the picture all at once

suck all of baidu up and spit it out

[quasi glen]

just release the device now

[gray current]

SP first

so this will take at least a month

[quasi glen]

spite has to get this to me before the Unicorn

[dim wigeon]

This device sucks proceeds to buy 10 ewaste items they’ll never use that add up to more than this

[opal moon]

Everytime I want to buy an Odin 2, I remember that I did exactly this 😦

[dim wigeon]

A move I never recommend

[wary compass]

Not counting the nintendo-made console I've purchased since I started the hobby, I think I would have to multiply the number of retro consoles I've bought by 5 before the total price matches the O2.

Of course, taking my switch lite, modded GBA and New 3DS XL into consideration , the balance probably changes.

[gray current]

A fully modded out GBA probably costs not far from the O2 base lol

[outer frigate]

Even though it's pretty powerful for what I'm gonna play on it, I'm excited for a good quality device with this screen

[noble lichen]

The more I read up on this the more i kinda want it 😅 gotta wait on price/reviews ofc

[earnest creek]

this could be nice potential upgrade fpr rgb30 .... but cant really justify it atm

maybe by the end of the year

(still hoping the mythical 406 happens too by the end of the year)

[topaz mantle]

Man I still can’t believe how ugly this is

Pls goober or lei I need new leaks with other color

[silk linden]

breh this looks fantastic you're goofy lol

[topaz mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-meme-gif-25326537

[silk linden]

the pink & white ones!

[topaz mantle]

I can’t whip that one out in public though 😭

[silk linden]

besides that one only looks bad because of how smudged up the display is lol

[silk linden]

you absolutely can

[topaz mantle]

Nah it’s definitely the black on red

Plus that seems like the fingerprint black finish from the 556

[silk linden]

you whip that pink one out in public the only type of attention you'll get is good attention from people you want attention from, and bad attention from people you don't want to be talking to in the first place 😏

someone talks shit about it they're prob homophobic tbh!

but you're gonna be a bit more approachable if you're a dude imo

[topaz mantle]

Aight I’m not that worried

[silk linden]

cuz this is flat out stunning imo

[silk linden]

and this one 😍

[earnest creek]

tbh i love the black and red look

[topaz mantle]

Im more worried about the games I run on it not fitting the aesthetic

That’s why black is usually such a good color

[topaz mantle]

Guess I’m alone on that one then 😤

[silk linden]

the black one definitely looks the least premium

but that doesn't make it look bad imo

it just looks more typical

[topaz mantle]

Ngl this looks better then the black one

[silk linden]

rofl you goofy af bro 😂

[icy knot]

Seems like the pink/lavender one looks very differently on different shots

Kinda funny how Anbernic decided to go from the most boring, "work-friendly" colors (most people would probably assume you're holding a phone) straight to RGB-lit wacky pink and transparent colors

The pink one with white buttons comes kinda sorta close to the indigo colors, and with RGB off looks okay IMO

[misty wave]

ANbernic: this one's for the ladies

[quasi glen]

I need transparent black, end of story

[topaz mantle]

🤔

[lone condor]

Of course you are. Red on black is the coolest

Before anyone asks, yes I did do that just because I thought it would be funny.

Wait, I forgot to change the user name color. Man, now it’s ruined.

[topaz mantle]

My eyes

[lone condor]

I know, Shadow with a blue user name is just wrong.

[topaz mantle]

Better

[lone condor]

Also, we must encourage Anbernic’s pettiness. It’s what’s encouraged them to make their own SP overlay specifically for the 35XX SP, and actually putting the effort into adding a “lid closed” sensor where most others just don’t bother (including even Nintendo with the actual SP, meaning they’re not just making it like the SP, they’re making it the upgrade).

[topaz mantle]

If you wanna be petty , do it right

They just made me want the unicorn more

[lone condor]

And now it’s getting us the RG Cube with a chipset that actually can handle upscaled 3DS pretty well, with some great color schemes shown so far in the white and metallic lavender Cubes.

[topaz mantle]

Metallic lavender won’t make it to retail I assume

But we see

RG556 also only had two colors, one of them beim fingerprinty black

[lone condor]

Ironically I think this is good, but I’m biased since it’s the setup for so many Edgehog memes.

Edit: Good god have I used “unironically” that much more often than “ironically”? That autocorrect would default to it?

[topaz mantle]

At the very least that one didn’t have red face buttons and shoulder buttons

How does that make sense

U make an atrocious finish on of your devices and decide to use it for your next device too

[lone condor]

I’m mostly thinking of the jokes you can make with characters like Shadow the Hedgehog or Ryuko Matoi saying “finally, a handheld as cool as me!”

[gray current]

Max Zhou’s spite should get us white with red controls on the cube just to further cannibalize unicorn sales

[lone condor]

That’ll probably also cannibalize at least a few of the Pocket Air sales too.

Yes, I know the Pocket Air isn’t as readily available anymore.

[lone condor]

I just know that there is likely a non-zero number of people who were looking towards the Pocket Air specifically for the color scheme, and Anbernic getting those very few people instead with a Square IPS Screen handheld would be funny as hell.

Like, just the insult to the injury they already personally inflicted with the 556.

[quasi glen]

Just give us all the colors the Unicorn has to offer and more

[verbal flame]

man

this thing looks amazing

[quasi glen]

You aren't allowed to have one if you don't praise the 1:1

[verbal flame]

idk if i should buy this one or the rgb30 🥺

[noble lichen]

has to be this one 😄 I like my RGB30 but i am very curious in this... if the price is right...

[rapid vapor]

I don't know, I still don't see how playing this d-pad is comfortable.

[tender raptor]

People also hate the RGB30 D-Pad

[verbal flame]

i mean isnt this is using the same chipset as the rg556?

[noble lichen]

Yep

[verbal flame]

then why would the price be right

[timber cypress]

There is a right price for the t820

[verbal flame]

150$?

[topaz mantle]

Roughly yeah

Domestically it’ll be $140

[verbal flame]

hello do i know you

[topaz mantle]

No

[verbal flame]

thats kinda expensie but i have a feeling it willb e close to 200$

[gray current]

I doubt it

Has to be a decent bit cheaper than the 556 because no OLED

[frosty mist]

wullf den on youtube

[topaz mantle]

No Joey’s Retro Handhelds on YouTube

[quasi glen]

Do you really need another device with the same chip as your rg556?

Also both, both is the obvious answer

[burnt moon]

For real? I thought @topaz mantle was just a fan.

