Anbernic RG Slide

[heavy thicket]

Brother in christ ayn odin 1 remember sd845 first chip that had believe they can play ps2 and gamecube

What a time tho

[icy fable]

Uh. They're in handhelds

[heavy thicket]

Ayn odin 1 was like revolution when it comes to Retro handhelds in general

[frigid pumice]

i mean yeah?

i didnt mention it tho idk why

[frigid pumice]

8 elite is in a handheld..?

what the hell did i miss

[hollow breach]

You could maybe include the new y700, it's a little bit of a stretch though

[heavy thicket]

Y700 is like a tablet tho

[frigid pumice]

that is most definitely a stretch..

“Uh. They’re in handhelds”

[hollow breach]

With the controller attachment it is basically a handheld though

Functionally

[minor tundra]

y700 gen 2 and gen 3 gives you s8+g1 and s8g3 options too

and gen 4 is elite

but yeah I wouldn't count them as handhelds until the new y700 g9 gamepad case is out

[heavy thicket]

But G3x Gen 1 and gen 2 was in handhelds tho razer edge for g3x gen 1 basically overclocked 888+

[frigid pumice]

just as “handheld” as a redmagic 10 pro is with a controller attached.

[hollow breach]

Cause I mean if you didn't know beforehand you would think the controller was built in

[minor tundra]

that straight up turns it into a steam deck sized handheld

[frigid pumice]

sticks on bottom please.

[hollow breach]

[minor tundra]

I do wish the y700 controller case was dualshock layout but that's probably asking too much when their core demo is like - konkai star rail and cod mobile players

[icy fable]

Y700. But likely in the future sure. But 8 gen2 is in a ton of stuff. And the G3 series is in a bunch

Like wild to me that anyone would say were capping at 865 😆

[minor tundra]

I would argue going much past t820/d1100/sd865 on android is a bit of a waste for emulation

like at that point you're only going further for switch and a bunch of emulators that are still way too early and buggy like ps3/wii.u

the s8+g1 in my y700 is crazy overkill

[icy fable]

For sure. But your also running things at 3/4x, applying more advanced shaders, etc.

[frigid pumice]

I agree, though 8g2 is perfectly fine too.

PC emulation on android is going absolutely insane though, like rivaling powerful PCs and stuff it’s crazy, so honestly.. powerful arm devices are useful for stuff like that.

retro emulation though, I do agree

[minor tundra]

yeah I just can't be arsed to mess with winlator just to avoid grabbing my ally X

at least until we get a smooth all in one app (like pluvia but I can't get that to work for me - games just stick at 0% and never download)

[frigid pumice]

GameHub?

[minor tundra]

if there were an official steam client for android that included windows emulation (like proton for android) so I'd get all my cloud saves etc and it worked with the basic built in steam DRM instead of only working on 100% drm free games I'd be a lot more willing to splurge on expensive android devices

probably replace my ally X with the new sd elite y700 tbh lol

[icy fable]

But yeah. There's def higher end. People are pushing decent PS3 frame rates on higher end chips even with shit software just via pure power

[light oracle]

Oh man a T820 , guess I’m skipping this even though it looks great . Already have T820 device and try and avoid getting the same CPU in other handhelds .
I guess its RG447 or whatever’s next for the 406H/V upgrade

Good luck and hope everything is amazing as it looks

[icy fable]

What's your current one?

[light oracle]

RG556

Would of upgraded to the RG557 but not a fan of the tiny sticks even though they are arguably better in some ways

[jagged yarrow]

Then wait for the eventual 407V/M/H

[light oracle]

That’s the new plan

[ocean gate]

I wouldn't call it high end, given how it sits pretty on the middle ground of the current market, like the budget options who kinda cap out at PS1 aside, the lower end Android capable devices just coming in again, the t820 may be somewhat capable, but still a compromise for price/performance which I'm willing to take here as I honestly most of the time don't go up to 6th gen games anyway and it still has enough power for the majority of GCN, while I have more capable stuff for those as well, a bit above sits Retroids stuff with D1100/SD865 which can pull through pretty much full PS2, but the high end is with Ayn and Ayaneo devices that use the SD8/3x Gen2

[frigid pumice]

I agree with you, that being said I still view it as low-tier high end, it’s a weird middle ground that doesn’t make too much sense but yeah.

[smoky bone]

How can modern cpus made to drive high resolution phones be weak enough to slow down on mid level retro shaders? I did some research and the Adreno A12 in the g1gen2 has 128 shaders giving it 259 gflops which is higher than switch 1 in handheld mode (plus architecture multiple gen’s newer). It just seems like it shouldn’t be as weak as it is

[minor tundra]

the g1gen2 isn't a modern snapdragon at all its just an overclocked old snapdragon that they're marketing as the bare minimum for a streaming focused handheld (and then retroid used it to make a gameboy)

[ocean gate]

overclocked 4gen2

[jagged yarrow]

Agree, honestly i would consider the D1100 the "Lowest" of the high ends

[violet fog]

D900 wants a Word

Amd the t820

[weak heron]

So this thing is bigger than a flip 2

[jagged yarrow]

The D900 is in the same weird tier as the T820 tho

[violet fog]

Good enough for me lol. Weird teirs are fun lol

[minor tundra]

its thinner

the flip 2 is like 31mm thick at the triggers

but yeah this is a bit wider

same height

about half an inch wider

(15mm)

[jagged yarrow]

Honestly i wanted this to be a 16:9 like the psp go so bad

It even made sense for the chip

Too bad they still have overstock of the 4:3 screens

[icy fable]

A little bit shorter in height I think. But def wider

[minor tundra]

nope, both 90mm, which is actually kinda insane given the slide has a taller screen

[icy fable]

Ah. That's wild. Yeah

[minor tundra]

this is a brand new screen they've never used before

[icy fable]

But yeah. I get people like to have single handhelds that represent a single nostalgia point from their past, but 4:3 is really so much better for most of the other stuff this can play

And like forreal. If you want to play PSP games on a 16:9 screen, why not grab anything that's going to be more comfortable. Unless remembering the hand pain is part of the journey 😆

Like I love my pkmn colored Retroid classic. But almost any GBC I play on it is comfier on my RP mini

[jagged yarrow]

Honestly 16:9 works better for 4:3 than the other way around

[icy fable]

Except for the fact that it's not like if this was 16:9 they could have just kept the screen height and made it wider. It would have had to been a smaller screen

I agree if they could have put an equally sized 16:9 in the same dimensioned body it would have been awesome. But I'll take a bigger screen with black bars for 16:9 over a smaller 16:9 screen with black bars for an even smaller 4:3 experience

In this case it looks like they maximized realestate while keeping it pocketable

[minor tundra]

disagree, I think people are just used to the 16:9 screens being larger than the 4:3 ones available. If they're the same size I'd pick 4:3 all day every day

I also find pillarboxing way more intrusive than letterboxing

partially because letterboxing is often used as an 'effect' and when you're already pillarboxed you wind up with black bars on all four sides which looks especially terrible to me

[vestal dirge]

That's why a black OLED device is nice - at either aspect ratio black bars would be nonintrusive. The bars are only bad when they're set against a light color or they glow like on a typical LCD screen.

[minor tundra]

yeah oled definitely helps

[hardy wraith]

Damn.. the slide got a t820

[frozen lintel]

this is a t820?

is there gamma on t820?

