Retroid Pocket 6

[cold canopy]

I have a superstation and dock on order - pretty excited

[torn swift]

https://tenor.com/view/antman-what-the-hell-happened-here-avengers-gif-18240147

[sonic notch]

https://tenor.com/view/barnyard-otis-cow-back-to-the-barnyard-nickelodeon-gif-14328445255265284927

[honest dust]

fuck Taki and his pyramid schemes

[honest dust]

your cancellation will be send in up to 12months when he scammed someone else out of their money to pay you back

[crisp oak]

Retroid should hire Taki back on to get some sensible designs going again... just don't let him put Select & Start on the top of the device this time XD

[cold canopy]

I'm confused. I've ordered from Retro remake before and it was fine lol

Or is this some kind of meme?

[celest pond]

I remember at the time people were defending the start and select buttons being on the top

It was maddening

Any handheld you can't play super metroid on is no true handheld

[balmy quartz]

Oh, the button layout of the RP3+ was definitely designed by a meth addict.

[crisp oak]

After playing my RP3+ every single day for more than a year I can't use a Switch without instinctively reaching up and tapping the cartridge port every time I want to pause a game lol It's been years since the RP3+ and the muscle memory is still there.

[balmy quartz]

Playing the RP3+ made me go and get a RG505 instead. Which was nice until Anbernic's quality control kicked in and it broke.

[crisp oak]

As weird as some of the design choices were I still don't think I've ever loved a handheld as much as I loved my RP3+. It couldn't play GameCube or PS2 but played everything below that beautifully, and it was so slim and lightweight that I carried it around with me absolutely everywhere and played it constantly every day.

Then the RP4 Pro came along and the overall design was a lot better, but it was also thicker and much heavier (it felt like a brick in my hands, really) so I didn't play it nearly as much even though it was a more capable and better designed device.

[sweet token]

It played about 2/3 of Gamecube, I had Beyond Good and Evil humming on it.

[fierce bloom]

With Retroid listening to feedback can we have a flatback campaign and ditch ergo grips

[cold canopy]

They could just sell half a shell as a DIY kit maybe?

I'd buy a flat back mod.

[fierce bloom]

They didnt do this with RP Mini V2 when it made the most sense to

[snow tangle]

In these troubling times, I'll think back to my ol' reliable RP3+. Not a controversy in sight, the good ol' days

[cold canopy]

Felt like a good era for Retroid. The classic is good too right?

I was tempted but I have too many similar devices.

[crisp oak]

2022 was such an amazing year for retro handhelds. We got the Retroid Pocket 3+, the Steam Deck, original AYN Odin, and Onion OS came to the Miyoo Mini.

[sonic notch]

the classic is good yes

[gleaming niche]

Og 35XX with GarlicOS 🫂

2022 ftw

[sonic notch]

sucks they went from the near flawless classic launch to this shitshow

[cold canopy]

I mean the G2 seems nice.

[crisp oak]

I think we'd probably all be super excited for the G2 right now if the RP6 wasn't announced at the same time lol

[sonic notch]

they should have only launched 1 product is the main issue that happened

my personal opinion is the g2 should have been the chip for the rp6

[cold canopy]

Fair.

[toxic locust]

I honestly don’t like the look of the rp5 and 5+

Too boxish

Never liked it to begin with

[grim seal]

I love my RP5.... but I also loved the trimui smart pro.... guess I have a "type"

[cold canopy]

Trimui needs to make a high end device

Having a Vita style device that weak is unfortunate

[sonic notch]

i dunno, if the heat map is equal to performance for them then the high end device might actually burn someone

[crisp oak]

And now I'm over here contemplating whether to get the Aya Neo Pocket Air Mini or just buy a RP4 Pro again to reminisce about the good old days lol I just need something smaller than the Steam Deck that doesn't have an all-glass front and is less than 7.5" wide so it won't take up too much room in my sling bag.

[grim seal]

Heat could be what makes the Retroid G2 more comfortable over the RP6. If the chip in it runs cool (the snap 8 gen 2 is a hot one IMHO) then that means I don't have to worry too much about fans or comfort.

[sonic notch]

none of retroids past few devices have gotten even close to hot, there really isnt a worry there

[grim seal]

Good to know

I dove in on the 5.... and now I dont want to play with my anbernic/trimui stuff no more lol

[honest dust]

they sat 9+months on my money and the first mail that reached me was the cancellation of my order - apparently there was a mail you had to confirm if you wanted to keep your order up... just never got that one... neither the info mails nor any response from their support... like literally the only mails were the order confirmation and the cancellation - , with the mention that a refund will take place later 😂

[storm surge]

Update:

[balmy quartz]

The Pocket G2 is still available.

[daring ruin]

Their communication needs work for sure as not everybody is active on discord, but I had a great experience with my Super5 OLED, it was delayed but Taki kept us all informed of what was happening on their end and I received an even better product than I originally hoped for.

[toxic locust]

Oh they cancelled the rp6 good

[fierce bloom]

2023 we got the Windows Z1E Handhelds such as ROG Ally and Legion Go. As well as Retro handhelds finally emulating PS2 with the release of RP4 Pro and Odin 2. We also got the Miyoo Mini Plus. Things havent really moved on since 2023. SDG2 is still pretty much highend and emulators havent kept up. Z2E isnt that much better than Z1E (which was quite a but better than Deck chipset).

[true nexus]

War is over

[storm surge]

RP404

[cloud lagoon]

RIP

[honest dust]

meanwhile I got nothing, lost a bit of money due to the USD going down in those 9+months and bought a Switch Lite to mod with the panel that now collects dust 👍

[cloud lagoon]

RP6 died for our sins

Retroid was like 'fuck this, neither dpad nor stick top'

[daring ruin]

Like I said, they need to work on their communication, if they contacted you properly that probably wouldn't have happened so that's absolutely something they need to work on.

It'll be interesting to see if Retroid really does end up offering both stick options

[storm surge]

I wonder if they’ll pull a Retroid DS and just refund everyone automatically

[cloud lagoon]

that was a specular fuck up since they resolved the issue that prompted them to refund a couple days later, so probably not

unless the rp6 really did die

in which case RIP, y'all killed it

[stark solar]

I wonder if these handhelds where both being shipped at the same time in the next couple of days would they have sold more, waiting until January is too long of a wait for me

[sly glen]

They should auto refund all the rp6 actually and set a new date for preorder, if they going ahead with the design change

[novel inlet]

Might as well scrap it and just release the Pocket 43 (4:3 OLED)

[midnight fiber]

RIP bozo, or so the kids say

[grim seal]

My G2 order right now

[stark solar]

Its always interesting to see how they mess up with every release lol you'd think they would learn from past mistakes but they somehow find a way to cause issues for themselves lol

[cold canopy]

Underrated joke

[jovial nimbus]

So people that preordered the RP6 might be getting something they never ordered ( stick on top )?
If anything they should extend the EB pre-order phase and release renders of the final product people are spending real money on , I actually didn't mind the original design, I just wasn't crazy about it in general because I already have a O2 and kind of redundant getting the same thing essentially but with OLED .
It's a crazy good deal but if Retroid really wanted to redesign they should of just got rid the 4 buttons underneath and have the sticks and Dpad more offset but still keep the sane exact size

[snow tangle]

What ever happened to garlic os? Never hear about it these days

[gleaming niche]

Perfect end with version 1.4.9

The sequel never quite found it's footing.

[gleaming niche]

RP6 was pulled from sale

Let's see what tomorrow brings! 😄

[jovial nimbus]

It was killed before it was even born

RP 6 ....it died for our sins RIP

[glossy ledge]

did they pause cause of design issue

i dunno why they ask about design now.. they can always change in the next model

i appreciate they care about our input though

[jovial nimbus]

Maybe should of asked before not after

[gleaming niche]

Yeah guessing just temporary while they sort out the final design

[toxic locust]

All we can do now is wait

[thick goblet]

if rp6 design with stick on top. dont cannabilize all the ayn odin 2 series handheld as now 8gen2 can be bought at 209 over the ayn odin 2 at around 300 dollar.
thats why they put dpad top. if u want stick on top. buy ayn odin 2 instead. ayn and retroid sister companies they help each other.

rp6 stick on top will cannabilize ayn odin 2 series handheld. it is a major problem.

[jovial nimbus]

O2 will probably stop being made and once stock is gone its gone

No sense selling it with the O3

Out soonish

[toxic locust]

I’m not so worried about cannibalizing sales or anything, more worried about losing the thing that makes retroids unique

[jovial nimbus]

I have no skin in the game as I already have a O2 but still find this whole situation messed up.
I guess if you like drama order a Retroid

[thick goblet]

company put profit as their goal in order to survive and thrive in this hyper competitive retro handheld environment.

[grim seal]

This is kinda like when Sega had to redo sonic the hedgehog for his damn movie with the exception in this case that half still want him to look like his old self

[sharp trellis]

Ahhh it’s over

[mossy oasis]

They're probably questioning their identity now.

[grim seal]

Ooofff

[sonic notch]

you didnt ask for this right? they just did it on their own?

[cold canopy]

I like how it's crickets on the G2 channel

No drama just vibes.

[grim seal]

Im so pumped for my damn Teal G2 lol

But I'm bummed that everyone isn't getting what they want here. The more happy nerds, the better.

[frail notch]

The community asked for this and Retroid respond with a redesign, I don't see anything bad. The user of rp5 like new controller config have a reason to buy a rp6 and the other in the majority of new controller config

[stray veldt]

I had the most gorgeous looking Vita shaped handheld with dpad on top flashed in front of me and then mercilessly torn away, how is that not anything bad??? 😭

[frail notch]

Buy the g2

[lethal quiver]

Bro only read dpad on top

[thick goblet]

i think retroid listen to this community, they will relaunch rp6 shortly and rename
as rp6 with stick on top.
they it will sell well and odin 2 series force to slash their prices soon.