[glass elm]

very different prices and capabilities. you can get rgb30 for ~$80 shipped. This will be closer to $160. RGB30 maxes at DS. This can do 3DS.

[burnt moon]

Like that guy who made a video with his face titled how he was wrong about something or the other

[topaz mantle]

If I’m wulff den then the Odin MiniLED has a 3:2 screen

[quasi glen]

Don't be so naive, Jigg is one of the kids running around on this server

[glass elm]

also RGB30 has the dpad in the right position. This one has it in the wrong position.

[burnt moon]

So not even a fan.

[verbal flame]

im pretty sure i seen the rgb30 closer to 60$ actually

[quasi glen]

Depends on the country, Germany it's generally 70-ish€

[burnt moon]

But yeah it was a joke about that other youtuber that clickbaited me with his face

[quasi glen]

Aren't we all clickbait?

[craggy basin]

Journey to Silius OST ❤️

[mortal ravine]

What do you guys think will be the price of the Cube?

[quasi glen]

$170 would be my guess

Just to shit on the Unicorn with a better chip

[rapid vapor]

I don't see this being priced more than $150, but I don't think Anbernic does good pricing either, so coin toss.

[quasi glen]

Well, domestic price apparently is $140, so it will be more

Also I will get vatted to oblivion anyway so 170-180€ for a cube seems realistic enough

160€ would be nicer and most likely cut the Unicorn

[gray current]

150-155 usd (plus shipping) is my guess

[rapid vapor]

It's hard to price it more than that with it being a gimmick format, at least for most people

[quasi glen]

Well, I always include shipping and tax in my estimate, no point in claiming a rp2s is only 99bucks and then I get slapped with 30bucks in shipping and tax

[gray current]

the problem there is that most people on this server don't pay anywhere near that in shipping and tax

for anbernic devices I pay $12 usd

[quasi glen]

"most", I think we EU folks outnumber you

Jk, but here are enough of us

[gray current]

Does anyone know what the domestic chinese launch price was for the 405m?

or any of the anbernic devices tbh

just looking to get a good feel for the usual difference between domestic and international pricing

[craggy basin]

my brain is tired, I hope someone will make a comparison table between this and the unicorn

I can't tell them apart anymore because both channels are spammed with both

[rapid vapor]

Unicorn is the one with the good speakers setup, easy to remember.

[empty barn]

Lol i thought the same thing.

[wooden fable]

What are reasons someone would prefer this over the RP4 base (aside from the rumored $10 price difference)?

(Not a facetious question- just enjoy knowing what other people prefer in a handheld)

[empty barn]

1:1 (720x720) 4" screen vs 750p (750x1334) 4.7" screen.

Arguably better suited for DS games and Pico8 (of course).

Smaller, more compact size and better pocketability.

Glowing sticks may appease some.

[fathom geyser]

*750p

[timber cypress]

The RP3 and 4 are really cool but that resolution triggers me

[wooden fable]

B/c they don’t play nice with scaling?

[fathom geyser]

It was fine in practice for the 3/+, but with the price of the 4/p they really should have used a better panel

[empty barn]

They did that to keep the cost down, I assume?

[fathom geyser]

Totally

[empty barn]

I have an RP4P and have no issues with the screen, personally.

[fathom geyser]

It's "fine", but it's not whatever they were charging fine

[empty barn]

I definitely agree with that.

I'm hoping we get some photos of the RG Cube alongside the RGB30.

[craggy basin]

This is running Android, right? Unfortunately, no splore on Android

[empty barn]

Winlator.

[craggy basin]

Hmm

[empty barn]

Both run Android.

[craggy basin]

How well does that work?

Native pico-8 would be best.

[fathom geyser]

rgb30 is Linux-based, has native pico-8. I think there's a build of gamma core coming if you want android tho

Hopefully the no touchscreen optimizations are good

[empty barn]

We're talking about the RP4P and the RG Cube (which both run Android). I made a side comment about the RGB30 for ergonomics.

[empty barn]

Winlator really depends on the game. Some games run fine, others are a big sluggish. Celeste isn't very playable, for instance. But Kalikan is great.

[empty barn]

Unfortunately there is no native pico8 for android.

[craggy basin]

Yep, I know

[zinc wigeon]

That black and red version is heinous

[vast coral]

Petition for a wood grain cube

[stuck wolf]

The black and red is weird like go all the way if you're gonna do that! At least do red d-pad and buttons!!!

[gray current]

if it was all red I'd be happy

but probably would still pick white shell with red controls over black shell with red controls

[still vortex]

I'm gonna follow this device

It interests me for 3ds games

[dim wigeon]

People turning to liking this yet?

[topaz mantle]

no

[dim wigeon]

Tuff

[silk linden]

always have

[dim wigeon]

King

[topaz mantle]

u know what

i might cop black

if it wont be the same plastic as on the rg556

[fresh talon]

I want my real 405 successor

[dim wigeon]

King

[dim wigeon]

Fair

[glass elm]

is the dpad on top yet?

[flat holly]

The dpad is kind of a deal breaker for me.

[icy knot]

Went from "hate this design" to "eh, it's okay", but still just want a 4:3.

Also worried this means they're less likely to do a proper new Arc this year

I was also in the camp of "black is the fingerprint magnet", but then I look at my black Arc D and it's actually pretty clean after ~6 months. Guess it really depends on the plastic

[earnest creek]

i could maybe upgrade to this from rbg30 if the price is right (so probably in sale) and find buyer for rgb30 ... but will probably wait it out for proper 4:3

similar case would be if they did updated full DC/Satrun cabable arc with a stick

[icy knot]

Gotta say, their lineup this year is crazy

35xx+
35xx+-
35xx h
28xx
RG556
Cube
35xx sp

So 7 devices in five months unless I'm forgetting something

[earnest creek]

lots of H700s

for every form factor

[weary owl]

I refuse to play 2D Mario with an analog (I know all the dpad on bottom people secretly play with the analog stick)

[rapid vapor]

I meeean, it can be done, but without handles and with the d-pad hanging that low? I keep looking at my RGB30 for reference and wondering.

You'd think 1:1 being a gimmick format would be free from the analog on top menace. You can argue for 3DS use, but honestly its layout is awful.

[wet nova]

They are basically trying to inb4 all other companies 😂

[hybrid shale]

ensuring they have an option for every single other device released by powkiddy etc..