[hardy wraith]

Yes

[jagged stone]

Apparently specs are under embargo as well, but they did not mention this to us, so I guess forget this ever happened? They asked us to un-post the specs

Their specs have never been under embargo before, when we get them, we post them

[hardy wraith]

So this isnt a t820?

And the chip is still unknown?

[frozen lintel]

too late we gonna think its t820

hehe

[jagged stone]

Yes thay would be very interesting 😆

[hardy wraith]

This looks like its t820 lol

What if its a new chip

[rocky sigil]

that's not how accidentally posting the final specs works

[hollow breach]

Damn do you guys think they're using a new chip for this?

[jagged stone]

It is an rk3326

[hardy wraith]

They accidentally posted the final specs lol

[hollow breach]

What final specs

[grand vigil]

t820

[minor tundra]

maybe there are two skus

[rocky sigil]

https://tenor.com/view/fizzer1k-5597-3689-move-along-nothing-to-seehere-gif-12353147

[minor tundra]

not really sure why they'd want the specs 'un-posted' after they've already been dropped if they're accurate

[jagged stone]

#SpecsGate

[hollow breach]

||d8300 rg slide is real||

[rocky sigil]

just try to forget it ever happened and act surprised when the big chip reveal happens next week

[minor tundra]

if so good news for all those who want to pay extra to upres ps2 to 1440p on a 960p screen

[hollow breach]

Or just the gow games tbh

And shadow of the colossus iirc

[hardy wraith]

will this work on da retroid screen attachment

[jagged stone]

First embargo is up June 13th

[minor tundra]

that one doesn't run at a consistent framerate on an actual ps2

multiple embargos for multiple skus

[jagged stone]

It might be possible there will be a change

[minor tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/its-happening-gif-23353691

[jagged stone]

Thats my takeaway from them being concerned with a spec sheet post happening, for the first time in our history

[minor tundra]

god if they switch from t820 to d8300 fully I'm gonna be so mad

[rocky sigil]

well I mean, you did have a double embargo

[minor tundra]

in the immortal words of bob marley, no gamma I cry

[hardy wraith]

I wonder if this can work with the retroid screen attachment lol

[minor tundra]

maybe when it's closed lol

[rocky sigil]

open would definitely be a challenge

but if you are determined enough...

[hardy wraith]

I dont know how the screen attachment works lol

Is the attachment on like a clamp with usb c?

[minor tundra]

yeah

the usb port is on the bottom

[hardy wraith]

interesting...

will it work on ipad doe?

[jagged stone]

For every release until this one they want us to post specs when we get them, they stopped asking and it is just assumed these days. They have a detailed review guide with this one, and nowhere does it say to not post the specs. They will need to provide clear instructions like other brands of what to do and what not to do. This is not our first rodeo 😆

So my thought is the specs might be changing last minute. Or they don't know how embargos work

[rocky sigil]

I'm gonna say it's the later lol

[terse lance]

Anbernic?
Not knowing how to do something?
Color me surprised

[minor tundra]

detailed review guide?

[terse lance]

I'm gonna slide it open and close 500 times and review it based solely on that

[jagged stone]

Guidelines of what can be shared and when, and information about the device.

[jagged stone]

Different from ayaneo's guidelines which are more..pushy and sketch (at least for pocket ace until they sent a retraction that it was all a funny joke)

[vestal dirge]

At this point, hiding the specs is kinda silly when it was pretty obvious from their just-released-today video what the specs were going to be. Unless they're mad at the weight being revealed rather than the SoC. 🙃

[last rose]

“The sliding mechanism jammed at 472 slides. Final review score is a 472 out of 500. Don’t forget to like and subscribe!”
-Ban

[minor tundra]

switching to lighter screws

[terse lance]

Live streaming me open/closing the slide until it breaks

[rocky sigil]

pretty sure Adin Walls will beat you at that game

[last rose]

[terse lance]

Probably

[vestal dirge]

How many slides does it take to get to the center of an Anbernic RG Slide. One ... two ... three ...

[rocky sigil]

"So I spent the last 48 hours sliding it in and out for approximately 2346 times, and I'm now ready to give my first impressions"

[jagged stone]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-immature-butt-childish-stanley-hudson-gif-5436184

[vestal dirge]

The new RG Glide ...

[jagged stone]

AstroSlide

This is why the weight is such a mystery

[last rose]

Watch a reviewer put “the sliding click is too noisy” as one of their negatives.

[jagged stone]

https://tenor.com/view/benjammins-note-taking-notetaking-write-write-that-down-gif-12576303439095972538

[terse lance]

Would

[fossil ledge]

Wait, so there's still chance that this will get a D8300? And maybe with a 16:9 screen? I'm interested again.

[vestal dirge]

"The sliding mechanism screeches like nails on a chalkboard every time I open or shut the device"

[hollow breach]

Maybe a d8300, idk about a 16:9 screen though

[vestal dirge]

You get neither.

[hollow breach]

Okay

[fossil ledge]

Well that's half a step forward at least.

[hollow breach]

Just seems a bit late to switch in a different screen, maybe anbernic is fast though

[minor tundra]

D8300 and 16:9 would be useless to me

[icy fable]

16:9 is a sidestep if anything. Some would love it. Id probably be out

[minor tundra]

Retro = 4:3

If I want 16:9 I have an ally X

[icy fable]

I can't count the number of PSP titles I loved on one hand

[minor tundra]

And an rp5 but I like that one less and less every day

[minor tundra]

PSP for me is just metal gear ac!d and patapon

Maybe prinny

[vestal dirge]

Unless it breaks in half easily, I can see Anbernic making more than one of this form factor at some point. Probably get some screen options and a better chip down the road.

[icy fable]

Those would be two fingers for me

Fft lions.

But like. That's on android now

[icy fable]

I'm more excited for other companies to pick up the mechanism if it sells well for anbernic

Ayn or Ayaneo

[fossil ledge]

I mean, as it stands, a T820 4:3 is useless to me too 🤷

[hollow breach]

I'm just waiting on anything new from ayn

[icy fable]

PSP the only system you play?

[fossil ledge]

No. I also want to play native Android games on it. And widescreen hacks for GC/PS2. I just don't need more 4:3 devices.

[crystal spear]

Where them specs

[icy fable]

Like what. 4:3 takes you up to ps2

[fluid verge]

4:3 ps2 and gc better

[icy fable]

Yeah. The widescreen hacks are great in some specific titles but a lot are pretty meh or janku

Not to mention on at least this device, the screen with bars is larger than if you threw a 16:9 on it. Or you'd end up with Retroid mini V1 basically with massive wasted space

Luckily android games usually do pretty good scaling to a bunch of screen sizes

[fossil ledge]

I'd rather have pillarboxing for 4:3 content on a 16:9 screen than letterboxing for wide content on a 4:3 screen tbh.

[hollow breach]

Letterboxing is better than pillarboxing tbh

Just feels more natural

[light oracle]

And this is why I wanted a D8300 Slide , people use these for more than just emulation and Android gaming is getting better and better .
I love emulation too but there are other devices with T820 that are already good

[fossil ledge]

Reality is, quite a handful of them don't. And even for those that scale the UI well enough so that they don't clump together, sometimes they just aren't designed around small screens.

[vestal dirge]

Android games do well generally scaling to aspects wider than 16:9. Gets pretty janky on 4:3 or 1:1.

