Anbernic RG406H

[tepid geyser]

the snes already had

[blissful socket]

I don't know... Should I wait on this to be announced or just get the CubeXX

[twin kestrel]

unless you already want something now, can just wait it out and the cubexx will still be available then

[blissful socket]

But it's hard to hold back ... 😩

And reselling stuff as a European and from a country where retro gaming is even a smaller niche than elsewhere is troublesome

[icy parrot]

I would wait, better sticks would be nice and the 4:3 screen offers better scaling for quite a few systems

[blissful socket]

You might be right

[icy parrot]

or you just buy both, like me

to be fair my Cube was only like 136€ anyway

[blissful socket]

I did get it for that price, too, but sold it to get the XX instead

At least that was the original plan

[undone lake]

Yeah, three of them, all digital

L above the dpad, R above the face buttons, Z on the back of the horn with the joystick

[tepid geyser]

why didn't the n64 and gamecube have 4 shoulder&triggers back then?

[undone lake]

The n64 controller had three sections and you only used two at a time since you only have two hands

So it would’ve had 6 shoulder/triggers if they had wanted to double up on those

[icy parrot]

I can't even recall a single N64 game using the L trigger, let alone the d-pad

[undone lake]

Sometimes it’s used for something super inconsequential

Ditto the dpad

[tepid geyser]

oh wait, the trigger is in the middle right?

[brave oar]

Super smash bros 64 taunt, a critical maneuver that required you to take your hand off the actual buttons to do it

[undone lake]

Yeah Z is behind the stick

So that you always have access to one shoulder/trigger per hand

[tepid geyser]

Yeah that actually makes sense

[undone lake]

I think some of the fps titles for n64 you could use dpad and stick at the same time and not the face button section

[tepid geyser]

honestly nintendo did a pretty good job making the n64 controller considering how there weren't any consoles using analogue inputs back then

[undone lake]

But it wouldn’t leave you with many buttons (just start, L, and Z)

If there had been an l2 and z2 and more games used the dpad + stick arrangement I think the n64 controller would be praised to this day instead of being viewed as an abomination en route to the better gamecube/xbox style controllers

[icy parrot]

if there would have been a bunch of great 2D games on the N64 that would have been good enough

it's literally the only controller that doesn't compromises your experience, regardless of stick or d-pad being the main input

[glossy ore]

I mean, they're pretty different. This will be more in common with the Cube than the CubeXX.

[undone lake]

If you care about scaling the 960x720 is a much better screen than 720x720 for everything but 3:4 arcade and integer 8:7 snes (or 16:15 NES)

[blissful socket]

I am coming from the Cube though and as @icy parrot said, the proposition for better sticks and a 4:3 screen are more appealing to me

[oak timber]

I stopped waiting and bit on the Rp mini

$160 was too good

[blissful socket]

that I don't find as much of an upgrade from the rp2s which I own

[normal trout]

Anbernic better hurry up with the 406H before I buy another 406V

[oak timber]

Interesting. Isn’t it better in every way?

[icy parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/doja-cat-star-wars-gif-25078126

[blissful socket]

I have the grip for the 2s so it's comfier; just the OLED screen and a bit more power doesn't seems so appealing to me; I also can't get over the free space around the screen 😅

[icy parrot]

also clacky buttons

but honestly, for $160 I would buy one just because

[blissful socket]

if I could get it for that price, then I too would bite the bullet

[icy parrot]

but unlike Americans, it's more like 200€ for me, so nope

[oak timber]

It’s quite a lot more power. As for bezel the rp2s has gigantic bezels…

[icy parrot]

but it's a nice and retro looking device

the RP Mini is just.... eh

[blissful socket]

but that's the appeal of it being retro... here they go for a modern sleek look and it looks unutilized...

[icy parrot]

and the extra power is a bit wasted, since playing GCN/PS2 on only 3.7" is already pushing it IMO

[oak timber]

Well that is a reason I got the black one so you don’t see it. Also why get oled without black 🙂

[blissful socket]

that's why I'm leaning more towards a black 5

if I want an Android device

[oak timber]

Nah, after seeing Russ’ video of various ps2 games, it looks Good

[icy parrot]

much happier going for the RP5 tbh, while it is mostly a sidegrade in terms of power compared to the RP4P, it is an upgrade to the x28 and gives me 4.5" on 4:3 stuff

[blissful socket]

I'm on the same page here

[oak timber]

Rp5 is also great. But I like smaller devices. I have a steam deck for home

I want something I can throw in my shoulder bag.

[icy parrot]

it's honestly not much bigger than the RP4P and that I can throw in whatever bag I use already

the whole "stuff it in your pocket like a Stubbs"-thing isn't going to happen with me anyway, never did it with my GBA, never do it with my retro systems, even the 2.8" shit

[blissful socket]

yeah, I also somewhat pocket my SWI Lite in cargo pants, so the 5 wouldn't be much problem either

[oak timber]

Yeah that works for you. Not me though.

[icy parrot]

and that's fine, there are more than enough different devices

[oak timber]

I use a cross body bag

https://a.co/d/1oh35QF this one actually lol. Rp Mini size devices fit just right

[blissful socket]

other than a backpack no bag works with my outfit 😛

[oak timber]

The rp5 wouldn’t fit. And I wouldn’t want a bigger bag.

Pocket gcn/ps2 is my kinda device. And the price was right

[undone lake]

I use this tomtoc one

t33 3.5L

it will barely fit an ally X lol

[tepid plover]

tbh i never understood this train of thought 😄 but i guess just nostalgia doing nostalgia thing

personally its doing the opposite for me

[icy parrot]

it's a huge plus if the device looks give you nostalgia, despite being new

[blissful socket]

eitherway, the design itself is more balanced

[icy parrot]

like fuck everything else, give me the 406h mockup I made

[tepid plover]

for me its like i always go with utility as the primary reasoning over every other thing ... and in case of 2S the "nostalgia" does the opposite effect to me than to some of you o guess

[hexed tartan]

Kirby and the Crystal Shards, as well as Mischief Maker. They basically wanted to keep something for 2D Platformers…except they ended up focusing almost entirely on 3D games.

[icy parrot]

it's a lovely device as it is, would be truly great with the 1:1 720x720p screen tho

[icy parrot]

pretty sure I didn't play Kirby with the d-pad

maybe you could, but nope

[hexed tartan]

What system did you play it on? Because N64 was exclusively for the D-Pad, but the VC version did remap the left Joystick to also work as the D-Pad for that game specifically.

[tepid plover]

i always go with utility as the primary reasoning over every other thing
kinda why i YOLO's the Mini instead of waiting for 405m successor .... aka main reasoning was OLED>LCD and sd865>t820

but still kinda curious if Anbernics try to do more here than just "406V but horizontal"/"Cube but wider" , given competition already exist

[icy parrot]

ages ago on the N64, seems my memory is wrong then

[oak timber]

For the sale price rn I don’t think anything will come close to the rp mini for a while. I could be wrong but I don’t think so

[half cedar]

Until Anbernic releases the RG407H 2 weeks after the RG406H

[twin kestrel]

not a bad idea to wait and see what the RGxx7 series SOC will be before getting this imo

[icy parrot]

pretty sure they will go rg557 first

[twin kestrel]

unless we already know what the SOC is

[pliant forum]

RG552 (2)

[icy parrot]

didn't they already say they can't get the screen anymore

[pliant forum]

Yea

The other 55 screen

[versed walrus]

Honestly my plan is to grab the 406 (if it comes out) and another cheap emulator because my sp got caught in the rain and then I plan on being done for awhile in terms of buying devices.

[versed walrus]

The one thing that might tempt me to break that plan is a new rpflip or rg flip being released in the next few months

[elder sandal]

The 556 screen is glorious, so as far as I'm concerned anything they put that screen in is gonna be a winner.

[winter stratus]

Will any handheld be a good Virtual Boy machine form-factor-wise and experience-wise?

[versed walrus]

I have played a fair bit of virtual boy on my MM+, it plays great but isnt 3d. And I know that there is a VB emulator for the 3ds which does have 3d but am unsure how to go about setting that up.

[winter stratus]

I know the Red Viper thing.

Brilliant stuff.

But what about the Virtual Boy gamepad?

[versed walrus]

Not sure about the gamepad, two dpads is fairly rare. I know that MagicX has plans for a handheld with two, but its going to be in a weird orientation to enable better DS and arcade play.

[undone lake]

apple vision pro and 8bitdo lite, might cost more than OG hardware though lol

(actually jokes aside I don't know if you could even run retroarch etc on a vision pro)

lol there is a virtualboy emulator that works for it called virtualfriend

[graceful lantern]

does it emulate the headache?

