#Ayaneo Pocket Ace

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pearl arrow
blazing hare
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What AyaNeo really needs is a good middle ground handheld that doesn't break everyones wallet , something with like the SD G2 Gen 2 and the DMG screen , or even better just drop the G2 Gen 2 in the Ace for a more varied more affordable lineup .
Not everyone wants to blow $300-$400 on every new handheld

granite ginkgo
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admittedly the flip DS is REALLY cool but i can't use that to justify recommending it to anyone lol

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it has a really phenomenal hold of its charge when turned off for long periods for some reason,
even now it has 70% battery when i turned it back on after a really long time

dapper rivet
blazing hare
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More than you think

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The Micro sold decently and was relatively praised so I have to disagree that a middle tier handheld from them wouldn't be a good thing all around

ancient fable
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Mid tier isn’t their market, they’ve positioned themselves squarely in the premium tier. Retroid has the mid tier covered

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The Micro is premium GBA, if you just care about GBA there are much cheaper options

regal wharf
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hope mine ships soon, they said early july đŸ˜©

dapper rivet
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Why is this channel still in upcoming devices tho, the audacity

blissful mirage
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A lot of people still haven't gotten theirs ig

dapper rivet
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RH never cares with Retroid either, now I finally get something on time and it ain't purged from upcoming frog_stare

muted dirge
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the slide is also not yet out of upcoming

dapper rivet
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I don't care, others should suffer like I did villager

granite ginkgo
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i've suffered plenty of waiting and will suffer plenty more

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every morning i open the tab that has the spreadsheet and then drop my phone back onto the bed in disappointment lol

daring hornet
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That's not waiting

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You will never know the pain of super sp waiters

granite ginkgo
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727 mentions lol

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i respect it

misty cypress
bold glade
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A bit off topic, but kinda interested to see if this screen add on from Retroid might fit onto the Ace, then it's both an OLED "upgrade" and can be used for NDS/3DS games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLKciRpFftY&t=15s

granite ginkgo
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interesting

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maybe it's more flexible than i thought, i expected only the 5 and mini but it's on rp4pro too?

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does it use any specific app or retroid only settings for the dual screen thing or would it work generically android?

bold glade
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IIRC it's an Android thing, and the addon is designed for devices of certain screen sizes (being able to clamp on to)

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since the Ace has USB port at the bottom, should be doable since it's similar size to the RP Mini

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Now that i think about it, might block or even apply pressure on some buttons on top tho

granite ginkgo
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Ahhh i see

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Well, if i end up getting it and this ever comes in no harm in just checking if it fits

muted dirge
earnest pier
daring hornet
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Super SP will benefit

granite ginkgo
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2 units

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oh my god lmao

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i should just stop looking

opal lark
granite ginkgo
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this is tough

regal wharf
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There’s a sheet?!

granite ginkgo
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hopefully this is allowed to share, i believe this was openly in the ayaneo server anyway but yes

granite ginkgo
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you'll need your CID from IGG to check against the list

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i have always have such rancid luck with my choices lol

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only 28 of the 12G+256GB black have been sent out

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so i'm probably far far off

bold glade
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Same for me

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I'm at #700+ mark, probably a long long way as well

dense heart
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Yea mines not even on there haha

regal wharf
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Ah fuck I shouldn’t have looked at that list

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I guess I can stop waiting for mine soon lol

granite ginkgo
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😅

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it's certainly the dream crusher

rough iron
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Just got mine yesterday, first impressions are VERY good

dense heart
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Just realized there's no 8gb white section on there

regal wharf
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I'm 725 and they have 461 on the july 12 batch so... rip

blissful mirage
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Thank god I didn't order this

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As nice as it seemed

jolly pecan
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#699, delivered yesterday (USA)

granite ginkgo
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Im 591 but my type is at 369

regal wharf
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urgh discovered romvault ahead of my pocket ace arriving so I can get the es-ds structure setup in advance and now it's mocking me for a paltry collection

granite ginkgo
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Lol

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If it helps, es-de doesnt require you to make all the folders every time

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If you have a set and folders you prefer you can keep that, set that for ROMs folder, and tell it don't make more

regal wharf
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I just realized I had nothing organized, only had a super old barely functional set, didn’t know where to flesh that out, and decided at least with dats I can be sure my stuff isn’t totally broken

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It all started because I couldn’t get retroarch to load any sfc snes files on my actual desktop lol

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They still don’t work but that’s a problem for another day

granite ginkgo
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uh oh

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is it trying to launch into a different core? or maybe one you may have slipped and got the core right next to it in the list

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i've done that a few times now lol

regal wharf
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It's weird, I tried bnes-hd, bnes, snes9x, all different cores, none load

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other stuff worked, mame, megadrive, just never any snes stuff for some reason

willow sonnet
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Might be the folder naming. I just did this and it wouldn't load ps1, ps2, psp games because the folders were all capitals instead of being lower case.

regal wharf
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i tried sticking it in sfc and also snesna because es-ds made one of those, it's so weird - I was hoping the romvault thing would rename stuff to meet whatever was required

dense heart
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Damn now im wondering if this will come like 3 months later, heard no updates on the 8gb white model

granite ginkgo
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Yeah it's gonna be quite a wait

high valve
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awaiting droix to fulfill my order, debating cancelling and keeping store credit towards something else. Already have the S1 though frog_shrug

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as time goes on the novelty of this handheld is wearing off

granite ginkgo
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i would not blame you

opal lark
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Decided I couldn't wait for the 12/256 boards to be produced any longer so just upgraded to 16/512. Can now see my number is on the sheet to ship on Monday so it's nice that it has sped things along but at the same time I am not sure if I will ever see the value in that extra ram/storage.

dense heart
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They updated the shipping but still no white 8gb model on there

dapper rivet
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me who had his 12/256 ACE for weeks kirbypopcorn

dapper rivet
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it's kinda satisfying to not be one of the last people to get their order for once kek

muted dirge
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proceeds to not use it

granite ginkgo
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They skipped over my model again lmao

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Why'd you guys have to get my hopes up

dense heart
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I def want to use mine lol. Was gonna try twilight princess

granite ginkgo
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Did they confirm switching models would get it to you quicker somewhere? I was forced to do that for the micro when they decided to stop making the red classic in the version i wanted

dense heart
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Im not sure if it has worked for anybody but thats what ayaneo is saying on the igg discussion page

granite ginkgo
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Ah i'll check there thanks

bold glade
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Hmmm hopefully end of the month they're able to produce fully all orders

granite ginkgo
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that would be nice

dapper rivet
bold glade
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Good for you sir, hope you're enjoying your unit to the fullest on behalf of us unlucky few

dapper rivet
granite ginkgo
night furnace
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Also, just got my Flip-Grip case in the mail, and it’s exactly what I would want out of something like this.

blissful mirage
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Hell yeah

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Very nice

ancient fable
night furnace
dapper rivet
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while I like those flip grips, I don't feel like it's safe to use them with a device that has a glass front doggylol

night furnace
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All they touch is plastic shell, even for that one top clip.

blissful mirage
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If you put it in right, anyway

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All it takes is one skill issue

willow sonnet
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Couldn't you also just put some felt over the clips, if you were that worried about it?

night furnace
night furnace
night furnace
blissful mirage
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I actually haven't done it to any device but I just think I would still be that guy

dense heart
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Think im gonna cancel and just get an odin 2 mini

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No updates on white 8gb

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Was hoping ayaneo wouldnt have issues sourcing this screen like the ktr1 guy did

pearl arrow
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I canceled a few weeks ago was tired of waiting and did not want to spend more. My ktr1 metal is good enough

dense heart
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Yea the only units in stock are the 16gb models which are overkill for me

native vessel
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If you need something basic the antek micros are on sale 😅

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I know its not quite the same as the ace though

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Guess it depends what you are wanting to play

dense heart
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Yea im happy with my 34xxsp for gba

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Mostly wanted a bigger screen and more power for gc/ps2

solid loom
native vessel
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X86 also on offer

solid loom
native vessel
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I remember antek has the red micro before they shipped to indiegogo people

solid loom
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With the same price as regular ones

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I wonder how the poeple who bought it during campaign feel now

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Hoping for the same with limited edition Pocket Ace if it will be indeed sold by Antec

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this one actually looks nice, in case of Pocket Micro I think I prefer the regular black and red

native vessel
steel lantern
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Anyone get the ace? Did it start shipping?

rough iron
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I have mine and like it quite a bit

granite ginkgo
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Hopefully it ships out eventually

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Would be nice if by august everything can get moved out

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Since they said the delays would keep the 12gb model from coming out at all this month

jolly pecan
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I got mine, really enjoying it

ancient fable
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https://youtu.be/atc17U_p4BY finally done, editing takes forever 😅

Take a look at the new AYANEO Pocket ACE, a powerful Android-based retro gaming and emulation handheld! Featuring the power of the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 processor, a 4.5 inch 1620x1080 3:2 aspect ratio display, hall effect analog sticks and analog triggers, and great ergonomics and feel.