[minor tundra]

I love that the spec sheet getting deleted has re-opened all these arguments as if we no longer know who won

[hollow breach]

Yeah let's see the rg477m spec sheet

[vestal dirge]

Wait ... that one there would be no speculation. Dimensity 8300, 4.7" screen. Metal.

[icy fable]

Android gaming still kinda ass. But that's a me thing

[hollow breach]

I'm just waiting for confirmation really

[crystal spear]

It’s metal, no need any confirmation on that

[icy fable]

Yeah. Just not sure a 16:9 device with controls and body to match would be all that comfortable. Xperia devices weren't all that ergo, and psp go was pretty decisive on comfort. Probably makes more sense to skip slide and stick with candybar in that case

A rp mini v1 slider would be kinda goofy and probably not that enjoyable to say, use the on screen keyboard on.

[light oracle]

Sure , most but there are still some nice quality games

[hollow breach]

Well that's 1/5 I suppose

[fossil ledge]

I love tiny devices so that automatically makes me not a big fan of ergo

And an advantage with the slide form factor is that playing Android games in vertical orientation is way more comfortable than playing them on a traditional horizontal candy bar device.

[shadow badge]

I'm just going to have fun playing GBA games on it while messing with the Slide mechanism.

[icy fable]

there's at least some now yeah

[hollow breach]

Google play store still doesn't get the same love ios does unfortunately

Subnautica port soon though👀

[shadow badge]

If Dredge can get a mobile port, Subnautica can get one.

[hollow breach]

Comes out this July iirc

[fossil ledge]

Yeah. But at least most of the big games are there. And Android has the advantage of sideloading some...cultured...games.

[hollow breach]

Hollow knight fan port

My main issue with android games is there's not a lot 3d games that aren't gacha/live service

[vestal tundra]

I think Shamiko meant actual cultured game store such as Nutaku

[vestal tundra]

it's not porn

[fossil ledge]

Or some websites that start with "D".

[vestal tundra]

not entirely porn*

[unborn storm]

Wtf, this is a channel for a handheld

[vestal tundra]

I think most popular Nutaku games are not porn, just ero

or un-censored android/ios games

[frigid pumice]

OH MY GOD.. D8300??

[vestal tundra]

and most of them are gacha

[vestal tundra]

advantage of android handheld over iOS, alternate stores

[hollow breach]

Probably best to change subject for now, not trying to get banned

[fossil ledge]

Gacha is definitely not a concept that's generally liked, but some gacha games are pretty solid even if you don't pay anything.

[vestal tundra]

Another Eden, solid gacha game

Brown Dust

[hollow breach]

The gameplay of some looks pretty good, but I try to stay away from games that don't end nowadays

[unborn storm]

Are you getting porn on those alternate stores?

[vestal tundra]

Another Eden might be the most modern retro game

[vestal tundra]

there are stores like that, yes

[unborn storm]

Welp

[vestal tundra]

the latest chapter Another Eden has actually ended, and satisfied ending too

I think anyone here should try it, feels very familiar to Chrono Trigger, from the music to art style

FYI, anyone interested in Nutaku games but do not like adult contents, they offer the same store with censored contents at .com domain, exactly the same games but without adult part

[heavy thicket]

Sorry

So we got embargo on specs

Okay

Patent or different sku

[shadow badge]

Could be both.

[vestal tundra]

chinese patent law is very different from the west. One cannot win millions or billions like the west, most of the time it's not worth it to sue anyone for money, mostly for blocking sales. I don't think patent is the issue here, most likely multiple sku

[vestal furnace]

im thrilled for such a huge 4:3 screen, this will be so great for on the go gc and ps2 and lower

[heavy thicket]

True but it's weird like anbernic to have embargo to even have embargo on specs

I'm not worried

[nimble otter]

Wow the specs were taken back? 😱 This slide is a rollercoaster of emotions

[shadow badge]

Quite the appropriate name.

[heavy thicket]

So back on silde then

[crystal spear]

Can’t slide yet

[nimble otter]

Let us slide 🥹

[mental agate]

Price leak

[hardy wraith]

its 24 dollars

[heavy thicket]

https://x.com/ObsoleteSony/status/1931274935407968739?t=2_zf2GK2wtAOlzUDUldaPQ&s=33

Obsolete Sony (@ObsoleteSony)

Worth every penny.

X · Jun 7, 2025, 9:00 AM

I forgot how small xperia play was

[misty meadow]

Omg anbernic I beg of u

make a 4 inch 16:9 xperia play clone

They've done such a good job with their gba and gba sp clones

A psp go clone is in order

expecially since psp go-s are horrible value rn

they are literally overpriced beyong belief at the moment

it has become a mere collectors item because of it's unavailability

even though it's really good hardware

[ocean gate]

fuck that, I want a 1:1 Neo Geo Pocket clone

rgNEOxx

[misty meadow]

neo geo pocket is kinda niece

while a psp go clone could provide value beyond just psp

a neo geo pocket clone is still a good idea nontheless

[ocean gate]

rgSLIDE is PSP Go enough for me tbh

[misty meadow]

it's not a dirrect copy

[ocean gate]

not saying that PSP hasn't some fun games, but it's the only 16:9 system among the retro stuff and a big beautiful 4:3 screen is just lending itself better to the majority of systems, especially as I absolutely hate pillarboxing, while I don't mind letterboxing at all

[misty meadow]

and anbernic is trying to appeal to 2 different nieces AGAIN

old phones and psp go lovers

bad idea

[ocean gate]

I doubt they could pull off a PSP go at the original size tho

also the damn thing was extremely uncomfortable

rather make a normal PSP clone

[misty meadow]

yeah, but you fail to take into account the fact that you could be using a potebtial 16:9 rg slide for mobile gaming, switch emulation, windows emulation and game streaming

[misty meadow]

the xperia play wasn't horrible in shorter sessions and it's smaller than the psp go

Aren't small handhelds made for short bursts of outside time gaming?

[ocean gate]

honestly I don't see much sense in making it more powerful, the digital triggers alone limit it for GCN/PS2 already and you wouldn't want analog ones on your thin slider handheld IMO
while mobile gaming may be an argument, for a few selected people, WiiU/Switch and Winlator barely works on the d8300 as of now, and with game streaming we are back at the argument of the triggers...

this never was a device to end it all IMO, just a fun little thing I would buy at $140-150, but would just completely ignore at $250+

[misty meadow]

it could have been endgame for me if it was extended to 16:9

game streaming is very valueable

[heavy thicket]

To be honest tho

I understand 16×9 would be make sense

[misty meadow]

I also don't really think not having analog triggers is a dealbreaker for ps2 games.

[heavy thicket]

Mmmm it's depends tho on small device it's actually makes sense because you can hit them nice and quick but at the same time you can make mistakes pressing inputs

Larger device hell no

But small device I can let it slide

[misty meadow]

smaller devices NEED digital triggers for portability reasons

all handhelds with abalog triggers are too thick to fit in pockets

expect like the rp4

[heavy thicket]

And I don't disagree with it

[icy fable]

Man. Now people are game streaming on this. Y'all are nutty 🤣

[heavy thicket]

Im deffo not game streaming on this at all

This is pure andorid/ emulation/ talking to ladies machine 🤭

Plus discord

[icy fable]

Yeah. Just feel like people are approaching this as their sole primary device. I would never recommend this to anyone as a primary or even secondary device. It's a very niche design that has several compromises to accomplish some very specific pluses

It'd comfortably sit as a 3rd for me. After a primary x86 couch sitter and a powerful on the go android option.

