Retroid Pocket 6

[toxic locust]

Since the big issue there was just a complete lie on their part

[jaunty urchin]

I honestly think the fact the hinge issue was so widespread, helped with their level of support in my case. I am on the fence as well between a RP6 and KONKR Fit. I really like what I see on the KONKR as far as specs with that G3 processor, but their poor product release and complaints of scuffed off units turns me off. It sounds like Ayaneo might not have the best support

[sour igloo]

so do i wait for this to be good or wait for the rp7 to be announced. i have the flipo 2 already

[quiet lintel]

No reason to get the RP7. The RP8 Pro+will blow it out of the water

Meaning think about what the RP6 can do that the Flip 2 can't. Then will you be disappointed with what the RP6 can't do?

[merry anchor]

Pretty much

[proper flower]

does anyone know if it is possible to run Resident Evil 1 for GameCube on dolphin and with which settings?

[merry anchor]

It should be extremely possible

I don't think it's that intensive of a game, given the pre-rendered backgrounds

Only issue I can think of is the emulator not playing nice with the visuals

[slender raptor]

it could be one with upscaling bugs on the backgrounds but I think it should be fine

[merry anchor]

Had an extremely cursed thought

Imagine using AI to expand the 4:3 backgrounds to 16:9

[agile moat]

I mean, they're already hyping hard AI to do 2d-3d for 'flat' content.

[true nexus]

Review units by end of December 🙏

[rare echo]

Tomorrow is past mid december so it's the end of december therefore it will be tomorrow

[true nexus]

Exactly

You get it

[timid falcon]

And then shipping mid January no? January 1st is part of the first half of January so it should start shipping then

[rare echo]

Early January they said , so it's January 1st which is early January

[quiet lintel]

My Taobao preorder says I can pay for it on the 15th of January. Not sure if that's a placeholder date, but it's at least a date

[fiery barn]

1h40m left for batch 1... I do not need an RP 6 ahhh

But I want a lavender handheld...

[violet gale]

I want a lavender handheld with transparent buttons

[wise fulcrum]

🥵 🥵 🥵

[fiery barn]

Tbf with how the purple glass of the Thor/Odin 3 turned out... i'm not convinced the lavender will look quite so amazing as its render

[viscid glen]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-what-are-you-waiting-for-determined-angry-gif-5247874

I didn’t need one. But ordered one 🙈

Join me! 🤣

[echo nymph]

batch 2 isn't scheduled to ship until march, word of warning

[fiery barn]

Yeah there's still 22 mins to get into batch 1

[fiery barn]

Nah yknow i think i've talked myself out of it, i really only want it cause i think that lavender colour rules, and I do not trust them to get that exact shade on the glass front

I would be happy to be proven wrong!!

[echo nymph]

i have my portal, im fine i think 😄

[viscid glen]

Thats fair. Always 2nd hand market 😅 or AliExpress sales if it does turn out to be the lavender you’re after

[fiery barn]

Maybe Linda'll stick it on Moorechip's Ali store and we get a nice lil' combination coupon/paypal/tax refund

[slender raptor]

if it was the old design I would hit the button

[viscid glen]

One can dream and hope 🙏

[toxic locust]

The silver is so sexy

[cloud lagoon]

welp, I missed this window

no rp6 till March it is

they should have given a couple more days for fomo sales

[fiery barn]

At least 24 hour's notice would have drawn in a few more fomo sales i reckon yeah

[sage raft]

I will indeed admit that I fomo'd in, might be the last batch one order given I clicked purchase a little after 7

I haven't had a device that can support turnip drivers yet and the size and price point on this ultimately sealed the deal

[violet gale]

The rush announcement makes me think that it’s not a fomo sale strategy but a price increase announcement

[fresh atlas]

Always black...

[toxic locust]

I didn’t fomo in I just ordered cuz I was a decent gamehub machine

[sick raven]

the real window was when it was available for 20% off with paypal pay in 4

[merry anchor]

Not everybody got that deal unfortunately

If I had access to that promo, I probably would have used it to buy a new phone tbh

[toxic locust]

Yeah 20% off a $200 handheld is a bit of a waste imo. Much better things I could’ve used that 20% on

[true nexus]

Like a $300 handheld

[sick raven]

20% off was unlimited uses for a while

[merry anchor]

I heard people say it was only a single use

[sweet vapor]

Would the g2 instead of a base rp6 be the better buy since they raised prices and on second batch shipping now?

[sly glen]

If you cannot wait take the G2, else just get the rp6

[sage raft]

The fact that the 8g2 is such a well supported chip makes $10 a steal to pay extra in terms of what you're getting imo

It's in a bunch of really popular devices, whereas the g2's chip is literally only in the g2, though it is very similar

[proper flower]

what's wrong with the purple glass of the gods?

[fiery barn]

It's like they mixed the purple with grey... Like, if you poured red wine into porridge lol

[serene cedar]

Makes me wish it was still available, but the new variant will suffice.

[drowsy ibex]

Hi guys. Shud i pre order the rp6 or wait?

Im scared if i wait, ram prices will cause a price increase. But i also feel waiting wud be safer so i can wait for reviews to come out

[echo nymph]

tough call. You'll be waiting until march at earliest for a preorder now. Always better waiting on reviews though

[drowsy ibex]

Ya waiting is safer eh?

[mighty token]

I'm really hoping the silver will have a metallic look

Hard to tell with the renders

[proper flower]

I kinda liked it after the unboxing

[fiery barn]

That's cool, these things are subjective after all! Did you pick up a purple Thor or Odin 3 yourself?

[proper flower]

Yup, I love purple although I had some doubts after watching it in some videos and pics but once I unboxed it looked great, no regrets about the color; the only regret was picking the 12gb over the 16gb version for +77€

[stark solar]

Does anyone know if the discount codes still work on the website?

[hot iron]

Is 5.5" a good screen size for game streaming or is text too small?

[feral marlin]

depends on each game, but you can probably try on your phone and see how it looks for you

[robust jetty]

It's been fine for me most of the time. It's a great compromise for portability, but if thos was your only streaming device and you plan to use it mostly at home and not carry it out of the house much I'd personally get an Odin 2 Portal instead.

I do use my RP5 for streaming a ton though and have ordered an RP6 too because of the 120Hz OLED and better wifi.

[mighty token]

I think it's probably fine for most games the issues might be for games that rely on you reading a lot of text but usually there are scaling options for games in their own settings or maybe you can use mods if needed

Nothing's 100 percent but I think 5.5 is plenty big

[bitter spindle]

It’s ok but I would go larger if that’s what your main use is maybe the magmi one they just showed when it drops

[coarse basin]

So.. wait for the rp6 or get an rp5? Im not rushing for a device, im playing psp and under but hoping to futureproof the device incase steamOS finallly supports arm devices

[serene cedar]

The RP6 would be a better choice, IMO. If you are planning on doing PC-related stuff, then it'll be better to grab the 12/256 version.

[rare echo]

I sold my Flip2 to get an RP6 but i am waiting for reviews , always get the newer one tbh Specially when the chip on the RP6 is optmized so well for higher end emulation
I will play GBA on my RG34xx while i wait 😅

[timid falcon]

When is Retro corp getting their unit? 😮

[wise fulcrum]

Waiting patiently for his review as well ^

[warm basin]

how do you guys sell your old retro handhelds? ebay?

[toxic locust]

Marketplace here on the server

[mighty token]

On the retroid server someone posted an email supposedly from retroid showing that they plan on showing the rp6 hands on this weekend

[echo nymph]

would be good to see more

[candid ridge]

I've had a lot of time to think on whether I want this or the Odin 3, and I really wanted the latter.
That said, I've realized 8gen2 is good enough for me, and also I want to get a great gift for both my brother and I for him to play stuff like the Sonic Adventure games (which I'm assuming would run well on 8Gen2 in Gamehub Lite or the like with mods)

There's two different batches of pre-orders now. Might be less risky for us to pre-order this as the Xmas gift for him. I'm banking on the second batch having less issues than the first batch.
How good is their 1 year warranty? (Website doesn't say it has warranty, but I saw in the Retroid server that it does)

[echo nymph]

yeah 8gen 2 is still an insanely good chip

[candid ridge]

Honestly surprising they didn’t also raise the price even more.
If early bird ending early is all that happens pricing wise for this, that’s good

Still, gotta love AI screwing with prices…

[mighty token]

"This weekend is the target" on the last day of the weekend makes me think it won't be tonight 😢

My day is ruined 😭

[quiet lintel]

Because it was already Monday in China when you asked

[mighty token]

It wasn't my email but that wasn't the issue

They just changed the target date

😢

[echo nymph]

Yeah I'm surprised the price hasn't gone up past base

[rare echo]

They're going to ship it without reviews 😑

[zealous brook]

Same

[toxic locust]

As long as I get mine I’ll be happy

[fiery sedge]

i regret not ordering one.

[steel wolf]

Whereas I'm torn on regretting ordering one, now that they're going to ship without reviews... If there's issues there is no time to cancel. Ouch.

[fiery sedge]

i'm just going to enjoy what I have. RG477M will have to suffice for 2026. its going to be a rough year for tech

[vestal cradle]

how do we know they're going to ship without reviews?

[steel wolf]

We don't know yet, but given how their show off video alone is going to be on the last weekend of the year, so close to shipping, things aren't looking good. I doubt there will be time for reviewers to properly go over the unit before they ship.

Which is the risk you take when you pre-order, I guess. I did do so precisely because of the ram shortage. Still not good to worry. Retroid's track record with the first batch isn't good either.

But with the ram thing, one is truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. Still pondering if I should cancel or not.

[true nexus]

Honestly I'm not that worried about the release except for maybe the screen

[vestal cradle]

Sure that makes sense. Hardly a for sure thing though. Also I feel like reviewers are getting a bit better at their skepticism and the amount of reviewers that get them matters as well. More eyes on it means more possibility of folks finding issues.

Retroid has also shown their ability to make it right when they mess up. So, I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt here, especially considering I’ve already preordered the 12gb model and got it at the discounted price. Seems like a worthwhile handheld for a few months to a year if the ram crisis gets to be a reality for an extended period.

[timid falcon]

The RP6 will be my first handle period. How has Retroid fixed issues from previous "first batch" in the past? Like do you have to ship your unit in and wait for a replacement? Or ?

[vestal cradle]

well with the pocket mini they shipped you a whole screen and back plate to install on your own. A lot of issues are typically resolved by most of these company's via a software update though.

[timid falcon]

Ah ok ok cool thank you

[quiet lintel]

Same with the RP4 (or 3?). It had faulty shoulder button springs. They sent a replacement backplate and you had to DIY it. It was an easy replacement, but still a bit unnerving having to pop it out of plastic clips

[fossil sentinel]

compared to many others brands, I feel like their pre-order vs retail price is torerable, so I would not mind ordering one later, after reviews are in.