Order on Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/88T7Agxzgdw/x/356541...

▶ Play video
granite ginkgo
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well done video, gave you a sub

gleaming oak
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same 🙂

regal wharf
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urgh mine will never ship đŸ˜© , they said early july! it's the 22nd

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oh no, a video about all the issues, @ancient fable trying to give me a heart attack before it even ships

granite ginkgo
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i feel for ya, i really just want the thing to come in because it sounds awesome lol

dense heart
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People are also reporting issues with the rumble and the sound. Ayaneo has said they'll fix it with a software update

regal wharf
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I figured most of this stuff is probably just patchable, so that's good!

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and I assume (one day) someone will wrangle up a 3rd party android distro for this that fixes even more weird stuff

blazing hare
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Any idea if this will ever be sold by Antec ?
The Micro on sale through Antec is dirt cheap and it’s the 8GB 256 model

native vessel
native vessel
night furnace
old pumice
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Always wanted a ayaneo device but would never at full RRP

muted dirge
dense heart
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They added 8gb white

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Supposedly 26 units go out tomorrow

night furnace
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Can definitely say that this thing is legit among my favorite handhelds now. It’s really freaking surprised me in comparison to what I normally expect out of AYANEO.

Even the issues I have noticed have been pretty much solely software related, and AYANEO, despite what they’re usually like, is among the better companies in terms of working on consistent software updates for the sake of fixing issues.

dense heart
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Their pocket line seems a lot better than their pc stuff

night furnace
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Cause it’s baffling just how much better their Android stuff has been compared to the tech they had been working on for way longer.

gleaming oak
night furnace
# gleaming oak whats your pros/cons on this overall?

Pro: Slightly Smaller and lighter than the Odin 2 Mini, with a screen that makes retro stuff look nicer (at the cost of not being as great for 16:9 stuff, but “not as great” doesn’t mean “not good” since I still find widescreen stuff enjoyable on here).

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Pro: G3X Gen 2 is surprisingly less glitchy in rendering games than I expected (but this is likely due to them having 3 different handhelds S/DMG/Evo worth of experience in messing with the GPU driver before this device), so it’s literally just overall the Odin 2 Mini without MiniLED (which is a massive pro for me since my eyes fucking hated the O2 Mini’s screen no matter how much I loved everything else).

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Con: The Controls do have bugs, like the aforementioned issue with the rumble messing with control inputs.

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Con: The face buttons themselves are really “clacky” in a similar manner to the Retroid Pocket Mini, and I’d even say they’re a good bit more louder in those clacks. This is more a con for others since I’m genuinely fine with them, so I mainly just wanted to mention this for people who are bothered by the buttons on the RPMini.

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Pro: The Software legit seems to be for the most part better than it was on the Pocket Micro and especially way better than it was on the Pocket Air when that first released (once again, this is pretty likely just the obvious results of them continuing to work on the software).

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Pro: With the right GPU Drivers, this thing works shockingly well in running winlator games in particular, helped by the fact that the Turnip Driver dev also really likes using the Pocket S and actively works on helping support the G3X Gen 2 because of it (where before I learned about that, I thought Winlator would have the worst time in running games compared to other emulators).

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Con: The screen is 1620x1080, so no matter what you do, you’ll pretty much never get integer scaling for anything but the select few games that manage to have integer scaling for 1080p while also being 3:2 or narrower, since integer scaled 1920x1080 obviously isn’t gonna work on here. I’m fine with that since I already just go for slapping on Sharp-Shimmerless to non-integer scaling anyways, but this is something to note for anyone that would have that as a deal-breaker.

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Con: There’s still some bugs in Vulkan for the GPU driver that do affect some emulators that don’t support alternative GPU drivers, such as SameBoy being significantly more demanding for performance with Vulkan than it is in OpenGL (this is something that seems to occur with other random chipsets as well, but it’s at its worst on the G3X Gen 2). So this would need to be worked out on AYANEO’s end for the system default drivers.

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Personal opinion: This thing is literally exactly what I liked out of the Odin 2 Mini in terms of being a high-powered Android handheld that is still really freaking portable, and the fact it uses an IPS screen instead of MiniLED is a massive pro for me personally, since my eyes just do not like MiniLED for whatever reason. So even the cons don’t really change much of how I feel about this thing even if I would definitely agree to the cons being important things to consider for anyone else.

dense heart
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So what's the turnip driver thing? You just gotta install some drivers from github and that's it? Or is there more setup

regal wharf
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i think that's basically it, you slap 'em in and most emulators know how to use them (or you select them in the emulators from what I've seen)

teal plover
dense heart
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Thanks guys, will be referring to this when I get my ace

granite ginkgo
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Good to know that they work with this

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And also awesome that they're finally moving more units

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Saw my type didn't change at all but hopefully soon lol

crystal mantle
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The other drivers are OUTDATED!

teal plover
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Oops sorry

hardy wyvern
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I’m seeing people getting their Ace’s and this looks like a nice little device

night furnace
# dense heart


Wait, they’re having issues with that sku? How the hell did I get mine?

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Like I won’t question it and just be happy I was lucky, but damn.

dense heart
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They're having issues with that model and the RP one as well. But I think it's a recent issue for both as they haven't made or shipped many of those two models in a couple weeks

dapper rivet
granite ginkgo
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I appreciate the heads up at least

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Cant believe this happened to me again with them but yeah i guess i ought to just switch then

high valve
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To those who received theirs and are awaiting theirs to ship, I hope you enjoy. I'm gonna dip and ask for droix to refund me. Losing more and more interest with time and don't wanna spend several hundred on a display piece. 😂

granite ginkgo
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Understandable

muted dirge
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a watched pot never boils

high valve
glacial kraken
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Just saying, it's a very good device

willow sonnet
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I recognize spiritfarer. But what's the second game?

glacial kraken
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Baldo

granite ginkgo
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I thought about swapping to the white model since apparently it's in stock but i just realized I've never seen it

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Everyone posting videos or pictures has the black or retro power from what i can remember

modest rampart
granite ginkgo
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huh

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i wonder why the rep said that when responding

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well i suppose they didnt say "white is in stock" just that all options were in stock aside from black 12G and retro power

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not saying you're wrong or lying btw, that might just mean i really do need to sit down and just wait lol

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i was considering a swap to same price to just hurry up and get something to me

modest rampart
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Pick what'cha like, go with your gut choice

severe aurora
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There's these pics that were posted in the AyaNeo Discord yesterday from one user.

granite ginkgo
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neat, thanks

severe aurora
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Looks like a DS style Android handheld will be announced tomorrow too.

granite ginkgo
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uh oh

viscid shell
glacial kraken
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Nah, this is fine

dapper rivet
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I should actually use mine kek

severe aurora
# dapper rivet man the ACE is such a neat device

Yeah I love my Ace. Worth the investment imo. Just great build quality all around, barring software issues which should be patched soon enough. I've been playing mine every day at least. 😁

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I'm gonna get the DS AyaNeo as well, but afterwards I probably won't get any new devices for a few years.

dapper rivet
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the x86 or the teased Android one?

severe aurora
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Android

night furnace
# granite ginkgo uh oh

Welp, hopefully they’ll be the ones to either prove that there is in fact a copyright issue, or that there isn’t currently one anymore.

severe aurora
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For me an x86 needs to be small and with good battery life which won't happen in the foreseeable future.

dapper rivet
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well, it has been 20 years, who knows if Nintendo will sue their asses for selling 500 units of their Android DS kek

severe aurora
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Finally somebody foolish brave enough to tempt the Nintendo copyright ninjas.

night furnace
dapper rivet
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wasn't the last Flip an x86?

night furnace
# dapper rivet wasn't the last Flip an x86?