[heavy thicket]

Even if I got secondary phone proper one I would get microsoft surface duo or lg v60

[icy fable]

Yeah. For sure. Just feel like some might be setting themselves up for disappointment or instant buyers remorse. If the slide mechanism lasts over a year and I can play a couple GBA games to completion on it I'll be happy 😆

I mean maybe I'll eat my hat and this will be the endgame for most people, but experiencing 30+ handhelds in, the see this as a risky niche

An awesome one if it performs

[fossil ledge]

I mean, just because this device won't last a year doesn't mean we shouldn't use it to its fullest before it breaks.

[icy fable]

That was less my point, and more that for some things people are looking for there's already tried and tested strong alternatives. Heh

[fossil ledge]

Yeah so why shouldn't we want to use these devices for multiple purposes? I don't understand this narrative that each device has to serve only 1 purpose.

[heavy thicket]

For me having a device thst I can do my andorid games like proper touch screen and then switch landscape when I want to use the controllers

It's a both way that I been waiting to do that

And this is could be my media player as well

No limitations just pure gaming xperia play style

[lucid grove]

I'll be picking one of these up in white, it checks all my boxes 🙂

i hope anbernic doesn't release a better color down the line though 🫠

[shadow badge]

I'll probably be stupid enough to try it on the RG Slide.

[fluid verge]

i just want a bigger 4:3

[hardy wraith]

i just want the price

[heavy thicket]

Same

But also I'm very curious about that embargo on the specs

[hardy wraith]

yeah

[rocky loom]

is there a tldr for rg slide vs 406h here or somewhere

[safe wave]

i cant see this being too cheap tbh

[hardy wraith]

idk how much this will cost

probably like 175 bucks?

[shadow badge]

Undetermined as of yet.

[safe wave]

i predict people are going to bitch about the price 😄

[shadow badge]

True.

[heavy thicket]

It could 169 to 200

[violet fog]

Can we get this message Pinned now?

[shadow badge]

It's already pinned in our minds.

[heavy thicket]

Him and his straight quote bangers @safe wave 🤭

[rocky loom]

between $1 and $1000 guaranteed

[hardy wraith]

trust

[minor tundra]

I mean we still know what they are through the magic of object permanence

[hardy wraith]

maybe they will hit us with the element of suprise

[minor tundra]

I hope not, the revealed specs were objectively correct for this device unless they can magically shave some weight lol

[shadow sinew]

You guys know what the new Retroid's dual screen add-on means, if they figured out two screens on their android build then Retroid DS is coming sooner or later baby

[minor tundra]

My guess is they didn’t and the second screen will just mirror the first one 90% of the time

And the second screen will only be useful for NDS/3ds

[shadow sinew]

oh that would be quite dissapointing

[minor tundra]

I mean that’s what happens if you plug a usb C display into your android handheld right now

And that’s all the new accessory is other than the fancy clip

[heavy thicket]

https://tenor.com/view/hand-clasp-bored-looking-around-wondering-wife-swap-gif-13989569

I got dangerous plan for this one

Very dangerous indeed

[hardy wraith]

Chris said youtube top and game bottom works on the 2nd screen

and it has touch screen support

[tough mist]

I can feel my brain rotting away slowly

[hardy wraith]

we just need tiktok to work

[heavy thicket]

Retroid dual screen and anbernic rg slide = rick Ross "HUH"

https://tenor.com/view/rick-ross-smile-petty-gif-12016666

[hardy wraith]

literally what I was thinking lol

Retroid dual screen + rg slide

[heavy thicket]

I'm glad you have same idea as me 🤭

[minor tundra]

I think it’s on individual apps to support outputting to the second screen though

I think YouTube has that feature

[hardy wraith]

like the split screen option?

[minor tundra]

More like casting but to a local display

[hardy wraith]

we will just have to see on the reviews lol

[minor tundra]

Android doesn’t exactly have an agreed upon way of handling multiple displays

[hardy wraith]

on Retro Game Corps

[hardy wraith]

yeah

[fossil ledge]

I think we all know by now that Chris isn't always right.

[minor tundra]

With the way refresh rate, v sync, and vrr works (or doesn’t) on Android I’d argue there’s no agreed upon Android method for handling a single display

[hardy wraith]

Yeah, but we will just see if reviews come out

June lookin good though

[fossil ledge]

And the spec sheet shared before says N/A for touch support. So someone is definitely wrong here.

[fossil ledge]

Well they definitely changed it.

[hardy wraith]

yeah they did

[fossil ledge]

Which one's the newest one I wonder

[hardy wraith]

the one with touch support of course

[fossil ledge]

A bit skeptical tbh

[hardy wraith]

from retroid admin

check retroid server

then check the pinned comment

[fossil ledge]

That's why I'm skeptical 😂

[hardy wraith]

think it does have touch support lol

otherwise it would be hard to navigate the 2nd screen using the 1st screen controls

[fossil ledge]

Retroid hasn't really been the most honest company. I'll wait and see.

[minor tundra]

I'm very curious how jank the whole experience is going to be

[hardy wraith]

Just need dem reviews

[heavy thicket]

Worddddd

[icy fable]

Again. That wasn't my point. Stop redefining what I wrote. My point was people trying to wish list this into something like that

[fossil ledge]

But I will say that if all this is real, a touch OLED for $69 is quite a good price. Even if it's not for gaming handhelds specifically getting it as a general purpose external monitor for whatever use may not be too bad.

[hardy wraith]

and 3ds emulation 🤑

[icy fable]

Ah. Is the additional screen $69? That's not bad

[frigid pumice]

It says there’s a transparent color… dude.. that would go SO WELL with my crystal rp4 pro i need this…

[hardy wraith]

Yeah

[icy fable]

I'll still always prefer an all in one over attachments. But that price is pretty cool. I know it basically functions as a "desktop extension" but android should allow you to split screen apps, so you should be able to watch YouTube on one and play on the other no?

[hardy wraith]

Yup

[rocky sigil]

it's... complicated

DraStic and Citra should work, everything else is going to be iffy

[icy fable]

K. On the duo citra worked by extending the app across both screens and then resizing the views to fit. I imagine if I can split screen apps across both displays and have one app be RetroArch. Then I can make the other whatever. Guess we'll have to see

I know that's not really it's intended purpose

[hardy wraith]

Would be a cool bonus though

[rocky sigil]

The Duo runs a custom fork of Android with dual screen support specifically baked for it; we don't have that benefit on anything else running vanilla Android

[heavy thicket]

Ds 3ds doesn't matter retroid in 7

[hardy wraith]

we js need that subway surfers tiktok with youtube shorts

brainrot. 💔 🥀

[icy fable]

Yeah. As far as I could tell, what the fork serves to do is split the home screens, and then automatically split apps across screens, then you can hold and drag to basically return it back to the full screen default android would be. I guess it depends what version android a device ships with too. Not sure when they added splitting apps as a core feature.

Oh. Lul. It was android 7

[rocky sigil]

it's not just that. By default vanilla Android doesn't know how to handle an external display beyond dumb mirroring, so that's what you get 90% of the time unless particular apps specifically support casting to an external display separately

i.e. on the home screen and on most apps the external display will just mirror the main display, not extend it

[frigid pumice]

well.. if they find some kind of workaround.. good for them? And if they don’t.. alright I guess..?

I mean we’ll never know until reviews or common knowledge is out

[woven gulch]

Btw, do you think, that someone will make a case for the slide with with a kickstand? Because why not.

