Retroid Pocket 6

[toxic locust]

Are the konkers shipping yet?

I might grab one instead if that’s the case

[west ember]

Not to my know no

They're still in pre-order as well

[honest dust]

It should be a little bigger than the RP5 with grip, which already adds enough bulk to put it in the same size class as the rg557 and Odin 2 IMO

Campaign ends on the 5th iirc

Until then we have to wait thanks to IGG

[toxic locust]

Oh yikes 12gb Konkr is $300

[honest dust]

12gb Odin 2 is $259

Sorry RP6

[alpine shard]

Odm is $400 but I find it ridiculous to spend that much on an android handheld

[toxic locust]

Yeah I’m starting to see I don’t need the max specced model for androids

12gb is enough

Man so may handhelds options

[thick goblet]

Where did u get this price? 2nd hand odin 2.

[toxic locust]

RP6 has my favorite colorway tho plus dpad on top

[frozen badger]

He corrected himself right under that message and said he meant RP6

[toxic locust]

I wanna preorder but I also don’t wanna wait

[frigid widget]

Rp6 fucks

[alpine shard]

Can retroid make one with a 5 inch screen

Or smaller idrc

The rpmini screen was too square ish

[west ember]

Is there even a 5inch screen capable of 120hz?

[civic sentinel]

There is the 4.7” 4:3 120hz Anbernic one in 477M and 476H but it’s LCD.

For 16:9, I think this RP6 one will be the smallest at 120hz at 5.5”

[thick goblet]

Is 12G very important or if the OS allow 4G virtual ram using internal memory will it still be okay with base 8G.
What is the use case for 12G ram?

[civic sentinel]

Switch and PC emulation is the main benefit for 12gb. If not doing those then 8gb is good enough

[thick goblet]

Can the 4G virtual memory swap helps? This mean that the device have 8G ram + 4G virtual ram.

[carmine wraith]

Virtual memory is super slow and does not really help. As far as console goes, from what I’ve read, only very few and highest games require 12Go.

[thick goblet]

Any idea which switch games require 12G. Thanks. Zelda games : Tears of the kingdom?

[carmine wraith]

Yes. This one for sure. And in general, high end games with large open worlds that require a lot of memory. Like Xenoblade Chronicles 3 or Bayonetta 3, I assume. Others can probably tell, I would be interested too. Gemini tells me Animal Crossing: NH, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Astral Chain and Monster Hunter Rise.

[thick goblet]

Thanks for your info.

[carmine wraith]

Note that if a game starts and has a good framerate, it doesn’t mean that it won’t suffer stutterings at some points. Or just crashes.

The issue is that the OS needs about 1.5GB. Add to that the 4GB Switch RAM and you are left with only 2.5GB for the emulation process which will store shaders and other stuff. That’s without any other process. So for some games, 8GB is a bit short.

[echo nymph]

how is XC3 now on these?

[shrewd agate]

did anyone made size comarision models s between O3 , RP5, RPg2 and RP6 yet?

[west ember]

Probably should do that, hold up

Gotta get sizes

[wild reef]

RP5 and RP5+ have the same shell I believe

[thick goblet]

https://youtu.be/LDlosd0-jVw?si=L0hjNrPA9YTox2zS

Some benchmark g2, 8gen2 and g3gen3

[thick goblet]

thanks alot.

[west ember]

Ooooo

Man, ik we keep saying the G2 is kinda made irrelevant by the 6, but idk this thing is definitely punch up its weight class for only 199

[candid ridge]

I think it’ll be a better deal once the price gap between it and the RP6 is a bit larger

[west ember]

which again, makes me wonder why release both at the same time? Why not just make the G2 4:3/3:2 and the RP6 what it is now or space them out more

[toxic locust]

Yeah G2 vs RP6 is strange choice of device releases for sure

[west ember]

Release the 6 after the G2 a few month later on so that the G2 can actually show whats its capable of

[candid ridge]

My personal idea would be to keep the early bird price permanent on the RPG2.
Not like people are very likely to buy the RP5 with the G2 existing anyways

[west ember]

That's honestly the best call

[candid ridge]

I’ll suggest it in the Retroid server and see if that does anything at all.
The RP6 will still be the better purchase for most people, but it’ll at least make the G2 a more valid purchase overall

[civic sentinel]

I would be in for G2 at $150. A $10 difference between it and RP6 is peanuts when you get more performance, rocknix, back buttons and double the refresh rate.

Honestly, I’d still spring for RP6 regardless because of the refresh rate. But at least at a $50 buffer between the two, I could see more people opting for the G2

[west ember]

They can't put it that low tbh, especially if they're contractual obligated by Qualcomm to sell it at a certian price

[candid ridge]

^

[civic sentinel]

Yeah I’d imagine even if they put G2 at let’s say $175, RP5 would have to be at say $135-$140 bnib from retroid

[candid ridge]

Especially as the G2 Gen 2 seems to be pretty close performance wise to the 8 Gen 2

$30ish difference is fairly valid I think

[twin storm]

This is what most people don’t realize

[candid ridge]

#899870033331761173 message

[civic sentinel]

Close performance but I also wonder if g2 gen 2 will have support for rocknix and turnip drivers like 8 gen 2?

[candid ridge]

Posted my suggestion in the server if you guys wanna upvote it/show support for it at all

[untold temple]

similar

[untold temple]

yes

[civic sentinel]

I see unknown, not sure what that is linking to as I don’t have access

[echo nymph]

hows the effiency of the g2 gen 2? or too early to tell

[candid ridge]

Ah, it’s the Retroid server

[untold temple]

insane, 0.8w less than 8 gen 2

[civic sentinel]

Ah makes sense, I’m not on that server

[west ember]

The G2 gen 2 is based on the 7g3, so Turnip shouldn't be an issue at all. As for linux support, that a different story, but it shouldn't be impossible

[untold temple]

7+gen3*

and there no official turnip support for it, but retroid will give them consoles

turnip unofficial and a735 mask works with it

[civic sentinel]

We’ll have to see if rocknix team will support that chip. I’d figure retroid will pay to add support for that one as well

[untold temple]

O

NDA GONE (first test, raw firmware, maybe even not max mode)

[twin storm]

I’d definitely buy the RP6 if it had the G2, there are too many 8 gen 2 devices already.

[west ember]

Considering how well dual booting did for them, I wouldn't be surprised if they offer to send dev units out to the rocknix teams

[civic sentinel]

I think so too, it’s just a matter of waiting for that and with the uncertainty, for $10 more we get too many other benefits with rp6. Unless you need a handheld now, I’d just wait out for rp6 release and hope for further discounts on g2

[balmy quartz]

The 60Hz screen is the deal-killer for me with the G2 (aside from stick bottom). Not paying ~$200 for 60 Hz Android in late 2025.

[twin storm]

I left the Retroid server. The amount of complaints on the rp6 channel was too much.

I agree that a G2 RP6 would do well

[twin storm]

Would probably use it in 60 hz mode >50% of the time to save battery anyway.

And it’s still OLED, not like it’s a 60 Hz TFT screen

[civic sentinel]

I’m paying for 120hz I’m using all the 120hz

[balmy quartz]

60 Hz OLED is still jumpy if you're used to 120Hz.

(Again, for stuff like the Android interface and scrolling.)

[civic sentinel]

Battery be damned, I like the fluidity of motion. BFI is a nice cherry for some systems as well

[balmy quartz]

And I kinda feel that limiting the RPG2 to 60Hz is almost arbitrary. It's not like they couldn't source a better screen unless they just massively over-ordered for the RP5 and have a ton of those sitting around somewhere.

The G2 Gen 2 should be able to play games like Titan Quest at 120FPS. But not on the RPG2 because they cheaped out on the screen yet somehow charge almost as much as you'd pay for the RP6 with a comparable/better processor and a better screen as well.

[uneven fractal]

What’s latest on elite with winlator/gamehub????

Oops wrong channel

[untold temple]

?

[candid fern]

It’s kinda funny to me that the RP5 was one of the best handhelds you could buy this year, but now suddenly with the impending existence of the RP6, it’s horseshit lol

[twin storm]

Yeah

[toxic locust]

I mean it’s not a bad device

[candid fern]

it’s a great device lol

[toxic locust]

Just not a high value proposition anymore

Used market is gonna tank which is good

Depending on your perspective

[balmy quartz]

It happens. People swore that the RP4P was the best device ever until the RP5 dropped and suddenly they'd admit that the screen was ass and the Dimensity wasn't good for compatibility.

[sharp trellis]

I'd say it'd be a great time to buy a second hand RP5 cheap if people were offloading for the new thing but in reality I don't think many people will at all, it's just not a bit enough leap for people to upgrade already

[midnight fiber]

Don't worry, because of the downgrade no one can admit the RP5 is cramped now.

[toxic locust]

Downgrade?

[balmy quartz]

The Odin 2 Portal was the handheld to buy this year. Kinda still is.

[toxic locust]

Or is this just a salty older design enjoyer

[midnight fiber]

See?

[toxic locust]

I’m confused

[candid fern]

same

[civic sentinel]

We should be seeing Odin 2, Odin 2 Mini, RP Flip 2 and RP5 prices tank a lot with the release of RP6. Odin 2 Portal is still safe as it’s a different usecase

[balmy quartz]

This is what happens when you use a Retroid device with analogs but without a grip. Stay safe, people!

Odin 2 prices already went down a good bit thanks to the Portal, I believe. And Ayn themselves selling their refurbs.

And of course ... the Thor.

[toxic locust]

Used market prices have no bearing on me cuz I usually sell my stuff at around 60% msrp anyway

Give the community a good discount and spread the handheld love

[west ember]

Im kinda upset they've stop selling the RP Mini V2. Tbh, like the Portal, the RP Mini had its own solid niche in the market, but ig the RP Classic took its place

[echo nymph]

i thought they're still selling the v2 mini?

[sharp trellis]

They are, they were just briefly out of stock after the influx of orders from the price drop

[west ember]

Aaand they still are wtf. For a moment, they were out of stock, but ok xD

[sharp trellis]

it's been available again for the last few days

[cloud lagoon]

I stand corrected

[sharp trellis]

All good fella!

That big uptick in orders and no mortgage screen device

[west ember]

But nah, the RP Mini, Odin 2 Portal, and the RP Classic all are safe compared to the rest of the roster

[cloud lagoon]

oh, uh, is this not new?