[fierce bloom]

It will be interesting to see how good the 120hz OLED screen is. I personally not interested in the form factor of RP6 and waiting for Flip 3

[steel wolf]

Same, but my fear is them raising the price without warning due to the ram scarcity, so that's why I pre-ordered it at the early bird price. I will be half regreting it until it's in my hands (hopefully) issue free though.

[thick goblet]

If got chance, try to purchase the rp6 at retail prices 229 asap.
The reason is that I fear that due to increase in ddr4 ram pricing, Retroid may followup with increase price to 239 or worse 249 in future.

[fossil sentinel]

All very valid fears, I will give you that. For now, I’m just glad they only decided to end the early bird but not raising prices all together. I’d imagine they would say something about price change if it comes to that. Hopefully not🤞

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/wow-oh-my-god-omg-shocked-surprised-gif-15089848

[worn cargo]

Yellow one actually looks cool

[echo nymph]

oooh they look nice

[worn cargo]

I still would've loved to see the original design IRL but it is the RP5 design after all which is a beloved universal design

[viscid glen]

https://tenor.com/view/noice-brooklyn-ninenine-b99-smile-gif-11928987

The orange looks good. But leant my lesson about changing colour, will stick with black

[fiery barn]

Real life RP6 pictures! . . . But no pictures of the purple glass arghh

[slender raptor]

maybe I should have ordered the silver

[tropic cobalt]

I would actually prefer black for the orange model.

[viscid glen]

Very interested in the purple. Looking forward to how that turns out

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/summoning-gif-16806659066271167689

Here's a more "intense" purple.

[rare echo]

Can you make one in green ? Green ( greatest color ever ) never gets some love

[tropic cobalt]

https://youtu.be/8wFxb3uMo_o?si=hi3XeB7JngIplx2q

[serene cedar]

This one's more saturated.

[rare echo]

It's not saturated , it's perfect 💚

I wouldn't even turn on the RGB on a shell like this tbh

[agile moat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkZFuKHXa7w&t=1s

[cloud lagoon]

silver shell looks pretty

I think silver's gonna be the move for this one

it's like retro grey but with all the oil from your greasy fingers pre built in

[agile moat]

Is the interior of the transparent case silvered, or is it silver paint? The latter is always pretty questionable IME

[cloud lagoon]

looks like paint

you can see the interior through the hole of the triggers

[sick raven]

gotta see how the front looks with the glass

they might do something weird like the transparent thor/odin 3

[spare stirrup]

why must they showcase stretched-out games? 😅

[balmy quartz]

Seriously tempted by the orange one here, but I really do have absolutely no need for another SD8G2.

[fiery sedge]

Yeah! It looks more like dragon cheese than orange

I was tempted until I’d have to wait till March

[balmy quartz]

Extremely delayed gratification.

[echo nymph]

Yeah it's a long wait

[fresh locust]

Yellow

The rbg lighting is orange but that’s it

[quick abyss]

It’s to dragon cheesy to be considered orange

[fresh locust]

This guy gets it!

[mighty token]

So does the orange color have crystal buttons? Ik the rest of the colors(minus the 16 bit) have them. Just curious.

[merry anchor]

Do you mean transparent buttons?

[mighty token]

Yeah

[merry anchor]

It doesn't look like any of the black buttons are crystal

Going by the IRL pics

[merry anchor]

Posted here

[mighty token]

Well no they will at least for the black buttons on the black color. They've said that they haven't gotten ahold of the transparent buttons yet so what they showcased was just regular buttons but the end product will have transparent buttons

[merry anchor]

Oh my bad

[flint raven]

Is the rp6 going to be the exact same model as RP5 and Gen 2? I have the grip for the RP5 and wondering if it will fit

[timid falcon]

It's supposedly a tad bigger

[timid falcon]

Hard to see but RP 6 Is white behind the purple rp5

[flint raven]

I see, thanks 🙏

[waxen harness]

Probably not

[mighty token]

Imma crash out if the video isn't released today 😔

[flint raven]

I don’t know why they don’t make the sticks top and bottom. Is it because they’re worried it might clash with Odin’s design?

[silent wolf]

You can actually choose their positions when you order starting with RP6 (the left stick at least)

No such option for the G2 though

[toxic locust]

Stick top rp6 jumpscare

[flint raven]

YES

[hot gorge]

odin3 with extra steps

since we are apparently doing 8 gen 2 for every size imaginable now, 5 inch rp5 when?

[viscid glen]

8 gen 2 classic when? 😅

[cloud lagoon]

give me a 2.8 inch micro with a 8 gen 2

most people don't know it yet but the world needs it

[hot gorge]

That makes absolutely zero sense, unless you're not being serious?

[quick abyss]

You can try pitch this to onexsugar

[true nexus]

I've been trying to tell magicx but they won't listen

[cloud lagoon]

dead serious

[slender raptor]

why not 8 gen 2 with 4.7” 4:3

[rain peak]

The 476H with an 8 Gen 2 would’ve been glorious, but anbernic isn’t capable of releasing a console that actually would make sense

[real harbor]

If I have to pick between t820 and a good design or s8g2 and the cramped rp5++ design…

I’m picking the 476h.

There are more to handhelds than specs.

(I’m gonna be playing mostly ps1 games either way)

[echo nymph]

oh fuck that'd be nice 😄

[rain peak]

I Like the RP5/G2-design but the stick on top is even nicer. Guess it’s up to taste.
What I was getting at was a 476h + 8 gen 2, which would be an absolute hit.

[bitter spindle]

Stick up top with the gen 2 should be pretty great

[fiery barn]

RP6 reviewnits shipping around 10th Jan

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxCI4HvnYNrgY3Evt54XMPk16GMzOJs9Yq?si=ph-znwuf4mCLyW_G

[slender raptor]

I asked like 2-3 times now...

no response

[steel wolf]

Good. They must have taken extra time to get it right. Likely won't arrive in time for me to play Fatal Frame for this month's GotM though, even if they ship shortly after to early birds.

[slender raptor]

https://tenor.com/view/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-whine-tantrum-i-want-it-now-brat-gif-5674658

[flint raven]

I preordered through Aliexpress, the preorder price is too tempting

[fiery barn]

It's a shame they don't send you review units! Maybe one day...

[candid ridge]

Well, this works out for me.
I got my Xmas money from my dad early, but it still wasn’t enough (heavily underestimated taxes and shipping costs), but I’ll have enough later in the month after my next check or two.

Definitely watching the reviews first

[vivid granite]

Looks like the aliexpress preorders are geoblocked as not appearing on their store here although probably a good thing, now I'm not tempted!

[twin storm]

I'm digging the air mini so far
Very good for the price
Excellent controls and great screen

[serene cedar]

https://m.bilibili.com/video/BV1eSiFB1EJ3

Posted by CyberWalnut on the Retoid server.

[rare echo]

Looks beautiful tbh It's not metallic like the renders , it's a very elegant / retro purple shade

[candid ridge]

That’s a great purple

I want to see what the Silver looks like in a proper video now

[steel wolf]

Looks pretty, if not for the buttons, I might have regretted getting the yellow one instead of the purple. Also surprised to see homecoming in that video; secret guilty pleasure of mine.

Hopes that the early batch will be fine are rising.

[supple meadow]

i'm criminally boring and only buy black devices but gyat that purple looks nice, diffuses the glass front super well

black with glass front looks tacky, bring back the rp4 form factor cowards 🦅

[abstract dew]

scrubbed through that video quickly and right away i like how quiet the buttons are compared to the G2

[abstract dew]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHLB1GEEg8Y

^ translated to english

[viscid glen]

That is a real nice purple

@fiery barn didn’t you want the purple? Might have to give linda a ring 😅

[carmine wraith]

Sorry if I'l'm too lazy to watch, but did they test if the screen is a trus 120Hz or something weired ? And if the fan noise is OK ?

[fiery barn]

Da fuq is that lip around the device?

[fiery barn]

Does indeed look like they nailed the colour!

[viscid glen]

https://tenor.com/view/linda-listen-kid-gif-4834202

…here is my order!

[fiery barn]

Can't believe HyperPlay RPG stole the video before Nitrxx!

"our man in China" 🙄

[abstract dew]

nothing about the 120hz but the fan noise when it kicks on higher is still quiet, around 42-43 db which is like the steam deck oled

definitely value the quiet buttons & fan a lot more as a dad looking to do quick sessions around bedtime without driving my wife crazy haha

as i'm sure many people can relate with this hobby

[fiery barn]

This might be worse than the design they put on the Flip 2's lid

Do like my man's fleece tho

[vestal cradle]

That purple would look sweet with some black sticks like the blue vita 2k

[cloud lagoon]

that looks cool

too bad the video is potato quality

[flint raven]

Damn, I kinda regret not picking up the purple now

[abstract dew]

yeah the purple is the biggest winner of today haha

[flint raven]

i wasn't keen on that colour at first since I wanted GC purple like my RP5

I wonder if it's possible to ask them to switch colour on aliexpress? though knowing my luck they will send a black model to me

[fiery barn]

Someone on the Retroid Discord got a 1080p copy of the Billibilli video:

https://youtu.be/17mH9fekvI8?si=8FUPrSXB1ArAYJmH

(no AI voiceover tho)

[half flower]

Purple looks nice but not for me

I'm either going black or silver

[hearty thorn]

Think I need to get the cheese color

[fiery barn]

https://tenor.com/view/cheese-eat-goofymovie-gif-5922272

[half flower]

That cheese color looks grotesque ngl

But that's the dweeb color so I can't hate on it too much

[flint raven]

I chose grey with skittles because i need some accents with the buttons rather than all the same colour

[slender raptor]

yeah I’m gonna ban this person from my channel now

[fiery barn]

I joined a recent-ish stream late but remember at the end you saying to him "thanks for shilling your channel" lol

[slender raptor]

I don't mind the shilling so much but pulling a nitrix is crossing the line

[cloud lagoon]

I need to start a Nittrx

seems like a profitable business model

I'll make my AI translation voice overs sound like Trump

instant hit

[candid ridge]

I really need to see what the Silver looks like

Seeing the video made me pleasantly surprised at how well-made the device looks overall, but I’m sure any issues present will come in the first batch 😅

Likely pre-ordering the 12/256 in either silver or purple. Second batch may have less issues

[fiery barn]

Oh he's been doing it for a while! Shame really cause I enjoyed some of his older videos (him and I share an unpopular opinion about Chrono Trigger lol), but he's pivoted into being the British Nittrx for some reason

[half flower]

Don't tell me you think Chrono Trigger is ass

[fiery barn]

Nah, I think it's a good game, a great game even, but people talk about it like it's the best JRPG ever made, best SNES game ever made, I just don't feel that. HyperPlay RPG did a list where he said FF6 was better than Chrono Trigger and i was like yeee lol

[half flower]

Ngl

I'm on team "it's ass"

[fiery barn]

I do think Wind Scene is one of the best tunes in games tho. I need a hip hop/trap remix of it (tbf I've never looked, there's prob loads)

https://youtu.be/AbIwWBi1-UA?si=G5nsmnsqAkCGmLi8

[fiery barn]

Daammnnn lol

Do you like other JRPGs or nah

[half flower]

Yea most of them are on my Vita.