[lethal quiver]

I hope they go back to the old design or make a new one rather than just using the rp5 design

I would rather a funky looking design than a unoriginal one

[worn cargo]

yeah i dont mind the stick on top, but i hope they stick to the original design

[oak star]

https://tenor.com/view/phrasing-archer-gif-8049838

[crisp oak]

Retroid:

https://tenor.com/view/bad-movies-rule-bmr-the-lost-world-movie-hammond-we're-not-making-the-same-mistakes-again-gif-2330370765203818140

[thick goblet]

they follow abit of konkr fit templates make the device more ergonomic and put stick on top. this will ensure that users will have great time with the devices.
no more rectangle shape device.
it will be xbox and ps5 controller shape , more comfortable for longer playing time.

[crisp oak]

Retroid: "We're a different company than AYN!"

Also Retroid: pulls the RP6 so they can rerelease the Odin 2 Mini in some new colors instead

[autumn solstice]

Id be down for a refreshed odin 2 mini with more color

[slender raven]

https://xcancel.com/BobWulff/status/1983379517449347153

basically what I've been saying all day tbh

[tired cargo]

Yeah, but also he's a tech YouTuber. He owns dozens of devices and the most powerful of them as well. I can see someone like that preferring the d-pad top whenever he wants to play 2D games.

Asking the general public to spend 200 bucks on a flagship d-pad top device is a different story.

(Also it didn't sell, why do people just ignore that fact.)

[crisp oak]

All I know is the reason I buy Retroid devices is because they're D-pad top. If I wanted a powerful handheld with analog stick top there are a dozen other options on the market for that. The D-pad top layout is what makes Retroid special.

[slender raven]

We don't have sales values. It's speculation at best

We do have percentage popularity of colors and specs but that's it

From Retroid David

[tired cargo]

Man, this is so tiresome. Ignoring reality because it doesn't fit one's preference is just pointless.

This is their community manager telling you the sales were so bad they had to change. Feel free to ignore reality if that makes you feel better, but this isn't speculation, it isn't a rumour. It is Retroid telling you there weren't enough people pre-ordering.

[slender raven]

It's literally speculation unless they actually say what happened (which they obviously won't)

[tired cargo]

Sure. The sales of their product were great, that's why they had to change all of it and cancel the pre-orders.

Some great logic there.

[slender raven]

I never said that.

[tired cargo]

I just don't know what to say anymore. Words apparently don't mean anything anymore and some people live in a different reality.

[slender raven]

I said that saying their sales was low was speculation which is all I've said. Unless we have hard evidence of sales numbers it will remain speculation.

[lethal quiver]

Dude it was a less than like 24 hour period and he didn't even say sales were bad you are just interpreting his words that way. You are the one choosing to live in a different reality

Also the backlash was largely due to the design not the dpad

[sonic notch]

you dont redesign a product thats selling well

especially not after you opened preorders

so, it didnt sell well

factor in both devices having near the same price and specs

no wonder .........

[nova crystal]

would cause cancellation tbh

what will happen to our pre order?

RP6 is gone from the site

[slender raven]

Probably won't know anything until the morning at least

[sweet token]

Love how Retroid is boldly abandoning the thing that made them unique so they could be just another high-end stick-top device amid an ocean of stick-top devices.

[slender raven]

Per Chris and David, they're seeing a way to offer both stick/dpad configurations. At least as of like 12 hours ago

[sweet token]

I think the other possibility is we're just at a market saturation point. People now have PS2 and below on multiple devices and... there's not much beyond that. What is on PS3 that hasn't been remastered or gotten a PC release?

[slender raven]

If that gets pushed through then the only question is if the redesign to the face buttons/speakers is going to be a deal breaker. If they redesign it, that is

[slender raven]

Then essentially releasing basically this again for the dozenth time wouldn't help saturation tbh

At this point the market for that sounds like people upgrading from older retroid devices or people looking for an 8gen2 but haven't been able to get like an Odin 2 or something on sale.

[crisp oak]

Tokyo Jungle, The Last Guardian, and The House of the Dead 4 are the only ones that come to mind for me.

[lethal quiver]

Little Big Planet

[slender raven]

Tony Hawk's project 8

[tired cargo]

Shh, we don't like basic logic in here. They didn't cancel the product due to bad sales, they did it due to the vibes. Because that's how companies operate.

[sonic notch]

https://tenor.com/view/sesame-street-kermit-the-frog-kermit-dancing-fun-gif-16613860

[glossy ledge]

anyone can send me retroid discord grp

[tired cargo]

You may say that's a gif of Kerbit vibing, but that's just speculation.

[sonic notch]

https://tenor.com/view/kermit-falling-building-fall-woodz-gif-24715383

[fiery barn]

#🌍│links_shops message

Links to various companies' Discords are there

[echo nymph]

How's everyone after the great Retroid Crash of October 2025?

[sharp trellis]

No I asked for it, they’re not automatically doing it

[crisp oak]

Pretty alright. Having some iced coffee, watching an old Retro Game Corps review of the RP4 Pro, and just finished Sonic 3 Complete on my RG35XX H. 🙂

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/fuckin-a-ron-livingston-diedrich-bader-construction-workers-you-damn-right-gif-5824940020554827124

[sonic notch]

clowns who want retroid stick top

[sharp trellis]

ABXY in physical Xbox layout

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/ill-allow-it-ken-jeong-korean-mexican-hat-gif-5187167

Definitely better than the Nintendo one, IMO.

[sharp trellis]

And a horn that plays la cucaracha

[serene cedar]

Ships with it as a default notification sound.

[crisp oak]

We don't need no dang horny handhelds! Powkiddy shipping the RGB10 Max 2 with Pornhub built in was enough XD

[sharp trellis]

Even that has better ergos than Retroid

Enhanced for one handed use I'm sure

[crisp oak]

This an unfortunate but factually accurate statement.

[echo nymph]

I'm hoping RNS is feeling better today, that was a rough day

[crisp oak]

I think the RGB10 Max 2 was also the device that in spite of having two speaker holes actually only had one speaker inside, and used the screen as a heatsink which led to some white spots on the screen unrelated to the included software. You win some, you lose some I guess.

[sharp trellis]

I can't believe I've woken up this morning and my brain is like "Maybe I should just get the G2"

[echo nymph]

I'm probably not getting either

[sharp trellis]

Me neither, just intrusive morning coffee thoughts

I'll probably just spend the money upgrading the guns on my arcade cab

[echo nymph]

I have my coffee now 😄 then it's therapy appointment and gym

[sharp trellis]

"So tell me about your day yesterday?"

[tired cargo]

"So I fought in the great handheld Civil War yesterday."

"The what."

[echo nymph]

Well, people freaked the fuck out over a handheld delay including one lovely chap who had a meltdown

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/dance-dancing-himym-how-i-met-your-mother-drink-gif-4995987

[crisp oak]

I feel that. I've been considering just trying to get over my profound dislike of all-glass fronts and getting the G2 as well, if they end up making the RP6 left analog stick top at least.

[candid ridge]

Might still consider an RP6 as a gift for one of my family members later down the road.
Dpad top on any sku if they decide to do both will be more familiar to them having grown up with Playstation, but I don’t think they’ll care that much

[tired cargo]

Very dear. Very slay.

[echo nymph]

If only people put this much attention and care into more important things, the world would be a better place 😄

[sharp trellis]

I've sworn off Retroid now anyway, so I'll just wait for the moment. Still love my RPC though but at least there's no semantics about stick placement there lol

[candid ridge]

At the end of the day, we’re still getting an 8gen2 + OLED device for ~$200 ($250 for 12gb) which is amazing value for anyone who still has yet to get a higher-end device

Don’t think I’ll get one for myself as much as I really like the silver and orange options, but definitely keeping an eye on it

[echo nymph]

But its a horror and retroid should feel bad 🙁 😄

[sharp trellis]

I'd rather deal with a djinn at the crossroads than give Retroid anymore money

[echo nymph]

What a shitshow 😄

[candid ridge]

I’m hoping next year will be more financially stable for me so I can save up money for the Odin 3 I want 🙏

[echo nymph]

Im trying to be good and not pick up anything new. Bought a lot this year

[tired cargo]

Not getting the Odin 3 at launch is actually the best thing to do, objectively. That chip needs drivers and such. You're doing the right thing, voluntarily or not. Hope things will work out for you financially.

[echo nymph]

Yeah things are challenging. Been trying to get my physical and mental health under some control

[sharp trellis]

Me too but I've sold most of it and broken relatively even! Yet to find the Goldilocks handheld for me, but I guess that's the point in that there will never be one and there's always the next thing

[echo nymph]

The o2 portal is mine ❤️

[tired cargo]

It's been a lot. Especially considering how traditional consoles get more and more expensive while handhelds get cheaper and the value just keeps rising. And FOMO is a biatch.

[sharp trellis]

I had it briefly - lovely device but just a bit large for what I wanted sadly

[echo nymph]

406h, portal and oled steam deck are my trinity 😄

[sharp trellis]

I'm still searching for my middle one. Ally Z1E (SteamOS) and RPC are mine right now

[uneven fractal]

When do they decide what the rp6 is going to be?

[echo nymph]

I have an ally 🙂 bought it last month while my steam deck was out for repair

£250 with the upgraded battery. Not quite 100% batrery health but still get about 5 hours playing Rune factory guardians of azuma 😄

[sharp trellis]

Lovely device (also ebay purchase ~£250) I did the JSaux battery update too and slapped in some Sakura buttons

[echo nymph]

Ooooh nice

Kept mine on windows for now

[sharp trellis]

Ahhh. I scrapped windows so hard when SteamOS launched

Definitely recommend the buttons if you ever want to mod further (I'm still thinking about upgrading the DPad too)

[shrewd agate]

abomination of a control scheme

[wicked thicket]

Can you play bf6?

[sharp trellis]

Nope, kernel level anticheat not on linux.. but I don't play FPS on handhelds anyway

Could do it through Geforce Now or Moonlight if I really wanted to

[shrewd agate]

trimui needs to redresh Model S

[wicked thicket]

Bf6 free to play coming later today. Gotta change to windows as bf6 runs great even on a potato

[sharp trellis]

Fair but I really don't like playing FPS on handhelds so not scrapping my convenient SteamOS for that

Also it's nice to get an hour away from the Wife and sit in the office playing BF

[wicked thicket]

What games do you play on it?