[normal niche]

So Unisoc T820 is made using TSMC's 6nm process, but TSMC will soon stop shipping sub-7nm chips to Chinese companies.

I wonder if this will affect Anbernic and their future T820 handhelds.

[left comet]

I think (could very well be wrong) they are only supposed to stop shipments to customers known to be using them for AI applications

[winter stratus]

OFFICIAL PHOTO OUT

[winter stratus]

No, it's that the AI-powering lithography designs regardless of nanometer scale will be put under scrutiny

It's what I wish the Retroid Pocket Mini were

Well, maybe excluding the D-pad position but I don't really care about that

[normal niche]

White should have a white bezel though

[icy parrot]

no

[proper oriole]

https://www.luckincoffee.com/

[blissful socket]

I need it

[tepid plover]

H.mmm

Maybe the P and H means H for handles in the baxk and P being Pflat back

[versed walrus]

Any idea what sticks it is using? The new ones or old switch style?

[civic bay]

H = handles
P = pancake

https://tenor.com/view/anchorman-science-its-science-gif-20674302

[blissful socket]

The sticks look more protruding so my guess is they could be new?

[hexed bronze]

They are

[hexed zealot]

Not a big fan of those ass cheeks, but eh, release it, I'll buy it. Looking to become the best GC/PS2 handheld this year.

If it's gonna be released within this year, that is.

[tepid plover]

Anbernic Rg Rectangle

[shrewd shale]

damn, retroid sticks all but confirmed

this can be very good

i assume 720p screen too

[shrewd kernel]

This looks great, but one question - why does it have a coffee cup on it?

[shrewd shale]

that's the new feature they added, a coffee button

you push it and it dispenses coffee from the headphone jack

[shrewd kernel]

right onto your shirt, just the way I like it

[civic bay]

It's how it thermally regulates. The more you push it, the hotter the coffee.

[tepid plover]

I guess will be way bigger than 405m

Probably wider cube in size

[lost turtle]

FYI

based on the screen size

[winter anvil]

Oh sweeet

Now I wonder if 406P is still a thing

Also love the all white version

[shrewd shale]

i really hope that greyish purplish colorway is real

[tepid plover]

That would make sega dpad way smaller than in cube 🤔

I am basically comparing the look with cube and Mini I have ... 🤔

[grim spire]

But probably a bit shorter height wise, so I doubt the size difference will be too drastic overall

[icy parrot]

isn't this just an edited Cube, I don't want another SEGA d-pad please 😅

[tepid plover]

Yeah ... wider and shorter slightly

[lost turtle]

hmm strange, there might be something off with the mini render? I used display wars to calculate the size

[shrewd kernel]

it's not a real sega style dpad right? those are floating style but this is just looking like it in shape or is it like the real one?

[blissful socket]

Sega d-pad is life
Sega d-pad is love

[grim spire]

This would be my dream device if it was d pad top

So help me if the P is the top Dpad version

Still looks very good assuming it’s just a Cube with 406V screen and sticks so I may jump on it still

[icy parrot]

d-pad top would be better, at least I find it uncomfortable to reach on the CUBE, while the sticks on the CUBExx are fine to get to

[shrewd shale]

i think my eyes are tired of seeing the rg cube look by now

also they really need to find a way of putting the start and select buttons in better spots

[proper oriole]

looks like RG556 design on the back vs the fan grill of the cube

[civic tinsel]

what chip will this have?

[shrewd shale]

being a **6 it's a t820

[shrewd kernel]

since this is made from plastic, I really want to know what could possible warrant the P version to be it's own thing?

maybe it's more portable and folds in half?

[lost turtle]

maybe indeed it stands for P(ortable) with flat back

or more likely it stands for P(retty sure it doesn't exists and is a mistake on GGG part)

[shrewd shale]

i really doubt the P is a thing

[winter anvil]

Yeah, I think it's not built like the real sega dpad, it's not a two-piece setup

No idea how it compares in practice, but probably doesn't suffer from the same issues Arc dpad does (starts to get stuck and squeek with use)

[blissful socket]

I really liked it on the cube

[tepid geyser]

yeah that's definitely not 1200x800

or are there perhaps 2 models in the works?

[proper oriole]

could be the same 960*720 screen as rg406v

[lost turtle]

its for sure the same screen as rg406v

1200x800 is for their rumored GBA-like device

most likely their answer to Ayaneo Pocket

[shrewd shale]

please don't copy the design

[lost turtle]

this one is 4:3 720p

[tepid plover]

so now i need to know what the deal with 406p is 😄

and dimensions

[shrewd shale]

406Put the dpad on top
406Have the dpad at the bottom

[twin kestrel]

yes please

[tepid plover]

406HeavyBum
406PhlatBum

[shrewd kernel]

Why not phlatbum?

[tepid plover]

True

My english failed me on this o e

[twin kestrel]

are we able to remap the anbernic button to something else by default in the 556/cube?

[shrewd kernel]

The Russ button. Every time you click it, "yeah man, I wanna do it" comes outta the speakers

Why does the anbernic button look like an R anyways?

[twin kestrel]

because its their logo? or why is their logo such?

[shrewd shale]

for RG probably

[twin kestrel]

yeah theres a G inside

[shrewd shale]

kinda funny but it sorta makes sense

the anbernic text is already stylized so i suppose it's two logos

one for anbernic and one for rg

[twin kestrel]

either way wish they did without it and separated the home/back buttons instead or something

[shrewd shale]

yep

odin 2 really spoiled me for navigating android

[twin kestrel]

my only wish was home/back buttons were swapped in odin2

so i could have the back button as my RA hotkey, easier to reach than the select up top

but ive compromised to using the rear button istead

[elder sandal]

It seems Stubbs and friends know something about the RG406H that we don't yet! 👀

"-RG406H NEW details (and FINAL colors revealed!)"

https://www.youtube.com/live/Y91avCxgncs?si=b-0XGDVeytnJ0wGI

[twin kestrel]

worst case they probably updated it after seeing the pics here

[versed walrus]

I hope we get an official reveal/release soon with this

[shrewd shale]

there's official looking pics already, so i give it a couple days until they make a youtube video

[lost turtle]

I think even sooner, probably today or tomorrow

[keen shard]

So, we have at least three colors, white black and smoked blueish

[twin kestrel]

hopefully an opaque black like the one in the thumbnail

[versed walrus]

Didn’t know about a blue one

[lost turtle]

transparent blue would be awesome, but not sure if its it

on the leaked photo it looks more like transparent black or purple

[hexed bronze]

No it would not be awesome

[pliant forum]

Unfortunately Purple

[versed walrus]

It would

[hexed bronze]

And that one was most likely a prototype

[hexed bronze]

I mean the 556 blue was polarizing

[blissful socket]

What does RG even stand for?

[pliant forum]

Retro Game

[hexed bronze]

Either people loved it or they absolutely hated it

I was doing the latter

[lost turtle]

but SP blue is great

would prefer SP Green though ;D

[hexed bronze]

Yes the blue sp was great

[versed walrus]

Which I never got tbh. What’s the point and what does it gain you?

I just figure some colors I like and other colors other people like

[hexed bronze]

What do you mean

[lost turtle]

Looks like it was designed by the same person who runs Chinese restaurant close to my place lol

[blissful socket]

The heck is this? 😅

[twin kestrel]

transparent gradient

[pliant forum]

The RS-97 Anbernic's Revo K101 clone.
I shared the picture because that's where the Retro Game moniker started

[lost turtle]

is it a clone if they also released K101?

[versed walrus]

Some people do get very upset over colors they dislike. Beyond just saying they don’t like it but acting like they were physically assaulted by the offending color.
Not accusing you to be clear, just an odd thing which happens and confuses me

[pliant forum]

I mean
Can you clone your own device and make it worse?