My favorite ones are the ones I haven't played.

So just about all of them

And by all I mean all except Persona 4

[fiery barn]

I have a more modern hot take: I don't enjoy the parrying in Clair Obscur and fear it will ruin a lot of future JRPGs cause people will try to copy it

[half flower]

Never played it

Probably won't

I have to finish Nier Replicant and the first FF7 remake

[fiery barn]

I looked forward to it for so long, and it's winning all kinds of awards, getting voted GOTY from multiple sites, from people who's opinions on games I respect... It's the hot new game in my fav genre... But I just don't like playing it lol

[fiery barn]

Backlogs eh, tis a nice problem to have!

[half flower]

Man I have over 200 games on my Vita and have played like 80 max.

Can count on one hand how many I actually finished

[fiery barn]

Rookie numbers dot png

[half flower]

Good thing about Replicant is that I already finished most of the game its just 1 ending I need to get

For FF7 It's the whole game

[fiery barn]

Yeah nice, i remember playing the old one on the PS3, didn't get too far tho

FF7 Remake is another one where I don't agree with others, like I feel like I must be doing something wrong, everyone says the battle system is the best in any JRPG, but I just find it frustrating, like I don't know what it wants from me

FF7 is my fav game so I feel like a duty to at least play these remakes and see how they'd fucked the story lol

So I hate-finished FF7 Remake, but Rebirth, I got to the final stage of the final boss and just couldn't do it, tbf I was underpowered, hadn't done any side quests etc, I ended up having to watch the ending on YouTube lol

I don't think I'm gonna bother with the third entry

[half flower]

I think I have the first of the remakes

I gave up after getting rawdogged by a giant house

That was around 2-3 years ago

[fiery barn]

Oh yeah that fight was hard!

[half flower]

That fight is horseshit

iirc it's immune to physical attacks which were my bread and butter

So I never had a chance

[south gull]

Coming from original FF7, Remake felt slower than the OG bc the fight sequences take forever and I think it breaks the flow of the game/story. I'd be good with just a nice remaster or even a de-master like 16-bit FFVII for EasyRPG.

[real harbor]

What could’ve been 😭

[sharp trellis]

At least it gave us a fun 24 hours of chaos when they changed the design based on opinions of people who weren’t buying in the first place lol

[real harbor]

24 hours of them fixing the issues with the rp5 design just to go right back to the rp5 design

[sharp trellis]

The irony now being that the G2 gen2 appears to outperform the 8gen2 in android games

[real harbor]

it is more modern

[sharp trellis]

True, but also funny that retroid despite going back to the drawing board will end up having more of these in people’s hands in the next few weeks than those who backed the konkr. Man this hobby is wild at times

[untold temple]

its not outperforming

[elfin hornet]

RP6 uses PWM dimming 🤮

[agile moat]

At what Hz?

[cloud lagoon]

Rebirth final boss was incredibly tough, it wasn't just you

I spent a few days banging my head against the wall with that one until I beat it

[cloud lagoon]

if you want to be even more confused with the battle system, play the yuffie dlc

I had to restart that one a few times until I figured out what the game wanted from me

[dawn comet]

Looks like PWM starts around 40-50% brightness

[real harbor]

I'm still fairly certain it's the rp5 panel just a different driver/binned to allow 120hz

[blazing blaze]

So the USB C port is off center. It's an issue if using the it with RPDS right?

[agile moat]

Or just 'send it'. (and it works)

[carmine matrix]

really bad design decision

[carmine wraith]

That’s an important question. Say it is 600Hz (just large enough and a multiple of 60), then it is OK. But if it is something like 350Hz, then not great, to say the least.

[steel wolf]

My guess is that retroid is working on their own dual screen device right now and supporting the dual screen addon will not longer be a consideration of theirs, so this is likely intentional.

[carmine wraith]

Is that possible ?

[quiet lintel]

The display being a bit off-center isn't a huge deal. It looks like the USB slot is the same place as on the RP4, and I wasn't bothered by it when using the dual screen on that

[fierce bloom]

Source?

[fiery barn]

https://tenor.com/view/hachubby-hachu-ketchup-pettheketchup-gif-22093826

[cloud lagoon]

there's enough wiggle room on the bottom area where the cable goes that if the port is not too off center it should be fine

[cloud lagoon]

it's only speculation at the moment

this thumbnail seems to suggest the RDS works

but oddly it's not anywhere in the video itself

[fierce bloom]

Reason I ask is it would be good if the Retroid Dual Screen add on can be rub at 120hz

If its the same screen

[south gull]

Idk why retroid released that extension screen instead of just doing a dual-screen. every time i see one of those it looks like a monstrosity, like a kludged-up pipboy from fallout london.

[cloud lagoon]

it's clunky, but it's cheap if you already own an rp5/rpmini, and it does work if you don't mind the clunkiness

[steel wolf]

To be fair, they did it before anyone else (besides that one mega expensive ayaneo one), so I feel like they were just testing the concept out.

Given the success of the Thor, and seemingly the Anbernic DS, I expect them to become a lot more common around 2027 at the latest anyway, so I really think Retroid will make one too.

[quiet lintel]

I like extension screen more than dual screen device. Clamshell means worse thumb sticks by default and I want the bottom screen to be 16:9, not the top screen. It's great that there are options

[glossy belfry]

I like the concept better than a dual screen TBH. Don’t need a second screen all the time. So you can put it away to reduce weight and save more battery

[candid ridge]

Well...
Thought about it for several weeks now, and thought about it further past few days after getting the money needed.
I narrowed it down to between an RP6 and a Thor as I like smaller devices, and Odin 3 was definitely out of my budget. Unfortunately, I did not expect shipping to be so pricy, so it put the Thor Pro out of my budget, and I'm very uncertain about what will happen this year for my family income wise, so...
Looks like RP6 is going to be my first Android handheld 🙏

I think I want to wait and see how the dual-screen handheld market debvelops first anyway before getting one.
I already have my Anbernic SP as my clamshell, so I don't really need another clamshell rn

[south gull]

The concept are pricing are great but the execution is lacking. The exposed cables and sloppy look of it could have been remedied with a small backplate or something.

[quiet lintel]

I can agree that they dropped the ball on cable management for the dual screen. It still looks like a prototype

[quiet lintel]

Is that in USD? Do all Americans pay that much for shipping? That's insane. Shipping plus the increased second batch pricing puts it well in another tier compared to what I paid

[candid ridge]

It's USD yeah.
It's admittedly DHL, but the difference between 4px and DHL was 20 bucks to get faster and much more reliable shipping (I do not wanna risk 4px on a pre-order)

No surprises there why shipping is so pricy even if I had went 4px x3

[rain peak]

Get rid of the worry free purchase. It’s scam.

[candid ridge]

I was going to ask for proof, but I’m seeing people say Retroid still offers a refund or ships again for free in the Retroid server (or that I can just do Chargebacks anyway)

So sure, I’ll remove it

Don’t know why it’s there as an option if they already do so without it though

[rain peak]

There’s plenty of proof on the r/SBCGaming sub.
But if Retroid still offers help, that’s good on them

Just wanted to safe you a headache in the worst case

[waxen harness]

It comes from Shopify, the platform they and many others use for their online shop.

[candid ridge]

Gotcha.
Least I'll know now for next time

I've gotten my refund for the cancellation of Shopify's worry-free shipping thing

[serene cedar]

Via the Retroid Discord server.

[agile moat]

:)

[mortal trellis]

what a waste of company resources lol

[toxic locust]

What

[true nexus]

No joy or whimsy

[half flower]

We need more whimsyposting

[true nexus]

We need customizable boot jingles

[agile moat]

Each RP6 comes with a coupon for a Tee Lopes custom jingle.

[cloud lagoon]

presenting... the all new Retroid boot jingle store

[midnight fiber]

Damn, poor Tee fell on... hard times.

[echo nymph]

i wonder when review units will arrive

[twin storm]

They seriously boasting the boot jingle?
That better not be the high point of the device

[south gull]

new boot jingle, same tinnitus speakers

[toxic locust]

People really getting upset over a boot jingle

What’s next, doxing the community manager again?

[silent wolf]

Again?

[cloud lagoon]

I think it's cool

I like Tee Lopes

I may be the only one who liked this lol

[silent wolf]

Nah I think it's cool too

Just surprised to see him in this kind of space

[lethal quiver]

Can't wait for the R36 clones to follow suite and have ai jingles on startup 😌

[twin storm]

Anyone heard if we're going to see pics of actual completed devices before they start shipping?

Worried the silver is going to be too "bling bling effect" for me

[south gull]

i was worried it wouldn't be metallic enough. i'm tryna be on this type shit.

[zealous brook]

Honestly, I kinda like the idea of boot jingles. Gives it character

[midnight fiber]

Calm down Adin, you're making up boogeymen again.

[eager garnet]

I am almost tempted to get the RP6, with dpad on top, to be a Gamehub/Game Native device lol. Since I'd personally just be playing 2D indies on it anyway.

The orange with black highlights model looks nice.

A shame about the glass front

[rain peak]

Only gotta wait until March for my unit to ship 😞🔫

[rain peak]

Don’t think anyone cares enough about the jingle thing.

[zealous brook]

Maybe the people who think the Switch's UI doesn't have any soul?

[toxic locust]

Nice

[mortal trellis]

Nice

[cloud lagoon]

https://tenor.com/view/nice-south-park-gif-17950420

but when are we gonna see silver

[mortal trellis]

Stick caps seem to be the ones they used on the Flip2 rather than the 5/G2, right? Or am I crazy

[toxic locust]

Hopefully soon

[cloud lagoon]

yup

[toxic locust]

I’d imagine that’s one of the colors most commonly getting sent to reviewers

[ruby plank]

I love the models that have the clear buttons.

Wonder why they chose to only do them on certain colors.

[candid ridge]

I'm so happy I went with the purple.
Even if they show the silver now, I don't think I'll change to that.

[south gull]

Yeah like the Orange would be so much better in all orange with crystal buttons rather than flat black. Seems like a waste to not get a crystal RP6.

[south gull]

the purple reminds me of 90s lambos like this

[mortal trellis]

of all the images to illustrate your example that's what you chose?