[sharp trellis]

Racing games (Sonic Crossworlds etc), CRPG's (Rogue Trader), Indies - Ball x Pit, Ace Combat

[wicked thicket]

Sonic crossworlds runs at 60fps for it?

Heard it struggles

[sharp trellis]

Works great at 60fps for me!

[wicked thicket]

Tried ballxpitt, gave me a headache, instant refund lol

[sharp trellis]

Fair!

[wicked thicket]

Have not tried the other 2 games though

[wicked thicket]

Have do you play RTS games without touch screen?

I mean touchpad

Like steam deck

[sharp trellis]

I don't, I save RTS games for mouse/keyboard and I play very few these days outside of maybe Tempest Rising

[wicked thicket]

That's whats stopping me from getting it. RTS plays great on steam deck as it has a touchpad

I cant move my cursor precisely with a joystick for the life of me

[wicked thicket]

AI?

[shrewd agate]

seems too elabore for ai 😄 Ai would derp it way harder ... so porbably person with photoshop

[wicked thicket]

Source?

[wicked thicket]

Give us the source

[shrewd agate]

#1432180264746094602 message

[wicked thicket]

What's that

[shrewd agate]

link to retroid discord

[wicked thicket]

Invite me

[shrewd agate]

invite ink is here https://www.goretroid.com/pages/about-us

[untold temple]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-we-did-it-poe-dameron-star-wars-we-did-it-mission-accomplished-gif-18219743

[sharp trellis]

Though they didn't remember to take it off the main page lol

[untold temple]

its okey

[echo nymph]

This went well

[shrewd agate]

wouldnr be a retroid if it wasnt clusterfuck 😄

[tired cargo]

Someone will speed run Dark Souls on this.

[snow tangle]

war for cybertron! 3d dot game heroes! 🙁 pls relese them on pc 🙁

[feral marlin]

non-stick shoulders, unusable

[honest dust]

well, maybe don't drop the product on sale a few hours after announcing it so people get a chance to hear about it... so you don't have to panic because "nobody bought it", when nobody even heard about it yet... yesterday evening a bunch of folks popped into the RP6 channel who just heard about the device due to the drama 😂

[honest dust]

you wanna buy a shitty RP5 again? just wait for the RP6 re-design 😂

[sharp trellis]

haha nah, it's the same kind of thing as waking up and thinking I should buy a bar

[merry anchor]

If the RP6 does end up getting the stick on top redesign, I will actually be pretty tempted to get it, but I need to remember that I haven't used my O2M nearly enough

[sharp trellis]

Oh also got my cancellation confirmation about 7 hours ago, any news on yours?

[sweet token]

I thought I was just out of the loop but Retroid really gave people no time to plan their budgets before putting this thing on sale and then complained when nobody preordered.

[honest dust]

nope, nothing, despite sending a mail to request it 😂

maybe they go by orders and are still stuck on the first five minutes, I just bought it like 24hours ago

[sweet token]

Why would you get the RP6 when you have an Odin Mini though? The extra half-inch of screen?

[sharp trellis]

Could be, I did buy it in the first hour

[honest dust]

Vita-like design and d-pad on top... oh wait, we gotta toss that 😂

[merry anchor]

That's exactly my point

But also, AFAIK, refresh rate makes a decent impact to latency

And the RP6 screen is 120Hz

[honest dust]

yeah a 120hz 5.5" ain't exactly what I expected, but I would have taken it... even if Ayns 6" screen was what I expected

honestly if they do stick on top, what even is the point, my THOR should be here in 1-2 days, that already has that 😂

[hardy falcon]

Odin Lite when it starts getting hit by stray bullets

[merry anchor]

Still a pretty big price difference

Doesn't make a difference for you though

[honest dust]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-it-poor-people-suck-eric-cartman-kyle-broflovski-stan-marsh-kenny-mc-cormick-gif-21961585

just kidding, but by just offering the same for a bit cheaper they ain't gonna sell a lot

[tired cargo]

I don't think we can make any assumptions based on your purchasing behaviour mate.

[honest dust]

like the KONKR is just better value than an RP6 with stick on top and a shitty unergonomic design

[merry anchor]

I skipped out on Konkr largely because I wasn't confident that I'd actually use it as much as I'd like to. Same applies here

[tired cargo]

You'd buy a digital frame without any buttons if it played SMB3.

[honest dust]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-perhaps-family-guy-thinking-gif-13587558

nah, I have enough tablets/phones I don't use, what would be the point

funniest thing Arthur could pull would be to release a KONKR Pocket Vita now tho

[sharp trellis]

Just realised it's possible to Dragon Cheese after all...

[oak star]

https://youtu.be/7j3Jr-8rtfY

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/scrubs-dr-cox-jd-sad-gif-24645338

[oak star]

https://tenor.com/view/who-cares-elaine-stritch-dont-care-gif-20486591

i love that movie, highly recomend if you haven't seen it lol

[sharp trellis]

Screwed is vastly underappreciated

[oak star]

it really is

dirty work also

[thick goblet]

dont worry.
rp6 will be reborn soon.
it will have better ergonomic like
odin2 , konkr fit and odin 3.
as furthermore stick will place on top, dpad below. it will be a sellout at 209 dollar

[wicked thicket]

I still don't get the G2 device. Why even do that

[grim seal]

Because it's smaller than RP6. I happen to like devices in the TSP size range. Going from 280 grams to 320 grams is also a decent weight increase.

[sweet token]

It'll be the same as every other device in a saturated market. 👍

[feral marlin]

its just the RP5 pro/plus under a different name

[thick goblet]

my earlier suggestions.
rp6 type1 dpad on top.
rp6 type 2 stick on top.
i post that, someone mention this is impossible due to high production cost.

[toxic locust]

RP5+

[plain cipher]

Mind games

[midnight fiber]

RP5.2

[sick raven]

dpad and analog superpositioned on top of each other until you open the box, collapsing the wavefunction

(you always get the variant you didn't want)

[toxic locust]

I’d get the G2 but I really hate the RP5 design

[sick raven]

you can prob get a rp5 for a massive discount instead

[midnight fiber]

The Retroid Lootbox

[sick raven]

idk the g2 chip but it's worse than the 8gen2 right

[untold temple]

ofc

[sick raven]

shoo

no spam!

[toxic locust]

G2 is a much newer chip and I like it but I hate the device design

[sick raven]

buy a massively discounted p2mini

[sweet token]

https://tenor.com/view/band-the-muppets-rock-out-rocking-out-i-dont-like-spam-gif-5375842

[true nexus]

2 hours left

[toxic locust]

2 hours till what

[sharp trellis]

Til the already decided polls end

[toxic locust]

Doesn’t exactly look like a landslide

[sick raven]

time to join retroid discord and vote for the shittiest options possible

[toxic locust]

Stay safe

[sick raven]

Oh i like their new design

their old design the middle buttons were useless

[toxic locust]

Yeah I like the new design too

With dpad on top

[sick raven]

impossible to reach without ungripping device

i remember owning the psp and I had to stretch a bit to hit select/start, the rp6 old design has the buttons farther in

huh, the rp6 old design is huge compared to the psp

[toxic locust]

How long till we see how bad they fucked up the new design

[true nexus]

3 hours maybe

Idk probably sometime today

[toxic locust]

So I’ll know by the end of day if I’m ordering the G2 aight

This feels calculated

[true nexus]

"We heard you, so we're making both!!"

[toxic locust]

“We already have loads of G2s made but nobody is buying them, we should make the rp6 ugly as fuck to push more G2s”

[midnight fiber]

• Select colors only for the losing side
• • Black
• • • First 500 units, order now!

[sharp trellis]

You can still buy the accessories

[true nexus]

Yeaaahhh that might actually happen tbh

Probably just two colors available

[sick raven]

what about doing ayaneo does and making swappable modules

[thick goblet]

who will buy g2 when for 10 dollar u got now improve version of rp6 with stick on top and better ergonomics

[sharp trellis]

"Here we made the original design in limited capacity and the colours you don't want, but it'll break after 1 month and we'll just RMA it with the new design anyway"

[mint snow]

XDDDD

https://x.com/retroid0fficial/status/1983182646042837386?s=46

Retroid Pocket Official (@Retroid0fficial)

Ok ok, we heard you. You’re not happy with the current RP6 design. So, we ask you to vote on which design you would like. There are two polls in this tweet. Make sure you vote on both!

X · Oct 28, 2025, 2:42 PM

What is this chad move

it just saves the entire console

from trash design to very good

with just two polls

to admit what is wrong

I don't think I've ever seen such a good move by device maker

getting the opportunity to unfail a device

[midnight fiber]

Please drop the alt, Chris.

[mint snow]

Yes it just saves the entire device

it was pretty bad and becomes goated

[real harbor]

the new design re-adds all the old problems from the rp5.

[echo nymph]

Im confused by the new timeline of this great crisis

[mint snow]

which are ?

rp5 had a bad positioned stick

[civic sentinel]

I agree, the chin was ugly. I still would have preferred an RP4 callback instead of RP5 design but I’ll take the redesign over chin.

Stick top and back buttons is also something I favor.

Essentially an Odin 2 Mini S now

[echo nymph]

Very uncomfortable without a added grip apparently

[mint snow]

Yes, with less borders if it's really that design

so it's much better

[hot gorge]

we back to rp5 now

[mint snow]

rp5 had a left stick bottom

this may have a left stick top

[real harbor]

sticks too close to the other controls so you rub against the stick cap while pressing the B button, speakers small and positioned in a way you're likely to cover them with your palm or thumb

[onyx orchid]

The rp5 did not feel great to hold ergonomically without a grip

[real harbor]

the design that moved the speakers under the screen made more room for controls and fixed both those issues.

[hot gorge]

how is that any different from the odin 3 then? like 0.5 inches makes a difference

[mint snow]

yes but you can buy the grip separately

[mint snow]

it's not, buy the Odin 3 if you have more money ofc

[onyx orchid]

Oh awesome just release a console that feels like shit to hold

[mint snow]

it's just better for people with less money that want something a bit lighter

[mint snow]

The previous RP6 design wasn't better to hold

[civic sentinel]

It’ll be smaller and have worse audio, but at a cheaper price. That’s the only difference

[onyx orchid]

It was at least taller with the buttons underneath

[hot gorge]

why would retroid basically just want to make an inferior odin 3 if they could capitalize on it having a dpad on top as a feature?