[outer frigate]

Makes me wonder why they blow their load so quickly

[ornate bronze]

At least some of the devices in that list came out last year and some aren't out yet, so no 7 in 5

[ornate bronze]

They are clearly aiming to phase out all 0/1/3/5 devices with the XX range and the 6's, the high rate keeps eyes on their website, so new releases serve as advertising for the full range

[gray current]

And yet we still didn’t get a 1:1 XX line handheld to compete with the RGB30 and rgb20SX

[rapid vapor]

I kinda thought 1:1 wouldn't take off, let alone Anbernic would join the race

[ornate bronze]

probably any plans for one of those got pushed back with the cube seemingly moving forwatf in their schedule

[outer frigate]

An RG1:1XX would be kinda cool, actually

[vast coral]

I’m sure glad it did tho

Of course powkiddy was the first to try it

They just throw shit at the wall and sees what sticks

[hybrid shale]

That's true is he all over an anbernic version of the RGB30

[ornate bronze]

Probably call it the rg40XX cube based on the naming choice for that t820 model

[quasi glen]

Because the Cube exist only out of spite for the Unicorn creator, the Anbernic dude doesn't believes in the 1:1 supremacy

[misty wave]

dpad seems fine. just pull yourself up by the bootstraps and play /s

[gray current]

the cube dpad is going to be good mechanically

not sold on the ergo of its placement

but the rg arc dpad is my favourite handheld dpad

[empty barn]

I'm more worried about the sticks. If this is using the same ones from the RG556....

[timber cypress]

I'm sure they'll fix it. any day now...

[gray current]

there is a lot they could fix just in software tbh with those sticks

[timber cypress]

It has to be software considering swapping the sticks does virtually nothing. all anbernic has to do is give a little bit of a fuck, but I guess that's asking too much

[bleak brook]

Have they confirmed this is exactly the same as the arc's dpad or just assumptions?

[gray current]

just assumption but probably a fair one - why would they engineer a second sega style dpad?

[rapid vapor]

Out of sheer hatred for Zhang

[icy knot]

I mean, by that logic their Nintendo-style dpads would've been the same on all devices

And I think it's fair to say a Nintendo style d-pad is simpler to make than any other dpad, that's more or less the whole point of it — less plastic needed, no moving parts, etc

[quasi glen]

Cube source code needs to be released to purge the last advantage of the Unicorn

[topaz mantle]

source cope

[gray current]

What’s the last device anbernic shared sources for? 353m?

[misty wave]

All these complaints about the rg556 sticks are awefully similar to the Odin pro stick complaints

makes me want to get an Odin pro just to see if its the exact same "A little too snappy for most people" feel.

[gray current]

I don’t think switch sticks and how they’re handled by anbernic et al have actually gotten any worse, people just notice them more playing ps2 than n64

[rapid vapor]

One would think SM64 would expose sticks harder than the average PS2 game

[misty wave]

Its very subtle. That's why I want to grab one now. That was actually the last doubt I had.

[rapid vapor]

That said, the sticks on my RGB30 are pretty fine

I can only complain about the X28. All. Day. Long.

[misty wave]

Its one of those things where you're like "is it the gamers or the tech? Which one is the culprit?"

[vast coral]

When in doubt blame the tech

[icy knot]

Technically rg35xx via GarlicOS 2.0, no?

[gray current]

GarlicOS is not open source

Oh 2.0

There’s no kernel source there

It runs on top of the closed source stock

[icy knot]

Ah, must be misremembering things

[quasi glen]

X28 is the tech

[misty wave]

Yeah.... Well this is a good time to invest in a clear Odin pro.

That adreno630 gpu is almost 4 times stronger than the Mali in the t820.

[quasi glen]

Odin has no 1:1

[empty barn]

yet

[quasi glen]

Well, I will be interested if they do one, until then

[glass elm]

whats the point of 4x gpu power on a 1:1 screen? all the higher power systems that would need that power are 16:9

[zinc wigeon]

I'm not really sure myself tbh

I'm all for a powerful 1:1 device and it's not like 3:2 or 4:3 looks bad on it, but it seems like a hodgepodge of items more than a focused device lol

Seeing the fan grate at the back made me laugh

[wary compass]

more gpu means you can run better shaders on the lower end platforms.

in theory

Or heavier port master games that can fill the screen.

In theory.

[zinc wigeon]

I love crt royale as much as the next guy but I guess that as well as the ability to use run ahead just cements just how niche this is

A really cool niche for what it's worth

[meager oyster]

Pretty sure the main selling point is decent DS/3DS coverage.

[glass elm]

and ps2/gc. basically all systems before the 16:9 era

[gray current]

PS2 and GC are 4:3 systems.

[glass elm]

this already has decent coverage of those systems, and im pretty sure to get more coverage you want more cpu power not gpu

although you can always use more gpu for more super resolutionj

[still vortex]

Why yes it's what made me interested in it

[noble lichen]

Same

[mortal ravine]

Absolutely and as a nice bonus Pico8

[peak onyx]

[earnest creek]

how is T820 with 3ds?

[noble lichen]

what games you wanting to play?

[craggy basin]

For 3DS, it's all about them GPU drivers

[noble lichen]

That too. I've got a fair number of 3ds working okay with the T820 but heavier titles are a nogo

[earnest creek]

ic

might probably update to this from rgb30 in due time 😄

[noble lichen]

if you have a list of 3ds games you want to play, i can test for you 🙂

[earnest creek]

but gonna wait for now ... "406" or "DC/Saturn capable Arc" will be prefered over upgrading 1:1

[earnest creek]

might ping you after work

[noble lichen]

no worries. Just dont request a list of 30 3ds games xD happy to do some tinkering though as im still testing the 556

[still vortex]

I will also say that the sticks with led are kinda cool, hope there's a option for color and a shut off for power consumption

[misty wave]

it's almost 100% fine with CitraMMJ. i think the hardest game is xenoblade, and that only struggles in the introduction sequence

[earnest creek]

oh nice

will porbbaly grab cube or unicorn within a year 😄

[misty wave]

The t820 is powerful enough to carry the heaviest ps2 games with at most a -1/2 EE underclock(SOTC, soul caliber 3, NFS:Rivals), and some mid-tier switch titles at 540p(Hand of Fate 2, diablo 3, unicorn overlord). The big issue is the gpu, which is weaker than what people are used to seeing in Ayn-tier handhelds.

as long as you avoid rigid thinking, you'll be fine with the 556 or the Cube. It's users that specifically want a zero-tinker device that should avoid it.

[misty wave]

credit, there are people here that bought the RP4 Pro and then marketplaced their device because it wasn't a completely zero-tinker experience.