[icy fable]

Ah. Gotchya

So you're saying I could watch the same questionable content in double...

[thorn marsh]

Honestly something like the TSP with a beefier SoC would be a good start lol

Well that and also having 32bit drivers so we have full compat of portmaster

[mystic pollen]

Nobody else is doing it and its an unsettled market

People are going to buy this for shear novelty because its unique. Why stay in the shitty ratrace?

[misty meadow]

they've done the same thing with the rg34xxsp

trying to appeal to gba sp enchusiasts but also trying to appeal to people who are looking for a miyoo flip

[icy fable]

I'm kinda lost why this is appealing to old phones?

No old phone was like this. Lol

Big ass nice screen with 120hz. Slide out controls with actual joysticks

[mystic pollen]

The thing is those markets areN't a ratrace of slabs and candy bar devices. Anbernic just has to release a solid product, take their profits and migrate to the next undone standard

[icy fable]

Honestly I think they took the best of both segments and combined them

Id assume the number of nostalgic PSP go players, and slide phone enjoyers, can be summed up in this discord 😆

Feel like this appeals to many people outside those demos

[mystic pollen]

"Rgslide is bad.... Because I said so, okay?????"

[heavy thicket]

Yh and it's making them money

[icy fable]

I mean there's people who just straight up wanted a PSP go clone. But you can just like, go buy a psp go

[heavy thicket]

Bro it's having psp go it's not comfortable to play

At all

Unless you got small hands

[icy fable]

It's the same reason I don't want a 1:1 3ds clone

I can just buy a 3ds

Id rather have new things

[icy fable]

Which is why it's even wilder to me. Nostalgia for something that wasn't all that great to begin with

PlayStation/Xbox fans be like that sometimes tho

[heavy thicket]

Also one thing I love about rg slide it's thick bit wide than xperia play and psp go it's not too small

[icy fable]

People be like, I want the OG Xbox controller back. That thing was ass

[vestal tundra]

wanting something back doesn't equal to willing to pay for it

[icy fable]

PSP go can be found for cheaper than this will be

[heavy thicket]

Disagree it's mostly 100 to 120

[icy fable]

This is gonna be more than that
...

[mystic pollen]

So I the defining negative for the rgSlide is "nobody likes playing on the rgSlide" even though absolutely nobody here has one yet.

[heavy thicket]

Yh but I love extra shit 🤭 I'm more xperia play type of lovers

[icy fable]

I mean that model clearly hated being in those promos

[heavy thicket]

Because it's not "16:9 "

[mystic pollen]

Lol

[heavy thicket]

Oh yh lmao

[mystic pollen]

• not 16:9
• psp go was uncomfortable
• slide phones are for boomers

[heavy thicket]

But I'm so excited about this device

[mystic pollen]

this so conflicting it's funny

[minor tundra]

I just want the big 4:3 in a pocketable form factor, so I’m excited for this

[icy fable]

I dunno. Normally I'd chalk up defending an unreleased device to fanboi behavior. But the strikes against it seem kinda wild

[heavy thicket]

And in fact i love old phone appeal style I know people would complain about it

[mystic pollen]

I had several slide phones with keyboards to type on. I think this is fine.

[heavy thicket]

Same

[mystic pollen]

But I'm late gen x. Grew up with this

[heavy thicket]

One thing I love is you can switch it up for different use that's why I really love about this one

Media player to andorid games to emulation to texting on discord in portrait mode

[misty meadow]

are you the same group of people who say "just buy a 3ds, no need for fual screen handheld"

[hollow breach]

Nah he's an ally to the onexsugar cause

[icy fable]

No. I'm one of those "I'd love a dual screen of some kind, it doesn't have to replicate my nostalgia driven fever dreams"

[vestal tundra]

you can have dual screen with displaylink

[icy fable]

Id rather get a dual screen in some new form factor or shape then one that just replicated a 3ds

[icy fable]

My only requirement is that it be in a single hardware package, but that's my desire for any handheld. I don't want to have to charge and/or attach things if I can help it

[vestal tundra]

oh, then you'll wait forever then

displaylink is the closest tech i've seen to have multiple screens on android

[icy fable]

Er what? Flip DS exists now, Flip 1s DS is on the way

Never said it had to be android

Not to mention OneXSugar is on the horizon

So I'm just thoroughly confused as to your point

[vestal tundra]

I mean general purpose

like just plug it in like pc monitors

[icy fable]

Why do I want PC monitors?

I need a translator. What is he trying to explain?

[heavy thicket]

Tactics, Options and opportunities

[vestal tundra]

seen the image of the new dual screen retroid addon?

[heavy thicket]

We need it all of that

[vestal tundra]

displaylink can do that with any android device

[icy fable]

Like a DS android exists, a DS android handheld is coming, a DS x86 already exists with an updated version on the way

[icy fable]

Yeah. Unnecessary since I can just buy a DS android device. I can see the value for those who own an older device and want to add a screen tho

[heavy thicket]

To be honest it would be interesting to someone create ds andorid device than x86 handheld

[icy fable]

Which is why I'm still one the OneXSugar train. Tho the duo exists so it's def feasible

That's if I don't blow all my money on slides and switches 😆

[vestal tundra]

all of the above are 1st party own's solution for DS, meaning you're locked to 1st party firmware and software

[icy fable]

And if it works do I care?

[heavy thicket]

Nope

[icy fable]

The point of contention was can android do DS. And yes. It can. Third party software, sure. But it's doable

[vestal tundra]

what i've been trying to say is any manufacturers, even cheap chinese handheld can just use displaylink solution since it's general purpose and spare the R&D cost

[heavy thicket]

I actually get it why retroid would do it tho

[icy fable]

I mean the slide mechanism here will rely on implementation by Anbernic so...

[heavy thicket]

It's smart decision to do it but also retroid is more caution than anbernic

Anbernic is like here we go rg cube

Oh you don't like that one rg406h

It's actually fun to watch

[crude galleon]

A good gimmick for the slide, the clock from the psp go in form of a app or mod

[icy fable]

Who knows. Maybe that's how OneXSugar does it. Won't really know til someone takes one apart

[heavy thicket]

But also ayaneo does the same but in expensive side

I do think ayaneo would create a psp go

Or xperia play clone with proper modern style they deffo love designs than the hardware itself

[icy fable]

Haha. Yeah. I just got a pocket s for the second time. It feels so nice and solid.

[terse lance]

Anbernic Discord has confirmed the use of a T820 in the RG Slide
#1377231830452797450 message

[hollow breach]

[minor tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/donald-trump-trump-i-didn't-know-i-didnt-know-that-youre-telling-me-now-for-the-first-time-gif-757977351312280905

[heavy thicket]

Lmaooo

This is too funny

Take down nah nah repost it again 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Are we sure it's actually true now or 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[terse lance]

I'm just sharing the facts we've found

Never seen this before today

[heavy thicket]

🤭

[terse lance]

Just wanted to share a link from the Anbernic Discord

[minor tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/circleoflife-lion-king-gif-9855575

[jagged stone]

I cannot believe what I am seeing, are you saying the Slide could have a T820? Impossible!!!!

[vestal dirge]

Oh, can we talk about it being thicc and heavy again?

[jagged stone]

So thicc

[heavy thicket]

380g babyyyyyy

Extra thicc meal

[jagged stone]

Weighs more than a new born child

[terse lance]

That's what they're saying

Anbernic Discord is wild

[jagged stone]

This is news to me

Is it true the weight is 380g?