[mint snow]

it doesn't change much I think

[mint snow]

because it's not a good feature on a $200 device

you buy an $200 device for 3D games

[onyx orchid]

Retroid chris can i get a refund on my preorder please

[civic sentinel]

Bc as the polls suggest, the feature isn’t wanted

[onyx orchid]

Let me know when you get back on your main account

[mint snow]

• Retroid Pocket 6 is an inferior Odin 3 anyway, why try to get around it by pretending it's not

[hot gorge]

so many 2d games require 8 gen 2

[mint snow]

like ?

[limber surge]

skong

[true nexus]

Not really though, 865 is perfectly capable of indie winlator games

[echo nymph]

Good to see things are going well today

[midnight fiber]

How about you buy the Odin 3 then.

[mint snow]

Not the same price, but yes, Odin 3 is better

[hot gorge]

if you want to emulate 2d games at 120hz something like dead cells, hollow knight, ori

[mint snow]

Imo they should give the option for ppl who went a top D-Pad, but it shouldn't be the default

[limber surge]

the sameification of the hobby sucks

[true nexus]

Ori might be a bit more demanding but dead cells and hollow knight play just fine through emulation and also have android ports

[mint snow]

Yes but it seems more niche than every 3D game you could run with a top left stick

[onyx orchid]

It doesnt matter at this point they may as well stop preorders until they sort this shit out

[hot gorge]

that's stupid, those people should have bought the odin 3 by now, are they just salty cause they missed the early bird discont and want to try their luck with retroid instead?

[midnight fiber]

Moorechip seems to think people too cheap to pony up to the Odin 3 will be swayed, they wont.

[celest pond]

I'm going to tell people I was here for the retroid civil war of 2025

[mint snow]

I think they should have polled people who pre-ordered specifically, and not people who didn't and just voted to defend their Odin design because they pre-ordered the Odin

[midnight fiber]

I'm curious how they will react to the new numbers.

[plain cipher]

Man

[civic sentinel]

Odin 3 retail is $100 more than an Rp5 RP6 and less pocketable.

D-pad centric gamers should be fine with the RP5 sd 865 and plethora of other devices like trimui smart pro and such.

[mint snow]

but I still think that top left stick is better for a majority of games, since you can also play 2D games with the stick anyway

[true nexus]

Well they can't go much lower than they apparently already were

[hot gorge]

you mean more than rp6?

[limber surge]

[midnight fiber]

We'll find out.

[civic sentinel]

Yes, rp6 / rp5 base price

[limber surge]

playing dpad games with a stick is disgusting

[mint snow]

why ?

[toxic locust]

[hot gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/moistcritikal-penguinz0-charlie-misinput-it-was-a-misinput-gif-23090919

[limber surge]

no precision or feedback

[mint snow]

you just do left/right but with the stick

[midnight fiber]

Switching designs while the pre-order was open inspires no confidence, even before getting into the design.

[candid fern]

nahnahnahnahnah

[real harbor]

imagine if retroid could just reveal a product and sell it like anbernic

instead of every release being an amateur hour nonsense clown fiesta

[hot gorge]

the rp6 is 200 dollars?

[true nexus]

I mean its possible to have precision with a stick, I beat celeste with a stick my first playthrough, I wouldn't do that now but it's not that bad

[midnight fiber]

Yesterday I was watching the infamous Taki video and most of his complaints still apply.

[onyx orchid]

how long until moorechip just folds retroid entirely into ayn and dumps the name

[civic sentinel]

The only benefit I see for wanting dpad on an sd 8g2 RP6 is if you want BFI for your indies and lower-level emu / platforming stuff

[midnight fiber]

They really have next to no idea what the market wants.

They just landed this niche.

[limber surge]

the benefit is there is variety in the hobby

[civic sentinel]

Yeah $209

[mint snow]

but you can buy the G2 model then

[onyx orchid]

email sent for refund

[civic sentinel]

The RP5 exists which the RP6 is a clone of.. just a much more powerful chipset and 120hz

[hot gorge]

how is that possible when the rp5 is the same price?

[limber surge]

yeah, so keep it with the same layout

[cloud lagoon]

historically Retroid has always moved more units than AYN so idk

[civic sentinel]

Dude, i’m referring to rp5 price as it is now.. it’s still $200 until rp6 releases

[candid fern]

also this thing isn’t coming out til like February at the earliest right? If the 1st iteration wasn’t shipping out til Jan?

[hot gorge]

yeah cause cheaper devices sell more units

[true nexus]

Yeah it's going to be a minute, more than enough time for them to announce the rp mini 2

[limber surge]

and the rp ds "oops all dpads" edition

[civic sentinel]

We don’t have a oled stick top 5.5” yet at ~$200. There is the variety we need. Odin 3 is not pocketable and much more expensive

[cloud lagoon]

nearly 10 thousand people had an opinion on this, that's wild

[hot gorge]

I just think going with joystick on top is very stupid since that puts it competing with the odin 3 way too much, they would be nearly identical

[civic sentinel]

It’s the first time I logged into twitter / x in 2 years. Just to cast a vote lmao

[true nexus]

I made a Twitter account just for this poll

[candid fern]

honestly, as someone who was gonna grab an RP5, this whole thing kinda just makes we wanna grab a G2

[hot gorge]

are all those 6 thousand people completely obvious of ayn??

[limber surge]

rg556 and rg557

[cloud lagoon]

yeah this is at the root of the problem; you either see this as a cheaper Odin 3, in which case you want stick top, or as a distinctive product of its own, in which case you want dpad top

[civic sentinel]

Ayn is a lot more expensive than most want to spend in this hobby just to get their emulation fix

[midnight fiber]

Surely this will translate into sales.

[civic sentinel]

Good point, but those big handles are way too bulky for a pocket

[sick raven]

what's the point of rp5 analog stick top when odin2 portal exists? just lowered price?

[cloud lagoon]

well this is certainly higher numbers than the 3 people that preordered the late rp6

[true nexus]

Neither of those are pocketable, also just mediocre handhelds for multiple reasons

[hot gorge]

don't these people fuck up my rp flip 3

[sick raven]

so what's ayn gonna do with their o2 portal stock?

[limber surge]

i know but that spec list was so random

[sick raven]

current poll should keep out people that already own/owned a o2 device or preordered a o3

[limber surge]

what we really don't have is any 8 gen 2 d pad top device

[celest pond]

It's retrover bros... Stick top is our new overlord

[sick raven]

yea they prefer stick top and already own one

[hot gorge]

So people want the rp6 to be joystick on top so they can have their cheap odin3?

[sick raven]

are they really buying a rp6? (ofc they are)

no, cheap odin2 portal

[candid fern]

if y’all want a stick top just go on Grindr

[true nexus]

So I can have my odin 2 mini portal

[cloud lagoon]

and then you'll get stick top as the winner, but that doesn't mean people who bought/own an Odin weren't going to buy this

[toxic locust]

Someone ping me whe the new design drops

[west ember]

[cloud lagoon]

the size is so close to the Odin 3 though... the overlap is big

[hot gorge]

is that 0.5 inches really that significant? it wont even make it pocketable

[midnight fiber]

I just don't see a situation where people who bought a high-end handheld switch versions yearly like that, at least in the quantity Moorechip hopes.

[limber surge]

it's literally the same size as the odin 3

[true nexus]

Actually yeah it is

[civic sentinel]

Odin 2 mini portal goes so hard. We get pocketability and back buttons. Pair this with XR glasses when you want bigger screen / dock it. It will feel good in the hands and lightweight to play current gen stuff / stream

[west ember]

At this point, they should just delay this for a few more months and just release the RPG2 for the time being

[hot gorge]

no you don't the rp5 is already too wide to fit inside pockets nicely

[civic sentinel]

Pocketability wise, big difference that .5” makes

[sick raven]

stick top rp6 is like if anbernic instead of releasing the rgcubexx, rg35xxsp, and rg40xxv they release the rg35xx, rg35xx +, and the rg35xx pro

[limber surge]

yeah, rp5 really isn't pocketable unless you have huge pockets and it's the only thing in them

(i can fit an odin 2 in my pocket if i really want to, but no)

[hot gorge]

that is a very skewed example cause the og odin 2 has big bezels, while the rp5 doesn't

[midnight fiber]

I wonder if Anbernic will respond to this making more d-pad top options.

[cloud lagoon]

the Odin 3 is smaller than the Odin 2 though, on account of removing the screen bezels, is closer to the rp5 in size now

[limber surge]

the odin 2 isn't valid as a 6 inch example anymore, look at the amount of bezel

[civic sentinel]

It’s nearly the same size as a Vita which I have no problems pocketing whatsoever. It’s like the limit I tolerate for a quick shove it on a pocket while I transfer trains or walk around the house

[limber surge]

lol, no, the tsp is already bigger than a vita

and that's flat

[true nexus]

The odin 3 is almost an inch longer than the rp5, that is actually a pretty big difference in pocketability

[hot gorge]

It's a ps vita that has protruding sticks, stacked triggers and is too long to be considered pocketable, the edge of pocketability for most people is the ps vita and the 3ds xl

[celest pond]

None of these are pocketable, if you walk around with an rp5 in your pocket you're a goober

[true nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/goofy-goober-gif-7748713

[west ember]

The O2m is what I call the cusp of pocketable

Anything past that, goes in my bag

[cloud lagoon]

yeah I don't find the rp5 pocketable at all

like not even remotely

[candid fern]

I’m just gonna grab a G Nano

[cloud lagoon]

not even in winter coat pockets

[limber surge]

i'd only pocket an rg nano or 28xx, i have a backpack with me at all times anyway

[civic sentinel]

I do agree the Vita 1000 is my preferred limit. But the RP5 wasn’t so bad either. Iike I said, for my usecase. It goes into a pocket for like 5 min max as I transfer trains or head to lunch. I can tolerate the RP5 but wouldn’t do that with an Odin 2 per say

[true nexus]

But yeah no point in buying these if I don't plan on pocketing them, if I have to bring a bag then I'm bringing a pc handheld

[limber surge]

nah

i don't take my deck much of anywhere, my rp5 and odin 2 i do

[hot gorge]

personally the non-pocketable but still small category of handhelds isn't very appealing to me to begin with

[limber surge]

i like the light weight

i usually play games that aren't very controls intensive so low weight even sacrificing comfort is nice

[true nexus]

That's why I'm not very interested in the odin 3 🤷‍♂️, that and a core hs is around the same size and price

[civic sentinel]

I use to bring my steam deck, or switch 2 or f1 pro on my commutes but just didn’t like the heft in my bag from carrying those.