[vast coral]

If anything straight Linux is closer to zero tinker than Android is

[misty wave]

maybe? Desktop linux is a big no in that book

[vast coral]

Well no not desktop. I’m talking about in handheld

[misty wave]

it's almost there. THe Gameforce Ace has a decent rocknix build now

[noble lichen]

ive found some heavier stuff like monster hunter 4 ultimate is a nogo even with MMJ. I could be unlucky though or need to tinker with settings more

[misty wave]

i think the trick with that was just to run it at 1x.

[rapid vapor]

https://twitter.com/tonchikiroku/status/1788787962651799837

とんちき録 (@tonchikiroku) on X

RG Cube のグリップは大きめで持ちやすそう。
背面には RG405V のような排気口があります。

Twitter · May 10, 2024, 4:27 AM

Poor attempt to scale it with the RGB30

[topaz mantle]

is this real?

is this real?

is this (pls dont mute me for spam) real?

[quasi glen]

I just want a transparent black one

it's anbernic

nearly all my anbernics are transparent black

[pine geyser]

I just want one 😛

[quasi glen]

not if it's the finger printy black from the rg556

dmg looks nice enough tho

[empty barn]

that straight up looks like a shorter 556.

NGL, it looks comfy af to hold

[gray current]

DMG stays winning

[quasi glen]

I hope the bulk makes the d-pad comfortable to use

[gray current]

yeah it looks low

like odin 2 low

[quasi glen]

yeah Odin 2 really f-ed it there tbh

[gray current]

though maybe a little further to the right than the odin 2 which is nice

the odin 2 has enough grip to it that the dpad isn't unusable

but the ergo is definitely worse for dpad centric games

I played through aria of sorrow on my odin 2 and it didn't cause cramps or anything, but I wouldn't play metal slug X on my odin 2 if I had a dpad top handheld on hand

[quasi glen]

still dislike it if the 2ndary inputs are centered below the primary and having them that far down is pretty yuck

Cube pushing them as far as possible towards the screen is the right move, but I would probably prefer it if they would be a bit higher, at least it looks like there is still some space that could be used without interfering with using the stick/abxy

would have to get my hands on it to know for sure tho

I'm kinda mad we still haven't seen any GameCUBE purple colored option for the rgCUBE

[gray current]

we don't see enough GBA/GC indigo/purple stuff period tbh

[rapid vapor]

Indigo was mostly Retroid, right?

[quasi glen]

also where are my backpaddles on this thing? seems to have enough bulk for it

[rapid vapor]

Backpaddle android buttons

[misty wave]

anbernic, i kneel. it looks cute

[quasi glen]

well, two backpaddles would work great for 6 button devices without getting in the way of a normal face button layout

[misty wave]

this is a perfect "run everything at 1x" machine.

[topaz mantle]

bro is trying to summon @gray current

[quasi glen]

I'm just saying we need to normalize two extra buttons on the back

[misty wave]

no don't jinx anbernic

"too many buttons" is specifically a GPD thing

[rapid vapor]

MORE BUTTNS

[quasi glen]

there are never enough buttons

still waiting for retroid to move tbh

[gray current]

I would buy this

[rapid vapor]

No kidding, I'd buy that in a heartbeat

[gray current]

dpad top, not too thick

[quasi glen]

I wonder if Retroid would really make something like this, if they would at least use a Helio G99

[gray current]

Personally I’d be happy with a t610 as long as it was t610 priced

[rapid vapor]

Wouldn't be elated with T610 by now, but it'd be a massive leap all the same to me

[gray current]

I just feel like I’m unlikely to play anything higher end than atomiswave/Naomi arcade on a 1:1

[quasi glen]

seeing how the 🦄 has a G99 and the Cube even comes along with a t820, I wouldn't mind paying more if they go nuts and put a d1100 or even the d1200 into the retroid pocket 2 form factor

at least I personally would be happy to play GCN/PS2 on a 1:1 device

and 3DS emulation also needs a fair bit of power

[rapid vapor]

There are TATE games stuck on Saturn, right? T610 would sweat.

[quasi glen]

that naturally would require them to join the 1:1 supremacy at all tho

[gray current]

That’s fair

[misty wave]

at this point, just give us a handheld with an intel j5040 inside running BlissOS

[steel fern]

DMG looks awesome

IMO this thing looks comfy as heck

[quasi glen]

https://tenor.com/view/nintendo-game-cube-logo-gif-13428179

I kinda need this boot logo when the rg CUBE powers up

[grizzled swan]

Same. I'm feeling that periodic urge to sell everything I own and buy one device.

[earnest creek]

i was like that at the start ... that i wanted two ... one big for everything and one pocketable for daily commution

10 devices later ...

ok i failed

[noble lichen]

Haha 😄

[wet nova]

80 devices later for me……

😅

https://tenor.com/view/hoarder-trash-omg-pile-disorganized-gif-15689815

[earnest creek]

I haven't reached the point of having multiple colour versions of a device

Yet

[noble lichen]

same, im not emotionally invested in color options tbh

[earnest creek]

But already pretty much have specific device for specific usecase or retro console

[wet nova]

Yep, same with the colours, but i also have OCD. So take what you will 😅😅😅

[earnest creek]

Which is why Cube is tough sell right now ... while I am having a blast with rgb30

[wet nova]

https://tenor.com/view/why-not-both-why-not-take-both-gif-11478682

[earnest creek]

For colours I am weird one that I usually go for the weirder ones or ones I lack within my devices

[earnest creek]

Will probably grab cube/unicorn anyway during some sale but noping it right now

(as i just did || the 7640u version of GPD Win Mini 2024 || )

[wet nova]

My ocd usually makes me need 2 of everything. So i have lots of doubles. Not just handhelds 😂😅

I did have to stop myself getting aya pocket s and will try to do the same with ayn odin 2 mini 😂😅

[earnest creek]

I only have 2 of wii remotes

[wet nova]

I have 2 toasters 😅

Very cluttered kitchen

[earnest creek]

😄

[wet nova]

I likely will be getting 2 cubes! Thankfully my wife tends to play 2nd devices i get. So its not all bad

[noble kite]

remove the back buttons but i NEED

[topaz mantle]

anbernic needs to hurry releasing the xx sp and focus on this

[quasi glen]

No, I want back buttons

[quasi glen]

Really looking promising tho, hope it ain't disappointing

[gray current]

The SP releases tomorrow

[topaz mantle]

not fast enough tbh

release it now

[verbal flame]

you buying it? why?