[heavy thicket]

I thought it was false until he said anbernic discord

[terse lance]

380lbs

[jagged stone]

Does it play up to ps1?

[heavy thicket]

I hope so

[jagged stone]

Day one buy

[twilit geyser]

Nah it doesn't 😔

[jagged stone]

Oh damn

Throw it into the garbage fr fr

[terse lance]

Anbernic peaked at the RG300 fr fr

[vestal dirge]

Gonna have to get to the gym before release day ...

[jagged stone]

Nah, rg nano

There will be a release alright

[terse lance]

They're gonna release this?

Fr?

[tough mist]

Wow, very unexpected, anbernic truly fooled my asshole

[heavy thicket]

To be honest it's look like a phone

[terse lance]

Bamboozled

[hollow breach]

When is this actually releasing though

[sterile bear]

Oh cool I can use this for my deadlifts

[terse lance]

Deadlift while playing ape escape

[jagged stone]

Gamma prepping for his rg slide work

[rocky sigil]

what, a t820!?

what an unexpected turn of events

but real talk, 380g is excessive for a device of this class

if it isn't a mistake reviewers are going to go ham on that alone once they get theirs

there's just no way that goes unnoticed

[jagged stone]

Let's see

[misty meadow]

Coming back to this, emulators ahve many many advantages

and the psp go is extremely expensive

it's basically a collector's item novadays

because it doesn't make sense to buy at the price point

[unborn storm]

A psp in general that runs android would be great

[minor tundra]

my two uses for 16:9 on a pocket retro handheld are PSP and portmaster so I'd need linux

[mystic pollen]

why are people getting worked up over a t820. d8300 runs too hot for this formfactor

psp should be fine if you use 3:2 AR. Some dissidia on the 405v for example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUvcoGl8Tg&list=PLBEU9qUJhFIScLKDWr-FvYrFaDtGXATRu&index=3

[light oracle]

I wouldn’t say worked up just want something besides the same old same old , the T820 is good but it’s something we’ve already seen before.
Plus some might want to do some higher end Android gaming , even with a T820 I expect this to be on the expensive side because of the complexity of the Slide

[mystic pollen]

you mean wuthering waves or ZZZ?

[light oracle]

Sure I guess

[mystic pollen]

https://youtu.be/FwM62qHFhNA
those are already comfirmed to run fine

[light oracle]

They work but not a steady 60FPS

[mystic pollen]

I think at this point, people are either "give me perfect gameplay or it's trash" or "i like this new formfactor, take my money." there's no fine inbetween unless you play on various phones or the flip 2 or something

[flat pivot]

tbh im really interested on the RG Slide, even when i never owned a PSP or was interested in one 🙂

[icy fable]

You can get one for cheaper than this will be... I'm still lost on this claim

Like I've found multiple listings right now under $200

[heavy thicket]

It's under 200

But is it worth

[icy fable]

Same boat I'm in. I mean I played on one

[icy fable]

Yeah. I mean PSP go can be had for like 120-175

It's around the same as getting a decent 3ds

[icy fable]

Pretty accurate breakdown. Id argue the number of people interested in the later far outweighs those chasing perfect nostalgia

Especially if a large target audience is China

[modern mantle]

I paid ~$100 for my PSP go and am quite happy with that

[icy fable]

Yeah. It's not like, some insurmountable amount if you want the perfect experience

[mystic pollen]

at the same time, this is not designed to be comfortable for long play sessions. it's a drop-in-pocket-and-pull-out device.

You're not going to be burning hours grinding in genshin, because your fingers are going to cramp up and make you stop

[icy fable]

For sure. If I'm waiting in line at the DMV tho....

On second thought that might be hours. Id bring my deck 🤣

[mystic pollen]

at least my r36s sure. i really want an r36h now tbh

[light oracle]

Never said it was trash but these types of games are best played at 60FPS , like I said earlier I like the T820 , it should make the Slide more budget friendly but nothing we haven’t seen before

[mystic pollen]

well 'good' news, the Unisoc t8300 comes out this year, so maybe we will see something newer. that said, it's gpu is WORSE. 4xA76+4xA55 w/g57mc4 versus 2xA78+6xA55 w/g57mc2. basically, it's d8300 and t820 from here on forward
https://www.unisoc.com/en_us/home/new/T8300-2025-03-13-1

[minor tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/nancy-drew-curse-of-blackmoor-manor-nancy-drew-games-gif-14552472

[dense aspen]

8GB-RAM and 128GB-Internal Storage.

Something tells me Anbernic doing more than that for the 557 was mostly due to it using a D8300.

[ocean gate]

I mean the Slide has 006 line specs and honestly I'm fine with that

[minor tundra]

4gb more than you need for emulation

[dense aspen]

True for RAM.

[minor tundra]

well yeah, 124gb storage would be weird

[dense aspen]

I dunno, I think the main thing I’m confused about is just the fact that the 34XX SP and 35XX Pro having more ram as well just made it seem like Anbernic was starting to go for using more ram and internal storage in general, so them going back to the default for the T820 stuff is surprising.

[mystic pollen]

seems like a solid Max thing to do. he bought a large stock of chips and he's going to use em

who knows. maybe the next big thing will be the rgVR with a t820. people would undoubtedly complain about that and curse Max's name, then buy it to play strip poker or something.

[dense aspen]

Regardless, I’m not planning on getting this anyways since I swore off getting Anbernic stuff that’s $100 or more. I’m mostly just debating this stuff for the sake of curiosity, but hopefully it does end up having little to no major issues for the people who get it.

[flat pivot]

which Anbernic device broke your goodwill? 🙂

[dense aspen]

Cube was the last straw, but it wasn’t the only one.

(I also had one of the first revision RG405M’s, so I had the issue of my shoulder button’s tactile switch literally breaking off of the pcb).

I’ve also in general had issues with practically all my handhelds from them, but they were all mostly annoyances and not actual issues (I had a bad RTC in the 35XX plus and H, the 2800, 35XX sp, CubeXX, and 34XX all have that “requires holding the power button way longer than it should to turn on” thing, don’t get me started on the 40xxH).

[heavy thicket]

Slide to the right

[dense aspen]

Long story short, I do really hope this does end up being a great handheld for anyone that gets it.

[frigid pumice]

I respect that and you, consumers shouldn’t have to deal with crappy devices they paid relatively good money for, even if I do like Anbernic, that is just the truth.

I’m just glad we aren’t in the 552 era anymore.

[mental agate]

Hear me out

[upper shale]

Revo launcher

😜

[mental agate]

Holy shit I've never heard of that before. I was just going to try and do an emulationstation theme lmao

Big ups

[upper shale]

No worries 😅

https://youtu.be/uXSL5t8Nu5c?si=Sr4s5p64444_dY2a

[dense aspen]

There’s already an ES-DE theme that looks pretty much like that.

[vestal dirge]

WuWa mught not work ANYMORE on the RG556 ... they updated it to not work on rooted Android some months ago. Of course, that means it's probably not working with Anbernic D8300 devices either.

And ZZZ runs "fine" if you only want 30FPS and low-ish graphics.

[frigid pumice]

seriously? with how many people rave about es-de, i might replace it with beacon once i buy it, that is so cool

[icy fable]

Yeah. It's come a long way. My fav front end by far

[fossil ledge]

Ouch.