[sharp trellis]

oh that's new

And the listing is up again https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/collections/retro-game-system/products/retroid-pocket-6-handheld

[honest dust]

I hope people will sit pre-orders out a few days, even if they want the RP6. I want them to panic again for another redesign

[toxic locust]

I’m probably gonna preorder

Against my better judgment

[cloud lagoon]

going all in with all the SKUs

[sharp trellis]

"Oh the redesign didn't sell gangbusters in the first 12 hours so we're gonna redesign the redesign"

[echo nymph]

i still have the v1 mini i bought earlier this year really cheap 😄

[cloud lagoon]

how many redesigns do you want lol

[honest dust]

At least give me some drama to compensate for the RP Vita

[sharp trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-hoodie-emperor-all-of-them-gif-13950795

[toxic locust]

Progamer is just a sadist and likes seeing retroid panic

[west ember]

... these chips aren't that different minus lower clocks on G2 and a different GPU

[honest dust]

Maybe we can get the 6" Odin 3 screen?

[cloud lagoon]

this isn't ChatGPT where you ask 10 times the same thing hoping to get something better eventually

[candid fern]

Sometimes I think about how, for $200, I can play all the games I grew up with, or couldn’t afford as a kid, on a portable lil device, with a beautiful OLED screen, instead of the biggest heaviest CRT TV you’ve ever seen — and then the nitpicking stuff like 120hz vs 60hz makes me feel insane. The children inside of us have died to consumerism, or whatever, yadayada

[cloud lagoon]

and then we go play PS5 instead

[sick raven]

the future is now, old man

[west ember]

Tbh, this feeling is why I absolutely love the RP Mini

[sharp trellis]

I'm a bit like that with my RPC, it's just fun to play idk

[honest dust]

Honestly, I hope they sell a lot less within the first 24hours, the people who ordered the first design are mostly pissed at them and a lil bit of uncertairnty that they will actually ship what was sold should do the rest

[west ember]

Just being able to play all the GBA, SNES, and GB games i couldn't play as kid without a huge CRT or a shitty screen is

Fantastical

[sick raven]

if speaking in hypothetical devices i agree nitpicking about 60hz vs 120hz is stupid, but it's a direct comparison of two devices that exist/will exist. you should probably be picky

[candid fern]

it’s freakin amazing

[sick raven]

Why consciously choose the worse option

[midnight fiber]

Be picky every time, you're paying for it.

[candid fern]

Because I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel.

[sharp trellis]

Sometimes I regret even upgrading to a 144hz monitor because it's cost me more in hardware components to make use of than it would have been staying at 60hz. That and I still play a lot of character action games locked to 60fps anyway

[candid fern]

yeah I’m like totally fine with 60fps lol

like someone else said above, I’d put a 120 @ 60 anyway to save on battery

[toxic locust]

I just hope the realize that their current yearly release business model isn’t sustainable

[cloud lagoon]

it is if they sold us new shiny shit instead of marginal upgrades

[sharp trellis]

I just wanted the chonky vita design man 🙁

[cloud lagoon]

the Thor did spectacularly well, might have been AYN's biggest hit to date

[honest dust]

Yeah, there is virtually no upgrade for 70-80% of the RP5 owners, because it already does what they want

[sharp trellis]

It's been really impressive how that's broken out of niche containment, I had a friend ask me about it the other day and he's not in the space and hasn't had a handheld since the GBC

[honest dust]

Like I have all these powerful handhelds but play mostly SNES and GBA games

[candid fern]

it is cool in my perspective as someone who’s been holding out until I had the extra cash. I’ll take a better version of the thing I was gonna buy anyway.

but I also agree to a degree lol

[honest dust]

the RP5 sold despite being a massive sidegrade to the RP4pro, because the screen was a huge improvement... going from 60 to 120hz and emulation beyond PS2 ain't important for most

[alpine shard]

https://youtu.be/Mc41YKN1wPc

[carmine wraith]

RAM is not clocked the same. And RAM matters a little for Switch, typically.

[alpine shard]

Odin 2 mini

Or gpd win 4

[honest dust]

with d-pad on top and 120hz OLED screen

we already have an Odin 2 Mini at home

[sharp trellis]

Nah I want Dpad top, and OLED. But not knocking the O2M. Also Android not x86 (I've got the Ally for that)

[alpine shard]

I wish they kept the OG rp6 design
I really like the look

[sharp trellis]

It was my goldilocks design, alas I'll just wait

[alpine shard]

But it seems that people don't like the buttons

[frozen badger]

When buying directly from Retroid, do you pay customs fees later, or are they including everything in the price?

[untold temple]

similar, 8533mhz (lpddr5x)

[sharp trellis]

I would have considered a compromise if it had launched original stick top, but the redesign has smushed the buttons/sticks much closer together and shrunk the height so it loses a lot of comfort

[candid fern]

I believe what you paid is what you pay

[honest dust]

4PX or you get vatted to oblivion

[hardy falcon]

Instead of saving you five, it adds five dollars to the price

[honest dust]

just buy a grip that makes it as big as a KONKR

you can literally hide the KONKR behind the rg556/557... and the RP5 with grip is a pretty similar size

[sharp trellis]

Black RP6 + Orange Grip to make it the Red Leicester of Dragon Cheese

[honest dust]

just buy the original dragon cheese

man this may be even more massive than the rg556/557 with a grip...

[sharp trellis]

It's on my radar! I'm just gonna wait because I hate Indiegogo

[honest dust]

swallow the hate to save $60 😅

[toxic locust]

New indiegogo sucks balls

[honest dust]

I mean yeah, the new IGG sucks ass

[sharp trellis]

Ah but there's a distinct chance that I may pay less tax going direct when it's finished on IGG.. and if I wait I can avoid any initial shipping challenges AYA have

[toxic locust]

I don’t recommend using the new IGG anymore, they removed the refund option

You gotta contact the project owner themselves

[honest dust]

I mean that really doesn't matter with Ayaneo, they will refund you instantly if you mail them 🤷‍♂️

[civic sentinel]

It’s overpriced for what it is but I thoroughly enjoy playing these on Analogue Pocket. It slows down the world around me — no emulation, no fast forward, still experiencing all the little lags the original hardware gave, albeit on a 10x integer scale for GB

[toxic locust]

I’m lucky I got my GPD refund

[honest dust]

at least they ain't desperately clinging to your money like Retroid

[sharp trellis]

"Have you considered not cancelling your preorder?.. we promise it will be worth it!"

*Cancels all Pre-Orders

[honest dust]

retroids page shows refunded at least, still ain't back on my card tho

[honest dust]

yeah... that was kinda weird too

like if they had so few orders, they could have just mailed those who didn't cancel

[trail fjord]

I chose RPG2 keeping in mind I have an Odin 2

[honest dust]

why even get the RPG2 then?

and if you say 5.5" OLED screen... why not go with the RP6 to replace the ODIN?

[idle kindle]

Overuse of el risitas emoji is a crime 👮‍♂️🚨

[candid fern]

snake would say that

[thick goblet]

for odin2 or odin 2 portal users
upgrades are

1. Konkr Fit (G3gen3 chip)
2. Ayn Thor (8gen2 chip)
3. Konkr Fit ( 8 Elite chipset)
4. Ayn Odin 3 ( 8 Elite chipset)

These are 4 handheld that can consider true upgrade for Odin2.
Rpg2 is not really an upgrade.
RP6 basically is Odin2 with smaller screen at 5.5

[honest dust]

you can't stop us

[untold temple]

rp6 is true odin2 upgrade

[honest dust]

nah, KONKR is the new ODIN2, deal with it

[untold temple]

Konkr Fit is different league

not odin at all

[sharp trellis]

True

[honest dust]

https://tenor.com/view/upgrades-robots-gif-21291099

[candid fern]

at least it’s not just a bad fur day anymore

[untold temple]

0.5 inch swap to 120hz OLED high quality is big deal

[thick goblet]

Unless he sell his Odin2 to 2nd hand market. He will have the same 8 gen 2 experience for his software. Yes, better response but Smaller screen.
Can say 1 positive and 1 Negative.
but the list that I mentioned is totally upgrade for odin2 users.
Ayn Thor 2 screens full 3ds/ds experience.
8 elite chip if 12G , better Gamehub experience.

[slender raven]

The G2 would be a cool buy as a secondary for my Odin 2 Portal but dang a second device nearly identical to the rp5 and lack of info on the chip make it a hard sell...

[untold temple]

no lack info

[toxic locust]

If they made a g2 in silver I’d just buy that

I’m buying rp6 solely for the color

[thick goblet]

Odin 2 portal is GOAT.
beautiful 7 inches OLED screen.
Can even enjoy media like youtube and netflix.

[slender raven]

I'm having trouble finding benchmarking or something to see how a game like zzz may play or some winlator

[untold temple]

zzz no issues, winlator similar to gen2

[slender raven]

I'd like numbers or video or something. "No issues" doesn't give me frame rate, settings, or stutter

[untold temple]

uh, just check reviews on 7+gen3 devices

there allot

content

[twin storm]

And then just play Tetris on it

[twin storm]

More of a side grade, only difference is OLED, refresh rate. You also get smaller battery in return.

Not much of an upgrade

[slender raven]

Are there reviewers who spend more time on native games? I know most of the ones people talk about here just emulate consoles or maybe show a bit of winlator/gamehub

[untold temple]

cons is slight, pros huge

[balmy quartz]

I always show some Android games myself ... it's one reason I get Android devices.

[echo nymph]

2000mah battery decrease isn't slight bt the oled and refresh rate is a big thing, plus dpad up for the refreshing thing

[balmy quartz]

(my dumb ass trying to play Zenless Zone Zero on the RP Classic ...)

[untold temple]

ofc 100gram less

[untold temple]

it possible

[twin storm]

I haven’t held an RP6, but I do know the Odin 2 is hella comfortable to hold for longer sessions

[untold temple]

400gram for arm handheld is not good

300 feels way way better for long session

[balmy quartz]

No, it doesn't work. it's not due to a lack of power per se (the game "runs") - it's just that the textures are bugged so the environment is all black.

[untold temple]

black textures?

show pic

and did u try change graphic options?

some of them can be broken on that soc

[mint snow]

Need to see a demo of this but with a 8 Elite

[mint snow]

so an Odin 3 would be too heavy ?

[untold temple]

imo yes

like x86 ...

[balmy quartz]

Video (link goes to ZZZ test portion): https://youtu.be/bZjS9MSkyp0?si=b76-9aFOiBbaNvVx&t=765

[thick goblet]

Ha Ha. For people who always play with their Steamdeck.
The original Odin 2 is lighter compare to steamdeck.
Yes. I agreed with the grip. RP6 will be more comfortable to play compare to Odin2.