Yup, and it’s also got the dubious honor of being the only handheld where AYANEO outright discontinued production of while still being in the middle of shipping Indiegogo units.

night furnace
dapper rivet
night furnace
severe aurora
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Wtf that's actually insane. Did they say why?

night furnace
# severe aurora Wtf that's actually insane. Did they say why?

Nope, and that’s the exact reason why I was wondering if they legit did encounter issues related to copyright (that they may or may not have somehow bypassed for the Flip 1S and that potential Android Flip), since I can’t really even think of any other reasons for that happening (there wasn’t any reported hardware issues that were bad enough to warrant a temporary discontinuation “till they could fix it and release it as the 1S”, and they’re still selling Micro and Micro Classic units, which was made after the Flip, so it’s not like it was a screen availability limitation).

granite ginkgo
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oh wow i didn't realize that happened

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that's actually one i got in a timely manner unlike the micro

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where they stopped making my Red mid-run so i had to downgrade it, lol

dapper rivet
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meanwhile Antec still selling Red ones kek

granite ginkgo
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yuuuup

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not sure which storage setup they sell

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but i had to go for less

dapper rivet
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8/256 only

granite ginkgo
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oh ok that checks out then

blazing hare
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Antec has crazy low prices on the Micro so hopefully at some point they also have a discounted Ace

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Even if it’s a year from now

dapper rivet
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unlikely, but I would buy a 2nd one kek

gleaming oak
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I would buy a first one 😄

severe aurora
steel lantern
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The stores almost out of everything nothing left in. Stock.

daring hornet
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Always bet on super sp

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I go gambling every week I owe them 36 super sp but they'll start shipping soon

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I won 8 times

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Lost 44

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I'm a great gambler

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All my super sp on red

daring hornet
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Balatro is clearly amazing poker education

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Weirdly enough they threw me out when I took out my banana and declared myself the winner then the next casino got mad when I had 52 King of clubs

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Fools don't even know the rules of the game

ancient fable
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Starting work on the teardown video. Looks like they did what they recommended to fix the Evo’s thermals on the Ace, which is to use thermal pads and also apply thermal paste on top. Also you HAVE to remove the battery before you can remove the left speaker and access the d-pad, which is frustrating

blazing hare
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Holy crap did they close their eyes when applying thermal paste?

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It look like they wanted to finish the tube on that heatsink

muted dirge
blazing hare
cinder night
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Ateast swapping out the abxy buttons was easy enough. Does anyone really swap out the dpad?

magic cargo
cinder night
magic cargo
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Very nice

regal wharf
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what do we think guys, is today the week we get our orders shipped

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doesn't matter what question you ask, it's "next week" always, 100% of the time

high valve
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tough call but i went ahead and cancelled my order with Droix, perhaps it was a good thing they had to delay their fulfillment a second time. Think I am experiencing handheld burnout đŸ€Ł

dense heart
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Tbf they told me the 8gb white model wasnt in stock and then shipped it three days later

opal lark
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Looks like they had Ace Ventura deliver mine, thankfully the console itself made it here unharmed. Good job Ayaneo add that foam to the box 🙏

dapper rivet
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yeah my Ayaneo Pocket Ace also took a bit of a beating from DPD, but not nearly as bad

opal lark
dapper rivet
granite ginkgo
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I didnt get a response to my request to swap so i'll just let it be lol, from comparing i honestly think i'd be happier with the black colorway anyhow

blazing hare
tough yarrow
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I heard something about don't get the white sku. Why is that?

dense heart
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It had shipping delays at one point

dense heart
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Also has a slight off white color, may bother you

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That's all I can think of lol

granite ginkgo
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I dont think i saw any mention of color specific issues here at least

tough yarrow
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Maybe it was the off white color

granite ginkgo
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That'd make sense

tough yarrow
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I just remember someone said Ayaneo forgot how do white handhelds

rough iron
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Im really quite smitten with mine, but can’t decide if I like it or my o2 portal more. I suppose it’s gonna come down to if the retroid screen is compatible with either

severe aurora
blissful mirage
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This is my first time seeing a white Pocket Ace

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I can imagine it being a bit of a disappointment that it's slightly yellow

tough yarrow
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Looks like the rp3 white

granite ginkgo
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oh did the rp3 come in white?

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i think i got mine in gc and then the rp4+ in gray iirc

dense heart
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Yea thats news to me lol

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I think it was just the 3, not the 3+

quasi mulch
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@winter turret it has arrived

daring hornet
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Is it ewaste

misty cypress
daring hornet
night furnace
# daring hornet

Anything’s better than something that doesn’t even exist.

granite ginkgo
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the super sp will have to do a lot of work to rehabilitate its image

night furnace
granite ginkgo
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😅

muted dirge
dense heart
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I was under the impression it wasnt real lol. And just this guy wishing for a 1440p clamshell

muted dirge
muted dirge
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I wish I could justify it lol

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this is one handheld that I go back and forth on for a while now

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but I know I don't need it

daring hornet
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wise sage is this true

charred yacht
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Yes child, it is most likely the super sp will not be called such, but when it comes the disciples of the super sp and the heretics will know.

daring hornet
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thank you master

muted dirge
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this is some next level degeneracy to talk to yourself with alt accounts lol

dapper rivet
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Huffy finally completely lost it

granite ginkgo
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Super sp got story arcs now

regal wharf
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i still wanna see a video of one of your guys pocket ace with a decent crt shader on something old đŸ˜© so i know what it'll look like

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not that mine will ever ship

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oh, according to the spreadsheet mine ships tomorrow

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😼

dense heart
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Mine shipped a week ago but haven't got any UPS updates yet

granite ginkgo
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Ah grats

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Mine still isnt on the spreadsheet yet, fingers crossed for august lol

dense heart
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Yea this shipping window was mostly for the RP model i see

charred yacht
granite ginkgo
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oh

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i really hope they get it over to me before the end of august lol

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apparently de minimis is ending for real this time for USA

daring hornet
quasi mulch
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@jolly pecan do you still have the ktr1, this one feels like a new and improved version of it. It's good stuff

jolly pecan
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I do. I got one of the magnesium shells, it feels great n the hand. The KT is smaller, so more portable. The Ace is a beast though. Plays everything, upscaled, without breaking a sweat. Really enjoying it

blazing hare
regal wharf
night furnace
daring hornet
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Split would imply a difference

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Ya two or more distinct personality states

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They're all the same

granite ginkgo
regal wharf
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so now that my pocket ace has shipped, what ridiculous upcoming device am I meant to lust over next? that's how this works right?? 😄

granite ginkgo
regal wharf
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clearly just a gaming laptop, with retroarch and a controller I use in bed, the least suitable setup

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controller too standard, a trackball

granite ginkgo
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I just want more weird stuff

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MagicX has been on a roll for me

magic cargo
regal wharf
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excellllent

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any of them linux devices or all android? 😼

daring hornet
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Ridiculous ✅

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Upcoming❓

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Lust✅

quasi mulch
jolly pecan
quasi mulch
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It's so good @brisk bridge did you end up grabbing one?

brisk bridge
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I did, I got the RP one about a month or so ago and poor @glass basalt is still waiting on his 😭😭

glass basalt
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Hopefully will be here next week.

brisk bridge
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I know, I got mine just from a random seller in AE. Ended up paying about the same thanks to the koopons mariodead

quasi mulch
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All I know is I've been playing this thing non-stop since I got it and it's got me thinking that I'm probably done with my search.

brisk bridge
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It was Arthur’s dream device, makes sense 😅😅

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It’s a beauty though

quasi mulch
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It's really nice, you're gonna dig it @glass basalt

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Like I said before, it's the ktr1 that never was

ancient fable
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it's basically the same size as my phone

magic cargo
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Yeah it’s my favourite too. Mine is basically a full time pocketable switch

ancient fable
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https://youtu.be/wSwCE9VafqU very interesting results from the thermal pad replacement đŸ€”

Learn how to fully disassemble and reassemble the AYANEO Pocket ACE, a powerful Android-based gaming and emulation handheld. I also show you how to mod the device to make the buttons quieter as well as redo the thermal pads, and see if that makes a difference.