[ripe abyss]

damn i want this so bad, same as i wanted the first RP, then 2,3,4 and 5 never getting one because when im about to get it a new one comes up 😂

[candid ridge]

I don't buy very many devices at all.
35xxSP is my only emu handheld atm, at least until the RP6 arrives

Don't really need much else after that.
Maybe replacing my 35xxSP with a DS Lite or similarly sized dual-screen device

[echo nymph]

i wish i liked my SP more, or at least felt a need to use it more ;D

[hoary lintel]

God i wished this had a 6" display

[true nexus]

Then it'd really just be the odin 3

[plain cipher]

How come you didn't like it sp

[echo nymph]

didnt say i didn't like it, just i wish i liked/used it more ;D

[plain cipher]

Oh oh

I was thinking if I get 35xxsp but idk if I would use it more

[echo nymph]

i can prob sell mine 😄

[toxic locust]

That’s literally just an Odin 3

[hoary lintel]

Is the odin 3 $220?

[ebon jackal]

There was only 4 of those purple Lambos. And the first one got crashed before the video and a second one got crashed when they were filming it

[hoary lintel]

What a beauty. Poor thing

[south gull]

pick the one you like, then put an egg in your shoe and beat it.

[south gull]

not surprised considering how they were driving them in the vid

[true nexus]

What do you guys think the big controversy is going to be once this releases

[mortal trellis]

I'm gonna wager "plastic too slippery"

[toxic locust]

Boot jingle

Realistically probably something related to the screen

[balmy quartz]

Maybe we'll rerun triggergate.

[proud fossil]

I’ve seen people mention the PWM lol

Although iirc only effects a small amount of people

[true nexus]

Yeah them conveniently getting a 120 hz screen the same size as the rp5 does have me a little suspicious tbh

Although I guess it could just be custom since the rp5 did do very well

[candid ridge]

Depends on how rushed the new design is after they scrapped the old design.
But seeing images and footage of it, I'm very impressed and surprised at how well-made it looks, even the internals looking fairly well-put

My personal guess would be screen as well.
I have no clue how badly I'm affected by PWM as I've only used a few OLED devices in my life so far

[solar basalt]

So I'm guessing most people are going dpad top?

[solar basalt]

Isn't it just an rp5

[candid ridge]

RP5 but longer triggers and shoulder buttons, a lil bit larger, and has a more pronounced lip around the front from what I noticed.

It likely will be fine, but who knows with Retroid lol

[solar basalt]

Hehe. True

I mean the design changes are so minimal I'd be shocked if they messed it up

Basically an rp5 they let the intern mess with margins on

Which is too bad imo. I thought the OG looked interesting

[candid ridge]

I’m fairly happy with the longer shoulder buttons and am a bit surprised it hasn’t been talked about much.
That might make a difference with the ergo bumps over the RP5 comfort wise

More room to press down for your finger

[solar basalt]

Maybe. My issue was less the shoulders and more how far down your thumbs had to go for sticks

[candid ridge]

Yeah, true.
I went with stick top, so that will be a bit more helpful for me for stick games.
Not sure how playing dpad-centric games will feel for me until I get my RP6

[solar basalt]

Yeah. Might wait til there's a bunch of reviews and then pick one up second hand

[candid ridge]

I have my Anbernic SP for most dpad games I’d wanna play if it turns out not very comfortable for me with dpad bottom

[hoary lintel]

Dpad bottom for me. To avoid the hand cramps

[toxic locust]

Yup

If I wanted stick top I would’ve gone with the Odin 3

[half flower]

I'm guessing you'd need to buy the grip either way

[solar basalt]

If you don't really use sticks and put dpad top you probably don't need it

[half flower]

That's kinda my problem. The choice should be really easy but it's not for some reason.

Here's where I'm at: I'm primarily gonna be playing games that require the sticks. So stick top should be the obvious choice, but I prefer the way the dpad top configuration looks.

[hoary lintel]

I use the grip for the rp5 but my hand still cramps unfortunately

I also like the look of the dpad top but functionally it doesn't make sense for my case

My hand doesn't cramp when using stick top controllers

[half flower]

I just don't want the grip in general

[hoary lintel]

Then stick top makes even more sense

[half flower]

I mainly use Playstation controllers and I've never had much issue. This is likely due to hand size.

[hoary lintel]

The grip somewhat remedies my issue but not completely, but a stick up top would mean I wouldn't need a grip at all

[hoary lintel]

So do I, on a full sized controller like that it really doesn't matter where the dpad is for me

I rotate between ps5 controller and an Xbox controller for pc gaming

[half flower]

I never used any stick top controllers. Not for long anyways. Just PS3 and PS4.

[hoary lintel]

And for those saying if I wanted dpad top I'd get an odin 2. But an odin 2 doesn't cost 229... And whenever I check only the max is available at 399

[half flower]

The base Odin 2 is back up if I'm not mistaken

[hoary lintel]

It's still 300 right tho?

[half flower]

Yea

With that code it should be 300

[hoary lintel]

Yeah 300 is too high, and that's exactly why I'm happy retroid are giving people the option

Too high for me * I should clarify

[half flower]

More or less just waiting for Mangmi to drop another crumb of the Pocket Max. It's been a week+ since we last got something

[hoary lintel]

Ah, I look forward to the shit show in there when the price is revealed and it's NOT under $200

[half flower]

EB maybe. Retail has absolutely no shot

[hoary lintel]

Yeah eb perhaps but rrp wise, not a chance. 7" 144hz OLED? Cmon now.

Poor David.

[half flower]

He's in for the biggest kick in the balls

[hoary lintel]

And I am so here for it😂

[half flower]

That price is really gonna make or break that handheld for me.

Around 200-220 retail is ideal for me but if branches into 250, I could get a second hand Odin 2 Portal at that price. Or the RP6.

[hoary lintel]

If a second hand odin portal can be had at $250, seems like the no brainer to me. Same ish screen but way more power

Hm maybe I'll look into that too

[half flower]

There's just one teensy wheensy little problem with that

[hoary lintel]

Not knowing the condition of the odin?

Whyd mangmi have to make modular buttons ffs

[half flower]

Oh no I already know the condition. Hell its 250 alongside the grip and a case. And thats with free shipping if i'm not mistaken

[hoary lintel]

What's the problem 😮

[half flower]

It's in good condition from what I've seen

[half flower]

I have a reputation to uphold

If I don't spread the AntiAyn propaganda then who will?

[hoary lintel]

[half flower]

If I buy that fucking Portal I can never show my face around here again

[hoary lintel]

Man, do it

I thinka 7" display is such a good size

[half flower]

It'll cost me literally everything

I have to practice what I preach I'm afraid

[hoary lintel]

Retroid pocket 6 it is 😂 I just can't justify it purely based on display size

[half flower]

There comes a time where that display size becomes irrelevant to me when it comes to devices.

It's usually due to price.

250+ and I'm only in it for performance anything else is secondary

[hoary lintel]

Used to be me. But these old eyes of mine 🙁 I started with all the small devices, now I want to spoil my self.

I'm going to just wait another year and see how Gamehub gets on

[half flower]

Well my eye sight was always shit from the get go. But I wear glasses so screen size doesn't really matter to me all that much.

[hoary lintel]

It usually doesn't for me either. Especially indie games and older systems. But seeing how well higher end games are now running on these chips, I want to play a big game and have the text legible. But each to their tbh, 5.5" is great but a no go for me when playing something like ghost of tsushima or horizon zero dawn

(why the redmagic astra was very appealing to me(

[half flower]

I think I'd be fine with 5.5". That's slightly bigger than the Vita's screen which is a device I use often.

[candid ridge]

Odin 3 is in a completely different price and power bracket.
Even the base model O3 is barely out of my budget.

For everything I want to play, the 8Gen2 on the RP6 is more than good enough. So I went stick top still

It's kind of like the Odin 2 Mini OLED we never had

[toxic locust]

I guess I should have put more emphasis on the I part

[candid ridge]

I admittedly wasn't sure if you were strictly talking for yourself there or not lol

But yeah, that's more than fair

[toxic locust]

But yeah I totally understand that the Odin 3 is beyond a lot of people’s budget

[elfin hornet]

Odin 3 wasn’t out of my budget but if I’m paying $400+ I want to be able to play everything. Used ROG Allys are like 200-300 right now.

The RP6 was cheap enough to just be that nice sidekick device. I’m excited to finally get it!

I have a Legion Go S Z1 extreme and my RP6 will travel with me for PS2 emulation and light PC games

[south gull]

Konkr PF (shipping issues aside) is a MUCH better deal than an RP6, but it's also fucking ugly as shit. We're paying for the cuteness.

[midnight fiber]

All glass front horizontals look the same, honestly.

[south gull]

Most do, but the KPF does not. It has a very peculiar and ugly design. Even the colors are awkward. Those dried blood red buttons and that weird orange Borat bodythong? It's 100% function over form and godbless it for that, but I want to slap the person who first drafted that in crayon on a bedroom wall somewhere.

[hoary lintel]

Suppose it's personal preference

I like the look

[jovial nimbus]

Me too and actually think it’s the best looking Android handheld to date with the lovely ergonomic grips

[atomic flax]

Debating getting this for Destiny: Rising. It has taken over my life

[hoary lintel]

I can agree there. They all look so similar that Konkr stands out a bit. Great design. Well done design team

[proud fossil]

G2 and rp5 are the same size too right?

So would that be a good idea of what a g2 would look like against an rp6

[shrewd agate]

yep from what i understood g2 is basically RP5 shell ith new soc

[proud fossil]

Interesting

Seems like g2 is oos…. Really considering ordering an rp6

[mortal trellis]

As long as you're ok with not seeing it for another 3 months

[toxic locust]

I do like the look of the 6 much more than the 5

If not I would’ve just gotten the G2

[mortal trellis]

G2 inherits the dumb hollow clacky face buttons from the 5 so that's s no-go for me. 6 seems to resolve that.

[cloud lagoon]

oh that didn't last long

I hope that's not the end of it

I was considering one

[proud fossil]

Just something I saw on Reddit, I didn’t actually check the page!

[cloud lagoon]

good point, though it's not a difficult DYI, I fixed mine on my RP5

how do we know the 6 resolves that anyway?

[true nexus]

Seems like it's only the gc and 16 bit colors that are out of stock for the g2

[mortal trellis]

that bilibili vid that popped up a few days ago showed the guy pressing em and he mentioned they're softer. Sounded quiet

[jovial nimbus]

Sorry I can't help you if you have no taste

[cloud lagoon]

neat

[midnight fiber]

What was the fix, plain old tape?

[mortal trellis]

Tape, rubber stoppers, small tufts of cotton or felt, etc. Whatever you can jam in there between the button and the shell.