[untold temple]

bet it was fixed already

[mint snow]

For how long can you play on a Steam Deck before feeling fatigue ?

[untold temple]

that gpu compatibility issue

[balmy quartz]

Tested on October 29th.

[untold temple]

hm

weird

zzz use vulcan right?

which is broken on G1

[balmy quartz]

Nothing you can actually change helps. Although Genshin Impact works fine.

[mint snow]

Is it more powerful than the ayaneo pocket mini ?

and how do you play Genshin on it withtout an analog stick ?

[untold temple]

cpu yes

much more

[mint snow]

it runs GameCube well ?

[untold temple]

genshin on opengl or vulcan works fine?

[untold temple]

up to switch

[mint snow]

wow great, G1 is quite powerful

[balmy quartz]

Touchscreen - which is how you HAD to play on Android for the longest time. Or you can use a telescoping controller.

[untold temple]

but any middle or heavy game is get gpu bottle neck insta

bc it was 4 gen 2 with cuted gpu double

[mint snow]

XD

why not

but it's sad this has no sticks (even in option) since it's so powerful

[balmy quartz]

I tested PS2 in my video (I'm more of a Sony guy than a Nintendo guy) and it worked quite well for what I tried out. The real limitation on the Classic for systems past PS1 is the control options.

[untold temple]

soon they will drop horizontal G1

cheapest real PS2 device on market

[mint snow]

yea the only thing you can do is map the dpad to left stick and maybe some camera axes to the triggers

but it's still lacking a bit

[mint snow]

there's no horizontal G1 yet ?

[untold temple]

nop

single device on market is classic vertical

[mint snow]

yea i hope we'll see that soon then

[untold temple]

@balmy quartz did u tried most wanted on that thing?

wonder if it can works on that screen

[balmy quartz]

I would seriously consider an RP Classic horizontal with a PSP slider or circle pad. It would open up many more systems on the hardware without sacrificing pocketability.

[wild reef]

Do you guys think I shouldn't wait for a cut price to buy the Odin 2 Portal? Cuz that's kind of, sort of, completely what I'm doing :c

[balmy quartz]

I checked out stuff that I knew I could reasonably play with dpad only - so no racing games.

[robust jetty]

Isn't a horizontal RP Classic called "RP Mini V2"?

[wild reef]

Maybe there'll be an Odin 3 Portal too

[untold temple]

Eh boring

[mint snow]

or maybe a GBA SP form factor with a square screen, that has analog sticks

GBA SP was top pocketability

bigger screens + add sticks = gg

[balmy quartz]

Too much $, and sticks/bumps make it bad for the pocket.

[thick goblet]

I think not so soon.
Currently, no custom drivers for 8 Elite chips yet ( Am i right?)
Although Eden emulator help 8 elite devices to play more Switch Games but if have available drivers it will be better.
Community must do it best to support 8 elite chipset for better emulation performance.

[mint snow]

a new eden version with better support was just released

and Kenji-NX exists

almost every game runs fine on 8 Elite

[untold temple]

no

almost every runs on turnip)

prop like 50%

without any issues

[mint snow]

which important games doesn't run on a 8 Elite bun runs well on Turnip right now ?

[thick goblet]

Yes, i just watch retro game corp reporting on eden emulator performance for 8 elite. But he also shows of them still not working well like sonic mania.

[untold temple]

zelda

[mint snow]

botw or totk ?

[untold temple]

on Elite it works with graphical issues

both

they are much less on eden 0.4 but still they exist

[mint snow]

totk won't run at full speed on a non-8 Elite anyway

[untold temple]

lie

u get the same performance in docked on 8 gen 2 turnip with basic settings as original switch (even in kakariko the same drop to 20 fps)

anything above is better

[uneven fractal]

What are the rp6 dimensions? About same as rp5 or bigger?

[mint snow]

do you have a demo in open-world ?

• yeah i was speaking about kakariko and places like that

[untold temple]

another guy have

hold on

[slender raven]

I just saw that lol

[untold temple]

https://youtu.be/elPPYam8qZ8?t=427

with time code

[slender raven]

Zzz on low settings drops frames on the rp5 annoyingly enough

[untold temple]

bc u need overclock gpu

to 905mhz

and stutters will gone, even on higher setting

[slender raven]

I'm not doing that.

[untold temple]

ew

[carmine wraith]

Are you sure ? The specs on the RP6 websites are those of the OG RP6. They still didn’t change (or didn’t this morning)

[untold temple]

ye

[trail fjord]

I want it as a second handheld not my main one

[thick goblet]

Yes, Can understand. You want something more compact form but slightly lower power compare to 8 Gen 2 still okay.
If the games dont run well on this rpg2 , u can play it on your Odin 2. Yes, is good to have multiple handhelds. enjoy

[wild reef]

What's what on top of what?

[untold temple]

if they dont run well, only bc turnip

[twin storm]

I honestly wish they’d offer a g2 rp6 model with the stick top. Would be a good complement to my o2portal.

Do you have any size comparisons b/w RP6 and konkr pocket fit?

[twin storm]

Awesome, ty

[honest dust]

with grips it will definitely be bigger than the KONKR

[serene cedar]

Alright. Sooo, I've done three different benchmarks on AnTuTu on my Odin 2 Max (which shares the same SoC as the RP6): First is on "Standard" mode with no fan, second is on "Performance" mode with the fan set to "Smart", and the third one on "High Performance" mode with the fan set to "Sport."

[honest dust]

while having more cramped controls and less inset, actually a pointless device as it is IMO

[serene cedar]

I know something was iffy about the benchmarks that are being posted over at Bilibili, so I had to double-check myself.

[honest dust]

what benchmark did they post?

[serene cedar]

Loads. There are multiple videos over there that are showcasing/comparing benchmarks between the G2, the RP5, the RP6, and other Android handheld devices.

Can someone send these benchmarks over to HyperplayRPG or some notable source? Because there is some PS3 VS Xbox360 BS going on...

[serene cedar]

I've already seen this image. Hence why I'm investigating how accurate those benchmarks are.

[untold temple]

super accurate

trusted source, and he has this devices

[frigid widget]

I just don't care about synthetics. It shows that it should be close, but show me actual games. Actual games is always best showcase. I don't doubt some YouTuber will do a massive side by side comparison

[serene cedar]

Here's a fourth benchmark with "Standard" mode and Battery Saver turned on.

[twin storm]

Retro Ryan is usually good at doing this

[frigid widget]

Yeah I'd watch. I don't doubt it's a good chip, I just don't care about comparison till you have two devices that:

On most recent drivers
Most recent emulators/ fully updated

And have em side by side

[slender raven]

I like that he showcases some more variety in games other than just Mario/first party

[untold temple]

ram

[thick goblet]

https://youtu.be/LDlosd0-jVw?si=iaaRJLxFoPhfQFMf

[untold temple]

reupload from bilibili

[thick goblet]

This is video that shows your bechmark.
Yes, reupload from bilibili

[plain cipher]

This is why you are the best

[untold temple]

https://youtu.be/AnzLpihFrt4

[honest dust]

we really don't need benchmarks for the 8g2 😅

[alpine shard]

When are we getting rp flip 3

[twin storm]

G2 gen 2 flip when

[wise fulcrum]

why y'all asking for a new retroid flip when the flip 2 started developing hinge problems

[twin storm]

Because I’m already bored of the rpG2 and rp6

[thick goblet]

it will be rp dual screen soon.

[snow tangle]

Can I play Steam games on this thing? I really like the size of my Switch Lite, so this would be tempting if so. Mostly I play indies, ps3/ps4 era games on Steam

[untold temple]

Sure u can

Almost any game bc of turnip

[snow tangle]

I don't usual eat turnips but I guess I could try them

[true nexus]

Indies and ps3 era should be no problem for performance, ps4 era will be more hit or miss though

Once you start getting into the later 2010s games is when you kind of need more power

[thick goblet]

https://youtu.be/u2WZMGYv9hE?si=W0bUrprB6f7uAv0z

Joey take on the retroid.
He claim that pre-order sales are poor for RP6 that why retroid redesign the RP6.

[sweet token]

Didn't Retroid themselves kinda confrim that?

[thick goblet]

Will RP5 users upgrade their devices to RPG2 or RP6?
RP5 is already a very good devices already.

[keen marlin]

That's part of the problem for me

RP5 was already the solution to an equation

It is quite literally without flaw in its space

RP5 shell with new internals, maybe a better screen, maybe some extra buttons? Ok, that's something

Switching up on what already does what it does 100% perfectly? Why??

[thick goblet]

S865 chipset is an aging flagship chipset but it is really good. it is even better than the newer D8300 chipset.
nearly all the ps2/gc and 3ds games can play.
can play light to moderate switch games as got good turnip drivers.
can even login to gamehub lite to play indie game silksong and hallow knight.
And it is quite compact and got a beautiful 5.5 inches OLED screen.

[carmine wraith]

Except cramps using the bottom control and very low sound quality. Both issues, they tried to solve with the first RP6, but that will remain at the end. Let’s hope that the RP7 will finally solve RP5 issues.

[quick abyss]

I bet retroid fans are gonna tell you to just use buy a grip and use EQ to adjust the sound

[keen marlin]

crazy how the 'i get cramps when using any handheld' crowd only seems to be 80 year olds with arthritis and giant whale hands

you mean to tell me the small device meant to be small is small???

🤯

[quick abyss]

Odin 2 Mini was small and didn’t have those issues

[carmine wraith]

When a grip is mandatory to use both controls decently, just give it. EQ is never a good solution.

[carmine wraith]

Because it was flat so you could more easily reposition your hands. Plus the stick is more inset I beleive.

[quick abyss]

Bingo

[carmine wraith]

Retroid did it all with the RP6 : too small, aligned controls plus rear bumps. All the ingredients for cramps.

And instead of solving the core issue, they just let you choose your poison.

[snow tangle]

Neat, I can still get the old design 🙂

[sweet token]

I never put much stock in grips, but I got one with my Portal from the person on here who sold it to me, and they threw in an Etsy plastic shield that snaps over the grips, turning the whole thing into a protective case that takes up less space in my bag than the actual case.

[thick goblet]

Retroid can follow konkr pocket fit just add the bump and made the handheld more ergonomic. With konkr fit, u do not need to buy extra grip but as a result the device is less portable. But i rather have this than spend 15 dollar on grip.

[carmine wraith]

The Konkr is obviously super comfortable out of the box, but a a high cost in terms of pocketability. I’m convinced that the first RP6, just slightly taller, would have been way better than the v2, at a minimal cost. Or make it flat as the Odin 2 Mini. I don’t care as long as I can decently use BOTH controls and not only one.