First impressions video: https://youtu.be/atc17U_p4BY
Silent button mods video: https...

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gleaming oak
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Oooh

muted dirge
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how long until we see a rg477m vs Ace comparison? 😄

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dimensions seem to be very similar

dapper rivet
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477m has no shot against the Ace, let's face it kirbypopcorn

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at the end of the day Anbernic is doing a solid job, but their more expensive stuff ain't any more premium than their $40 budget devices

gleaming oak
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does seem like an unfair comparison 😄

muted dirge
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so it depends

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chip cannot be compared, but everything else maybe

gleaming oak
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time for the retroid crew to swagger in to counter your argument xD

night furnace
# gleaming oak time for the retroid crew to swagger in to counter your argument xD

Nah, even then it’s only half-and-half at best. The Retroid and Ayn tactile D-Pads are outright my favorite D-Pads in any of these handhelds, but the face buttons are a good bit more varied in quality and feel depending on the handheld (and admittedly it’s likely I’m just biased against how I’d prefer both the Face Buttons and D-Pad use the same tactile controls).

So I’d actually argue the Helegaly Action Pi has the best D-Pad/Face Button combo among these handhelds imo (due to its face buttons legit feeling just as good as Anbernic’s better examples on top of its D-Pad being an actually pretty good tactile D-Pad), and I really do not know how to feel about this statement.

solid loom
granite ginkgo
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But i remember it being real

muted dirge
dapper rivet
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I don't really see Antec doing a deal over the more expensive Android stuff tbh

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maybe the new KONKR Fit (x86)

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after all their business is PC parts

muted dirge
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my impression was that Antec just collects whatever leftover inventory Ayaneo couldn't sell

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so I think it's more about whether something sells or not

dapper rivet
solid loom
muted dirge
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maybe because they didn't have enough orders to be worth it on igg

solid loom
daring hornet
coral herald
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is the base model good enough for most switch games/all ps2/gc?

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I mostly play indies on switch and rpgs like octopath and 13 sentinels

quasi mulch
coral herald
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How quick are they shipping?

quasi mulch
coral herald
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Sounds good. I just ordered. Hopefully it gets here before the tariffs kick in or I’m toast.

quasi mulch
coral herald
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I mostly play ps2 and psp games, so that felt good enough for that!

quasi mulch
coral herald
quasi mulch
wind seal
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I don't think it's weird for PSP, it sits at about 4.3 inches (a very tiny tiny amount more), It's actually unnoticeably slightly bigger than the original PSP in terms of showing 16:9 content

coral herald
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Nice. It was really this or an o2 mini for me and I didn’t really love the o2m for some reason though it’s pro model was the same price as the base ace.

quasi mulch
wind seal
quasi mulch
coral herald
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Yea I’m hoping it being the black version will mitigate some of that. I was watching tech dweebs video and it didn’t look too bad. The retro power one looked awful though.

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In my opinion

quasi mulch
coral herald
wind seal
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you only get the illusion of a larger screen view, I'd much rather have my white color with 2 tiny black bars than have the black model's fingerprint hell

quasi mulch
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I love the white one. The black one is nice too. I like the red accents

bold glade
coral herald
blissful mirage
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Absolutely

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That's why I like 3:2 so much

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Although PSP on the RG34XX might still have problems just because the PSP had a decently big screen

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4.3" for the regular model

bold glade
regal wharf
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feels like indiegogo a little optimistic here

dense heart
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Yea mines arriving Wednesday, 2 weeks after the shipping date

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Your date is most likely when ups will get the package

regal wharf
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that sounds more believable

regal wharf
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well you were right, it's weds and they still don't have it at ups

dense heart
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UPS got mine a day after their intial estimated delivery date

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So it just takes a while

regal wharf
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it'll show up at some point, I just take a peek each morning to see if it made it

dapper rivet
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Still people without their ACE in here, huh?

dense heart
#

Seems like black 12g is still not caught up

dapper rivet
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Wild

night furnace
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Welp, it’s only Nightly, but can confirm Rocknix does work on this thing. The method involved for installing Linux loader requires the same exact thing as the Odin 2.

granite ginkgo
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I saw a friend post this, not the same product obviously but the clock is ticking

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If they keep jerking me around im just gonna have to cancel since our president hates us so much

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Seriously sucks, lol

dapper rivet
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Ask them to ship with DPD instead of DHL, works for Europe, bet they won't properly tax you with that in the US either doggylol

glass basalt
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Hmmm guess what was supposed to come today but didn’t.

dense heart
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Yea so looks like mines getting delivered tomorrow lol

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Ups sucks

glass basalt
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Pretty much.

unborn bridge
#

What was the last word on the 12+256 version estimated shipping?

granite ginkgo
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Early august, i think i saw the rep last say

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I'd have to double check

granite ginkgo
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fingers crossed

unborn bridge
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Sweet thank you. Where'd you look for the update?

granite ginkgo
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The indiegogo's discussion section

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If you do leave a comment they may take a bit to respond due to time zone difference

unborn bridge
granite ginkgo
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Hopefully im not coming off too grumpy, i dont intend to take it out on the rep having been on that service side of things before lol

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Thing just looks so cool and i really dont wanna get slapped with a huge fee because of multiple delays

unborn bridge
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Nah you've been excellent. I too worry about tariffs

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I can be patient. I knew what I was getting in to with Ayaneo. Unlucky though

granite ginkgo
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True enough, luck of the draw

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I guess i should've seen it coming since it happened to me last time i picked their "midrange"

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honestly i would've expected that to be bulk of their orders but i guess that's the thing with their stuff being "premium" class

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go big or go home types or people wanting to have to pay as little as possible which i can understand lol

unborn bridge
#

Ram that isn't a cube of 2 is cursed maybe

granite ginkgo
#

Genuinely might be a reason :p

unborn bridge
#

256 being a chefskiss should've balanced it out though

cinder night
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Made a little something for my ace 😛 thought others with printers might like it

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I find the "L" ones (second one from left to right) particularly good

granite ginkgo
#

Oh interesting

cinder night
granite ginkgo
#

Eyeballing it, the ace's sticks look like they were less egregiously sticking out than the pocket micro's

cinder night
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Those are the L ones

granite ginkgo
#

those playstation buttons look so cool

cinder night
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I prefer the slightly bigger ones

granite ginkgo
#

Ah i see

cinder night
granite ginkgo
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It's more forgivable with way more power behind it i suppose

cinder night
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and, I liked the reversable grip from etsy. I can toss that into my bag no problem

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Original sticks next to mine

coral herald
#

When does deminimis end for US?