I now mainly bring either analogue pocket or a modded gba. I prefer to only bring small devices even if I have to backpack.

[hot gorge]

what I've learned that you cannot pocket a handheld with a 5.5 inch screen if it's a horizontal, the limit would be 5 inches if 16:9 and 5.3 inches if 3:2

[civic sentinel]

It also just feels weird taking one of these bigger handhelds out of my bag, which is within a travel case and plopping down on train while I’m squeezed next to everyone lol.

With the smaller handhelds, It’s just take out of my bag and play while being less inconspicuous.. and pocketing in a moment’s notice when I need to for a short time.

[hot gorge]

now that I think of it, you know what, I don't really think it matters at all that this is analog on top, cause the rp g2 is releasing and that is almost the same preformance

you only loose out on the 120hz

[civic sentinel]

As a consolation, people should voice to Retroid to use the 120hz same screen on G2. Then everyone’s happy.. unless they also want sd8g2

[midnight fiber]

Why stop there? The human eye can't see the difference between Snapdragon and Dimensity.

[toxic locust]

Different design and colors

Cuz listen I’ve been in the hobby long enough that yes, I do care about incredibly small and insignificant aesthetic differences

[dawn river]

LMAO. Retroid discord made a 5 minute wait time between messages

[sick raven]

smh they just won't get it

[dawn river]

they clearly don't want people discussing this

[sick raven]

unironically saw someone up here say just use analog stick for games with dpad movement

[toxic locust]

Yuck

[candid ridge]

Cringe

[grim seal]

It's not pocketable (you're right) but it is much more bag fitting which is how I view it.

[echo nymph]

what have i missed?

[toxic locust]

Retroidcord 5 minute chat timer

[civic sentinel]

Nothing. The war between d-pad bottomers and toppers is still ongoing.

[toxic locust]

The war between tops and bottoms you say

[celest pond]

How long until 30 minute slow mode

[sick raven]

i bet these guys play hollow knight at 60fps locked and with analog stick

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-macska-cica-vomit-oklendez-gif-14738230240638170539

[sick raven]

oh yea silksong works on gamehub right? doesn't that also reach 100+ fps 720p on 8gen2?

[toxic locust]

60fps I can understand, but an analog stick??

[sick raven]

path of pain made me transfer my switch save to pc and just finish the game there

[civic sentinel]

Gah I hate to admit but I played Hollow Knight with analog stick lol but 120hz on my pc handheld

[peak basalt]

Some people actually want stick on top
Why ?

[limber surge]

it's fine to play dpad games on stick i swear

[sick raven]

much better dpad + fps

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/wrong-i-think-you-should-leave-with-tim-robinson-incorrect-you-got-it-wrong-false-gif-8877109044393951791

[balmy quartz]

Play how you like. But at 1080P 120Hz minimum. 🙃

[limber surge]

i was memeing, it's gross

[toxic locust]

It’s very gross

It’s no laughing matter

[balmy quartz]

Hell, even the Legion Go S Z2G does 120Hz full resolution for those games on balanced mode. Maybe even on silent.

[sick raven]

tbf most pc handheld dpads are trash

microswitch/dome supremacy

[limber surge]

even as a vita dpad disliker i really appreciate the dpad top rp5, most of my streaming is done to it

[toxic locust]

Might be getting the G2 this time

[midnight fiber]

Never ran into someone who disliked the Vita's d-pad, interesting.

[toxic locust]

I don’t like it

[sick raven]

don't do it they'll just release G3

[midnight fiber]

I was under the impression it was overwhelmingly popular. But then, I didn't really interact with Vita people all that much.

[sick raven]

vita wasn't popular

[limber surge]

i don't hate it, i don't love it, it's okay, but everyone seems to gush over it

[midnight fiber]

I know that.

[untold temple]

x86 stuff

[limber surge]

i prefer a retro style rubber membrane one anyday

[candid fern]

I think I’m just gonna stick a grip on a G2 and call it a day

[slender raven]

A significant amount of critique I've seen for Silksong controls have come from people using the analog stick and frustrated by the direction Hornet travels with a down attack

I've found it really consistent on dpad because I can always just tap a direction while holding down to angle properly.

[toxic locust]

My first dpad awakening moment was with shovel knight so yeah I can see that

[limber surge]

that was my guess too, i have zero issues with the pogoing

it's more or less like playing celeste

[slender raven]

I couldn't see myself ever doing Celeste with an analog stick

[uneven fractal]

Rocknix on rp6 😍

[slender raven]

If a game has 8 directional input, particularly if it's precise 8 directional input, I'm always picking a dpad over analog stick.

[true nexus]

Yeah the legion go dpad might be the worst dpad I've ever used

[tribal blade]

doing a poll to make the stick top on RP6, but no poll for stick placement when they revealed the flip 2. i see how it is

[peak basalt]

What does that have to do with it ?

[slender raven]

If you want to stir the pot, you can make an argument the right stick should be on the top as well since you need it so much for camera controls in modern games.

[untold temple]

default layout

[candid ridge]

I can at least use a dpad bottom ok enough.
I played Deltarune on Steam perfectly fine with a dpad bottom controller, but losing dpad top on Retroid will really suck :/

[tribal blade]

also yeah lol i need d-pad top for x86 because that's where i bought all my cheap platformers but no one does it. except anbernic that one time

and technically the win mini, but they're both top there

[limber surge]

people still not realizing the steam deck, the best x86 is dpad top:

[toxic locust]

Steam deck dpad sucks ass

[slender raven]

The steam deck layout seems very odd. I don't think I'd like it but I've never held one.

[toxic locust]

It’s super uncomfortable too

[cloud lagoon]

I like it

[toxic locust]

I don’t

[cloud lagoon]

it's comfortable for retro gaming for me

[tribal blade]

a deck mini that ditched the trackpads to move the other inputs inward would do it a lot of favors

[toxic locust]

It’s not for me

[candid ridge]

Wii U Pro Controller and Gamepad my beloved

[tribal blade]

or just shrank them

[candid ridge]

I really considered the Flip 2 bc it had a similar layout to Wii U

[slender raven]

I could never get used to the wii u controller, especially for Smash

[untold temple]

best x86?

maybe for fanbois

[celest pond]

No vrr so it can't be best

[candid fern]

the Wii U controller for Smash was a nightmaaaare

[balmy quartz]

The Steam Deck is also stick top.

[merry anchor]

I actually had no issue playing Smash on the Wii U gamepad

[slender raven]

I know a lot of people who loved it. It just wasn't for me.

[candid ridge]

I found it perfectly fine for Smash personally

[toxic locust]

Saying a device with an 800p screen is the best x86 is funny

[limber surge]

it's the best all around package

[toxic locust]

If you only play Steam games yeah

[muted spindle]

They gonna come up with a stick on top full redesign and it will still sell like shit

[candid fern]

I think that thing was just such a honker in general that it drove me nuts. I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with it though. But I also say this as an Xbox Duke controller defender lmao

[limber surge]

yeah, i only have steam games purchased and the rest are on my retro handhelds

[slender raven]

Besides the analog stick, I don't like the shoulder button layout of the game pad. Because the Z buttons are so inset, it makes it pretty much impossible access both sets of shoulder buttons if you're the sort of person who uses your pointers for it, enforcing a pointer/middle finger grip.

[candid ridge]

Nothing wrong with liking unorthodox controllers haha

[toxic locust]

The moment you step outside of steam games the deck gets incredibly irritating

[candid ridge]

As weird as the N64 controller was, I liked using it and still like it as long as it doesn’t make me rotate the stick too much (hi Mario Party) :p

[limber surge]

i have another deck for windows stuff too

[candid fern]

I’m also a GC controller defender. I played through TotK on a GC controller lol

[lethal quiver]

Due to the OS or?

[slender raven]

The n64 controller is a strange one for me. I think my biggest issues with it is how often I have to hold both hands close and how 1/3 of the control is effectively useless in most games, limiting the amount of buttons you use

[toxic locust]

Yeah

[balmy quartz]

For Steam games and emulation, the Deck is a solid experience. It only gets annoying with non-steam Windows stuff, really. But since Steam has nearly everything worthwhile anyway, does it matter?

[slender raven]

Yes.

[lethal quiver]

Yeah Linux can be like that, once you get the hang of it then it isn't too bad

[candid fern]

The important part is that they tried and we had fun while rubbing off our thumb prints and putting holes in our palms

[lethal quiver]

Basically add every game onto steam and run it with proton

[toxic locust]

Steam is really the only platform with native Linux integration, most other platforms are straight up not available or are missing features

[midnight fiber]

It's weird but it works.

[candid ridge]

I almost never hear anything bad about the Steam Deck layout and usually see it praised as being very comfortable

But ofc, no one has the same exact preferences, so never know until you try something

[lethal quiver]

Kind of, you can get GOG, Epic, and Amazon games via the heroic games launcher

[nova crystal]

So there’s no final verdict yet?

[toxic locust]

What about cloud saves tho

[lethal quiver]

EA launcher is a pain to set up

[toxic locust]

Last time I used heroic GoG didn’t have cloud saves

[lethal quiver]

Functional

Epic was completely functional I don't recall how well GOG's was

I'll have to check

[balmy quartz]

GoG's cloud saves sometimes don't work right on Windows either, so ...