[candid ridge]

I’m not comfortable putting any handheld other than a clamshell in my pocket, let alone one with a glass front.
This or the Odin 3 (whichever I decide to get) I’ll likely be putting in a lil slingbag

[thick goblet]

This is Retroid Pocket 6 chatgroup. i think RP6 should win but it is interesting to see who is the 2nd place.

[untold temple]

def konkr elite

[thick goblet]

Why not Ayn odin3?

[untold temple]

price gap

[thick goblet]

Odin3 has OLED am i right?

[untold temple]

yup

[thick goblet]

Is 8 Elite ready or not ready as no custom drivers available? Yes, 8 Elite really fast and good. But community still have not develop the custom drivers.

[untold temple]

depend what is ready for u

u can play any game on DirectX11 and Vulcan, some DX12

[trail fjord]

I went Odin 3

I'm normally not like this, but I am pro-Original Hardware for DS and 3DS

[thick goblet]

The poll is for 2025/2026 android retro handheld.

[trail fjord]

I refuse to emulate those two in particular

[trail fjord]

Typo

But yeah I'm a stickler for DS and 3DS

I'd rather not play the games then emulate

Everything else, I'll emulate it 1000000%

[thick goblet]

Please give some loves to RPG2 and RP6. This is Retroid Pocket 6 Chat group. It should be bias toward Retroid devices.

[fiery barn]

Mate you created the poll and even you didn't vote for one of them

[thick goblet]

What u mean is that 8Gen2 and G3Gen3 will not play games with good fps if games use DirectX11, Vulcan or DirectX12.

[untold temple]

what ...

in Dx11, Vulcan Elite not heavy limited, turnip on G3 wont help to make it even close

turnip dominate on Dx12

[thick goblet]

Honestly, I vote base what is the currently the most outstanding android retro devices now.
To me it is AYN thors finally give 2 screens with 8Gen2 and at reasonable prices.
2nd to me is Konkr Fit G3Gen3 239 dollar, at that time RP5 is selling at 219. for additional 20 dollar, u get 144hz 6 inches screen. Most important G3Gen3 fastest chip with drivers support.
RP6 is very attractive at 209 dollar but as someone mention ergonomic not great must still invest additional 15 dollar for the grip. RPG2 , has anyone tested whether drivers are available?

[thick goblet]

Thanks for that additional information. This mean 8 Elite is focus on PC emulation but if the drivers are available. Wow ! It will be even better.

[untold temple]

when Turnip out, u will have similar performance as Ryzen Z1E

in any game

[thick goblet]

Wow! Those invest in 8 Elite device with 12G will definitely benefit from this.
Will the drivers be available end of year 2026? Or only available year 2027?

[untold temple]

12gb will not

[thick goblet]

Just imagine Steamgames on Arm Chip

[untold temple]

above 2023-2024 need already 16gb

16gb will be enough to 2027

after 24 need ...

[thick goblet]

Okay. But Android Handheld, battery usage better and devices generally more Comfortable.
Hopefully One day there will be SteamOS for android maybe Instead of Gamehub.

[untold temple]

dont need to, i can play already them if they not dx12 only

[fiery barn]

Apparently the current Turnip drivers work on the G2 yeah

[untold temple]

Oh, forget thing ... turnip also reduce ram usage

so more games on 12gb will work without performance/boot issues vs now

[thick goblet]

Thanks for the information. Is good that this chat group know which drivers available for G2.

[untold temple]

latest

for some reason works )

i have no clue how

adreno A732 doesnt supported officially

[fiery barn]

For Switch, Eden is being developed with 8 Elite stock drivers in mind, with the latest release showing great improvements already.

For PC, there was a leaked 8 Elite Gen 5 driver that was patched to work in Gamehub on the 8 Elite, and again that has excellent results.

You really don't need to worry about Turnip on 8 Elite

[untold temple]

Eden developed by Gen5 drivers in mind*

not stock

also they take in account latest Elite driver (not stock what most peoples has)

and u need worry about turnip, there no way to fix DX12 without

almost every new game just dx12 support

[fiery barn]

You can go to the AYN Discord, Odin 3 channel, and see videos from testers like hatsunemikurose showing the new Eden on 8 Elite while it was in development (before the 8 Elite Gen 5 driver leaked), and see the performance for yourself.

Russ' latest video also shows him testing Eden on 8 Elite without selecting any different driver

[untold temple]

Nubia get insta this driver what im talking about

[thick goblet]

What u mean that future is really very bright for 8 Elite Chipset users.
Youtube reviewers mention that 8 Elite chip is like EV on the road but the road has not built any EV charging station.
I earlier has my doubt on 8 Elite Chip but seem like that there is nothing to worry.

[untold temple]

in OTA

[fiery barn]

Yeah when the 8 Elite was announced for the Odin 3, people in the AYN Discord were worried. But then a load of prominent Winlator and Eden people came into the chat and educated us.

[thick goblet]

I watch his youtube, but sonic mania still run with weird color ( sonic mania 1 of the easiest switch to emulate)
He mention got a lot improvement but it cannot compare with 8gen2 or G3Gen3 yet I believe.

[fiery barn]

Lol yeah that orange sonic/blue tails kinda owned tho

[thick goblet]

I thought Winlator needs turnip drivers also?
ps2/gc/3ds less worry as the 8Elite cpu so strong it will have no issues.

[candid ridge]

I’m really impressed with the amount of progress development for Switch emulation has made on the 8 Elite in such a short time

[fiery barn]

Ah fair enough, they're all testing on RedMagic 10 Pros so could be why they saw such great results

[untold temple]

this 8Elite driver update massive

it almost like Gen5 driver first

compare this one and past

(atm latest is v849)

[fiery barn]

Pissblaster (lol) was the dude behind one of the diff Winlators...CMOD maybe?

[untold temple]

nah, he dont understand what talking about

Turnip changes Massive

[fiery barn]

He said the same thing as you about dx12

[untold temple]

it fixs DX12 full, it fix unblormal gpu / cpu / ram load, it fixed memory leaks

it fix fucking everything

[fiery barn]

Those message btw were in the context of the 8 Elite

[untold temple]

this dude just understimate it

[fiery barn]

Seems we have gotten way off topic in the RP6 chat lol

[untold temple]

Elite compare to Turnip Gen3 is nothing

even now, we get a troubles with games bc of 12gb ram

every single Gen9 game is challenge to boot (even if they works great on 8-10gb on pc or turnip Gen3)

[thick goblet]

No this is important especially for people bought 8 Elite chip devices.
Ryan youtubers keep discouraging people to get 8Elite chip keep mentioning that it is not ready. Retro game corp also mentioned about the 8 Elite drivers problem.

[quick abyss]

I totally forgot who pissblaster was for a second

The winlator dev, right?

cmod sounds right iirc

[untold temple]

bionic

[untold temple]

the crazy dude who buy MTK device

[quick abyss]

That’s where I’ve seen him before

Rest in piss

[thick goblet]

This is bad news 🙁

[quick abyss]

So many that there was no money left for a backup ssd

[untold temple]

https://www.reddit.com/user/Own_Trip_1593/ damn that crazy dude finish another this gen x86 game on hes Gen2 ...

yeah, the cyberpunk guy)

if i will be Nubia manager, i will force them to give him 9S Pro or Even Tablet Pro with Leading Gen3 (or ELite?)

that the best example of good advertise on brand he do

[uneven fractal]

Wow this guy loves playing games with really swingy fps

[twin storm]

G3 gen 3 will do everything I need in an android handheld. A year from now when we get 8 elite 2 handhelds, then it will get interesting

[thick goblet]

Yes, maybe in year 2026-2027
Android retro handheld may use
8 Elite gen 5 !!!
possible Snapdragon X elite
be used as X86 handheld.

[west ember]

Ah yes, when nothing will really change and most we'll get is a slight improvement to Switch and maybe play AAA PC games from the later 2010s to 2020 at better resolutions/fps

[untold temple]

[plain cipher]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[untold temple]

I like it best when someone starts talking with absolutely zero knowledge

[west ember]

Joking aside, if people are waiting for driver support for the base Elite chips, they'll be waiting just as long on the Elite 2 Chips depending on how fast the community is at developing for them. Eden is doing gods work trying to support the 8 Elite's drivers and make Switch better on that, but that's gonna take time

(Keep in mind this doesn't apply to most things outside of Switch and other outlier cases, as most everything else will play fine)

And that's if Qualcomm doesn't push more of their gaming series chips out to these companies

[twin storm]

Hmm, not sure if we’re talking about the same SOC.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2025/09/27/snapdragon-8-elite-gen-5-vs-snapdragon-8-elite-benchmarks-and-specs/

Just one of many articles showing a significant increase in performance. Not sure how that translates to “nothing changes”

[untold temple]

It has raw perf gap 25%

[west ember]

Benchmarks =/= actual performance

[untold temple]

pov when u with team already tested and compare them in emulation and benchmarks, and random bozo throw miss information

[west ember]

And you wonder why people block you

[untold temple]

wonder why i did not block u already (like other dudes which throw miss information again and again, they cant check anything)

[toxic locust]

I forgot why I blocked this guy originally but I’m starting to remember why

[west ember]

Also what I said above was a joke. Ik the Elite 2 (not calling it the Elite Gen 5) is a significant jump from the original elite, but atm outside of Switch and stuff like Gamehub/Gamenative/Winlator, not a ton of games will see major performance boost.

For most things (emulation especially) we'll likely see better efficiently at the same or lower power draws, some heavier/modern android games smoothing out framerates, and maybe some performance uplift in a few things, but that will have to be seen outside of benchmarks

[twin storm]

You could also hypothesize by then we might have a more mature PS3 and Xbox android emulation. I think the winlator/pc emulation is where the real benefit may come though. Games that are almost playable now becoming very playable, etc.

It’s a ways off though, we’ll all just wait and see

[untold temple]

who it can be

[west ember]

I always forget PS3 and Xbox emus exist ngl. But yeah, it really just comes down to wait and seeing what will come from this.

[untold temple]

most funny part, that in some AAA Gen9 games we get difference with 8Eg5 around 40%

vs Elite tuned

so vs G3 it was 70% ... which is crazy gap

[toxic locust]

Hoping to finally get into pc emulation with the rp6

[untold temple]

turnip soon, and after +- 2 month more and Gen5 support (bc it similar)

[alpine shard]

Ayn thor is the better choice here
Two screen is better than one

I wish they release rp3 rn too

I hate the size of it

[carmine wraith]

The first version didn’t sell first hours not because of the stick but because Retroid didn’t innovate. And now we have a RP6 that doesn’t even solve the ergonomic issues of the RP5. I’l’be curious if they sell way more after their stupid panic polls.