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Never mind I see 8/29

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Yikes, that is coming close

bold glade
cinder night
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The etsy one has grown on me because it feels much tougher and doesn’t press the sticks.

dense heart
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Finally got mine, its really nice. Did some initial setup with gc/ps2, retroarch and es-de

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Looks even better in person

dense heart
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The grip that ayaneo provides sucks imo

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Feels better to just use the ace without it

coral herald
#

If I ordered today, anyone have a general idea about how long they’re taking to ship? Got the black 8gb as it seemed like the 12gb was back ordered

dense heart
#

Ergonomics could be better for stick gaming and I wish the face buttons weren't as clacky but otherwise im liking it so far

granite ginkgo
#

12gb black looks like it's moved to a mid august target now from the latest reply I saw

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Yeesh

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It looks like no model has had a new batch at any point in august yet though so it's not just us worrying unfortunately

dense heart
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Yea the shipping list isnt getting updated anymore which is odd

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Wonder if they're shipping individual units at this point

granite ginkgo
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For other people's sake i hope so

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I havent gotten a message for mine yet but maybe other models are moving behind the scenes

regal wharf
#

the track my shipment gets weirder by the day

coral herald
granite ginkgo
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i asked them if i could do that 2 weeks ago and got no response

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did they email you??

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I ought to just send them one now and see if that option is open, it took their support team about 5 days to respond to my email last go around

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I appreciate the heads up

coral herald
granite ginkgo
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I'll give that a go, thank you

granite ginkgo
#

I got the same info, so Im gonna ask to swap to the white model

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It's a shame, that black looks so good but I dont want to chance things rn

coral herald
granite ginkgo
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Ah, i hope that can work out yeah

regal wharf
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10 days post shipping email, still on a boat somewhere I guess 🙁

granite ginkgo
#

Apparently im next in line for the next batch so fingers crossed

clear lotus
granite ginkgo
dense heart
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Dunno if anybody noticed a weird smell from the dpad if you use a 40w charger or higher

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Happened to me

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Got a 30w charger instead

night furnace
dense heart
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Its just a generic one from Amazon but I've never had issues with anything else I've charged on there

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Also was reported by others in the ayaneo discord

unborn bridge
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Lol >40W makes dpad stink?

dense heart
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Lol i wouldnt say stink but it does have a weird chemical smell

granite ginkgo
#

that's odd

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hopefully nothing too crazy

blissful mirage
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uh oh

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stinky

regal wharf
#

Man ups is never getting this package đŸ˜©

granite ginkgo
#

Maybe they're playing football with it

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đŸ˜±

coral herald
#

So based on an, admittedly, very small amount of searching it sounds like ayaneo ships out of Singapore to the US to avoid larger tariff fees. If that’s true then perhaps the tariff post de minimus would be less?

granite ginkgo
#

the super extreme prices are going to be in the interim until those are all in place

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i dont know if i have that all exactly right, this stuff is always changing...

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im also reading that apparently duties are based on the country of origin unlike the tariffs which are based on country shipped out from?

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seems like a huge headache

dense heart
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Looks like black 12gb will be shipped tomorrow

granite ginkgo
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woooooooo

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yea i see im in there as well

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37 units, that was quite a pileup backorder

unborn bridge
#

Where the list? Ayaneo discord? I don't see it on igg

regal wharf
#

still nothing đŸ˜©

dense heart
#

That actually seems irregular

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I would reach out in a couple days if they don't get it

regal wharf
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Yeah, it's been a pretty long time, I figured I'd give it the rest of this week then reach out

granite ginkgo
#

I got a tracking number now, obviously no way it's in ups hands yet ofc

unborn bridge
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Same

regal wharf
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I did email them because why not, no reply yet after a day lol

granite ginkgo
#

Oof

opal lark
#

Looks like the Retroid Duel Screen Add-on fits the Ace according to tech dweeb (7:23): https://youtu.be/_9S8TTxqGMI?si=LRuQ0bQ8iy6WSEI2&t=442

My Handheld Grew Another Screen. That's worrisome, but also pretty neat.

BUY IT HERE (Use coupon RDS to save $5)
https://www.goretroid.com/en-ca/products/retroid-dual-screen-add-on?sca_ref=3107511.bZsbeLGALE

This is Retroids new Dual-screen add-on for their high end android doodads. It is designed to work with the RP Mini, RP4 Pro, and RP5, a...

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regal wharf
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the weirdest reply

muted dirge
#

I think that's Engrish for "We regret to inform you that..."

granite ginkgo
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Yeah i think just a rough translation i dont think they meant it to come off rude 😅

granite ginkgo
regal wharf
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yeah, only real important part for me was to ignore this for a few weeks and hope it survives customs lol

night furnace
granite ginkgo
#

is it possible to contact them?

regal wharf
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nah, once it gets to customs it's a black box

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I've had stuff never make it out of customs, zero info, just vanishes into the wind

granite ginkgo
#

oh that's awful

regal wharf
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normally the company just sends a replacement, it's just the nature of doing business with other countries, customs gets weird sometimes 🙁

granite ginkgo
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I hope they make you whole again, whether they can get that replacement or money back if it comes to it

ancient fable
muted dirge
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Oh hey, Russ finally got an Ace, looks like a review is coming from him

dapper rivet
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why would they need to send a review unit now after I have my device for a month or so already kek

regal wharf
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it's somehow @dapper rivet 's fault mine is being ripped apart by customs for getting his so long ago đŸ˜©

ancient fable
regal wharf
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ayaneo can't trick me with this ds device, can't even get my pocket delivered đŸ˜©

granite ginkgo
pearl arrow
dapper rivet
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tempting price, nearly makes me grab a 2nd one doggylol

dense heart
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Jak 2 running well at 2.5x with some tweaks

coral herald
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Anyone else’s ace just hanging in transit? Mine says they created the label, but ups hasn’t received the package yet.

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It’s been about 5 days since then

granite ginkgo
#

mine's like that for about 6 according to universal parcel tracking

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that is the norm though from what i recall

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for things i got that weren't tracked on Shop like retroid or similar

dapper rivet
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I mean, up to 15-16 days in transit I wouldn't worry about it, probably comes by ship instead of airplane

regal wharf
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maybe you're in the same container as me @coral herald

granite ginkgo
#

Mine made it to the first US facility and moved to the second, took about as long as im used to, i think it was 8 or 9 days

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Accounting for the date line jump and whatnot

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Usually california to here im expecting another few days so maybe next monday unless they really floor it for little ol me

coral herald
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Yep, mine just suddenly appeared in California as well

granite ginkgo
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Ah yours probably came in the same container then

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Sounds like it's closing in soon, excited

granite ginkgo
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Ooh

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They were estimating tomorrow but it looks like it got to my city this morning as of the latest tracking

gleaming oak
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fingers crossed yours arrives soon 🙂

granite ginkgo
#

I appreciate it 🙏

regal wharf
#

mine still stuck, glad yours escaped 😼

granite ginkgo
#

dang...

granite ginkgo
#

Pretty excited

regal wharf
#

my device is never making it out of customs lol

granite ginkgo
#

i still think that's so messed up

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even if they rip and rough everything up cant they see it's not a bomb and send it on its way

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or is it an anger about the item not being declared properly by aya or something

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idk if that's their practice ofc

regal wharf
#

well it sounds like they were trying to work around tarrifs

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so probably all that stuff

granite ginkgo
#

Oooof

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See like that's not your choice to do that's screwed up

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it came in completely dead, usually a lot of these have at least a bit of battery

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but no big deal just gotta keep charging

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i got worried i put the protector on wrong because i couldn't light the screen up white but hopefully i got it right lol

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Oh that makes me really happy

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As far as i can tell i got it on perfectly, no bubbles, no dust, no hair

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im notoriously garbage at that a few people have probably seen me start whining about doing it on other handhelds in this server lmao

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the LC button being the app drawer kill processes shortcut is fantastic

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i have to jump through so many hoops with separate keybinding apps to set that on other handhelds

granite ginkgo
#

oh actually anybody who has one of these, do you know how to get root access for syncthing?