[muted spindle]

Yeah lol

[lethal quiver]

GOG keeping the old gaming experience alive 😌

[toxic locust]

Steam nuked my 40 hour expedition 33 save file

[lethal quiver]

That's rough

[toxic locust]

Anyway I play most of my pc games on GoG and gamepass so Linux is kind of a non starter for me unfortunately

I do use it on my laptops tho

[lethal quiver]

I can't get myself to buy game pass, it's obviously a great deal if you play the games but I'm a real hater of subscription services

[toxic locust]

That’s understandable

[muted spindle]

They doubled the price over here so im out lol

[lethal quiver]

Oof

[balmy quartz]

Every time I am tempted by Gamepass, Microsoft decides to, well ... be Microsoft.

[candid fern]

buy gamepass month to month on cdkeys 😜

[muted spindle]

I have everything I want on steam anyways so the deck is perfect for me

[balmy quartz]

I just end up getting what I want on Steam or Gog for less money than getting gamepass would have been.

[toxic locust]

I use Xcloud a bunch so honestly the games are secondary

[lethal quiver]

Cloud streaming is pretty sweet ngl

[slender raven]

I've heard a lot of praise for the Odin 2 Portal in comfort, particularly with the grip and it's a bit ehh for me

[toxic locust]

I’ve been a cloud gaming nut since stadia rest in peace

[slender raven]

Especially when I was playing hollow knight on it

[lethal quiver]

As long as you got good WiFi it makes high settings on handhelds beautiful

[plain cipher]

https://tenor.com/view/hold-on-playa-teddy-long-wwe-wait-a-minute-hold-on-a-minute-playa-gif-17857163

[uneven fractal]

Sd8gen2 12gb, how much of switch library can it play well

[mild spear]

…You know, when I added this last edit yesterday, I was just joking Retroid.

[uneven fractal]

Shame it’s probably just the stick/dpad layout that’ll be optional

[mild spear]

Ok nevermind, this is just them not leaving it up for pre-order while doing the redesign.

I’ll give them props for not pulling the same bullshit they did with the Mini V1 and actually getting rid of the now outdated listing, but still not getting off the shit list for it. Maybe if they manage to get more than 1 release in a row with zero fuck-ups.

[echo nymph]

Unlikely but we shall seee

did take them a while to take off the preorder though at least they did it

[honest dust]

They made the top spot on my shit list with this, so done with this company

[limber surge]

i think the rp mini was a way bigger misstep

cause they don't actually take your money until they ship, right?

[mild spear]

Same, and given we actively wanted them to delist the thing when it was proven to be a lie only for them to not do so, I’ll at least say that them delisting this thing now is definitely better than leaving it up.

[mild spear]

Unfortunately no, they do take the payment the moment you make the pre-order.

[limber surge]

oh

[mild spear]

So you do usually need to ask them to cancel the order to get a refund, and given the fiasco that happened with the Retroid DS, they may be waiting for users to cancel manually “instead of assuming they all want to cancel”.

[honest dust]

No they take the money and now we wait for refunds

[mild spear]

In other words, if you don’t like what’s happening, you definitely shouldn’t be waiting for them to cancel it.

[limber surge]

well yeah, assuming people want refunds was dumber

[toxic locust]

Taking money before the product even exists is the dumbest of all

[limber surge]

what a stupid ass launch, show what it could be and now it's gonna be ruined by committee

[toxic locust]

Bro this is retroid

What did you expect

[mint snow]

it's fine if they let people choose stick position they want

[trail fjord]

It seems like Stick Top won both votes

[toxic locust]

Both votes?

[echo nymph]

rip the original vision

[toxic locust]

There was only one stick top vote

[sharp trellis]

Twitter/Discord

[toxic locust]

Oh right

I always forget twitter still exists

[muted spindle]

im sure it didnt sell bc of the stick position, thats the only reason for sure

[quick abyss]

Maybe people have no moneys left after buying a pocket fit, Odin 3 or Thor.
Or they are simply happy with their rp5.

[sharp trellis]

Imagine Arthur pulled the Konkr in the first few hours because the Odin 3 preorders were doing better at the time? So many people hadn't even heard of the RP6 until after the fact and it hadn't even been 24hours

[toxic locust]

Wait did they come out and say the 6 wasn’t selling well?

[muted spindle]

they stopped everything, started making polls and removed the listing so...

[toxic locust]

I thought that was just cuz people were voicing they didn’t like the design

[uneven fractal]

Now they just have to start from scratch designing the thing, June 26

[muted spindle]

if it was selling well they wouldnt have done anything

[sharp trellis]

Honestly I think the best way forward now is - Reduce the RP5 price to $150, focus on the RP5 G2, Scrap the RP6 entirely and come back in a couple months with the RP7 or whatever after properly researching it

[limber surge]

release the RPG (G for Good)

[sharp trellis]

Who knows, they might be that fickle. Either way it looks bad on them

[hardy falcon]

Before scrapping the 7 and being like "rp8 on the way"

[muted spindle]

this time with 3 sticks

[limber surge]

retroid pocket "this is literally an odin 3, please come back" edition

[muted spindle]

rp5 was just too good

[muted spindle]

most people dont need more power

[sharp trellis]

Absolutely this. And then people go.. well hold on, if I save a little more over that 2 1/2- 3month time period I could just buy an Odin 3 comfortably instead

[muted spindle]

maybe a week of marketing between reveal and pre order would have solved it, idk

[limber surge]

i mean it is a better deal than the odin 3 and even the odin 2, but i hate losing the variety

[sharp trellis]

It's all been a bit half baked

And I can only blame myself for preordering so quickly

[true nexus]

That's kind of always been retroids position in the market

[limber surge]

the more i look at the og design the better it looks

[sharp trellis]

True but if they lose their USP and it just looks like an Odin then it gives more of an incentive for people to just go for the O3

[true nexus]

I would be surpised if they didn't also make a new dpad centric handheld this year, 40% isn't insignificant

[muted spindle]

if they started selling the 2S again for like 80 dollars it would be so nice

[true nexus]

Or technically next year I guess

[sharp trellis]

thicc. Dpad top or Bottom, we lost the thickness now with the redesign, the stick to button spacing and now the speakers can be accidentally covered again with your hands whilst playing

[limber surge]

yeah, a little bit more chonk would help with confort, the rp5 looks so squared out and skinny in comparison

[muted spindle]

shut up buy our grip

[sharp trellis]

UGH

[limber surge]

i just wish all these designs had no ergo bumps because retroid (and ayn) sucks at them tbh, flat is much more comfy and people buy the grips anyway

[muted spindle]

I disagree, bumps on og odin 2 are great

[echo nymph]

i personally prefer my devices having good ergo from the beginning without requiring an additional grip at cost, but having the versatility is really good too

[sharp trellis]

At least the AYN grips are less bulbous and have ribbed texture. Imagine having ribbed bumps on your console and then making a grip with no friction

[limber surge]

the rp5 really doesn't have good ergo, and the tsp which was basically a flat rp5 was a lot more comfy in my hands

[toxic locust]

IMO you either go full hog with handlebars or go flat

[limber surge]

yeah that

[sharp trellis]

Everything just feels awful after I grab my GCloud

[limber surge]

they don't even need to be huge, the cubexx is mad comfy and the grips aren't that huge

[echo nymph]

the g cloud is black magic comfort ❤️ the 556 is insanely comfy too

[toxic locust]

G cloud mentioned

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/dozens-of-us-there-are-dozens-of-us-dozens-arrested-development-arrested-development-dozens-gif-18162954729757007693

[limber surge]

my biggest critique of ayn and the rp5 has been the mid ergo tbh

well, the ghost touch on my odin 2 is a way bigger deal but whatever

[sharp trellis]

Did you get the survey via the device where they were asking what you would like from a successor?

[toxic locust]

[limber surge]

oh no logitech doing a retroid

make it dpad top oled and flat with an 8 elite

[sharp trellis]

Nah, Logitech are only pushing out to owners, not twitter bots

[limber surge]

fair tbqhwymf

[toxic locust]

Honestly genius cuz who better to ask than the super fans still using it all these years later

[limber surge]

it would be a hard product to market now though, tablet+x5s is so affordable

[toxic locust]

Affordable yes maybe, but not as seamless and comfortable as the g cloud

[sharp trellis]

Plus we're STILL getting software/firmware updates. Honestly I think my answer was like "More offset sticks because the right one is too close to the buttons, better D-Pad, OLED or better IPS panel with higher refresh rate and a more up to date chip" I think even the G2 Gen 2 would be a good shout for it

[limber surge]

does the g cloud support wifi 6?

[sharp trellis]

lol no. AC at most, but it's fine

[toxic locust]

A lot of people shit on V10 completely ignoring the fact that yeah, it’s still getting updates

[sharp trellis]

The thing has infinite voodoo battery life

[toxic locust]

My Xbox ally has mostly replaced my g cloud but the cloud is still the thin and light ergonomic king

[echo nymph]

Just wish it was a bit cheaper 😄

[limber surge]

lightweight big screen experience is really comfy

love my alldocube

[keen marlin]

This is the most boring Retroid controversy

[sharp trellis]

Same, but standard Ally z1e for me.. but every so often

[keen marlin]

Bring back the hidden screen pixels and mortgage claims

[toxic locust]

Can’t put a price on enjoyment imo

[true nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/phil-spencer-gif-25604695

[limber surge]

i agree, and it makes me more mad at the community than the company doing scummy things

[sharp trellis]

yeah it's one of those things I regretted a little when I first purchased but I've certainly got my moneys worth over the last 2-3 years

Also I like the bezels, without them the device would be more squished and less comfortable. Make bezels great again!

[candid fern]

we gotta get these gamers a hobby

[toxic locust]

I like watching retroid fanboys babyrage of this stuff

[fierce bloom]

Retroid Pocket 6 has me excited for the Retroid Pocket Flip 3

Mainly because they kept the same screen size which helps pocketability. I also wanted 120hz and happy they have gone with 120hz

Also the SDG2 chipset being perfect for my needs while being affordable.

I hope with Flip 3 they focus more on comfort and pocketability. Probably would be great if they can make it thinner like a DSi. And make the shoulder buttons and triggers curve more for better comfort.