[cloud lagoon]

I removed the default rubber membrane and replaced it with the membrane of a miyoo mini plus

[midnight fiber]

Interesting.

[cloud lagoon]

it's not 100% perfect, buttons are a little jiggly and loose now, but they feel good to use

works on the RP Mini as well

[midnight fiber]

Wonder if Anbernic membranes would do, got a spare.

[cloud lagoon]

most likely

you may have to trim it a little bit around the sides with scissors to fit

but otherwise all of these rubber membranes are pretty much the same

[toxic locust]

I genuinely hope it’s possible to physically swap the ABXY layout

The Nintendo layout is gonna get annoying when my main use cases are cloud gaming and pc emulation

[south gull]

maaaan that jawn looks like a sippy cup and you can keep it. it does spank the RP6 though.

[jovial nimbus]

The what now ?

[cloud lagoon]

my exact same reaction

[hoary lintel]

that jawn ain't too bad man, but it's not have options for people with preffered looks.

[gleaming panther]

https://youtu.be/Xh_lENtKJGQ

[cloud lagoon]

I'm guessing review units shipped but everyone is at CES so no one can review it

[fiery barn]

I guess Chris doesn't mind so whatever, but man HyperPlay RPG's new schtick of just stealing other's videos and uploading them on his own channel just rubs me the wrong way.

At least he credits the source this time instead of pretending a random guy on BilliBilli is his channel's "man in China"

[shrewd agate]

is hyperplay the new nitrixx?

[slender raptor]

is the channel logo also stolen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Play

[fiery barn]

Lmao

Tbf that's prob just an homage

[agile moat]

If we're going to call taking stuff from 1992-1996 stealing, this hobby is going to have a bad time.

[rigid cosmos]

Nintendo switch or this? haha jk

[proper flower]

RP7

[half flower]

Flip 3>>>>>

[gleaming panther]

https://youtu.be/ieA0dRjkoqg

[real harbor]

maybe they'll make one that doesn't self destruct this time

[half flower]

Hopefully

[rigid cosmos]

Yeah might as well wait tbh 😂

[rigid cosmos]

Need

[elfin hornet]

Why is it a better deal?

[serene cedar]

Probably because of the better chip which people always assume is better than any older SoC.

It's understandable and kinda fair, but it's not always the case.

It's like when people were going around telling folks that the G2 is better than the 6 because it's already in stock, has a newer SoC, and has a later OS.

G2 is catered towards folks who are interested in playing high-end Android games.

[echo nymph]

the early bird price makes it a fantastic price to performance device, i guess

[rare echo]

It's funny that the 477V actually plays BOTW better

Maybe it can run better with a mod / graphic pack

[south gull]

Price, performance, features. It has lots of nice QOL features like being able to switch LR triggers to buttons, and the triggers are very large etc. Screen is 6" 144hz (LCD, but still), 8000mAH batt. Things that would turn the RP6 into a 300-350$ device. So yeah, for the money it's a solid deal. Shieet even the TF Card slot is thoughtfully designed.

[cloud lagoon]

if only it was actually real and not hopes and dreams

[toxic locust]

This seems like all subjective stuff rather than actual objective benefits. Except maybe the battery size

So it might very well be “a better deal” for you but not everyone

This is how the whole “just get a steam deck bro” lunacy starts with new devices

[balmy quartz]

To be fair, trigger locks are objectively good things. But the LCD screen is objectively bad compared to the OLED in the RP6 (unless you are in the tiny minority who is actually affected by PWM flicker if the RP6 even has that). So ... trade-offs.

But none of this really matters, because you're not getting a Konkr anytime soon.

[cloud lagoon]

it's funny because when the konkr pricing was announced people were feeling pretty optimistic about Ayaneo

the prevailing sentiment was "wow Ayaneo has finally turned around"

and then they proceeded to blow it

[candid ridge]

Company that's known to have been problematic for years is still a problem? Shocker 🗿
But tbf, there was a small hope that maybe Ayaneo would improve. Sad situation all around how much they fumbled it

I don't think I'll ever buy a device from them

[plain cipher]

Oh oh" people will wait for konkr fit over here because it's amazing product"

[south gull]

"so objective, except for the price, actual dimensions, actual hardware." so you acknowledge that you're just yapping for nothing

i am not going anywhere near KPF or ayaneo, but i'm not deluding myself into thinking i'll get more from the RP6. i will just like it more bc i don't like the konkr.

[toxic locust]

Disregarding my points as “yapping” instead of providing actual counter points shows a lot about your level of maturity

Anyway I definitely think your making a mountain out of a molehill

It’s really not this deep

[south gull]

Your "point" was that it's my personal opinion that it has a superior chip, bigger screen, more button modes, larger triggers, bigger battery and was 10$ cheaper. Start by actually addressing why these features which the RP6 has lesser versions of means that the device is not a better deal for the dollar then maybe you have some discussion going.

[toxic locust]

Well my point is that more buttons, bigger screen, and larger triggers aren’t objective benefits because not everyone wants those

[twin storm]

As someone who's been playing his koknkr pocket fit all day
It slaps
Hope the RP6 can hold up against it
If not, mine will be one the wts channel pretty quickly

[toxic locust]

Hell I’m slightly irked the RP6 has back buttons, I really don’t want those

[south gull]

If they work with RA as Load/Save state they might be useful for me, unlike the "Android" buttons on the face. The back buttons seem to have a really deep click so they won't go off easily when playing.

[steel wolf]

Hard agree here.
Larger screen = Heavier and not as comfortable for smaller hands. The heavier part is a big issue for women, I can attest that I wasn't a fan of playing the OG switch in handheld mode cause it tired me out earlier than I liked, and the Konkr has a similar weight to OG switch with joycons attached.
Large Triggers = Again, not a concern for someone with smaller hands.
More Buttons: Don't care. I care way more that we can have the D-Pad up top, which is my preference as someone who mostly grew up with PS.
Better battery is good. The chip too... in theory. In practice, not gonna need it since I only want up to PS2. In the end, it comes down to my preference for the D-Pad, and the fact that, while Retroid has its issues, Ayaneo has way more, so I'm not inclined to go with them.

In the end, I don't see why people choosing another device is that offensive, even if you don't think it's better. Competition is wonderful, especially in this hobby, and we're all going to buy a new device by this time next year anyways, so is there any point to having any loyalty to a particular one over the other now?

Like, does anyone think Ayaneo would be offering the Konkr at that price if they were the only game in town? Hah, they're barely even offering as it is anyway

[eager garnet]

The chip too... in theory. In practice, not gonna need it since I only want up to PS2

To somewhat poke at this, a better chip can still be good for this kind of stuff. Since if it's not working as hard at the same task as a weaker chip, it's usually using much less energy/power than it and getting you more battery life, and less heat and fan noise.

That and it gives you more overhead for extras you may or may not care about. Upscaling, fancy shaders some people like to use, even just a better fast forward/turbo. But that's again extras.

[night apex]

I'm super hyped to get my review unit and make videos of the RP6, which will hopefully ship today... 🙏

[jolly pewter]

@cloud lagoon @hoary lintel same I wish I could a 2nd hand portal for 250$ even £250=300$ approximately would be nice. Hard to find in the uk 🇬🇧 😪

[echo nymph]

Yeah you may struggle with that here in the UK 🙁 I have an Odin 2 pro going spare but keeping the portal

[hoary lintel]

Ya sucks here. Droix charge some crazy prices too, and if you want to buy any 3d printed cases or grips / buttons, they usually ship from America and charge £20 on delivery alone 😭

That's one of the big reasons I bought a 3d printer, so I could print off cases and grips my self

[echo nymph]

they really do 😄 and oooh 😄 i might need to buy some 3d things off you, perhaps

[dense pine]

Just got a base portal from cex £240

[hoary lintel]

Cex have odins in stock?? Never thought to think of that... Good shout

[hoary lintel]

Should be doable to be honest

[dense pine]

Yup they do....I've been keeping an eye and a random portal base popped up and I snagged it...boxed, great condition...not a bad deal. Worth keeping half on eye on what people trade in....

[gleaming panther]

https://youtu.be/5ATL1kX7fMQ

[sly glen]

If only they retain the original design 😭

[stray veldt]

He says just right, but the dpad in that thumbnail is clearly in the wrong location

[half flower]

Might be on to something

[south gull]

Silver looks a little cheap, I think it's missing that clearcoat that PSP had (and extra glitter) to give it that lacquer shine. They also should have kept the finish of the D-pad, analog and abxy bays the same as the face.

[vestal cradle]

I wanted the silver but when Russ turned it over I was moderately disappointed. The mystic silver psp is a more muted and matte silver with the sparkle, like good car paint.

[rain peak]

So what now, I have a Pocket Air mini coming (because Ayaneo didn’t cancel the preorder) but I want this device. Can’t really afford both of them 🙁

[steel wolf]

Nothing more to do than to keep the Pocket Air Mini then.

[echo nymph]

they fill different uses and niche cases i guess, but depends which you feel is a better deal

[proud fossil]

Sell the PAM

it’s still a great device and there’s people that would want it

[steel wolf]

Honestly, the more of Ayaneo I get to see, the more I hate them. Won't cancel an order, yet take months to ship pre-orders while prioritising dropshippers?

What payment processor did you use? Can't you call them and force them to cancel?

[rain peak]

Yea I want the RP6, it’s a better deal and fits my PSP and PS2 needs more.

Hopefully I can sell it without a loss.

[proud fossil]

Ya especially considering how bad shipping is

[rain peak]

Yea it’s kinda weird. I’m not hating on them but yea..

[proud fossil]

Have you unlocked market place in this server?

[rain peak]

PayPal. But I don’t think I can do much because theyre actually doing their job. At least somewhat.
I haven’t heard of them since and I’ve written them again this morning, maybe I can send it back to them (without me having to pay for shipping)

[rain peak]

Yea I think, at least I can look through it, but most people are from USA from what I can see. But yea let’s see.

[proud fossil]

Where abouts are you?

[rain peak]

Germany, there are already some listings on “eBay”, but I guess I need to wait for it to arrive, before I can do anything. Kind of annoying but that’s what you get for FOMOing.

[proud fossil]

Ya I was gonna suggest eBay, I’m in Canada and sold my ps vita pretty quickly through there to a user in the states

It is what it is, part of the hobby unfortunately

[rain peak]

Yea have to learn from it, now I have to wait until march for the RP6 to deliver 😭

Or better: to ship, who knows when it will arrive.

[proud fossil]

I’m in the same boat with a lot of travelling coming up. REALLY trying hard not to buy a handheld and just wait for my rp6

Might just bust out the switch lite and play Mario for the millionth time

[rain peak]

Sounds like a plan 😄
I just hope it arrives before I move, so that I have sth to do on my commute to work everyday.