It also didn’t sell quickly because it was very fast from announcement to preorders so people need a bit time to choose version and color. That was my case : I would have 100% ordered immediately the 1st version but I needed time. Now I’m very unsure. Depends if they offer me a grip as they made it almost mandatory.

Want an idea, Retroid ? A « small » flip device with the same components as RP Mini v2, but 6 buttons layed so it reminds N64 and helps with Sega (Megadrive and Saturn), and just one stick but well inset. A kind of beefier RP Classic 6 Flip with a stick.

Don’t thank me. It would def be « Retro » id and « Pocket ».

[bold needle]

The original design did look a little better in terms of relative stick placement. Like not in terms of stick or d-pad top but in terms of where the sticks and d-pad are in relation to the buttons and whatnot. More room to offset them

Although then it still looks less offset in the 3d render

So it's weird

[serene cedar]

I would've preferred it over the new one. It looked quite unique.

But hey, at least we got back buttons now.

[bold needle]

Original design with even more offset sticks would be sex swag

[serene cedar]

Although, It would've been better if they were on the front. Makes the device look more PSP-esque.

[frozen badger]

A Retroid non-horizontal clamshell with the Mini V2 screen would be really cool

[toxic locust]

Retroid super sp

With 8 gen 2

Rahhhh

[thick goblet]

#1351223469873958963 message

[mild spear]

Honestly I’d argue it wasn’t even innovation, but because they announced existence of the RP6 and then immediately had it up for pre-orders only like 1-2 days later, which is the far opposite end of the pendulum swing for their previous “info drip spread across multiple weeks” method of announcing stuff.

[mild spear]

Combine that with the fact that they gave that borderline shadow-drop only 10 hours before they hit panic mode, and you’ve got a situation where there was almost definitely a good number of people who only ended up finding out about the device by the time the polls were already up (if not literally learning about it from said polls).

[twin storm]

I’m really curious if the sales of the redesign are dramatically different than the original

May have just hit a saturated market and people don’t have a reason to get one

[toxic locust]

I’m sure rp6 would’ve sold fine as is

This was a good wake up call for retroid that yearly marginal released aren’t very sustainable

At least not with the crowd they attract

[frozen badger]

You really can’t expect people to buy a new $200+ device every year. They’ve gotta take more time between them and make it count.

[toxic locust]

Or start growing wide to attract additional customers like Ayn did

[frozen badger]

Yep, absolutely

[candid ridge]

I don’t think people would really mind too much if they switched to like bi-yearly.
Unlike AYN, which uses relatively new and top of the line chips and has to wait fairly long between devices, you could absolutely get decent increases at the midrange Retroid occupies every few years

8gen2 being sold in a $200 device is crazy

[toxic locust]

G2 gen 2 is a perfect chip to cram into a handful of different skus. Like verticals, 4:3s and flips

[west ember]

WHY DIDN'T WE GET 4:3 RPG2 RETROID?!

yes I will be salty about that

[candid ridge]

The 16:9 RPG2 could still be fine to exist period, but they would absolutely have to keep the early bird price permanent on it, and either get rid of the RP5 and 4 Pro, or slash the prices of the RP5 itself even more

Outside of still having stock, I genuinely don’t understand why they’re still selling the RP4P lol

[west ember]

Like, ignore mortage screen, give us the screen Anbernic uses or hell find a 60hz OLED 4:3 screen to give us a proper premium 4:3 device that isn't metal or running on a T820

[cloud lagoon]

some day my friend, some day

we didn't get it this year, but I still believe we'll get it eventually

[honest dust]

both, like I bet this won't even hit 30% of the RP5 sales

[toxic locust]

RP Classic G2

Push some beefy shaders

[west ember]

RP Mini G2

[toxic locust]

RP mini G2 but it’s a real 4:3 this time

[thick goblet]

It is because of 4 big reason.
1st - Switch emulation is 16:9 aspect ratio
2nd - Game streaming better with 16:9
3rd - More Screen Estate for ds and 3ds Games
4th - Gamehub PC games

Anbernic usually have 4:3 screen as they use D8300 ( their most powerful processor ) yet the switch emulation still weak follow by Gamehub ( not as great as snapdragon )

[toxic locust]

4:3 devices and 16:9 devices have very different audiences

All the reasons you listed don’t really matter to the 4:3 crowd

[thick goblet]

RPG2 is still a very powerful snapdragon chip which i believe switch emulation is not a problem.

[toxic locust]

If I wanna play switch I play it on my switch 2

[thick goblet]

I thought Retroid will refresh RP mini with G2 chipset.

[west ember]

None of those reasons are really big or why alot of people would want a 4:3 device.

A 4:3 device would exist to be the ultimate system for all the older systems during the 6th generation and below, but the current options either can't play the full libraries of GC and PS2 (if at all in some cases), are so expensive that you rather just get something cheaper (ala RP5, RP6, etc), or just aren't good.

It wouldn't really exist to be a Switch or PC gaming machine, unless its like indies or older 4:3 games

[toxic locust]

High end chips aren’t wasted on a 4:3 device contrary to popular belief. There’s some real heavy duty shaders you need strong GPUs to run

[west ember]

Especially paired with a 120hz screen

[toxic locust]

Yup

[thick goblet]

Yes, I understand, the 2 black bar for 4:3 games on 16:9 aspect ratio for some of them is not really great experience.

[toxic locust]

Stuff that T820s and 865s can’t hope to run

Especially on stuff like N64

[west ember]

Yeaaah. And at the same time, the feeling is mutual playing 16:9 on a 4:3 screen

[toxic locust]

Like just imagine

A beetle Saturn device that can run heavy crt beam shaders

[thick goblet]

I could understand that 4:3 screen dont like the black bar for their game on 16:9.
from another perspective,
16:9 games on 4:3 screen will have black bar on top and below.
usually 4:3 screen is around 4.2 inches. 16:9 games look smaller.
To many, including Joey youtuber. We dont mind playing 4:3 games on 16:9 screen. We find the Screen Estate okay. furthermore there is wide screen hack that enable 4:3 turn into 16:9 games.

[tired cargo]

I think the issue here is that those heavy duty shaders are a deeper niche within this (already very specific) niche. Most people who get a device like this want to re-play their PS2 memories agin or something like that and don't really think about CRT shaders all that much.

The heavy duty shaders community seems like a (pretty vocal) minority. Doesn't mean they're wrong or shouldn't want good tech for their own preferences, it's just a bit abstract for the majority who prefer stick-top/16:9.

[toxic locust]

Yes I’m a niche within a niche

I will completely sideline a device for not fitting into my niche niche

[tired cargo]

Would be unreasonable not to.

[toxic locust]

That’s the point I’m at in this hobby

I’ve tried dozens of devices to whittle down exactly what I like

[tired cargo]

I'd expect a device like that coming from Ayaneo with a hefty price tag rather than Retroid with their mainstream appeal brand.

[toxic locust]

Oh I know I’m just adding to my previous comment on how they need to start branching out to different types of devices as opposed to just annual marginal upgrades

[west ember]

Tbh, I want a 4:3 devices to be able to play alot of the old games I played at the proper aspect ratio they were made for, which does have a sizable audience in this community. If it can run the shaders i like, cool! If not, all good

[toxic locust]

I definitely understand the generic retroid pocket device formula is best for the vast majority of people

[tired cargo]

Yeah. Trying to be "the one" device every year gets more and more difficult. The market is too crowded. That's why the AYN Thor is such a stroke of genius.

[thick goblet]

Okay can understand from your point of view. I will have 2 handhelds, One for 16:9 aspect ratio games like psp, switch games and PC games.
I got another 4:3 screen for all the 4:3 games from ps2 and GC. This mean my experience will be better as I got 2 handhelds for different needs.

[west ember]

I fear the day AYN decides to just make a 4:3 device xD

[toxic locust]

Yeah at this point if you want an exceptional experience for all systems you need multiple devices

Unfortunately

I’ve mostly settled on the 477m but the chip is less than ideal

Screen is amazeballs tho

RP6 is mostly gonna be for PSP, Wii, a smidge of switch, and gamehub

For me

[thick goblet]

Honestly, I got a trimui smart pro. I am playing 4:3 aspect ratio games but I am really not bother by the 2 black bar as I have same experience on my OLED TV when i play my ps2 games. New TV are usually 16:9 not 4:3.
Could understand some of them want the perfect experience.

[toxic locust]

I have a CRT monitor for my retro systems

[thick goblet]

Ayaneo Pocket DS did solve this issue on handheld.
top screen 7 inches 16:9
bottom screen 5 inches 4:3.
if u wanted 4:3 gameplay u use bottom screen.
if u wanted switch or psp using top screen. but this devices is really quite expensive.

[toxic locust]

I should hook my 477m up to it

[twin storm]

The TSP screen is so good

[mortal tinsel]

So glad they brought back the top stick and removed the face buttons

I wonder how much extra power Retroid will manage to squeeze out of the 8 gen 2, should we expect performance to be much different compared to the Odin 2 or only a slight bump up maybe?

The orange colour is super nice looking too tbh

Also, anyone know why we can't do Dpd shipping from Retroid, the taxes calculated are pretty rough, wanted to buy a dual screen and dock but the taxes and shipping add 51% to the total price lmao

[west ember]

They didn't remove it, they just allowed you to choose between the two

[mortal tinsel]

There's no button option for the 6 anymore

Pretty sure it's gone

[west ember]

Its there

[mortal tinsel]

You should read what I said?

Face buttons

[west ember]

Oh those

Yeah they still exist

But moved to the back

[mortal tinsel]

Well yeah but only two

A lot better tho tbh

[fiery barn]

There was only two before. The other two were home and back

[mortal tinsel]

4 buttons still, idk what they were smoking with that design though

[fiery barn]

I prefer the function buttons on the back, but I wish we still had the taller design. They've made the device shorter on the redsign, more like an RP5, which just doesn't look as comfortable as the orignla RP6 design IMO

[true nexus]

Didn't know that, that makes the original design even worse

[mortal tinsel]

It's a shame they didn't have a G2 top stick option tbh

[fiery barn]

The speakers were in the middle too where your hands would never cover them. Now they've moved them to the sides

I know it didn't LOOK good but I think the old design would have made for a more comfortable and better sounding device

[mortal tinsel]

But ngl the Rp6 is gonna be the best suite for most emu with the dual screen and the dock

[toxic locust]

[mortal tinsel]

If they can squeeze out a bit more performance than the O2 Switch would be pretty viable too

[toxic locust]

Doubt it

[fiery barn]

Yeah I read your speculation about that a few messages above, is there precedent for that?