But eh, the T820 was never a good chip for native Android gaming.

[fossil ledge]

If it's already rooted, shouldn't unrooting be pretty easy? Assuming it's just a root check blocking the game from running

[frigid pumice]

Isn’t ZZZ always on drm (As in you can’t play without wifi)? At that point I just find the game pretty worthless, but that’s definitely subjective and could be just me.

[lusty acorn]

This tbh

[daring marlin]

a 6 button handheld with a clicky stick would go pretty hard

or just any handheld with a clicky stick

[fossil ledge]

I wonder why no one else has tried the clicky dpad stick.

[minor tundra]

a 1:1 handheld with a clicky stick would go so hard

[blazing bison]

Clicky stick bad

[minor tundra]

I like it for some stuff

I have the 8bitdo neogeo pad

[mystic pollen]

what

it's sold in Southeast Asia as a phone(Nubia Neo 5g) meant specifically for android gaming.

[fossil ledge]

Which is kind of mid.

I mean, no matter how they package it, it's not a gaming chip lol

[mystic pollen]

gsmarena reviews paint a very noisey story of it being good at gaming so long as you don't overheat it on high graphics

[fossil ledge]

It's like Chinese mini pc manufacturers saying that an Intel N300 will give you a good gaming experience

[mystic pollen]

phone had.... shoulder buttons?

https://youtu.be/-RP-U0dZPhs

[fossil ledge]

That's kind of the whole point of a gaming phone lol

[mystic pollen]

(sigh) i wish the n-series would hurry up and die off

[fossil ledge]

The N series are pretty decent as general purpose light mini PCs, though, gotta give them that.

[hardy wraith]

Well yeah

[lavish matrix]

Has anyone checked the nitrix channel AI mock up

[hollow breach]

I dont even think it's his ai render lol

[heady glen]

https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/1l58rcm/retroid_flip_2ds/

nittrx is a thief

also im tired of this render

https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/comments/1l6ln2m/will_retroid_ever_launch_this_type_of_device/

at least this one is good for vertical arcade

aw the dicks removed it

[lavish matrix]

Ohh didn't know, I saw on YouTube

[lavish matrix]

Looks better

[hollow breach]

[heady glen]

better ergo too

[crystal spear]

Those analog sticks pass through the display?

[hollow breach]

Looks like they strapped a second screen to the magicx zero40

[heady glen]

they do on the first one too

[lavish matrix]

Anyways something like this with real ergonomics in design, can finally be the end game for all categories of retro up to Wii U

But if any vendor makes it what will they release next

[hardy wraith]

honestly id buy this tbh

but idk bout those analog sticks

[cold crag]

This looks like they just slapped a top screen onto a Retroid Pocket 2.

[hardy wraith]

yeah

it basically is haha

[burnt saffron]

y'know I've been wanting a PSP Go for a hot minute so I'm on board with this, in 2025 you're getting a Go to homebrew load games emulators on it anyways so the Slide just makes sense lol

[cold crag]

Anbernic needs to show off that psp games on this screen is the same size as an OG PSP and I think people will realize it's basically a PSP Go XL even with the 4:3 screen.

The 4.7" screen feels almost completely intentional for that reason. Could be a happy accident but I dont know.

[minor tundra]

Given the 4.7” will be put on quite a few handhelds I imagine the reason was that they didn’t want to go any taller than the cube screen - this screen is basically the same height just wider

[hardy wraith]

3:2 psp better

[hardy wraith]

well nvm, i might play psp on this

[frigid pumice]

It’s like… not EXTREMELY far off from the RP4’s 16:9 size

[runic dust]

Actually it's 3.2 inches

Unless you mean

The horrible

Nearest n**ghbor?

Bilinear is okay I can accept that

[lavish matrix]

I forgot about this, Anbernic 2025 ?

Is this channel just faking the hype

[tough hearth]

probably just blowing smoke

[lavish matrix]

But please, God—someone make a version with phone capabilities too! Then it could do more than just flip open. Imagine: a phone that also plays retro games up to the PS1, has a widescreen for classic titles, supports 2DS/3DS, and even handles some Wii U and Switch games. If we're lucky, maybe AYN or Ayaneo will copy the idea and pack in a powerful Snapdragon chip to run it all

[hardy wraith]

yeah id want that too

[heavy thicket]

I think ayaneo is more capable of doing that for you

[rain wraith]

People asking for a phone from these handheld companies simply do not realise how much more regulation and certification it would have to go through and no the handheld companies couldn't just ignore that as mobile carriers would block the device from the network if they didn't.

[safe wave]

Of course they don't realize

[rain wraith]

Unless they are new on here, Reddit etc they should at least remember, as it is explained every time somebody asks for a phone from a handheld maker. 😀

It'd take the likes of Asus or Lenovo moving into android-based handhelds to be slightly possible as they have mobile phone departments within their groups, albeit the separate parts are all run as distinct businesses.

[weak heron]

Red magic could just fully commit and make a handheld instead of straddling the border

Feel like alot of people would be interested and ayaneo would be in trouble

[light oracle]

I remember people asking for something like that in a AYANeo device and Arthur the CEO flat out no , it would literally take millions of dollars of certification

[heavy thicket]

Mmm

[rain wraith]

That's the way it could work, a phone company doing a handheld, no chance of it happening in the other direction outside of partnering with a phone company and that'd basically be the same as the first scenario anyway.

[daring marlin]

With that Xperia play patent expiring , I can see redmagic or Asus implementing those type of controls

[vestal tundra]

Asus is too big now, they don't often do experimental stuff anymore

only smaller companies are more willing to do experimental stuff

[vocal orbit]

their whole laptop and rma divisions are experiemtal

on human patience and anger

[zealous trail]

Is this confirmed to have digital triggers?

[light oracle]

We really don't know much about the controller input yet

[steady gust]

It has inline triggers so yes

[unborn storm]

I feel that exists already

[lavish matrix]

Like this design

[rocky loom]

blow smoke up the ass

[twilit geyser]

That would have to be fucking gigantic for the controls to be an acceptable size lol

[hollow breach]

Good

[weak heron]

The device is already big

[lavish matrix]

there will be newer slide in few months, lets see

If they make cheaper XX line or go all out attemp something crazy

[mystic pollen]

IT'S UGLY

[crystal spear]

It is indeed

[mystic pollen]

i hate it so much.

[crystal spear]

I wouldn’t stretch it

[icy fable]

I only care about the hand feels

[weak heron]

Cant wait to put it in my pocket 😫

[fierce nova]

Intensive.

[last rose]

I can’t imagine the ergo on this device being good

[mystic pollen]

so it's an rg406h with a moving screen

[safe wave]

bulky thing

[modern mantle]

Not as bad as I feared

Can’t wait to see it next to a PSP go

[merry girder]

I think I would've wanted a mono speaker above start/SEL and a bigger screen. It seems like too much plastic. 🧐

[nimble otter]

Have we gotten a price yet? 👀 Guessing not

[flat pivot]

akshually its a RG476H

[frigid pumice]

why does it look like cream white on the bottom? we better be getting a pure white and NOT beige white

[frigid pumice]

3:2 AR? what's that?

[cold crag]

3:2 Aspect Ratio.