Cause they did

[twin kestrel]

definitely looks closer to transparent black
think the pic just has a cool tint so it seems blue

[lost turtle]

thats true lol

[pliant forum]

Me cloning Retro Handhelds and starting a channel called Retro Handholding

[hexed bronze]

Nah you can accuse if you want.
Because you’d be right. I’m gonna find all people that liked the 556 and put wet bananas under their pillows

[pliant forum]

Man I wish this colorway was real

[twin kestrel]

its real that it exists as a prototype yes

[versed walrus]

I didn’t like the 556 for other reasons, but if the blue had been more Matt and not super smooth I would have liked it more

[pliant forum]

Instead we get Transparent Purple

[lost turtle]

I hope they will have at least one transparent colorway

[hexed bronze]

True the sp did it right

[pliant forum]

3 Colorways like usual
2 solid, 1 transparent

[lost turtle]

but something fun would be better than their usual transparent black 😭

[grim spire]

I think the transparent black looks alright when there’s color on the buttons

[versed walrus]

As someone who had a blue sp I agree… also rip my blue sp, couldn’t survive a rain shower while running from the store to my car

Need to grab another

[pliant forum]

Hey good news
They're in sale in AliExpress 11/11 sale
Obligatory use code RHH9 for $9 off

[versed walrus]

Planned on grabbing one, but then got a thousand dollar repair bill on my car, things are falling apart around me here it seems.
I’ll try and nab one off the marketplace in a week or so from someone with buyers remorse

[pliant forum]

Buyers remorse
The true Christmas spirit

Seriously hope things pick up for you though. Car bills like that suck

[twin kestrel]

||wood grain||

[shrewd shale]

transparent wood

[pliant forum]

I would buy Anbernic's Transparent Wood

[versed walrus]

Thanks, eventually I’ll have replaced everything on the car that can break and have some ford of Theseus level vehicle. So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice

[lost turtle]

I unironically agree, loved the wood grain on rg351V, But I would also take anyof these from 35xxSP on 406h: Transp. Green, Red or Blue

actually opaque black also will be awesome even though it's boring xD

[versed walrus]

Probably where I’m headed if we have normal colors otherwise

[twin kestrel]

yes gimme opaque black to replace kt already cmon anbernic im ready
(as long as there are no glaring issues lol)

[lost turtle]

I don't know why but full white is only appealing to on vertical handhelds

[twin kestrel]

i can forgive the 28xx being transparent its a fun little one

[lost turtle]

horizontals look cheap with it

maybe because they remind me of rs-97

and Soulja boy

[shrewd shale]

white odin 2 looks great

[normal niche]

406H will use the same screen as the RG406V but will offer an improved viewing angle. Upcoming batches of the 406V model also appear to feature the improved screen too.

[unborn yacht]

Wow, haven't seen a revision this quick.

[twin kestrel]

so 406h means you can view the screen horizontally

it all makes sense

[normal niche]

Not surprising as the 406v has bad color shift with a slight tilt

[unborn yacht]

News to me, haven't heard of that.

[versed walrus]

Anyone else periodically checking the Anbernic YouTube channel for a reveal trailer throughout their day?

[unborn yacht]

Ouch.

[tepid plover]

hmm ... just ordered 406v

not sure if i should cancel now 😕
will probably keep ... as i wont get to the 11.11 price anytime soon anyway for the "improved viewing angle" ... which iprobably dont even need

[blissful socket]

country music intensifies

[lost turtle]

yeah I wouldnt worry too much, you won't be using the device from other angles anyway

[unborn yacht]

406P... ortrait.

[twin kestrel]

portrait screen horizontal device

[tepid plover]

yeah

still kinda curious about the 406p/h thing here 😄
but i guess the promo vid will be really soon

[lost turtle]

I still think its miscommunication between GoGameGeek and Anbernic

[shrewd shale]

406 ph, it is extremely alkaline

[lost turtle]

I think they started with plastic and metal versions but decided to just go with plastic, hence the name change to H

[twin kestrel]

🇵🇭

[tepid plover]

i still think its based on favourite kind of erotica 😄 whether live action P or animated H

ultimately the leaked pics so far still makes me satisfied with my choise of "RPM+406v+Cube" vs "waiting for 406h while keeping 405v+rgb30" 😄

[shrewd shale]

and with mine of "odin 2 and don't bother with anything else"

[tepid plover]

i am way too deep in the hobby and way to special needs to do that 😄

[shrewd shale]

i'm just really resistant to buying anything android

i only have the odin 2 and 405v

meanwhile linux i don't mind having 394 of them

[twin kestrel]

Odin2 and 406h for me hopefully

[unborn yacht]

There's always something holding me back from biting these highish end ones.

[tepid plover]

yeah i get that ... pico8 on android Cube has been pain for me ... but i just couldnt deal with the rgb30 charging issues anymore

[shrewd shale]

i'm in the same position with the rgb30

i literally want to leave it in some bench or something so someone grabs it

the cube xx is far too expensive at the moment though, i'll wait for now

[tepid plover]

its super strange feeling .... i lreally ove it when it works ..... but the chargin problems are just such a pain

[shrewd shale]

having so many handhelds, my rgb30 is always dead when i grab it

it just makes me super mad

[unborn yacht]

Ended up begrudgingly ordering the XX because I'm dumb impulsive. Feels like my 30 doesn't stand more than 3 charges at best before throwing a fit.

To the point I'm not sure if this thing is actually defective or just working as intended.

[shrewd shale]

i was looking at the deals after midnight and got pissed that every cube xx listing was 65 bucks+17 shipping and shit like that

[final valve]

Best deal I've seen outside usa is 406v for 130 with coins but before coupons

[dull heath]

Why has no one bothered with a pocketable PS2 device. Is this something technically not possible with current tech because my phone can play PS2 games and fits in my pocket. The 406P, RPMini and Odin 2 Mini are quite hefty and I wouldn't be comfortable to pocket these. The maximum size for me is something like a 405M why no one can cover this gap in the market

[shrewd shale]

i just think the market is bigger for comfortable ps2 devices

the 405m was already an outlier for compactness in the t618 era

i doubt they'll do it again tbh

[tepid plover]

well technically RPm is only about few mimieters in each dimension larger than 405m

but yeah has the ergo bumgs some folks dont want

[hallow charm]

It'd be nice if they took the arc approach to the rear of a device, slight shelves rather than the bumps that don't necessarily fit everyone's hands

[tepid plover]

i fear that given both retroid and abernic .. basically went ergo bumps for everything

the market for flat back higher power device might not be there in china

unless you go to the likes of powdaddy

[shrewd shale]

yeah, or the tsp/40xxh curved-flat thing, i really like that

[hallow charm]

retroid opting for them while not offsetting the fecking sticks takes the piss

[oak timber]

I felt the same way as kalosmani… until the mini dropped to $144 😂

At that price I could overlook some things

I feel like the 406p sticks seem really tall? Is it just me?

[versed walrus]

Your not alone, they do stick out a lot to my eyes

[normal trout]

They’re the same as the 406V lol we’ve been through this before

[shrewd shale]

i wish they used the retroid caps, the switch style looks so ugly on them

[oak timber]

Are the 406v ones really tall? Lol

[dull heath]

It needs to drop to 100 to be worth it for me

[oak timber]

Maybe in a couple of years

[shrewd shale]

looks at rp3+ prices

i doubt it

[oak timber]

Well I was being nice I didn’t wanna say you’re crazy

[dull heath]

Where is it 140

I'm from the UK cheapest is £160

[lament vortex]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/s/16Fyc1k0D0

fatter RG CUBE

[winter anvil]

Hope RH's podcast will share some details on RG406P

I think they were the ones that first said there's gonna be two SKUs

[verbal kite]

406 PREMIUM

?

[versed walrus]

Maybe P stands for pocket and that version will ditch the bumps in favor of better pocketability

H stands for Humps

[winter anvil]

That's likely, yeah

[verbal kite]

“Btw the H in this is horizontal but the H in the 406 is humps” would be the most anbernic thing ever

[lone fern]

hmm was hoping for a way bigger screen :/

what's the biggest 4:3 screen size on this price range that can play GCN/PS2?
kindda was hoping this to be it ;_;

[versed walrus]

It would be the funniest thing they have ever done as a company.

[verbal kite]

406 implies 4 inch screen

[tepid plover]

RG Rectangular Cuboid

[verbal kite]

Also no one’s said anything about it but those look like the new sticks

Or maybe I missed it lol

[tepid plover]

yup looks higher .. so msot likely the new sticks

[verbal kite]

556 refresh 🙏🏻

[winter anvil]

On second thought I kinda wanna bitch about the dpad being on the bottom

[blissful socket]

that bezel is huge though...

[lost turtle]

I have the same feeling towards rp5 having stick at the bottom

[blissful socket]

Retroid has swayed me...

[tepid plover]

was expecting smaller one given the Max Zhou comments

[blissful socket]

what were the comments?

[lost turtle]

Yes, its not much smaller than rp mini

Looks the same to me

[winter anvil]

I mean, this picture hits me pretty hard

One of the few PS2 games I care about (and yeah, I know it's not the most demanding one)

Light colored shell that is neither DMG or SNES for a change (hurray)

A dpad that is kinda like the best dpad possible on a retro gamepad (not the real deal, but we'll see)

And yet it sits low enough to prevent me from playing Gradius the way I'd really love to

[tepid plover]

currently we are at 4" 960*720 IPS ( 300 ppi) or 3,7" OLED 1280x960 (432 ppi) as far as screens goe , every other 4:3 device screen is 4" 640x480 (200 ppi )

[blissful socket]

I hope other color options will at least have at the same colored bezel

[winter anvil]

I dunno maybe it being a disk dpad kinda makes it easier to reach

[unborn yacht]

Yeah, I felt that way with the OG Cube too.