[topaz mantle]

nah depends on the colors

[verbal flame]

😭 wdym depends on the colors

what abou t the device

[topaz mantle]

no one be buying this

[verbal flame]

oh i thought you mean you buying the sp

[topaz mantle]

maybe both

who knows

gba on a small screen feels more authentic

doesnt even have to be 3:2 since 4:3 with a gpa sp software bezels look really clean

[verbal flame]

im still trying to realize why would i get this over the rgb30 at like 3 times the price considering the aspect ratio mainly benefits older systems that can run on the rgb30 perfectly fine

the only arugment i heard is "3ds" and that, pardon my french, sounds like a horrible exprienece, to say the least

[topaz mantle]

some 3ds are probably gonna be enjoyable

[verbal flame]

stop 😭

i havent seen bigger cope than this

[topaz mantle]

it aint cope

[verbal flame]

dude you are getting less than 2" screens each. its cope. thats even ignoring the majority of 3ds games dont even need the second screen

[topaz mantle]

but the rgb30 make way more sense

go for that dw

[verbal flame]

you are telling me you buy this to play 5% of the 3ds library? you remember the 3ds still exists right 😭

[topaz mantle]

the moment gamma core drops for the rgb30 u can even play custom sized ds on your rgb30

[gray current]

rgb30 has no touchscreen

[topaz mantle]

thats fine for a good chunk of games

its not like you pay extra for gamma core

just a bonus

[topaz mantle]

you can replicate this on the rgb30

[verbal flame]

yeah.. i cant htink about something i want less than play on those tiny 2 screens 🥹 but have fun guys

[gray current]

I've said the word ARCADE to you like 15 times in this very thread

[noble lichen]

or do swap screen button i guess, that'll work fine too lol

[gray current]

games didn't only exist inside your house, I STG this hobby is filled with shutins

[verbal flame]

sure...

[topaz mantle]

You can also substitute minimal inputs with touch cursor emulation

Yeah there are some drawbacks but the rgb30 is also cheap af

[earnest creek]

tbh cheap f is usually not worth it and STD risky

[wary compass]

weird, considering most people end up getting f for free

[icy knot]

Tbf I keep coming across reports like this about RGB30 https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1ct7q6s/i_bought_rgb30_and_im_nothing_but_disappointed/

(a bunch of hardware and software issues)

So if anything, Cube just might be higher quality even if you don't care that much about extra performance

[lethal pumice]

It is entertaining to me seeing how many times you have to say arcade

[icy knot]

(of course we won't know until early adopters buy the first batch, Anbernic is not flawless either)

[topaz mantle]

dont slander my king max zhou

[icy knot]

Still bitter about the light bleed on my Arc

I know other devices have it too, but don't think it's that major

[earnest creek]

tbh thats partially also just reddit being reddit

[stuck summit]

The rgb30 is carried by the screen (and even then backlight bleed issues are common). If it had any other screen it would have been immediately forgotten.

[earnest creek]

reminds me of what happened in steamdeck reddit lately .... when certain group of people went nuts and basically massdownvote anything possitive and mass upovte anythign negative

so anything usefull is basically killed

[topaz mantle]

nah all 5 of those problems are common and widely discussed enough for it to be taken into consideration when buying from powkiddy

[earnest creek]

like yes

but its reddit

[stuck summit]

the steam deck subreddit is a strange place, tbh

[gray current]

half the time reddit "MY DEVICE DIED TWO DAYS IN" posts are pure skill issue, usually trying to use their chromebook usb C charger

[earnest creek]

so people being happy with purchase
dont post there

[topaz mantle]

except for maybe problem 5

if u buy from a shitty place dont expect warranty

[stuck summit]

either, look at my deck while my wife gives birth, look at this entire suitcase full of crap that a gaming laptop would replace, look at me I'm doing something done 234098098 times already. lol

[icy knot]

Well people happy with their purchase maybe just don't care about those issues

[gray current]

to be fair gaming laptops are absolutely terrible and equivalent APU laptops are way more money than APU handhelds for seemingly no reason

[icy knot]

It's like a lot of people wouldn't notice sleep issues because they just turn their devices off every time

Or the battery indicator saying rubbish, because it's been a problem on a lot of Rockchip devices for years

[wary compass]

The screen in the RGB30 is absolutely worth keeping up with the battery issues. It's as simple as that.

Sure when the Cube is out we might actually have a decent alternative. But the Cube isn't out yet :s

"Carried by the screen" is an understatement when there's no other device with this screen.
Well, there's the RGB20SX, which has the same exact issues as the RGB30 lol.

[topaz mantle]

as someone who has bought a lenovo legion laptop I agree

[stuck summit]

I am curious if the cube is the EXACT same screen. And if so will anbernic have better QC over light bleed issues.

[stuck summit]

Yeah I mean I guess there's a reason I don't have one anymore. The zephyrus G14 wasn't terrible, just loud.

But for price, you're right. Though with the cost of kb/m/portable monitor you might be adding another $300 to the deck price

[gray current]

which is still cheaper than a decent laptop tbh

like I'm not gonna do the suitcase full of jank to make the deck into a cyberdeck or whatever, but that's because I have a macbook pro that costs 5x as much

[stuck summit]

I don't have a laptop currently actually. I just use a tab s8+ with keyboard case.

If I wanna pc game i stream moonlight to it

[gray current]

yeah my laptop isn't for gaming reasons

the MBP does emulation extremely well but modern gaming on it is a meme

[earnest creek]

tbh reading the list
1 ) i got charger/cable working fine , and after i bough proper sdcard to put OS on instead of stock ... its been fine
2) the way i do is i alwas charge these devices before i intend to use them and i always turn off ... so i guess i never really noticed
3) sounds like cheap SD card issue rahter than device itself ... ArkOS has been working perfectly for me
4) did tapemod - been fine sice
5) user issue , dont buy from shitty place

[stuck summit]

Anyway more power to do whatever makes you happy. Those briefcases just look massive and silly to me.

[earnest creek]

so yeah the battery issues is a problem

but its well known problem of this SoC .... so do your research before blindly buying

[wary compass]

OP stuck to Rocknix which is still beta.

[icy knot]

Which is the stock OS on this device IIRC

[stuck summit]

For me it was just having dead pixel and massive backlight bleed. Paired with the subpar build quality feeling I wasn't interested in trying another one.

[earnest creek]

tbh i had realyl big issue with OS and bugs

but after i changed the SD card

all went away

[wary compass]

Most of our devices have abyssal stock experience.

The charger/battery issues are the real killer.