It would also be great if they can add 2 addutinal buttons for 6 button arcade games as there is so much space. Keep the diamond layout for the 4 buttons but add additional 2 buttons next to left and down buttons. These extra buttons can also be useful for hotkeys too and would help differentiate from Flip 2 for people who dont care for more powerful chipset or 120hz

[smoky needle]

man that screen is so good, always forget lol

[candid fern]

Honestly would love just a G2-inspired version of the Flip

stick a new chip in that thang

[slender raven]

From Chris

[sharp trellis]

Me too! It's only occasionally when I remember I have it and pick it up I'm like... oh damn that's nice. I'm really looking forward to if/when they do release a successor.. I just hope they do their own thing and kept what made it great in the first place

[true nexus]

https://tenor.com/view/truth-nuke-truth-true-soyjak-wojak-gif-14828627546768133163

[slender raven]

I am wondering what exactly is the market the rp6 was aimed at

[sharp trellis]

Just me and @honest dust apparently

[slender raven]

The only reason I haven't pre ordered one is that I own an Odin 2 Portal and a Retroid Pocket 5.

But just as a general trend it seems like AYN, Anbernic, and Konkr have all pretty much gobbled up the spot where the rp6 would have lied

[sharp trellis]

I only have a BIG and smol device, the Vita looking style and the tastleful thickness had me right away

[tired cargo]

Will this be enough for people to accept a device that sold so badly it had to be cancelled did indeed sell badly?

Let's find out.

[true nexus]

It's a conspiracy man

[carmine wraith]

I’ve also read many people asking for a flat back, such as the O2 Mini. Whatever you put on top, even with a compact size, it helps to make the second control usable by adjusting handling. If you you like comfort and bulk (they often come together anyway), just put a grip on your otherwise flat and pocketable device.

[sharp trellis]

shhhh don't give them anymore reason to sell grips day 1 with their uncomfortable devices

[tired cargo]

Retroid Chris is just double agent AYN Nicole.

[sharp trellis]

Nah it's Arthur all along

[slender raven]

Flat back vs built in grips is always an interesting thing. There's definitely more modularity in a separate grip but I get some people don't feel like buying/making a grip and putting it on their devices

[limber surge]

the thing is retroid and ayn built in grips are terrible and might even be detrimental

[slender raven]

I loved the flat back of the rp4p for everything but racing and fps games. The grip helped with those massively. I thought the rp5 would be cool with the built in ergo, so I wouldn't need the grip. But I found it too small and still needed a grip anyway. The Odin 2 Portal was too slippery without the grip, so I got that one too.

[limber surge]

basically that, and og odin 2 in my opinion has terrible ergo for its size

[carmine wraith]

Yep. Can’t get it all. But people don’t seem to like the taller new desing. Once you choose compactness, either you make the back flat, or you severely compromise the bottom control (pad or stick). The actual choice is beween second control and integrated bumps, if you put things into perspective.

[slender raven]

I never felt like I needed a grip for my Anbernic rg351p even when I used both sticks. No idea how that works. Maybe the lack of analog trigger?

[limber surge]

low weight also helps

and you probably cared less back then

[toxic locust]

Sooooooo

[slender raven]

I have a relatively light grip so usually when I need a grip, it's because the device has started slipping from my hand while I game.

[toxic locust]

I don’t get it

They aren’t changing it?

[carmine wraith]

That’s because an integrated grip forbids you to reposition your hands to use either top or bottom control. Your hands move more freely and you get versatility.

[toxic locust]

Or they were changing it regardless

[limber surge]

i think he's saying the preorders were so low that they had to do something

[sharp trellis]

this one

[toxic locust]

I see

[echo nymph]

it's obvious they're doing that no matter what 😄

[slender raven]

I think it means that they were probably already going to change it but did a poll to confirm

[sharp trellis]

@toxic locust Enjoy your G2 Gen 2

[toxic locust]

So that means the dpad top crowd is boned

[echo nymph]

it ia a shame the preorders were so rough as the devices were good

[slender raven]

2 day lead up, no reviewers, not really marketing something "new".

[toxic locust]

Same ole retroid

[limber surge]

honestly it kinda marks the bursting of the bubble of the retro handhelds market, an 8 gen 2 oled 120hz device for 230 bucks and it gets a low amount of preorders

[carmine wraith]

Unless they keep the bulk/height, or make the back flat. Otherwise yes, the Dpad would become difficult to use.

[sharp trellis]

They literally launched the polls 12 hours after Preorders opened, which opened up a day after the reveal.. and they were shocked it hadn't done well in that period of time? They are huffing over there

[slender raven]

The rp5 had a rough start too. They were offering only 6gb of ram and Android 10 on launch for the first few days after pre orders opened.

[idle kindle]

Wait are they putting stick on top? 💀💀💀💀💀

[toxic locust]

I sure as shit hope not

[slender raven]

Not clear yet. David and Cris are advocating for both options to be available

[true nexus]

I guess they already weren't feeling too confident seeing the competition and that their last release was kind of a disaster

[idle kindle]

Pls no Retroid 😱😱😱😱😱😱

[echo nymph]

gonna be interesting if they go for both options and increase the production and shipping logistics

[limber surge]

perhaps the thor is the last of the tulip mania that is the retro handhelds market

[idle kindle]

RP Classic was a glorious release

[true nexus]

I meant the rp ds

[candid fern]

It really feels like having both options would make most sense

[sharp trellis]

I think this could be it, the few like myself who don't have that kind of device are the minority. So many people here have already expressed how they're happy with their devices, and the RP5 (love it or hate it) has a really big community around it too who don't see the need to upgrade

[true nexus]

Rg ds has infected my mind

[slender raven]

Per David, if they did do both versions they'd probably only offer it in a few colors/spec combinations

[candid fern]

what was that one device where you could switch out the controls?

[limber surge]

ayaneo... 3?

[wild reef]

I don't like the design of the RP6. Have they announced the RP7 yet?

[slender raptor]

https://www.goretroid.com/ I had no idea they turned off the preorders for rp6

[sharp trellis]

We'll wake you up from Cryo when it's time

[slender raven]

The general design of the rp6 though I'm largely indifferent about. I don't think I understand why the buttons/speakers below the screen are disliked

[limber surge]

man i'm gonna be so sad with the redesign

[wild reef]

Being too round is not that appealing imo

Oh, that sentence could be read wrong.

[limber surge]

round equals comfy

[sharp trellis]

They left them up for at least 6-7 hours after opening today. Plus it's still on their homepage.. and you can still buy the accessories https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/collections/accessories

[limber surge]

don't forget to order the grip for a device that will not exist

[civic sentinel]

If we could fit the Portal screen on this and add wifi 7 it’d be perfect.

[twin storm]

What the poll didn't consider is putting an 8 gen 2 in a RP5 body will be one HOT device. Can't cheat thermodynamics. Even the Odin 2 mini suffered from this constraint and the RP5 is same size of not smaller

[sharp trellis]

COLLECTORS ITEM

[limber surge]

i mean, the thor gets hot too, so yeah

[true nexus]

Worth

A tpu shell will mitigate any heat pretty well

[limber surge]

mitigate or concentrate?

[true nexus]

Mitigate how it feels in the hand

[sharp trellis]

Fuse to the plastic, nice melty goop

[twin storm]

But still cook the battery.
Good call

[limber surge]

from my experience grips make the heat stay in the device instead of letting it breathe

[true nexus]

I hope retroids cooling isn't that awful for that to happen

[slender raven]

The Odin 2 Portal gets pretty hot near the left thumbstick

[twin storm]

That would suggest the Odin 2 mini cooling was awful. You can't get around it. The size of the Odin 2 portal helps the heat, but the 8 gen 2 gets toasty when in performance mode

[haughty gale]

The problem with the poll they did is that it was a twitter poll open to everyone and not just the people who actually own a Retroid or who was actually interested in preordering one. Logically, the most popular analog top option would win but that doesn’t mean it will result in more sales since now you can just buy a more powerful and ergonomical device in the pocket fit for $30 more :/ i personally am not in the market to save $30 to get a generation weaker device with a smaller screen with minimal size savings anyways. Even if you disagree, you can’t deny the RP6 is now directly in competition with with the Konkr and Odin models with no differentiating aspect to it.

[midnight fiber]

Big Capcom responds to Megaman Legends 3 cancelation vibes here. Regardless of my feelings on the matter, it's incredible how awful Chris is as a community manager. Just do the stupid misguided thing and ride it out, don't make excuses, you're making it worse, stupid.

[idle kindle]

Well…hopefully dpad on top still 😉

[true nexus]

Right, but that goes for most chips, I'm not going to be bothered by a little warmth

[toxic locust]

I’m just here for the show atp

[slender raven]

There seems to be a lot of people who believe that at this power level, a stick at the top is mandatory because apparently all games now use them.

[limber surge]

i was never gonna buy it lol

[true nexus]

Like it can't be as bad as my pocket s lol

[limber surge]

make the retroid classic ds already

[twin storm]

I'm not buying the redesign. Konkr pocket fit will be here soon. RP6 is irrelevant now. Yawn.

[haughty gale]

I also don’t mind the buttons under the screen either lol. It looks cool

[slender raven]

Rp classic chip in a ds form factor could be cool af

[mild spear]

So, who wants to guess how much of those low sales were from them making pre-orders literally 1-2 days after the very first announcement of the device even existing, and then going for a redesign in only 10 hours after they were opened?

[slender raven]

Yeah...

[wild reef]

Also the RP5 has the same price as the RP5+. I'm wondering why they didn't cut the price of the RP5

[toxic locust]

I really like the silver colorway

[limber surge]

yeah, with the lg wing screens too

[limber surge]

my fav too

[finite iron]

like a lot of people already said, i don't think there is a layout issue
there is so much competition in the high end spectrum right now, between konkr, odin 3, thor... and let's not forget that lot of people bought the retroid pocket 5 /odin 2 / ... and i'm not sure all of them want to upgrade to the new shiny model. There 's definitely some congestion
Changing the stick layout will not move the needle a lot
The timing, 2 Skus pricing ...it's a tough situation

[slender raven]

I like the idea of people experimenting with newer colors instead of the same old black, white, DMG, and GameCube suite.

[mild spear]

Like, it’s actually a bit funny considering this was arguably just them deciding to not do the usual drip-feed…by going the exact opposite direction and effectively shadow dropping the thing.