[tepid plover]

Yeah kinda like the xube

[blissful socket]

this was nice, yeah

I'm writing in past, because I used to have the red/grey model

[oak timber]

The sticks feel so high to me

[final valve]

even the buttons look super tall in that picture compared to the cube picture. maybe just a weird camera setting exaggerating the depth

[tepid plover]

there are also other screens coming to lower end devices like the 3.2" 1024*768 (400ppi) screen in 🧱

[oak timber]

Miyoo flip plox

[tepid plover]

yeah seems to be hightened stick like in 406v

[oak timber]

That’s fine on a vertical but idk about for this. They really didn’t make it pocketabkle

[verbal kite]

I’d rather have the new sticks than for it to be pocketable

[tepid plover]

the other sticks anbernic uses are the cube sticks

which you would have to wait for gammafix first

[winter anvil]

Yeah, at this point just go ergo all the way

[verbal kite]

Ideally this would’ve been so good if pocketable but whatever

[winter anvil]

And this looks pretty comfy to me

[verbal kite]

Last part is seeing what colors they’ll do

[unborn yacht]

The sticks themselves are fine if average quality, it's the software. They could have fixed it with an update.

[tepid plover]

yes but anbernic has been using them for so long and havent fixed them

[oak timber]

Looks like this device is gonna be a skip for me

[keen shard]

it wont for me

https://tenor.com/view/take-my-money-heres-my-card-here’s-my-card-card-take-my-card-gif-5650338825958178904

[versed walrus]

It’s a buy for me

https://tenor.com/view/nano-coin-shut-up-and-take-my-money-shut-up-and-take-my-nano-gif-12917760644483296218

[oak timber]

Hard to compete with $144 rp mini

Can anyone do a size compare with 405m

[versed walrus]

The dumb way they handled the screen, odd size is fine but the no bezels does it for me. Just looks unfinished

[oak timber]

that’s why I got a black one

[verbal kite]

Depending on where you are the rp mini still has taxes and shipping with the discount

[oak timber]

So does possibly every device, so that’s why I list the base price, taxes and shipping vary.

Mine was $163 shipped tho.

[verbal kite]

The base price is not 144 lol

[oak timber]

It is right now on AliExp

$204 - $60 coupon

[verbal kite]

I’ll take the larger screen and even pixels over the rp mini for now

[oak timber]

The black is sold out though

[oak timber]

Yeah that’s how I felt too. I’m a 405m owner. But then I saw the Rp mini fits in the steam deck power supply bag. It’s a lot smaller than I thought

[verbal kite]

Yea looks very portable esp side to side

[verbal kite]

I lost that bag

[oak timber]

My 405m is in it rn, and that fits in my pocket super easily

The 406h with the tall sticks and ergo bumps, idk…

[verbal kite]

I’m not really a gamer that plays outside of home so I think this device is really good for similar folks

[oak timber]

For home I have switch oled and steam deck

[verbal kite]

Yea I own those too. They’re big devices

[oak timber]

So yeah the mini is for lunch break or waiting at an appt, etc

But who knows I may love the mini so much I play it at home too 😆

But yeah this device I’m sure will be good for a lot of people who want more ps2 power but not an rp5/odin size device

[grim spire]

Do we know if the discussion of this device on the RH pod later tonight will include any new details that aren’t public yet, or are the “new” details the same ones we’ve already learned today via the leaks?

[tepid plover]

Well that stream is 3 am my time .. so gonna watch in the morning but they teased colours

[winter anvil]

What's that $144 deal for RPM everyone's talking about? Can't find it

[keen shard]

@anbernic now make a 60XH with a sd8gen2

trol

[winter anvil]

https://tenor.com/view/dead-pixels-dpgc-gif-25869325

[oak timber]

I got you one sec

https://rh-go.link/RP-Mini_AE

Promo code is RHH60

[winter anvil]

Thanks!

[oak timber]

Keep in mind there’s shipping and tax

But there’s shipping and tax from retroid too

[tepid plover]

yup that might be it
P for PocketPhlat , H for tHiccButtocks

[versed walrus]

The t820 series have 128gb of onboard memory right?

[blissful socket]

I realized something: this having a 4:3 screen shouldn't have such a long body...

[versed walrus]

It does make it more comfortable I would guess

[blissful socket]

but weird to look at 😅

[verbal kite]

Doesn’t look that long to me but I’ll hold my thoughts until we get comparisons

[blissful socket]

I might get it myself... 😛

[tepid plover]

looking at the comparision of leak with my cube photo ... i guess its slighly wider and shorter

[verbal kite]

Yeah you can pretty much compare it with 406v and it doesn’t really look that long to me

Just bigger when not in hand or side by side

[blissful socket]

compared to the cube it looks oddly elongated to me 😛

[grim spire]

I don’t think I’ll be that much bigger in hand since the screen won’t be as tall as the cube

[hallow charm]

Only natural, the other one has been the only version of the design for months so is what your eye expects to see

[tepid plover]

I think we can kinda guesstimate teh size by looking at the leaked pic and these 3

(Size wise 405 should be same as 406)

[unborn yacht]

406 is slightly taller I think

[icy parrot]

8gb RAM / 128gb ROM usually, yeah

[graceful kiln]

Just hit yourself in the head with a hammer a few times while you're playing

[tepid plover]

so my quick mspaintjob
(aka aligning my photo's 405v with the leaked 406h while keeping aspect ratio same)

+- same size as the RPmini most likely

[icy parrot]

I'm not on board with the big fat SEGA d-pad, there isn't enough inset to make it comfortable to use

[tepid plover]

might not be that massive screensize difference some were expecting on reddit

(and this was not perfectly aligned for 405v as seeen in my first pic above .. so in reality the difference might smaller)

[verbal kite]

Nice

Probably same thickness as cube

I was saying this is like a baby Odin lol

Like as far as shape and form goes

[tepid plover]

Likely yeah

if anyone wants some other photo ... i will be awale for next like 10 minutes 😄

[verbal kite]

Do some mock up colors

[tepid plover]

nah i am not starting PS 😛 , mspaint will do 😛

[verbal kite]

RH’s mockup on the pod thumbnail looks good

[oak timber]

I’m not sold it’s the same size as the mini

[tepid plover]

tbh looks likly enough to be real thing to me

[shrewd kernel]

I'm gonna buy that black one so hard on the next sale day on ali

[normal trout]

God I hope that frosty glacier color is final

I'd buy that in a heartbeat

[final valve]

I'm tired of waiting. I'll drop my dpad on top crusade and buy this 😭

[oak timber]

The black one looks pretty good

[keen shard]

https://tenor.com/view/complete-got-em-we-we-got-them-gif-13114115

[twin kestrel]

me still hoping the P will be the flatter one with top dpad while the current pics we have will be the H

[mortal garden]

whats teh difference between P and H

P for plastic

while H is for metal horizontal

wouldnt it be called the 406M if that was the case?

[twin kestrel]

we dont know yet

[hallow charm]

Might be confused messaging that there's even going to be P and H

[icy parrot]

what is the red one?

[twin kestrel]

should be the RP mini just a bit above?

@tepid plover could you compare the rp mini and rg cube dpads?

[tepid plover]

sizewise?

[twin kestrel]

ah no like controls and feel

i have an odin2 and a 28xx so i could use as basis what to expect how the sega-style will feel if i get the 406

[tepid plover]

i can try ... too sleepy right now ...and probably after ork tomorrow roo 😄

so if someone doesnt compare it before that i will try

[twin kestrel]

oh no pressure, ill probably ask again here or somewhere later 😆

[elder sandal]

I'm just gonna be patient and see what new info the Retro Handhelds podcast has to share tonight. We've only got an hour and 20 minutes or so to wait! ^_^

[pliant forum]

RIP P

[elder sandal]

No P? 😮

[pliant forum]

[elder sandal]

Well, there goes my dream of an RG406P in an NES color scheme. An RG406P-NES totally seemed like something Max Zhou would do just for humor value.

[versed walrus]

Dont have time to watch the podcast, is the P officially dead?

[oak timber]

Is there a stream or something ?

[normal niche]

I always thought P meant plastic and 406H was made of plastic, so they are the same thing, no?

[versed walrus]

In the past Anbernic has used P to denote plastic when there is a metal alternative, rg351 had m and p variants iirc for instance. H and V refer to orientation, Horizontal or Vertical.