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just realized this one is lacking that so i can't do it for PS2 or switch

dense heart
#

Yea I noticed that too

granite ginkgo
#

i wish android didnt have these funky file limitations but it seems like a lot of the other manufacturers start at least kinda rooted because i usually don't run into this issue

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aw man

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yea i really dont wanna brick* anything lol

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i guess i'll just do the normal import

granite ginkgo
#

that issue aside this thing is BEEFY i'm really liking it now that i'm actually playing games lol

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it's barely breaking a sweat playing MHGU

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it burned up more from charging it honestly

coral herald
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I got mine last week and my setup always involves syncthing too, but unfortunately I think because it's on android 14, you can't get access to the Android data folders.

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So I just manually imported them from my computer and 'll just export them when I need to play a differernt ps2 handheld

granite ginkgo
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Yeah that'll be the compromise there

regal wharf
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still no ups đŸ˜©

unborn bridge
#

Holy light bleed Batman

teal plover
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ooof i have a spot on the left side of mine

dense heart
#

Yea i have a bit on the left side as well, but its not as bad as yours

dapper rivet
#

damn, I seem to have lucked out

granite ginkgo
#

Is that in normal lighting for you?

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I went to a test website and i dont get it noticeably in my room or under light but i do see a bit in the upper left side if i go into the pitch black bathroom

magic cargo
#

There was a post somewhere about loosening some screws inside but I bet if you emailed support they’d just replace it for you or send you a replacement front shell with a new screen

night furnace
crystal mantle
unborn bridge
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Emailed them. We shall see what happens next. I think I've read i may have to pay shipping which is...fine.

night furnace
unborn bridge
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Oh good I'd love to be misinformed on that

night furnace
# unborn bridge Oh good I'd love to be misinformed on that

Same here, it’s so far only been 2 people that got a lot more than I’d expect from even Ayn (free extra replacement battery and free shipping there and back), but they’re also the only 2 I know of that actually contacted them semi-recently so it would be great if they’re examples of AYANEO actually getting their customer support to be better.

granite ginkgo
#

I hope they can fix that for you free too yea

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Other than the no syncthing for ps2 and switch it's been a good time for my unit luckily

#

I did wanna ask if anybody knows, what's the ideal turnip drivers here? I actually had more frame drops trying some with ps3 games

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switch it seems like it worked fine, i got stable 60fps anyway

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Also, maybe gets a bit niche but does anybody know good custom keys to set that actually function with retroarch?

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LC being task manager is great, RC as back is good but only works in every other emulator except RA for some reason, when most handhelds with a back allow it to be bound

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And then trying to turn the others into keyboard binds they get detected as "virtual" not the main device so they dont work in hotkeys area

night furnace
granite ginkgo
#

Ah cool i'll double check back for that

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I wasnt too sure if this qualified for that, they mentioned some 7xx board or something like that?

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And i couldn't for the life of me find info on that

night furnace
#

So the T21 Purple Drivers in general will work with the G3X Gen 2 alongside any other drivers meant for Adreno 7xx, and the AYANEO version specifically is designed with the small differences in mind, so they should work better for the most part (not all the time though, so be open to trying out other drivers made for the A740).

regal wharf
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emailing support for an update, 2 weeks since they told me it would be maybe a week, hopefully they have some feel for how it's going in customs

granite ginkgo
dense heart
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That sucks man, im sorry

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Been hearing more about customs recently, guess they started to crack down this month

night furnace
night furnace
regal wharf
#

hmm, I was downloading rocknix for a different device and noticed they added the pocket ace... will this thing eventually run linux? 😼

night furnace
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I’ve been running it on mine for a while now.

regal wharf
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huh! I was looking for a linux device while I waited for customs to release mine

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but turns out I won't have to 😄

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I'll always prefer linux to android so

night furnace
#

Apparently they did in fact step up their Customer Support.

granite ginkgo
#

Lily's been really on top of things

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I dont envy what im sure has been a real scramble with all these launches lol

regal wharf
#

damn you getting a replacement before I even get mine 😆

glacial kraken
#

I got a free L trigger for one of my AYANEO devices, I dropped the unit, it broke, they sent it completely free

tough yarrow
#

Almost like that panel is subjective to light bleed. Stares at my KTR1.

unborn bridge
#

Yeah I remember light bleed issues associated with KT-R1. But Ayaneo is a real company unlike Nil

night furnace
regal wharf
#

two weeks later I emailed support and got:

#

doomed đŸ˜©

glass basalt
#

Yeah mine is in customs limbo too.

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I'm probably going to do a video on how effing long it took when I finally do get mine.

night furnace
dense heart
#

Seems like a lot of ayaneo packages are getting caught by customs

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Been seeing it on their discord too

night furnace
glass basalt
night furnace
night furnace
#

Ok, I’ve been losing my mind with this.

#

Can someone please verify if they do or do not have second display working with MelonDS and Azahar for specifically the Pocket Ace?

#

I’m at this point trying to figure out solely if it’s just the Pocket Ace or if it’s that I somehow got the bad luck of having both adapters I ordered having the same issue.

dense heart
#

I can check later today

dense heart
#

Plugging it into my external monitor it only shows on the monitor but its the correct aspect ratio

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Wasn't able to mirror plugged in

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Not sure if thats what you were asking for lol

night furnace
night furnace
dense heart
#

Same thing as you it looks like

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Its ocarina 3d on azahar btw

night furnace
# dense heart

Ok, so at least I now have confirmation that it’s literally just some weird shit with Ayaneo and MelonDS/Azahar.

glacial kraken
#

It was working fine

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Maybe an update broke it

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@cinder rune also tested on some ayaneo devices, DMG iirc

night furnace
#

Maybe they finally fixed it with that update that “confirmed compatibility with the AYANEO Pocket DS”?

cinder rune
#

Just tested lastest version

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Working fine in ace

glacial kraken
#

I tested on my dmg and ac

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Both don't work on my wissecoco screen

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@night furnace had to use the developer setting Force Desktop Mode

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Set to on

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(requires a reboot after applying )

night furnace
glacial kraken
#

Which screen are you using ?

night furnace
#

And before you ask, no I in fact do know that it’s not exclusive to my tv, because it does the same thing with a different hdmi adapter, and also does it with this.

night furnace
glacial kraken
night furnace
# glacial kraken

You got a link to whatever usb-c to hdmi adapter you’re using
wait what external screen is that? That looks like usb-c to USB-C.

glacial kraken
#

Yes, it is c-c

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Let me get my HDMI adapter

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Type C dock + genki shadowcast capture card

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To laptop

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Are you sure you set force desktop mode + a reboot ?

ancient fable
regal wharf
#

still no ups update, gonna have to rob @dapper rivet , it'll take him a few weeks to even notice it's gone

dapper rivet
regal wharf
#

at one point I was like ooohhh should I switch to the pocket s2, good to know it would be trapped anyway lol

granite ginkgo
dapper rivet
#

mostly churning out Retro Power ones, whomever pays for the ugly color

regal wharf
#

hey, I paid for the ugly color on the pocket ace 😆

dense heart
#

Yea i like the retro power colorway usually lol

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Though for the s2 I think the white looks the best

granite ginkgo
#

I think it looks nice!