[true nexus]

Odin 2 probably has better cooling I wouldn't expect better performance tbh

[fiery barn]

Like you think they'd overclock it or something?

[mortal tinsel]

Dunno, I had heard Retroid is good at squeezing performance out of chips for some reason, apparently G2 benchmark leaks are surprisingly good

[fiery barn]

Yeah, if anything the cooling is prob worse on the RP6 than even the old, original Odin 2

Just due to its size

[mortal tinsel]

If I wasn't getting the Konkr I'd probably be wanting this tbh

I want to get the dual screen for my Konkr though probably

Not sure but considering it

[fiery barn]

Gonna look jarring, that Retroid dual screen is OLED, Konkr is IPS

You'll have perfect blacks on the top and the bottom'll look like this

[mortal tinsel]

Nah the black levels and colours on the Konkr are very good, I'm just not sure if I'd use it much at all tbh

[carmine wraith]

That’s awful. Instant return as far as I’m concerned.

[mortal tinsel]

There's like

[true nexus]

Honestly I wouldn't really recommend getting the attachment for non retroid or ayn handhelds, it's very janky. I bought one for a pocket s and the only way to rotate the screen is to run a root script somebody made, which you have to run anytime you restart the device. And you also can't multitask without retroids launcher

[mortal tinsel]

Maybe 3 games I'd play on it from the 3ds

[fiery barn]

It's not an issue, it's just what non-OLED screens look like when displaying a black image

[mortal tinsel]

Yeah using it on anything other than Retroid or Odin seems very hit or miss

Although I've seen it work very well on the Steam Deck

[toxic locust]

Cameras tend to exacerbate how bad light bleed really is

[true nexus]

Yeah pc handhelds should be fine with it

[mortal tinsel]

Honestly I hope we get an 8 Elite Mini Led handheld though

Prefer it to Oled

[mild spear]

Nah, the issue with the Pocket DS is due to the bottom screen panel itself being prone to light bleed due to it being “too soft”. The Konkr’s got an IPS screen and even the least flattering images of it already look shockingly close to OLED.

[mild spear]

No joke, AYANEO themselves actively told people to cancel their order if they were bothered in any way by light bleed due to the fact it’s just an inherent issue with the panel they used.

I’m still keeping it since I’m not bothered by light bleed much (my issues with the RG Cube were mostly the dead pixels on the first screen), but it cannot be understated that people definitely will need to keep in mind that light bleed is near guaranteed.

[fiery barn]

Would love to know if this gets them more preorders than the original design

[stray veldt]

Well they had a much larger buffer period between reveal and pre-order date so I'd sure hope so

[fiery barn]

Youtubers can probably get an idea based on their affiliate links, if they compare the amount of purchases on the original and the amount of purchases on this one

[toxic locust]

I doubt it’ll be anything significant

If they get a large number I’d bet its cuz of the eyes the drama attracted

[fiery barn]

If they're the same or worse, new poll incoming lol

https://tenor.com/view/mitchell-and-webb-david-mitchell-i-dont-know-what-you-want-anymore-i-dont-know-i-dunno-gif-18096482

[toxic locust]

Might as well give up at that point lmao

Retroid is stupid but I refuse to believe they’re that stupid

[fiery barn]

The RP6 is a great deal but everyone who wants an 8Gen2 already has one lol

[toxic locust]

Yeah

Except the small fraction that was wanting a dpad top 8g2

(Me)

[honest dust]

I hope it's way worse, gotta enjoy some drama

[fiery barn]

https://tenor.com/view/fire-on-fire-on-flame-laughing-laugh-gif-16160249

[candid ridge]

I lucked out unintentionally and don’t have one yet 👀

It’s basically between the RP6 and the Odin 3 for me now for my first Android handheld next year. Still unsure which one I want

[mild spear]

Cool, so if you were also looking for a D-Pad on top option, then looks like you’ve got one now.

[twin storm]

Just get the G2. Functionally the same and you can have it now

[mild spear]

Ah, you were also interested in Odin 3, nvm then.

[candid ridge]

I grew up with the Playstation, so I might consider the dpad on top sku

I don’t really mind playing stick games with stick bottom even on a handheld

[twin storm]

This depends largely on the placement for me. It’s actually quite comfortable on the Rpmini due to the inset placement

[muted spindle]

If it sells worse and they bring back the og design it would be so funny

[candid ridge]

Stick looks more inset on the RP6 compared to 5, and the ergo bumps seem bigger, so it might potentially be ok enough for my use case

I don’t really play games for hours on end, moreso in bursts

[mild spear]

I don’t think anyone should have to explain why a G2 Gen 2 (effectively a 7 gen 3 with an overclockable GPU) limited to only 8GB/128GB would not be a particularly more interesting option if they’re even slightly more inclined towards 12GB/256GB.

[honest dust]

yeah but stick bottom is cramp-city on the RP5 and the pool just killed the comfortable design

[twin storm]

Yes, same reason I never got the rp5

[candid ridge]

I wouldn’t assume it’ll be as bad as the RP5 yet until we see a proper comparison between the two and how big the ergo bumps are and how inset the sticks are.
Not saying it’ll be comfortable, just that it might still be an improvement over the 5 even with the new design

I’m planning to have either this or the Odin 3 basically live in a slingbag, so for my use case of burst gaming sessions, I should find either one comfy enough

[twin storm]

I’m not sure RAM difference will matter much for what the G2 and 8 gen 2 can play. Maybe TOTK and some winlator, but really for *most emulation they should be very similar

[honest dust]

not really a point for a 12gb RAM SKU on the d8300 nor the g2gen2 tbh, the 8gen2 is already at it's limit with what Winlator can do on 12gb IMO

[mild spear]

Fair enough on ram (although you would still want more ram for texture packs), but internal storage would be the main thing you’d want more of.

[untold temple]

WHAT

https://tenor.com/view/what-are-you-doing-prabhas-saaho-what-are-you-talking-about-cute-gif-20874739

[honest dust]

I ain't gotta play FF7 Remake at 25fps

[untold temple]

skill issue with emulation

if u want max performance, learn what is winlator and how to use it properly

[mild spear]

You know, if most people here likely weren’t used to your current profile pick by now, I’d imagine getting a ping with that and the message would probably be legit freaky as hell.

[honest dust]

just using a more powerful chipset like normal people

pushing to the limit is for the newest SoC, not the old ones

[untold temple]

dude, guys completing AAA games on 8gen2 Like cyberpunk, RDR2 and other

[untold temple]

.

[honest dust]

yeah thx, I will just use my PC

[mild spear]

How exactly are they doing that?

[untold temple]

wasting time to find best setting for each game

[mild spear]

Like, what resolution are the games being played at specifically? Or how about “are those games being played on rooted devices”?

[untold temple]

rooted and non rooted

[honest dust]

I mean, I'm as far removed from a graphics snob as you can be, but I ain't fiddling 5hours to get it to run at somewhat 30fps and 360p on an 8g2 thx

[untold temple]

to get max perofmance without root, u need just use antutu package name

[mild spear]

Or the multiple other things that would make it not worthwhile for the average user of this discord.

[untold temple]

on emulators

[untold temple]

for example him ... https://www.reddit.com/user/Own_Trip_1593/

legend arm gamer

he dont even use any cheats, like frame generation

[honest dust]

yeah, the map runs at more than 30fps

[untold temple]

https://streamable.com/l679ui

here our test with x3 frame generation ''root'' (40 fps lock) can use in any game

[honest dust]

like, sure it's nice that you can do this sure, but I have a PC I can also use and I ain't stuck in a place where I am forced to play these kinda games on a handheld that can barely run them 😅

[true nexus]

Those who nose

[honest dust]

I hate that people are constantly changing their profile picture and names, like don't waste half the brain cell I dedicate to this discord on making me trying to remember who the fuck you are

[toxic locust]

G2 is ugly

[true nexus]

That turquoise though 😍

[carmine wraith]

That’s just light bleed, not IPS glow. And it is a defect. I generally prefer LCD screens for my computers and none has the slightest amount of light bleed. If any, return.

[carmine wraith]

I recently had a Brick with light bleed. Despite I consider it as severe, it was difficult to make a picture approaching that. I mean on puroose, trying hard. And I know about photography.

[sick raven]

drama is dead, time to kill the channel with benchmark spam

[glossy ledge]

how long is the early bird/preorder gonna be opened for

[toxic locust]

Is there early bird or just preorders

[glossy ledge]

same.. preorder gets early bird price

[quick abyss]

Only a pre order discount that’s 2 months. No special early bird for the first few days.

[toxic locust]

I know

[glossy ledge]

if they start shipping in jan, would most people get their console in a week or so?

[honest dust]

Retroids pre-order prices are usually up until they shipped all pre-orders, so somewhere in January most likely, not reason to jump at this shit to get cancelled again

[untold temple]

https://youtu.be/eUr_O982nDw (basic settings)

[glossy ledge]

mangmi shipping schedule has been chaotic, and it is my first console. so wasn't sure about how fast rp ships..

[untold temple]

(record issue, not game)

[honest dust]

well, mangmi is... well dunno, have people even got any orders yet?

[fiery barn]

Mine shipped today after 2 weeks

The retro grey colours were shipping faster, i had a white one and there was some defect with the white and blacks ones that delayed them apparently

Obviously they delayed the preorders even being opened quite a bit too, originally they said September i think

[slender raven]

I've seen worries about all glass fronts in pockets but aren't basically so phones low all glass fonts now? Do people crack phones that much or do people not trust the glass in these handhelds?

[boreal abyss]

Retroid is doing some dirty shit here in my opinion.

I am dumb and ordered both the G2 and 6 when the pre-orders initially launched. That order total was $542 . They refunded me $258 for the handheld and accessories of that portion of the order however they did not refund me the additional $19 for the shipping cost of those items. I did the math and now reordering will cost $287 which is a $29 total cost difference due to not receiving the discount in shipping for having more items on the same order vs two separate orders.

I emailed them to request that they at minimum refund me the $19 that I am due for the shipping cost of those cancelled items and also stated that I felt that I should be refunded an additional $10 to makeup the additional difference in shipping costs of having to reorder so we will see what they say...