[hexed tartan]

I keep telling all of you it’s never happening again. Anbernic’s literally only done “D-Pad on top” for 1 Android-Only Horizontal Handheld, the RG505 (which was also the first horizontal Android-only handheld they made). The fact they stopped doing it after the first means they very likely hated it enough that they’ll never do it again, even after all this time of people requesting otherwise.

[versed walrus]

I always assumed that Anbernic as a company was focused firstly on the domestic market, with foreign buyers a distant second consideration. Retroid on the other hand seems more aimed at an international market. Because of that I assume that the Chinese market prefers stick on top, while the more nostalgia focused international market is more dpad top.

[winter stratus]

Does it really matter if you don't have trouble reaching them anyway?

I'd actually like the right side to have stick on top

I have a pretty big steel rod somewhere in vicinity right now and would like to trash the Anbernic headquarters with it until they have right stick on top. Otherwise I know who's losing THEIR TOPS! /s

[inner dune]

So RG406H still a possibility, right?

[versed walrus]

Anbernic has been releasing pictures of the handheld, so I would assume that it is going to be released here in the next week or two. Hopefully before the new year pause to wrap up 2024.

[inner dune]

Hmmm, I can't wait for its arrival.

Hope the device would have some color variants.

[versed walrus]

Same here, was literally about to pull the trigger on a 405m when the RP4 and 556 released and have been waiting ever since for a 4in T820 handheld.

[inner dune]

I hope in some weird way, Anbernic would release a purple and white color variants like on their prototype Cube.

Would be a interesting color variant than white and SNES Skittles buttons (even though I like them on the Cube).

[versed walrus]

I very nearly nabbed a cube as well, I had just about given up hope like three days ago that the 406 would happen and was looking at the marketplace.

That colorway is awesome.

[inner dune]

I know, while I'm glad Anbernic thought so too because they had their white controller to have lavender buttons like on the Cube prototype.

I remember when the Cube was being announced, some people were upset that there wasn't a black Cube variant and either Anbernic make the black Cube because of the demand or they had the black Cube in mind but didn't advertise it yet.

[elder sandal]

Here's the full colorway set for the RG406H from tonight's Retro Handhelds podcast ^_^

Bummer that they didn't do the white/red colorway from the original Cube or anything terribly original or exciting, but they're all fine I suppose. I'll probably go with transparent purple if I get one, or black if the transparent purple ends up having that weird ultra slippery smooth texture that the transparent blue RG556 has.

[half cedar]

Never used a Sega controller before so I'm not sold on the Dpad yet

I'll have to wait for reviews to see if it was a good fit

[oak timber]

I didn’t have my computer but

I lined up this photo based on the viewable screen area of an Rg40XX

[modest pumice]

Looks like the white might actually be white this time

[oak timber]

It’s gonna be very very slightly wider than the mini, taller, and thiccer

[blissful socket]

First time I'd be down for transparent purple

[oak timber]

What do we think price is gonna be

$160 Msrp

[tepid plover]

Looks in line with my attempts above #1293021545479802951 message

[tepid geyser]

soo which one is the h and p? one of them is supposedly 3:2

[oak timber]

You’re right they are the exact same size

I stacked them

[tepid plover]

for all the crying and ranting ... its not that much of a difference in reality thx to the bezel

[verbal kite]

neat

[tepid plover]

using @oak timber picture for the screen compare

was definitely expecting bigger difference

[oak timber]

@tepid plover thanks man I didn’t have my laptop

Editing on phone sucks lol

but I think the black or SFC Rp mini is the way to go

[tepid plover]

i just woke up and chose mspaint instead of violence 😛

[oak timber]

The black bezel makes the screen look bigger

And likewise the lack of bezel makes the screen look smaller

So having all black front on the Rp mini is the way to go

[tepid plover]

it probably will be colour matched like in the Cube and 406v in final product

[oak timber]

I meant the mini not having a bezel

[lost turtle]

I wiol post it again xD

Calculated based on the displaywars screen difference

[tepid plover]

render defintely makes it look worse vs real product comparision #1293021545479802951 message

[lost turtle]

But the screen size should be the same

[oak timber]

What’s the actual viewable diagonal for the 406 screen?

Can you overlay the Rp mini screen over the rg406?

[keen shard]

It's the opposite for me, that unaligned screen on the mini is enough to go crazy

[tepid plover]

unaligned?

[tepid plover]

#1293021545479802951 message

[oak timber]

I meant with the new graphic

Since it’s clearer

[lost turtle]

Green one is RP Mini

[tepid plover]

thats not how it works though ... you need to align it for the middle to see the practical difference in actual viewing

this is usefull only for the math perves 😛

[lost turtle]

But even above shows theres bit much difference imho

[oak timber]

But it’s not practical

[lost turtle]

That would be me as I work as analyst lol

[oak timber]

Can you center it

[tepid plover]

https://tenor.com/view/pervert-anime-gif-8409011

[oak timber]

Pretty please

[tepid plover]

ultimately great news that all our attempts basically confirmed that it will be similarly sized as RPm/405v ..... with maybe bigger hump (if cube is anything to go bay) and higehr sticks (if 406v is anything to go by)

[lost turtle]

Give me 5 mins ;D

[oak timber]

Yeah it’ll be more ergo focused than pocket focused

[tepid plover]

i just hope they will color match the bezel like in cube/406v .... not fond of the black in the elaked pic

[tepid plover]

so probably not then

[oak timber]

Why does purple look gray

[tepid plover]

purper looks smoky gray 😄

[oak timber]

Maybe it’s the insides showing that’s why

[tepid plover]

anyway this was fun ... gotta go to work 😕

[oak timber]

I can see myself grabbing one of these next year for under $100 to have as an Android ps2 device if I go Linux on my mini

[tepid plover]

yeah pretty confident in my choice not to wait and YOLO the sFC now 😄

[oak timber]

Nice, also Linux support.

[tepid plover]

|| i did just grab 406v and sold my thicc wood anyway || 😄

[oak timber]

Idk if these will ever have Linux

[tepid plover]

not sure if i ever even seen OTA patch on these android anbernics 🤔

they update the stock on linux stuff occasionally

[oak timber]

True what made my devices great was cfw

ArkOS on my powkiddy rgb10X, onionOS on my Miyoo+ and gammaOS on my 405m

[oak timber]

I’ve never used a stock OS before lol

[blissful socket]

Now that I think about, me neither... o.o!

[oak timber]

Thank you. I may not be a math wiz but if rp mini and rg406 are both 4:3, shouldn’t the border be the same size all around ?

Why is the sides fatter than the top and bottom?

Is the scaling calculation wrong

[lost turtle]

they should be on square, but rectangle has different length of sides

the effect is the same if you for example increase the workspace size by 20% in graphics tool before filling it with color, for example:

[verbal kite]

Yeah if you simply just shrink it evenly it would get wider

Or the way that you are describing even borders I mean

[inner dune]

I wonder if this is the final version of the RG406H.

[verbal kite]

Probably

We already have part of the shop listing tech spec images

Where the console looks identical to that white one in the “official image”

[tepid plover]

those made surprised they seem to not color hide the screen bezel unlike cube/406v

[verbal kite]

Sometimes they do sometimes they don’t

[tepid plover]

max zhou gonna max zhou

[verbal kite]

Like the sp haha

Right

[lost turtle]

people were complaining a lot about not black bezels before xD

[verbal kite]

Yeah that too

Can’t win em all but black is a very safe bet and I’m happy with that option

[tepid plover]

tbh i prefer it being color coded on my Cube

[lost turtle]

to be honest I also prefer the colored ones, but maybe they want the screen to look bigger than RP Mini

[tepid plover]

not sure when my 406v arrrives will test if i still have 405v in my hands

[lost turtle]

its not that much of a difference but with black bezel optically it looks bigger ;D

[tepid plover]

yeaah

[verbal kite]

Lol it is funny rp5 and rp mini aren’t even really in hands yet and anbernic is trickling out the images now

[tepid plover]

tricking the brain ... especialyl with so many redditors ranting about Mini

[lost turtle]

yup

to be honest, they will have a hard time beating Retroid this time

[verbal kite]

Yeah they will have to undercut the price hard which will happen a few months down the line

But who knows what’s out by then

[tepid plover]

well they also still sell 406v for 219

[verbal kite]

Idk price conversion but the 406v is coming thru pretty cheap after coupons on AliExpress for NA

At least compared to a month or two ago

[tepid plover]

i mean regular pricing

sales are different thing

[lost turtle]

yeah, but on AE you can but it for ~100USD during sales

which on the other hand is not that much lower than Rg406V

[verbal kite]

Yeah but when talking customer who are potentially buying I will usually reference Ali especially for anbernic

[tepid plover]

damn you US folks and your sneaky supercupons ..

couldnt get mine below 145 (inside big order and cupouns)

[verbal kite]

Lol us prices might change in the future

[tepid plover]

they will probably have to go bit down with whole T820 set MSRP price

[verbal kite]

A lot of the t820 stuff has come down a lot on Ali for NA

Maybe still not to easily pick it over the rp5 or mini but idk I’m not getting either of those anyways it’s a moot point for me lol

My biggest thing were the buttons. I usually like anbernic buttons over most

[lost turtle]

I'm located in EU if you will stakc the coupons and coins you can easily get it including shipping and tax

[tepid plover]

again i am in EU and lowest i could go was 145€ inside huge older and cupouns

[lost turtle]

yeah, again its country related I think

[tepid plover]

but yeah i noticed some of these super deals are only available foe the likes of spain , germany and poland

[lost turtle]

same with people from Spain,they get some really sweet Ali deals even on Retroids etc

[tepid plover]

and rest of europe has to go higher like me

https://tenor.com/view/rigged-gif-24061898

[tepid plover]

ultimately my choice was oled+snapdeagon 😄 rest was irrelevant

BTW: '
Did RH said anything about the P&H thing during the stream?