[stuck summit]

I wish every device was like onion os on the MM+

never worry about power

[wary compass]

that's the thing.
ArkOS can be set up to behave exactly like that

the problem is it needs the setup -..-

[stuck summit]

Yeah not every user wants to dig into tweaking

[icy knot]

I mean, my Arc lasts for over a week on sleep and charges from anything except for maybe my Macbook charger. Same SoC though

[wary compass]

your arc also has the same 4:3 screen every other device comes with.

[stuck summit]

it boggles me that mfgr don't put in the extra work to allow usb c pd charging

in the year 2024

[icy knot]

Sure, but the point being, it's not the SoC

[noble kite]

dude I went back to it

forgot how they really polished the stock experience with onionOS

[wary compass]

It's not the SoC, but it's the chipset. Powkiddy did something really dumb with the motherboard there.

[stuck summit]

usb charging has more to do with the mainboard and how it's wired, IIRC, not the soc

https://www.reddit.com/r/PowKiddy/comments/17po84r/i_modded_the_rgb30_to_support_usbc_ctoc_charging/

It's not true PD but I think just adding some resistors allows using a pd charger, just at the slower non PD charge rates, which is fine enough for a handheld

literally like 5 cents of parts they omitted

lol

[gray current]

is your arc an arc D?

[wary compass]

OnionOS is truly somethng else. Although kind of really dependent on having a device whose upper limit is PSX.

[gray current]

it's probably using the android kernel in the EMMC to handle battery monitoring

[icy knot]

Yes

[noble kite]

yeah adding a resistor at least allows a connection

[icy knot]

Oh yeah, I'm using Gamma, but just saying those are not hardware issues

[noble kite]

thankful the MM+, og 35xx and TSmart work fine with my c-c setup

[stuck summit]

rn for retro handhelds i just have 556 and MM+ and both work with c

[gray current]

they're issues with rockchip's linux support

[wary compass]

Tmart Pro?

[noble kite]

non pro

280V and RGB30 on the other hand, they just don't work with it

[gray current]

C to C is gonna be a requirement for me going forward

I don't keep usb A shit in my laptop bag

[timber cypress]

it is the rare 4 inch one tho 😔

[rapid vapor]

I worry about the sticks, really bad sticks from Anbernic lately (and in a software is totally fucked save your replacements way).

[topaz mantle]

possibility that they copy the shitsticks and wifi chip

scary thought

[rapid vapor]

I was thinking about this today, other than the screen, front firing speakers, size, shape and thickness, RGB30 is everything I hate about emulation handhelds. And yet I'm still mesmerized by the screen.

[ornate bronze]

I want a better 1:1 than the rgb30, but will hold out hope for a 40XX Cube showing up eventually as the higher end uses of this are too niche for me to justify the cost

[misty wave]

dolphin supports vertical widescreen-hacking, so all of gamecube should look fine. that, 3ds, ds are a good trio

[gray current]

I’m sorry what? Do you mean you can “tallscreen hack” gamecube games?

That’s wild if so, I’d love to see that lol

That could be quite a charming glimpse into an alternate 2001

[wooden fable]

Imagine being able to use vertical gecko codes to stretch the FOV but not the models… 🔥

[quartz sparrow]

you can do it to wii games too

most have a 4:3 mode, just make sure you have the wii's aspect ratio set to 4:3 (not the one in graphics settings, the one in wii settings) then enable widescreen hack and stretch to window

you could probably do it in 16:9 mode too but it wouldn't look great

[misty wave]

yes

tallscreen hacking also works on wii, but ... you don't want that

[quartz sparrow]

why not?

do wii games generally not have good 4:3?

[misty wave]

it's 16:9 in a square, screenhacked to 1:1

[quartz sparrow]

the wii has a 4:3 mode though

[misty wave]

yes, with black bars

[quartz sparrow]

if you go into the wii settings like i said and set the aspect ratio there

[quartz sparrow]

?

[misty wave]

maybe dolphin has gotten better.

[quartz sparrow]

on real hardware 16:9 is anamorphic

im just not sure what you mean really

[misty wave]

yeah, the real hardware works fine. dolphin emulation does not.

i'd have to try wii on the old 1:1 moniter again via dolphin, but last time, it didn't display properly. don't quite feel like digging it out of the shed at 2:30am

[misty wave]

the problem is if you set it to 4:3, it doesn't render completely to a 4:3 rectangle. It sticks a 16:9 render in the rectangle and puts black bars on the top and bottom. dolphin has an option to crop off those bars and render the missing area(but it's pointless for this scenario, probably). that's what i mean

https://youtu.be/gkt8L3t1GEU?t=159

[quartz sparrow]

that's just this one game

it just doesn't supoort 4:3 properly

it's cringe, but it's only nsmbw

probably a handful of other titles too

[weary owl]

Wii had proper 4:3 native like GameCube. I was always under the impression that 4:3 was the default and that proper 16:9 was added after (but also native and not stretched).

[gray current]

Anamorphic widescreen for the wii

Still 640x480 res just squished to then be stretched out again

[empty barn]

It looks like they did

[topaz mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/cod-gif-27100548

[weary owl]

Dang I guess I was too young to notice, I don't remember the widescreen looking bad lol

[topaz mantle]

wait u have a source?

[misty wave]

Like I said. Wii is weird at 4:3.

[queen zodiac]

Is this have the same chip as the rg556?

[quasi glen]

yes

[silk linden]

fantastic

[noble lichen]

yeah same chip

its decent. Not on par with 4 pro lineup but for this size its pretty nice

[queen zodiac]

I have the 556 and it’s pretty much Odin Pro level.

[noble lichen]

i have it too!

[queen zodiac]

Thinking of selling it and getting this one maybe.

[pine geyser]

I might get it too if the reviews are favourable

[queen zodiac]

No time for reviews if you want it for the cheap price like 556 was. It’s gone up almost $100 AUS since it launched.

[pine geyser]

huh?

[earnest creek]

And personally I am waiting for the 405m successor, but might probably get a cube as an upgrade for rgb30 by the end of the year , especially if reviews are good

[outer frigate]

I'm looking forward to upgrading from the RGB30 even though I do kinda love it, but since I have an early one I'm worried it is a ready to catch fire at any moment 😄

[smoky iron]

I want customizable wake sleep animations that cycle randomly like steam deck. That's arguably my favorite non gaming feature from a console ever and these handhelds are uniquely capable of copying it

[verbal flame]

the problem is that the rg556 is big so playing ps2 at 1x or even 1.5x imo doesnt look that good on it

for example

this would work much better i assume bc lower upscales will be way more tolerable.