[cloud lagoon]

wanting to sell a device before it even arrives is next level in this hobby

[rain peak]

Like I said, I wanted to cancel actually, not sell.
I know it’s a joke but just to be clear.

And as if scalpers wouldn’t act differently actually. Don’t know what you’re on.

[cloud lagoon]

all good @rain peak I'm just messing around

[rain peak]

Np maybe I feel a little bit “caught” lol

[steel wolf]

I've dealt with something like this with board games, and in my case, paypal gave me the refund, but then the company must have whined at them because they then asked to give it back. This after six months of them not shipping my order and only doing so after I got the refund from paypal. I decided to not get into issues with PayPal and gave them their refund back, while making public bad reviews about the company and never using them again.

I am in Europe as well. My advice, take this and everything else about ayaneo to heart the next time you're tempted by something from them.

[rain peak]

Damn sounds actually like a horrible experience.

Yea I will avoid them in the future or only order what is actually in stock

[hoary lintel]

Nah, original button layout wasn't ideal. I have smallish hands and when using abxy my finger would move the right analog and get in the way. I would have to remove the stick completely sosmtimes

[pale zinc]

I was between the rp6 and the fit

I actually ordered the fit but cancelled due to tarrif and shipping timing

I got a rp4 right now and hoping the 6 is on Amazon before toooo long

[hoary lintel]

Glad they are letting the people decide if they want the inferior top dpad layout or superior bottom dpad layout 🙂

[pale zinc]

I agree, psx layout 4 life

[hoary lintel]

I couldn't care less where analog and dpad is on a full sized controller, but I do on a small device

[pale zinc]

I mean. I'm old enough to have gone through the Atari to nes-snes and psx controller to dual sense trabsition

I just prefer it lower

[hoary lintel]

Yes same, it really doesn't matter on a full size controller for me. Xbox psx, works about the same

[pale zinc]

I can use top joystick but I despise it

[hoary lintel]

I despise hand cramps and top stick makes more sense on an actual handheld for modern games, but maybe that's just me (and russ according to his video)

[pale zinc]

I will say this setting up the game bezel project on the rp4 will never let me ignore it again

[half flower]

It just feels weird to me. Like every time I use my sister's switch pro controller it just feels off

I'm too used to the PS layout

[pale zinc]

I have horrid carpal tunnel I have been fighting for 23+ years. So I know what's comfy and I just get a grip to go with it

[hoary lintel]

And that's exactly why I said I'm glad they us the option to decide ourselves

Switch isn't the best comparison though, similar layout but buttons are shite

[pale zinc]

I got a satisfye grip for my switch made a world of difference

[hoary lintel]

On a full size controller, ps5 is probably best. On a handheld, I want top stick. So I guess I'm in both camps

[pale zinc]

Whatever works

[balmy quartz]

I think the issue is that on most handhelds, we do not get Playstation/Dualshock layout. What we get is stick bottom on devices like the RP5 instead of stick middle which is what the Dualshock layout actually is.

[pale zinc]

That's why I rely on grips to add the comfortable distance

[hoary lintel]

When you have big grip on a controller like a ps5 pad, both layouts work, with perhaps the top dpad winning on overall comfort. When grips and big handles are missing like on an rp5, I feel the opposite is true

[balmy quartz]

I think the control layout was one of the many reasons the Vita failed so hard. They advertised it as a way to play modern games but on a handheld (like the PSP was to its time) but neglected to notice that the analog sticks were in an unusable position without a third party grip - and they forgot about L2/R2 entirely.

[hot gorge]

there's always more trafic after a russ video

[mortal trellis]

you don't say

[half flower]

Such slander.

[toxic locust]

Yeah putting the dpad on top is such a terrible idea. Good thing there’s no modern console with that layout

[pale zinc]

yup, I was looking for feedback after RP6 and Fit launched

[balmy quartz]

It’s not about where the dpad is … it’s about where the sticks are.

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/wait-what-wait-a-minute-wtf-wth-gif-14844329

[balmy quartz]

Have you tried playing something like Borderlands 2 on a Vita without a grip?

[toxic locust]

Yeah I’ve played it for almost a hundred hours

Either stick games are gonna suck or dpad games are gonna suck

Look at the switch lite

[balmy quartz]

And your hands weren’t screaming after that? Seriously - the game is damn near unplayable (performance issues aside) without a grip - both to add proper L2/R2 and to make the sticks be in a natural position for when you are holding the device.

[toxic locust]

I mean yeah my hands cramped

I guess what I’m saying is controls have very little bearing on how successful a system is. It’s much more about the game catalog. PSP was hand cramp city for anything using the slider and switch 1 was an ergonomic nightmare coming right off the heels of the Wii U. Both were incredibly successful

[hot gorge]

I've played through shovel knight treasure trove on my n3dsxl with the dpad on the bottom

it's fine

my hands never cramped

but I also don't usually play for more than 2-3 hours at a time

[atomic flax]

Where's the dual top sticks layout? That's what I want to see. Wii U and Steam deck did it right imo

[south gull]

PSP and Switch were successful because they are PSP and Switch - you just had to deal with the discomfort if you wanted in on the IPs. But in 2025, with many retrohandhelds being able to cover anything up to Switch and PS3 - there is little tolerance for ergonomic or design fuckery. We can just demand what we prefer and be catered to, or seek another maker. We don't need to suffer through things like that anymore.

[toxic locust]

Read the whole conversation dawg

I was talking about the vita not retro handhelds as a whole

[hoary lintel]

I sometimes flip my rp5 upside down to see how that feels honestly seems really comfortable even without a grip

[half flower]

Now that's really depressing

[hoary lintel]

TRY IT!

[half flower]

Flip 3 can't come soon enough

[cloud lagoon]

I don't think they'll make it with the Thor being a million times more popular than the flip 2

[half flower]

Gib single screen 16:9 clamshell

Thor stinky

[hoary lintel]

I'm sure there'll be an audience for a single screen 16:9 clamshell because I have zero interest in the thor or having dual screens

[half flower]

Same but in my case it's because I already have the two dual screen devices

[real harbor]

silver with an indigo grip would be my pick if I were getting one

or wait there is no indigo grip this time 🙁

[agile fractal]

looks so nice

[cloud lagoon]

you seem to like a lot of things huh

[mortal trellis]

The heck lol. Dude is me looking at my kitchen pantry after an edible

[lethal quiver]

Acer Nitro Blaze
Mental illness

[proud fossil]

Bot account?

[hoary lintel]

Shiiet literally me rn (3am) 😂

[real harbor]

farming marketplace access

[rain peak]

This will be able to run some sort of LinuxOS, right?

[serene cedar]

1st batch pre-orders on the 15th:

[zealous brook]

Maybe; depends on if those who worked on Odin 2 Linux ROMs can port to RP6?

(Do those even exist?)

[rare echo]

Good to know my meme is still making the rounds 😆

[rain peak]

I thought rocknix was an option? TBH I’m not too familiar with, was just curious because I heard that some emulators run better on Linux.

[rare echo]

Not yet but it will be once the handheld is out

Rocknix is cool for Xbox but i don't want to sacrifice Switch emulation 😅

[zealous brook]

I'm kinda hoping someone figures out how to do Proton and FEX on these handhelds, heh

Provided, you can already use something like GameHub or GameNative on its standard Android, but still

[rain peak]

The rp5 was able to dualboot, right? Would hope it would be the same here to have the best of both worlds

[rare echo]

It could do it very well , this one won't be different
Since it's more powerful i am really curious to see how Halo performs on it

[toxic locust]

I thought gamenative used fex

[zealous brook]

True; I mean seeing FEX on Linux

[hoary lintel]

What's game native? An alternative Gamehub?

[toxic locust]

Gamehub before Gamehub was cool

Fork of pluvia if you remember that

[rain peak]

Nice I’m curious as well

[cloud lagoon]

both GameHub and GameNative do Proton and FEX

[rain peak]

And another question: is the 8Gen2 strong enough for PS3 emulation? I know it’s just the beginning for PS3 emulation on ARM, but I’m hoping it’s strong enough, once it reaches a certain… compatibility point.

I know the Elite would’ve been better, but I’m just curious if performance would be good enough.

[candid ridge]

It's hard to say at this point in time.
From my understanding though, the PS3 is technically around the same power/performance as the Switch 1

So I think theoretically, 8gen2 could run PS3 really well if emulators improve

[rain peak]

Okay that’s at least sth. Hope the 12GB RAM will help also. TBH ps3 emulation is the reason I was considering the Odin 3.

[echo nymph]

for some, perhaps. Though as Joel said the emulator needs to be a bit more mature 🙂

[cloud lagoon]

with the Elite you'll be able to emulate anything that the emulator can boot, whereas with the 8gen2 you'll be limited to light/mid weight titles

[rain peak]

At least that’s sth but maan the Odin 3 has too many problems (in my eyes). But I guess with the RP6 I will have enough games to play for ‘now’.

[cloud lagoon]

idk I don't feel like the "problems" the Odin 3 has are deal breakers

for me the problems have been very very minor, I would not buy an RP6 over it if money is no object

[real harbor]

I just don’t see the added beef being worth the added fan noise, poor openGL support, and worse screen compared to the odin 2 portal

[cloud lagoon]

I've been having a lot of fun running steam indies and mid weight games full speed with the fan set to quiet even, but ymmv depending on what you play

[real harbor]

Ah yeah if you’re using it for modern steam games instead of retro I could see the appeal over s8g2

Personally I don’t think gamehub/winlator stuff is where I’d need it to be to replace an ally X or steam deck for my own purposes

[candid ridge]

Part of the reason I got the RP6 over the O3, on top of the O3 just being way out of my budget

I could see myself potentially getting an O4 or O5 later down the road if SteamOS ARM or Gamehub are in really good states by then

But honestly, 8gen2 is more than good enough for my needs

[echo nymph]

tha is fair, the gen 8 elite is a 'in progress' rather than the overall excellent compatibility of 8 gen 2 😄 insane potential for the Odin 3 which is very exciting but prob more a tinkering device for most people

[rain peak]

I mean, they are for me but I say it’s a lovely device otherwise and if I wouldn’t already have a Steam Deck, the Elite would be higher up in my priority list. I can wait it out I think plus the specs I’d want would be 450$. For this money I expect a device without bigger flaws.

But that’s my take on it, and I understand your POV.

[cloud lagoon]

that's fair, it doesn't replace an x86 handheld for me either, but it's cool to have something more lightweight than a full blown pc handheld that can do this stuff

[hoary lintel]

Not even close

I still can't justify replacing my rp5 with anything available today, other than something like a ally x / steam deck

[eager garnet]

Windows emulation/translation will have to get astronomically better for me to really feel a need to upgrade from my Odin 2 Mini.