[twin kestrel]

wait can anyone TLDW what they said in the stream?

[oak timber]

They said the rhh60 code ran out

[twin kestrel]

about/for the 406 lol

[winter anvil]

From the stream

Aaaand I think that's all?

[left comet]

screaming crying punching air for a 405m shell copy

[winter anvil]

There are no timestamps yet, and I don't have a lot of time rn, so I had to skip a lot.

But it seems like they:

• showed the colors
• discussed how this should've come before the Cube
• discussed how this is not exciting now that you can buy RPM for $144
• discussed how that $144 deal doesn't work anymore
• proceeded to talk about TrimUI Brick

I think that's it?

Granted, there's not much unknown about the 406H, just wish we knew if 406P is a thing or not

[proper oriole]

https://youtu.be/ofT4n6rHgmY?si=2fNu_s5D19KHy8f9

[tepid plover]

The RG 406H comes in three colors: white, purple transparent, and black. It features a 4-inch 960*720 IPS touchscreen,

so pretty much what we expected

looks pretty purple now in the vid

[lusty condor]

Anbernic showing emulated Mario and unmuted Crazy Taxi without a care in the world.

[twin kestrel]

lol in true anbernic fashion a video right after the "leaked images"

thank god theres an opaque black

[lost turtle]

atomic purple looks great in video

[twin kestrel]

@keen rover so will this thread have the "P" removed in its title by now or?

[shrewd kernel]

I basically want this for integer scaled gb gbc gba lol cuz of the screen. I guess an h700 version would make more sense for me but still really want it

[twin kestrel]

i play android and i want the t820/android

faster fast forward and easier time syncing to google drive

[shrewd kernel]

first thing I'm doin' is putin' the retroid caps on it tho

[twin kestrel]

i on the otherhald will yank them out jk

[shrewd shale]

oh shit, transparent purple goes hard

good fit for my 405v

[versed walrus]

And I want it for the total opposite end of emulation, n64, Saturn, ps2, GameCube and some Wii and 3ds and ds

[shrewd kernel]

tbh I'd play n64 and ds on it for sure too

[winter stratus]

I NEED IT

Eventually. Not exactly now

[shrewd shale]

same

if it drops to around 160€ i'll probably get it

that's already what the 406v goes for on 11.11 sale

[twin kestrel]

i love it but a part of me wants to hold on if theyll ever release a top dpad version
maybe that or wait and see what soc the 7th gen series will come out with

406H should be the last in their 6th gen right

right???

[winter stratus]

NO IT WONT!

[versed walrus]

My money is on another h700 to round out the year then they start with new chips in 25

[twin kestrel]

what are the likely chips anbernic will use for the 7th gen

[shrewd shale]

i give it a 25% chance that the 405p patent thing is real and they make a flat slab version too

[keen rover]

Anbernic RG406H

[lusty condor]

The symmetry is all messed up (even for an asymmetrical layout). The dpad is not as inset as the right stick and it looks like even the height of the left stick and face buttons don't match. The dpad is too big to be inset at the bottom position.

[keen rover]

yeah thanks for the remind 😄

[shrewd shale]

the GGG thing wasn't reliable after all?

[twin kestrel]

NOOOO WERE SUPPOSED TO GET A pocketable/phlat version with inline shoulders and top dpad

[winter stratus]

That's just a waste
Like, they don't release them with THAT kind of change

[winter stratus]

I mean if we were supposed to get it flat might as well take out the sticks

D-pad only, for PS2

[twin kestrel]

*GBA

[winter stratus]

We have the touchscreen to cover the stick use

[twin kestrel]

[winter anvil]

Laughs in xx

[twin kestrel]

but fr looking forward to this, probably wont buy on release and will wait out their 7th gen or if any other 6th gen comes out

[winter stratus]

At least they have different screens (size)

[winter anvil]

rg35xx +- edition: am I a joke to you?

[winter stratus]

...

[winter anvil]

(okay, okay, I get it, I just love laughing about the xx line)

[inner dune]

It's almost tangible.

[winter stratus]

You know why don't Anbernic just start making a phone

Not a gamepad phone

A dead boring slab phone

[inner dune]

Too much competition.

[winter anvil]

And then make a line of gamepad attachments for it

[inner dune]

Hmmm...

[winter stratus]

Anbernic telescopic gamepad

RG P01T

Poit

[twin kestrel]

8bitdo already did it, matter of time

[inner dune]

So the RG406H is the combination of the Cube's body and control layout, RG406's screens and sticks, the RG405V's border, the RG Cube XX's white ABXY buttons, and that's about i can think of.

[shrewd shale]

honestly if they can make it for cheap it would be a good alternative for the d8 pro and all those

[winter stratus]

Same price as 406V with nary a difference

I can see it coming

[keen rover]

I think some wires may have been crossed, maybe there's a P in the future, not sure. I'm guessing they just meant the H all along?

[blissful socket]

Interesting, the black and purple appear to be matte

[winter anvil]

No, but serious, just make a base slab and a selection of detachable controls for it

SNES dpad top
SNES dpad bottom
Sega dpad
GC controls

etc

Doesn't sound bad

[shrewd shale]

that's a bunch of skus

[winter stratus]

QQ chatroom has no mention of anything else

[blissful socket]

Are L2 and R2 same as on the Cube or that of the XX model?

[winter anvil]

Right, Anbernic hates that

[inner dune]

Kinda does, appearance wise.

[twin kestrel]

handheld like this

[blissful socket]

I meant functionally-wise

[winter anvil]

Kinda

[shrewd shale]

let me have a 4 joystick controller pls

[twin kestrel]

should be like cube, analog/linear

[blissful socket]

Are they paddles or buttons

[shrewd shale]

they're analog

[winter anvil]

I mean, if there was a detachable Sega-style controller for phones I probably wouldn't bother with handhelds

Like a gamesir, not a clip

[shrewd shale]

the d8 pro has a replaceable dpad

you can do circle or normal dpad

pretty cool idea

[tepid plover]

still hoping for "Arc 06"

[shrewd kernel]

dumb question but for gbc, would the rgb10 max 3 have the same integer scaling height as this device? both are 720 right?

[shrewd shale]

yes, but you waste a ton of screen space playing gbc on 16:9, it's like half of the screen

[shrewd kernel]

I could play two gbc games side by side tho 😄

[shrewd shale]

you could do a pokemon soul link run

[arctic path]

😦

RIP 406M

[left comet]

I have to believe in my heart it will still exist 😭

[icy parrot]

https://tenor.com/view/addition-to-mycollection-more-collection-gif-14095863

[elder sandal]

https://youtu.be/ofT4n6rHgmY?si=W_8GDGZUnqotrkJT

[lost turtle]

I have to say 3ds looks quite good on it

[shrewd shale]

cube would be better for that

that bottom screen is tiny

[lost turtle]

it surely is, but this looks suprisingly better than expected

[sudden ice]

yes its so tiny

not totally touchable lmao

[lost turtle]

but could work well with games like pokemon etc

[shrewd shale]

yeah, i mean it's fine

[lost turtle]

but Cube is still king

for DS and 3DS

[shrewd shale]

even if the bottom screen isn't needed i'm bothered when the dual screen thing is so compromised

at least with the high res screen, even if it's small it will look alright

on 480p screens when they're that small they also look terrible due to having so little pixels to show the screen

[lost turtle]

To think just a few years ago 480p screen was being considered hi res

[twin kestrel]

16:9 side by side is da wei for my DS

[lost turtle]

on Rg350M vs Pocket Go and RG350 xD

[twin kestrel]

cant say for 3DS dont think ill play that anytime soon yet

[lost turtle]

on 16:9 I usually make the main screen bigger and second one smaller anyway but for games that use bothe extensively it is a good solution indeed

[twin kestrel]

ah yeah i swap between that and this layout, good enough smaller screen still

[lost turtle]

to be honest I prefer OG hardware anyway for these

[shrewd shale]

this is da wei

(it weighs as much as a deck though)

[sudden ice]

goddamn

[tepid plover]

yeah original hw is great but for jRPGs i cant live without save states and fastforward nowadays 😄

[blissful socket]

I also bought a tablet and controller to play ds games and shmups on a bigger screen 😛

[lost turtle]

That's true, also no retro achivements (for NDS)

[winter anvil]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-stop-believin-journey-believing-arnel-pineda-believe-gif-16363063

I was lowkey hoping P would be that with nearly zero logical reasons

[noble tiger]

Arc xx

[solar beacon]

ngl i am tempted by the iplay 60 turbo 😄

[versed walrus]

I’ve been playing ds on my iPad with an 8bitdo lite 2 controller and having a blast

[shrewd shale]

i have the pro and it's a great form factor, i just wish the screen got dimmer

[proper oriole]

I have a purple on the way

[lone fern]

which controller is that?