[glossy ledge]

maybe overlooked. hope you get your refund soon

[toxic locust]

Sounds like a currency conversion issue

I actually made a couple hundred dollars on my GPD win 5 refund

Since they refunded me in HKD converted to USD

I could very well be wrong in this case tho

Just a possibility

[candid ridge]

Not sure.
I will say, I personally always put a case and screen protector on my phone, so I would probably at the least put a screen protector on these glass front handhelds and maybe also in a carrying pouch or carrying case

The sticks poking out is a bigger issue to me personally

[toxic locust]

Sliders

Rahh

The real crime is retroid using sliders on the flip one then dipping

@boreal abyss an example of my win 5 situation

[glossy ledge]

we all drop our phone at some point in our lives, no matter how careful we are. i have the best phone case and screen protector. worth the money.

glass - when it breaks, it breaks. depends how fragile it is. my phone has been great even though I have dropped many times.. (not an iphone user).

[candid ridge]

Both my old Android and my old iPhone are still in good shape, and I have dropped both.
But I also had them in cases

[slender raven]

I mean I've had iPhones since the 3g and have dropped them even while biking and no cracks

[candid ridge]

Current iPhone so far going strong

[slender raven]

Modern glass is also hard as hell so it's a bit difficult to scratch

[toxic locust]

Retroid pocket 7 with ryzen 395 and sapphire crystal front glass

Ain’t cracking that shit with nothing

[honest dust]

uhh I made 1,73€ from the refund, nice

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/xrd-exrd-crypto-btc-eth-gif-23801255

[boreal abyss]

No the total of the items that I ordered for the 6 was $258 which was the refund I received. Total shipping for first order was $42. Shipping cost for second order will be $29. So total shipping cost is $71 between both orders as it stands. Original order was $542 total and new cost for both orders will now be $571 so there is a $29 total cost difference which is all in shipping differences as the cost of the items obviously hasn't changed. The math is the following:

For the order totals

Original order total was $542
Received a refund for $258
Remaining balance for original order is $284
Reordering will cost $287
Total for both orders is now $571
Difference between order cost is $29

$542 - $258 = $284
$284 + $287 = $571
$571 - $542 = $29

Also for the shipping total separate

$71 - $42 = $29

So both check out here.

[honest dust]

did they already ship your G2, otherwise I would just cancel on them

[boreal abyss]

They they shipped it out on the 29th.

[honest dust]

yeah, then you are fucked, they won't care about you having to pay double shipping 😅

[toxic locust]

Yeah idk what to tell you

Besides this is why we don’t preorder retroid stuff

[honest dust]

I mean something like this bullshit hasn't happened before, but yeah, they are dead to me now

[toxic locust]

Not trying to sound like an ass

[boreal abyss]

If I don't get the additional $10 it's whatever but they still owe the $19 for shipping of the cancelled items that they obviously are not shipping at this point and will not incur that shipping cost.

Yeah, which is why I said I am dumb...lol!

Some day I will learn.

[honest dust]

I find your shipping cost kinda excessive tho, like isn't it just $20 flat regardless of how much you order right now?

[boreal abyss]

Nope.

That was the original order.

That is for the new order but add an additional $10 for the subtotal due to the price difference of the 6 vs G2 which I currently have in my cart to do the math.

[honest dust]

oh yeah, seems like 4PX changed the scaling... like previously it started at like $16, now I didn't reach the threshold to push it past $20

[boreal abyss]

Yeah they raised it when the tariff shit started.

[sick raven]

interesting they're using a new cap design on these, the same as the flip and thor

[limber surge]

can't have good scaling anywhere ffs

[cloud lagoon]

too soon

[robust jetty]

Why do they always have to launch at 3am in my timezone lol

I already broke my brain and body for the Odin 3 launch

[real harbor]

why would you need this if you're already getting an odin 3?

[limber surge]

dpad top odin 2

[cloud lagoon]

oh hey, one of my people

I won't be waking up at 3am for this one but already did a number of times this year lol

but hey at least it's not miyoo's brutal 5am

[gritty garden]

Unit 13?

[slender raptor]

cod modern warfare

[thick goblet]

can u imagine i conduct the poll in the retroid pocket 6 chat group,
the winner is Ayn Thor ( not RP6)
runners up RP6 follow by Odin 3.
since that Konkr Fits split votes between G3Gen3 and 8Elite.
Konkr Fits not well like as it use LCD instead of OLED and also indiegogo delivery may be late.
I am shocked that RPG2 is at the last place. This will translate poor sales for RPG2.

[fiery barn]

Using light mode is making you crazy dude

[echo nymph]

He is an odd duck

[carmine wraith]

People on that group know better than others the RP5 flaws and understand that the RP6 doesn't address these. You basically get a RP5 with a beefier SoC.

The RP6 is a nice incremental update but there is nothing new here. How to get excited ? Price, that's it. But you don't buy a device because just because it is cheap ; you buy a device because it brings something new and/or solves former issues, which the RP6 doesn't.

No need for a random Twitter poll to understand that (I'm targetting Retroid, not you).

[untold temple]

Um RP6 fix ergo problem

[thick goblet]

If people are new to this retro handheld hobby, if they get RP6 as their first device it is really fantastic for them. However, the problem is that the handheld devices are saturated, company only can target people who like this hobby to buy multiple devices or sell their old devices in 2nd hand market.
The problem that RP6 only beef up the processor but RP5 already can support switch,ps2 and gc.
For Rp5 users, they either go for Ayn Thor ( to play 3ds and ds games) or 8 Elite for Gamehub for near lastest PC Games.

[untold temple]

for someone it was big change

[carmine wraith]

Plus they release a RP G2 at the same time as a RP6 with top DPad. WTF ?

And "The future is now". What future ? An 8Gen2 in a 99% similar shall as the former RP5 ? At that speed, the future won't get long ahead.

[untold temple]

https://tenor.com/view/tyler-hoechlin-hoech-hoechlin-crystal-bethany-tyler-gif-9322624615508615025

[candid ridge]

Marketing goofiness

[fiery barn]

What did they say... "Why wait for time travel?" Wtf were they on about lol

Retroid, just give us the 4:3 mortgage OLED

[candid ridge]

I somewhat appreciate the RP6 looking like an evolution of the RP5 with the rounded sides and slightly more inset controls, but yeah, this is not too different looking 🗿

With me not having an Android handheld at all let alone a higher-end one, that might actually make the stick top option appealing for me in its own right even with other 8gen2 options existing.
My companion device to the RP6/Odin 3 is gonna be a dpad top clamshell of some sort for N64/DS and below (very likely a dual-screen one)

I’ll think more about it and wait for reviews for both the dpad top and stick top skus

[honest dust]

there is just too much salt against the KONKR on the Retroid discord

[west ember]

Tbh, I find the Thor more interesting than the rest

Its like: Thor > Pocket Fit (both versions) = Odin 3 > RPG2 > RP6

[toxic locust]

Thor does not interest me in the slightest

[uneven fractal]

Looks so uncomfy

[toxic locust]

RP6 gets brownie points by virtue of being silver and having dpad top

[slender raptor]

yeah we need more silver handhelds

[west ember]

We need more well done gold handhelds

[toxic locust]

Silver is good safe but not bland color like black or white

[honest dust]

and yet it has great comfort, heck even the d-pad is good to use, while it was atrocious on the 3ds

[honest dust]

I would buy two more rg34xx if Anbernic released them in silver tbh

[limber surge]

they should do the 35xxsp silver on the 34xxsp ngl

[fierce bloom]

Can you explain how D Pad is comfy to use as New 3DS XL gave me cramps

[honest dust]

the device is thicker and you have a better point of support with the stacked triggers instead of the inline ones, so you ain't stretching your thumb and index finger in such an unnatural way

not saying that it's perfect of course, but definitely better than on any of the 3ds models

[modest comet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XBuymxjq9U

[toxic locust]

RP6 makes me feel alive again

Retro handhelds is the only spark of excitement in my life

🚬

[modest comet]

im waiting for Moorechip to get the RP 6 in stock so i can avoid tarrifs thru amazon

[toxic locust]

I’ve never been hit with a tariff

[modest comet]

4PX or DHL?

[toxic locust]

4px

DHL is doggy doo doo where I live for what they charge

More than twice 4px rate plus more than twice as long transit time

[twin storm]

Man, the hype train for this is off the charts

/s

[toxic locust]

Chat dies when the drama dies

[echo nymph]

A lot has changed in just a year

[honest dust]

nobody is really interested anymore, Retroid may perish at this point 🫡

[true nexus]

Just need a mini 2

[toxic locust]

I’m sure most of the die hard fans hang around the official server

But not me cuz like

That place is radioactive

[west ember]

This man. Just give me the Mini 2 with the G2 chip and I'll be happy

[toxic locust]

Don’t forget preorder go live tonight

If you enjoy poor financial decisions

[west ember]

Not this time, im gonna just put that towards steam library

[echo nymph]

eh id argue rp6 isn't the worst finncial choice 😄 just feels a few months too late

[west ember]

Make more a backlog that I wont get to for months on end

[limber surge]

i don't see what's so wrong with this, the cheapest 8gen2 we've seen by miles

[west ember]

I say almost a year too late.

[echo nymph]

my library and 'backlog' is intimating enough as it is games wise on steam 😄 esp when i have so many games to review

[true nexus]

Yeah, people are mentioning the konkr but unless ayaneo decides to keep it on permanent sale after the indiegogo it's not really in the same price bracket

[echo nymph]

big if, though

[toxic locust]

If let off the gas with pc game purchases

Like by a lot

[west ember]

Its not a bad decision at all, but with the Konkr Fit, Odin 3, Thor, and even the RPG2 to an extent all existing, it's hard to say what will happen. Plus it doesn't really come out till January, so who knows

[toxic locust]

Just playing what I have now

Not even necessarily cutting into my backlog

Just playing games and having fun

[limber surge]

the g2 is the one i understand dunking on because you can get this for 10 bucks more

[toxic locust]

Lots of stardew valley and BG3

[limber surge]

for the konkr, i haven't ever ordered from ayaneo but it seems more intimidating than retroid or ayn

and the thor and odin 3 are just more premium offerings than this, with understandably higher prices

[toxic locust]

Not logging onto steam has helped tremendously with not buying new games I’m never gonna play

[echo nymph]

haha 😄 sadly i can't get away with that

[limber surge]

i keep buying and playing, i guess by the day i die i'll know if i have a backlog or not

[west ember]

Again, the G2 should been the 4:3 device with the mortgage screen instead of another 16:9 device that is being overshadowed by the RP6

[limber surge]

if the mortgage screen even exists, but yeah, they should do a premium 4:3 offering to compete with the 476h and 477m

[toxic locust]

5 inch G2 4:3

1440p

[ruby canyon]

They might do a G2 mini mid 2026 if the G2/RP6 flops

[toxic locust]

Endgame for retro

[toxic locust]

You mean when

[limber surge]

the rp6 is gonna be a banger, just you wait

[toxic locust]

I know I’m just joking

[limber surge]

the g2 just makes no sense unless you're impatient

[toxic locust]

$200 8g2 is nutters

[ruby canyon]

Sounds like an incremental market this time around. I'll probably get the RP6 just because I'm cheap and have the RP4pro

[toxic locust]

RP4pro to 6 is a hell of an upgrade

[limber surge]

it's probably the biggest performance jump retroid has ever had

[ruby canyon]

People seem to be buying the G2 because they don't want to wait

[limber surge]

i would, i really appreciate having 120hz

[west ember]

120hz Saturn with CRT Beam Shaders is amazing

[ruby canyon]

I forget the better CRT shaders probably work good on the 8gen2

Nobody seems to show that stuff off on YouTube

[honest dust]

I will laugh my ass of if it's just the RP5 panel all cranked up

[limber surge]

well if it can take it i won't complain

[honest dust]

after their screen fuckery with the RP Mini I wouldn't put it past them tho

[limber surge]

well i was never gonna buy it new

but if i can get the same deal i got for my rp5 (185€ a couple months ago) i'll probably end up getting one

[celest pond]

It would be nice if marketing wasn't always complete bullshit. "The future is now" is so generic and meaningless, what does it even mean? The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is not the future, in fact we got the Odin 2 almost 2 years ago.