#

I really loved the black colorway tho im glad i finally got to see it in person

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and didnt need to swap to white

regal wharf
#

god it's crazy how long this is stuck

granite ginkgo
#

that's seriously nuts

teal plover
#

i think it took around 11 days for mine to go from label created to UPS in posession

dense heart
#

His package has been stuck in customs for a while

regal wharf
#

yeah, the indiegogo comments are brutal at this point

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lots of accusations of scamming, etc etc

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(I don't think it's a scam, I think they've fucked up somehow and are hiding it)

dapper rivet
#

I got mine long ago, where scam? doggylol

granite ginkgo
#

The scam was our government going overboard cracking down in this case

night furnace
cinder night
#

I posted this in the ayaneo discord but thought I’d share this here too.

cinder night
#

I think I can finally offer something sakura mods isn't doing so Im considering selling them. They just take a long time to make aaaaaaaaaaaaalolcry

dapper rivet
#

probably too expensive for most handhelds, given how this is a lot more work tho

#

so really just something for the $299+ devices where someone might be willing to spend big on this kinda buttons

cinder night
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Idk how much I’d even sell em for. Materials are not expensive, but it takes time to process them. I could make them fairly quickly and easily without color though. But that defeats the purpose lol

regal wharf
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urghhhh wish we'd get an update soon, this sucks

dapper rivet
regal wharf
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you're gonna get it before my ace arrives

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this is my own fault, I'm cursed when it comes to customs

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not my first time a package just never makes it

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to be fair the contents of the other packages were less... well, they came from shady canadian websites lets just say

granite ginkgo
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oof

dense heart
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Supposedly someone got this response from ayaneo support on their website

regal wharf
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the whole thing seems weird as shit

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why would customs hold a package because people are mad it's slow

granite ginkgo
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that does sound strange...

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really not a great spot for anyoen to be sitting in

granite ginkgo
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i changed LC to be "key code: 'Clear'" and then changed the MODE (4 squares next to the turbo button) to be Task Manager instead

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Clear binds to retroarch as "numpad 2" for whatever reason despite me trying to set keyboard keys not working earlier

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so it's a lot more comfortable as a RA menu binding button than the mode's placement

cinder night
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Made the ps ones now 😄

cinder night
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https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7134759 for those of you with access to resin printers

Thingiverse

custom design to allow switching buttons. good if you like to change it up every so often or you are old like me and like to make sure your buttons represent the same buttons in game. You're supposed to use 4mmx1mm (4mm diam, 1mm thick) round magnets. just make sure to put them in right or your buttons wont stay in. :)

granite ginkgo
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Not really important but kinda neat if you like to load on other miscellaneous android apps, i noticed the ace doesn't do that irritating washing out the entire screen like other android handhelds if you navigate using your dpad or stick instead of touch

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usually changing the theme would help mitigate it but here the colors dont get messed up at all

gleaming oak
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oooh

granite ginkgo
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YESSSSSSSS

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saved from customs hell

regal wharf
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hopefully everyone else escaped too

night furnace
granite ginkgo
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Im happy that you're out of that headache that was ridiculous

willow sonnet
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One of you all that has one already, throw on a DS game and turn it vertically. Theoretically it should fill the screen fully with both screens. So I can continue my dream of a new slider with a 3:2 screen lol

granite ginkgo
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is 3:2 a perfect for DS?

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i never realized if so

willow sonnet
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Only if its displaying both screens sideways lol

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Two 4:3s stacked would be 6:4 or 3:2

granite ginkgo
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oh

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i never realized it worked out like that lol

pearl arrow
late flare
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Heyo! Being offered an unopened 12gb model for $300 local pickup. Intrigued by the device but wondering with all the new devices coming out and already out of you would pick it up

clear lotus
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I would. If it's black lol

late flare
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White

coral herald
late flare
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For the device as it’s listed, absolutely. I’m just trying to evaluate what $300 buys you in devices this year

granite ginkgo
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yeah that's a pretty hefty discount, you do have some options that can reach similar in that bracket tho so it's up to you

late flare
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Like, how many devices just launched with pre EOY shipping that are in that price range

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Yea that’s where I’m stuck. It’s definitely a device I’ve been heavily considering

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How is it for a pocketable device?

granite ginkgo
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the triggers and sticks are pretty close in so it doesn't snag too badly in my experience but i only pocket it in sweatpants at home

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i took it out in a bag with a case a few times otherwise

late flare
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I’m definitely in this in between where I’m gonna start pairing down some devices. Like my vita I just don’t enjoy, at that size I’ve got other devices and honestly anything great on the vita released elsewhere too, especially switch.

I dig my retroid flip 2 and that works great in a bag but i really keep wishing for something pocketable. May pick up a psp go but the truth is I might be too old to actually be able to play games without save states and fast forward haha

granite ginkgo
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i feel that yeah lol

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lots of QoL i can't do without for my old games

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that's kinda one of the things i really like about this thing that i keep mentioning like a broke of record, the extra buttons work so well compared to basically any handheld i've tried

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so i'm glad that didn't let me down

late flare
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Like the TTB for mega man x is like, single digit hours. And lemme tell you I came close to that in game time wise by saving right before the boss with full health then saving mid fight phases on a new save

granite ginkgo
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definitely a skill issue of being a youngin on my part but i can basically only beat bosses in mega man by save stating before the room lol

late flare
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When those games were made it was all you had for months. So starting a level over was how they made the games last longer

granite ginkgo
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i'll beat my head on a shmup as many times as it takes but for platformers i'm cool with being called a scrub to just go check it out

late flare
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Today, I just wanna have fun. When a new game offers a story mode I take it

granite ginkgo
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reminds me i was on the last few levels of NES ninja gaiden

late flare
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Idk if I can consider games like that enjoyable

granite ginkgo
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i look at it as a learning experience

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nice to see where we came from and how things changed over time

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oh but back on track my bad, i think carving out the niche you like the most is what makes the best reason to pick between the options

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3:2 screen with the power to do basically anything, and being so compact in size is a perfect storm for me

coral herald
late flare
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I am and do! Shooting you a dm!

night furnace
late flare
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I may have too many devices already

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I’m really just in search for something in my pocket and I don’t think anything but a PSP GO is gonna hit that haha. Everything else can go inside a bag

granite ginkgo
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i probably sound like a broken record but if you really want something you can toss in your pocket without worrying cant beat the Funkey S or RG nano

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not recommended if you have eye troubles or big hands though

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if i really have an entire pocket free the zero28 works too

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smallest android handheld to date as far as i know but with surprisingly good coverage of systems it can play

dreamy orchid
high valve
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Gkd pixel 2 if you don't mind the crampiness. Love that little thing.

night furnace
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Honestly, there’s still some issues apparently but I can also recommend (from experience using it) the XU20 V32 if anyone here is fine with a pre-built Android set-up.

granite ginkgo
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Oh yeah i like it too, a few issues but it's just a bit wider than i'd like to throw into a pocket

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I appreciate magic x and xu still trying tho

granite ginkgo
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Been a little bit busy / sidetracked with other games but i've been chipping away Wild Arms 3 on here

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It's hard to overstate how relieved I am when a handheld can go multiple days with ps2 on sleep mode with no issues of it being background closed or crashing

regal wharf
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today's the BIG DAY,

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any time I wait for a ups delivery impatiently the guy always shows up at like 8pm for some reason tho

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otherwise it's always like 3pm 😄

high valve
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Had a ups guy who would purposely ignore stopping at my place and opting for the alternative drop off point at my local CVS, drove me nuts. Had to find the credentials to my UPS account and go to the site to find where to turn that off. Now I receive packages at the end of the day. Yay.

dense heart
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Maybe now we can move the chat out of upcoming finally haha

regal wharf
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ok mine has arrived, time to finally move the chat 😄

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trying to decide if i wanna use the tempered film stuff it ships with or run raw

regal wharf
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@night furnace do you notice any perf differences running Linux on your ace? I’m already hating android and considering making the switch immediately

pearl arrow
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i mentioned last week in my review how the price was the same as the early bird in their store and i look today and its gone up

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was $339

dapper rivet
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yeah, the IGG was still running, so they had the same price on their page

regal wharf
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anyone else tried rocknix? I don't want to brick this thing but android sucks

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I am mad because I used the stupid file manager in android to copy a bunch of roms from one dir to another and instead of overwriting files it made a load of snesna (1) directories and I had to fix everything manually and I'm still salty 😆 and es-de keeps launching cores that don't exist or don't work and everything just seems awful vs rocknix which worked outta the box on my other device 😄

night furnace
regal wharf
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I've never even heard of it before, I know zero about android

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I opened this thing up, installed es-de, managed to get something called unobtanium, then just flailed around trying to get retroarch in good shape

night furnace
regal wharf
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it was hard enough getting my 60 character gmail password into the fucking thing to download apps đŸ˜©

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the lack of sleep I think rules out rocknix for me for now, I really need to be able to pick it up and have it still powered on or I'll never use it

night furnace
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So you have to use wireless file transfer for all your games and shit, and that’s obscenely slow for me.

regal wharf
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I was actually pretty ok with that, the experience was better for me than fiddling around with sd cards (but I also think my sd card adapter is slow as fuck)

night furnace
cinder night
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Got this new grip and tbh they are actually pretty damn good

cinder night
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Any ideas? It works kinda

earnest pier
granite ginkgo
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yeah im not sure how to get it working with the ace

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It worked with the RP Mini so i kinda kept it with that but would be fun to try it if someone knows

glacial kraken
cinder rune
cinder rune
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Azahar v0.0.3 is out now!