[shrewd shale]

bsp d8 pro, i got a gamesir g8+ as an upgrade though

[frosty pawn]

ngl this is disappointing

I'd much rather an updated rg405m to whatever this is

[winter stratus]

what about arc

I'd argue the 353p shell is already good for a 4-inch screen

so i lowkey wish all their handhelds were designed like the 353p

[lost turtle]

can't wait to see your gaming tests on YT

[winter anvil]

I mean, we know all we can about T820 performance

The one thing I'm interested in is first batch issues if any

To know when I should actually order this

Though tbh I don't think 406V had anything major?

[versed walrus]

Yeah I think most of the Anbernics have had fairly decent QC this past year, the cube light bleed issue is probably the biggest issue on them that comes to mind

[lost turtle]

I think XX line had more issues than usual, but their high end devices have usually much better QC

The things that come to my mind is RG cube lightbleed and exploding batteries in RG35xxH&SP

[versed walrus]

I can tell you from personal experience that an sp is less water resistant than an iPhone 12 mini and AirPods. But that’s not an Anbernic quality control issue

[lost turtle]

also some hinges cracking on SP 😉 but it shouldnt be a problem here

[versed walrus]

Aside from that my sp was solid, have there been any other big issues I’m forgetting?

[lost turtle]

I think 4 inch screen in Arc and RG40xxH&V was quite fragile, I saw many people breaking it easily with fall damage

[tepid plover]

cube iirc had just lighbleed on early batches

[winter anvil]

Yeah, tbh this year was relatively quiet for Anbernic

[blissful socket]

I have the 50 model 🙂

[twin kestrel]

get tempted to grab a 35xx sp every now and then but i already have a 28xx and i had the gba console not sp as a kid so its not for nostalgia either

[unborn yacht]

Problem with h700 is no vulkan for current GB/C shaders, so you'd actually need this.

[blissful socket]

I wish the stick caps were concave, but one can never have it all...

[normal trout]

I do this but with my iPad mini

[icy parrot]

Iirc there is no one in the Anbernic server who actually works for them

[blissful socket]

not even lurkers?

[autumn sierra]

man

idk i ill defend the 556 and cube to death but i feel nothing abt the 406h

[shrewd shale]

why defend the ones with the terrible sticks

[autumn sierra]

556 is my daily handheld and the cube is funny

okay why do the colors suck for this

[lost turtle]

556 is awesome, but its too bulky for me, Rg406H looks much more portable (I dont use these at home very often)

[autumn sierra]

like could they not just reuse the cubes colors.

[lost turtle]

they look good, only the white looks cheap

Purple is awesome, I would also prefer some brighter color like green or blue

[unborn yacht]

I only oppose the purple from my 353V experience, the other two are great.

I'd only improve them by doing matte buttons.

[autumn sierra]

i wish the purple was more like the rp3+

[lost turtle]

I prefer the classic atomic purple GBC style that we have here

RP3+ was too dark

[tepid plover]

i was waiting for it so long that i basicalyl filled its slot in my plans by RPm

[autumn sierra]

yeah

[tepid plover]

Cube for me was basicaly just anger purchase due to rgb30 battery woes at the time CubeXX didnt exist and its been surprisingly great for 3ds

[autumn sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/cubefunk-cube-spin-animation-drawing-gif-22979313

[lost turtle]

how do you like RP Mini vs Cube?

[tepid plover]

and now 406v is basically "free upgrade" thx to ali sale and my friend buying my thicc wood 😄

[unborn yacht]

Your friend's buying what

[autumn sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/korok-fat-gif-23014413

[tepid plover]

thiccwood gameboy aka woodgrain 405v

[tepid plover]

i am quite liking both , each for different platforms though 😄

[tepid geyser]

what happened to the rg406p?

[autumn sierra]

exists with the rg arc pro

[lost turtle]

it never existed

[verbal kite]

Lol it exists less than that

[lost turtle]

Actually I believe it was just the different name they were using for Rg406H in the past

[tepid geyser]

so it was fake rumors?

[verbal kite]

Yeah but it’s gone now

[autumn sierra]

not a clue

[verbal kite]

Arc pro still could be a thing

[lost turtle]

misunderstanding on GGG side, I think their anbernic contact used both names

[verbal kite]

[tepid geyser]

i knew 1200x800 sounded too good to be true

[lost turtle]

its different device alltogether

406p=406h, but they are also (allegedly) making 3:2 device for GBA

[tepid geyser]

is there a name for it yet?

[lost turtle]

they were jokingly calling it Max Zhou dream GBA device

But you know anbernic, probably it will show up sometime in the future or maybe they canceled it

I think they were prepering it to compete with Ayaneo Pocket, but its a little bit too late now, but they may release it in the future IDK

[tepid geyser]

anbernic on it's way to cancel the best handheld they ever thought of

[verbal kite]

I think a gba xx device would be good enough for me

[shrewd shale]

never too late to fight ayaneo, they've probably sold like 17 pocket micros

[blissful socket]

hm.... I originally planned on buying the CubeXX and that's why I sold the Cube, but should I consider this one instead?

[lost turtle]

Maybe they are waiting for MagicX's TouchOne to kill it the same way they did with ZPG Unicorn A1

[tepid geyser]

aslong as it's not 640x480

[verbal kite]

It’d be worse than that right

480x320

Or micro screen

[shrewd shale]

what do you even want? both of those differ from the cube in completely opposite ways

[lost turtle]

This one scales GB/GBC & GBA really well too

[tepid geyser]

unironically would be fine with 480x320

[blissful socket]

I liked the shape of the cube, the 1:1 screen but I didn't need android on it and I needed some extra money 😛

[verbal kite]

There’s already some options then 👀

[shrewd shale]

then you're probably better off with the cube xx

[lost turtle]

you should wait for CubeXX price drop and go for it 😉

[shrewd shale]

yeah i'd wait like a month

cube xx prices are still really high

[tepid geyser]

v10: horizontal
rg351p: overpriced, massive bezels, no wifi

[blissful socket]

I don't fully understand what 4:3 compared to 1:1 is

I just care to have a big screen for retro systems 😛

[shrewd shale]

that's the aspect ratio

[blissful socket]

and that there is little black bars

[lost turtle]

Rg406H will be great for emulating all the nintendo retro handhelds, but its android

[shrewd shale]

1:1 is a square screen, 4:3 is something like an old crt tv

[blissful socket]

yeah, but what are the benefits of one vs the other

[autumn sierra]

cube is better for gameboy, and messing with 8:7 hacks

[lost turtle]

if you want to play Sega consoles, PS1, N64,PS2 4:3 will be better

[verbal kite]

Some consoles are closer to one aspect ratio more than the other

[shrewd shale]

square is better for square screen handhelds like gb and gbc, or nintendo ds stacked, or if you like 8:7 nes, snes and pc engine, 4:3 is better for pretty much everything else

[autumn sierra]

oh square is great for 3ds and ds also

[blissful socket]

dang... I like all of those 😛

[lost turtle]

Cube is great for Gameboys, DS, and NES/SNES (when you run them at 8:7 aspect rratio, people still argue if 4:3 is better than 8:7 for these)

[shrewd shale]

you could just get 2 or 3 xx devices for the price of the cube/406h if you don't care about gamecube and up

[lost turtle]

if you want to play PS1 and below go for 40xx if you prefer Game Boy go for CubeXX

[shrewd shale]

with a cube xx (when it's at good prices), 40xxv/35xxsp and a trimui smart pro you pretty much have the perfect lineup for everything that doesn't need a powerful chip

[blissful socket]

I'll play GC on the rp5... if... I get around to it, as I do have them on my O2 but rarely play any... maybe I just like the older stuff because it's more pick up and play

[shrewd shale]

oh, if you have those two there's zero point to get any of the anbernic android devices imo

[lost turtle]

I would wait for CubeXX if thats the case and you already have RP5 and O2

it should cover most of the higher end stuff anyway

and 4:3 content will look much better on them anyway

buy cubexx for Square and 8:7 systems

[blissful socket]

I'll see how I like RP5, maybe I sell O2

[lost turtle]

Odin 1 was too big for me as well, but RP5 seems to have the perfect size for travels

[blissful socket]

yeah, I like those smaller devices

that aren't bigger than the Switch Lite

but the O2 is comfy can't deny that

[lost turtle]

I know O1 was also comfy as hell, but I dont multiple big handhelds 😉

I already have steam deck and I wasnt using Odin that often

[blissful socket]

yeah.... It's why I have the lite and OLED Switch 😛

[lost turtle]

but small devices are great for pick up and play at work, or on plane

[blissful socket]

... it's just... I like the transparent purple color the best 😫

lol

how do vertical arcades look on a 4:3 screen?