[echo nymph]

went wonderfully for them

[twin storm]

The poll results remind me of the apple commercial with everyone carrying around a vanilla ice cream cone.

SAME IS BORING

[slender raven]

Imagine someone dropping one of these high end devices in pastel colors or something for once

[mild spear]

And now there’s a likely chance that at least a good percentage of people literally only found out about the RP6 even existing from the polls for the redesigns.

[slender raven]

I do wonder how they justify only announcing the poll on their Twitter and discord

[stray veldt]

Well if they're going to ruin the RP6 can they at least give the G2 that sexy Vita esque shell?

[slender raven]

The discord poll wasn't even announced actually. The discord was alerted to the Twitter poll. Then an hour of backlash later they added a poll to discord too.

[celest pond]

You can't expect people to buy a new one every year indefinitely. I'm glad we're finally hitting saturation point

[mild spear]

The same way they justified announcing them first via Twitter and Discord, and then put the pre-orders literally around 1-2 days after said announcements.

[mild spear]

Cool, so when will that be happening with Anbernic or even Ayn?

[toxic locust]

Anbernic is different

[mild spear]

We wanna motivate everyone to be smart or just 1?

[toxic locust]

They don’t try to make “one device for everyone”

[mild spear]

Sure could have fooled me with how many people in this very discord own multiple different h700 handhelds.

[toxic locust]

How many people here own multiple retroids

[mild spear]

Not to mention the fact that we were literally calling the RG Cube a “supplementary” handheld to the RG556.

[slender raven]

There's been people arguing for years they should stop making various versions of devices and only release one.

[mild spear]

Exactly.

[limber surge]

they make twelve devices for everyone

[toxic locust]

Exactly

[tired cargo]

I love how quickly we moved on from the revelation this thing wasn't selling (which just a couple of hours ago was totally not true and just speculation) to now being mad at where they decided to post the polls. Some people are just too lost.

[mild spear]

Or better yet, how many different variants of the RG35XX vertical have they made by this point?

[slender raven]

During the monthly H700 drop, every new device had a bunch of people saying they should move on from h700 because there's already enough

[limber surge]

we still bought em

[mild spear]

It’s either 3 counting only the H700’s, or 4 when counting the old variant.

[echo nymph]

Things happen fast in this scene 😄

[slender raven]

You fail to understand the definition of speculation.

[toxic locust]

I think you missed my point

But I’ll drop it cuz we don’t need an RNS crashout two days in a row

[slender raven]

Additionally there's been more information from Chris since last night, so people update their thoughts as new evidence comes in.

[echo nymph]

The night is young

[stray veldt]

I love that they do that, but I'm still waiting for my RG Arc Pro...

[untold temple]

pulles done

[slender raven]

Rg arc with an h700 would be cool just for the software support ngl

[toxic locust]

You and me both brother 😔

[balmy quartz]

After trying the RP Classic 6-button I would not say no to a RP Classic 6-button horizontal.

[echo nymph]

i would like one of those

[balmy quartz]

Let Retroid make the Arc we crave.

[stray veldt]

I would love that, but I really want them to attempt a disc dpad too this time

[slender raven]

I conceptually like the rg arc but it just feels buggy with its current firmware offerings

[limber surge]

i think the rg arc is gonna get knulli or maybe has it already

[stray veldt]

I LOVE the Vita dpad don't get me wrong, but I need the disc

[balmy quartz]

For Sega, yes.

[tired cargo]

"I will not accept this obvious truth unless we get an official message, saying a cancelled product didn't sell well is just speculation"

community manager confirms this didn't sell

"No, not like that."

Retroid Chris also confirms this didn't sell

"Well anyway, they should've posted the polls somewhere else on the internet"

Sure makes sense.

[mild spear]

No shit.

[toxic locust]

Common retroid show me how bad you butchered this thing

[mild spear]

But hey, we shouldn’t be arguing against someone else’s confirmation bias. Let’s get back to exploring all the ways Retroid pulled one of the dumbest moves imaginable.

[balmy quartz]

Look, at this point no one should be surprised that this went over in the most ass way possible.

[slender raven]

Anyways to go back to the point I was trying to make about people arguing against choices, there was absolutely push back at every h700 announcement saying Anbernic should make something new

[toxic locust]

Seeing as it’s retroid, yeah very true

[mild spear]

I’ll definitely be surprised considering how astronomically dumb it is even from a business perspective.

[echo nymph]

Every time 😄 was fun times

[mild spear]

Like, it’s not even greed, they literally just pulled a repeat of the Sega Saturn!

[toxic locust]

Retroid releases are always entertaining

[balmy quartz]

Retro business practices.

[slender raven]

Tbh even that change in the rp5 from android 10 to android 13 after pre orders wasn't great

[toxic locust]

I use the word releases loosely too

More like circus shows

[candid fern]

it’s a little conspiratorial to think a bunch of randos popped in to the Retroid twitter to vote

[slender raven]

While I'm not sure there's many out there I guess there's got to be some people who wanted it explicitly because it didn't have 13

[echo nymph]

Flip 1 hinge.... the RP3, the RPTaki.... flip 2..... mini....

[toxic locust]

RPTaki

[mild spear]

“Hey, let’s open pre-orders for a device literally 1-2 days after we announced its literal existence, that’ll definitely be great for day-1 sales.”

[balmy quartz]

There are a few people who lose their shit over scoped storage ...

[true nexus]

That is a pita though ngl

[slender raven]

Yeah I remember hearing some arguments about that

[balmy quartz]

... but on balance using A13 was probably better. At least if you were gonna use turnip drivers.

[haughty gale]

lol what? Obviously people all across the retro handheld space knew about the poll and would vote. You disagree with that?

[slender raven]

Maybe the apps I used are updated properly enough but I haven't had any issue selecting folders for my emulators.

[true nexus]

I mean even then the discord poll shows similar results

[candid fern]

I don’t disagree but I also don’t agree lol. That’s literally the market.

[slender raven]

My problem with the Twitter poll in particular is just like a lot of people not having or wanting a Twitter account because of current management and the lack of visibility from people that causes since you have to have an account to vote.

Especially with the announcement being made on discord where they can actually just post a poll there

Obviously they made a discord poll an hour later but they didn't announce it.

[candid fern]

dead internet theory says they’re all bot votes anyway 🤪

[toxic locust]

I’d say a solid 50% of people in this server don’t care about retroid at all

[balmy quartz]

Bots clearly want stick top.

[candid fern]

Just like on Grindr 🙄

[slender raven]

A binary poll like that also doesn't really capture the number of people who would get the device either way even if they have a preference for one or the other.

[limber surge]

sorry for liking bottoms

[slender raven]

Obviously a minority of the population but reviewers and collectors for example will get it either way.

[echo nymph]

i voted for dpad top for variety. Though i wasn't planning on buying regardless

[sharp trellis]

Arc has Rocknix already, it's still got the best D-Pad. Keep the H700 away from it, I don't want hissing everytime I change a game

[limber surge]

i have rocknix on mine, yes, but i prefer how knulli works

[slender raven]

A second rg arc won't delete the first one.

[balmy quartz]

What the RP6 really needed was a rear touch screen. Then you would have had the true Vita experience.

[sharp trellis]

But what if it does

[slender raven]

Then I need it for its magic lol

[sharp trellis]

sicko

[limber surge]

what even is the issue with the h700, the 3566 is the jankiest chip in the hobby lol

[slender raven]

I find with my rg arc on Rocknix it can be a bit buggy, especially with charging. I found it frustrating

[sharp trellis]

It's fine, it's well supported. I just have an irrational hatred of that popping static noise it makes when closing games (28XX and CubeXX.. knulli and minui)

[limber surge]

haven't had that or haven't noticed it

[echo nymph]

as far as irrational hatred in this scene goes it's not a bad one 😄

[haughty gale]

I don’t recall if it was Rocknix or Retroarena (I tried both) but I couldn’t get the WiFi to work on the OS. People said it is common and just reflash the OS. I did it 3 times and then gave up as the only OS I could get working well was stock

[candid fern]

my rg40xxh does that lol

boiiink, tzz

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/archer-thank-you-gif-11868068

[limber surge]

rocknix seems to work fine on mine at least, with ota updates and everything, i'm just used to knulli

[midnight fiber]

I have more h700s than one person should, they all have that.

[limber surge]

hm let me check

[sharp trellis]

I'm so sorry Kyoka

[midnight fiber]

muOS did something to reduce the noise on boot recently.

[limber surge]

i love how i had an h700 literally 20cm from my hand

[toxic locust]

Every human on earth does

[haughty gale]

Is that close or far? 🇺🇸 jk

[sharp trellis]

Yeah I just checked my drawer of shame and it's in there

[limber surge]

my 34xx doesn't make a noise when closing a game idk

[sharp trellis]

along with an RP Flip 1 which still hasn't snapped

[sharp trellis]

hmmm that was a later one, maybe they fixed it by then

[midnight fiber]

My 34xx does.

[limber surge]

i'll try the 35xx plus

[midnight fiber]

Could be Rocknix did something about it too, haven't tried it in a second.

[limber surge]

yeah nothing, i think your handhelds are broken guys

[midnight fiber]

But it is consistent among stock, muOS and a version or two back of Knulli.

[limber surge]

mine do a little speaker pop when i turn them on but that's it

[candid fern]

I love playing with my toys

[trail fjord]

This

[limber surge]

i disagree, they suck

[trail fjord]

I do want to try a grip though

[sick raven]

im gonna buy an ayaneo device with stick on top out of spite

[true nexus]

This is about the stick placement btw the old design is still getting axed

[cloud lagoon]

sounds like both configurations confirmed?

[true nexus]

Seems like it

[echo nymph]

I can't imagine that will do the logistics of making and shipping them any favours

[toxic locust]

It’s just a different sku

Retroid isn’t a stranger to multiple skus

[slender raven]

David did say if it happened, it'd probably only be for certain combinations

Given order popularity, it being restricted to 12gb black and white wouldn't be unrealistic

[echo nymph]

That will be a popular decision if it happens

[echo nymph]

true though this would be the first time for multiple physical configurations for them