This release adds a much-requested feature:
You can now rotate only the secondary (external) screen!

Perfect for devices like the Pocket Ace using the Retroid Dual Screen Add-on

What’s new:

New setting to rotate the external screen independently
Full integration with core emulation and UI settings
Localized for both English and Spanish users

Download:
https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/azahar/releases/tag/0.0.3

granite ginkgo
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Oh that is super cool

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I'll check that out in a little bit
No offense to my RP mini but it'll be nice to not juggle the battery of two separate handhelds just for this gimmick

cinder rune
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Cemu Android v0.0.2 is out now!

This update brings full support for external displays, with GamePad rendering, screen swapping, and independent rotation!

Tested on the Ayaneo Pocket DS!

What’s new:

Render the GamePad screen on an external display
Add a toggle in the side menu to enable/disable external screen mode
Add a setting to rotate the external screen content
Swap TV and GamePad screens with a single toggle
Clean up and refactor native and Kotlin display logic

🙏 Special thanks to RetroGameCorps for his support and testing during development!

Disclaimer
External screen support is still experimental and may have bugs.
Stability is not guaranteed yet, but improvements will continue over time.

Download:
https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/Cemu/releases/tag/0.0.2

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Tested Aswell in the Pocket ACE with the Retroid Dual Screen Add-on.

cinder night
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Although the regular RP grip fits perfectly on the ayaneo ace, the extended one actually fits very will with the etsy grips 😄

dapper rivet
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Is there a hole for the USB?

cinder night
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I just needed an extension but yeah

dapper rivet
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Neat

cinder night
cinder rune
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Cemu Android v0.0.3 is out now!

This version is based on the official SSimco build but includes all the external display improvements from v0.0.2, plus a brand-new touch input refactor

Tested extensively on the Ayaneo Pocket DS for dual-screen Wii U emulation!

⚠ Disclaimer
External screen support is still experimental, bugs and edge cases may exist. We’ll continue improving it in future updates!

What’s new:

Based on the official SSimco codebase
Touch Input Refactor:
Normalize and scale coordinates for better accuracy
Accurate surface size tracking

Download:
https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/Cemu/releases/tag/0.0.3

Want early access to future builds, help shape development direction, or request features on my diferent forks or a new fork?
Join the Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

quasi mulch
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@gentle bramble remember when I told you I ordered it. I only just got it today kek good thing it took so long cause this way I got to get them to send me the red stuff for the mod

gentle bramble
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Yeah I needed up just getting a tomtoc for mine

quasi mulch
dapper rivet
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Ayas bags suck 90% of the time

quasi mulch
ancient fable
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The S2 Tomtoc bag is REALLY nice, their best one yet

quasi mulch
ancient fable
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This is my long-term review of the AYANEO Pocket Ace, one of my favorite Android-based gaming emulation handhelds of 2025. I give some updates on my experiences using it over the past few months, and cover things I wasn't able to in my impressions video!

AYANEO Pocket ACE Impressions Video: https://youtu.be/atc17U_p4BY
PS2 Games for 3:2 Display...

▶ Play video
hardy wyvern
gentle bramble
dapper rivet
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oh wait, it says small in the corner, all good kek

granite ginkgo
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Out of curiosity, did any of you try game native? I got it to start a game i was interested in but controls weren't detected at all

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Was wondering if maybe i had to change the controller mode or something

dapper rivet
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btw can't this be moved out of upcoming by now
like the RDS, Pocket S2 and rg476H as well honestly kek

granite ginkgo
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That would make sense

clear lotus
cinder night
clear lotus
glacial kraken
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I does for me

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And I can launch things on the top screen using touch screen and the small grid that opens the menu app on it

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I can send pictures tomorrow

clear lotus
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Guess I'll just go in and force desktop mode and play with it

glacial kraken
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You need a script to rotate it, let me see if I can find it

rough iron
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Does anyone else keep getting Google emails about their Ace being supported on the Find Hub?

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I get one like every time I unlock my Ace and can’t find any option to disable it

cinder night
clear lotus
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Okay enabled force desktop mode on mine

clear lotus
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Well at least the home screen is working now. But yeah. Now that I forced desktop mode touch doesn't work on the DS. It did before the forced

glacial kraken
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Can't find the rotation script on my phone, will send it once I get back to my ace later today

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Download it into your ace

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The sh script should be at the same level as documents, pictures, etc

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And the sfrotate folder too

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I can send a video later

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Once you have it

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On each reboot you need to run the script as root from the ayasettings app

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If you have your screen plugged, just unplug and plug again

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If not, just plug it after running the script

clear lotus
clear lotus
glacial kraken
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Perfect, let me know how it goes

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For me this works nice on my ace, touchscreen also works fine

clear lotus
clear lotus
glacial kraken
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I usually don't, but I keep them on my device just in case

clear lotus
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I mapped the lc to volume and rc to sleep/wake since I can't reach buttons, but the rc won't wake screen just puts it to sleep. So close lol

granite ginkgo
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still catching up to where i was back in the day on DS with redux

dapper rivet
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@misty cypress you moved the rg476h, can't this channel and the #1350063990037807124 also move? kek

misty cypress
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Are they still shipping IGG units

dapper rivet
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the ACE campaign is closed, so I hope not worryfroge
Pocket S2 shipping list amounts to more or less 200 units shipped, five 12+256, the three 8+128 and a few late orders are not out as it seems frog_shrug

misty cypress
hexed sand
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are these gonna become unavailable when the igg ends

night furnace
long raptor
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woah free handheld

cinder rune
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🚀 iiSU DS Launcher Showcase is live!

Now running on:
Ayaneo Pocket ACE / DS / DMG
AYN Thor
OneXSugar
Retroid Pocket 5 + RDS Add-On

Highlights:

Full RetroAchievements integration
Custom Home Screen with RA art & status
New layouts for single screen handhelds
Per-ROM customization (screen, visibility, paired app)
Multi-display support + new wide mode
Improved config system & platform tabs

đŸŽ„ Full video & alpha access on Patreon:
https://tinyurl.com/SapphireLair

cinder rune
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iiSU DS Alpha v0.0.2

The new alpha build of iiSU DS is now live for Patreon supporters and Ko-fi Donators!

What’s new:

Full RetroAchievements integration
Trophy sync, box art fallback, and detail overlays
New wide-screen layout modes for Retroid Pocket 5
Improved editor tools, ROM customization, and navigation

Tested on: Pocket DS, Pocket ACE, DMG, Thor, OneXSugar, RDS Add-On

❗ Note: On the AYN Thor, screen contents are currently inverted, a fix is coming, this doesn’t make it not work on Thor, please try it aswell!

📩 Download (Patreon only):
http://tinyurl.com/sapphirelair
"alpha-releases" channel on iiSU Discord (Supporter role only)

📋 Full changelog:
https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/releases/tag/0.0.2

Found a bug or want to request a feature?
👉 https://github.com/iisu-network/iiSU/issues