Granted, it being a smaller indie machine alternative to my Steam Deck is neat, I still end up playing most of them on the Deck anyway.

[toxic locust]

My gripe with current handheld PCs is the size and weight. I’ve gone through half a dozen different handheld PCs and eventually fell off of all of them because they’re either too big and heavy, or the battery life sucks doo doo. I’ve mostly settled on just streaming and cloud gaming but any little bit of pc emulation on Android for when I’m away from stable network is a plus in my book

[eager garnet]

Fair, I do think the Steam Deck is a bit too big for my preferences as I've gotten older. I still love the stupid thing, handheld PC games is a pretty big game changer for me.

I think if the compatibility was just a bit better for the games I've messed with, I'd be so much more down for it.

And all the high end stuff being glass front only kinda makes me not wanna get an 8 Elite handheld anyway

I think I'm good waiting for an Odin 4 or Retroid Pocket 7 before I even consider updating.

[pale zinc]

I have a retroid pocket 4 and hopefully the 6 will be a nice upgrade. I'm not buying until it's on amazon, especially with the trade war making pricing out the gate confusing as everything.

I nearly ordered the pocket fit but I luckily cancelled last minute before the timer expired

[mortal trellis]

Nothing really confusing about the pricing atm. Waiting to buy it even further marked up than anywhere else on amazon is what's more confusing, but do your thing

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/ascension-sponge-bob-gif-15077046

https://www.goretroid.com/pages/delivery-dashboard

[night apex]

My RP6 review unit has shipped, so that's me in the next week... 😅

[thick goblet]

It will be as odin 2 8 gen 2 got rocknix so it will be easier to port for rp6.

[jolly pewter]

@night apex awesome 👌 hopefully mine will be shipped soon

[night apex]

Thanks man 😇

[fierce bloom]

For me Ally X was the perfect sized handheld with good battery. Its smaller than the Deck while having better batteru than a Deck. They packed in a 80wh battery in a smaller form factor compared to Legion Go and Deck. Even the new Xbox Ally X is larger and heavier.

Ive tried Deck and Deck OLED before Ally X and I just couldn't get over how huge they were. And I also had the original Ally but the battery was garbage on that.

[real harbor]

did retroid send rocknix dev units?

[rain peak]

So in dire anticipation for the RP6, sadly I have to wait till march, because I chickened out and cancelled my preorder batch 1: what can I do while waiting for it, like how should I set up my sd-card? Is it as easy as formatting it to exFat(?) and just put folders with game files on it?
What program would you recommend to compress my backed up game files?

Or any information on where I could look into it?

[serene cedar]

Everything should be straightforward and quite easy.

You can format the MicroSD card to exFAT using your PC, and you can just load up your games and emulator files onto it while you wait for your unit to ship in March.

[rain peak]

Okay nice. Thank you.

[proud fossil]

I’m new to android handhelds, but I’m assuming you need the iso files and the emulator software, or can you just download the emulator software off the PlayStore?

[thick goblet]

Obviously. Retroid knows that having dual boot to rocknix will help their sales.

[agile moat]

https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/03/13/android-emulation-starter-guide/

Is a decent starter guide.

[real harbor]

I just checked and see no indication on the rocknix discord that they have received any

[thick goblet]

It is using 8gen2 which is the same as odin 2. odin 2 and retroid are sister companies. odin 2 already got rocknix so why should rocknix dont explore rp6. even Mangmi air x using s662 chipset is going to have rocknix.

[sick raven]

because rocknix is a group of volunteer developers and they don't make business decisions

[thick goblet]

it is matter of time. But rpg2 will be more difficult for rocknix to do it.

[thick goblet]

I agreed. Firstly Rp6 will be popular, secondly odin 2 8 gen 2 already got rocknix. Definitely they will one day explore rp6 for rocknix dual boot.

[real harbor]

They will only support devices they are sent dev units for

[thick goblet]

it will be easier I believe.

[thick goblet]

Why will retroid dont send rp6 to rocknix. they even send to youtuber for review. only joey dont have one.

[real harbor]

I have no idea why they didn’t send dev units out with review units but as far as I can tell they didn’t

[toxic locust]

Maybe cuz dev units aren’t final?

Idk

Or review units

[serene cedar]

Yes. Some can be grabbed directly from the PlayStore while some can be sideloaded from GitHub or other sources.

As for ISOs, well, it's up to you on how to source those.

[rain peak]

Surely 2nd hand market

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/cool-gif-5111338745644474401

[cloud lagoon]

I heard there are ISOs on the internet

[fiery barn]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-surprised-gasp-what-cat-shock-gif-403140411062093680

[grim forge]

So did they not ship first batch yet?

[rain peak]

NoWaying

[rain peak]

One of the former German presidents once said: the internet is unknown territory for all of us.

[toxic locust]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-esperando-mr-bean-waiting-gif-4513135960021631723

[mint cairn]

*ship the day before CNY
*Logistics is paused for CNY

[toxic locust]

CNY starts on the 17th of next month right?

[mint cairn]

Yeah

[toxic locust]

So they’ve got a month to “complete all batch 1 shipments”

[proud fossil]

How long is CNY?

Isn’t batch 2 shipping after CNY?

[steel wolf]

Until March 3

Gotta say, early bird doesn't feel that worth if batch 1 and 2 will ship that close together

I hope this means there were no issues to fix

[proud fossil]

Oh wow so batch 2 isn’t landing till like April

Well fuck

[native basalt]

this looks really good, what other colors?

[mortal trellis]

Are you asking what colors it comes in? They're all visible on the site

[south gull]

42 characters for his question vs 13 for "goretroid.com". You'd think if ppl were just lazy they'd wanna do less work.

[viscid glen]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-mr-burns-evil-plan-evil-smile-excellent-gif-5090669

Black dpad top 🙌

[slender raptor]

I think wouldn't want to be in that first batch. It sounds like after Tuesday the interns will have learnt how to assemble RP6s.

[steel wolf]

Yeah, really hoping my orange with dpad top is one of the last ones.

If nothing else, it will give me time to convert my game collection to chd.

[candid ridge]

Glad I'm in the second batch.
Oh yeah, for people who have ordered from Retroid before, I'm curious, is Customer Support the only way to get the shipping address changed?
I made a thread already asking for a change as I didn't see any way to do that on the order itself or the website

[proud fossil]

Just contact customer support, they should be able to do it

[candid ridge]

Ok, so I already did the right thing then before I even asked. Thanks!
Just wasn’t sure if I missed it on the website or what

[hoary lintel]

Black with Stick top being shipped in first batch? Woooo

[ripe torrent]

Which games need to be converted to chd?

[vestal cradle]

Psx, Dreamcast, ps2 as well I think

Not needed, just saves space

[toxic locust]

all the CD based systems

[steel wolf]

In my case, only my PS2 collection is left, since I already converted PS1/PSP/Dreamcast games for my Cube XX.

I also need to convert my wii games to RVZ

Huh, and gamecube too

[ripe torrent]

Cool thanks! I have quite a few ps2 games and I’ll be getting some Wii and GameCube too. I have all the others on my vita!

[steel wolf]

So I got time, let the retroid interns mess around with the black models before getting to the orange ones.

[steel wolf]

Definitely convert, I saved so much space with PS1 and PSP games alone.

In the time of rising memory costs, all the more important. It takes a while, but it's not hard and totally worth it.

[candid ridge]

Update: to my surprise, they got back to me within a day, and updated it for me!
Even showed me an image of the shipping address updated in so Ik they did do it.
Very pleased with the fast and great service

[mint cairn]

I got a tracking number!

Oddly it says second batch. I wonder if review units were considered first batch

[serene cedar]

https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/s/8m2Nc4EiRA

[night apex]

My RP6 (Silver) review unit just arrived! (unboxing video on my YouTube channel tomorrow) 🥳

[serene cedar]

https://tenor.com/view/michael-jackson-eating-popcorn-enjoy-i-like-nom-nom-gif-8652418053652699690

[sleek egret]

What color u got? And when did u place order? Seem like name title rn got mixed up. Some people preorder on the first day title also said second batch

[rain peak]

So, since I'm going back and forth between the RP6 and the Odin 3 I just had to get it straight. Results were somewhat even so now I know why it was so hard to decide haha. But now I know what I want

[mint cairn]

Purple and silver. Ordered within minutes of it going live

[candid ridge]

RP6 ended up being the right choice for me with its pricing, and it playing the games I want to play perfectly fine

[echo nymph]

yeah the rp6 looks a solid pick

[rain peak]

Yea me too, the price is really a big difference but I the waiting time makes this so frustrating lol

It’s my first retro handheld and I really want sth in my hands like now. But alas I’m just impatient

[proud fossil]

Tell me your German without telling me your German

[sleek egret]

No doubt why german got top tier engineering stuff, even just decision making to purchase rp6 have to do all these lol

[rain peak]

Hahaha it probably has more to do with the fact that I’ve been studying for months for one single exam and I needed to do sth different. Now with a calm piece of mind I can focus on studying again

[paper sonnet]

So we know if any of the colors have the textured grip on back?

[carmine wraith]

In the mean time, just polish your curated ROMs collection !

[rain peak]

I would but I get a bit confused. Is chd multi disc format? The thing is, I have all my psp and ps1 games backed up as .pbp to play it sometimes on my psp. Is that bad? Should I back them up again and convert it to chd? What program? Can I get chd with .bin and .cue files?

You see? Many questions.

[eager garnet]

From what I understand, CHD compresses a bit better than pbp, but can't "fuse" multi-disc games into one file.

Really I'd say don't bother recompressing them unless you're really squeezed for space on your storage.

And I'm pretty sure Toku more meant curate it in the sense of actually putting games you'd actually play or at least wanna play on your device, as opposed to the weirdos that put as many games as they can grab as possible onto them.

[calm dagger]

thumbstick top or bottom? i've played xbox my entire life, thinking about top stick. thoughts?

[rain peak]

Top, the games you’d want this device for use stick pretty regularly, so I’d say it’s more comfortable, but you do you.

[rain peak]

But jokes aside, I feel like I have a good mix, but just not compressed yet.

[carmine wraith]

CHD needs m3u playlist text files to sequence. I don’t know about PBP and have everything in CHD. There are many tutorials out there to get a ready SD card with ROMs and BIOSes at device arrival, and enjoy day 1.

[rain peak]

Sounds annoying. Pbp is just one file and is also compressed, even though it’s lossy.

Another question: you guys think it’s worth to get the screen protector and a bag? Or should I get that through Aliexpress and Etsy?

[night apex]

The RP6 is simply gorgeous! (unboxing video on my YouTube channel today) 🥰

[steel wolf]

If you're used to an Xbox controller, stick on top. If you were a playstation guy instead, then on bottom. As simple as that.