[versed walrus]

Not too bad, though you will have a smaller amount of the screen used than a 1:1 like either of the cubes or the a1 unicorn

[blissful socket]

I think I'll go by this advice, as it save me some money 😛
and maybe ... just maybe they release other colors for the XX? they did so for the SP but I guess that is more popular?

[graceful lantern]

oh this color sucks ass

[blissful socket]

it's different, I like it 😛

[shrewd kernel]

Needs the grey buttons, not sure why they used black. Transparent purple used to have grey. Looked better imo, I'm interested in the black one to match my Steamdeck #blackgangriseup

[verbal kite]

Lol better than when they used skittles on purple

[solar beacon]

i love it that I'm not attached to handheld colors 😄

[shrewd kernel]

Personally, I dislike black buttons with the coloured letters. I'd be putting some skittles in so fast if I bought the purple one, but that's just me

[verbal kite]

Hahaha I don’t like either

[shrewd kernel]

Makes me think of xbox and I never had one

[verbal kite]

I just like the black with white letters

[pliant ridge]

Mmmmm

Idk

[hallow charm]

Phones have shit loads of certifications and regulations to be passed before they get allowed on carrier networks, they are not hiring a full team to do that.

A tablet would be more realistic area of expansion to their range.

[shrewd kernel]

I wish someone would make a 7 or 8 inch tablet (not 8.4)

[pliant ridge]

Something is like not giving me like excitement for the device idk

I thought I would be excited for it

[solar beacon]

too many exciting things already

we don't have to be excited for every release 😄

[shrewd kernel]

Pretty sure it's in this discord's rules

[verbal kite]

I’m excited because I have been saving myself

[solar beacon]

whoo 😄 you havent joined most of us on the handheld binge this year?

[pliant ridge]

I think that is answer right there and because retroid put rp mini that sexy device ooooo still thinking getting rp mini or rp5 but I'm happy anbernic finally showing rg406h tho

[hallow charm]

It's come too late in the cycle, if it had been out instead of the cube, people would have raved over it, but we have already had the new screen in the 406v and the RP mini has got the attention for higher end 4:3 horizontal.

[solar beacon]

i like the option, just there's a lot out this year. bit of fatigue 😄

[winter anvil]

I mean, 406H more or less conforms to the logic that a 4:3 is usually the last of the series. I think it was that way for 351 and 353, only xx5 broke the streak

Safe to say they won't open the xx7 line with a 4:3

[pliant ridge]

That's it rgcube is still unique but at the same time damn

[hallow charm]

This one feels like it will share the overall excitement of post 640x480 in 2024, but will be a background figure to brick, mini, 1:1's, 406v and potentially the micro's display in non-ayaneo devices

[winter anvil]

The brick is in the same performance tier? I haven't checked that one in ages

[verbal kite]

No I haven’t joined on the t820 train. I’ve definitely binged handhelds

[autumn sierra]

micro in that conversation

[hallow charm]

Not same performance tier but is a higher resolution display

[autumn sierra]

its the h700 tier

[verbal kite]

Nah once this is out I think this will get a lot of attention

For the screen alone

I don’t want that fat honking 406v

[winter anvil]

Nah, people on reddit will love it. I feel like less people there buy every release and more people will come and ask "what do I buy for X games" and get this recommended to them

[verbal kite]

This is the first and only 4:3 720p horizontal

[hallow charm]

Not the micro itself, but that 3:2 if it shows up in more stuff, that magicx is still aiming for December isn't it?

[autumn sierra]

i dont trust magicx for shit

[verbal kite]

Got some shares tied up in them or something

[autumn sierra]

i dont know why people give em leeway

[verbal kite]

Cus it’s $40 handhelds lmao

[winter anvil]

I mean, unless you're the pre-ordering kind of fella, I don't know what kind of leeway you're talking about

[hallow charm]

I am not giving them leeway, but still hoping to see more use of that 3:2 display.

[autumn sierra]

k

idk

[verbal kite]

[autumn sierra]

406h is fart

[winter anvil]

Touch One still looks cool to me, but then I'm like "eh, 406 screen will give me more estate for PSP and I'm getting black bars either way", and that was a large part of why I'm interested in that one

[hallow charm]

Nah, people on Reddit will be mostly in the waaahh why isn't it a 406m mode, just get rp5/mini camps.

[autumn sierra]

yeah

[winter anvil]

I was so curious to see the 406P because I was pretty sure it can't be done

Like as soon as you add cooling and stuff you get a thicker device

[hallow charm]

The limited scenario of the $160 mini will be a stick to beat the pricing of this one as well, conveniently ignoring the real price difference between the two.

[winter anvil]

Then again 405M at the time of its launch seemed to be pretty well designed to me internally, so 406P needed to be another feat of engineering to actually work

[verbal kite]

Well they are literally different d pad placements too. I feel like that is already reason for someone to choose one over the other lol

[winter anvil]

First it was $144, now $160, is that another RH promo code?

[verbal kite]

No some people are using the base price other are saying it with the shipping and tax

Lmao

It was never $140 and closer to 160 really

[winter anvil]

Yeah, but where is RPM's base price $160?

[verbal kite]

Its actual base price is 205 lol

[hallow charm]

Dunno, I just saw more mentions of 160 over that 140's price, didn't pay any attention as both seemed to require us coupons

[oak timber]

$199 on retroid

$204 on Ali

[winter anvil]

No, I mean, taxes and shipping is different for everyone, but this is the only base price I see

Well okay, Morechip store also has them in stock now

[verbal kite]

Yeah and if we are considering coupons, no doubt the 406 will be cheaper than the actual listed price on anbernic

[winter anvil]

So I guess we just need to cover our ears till February or something

I mean, the CNY sales

[verbal kite]

Yea if price is a concern lol

[hallow charm]

Indeed, reality will tend to be about $50 difference most of the time

[keen rover]

@spring wolf

[pliant ridge]

It's 200 but Ali it's £161 in uk

[spring wolf]

lol called it

[verbal kite]

I see. Was talking about USD price after the $60 coupon

[pliant ridge]

Ahhhh

[hallow charm]

A slimmer than H or cube would be feasible, but slightly thicker than 405m to include stacked triggers and fan. Anbernic got so much stick from reviewers over non-stacked I doubt that they omit stacked on dearer devices again.

No market for a 3rd 4:3 though so I guess we'll never know for sure.

[undone lake]

Why does the cube XX get a banger dmg, the 40xxV gets a banger blue, the 35xxSP gets bright transparent and silver metallic, and then the t820 anbernics get the most generic colourways possible.

[verbal kite]

Something something money

[inner dune]

Also why is Anbernic afraid of making pink devices?

[unborn yacht]

I want transparent red and transparent green on everything right now.

[hallow charm]

You can understand them playing safe with b&w, but odd not to get a more bold 4th option.

[verbal kite]

I think they’ll continue to be prudent with handhelds that have more expensive chips

[tepid plover]

We need more woodgrain

[hallow charm]

Presumably they expect a higher chance of people buying more than one of a cheaper device so going bolder for somebody to add a second display model is more feasible.

[hallow charm]

Adding a DMG or the blue of the 40xxV wouldn't be straying from prudent tho.

[winter anvil]

Damn, I'm actually happy I can buy a white device now that is not SNES or DMG, was getting sick of those already

[verbal kite]

Lol adding any non standard color is pretty much testing waters

[winter anvil]

Well of course, I'd love a brighter bezel on the white device kinda like they did on the Cube or SP, but oh well

[verbal kite]

A white bezel would’ve been such a good little change

But some don’t like