[misty wave]

What's interesting is the s922x in the ogu has a 3x stronger GPU, but a weaker big:little core layout.

They both struggle in their own ways

[timber cypress]

Alright Max sp is done and dusted time to ramp up the Cube marketing now CHOP CHOP

[timber cypress]

He posted these 3 edits again today. 🤔

[gray current]

the bottom one was my favourite #1168252795783225424 colourway, and it would be my favourite cube colourway too lol

[misty wave]

there are some ps2 games that will be able to take advantage of tallscreen hacking.

Shining Force EXA for instance should be able to render the top and bottom black bars.

[outer frigate]

My body is ready for the skittles cube

[topaz mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/11-gif-27595507

This goes hard

Ngl

Can’t let anyone know I fw this

[wet nova]

Actually quite excited for this one 😅

I hope the lilac one is an option on release

[vast orchid]

heh, same fan intake design from the 405v

[noble lichen]

fuck i want one lol

[vast orchid]

it's cute, in this case i do wish they did both a dpad top and a stick top option

[topaz mantle]

Yeah I can’t get another top stick device if I get Odin or Odin mini

If this had top dpad I could replace my rp4 with it

[vast orchid]

being so narrow they had the perfect chance to make it a little bit wider and inset the lower controls so both would be comfortable tbh

[topaz mantle]

The really did „just enough“ to screw with zpg

Used all their effort on the xx sps design

[icy knot]

Oh now the design makes sense

[meager oyster]

Man this color slaps so hard 💜💜💜

[noble lichen]

it really does

[odd mulch]

What device is the Cube closest to performance-wise

[vast orchid]

the rg556, same chip

[odd mulch]

Neat

[noble lichen]

its a decent chip

[empty barn]

Looks quite comfortable in-hand tbh

[rain bone]

Come on anbernic it’s been like 5 days since your last launch release this

[fresh talon]

Release this so you start teasing the real 406!

[rapid vapor]

I'd imagine it's far along if there's already an all angles shot of a color done

[ornate bronze]

Nah, once this comes out we will have at least a couple of months of XX models to fill in the gap

[gray current]

what do they have left? 35XXTATE (3:4 480x640 with the rg arc dpad for tate arcade games), 40XXSQ (RGB20SX competitor, hopefully without sticks), 28xxVM (RIP pixel)...

[rapid vapor]

What's that? Game Boy with glowing sticks? On it.

[gray current]

arc mini (h700, 3.5" screen?)

[open crypt]

A h700 3:2 successor to the rg351, a h700 4 inch 4:3, a sp plus with recessed stick etc

[solid cosmos]

yeah , arc mini with 6 face button and to screw the GKD bubble

[timber cypress]

shit, I guess it's actually possible when you put it that way

[misty wave]

i bet this will be simply fine for retroarch play

[meager oyster]

You're cooking with that first one ngl

[gray current]

dodonpachi is important guys

[topaz mantle]

Let’s get it

[ornate bronze]

351p and 280V updates seem like obvious additions to the range as they replace all 0/1/3 models with XX, but if the 406 does end up with a higher resolution display then making more use of their current 4" display would seem like an obvious move too.

If their approach is new releases equals advertising for the range as w whole then there's a good chance they will have to get creative with form factors to keep this 4-6 weeks per device kind of schedule so who knows what will be their next arc, nano etc

[icy knot]

Ooof, took me a while to realise that's Max

[topaz mantle]

Yeah it’s max, but don’t tell anyone

🤫

[gray current]

I'm not convinced there's a suitable screen for a 351p XX

[ornate bronze]

that's true, the only modern 3:2 displays seem to be on much larger devices like laptops than small stuff

[gray current]

comes down to whether the display ayaneo is using in the micro (and the bottom screen in the flip DS) is available in anbernic quantities and how much it costs I think

[void moat]

Might pass on the Odin mini and wait for this cube 🤔

[empty barn]

next up: odin box pro with 1440x1440 resolution

[topaz mantle]

that things gonna sell worse then loki

[misty wave]

that's amazing

[topaz mantle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1238329955037876234/1242874895998779523/image0.gif

max zhou after releasing a dmg style rg cube

of course not because zpg is doing one

[stuck wolf]

Max Zhou after buying pants that magically turn into shorts when danced in

[topaz mantle]

AI is not there yet

haha

[brazen jasper]

MAX

It has been a week since the 35xxSP dropped. Time for some videos of the 406 cube.

[gray current]

I just want to know the actually offered colourways

that + ergonomics reviews are really all that matters since we already know the chip performance and 720x720 screen stuff

[swift jewel]

Anbernic must be taking a week long break. Is there a Chinese holiday going on? 😅

Hopefully it's more than black and transparent blue this round.

[fresh talon]

Weird question I know but how well would switch emulation scale to this square screen?

[deep hedge]

You need to inject tallscreen scaling hax

[fresh talon]

Wouldn’t you just get huge black bars on the top and bottom?

[deep hedge]

I mean yes

[lone condor]

Well, you’ll get a really tiny game that’s really only 405p, but at least that means you can lower the resolution to 0.5x since 360p isn’t much different.

So you could end up playing more switch games than you would on the RG556 simply because you’re by default gonna want to play them at a lower resolution to begin with.

[gray current]

plus some switch games support tate mode

[brazen jasper]

who needs a cube?

[rapid vapor]

I've always dreamt of an RGB30 with bottom firing speakers, left stick up top and start and select at the bottom.

[topaz mantle]

https://tenor.com/view/hoblos-uhhh-uhhh-brother-brother-uhh-gif-1627688090339014668

[brazen jasper]

Did he mix the green and black teas?

[topaz mantle]

imagine being a bottom

[misty wave]

dpad-top people on suicide watch again lol

[rapid vapor]

The chinese people hate us, truly.

[misty wave]

inline shoulders, pocket-friendly analogs, good button separation, multiple color schemes.... hmmm..

[gray current]

What’s the point of picking the fake RGB30 over the real one?

It’s not like the real one is expensive.

[misty wave]

general anarchist behavior. f*ck corpos

[silk linden]

holy fucking based

[gusty pagoda]

Ngl, I have enough fondness for the Neo Geo Pocket Color’s vibe that an analog on top 1:1 handheld doesn’t bother me nearly as much as it would with most other aspect ratios.