[toxic locust]

Idk man

You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t

[candid ridge]

Just quirky marketing things I guess.
That said, I feel like the Odin 3 is more worthy of the “future is now” kind of marketing.
8 Elite handhelds existing soon has really pushed development on driver support along.

Makes me excited for an eventual Proton on ARM or SteamOS ARM in the coming years

[ruby canyon]

Yea that seems more reasonable. I think the real winner will be the 2nd or 3rd iteration of the elite and hopefully emulator or driver support works because of initial work done for the 8elite

[celest pond]

Yeah I mean they could have easily come up with a better slogan. I'm not sure why a company called "Retroid" that supposedly wants to focus on retro games, is trying to appear so modern and high-end to begin with.

I guess it's a consequence of yearly releases and having to continually top your last device. They're going to run out of runway though, and too much product overlap with other companies

[toxic locust]

Language barrier is probably a big factor

[keen marlin]

Everyone becoming an armchair philosopher just because the new Retroid is a marginal improvement on the last one

[toxic locust]

I’m just here to buy handhelds

[celest pond]

They need to be more competition with Anbernic in the 150 to $200 range, not Ayn

[ruby canyon]

I mean all Retroid would have to do is just use a worse screen and battery to get them down in the 150-200 range. People wouldn't like that either

I've always seen Retroid as more of a budget premium range. Some good, some bad, but overall good value.

The RP2 was considered gold back in the day in that landscape

[untold temple]

they just make odin2 oled without cons

0.5 inch lose doesnt really matter

[ruby canyon]

I mean basically. They might actually get people side grading from the Odin 2 now especially if your battery is getting worse.

Could be a potential market they wasn't expecting if people don't care for the next shiny thing

[untold temple]

well it better and much cheaper

it should selling well

[honest dust]

not good enough if you literally have any other 8g2 or newer device tho

and most people only care about PS2 and under, so an 8g2 is already way past what they need, the RP5 was an upgrade that sold due to the vastly better screen, but it plays PS2 good enough for most to not bother with the next Retroid for sure

[untold temple]

well rp5 cant handle 1080p

that a big problem

even with max overclock

[exotic willow]

w8 so the rp6 is a 3:2? what's the 3:2 retroid ppl are talkin about

i was gonn get an ayaneo ace but hey if there's another 3:2 sd8g2 take my money

[dawn comet]

Its not 3:2. Its 1080p /16:9

[exotic willow]

ah ok

[limber surge]

i think there's a market for people who want odin 2 mini but good

[honest dust]

sure, but not with the cramped controls

[limber surge]

also i think thinking of these in terms of emulation is only looking at a part of the picture, many people get these for streaming or gamehub

(me, i haven't opened a retro game on my rp5 apart from testing yet)

[honest dust]

for that the KONKR easily wins out tho

[limber surge]

i still don't trust ayaneo

and that's more odin 2 sized

[honest dust]

Aya hasn't pulled any shit, Retroid on the other hand

[west ember]

Legit only reason I haven't bought a Konkr is cause Im waiting for Christmas bonus xD

Most times, aya products are just way too expensive, but this is legit in my price range

[ruby canyon]

I've always heard ayaneo customer support is garbage. It's been a couple years though and might have been device specific

[ruby canyon]

Yes this lmao

[honest dust]

that's pretty in the past tho

[limber surge]

yeah i know

idk, for me it's just that i've never ordered from them and don't know what to expect

[mild spear]

And meanwhile we’ve now got Ayn responding to the Image Retention by saying it’s normal and a completely separate “software only” issue (the Ayn logo watermark thing, which at the very least they back down on that when people show it’s not just the Ayn logo alone).

Somehow, times are changing.

[mild spear]

Yeah, it’s one of the really old images on this discord. They’ve actually been doing a lot better at that nowadays, at least from what others that used their customer support said.

[honest dust]

some folks got half a console as replacement parts due to issues, soooo

[mild spear]

Fun fact, we’ve only got 2 stickers about memeable customer service messages, this being the other one:

[honest dust]

honestly, if you can swallow the price point Aya is one of the best brands in the space IMO

[limber surge]

i do wonder why they are so bad at audio

[quick abyss]

Not sure but it’s become part of their brand now

For their handhelds as well as their streams

[west ember]

Good at everything excpet the one thing I would definitely care about most xD

[mild spear]

Nah, nowadays everyone is ripping them off on that front given how few are actually bothering with sound EQ.

Meanwhile Aya’s got a built-in EQ within AYASettings so you don’t have to install 2 different third party apps just to get an EQ running without root.

[limber surge]

the thing is the other devices sound fine stock and aya doesn't

[candid fern]

Meanwhile mommy makes me soup no question asked without having to open 2 cans just to get soup without making soup myself

[toxic locust]

What

[candid fern]

pretty easy to understand imo

[toxic locust]

Soup

[candid fern]

you get it!!! this person gets it

[limber surge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTQcvDQb6LQ

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/luigi-soup-mario-transform-food-gif-17573146

[mild spear]

Are you kidding me? I like my Thor, but I literally had to go for setting up an eq frame-1 since both speakers legit sounded like it was gonna pop/break beforehand.

It was way better after that, but the left speaker still gets a bit distorted if I try playing it “too loudly” (this might be due to me using the rp5 settings for it, but flip 2 sounded worse so I dunno).

[wild reef]

Why is there so much hype with the Thor? Suddenly people needed a new DS

[candid ridge]

First dual-screen emu handheld that could be considered a better experience than the original hardware.
Not saying it’s better in everyway (input latency is an issue), but I’ve already seen people saying they don’t have any interest playing their 2ds/3ds anymore now that they have a Thor

[mild spear]

Because the literal only reason I ever said “it’s not happening” is because I literally thought it was never gonna happen.

If it’s now actively happening, fuck yeah I’m gonna get one. I’ve already been using the bottom screen for utility a lot more than I could ever do.

[toxic locust]

No idea

[wild reef]

But you'd have a better experience elsewhere for any other console library

[limber surge]

clamshells are very comfy cause they bring the screen closer to your line of sight

[candid ridge]

For some, the compromised experience is more than manageable if it means the convenience of a portable form factor

[limber surge]

it's also the only device that basically does everything the hobby has to offer in a single package

[mild spear]

Not even, I’ve actually had the exact same experience overall with other clamshells for games that don’t use the bottom screen purely in terms of gameplay, and that’s ignoring stuff like being able to use the bottom screen for performance metrics or even guides like Russ demonstrated in his videos on them.

Combine that with the added bonus of being way better than any horizontal single screen handheld for DS/3DS and you’ve got current me being 100% happy about my previous “it will never happen” expectations being completely wrong.

[wild reef]

Okay. I have accepted long ago that PCs will always be the best handheld for DS/3DS games, and now AYN would like to have a word :c

[limber surge]

where does that acceptance come from? the ayaneo ds was the only option and it was crazy expensive

[mild spear]

Literally the only thing I’d say is still a genuinely subjective negative so far with the Thor is the complete lack of EQ for sound quality, and even that is fixable (even if I also vastly would prefer if Ayn did what AYANEO did in having a built-in equalizer that doesn’t force you to use 2 separate apps for rootless EQ).

[mild spear]

And of course there’s the current issue of image retention on the new 120hz top screen they’re using, but that’s both arguably more of an objective issue, and it’s also an issue that is a lot less noticeable in actual use than I had initially been worried about.

[candid fern]

buying a New 2DS XL when they were out was the most unexpectedly great purchase I’ve made like 8 years later

[mild spear]

Definitely can agree on that, even if I do have some issues with it.

[candid fern]

yeah, it ain’t perfect.

I think I’d really like a dual screen handheld at some point when the market and stuff feels more matured

[alpine shard]

I don't understand why rpg2 exist
The chipset has similar power to 8gen2
But You got slightly worse in everything for only $10 less?

[candid fern]

it exists just to piss you off i think

[limber surge]

they have a partnership with qualcomm and just had to release something with that chip apparently

i would have made something more like a mini but oh well

(or a ds competitor)

[alpine shard]

Yeah would be nice if the screen was 5 inch

[limber surge]

i meant something 4:3 or 31:27

though i guess that much power is kinda pointless

[west ember]

It would at least mean Full gamecube and PS2 upscaled to 1080p and running everything under it with heavier shaders np

Something the 865 can't always do all the time

[ruby canyon]

Another thing is maybe battery life if that is important. More efficient chip and 6k mah battery. I would assume 5-6 hours of PS2/GC is possible if you don't upscale to the moon

[limber surge]

the rp5 already gets awesome battery life in my opinion, so ehh

more is better, i guess

[ruby canyon]

Well if you don't have a RP5 or a 8gen2 device 😉

[robust jetty]

One thing I have ignored for now.. 8+128 vs 12+256?

Tbh, I'll likely use it for streaming 95% of the time and also have an Odin 3 Max preordered.. I also have the RP5 and RPMini for older systems..

Should I save myself 60 bucks and go for 8+128?

[west ember]

Yes

[true nexus]

if streaming is the main use case then yeah

[ruby canyon]

Sounds like you don't need the extra specs

[untold temple]

if streaming 8