Srs, as someone who grew up with playstation outside of Nintendo handhelds, the stick on top is never more comfortable for me, regardless of the game I'm playing. It's why the fact that only retroid offers this option at this power range and with this chip leaves me pretty much no choice but to get the RP6.

[steel wolf]

Get the screen protector at least, because according to Russ, that all glass front not only loves fingerprints, but they are much harder to clean than usual.

[carmine wraith]

Just ask any IA to write a python script for you so you can automatise the process, if you can’t write a script yourself.

And beware : you are buying an Android device. That is VEERY far from a plug and play experience. If you think that this is annoying, I would advise not to buy Android at all, due to the long process of setting things up properly.

[night apex]

If James Bond had a handheld, it would definitely be the Silver RP6! Here is my unboxing video: 🩶 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3f9SRJkpCo

[carmine wraith]

That's the script I use BTW. Place it in a floder with ROMs and double click (Pyhton needs to be installed, though). The script first asks for a prefix. I'm used to put .MULTI\ here, as I move my multidisk files to at .MULTI\ folder after creating the .m3u, so only one file per game remains in the main folder.

[carmine wraith]

Does your unit turn on ? 😉

[rain peak]

Ah yes I remember, good idea, I’ll message them.

[rain peak]

Good idea, good opportunity to learn sth new.

The annoying part was specifically on the m3u part, cause I had problems with that in the past.

[agile moat]

James bond does have a handheld. It just has only one control.

[serene cedar]

James Bond is a gamer confirmed.

[night apex]

Yes 😎

[balmy quartz]

If you already have your PS1 games as PBP, leave them that way. The savings you get in file size (PBP is already compressed) is not worth the hassle of conversion and the annoyance of having multiple files for multi-disc games.

[proud fossil]

I made the decision to cancel my rp6 order 😭 ordering like $1k worth of baby stuff and can’t be spending $350cad on a toy

I took my sold vita money and bought a PAM, and have some cash left over

I’ll join you all when the rp7 comes out 🥺

[cloud lagoon]

I... I would have kept the Vita 😅

[proud fossil]

A lot of folks have told me the same thing lol, I had it for just over a year and man it’s a great device but not for me

I don’t play jrpgs, and the selection of psp and ps1 games it has, I’d rather play upscaled

[cloud lagoon]

it's pretty decent for emulation too

it's neat for GBA for example

[proud fossil]

I have a trimui brick for gba, the pam is supposed to replace both my vita and brick

Oh ya, and the vita was fucking expensive

I bought it for $350CAD, sold for same amount but that’s the same price as an rp6

[half flower]

The Vita?

[proud fossil]

https://tenor.com/view/where-do-i-know-you-saturday-night-live-ive-seen-you-somewhere-i-know-you-you-look-familiar-gif-23904582

[half flower]

You know the Retroid side of me

But can you see the real me?

That is the question

[proud fossil]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-thats-deep-cody-ko-wade-the-real-bros-of-simi-valley-gif-16476225

[cloud lagoon]

yeah, in relative terms; it's inferior to a Retroid or any other modern handheld, but you can do a fair amount of retro on it

[half flower]

Its kinda alright

But in terms of handhelds from the big companies the 3DS has it beat when it comes to emulation imo

[vestal cradle]

Vita is great for vita and psp. I’m not sure I’d use it for anything else with what exists now (even for $30-50). If it was your only handheld and you couldn’t afford anything else, then it might be worth it to explore the emulation side of it. But in my experience it just adds to the analysis paralysis of what to play next.

I love my vita, but I’m not using it for anything other than Wipeout 2048, jrpgs, and as a buffed up OLED psp.

GBA is pretty alright on the vita though I suppose if you really want to get into it, but you’d really have to be into tinkering to do more. And I agree with @proud fossil that if you’re going to buy a vita for anything other than vita games, you’re better off just getting something with more power because they’re so expensive right now.

I’m not sure how capable the PAM is for emulating vita though, but if you’re just doing psp and ps1 then you’ll be happy with it @proud fossil

[proud fossil]

Ya no plan to use it for vita emulation, mainly ps1

The pam is kinda ass for psp, the mangmi is better for psp bc of the aspect ratio

I see the Pam as everything retro to ps1, and when/if I get a Retroid product, it’ll be for everything psp and newer

[twin storm]

This is the way

[slender raptor]

how much is a used Vita these days?

350 CAD doesn’t seem normal, right?

[latent wasp]

Can anyone confirm or deny if hype stix will fit on the rp6?

[twin storm]

I thought RGC said specifically that they will

[latent wasp]

I have a significant collection of them so I would really like to use them on the rp6. I’m planning on getting one later this year. I considered the odin 3 but the lack of hype stix compatibility was a bit of a breaking point.

[proud fossil]

I think from Japan you can get them for like $225, mine was modded and I think that had a lot of interest

I had 2 guys from eBay and one guy from kijiji interested, even after it sold one of the eBay guys offered more

But ya going price is from Japan is $200ish cad for a 2000 model but they vary in quality. I bought mine last aug from Japan in 10/10 condition for like $325ish cad

[half flower]

I got mine back in 2024 for about 200 bucks

But that was cuz back then I was a dumbass and got it off Amazon

[cloud lagoon]

second hand they went for $130-140 a couple years ago when I got mine

but most second hand ones have the front glass scratched to hell unfortunately

I ended up biting the bullet and buying a ridiculously overpriced sealed vita

[proud fossil]

Curious to know how much that set you back?

[cloud lagoon]

an embarrasing amount

I think it was $500 ish

[proud fossil]

https://tenor.com/view/holy-fuck-fuck-that-what-the-what-the-hell-spicy-wings-gif-14523961

[wise fulcrum]

aspect ratio and upscaling
psp looks muddy on Vita

[proud fossil]

Ya it ran at x1

Totally playable though but some games did have issues

My save for ace combat got corrupted and even would only work with no sound😭

[steel wolf]

This is pretty neat, thanks

[steel wolf]

To be honest, I wouldn't get into this hobby beyond a budget anbernic device if one doesn't expect to tinker with it.

But there are pretty good guides and it is good to be able to do this stuff, so don't let that scare anyone off

[slender raptor]

want to buy my Vita for $499, not sealed

[cloud lagoon]

tempting but I think I'll have to pass 😂

[night apex]

Just updated my Retroid family 🥰

[worn cargo]

looking at this showed me how good looking the RP2S was

Retroid could do an updated version of it

RP Mini doesn't count for me as it didn't have a true 4:3 screen

[rain peak]

Actually insane that there is no other video besides RGC’s that shows the device with the screen on plus being a decent showcase of the device and its performance.

[hot gorge]

this is a post I've made a year ago when we didn't have high resolution 4:3 screens yet, just ignore the resolution

[worn cargo]

how 1 year can change the landscape of the handheld scene

[hot gorge]

I was speculating what the next rp2s would be but I guess we never got one

[worn cargo]

at this point retroid has to become aware that people will do anything for a true 4:3 high res device

if someone can make an OLED 4:3 screen they will score big

[worn cargo]

the retro look of the RP2S really irks me even me about the RP6 now that the original design is gone

hopefully they'll use that design in the RP7

[hot gorge]

retroid should try to make 4.2 inch amoled 120hz screen with 1280x960p resolution, it hits 2 birds with one stone since that's exactly the size of the 3dsxl's bottom screen size aswell meaning it would not only be perfect for a true 4:3 handheld but also a thor successor

[worn cargo]

no more polls

[worn cargo]

with their influence and recognition at this point they could try

[sly glen]

Would be a odd size/resolution if you want to find a matching screen for the top

Like 5.1/5.2" 16:9 960p

[waxen harness]

There is, just not in English.

[rain peak]

I mean the Chinese video was also not the best. The AI voiceover was even worse. I don’t know, I feel like the videos don’t do the device justice

[proud fossil]

If it’s ain’t coming film our lord and saviour, Russ, I’m not interested

Although I will also watch techdweebs videos

[waxen harness]

There's a spanish one too, and it seems quite thorough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yvV_pBHMhI

[rain peak]

Damn didn’t see that

But I don’t speak Spanish

Well shouldn’t be too long anymore

[toxic locust]

Has any reviewers gotten a dpad top unit?

[steel wolf]

So far from what we've seen, no. Which is dumb, the one unique thing over other devices with this chip set, that 40% of people prefer, but nah, screw you.

[steel wolf]

Also, for those who don't speak spanish, at 23:50, he starts showing of the PWM Flicker. I'm personally not very sensitive to it, but for those who are, it doesn't look to be good. The reviewer says he had a good experience, but he himself is not sensitive to it either.

[mortal trellis]

It would make more sense for them to focus on showcasing the newest feature and big selling point that was added to this generation. It may not be new for the chipset but it is new for them. Every company in the world does this, show off what's new.

[steel wolf]

The smarter thing would be showing off that the device is customizable, something no other device is. It's just like showing off different colours. But I'm not arguing that you aren't right, because you are, just that companies are frustratingly dumb.

[half flower]

Welp

[mortal trellis]

I agree showing the flexibility would be best, but hard to do that outside of the reviewer themselves mentioning out loud "hey btw this can be bought in a different format!" , cuz it can't be shown visually with one unit you know

[half flower]

Gotta wait for Wulff Den to get it in like 3 months for his review

Cuz if he did buy it he most likely got the dpad top version

[balmy quartz]

Wonder if this is because none of the reviewers so far wanted one with the dpad on top. Which I guess makes sense in that it's not going to do d-pad focused systems much better than the RP5 they already have.

[half flower]

I mean I'm just hoping some reviewer gets the dpad top version. Just to give me something to chew on

[cloud lagoon]

reviewers don't usually get a say in what they get sent to review

most likely it's just Retroid that decided to ship review units with stick top

[cloud lagoon]

what do you want to hear about the dpad top version that you can't infer off the stick top version?

[half flower]

Probably how the ergos are on those bottom sticks

Retroid did some changes to those bumps on the back iirc

[cloud lagoon]

do you really need someone to tell you the ergos are going to be bad

[half flower]

Depends on hand size

Some can use them fine and others cannot

[cloud lagoon]

no amount of bump changes are going to compensate for stick bottom that isn't inset

it will require a grip the same way the RP5 required a grip

[balmy quartz]

Watch an RP5 review. 🙃

[mighty token]

Do you have any evidence that 40% of people prefer that layout? I could be wrong but I don't think there's enough data to say that.

[steel wolf]

Retroid's twitter poll when they asked users about it, just before they decided to offer both options.

[balmy quartz]

I really wonder how bad the preorder numbers were for the RP6 that Retroid panicked and started offering stick top.

[half flower]

I don't think it was that, people didn't like the original design

Which is unfortunate since the OG design mogs what we got instead.