[silk linden]

3DS has analog on top 😏

[gusty pagoda]

3DS has a compromise on top

It’s fine, it certainly helps the form factor, but… not my preference in the end

[misty wave]

there are a lot of people here that only plan on ever using the dpad, so when a non-dpad-centric handheld comes it, its the main complaint point

[gusty pagoda]

I’m usually on that team

[silk linden]

I like dpads for lower end handhelds that can't do gamecube/ps2 and up

even n64/ps1 I prefer analog tho 🙂

[gusty pagoda]

Even when I plan on using both, the analog stick feels more comfortable for me to use in the lower position than a dpad would in the lower position.

[rapid vapor]

Sticks on bottom are very easy to use by rule, d-pads rarely so.

[silk linden]

KT-R1 was revolutionary for this 😔

[rapid vapor]

The 3DS in particular is terrible on that regard.

[gusty pagoda]

Bring back the Neo Geo Pocket/Color clicky stick

[fresh talon]

What the hell is this?

[gusty pagoda]

Return the king to us

[misty wave]

r40s

[brazen jasper]

It’s a cube

[misty wave]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvTB0oT

[gusty pagoda]

It’s a Cube but slightly wrong. The Polyhedron, if you will.

[fresh talon]

Somehow cheaper than the RBG30

[rapid vapor]

Surely they'll use harder plastic

Surely

[deep hedge]

Still waiting on a 4 joystick handheld

[gusty pagoda]

Yeah but they’re gonna put the wrong stick on top

[brazen jasper]

Your input added a lot. Thanks

[fresh talon]

Wow, great explanation! Thanks 👍

[rapid vapor]

Who says they're even gonna be on the same side?

Back sticks

[deep hedge]

Bring back the back touchpad

[silk linden]

I wish it wasn't so weird

[gray current]

NGPC stick is closer to a dpad than it is to an analog 😠

[gusty pagoda]

Always kinda wanted one just to try it

[gray current]

I die a little inside when I see russ using a bottom stick to play arcade on a dpad top device.

[gusty pagoda]

It is in terms of output and tactility, but in terms of ease of rolling directions, these tiny joycon style sticks are a fairly decent substitute.

If we can’t have the actual microswitch kind, I’d at least like to see one of these with a joycon stick and a really good linear haptics motor to fake the clicks as you spin.

Probably easier just to do the real microswitches at that point but idk

[gray current]

An analog with toggleable fake haptics would be sweet since then you could use it as either a digital or analog input depending on what you’re playing

I’d actually like that a lot

An A/D switch that makes it either give digital outputs with haptics or analog outputs without so there’s no way for the software and the haptics to not agree on where the lines are

That switchable stick + 6 face buttons would be amazing for arcade and n64

[gusty pagoda]

100%

[empty barn]

We’re really all gonna buy this dumb cube aren’t we

I don’t need it… So I need it.

[rapid vapor]

I'm hoping Retroid swoops in and saves me, personally

[silk linden]

if it ain't oled, I don't need it.

[still vortex]

I'm here for my daily Hopium

[fringe temple]

I’m buying the shit out of it

[rapid vapor]

...Huh?

[coral flicker]

max zhou shows you how to remove the cap

[green mountain]

cmon #1238123357510172803 take the hint

[icy knot]

I like how he fiddles for a good while trying to put it back, and then be like "voila, simple as that"

Also let's bully Max's manicure now

Considering he does the whole thing with his left hand, and only the nails on his right hand are trimmed, I'd say our man Max is a hardcore southpaw

[hasty turret]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqH_GMFHqf4
OFFICIAL PROMO VIDEO

[earnest creek]

shame the Black+Red colour was jus testing 😕

[sharp lotus]

8g

[fickle wigeon]

Wow they fit quite a big battery for this size

[wet nova]

Wish they did the lilac or black models they teased. Ah well 😦

[pine geyser]

hm... gotta say I'm not convinced by any of the colorways... :/

[icy knot]

I mean, they are doing the lilac one, just changed the buttons to white

[wet nova]

I preferred the other buttons, hopefully we can buy them at some point

[pine geyser]

lilac buttons on a white shell would look better, imo

[pine geyser]

or this, I'd prefer the most

[wet nova]

Yeah white with lilac would also be great

[icy knot]

Huh, I actually like the white buttons better, kinda reminds of the GBA Indigo colourway

[pine geyser]

how? this render makes it appear almost pink

[icy knot]

Also gotta say, this seems really comfy

[icy knot]

I meant the contrast, but of course it's not perfect

[wet nova]

Yeah render looks pink

[icy knot]

Beggars can't be choosers, until they actually start making the proper indigo colourway

[pine geyser]

I have the ARC, I have the RGB30... this looks like it could make the two redundant for me... well, I mostly game on my Odin2 now eitherway... so I don't know if getting this would make much sense

this one reminds me of that one ayaneo colorway, here being just a chonk

[icy knot]

Curious to see what games they will showcase on it

[earnest creek]

Missi g the woodgrain

[pine geyser]

https://s.pacn.ws/1/p/17v/ayaneo-pocket-air-6g-128g-retra-white-789747.1.jpg

[vast orchid]

seeing these sticks have removable tops, are they retroid sticks?

[topaz mantle]

They don’t.

[sharp lotus]

the ayaneo sticks were not the same as retroid

anbernic and ayaneo use similar sticks, on the pocket air you got different caps

included

https://youtu.be/xy69XmDAsKk?si=LRCVehFARa1XHTG2

it looks better like this, glad anbernic did the same

[green mountain]

wow no black or any remotely dark color, on to the next it is

[fickle wigeon]

Accept the light in your life

[green mountain]

[steel fern]

Let’s go! Price yet?

[green mountain]

Under $1000

[fringe temple]

$999 confirmed

[green mountain]

Early bird price ofc

[topaz mantle]

It’s 999 yuan so you weren’t that far off

[pine geyser]

127,22 Euro 🤔

[topaz mantle]

It’ll be 150€+ for sure

Because EU

[pine geyser]

yeah... counting in shipping...

[zinc wigeon]

Man I can't get over the dpad placement on this even though I'm sure it rests in a totally fine spot for your hands

It just makes it look weird and unsymmetrical lol

[frail whale]

Worst colors ever!

Anbernic wtf?

[pine geyser]

waiting on some real life photos...

[zinc wigeon]

[rapid vapor]

Yeah, the colors kinda suck, I'd be stuck with the borrowed Famicom

[outer frigate]

$200 CAD? Might wait for a sale and def only if it gets good reviews

[noble lichen]

im glad im not emotionally tied to handheld colors lol

[meager oyster]

Even if they didn't keep the buttons, I'm super stoked to see they kept the metallic lavender

[gusty pagoda]

Same, that color is great

[manic kiln]

Welp, time to move this to Upcoming