[frigid pumice]

oh, thought is was some way to make games actually optimized for 3:2 instead of just stretching

[icy fable]

It won't be great, but it doesn't have to be bad either. In the end you're basically just gripping a flat backed candybar, which until recently were basically the only handhelds

But the inset sticks is a great touch. Should help with their use immensely compared to like, the RP5. It's also a good showcase of what a slide mechanism allows makers to do. Put controls in more optimal places

[rain wraith]

Offset sticks makes far more difference to ergo than bumps on the back really.

[frigid pumice]

also, can I just say I'm GLAD that they aren't using the Wii U style layout, like seriously, that would be downright awful.

dualshock layout is perfect + it does look easy to hold imo

[icy fable]

It at least means I'll actually try playing games that use sticks. Haha. Whenever sticks are near the edge I'm like, ehhhh

Actually love the sticks on my steam deck. Buttons and dpad I can do on an edge

Sticks just require a large range of motion. Hard to do pull left when your thumb is already crunched up against the side

[frigid pumice]

for kingdom hearts specifically, this is huge, I was considering the flip 2 but having the sticks in such a weird spot would probably make the game a lot harder. I saw the flip 2 as the Xperia Play's true successor (still kinda is, in a way), but honestly the slide is looking pretty good and with the stick placements being this well placed, yeah it's hard not to talk about how great it is, at least for me.

[runic dust]

Wii u layout is peek

[frigid pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/grin-sora-kingdom-hearts-smile-gif-26298517

not for kingdom hearts

also, it's cool that this thing is 4:3, I'm a little tired of constantly applying HDification/16:9 mods to my ISOs for my 4 Pro, It'll be nice to just play the game without doing that.

[lusty acorn]

When will this be released?

Sorry If I ask

[ocean gate]

give it two more weeks, maybe 3

[unborn storm]

They might be waiting for the Xperia Play patent to run out

[lusty acorn]

Damn. I’m craving this handheld. I hope it’s possible to play winlator on the device

• Xbox games

Via remote play

[ocean gate]

I mean, you can stream gamepass, but otherwise... Winlator is extremely limited by it not being a Snapdragon SoC already and the t820 isn't the most powerful one to begin with#

[unborn storm]

Winlator is being updated for better Mali GPU support so that might help. Plus there are already forks made for that purpose

Maybe that would help

[ocean gate]

ah well, maybe one can make some stuff work, but I wouldn't expect too much in that regard tbh

more or less full GCN and about 70% of the PS2 library without getting too far into tinkering is where the t820 is in terms of power

[frigid pumice]

Wait seriously??? BUG FABLES MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK NOW

[unborn storm]

Look up Winlator Mali, that's a fork that already exists

[frigid pumice]

I think I already tried that, can’t be too sure. I’ve heard that Winlator Mali and Frost or glibc (whatever idk) are worthless and serve no performance boost for mali, strange..

At this point I’m thinking of giving up

[unborn storm]

Oh ok

[frigid pumice]

I almost got to the title screen on Bug Fables, showed some creator credits but doesn’t do anything after that.

The switch version has a lot of latency and isn’t at full speed

[unborn storm]

The only thing I tried with a Mali GPU is Pico8 and Super Smash Flash 2.

My current device is weaker than the RG Slide though.

[frigid pumice]

Does that run alright?

[rain wraith]

They have sent out the initial email for it, so 3 weeks tops seems likely

[unborn storm]

Pico8 isn't that impressive, it runs on the lowest tier Linux devices the rk3326s.

Super Smash Flash 2 is a 2d game and it still stutters even on performance mode but still fun to play. Even a relatively weak pc would run it better. T820 should be fine for that specific game though

[frigid pumice]

I have a D1100, not sure if that’ll change much though.

[unborn storm]

My current main is an RG505(T618), I mostly use it for Psp and android stuff. I dabble in higher-end stuff like pc, but not much.

If you like Pico8 and Super Smash Flash 2 in particular I say give those two a try. I can't speak on anything else

[frigid pumice]

Will do and thanks!

[unborn storm]

No problem, I like tinkering even with low tier devices

[frigid pumice]

Same here.

[mystic pollen]

for top pico8 compatibility, you need a linux device and like 11usd to get the pico8 license

not even a strong one. just an r36s/h will do.

[unborn storm]

$14

Also you can get it working on android through Winlator, it's just easier on Linux

[mystic pollen]

i have a huge pico-8 list at this point

[smoky bone]

I want pico 8 on android 😦 not emulation. Emulating pico 8 seems like it would feel wrong

[unborn storm]

There's a difference between emulating Pico8 roms and emulating the entire Splore app

[mystic pollen]

pico-8's license comes with multiple versions of the core app including a linux ARM version

every version of arkos, recalbox, retroarena, rocknix, jelos, etc. has an entry point for adding the arm launcher. retroarch has retro8, but it's kinda buggy

[smoky bone]

I don’t buy a Chinese handheld unless they claim I can “Relive beautiful fond memories”

[icy fable]

Only the best memories

[unborn storm]

I know, it also runs on CrossMix on the Trimui Smart Pro

[leaden cloud]

definitely some un-fond ones as well

[rocky sigil]

yeah just get the black one lol

white looks off for some reason

[mystic pollen]

look. I know a guy with two wood-grain rg405v's. I think those are better looking than the white rgSlide

[vestal dirge]

If only we could have a woodgrain RG Slide ...

[icy fable]

This is something I'd never get in white

With the curves it just makes it look bigger then it is

I wouldn't have minded like a grey/blue/red

Also kinda glad there's for once no retro themes

[mystic pollen]

anything but whale-sperm white.

imitate the DSi colors if possible

[minor tundra]

god please

[mystic pollen]

chatGPT.... delivers?

it's not -horrible-. very rgSlide700 with h700 inside

[rain wraith]

you have a low bar for not horrible if you don't consider that diabolical

[mystic pollen]

anywho

[rain wraith]

a nice dark blue or green would have worked with the slide, it's not a design that would suit the brighter options in the dsi colours

[shadow badge]

Lavender or purple would've been a close second color choice.

[jagged harbor]

that sounds like a phone

[rain wraith]

Would need a phone company to move into handhelds, there's zero chance of a handheld company being able to move in the other direction as they wouldn't spend the money to build up a team to deal with the required testing and certification

[hollow breach]

Dark red rg slide with black buttons

[nimble otter]

Transparent... slide...? 👀 Maybe not engineeringly possible

[unborn storm]

I don't know if it's actually happening but there were leaks of a Samsung gaming handheld

[vestal dirge]

The panel in the middle opens up to reveal a second screen. 🙃

[rain wraith]

the ai version somebody generated like that looked pretty good

[frigid pumice]

this really takes me back to anbernic’s “golden” age.. if to even call it golden

[turbid plinth]

Last year? 🤨

[frigid pumice]

I’m talking about the 351 era, the 350 era, the 280v era..? Don’t think that was last year buddy.

[turbid plinth]

Nah.

No clams. Two form-factors.
Dark ages, mate.

[frigid pumice]

I thought it was fun, but where we are now is definitely way better.

[west forge]

nothing golden about that era, just the start of the good times

[rocky sigil]

WOODGRAIN

a lighter shade of wood ala rg351v and we'd be in business

[vestal tundra]

woodgrain electronic things were big in the 90s

[rocky sigil]

and they were rad

I hope they make a comeback some day

[last rose]

Hey, how was I supposed to know glue wasn’t edible? It sure tasted good as a kid.

[vestal tundra]

now it's just the same boring minimalistic style, I blame HTC, then Apple

[rain wraith]

blame the cost of them, people are going to tend to being more cautious with stuff if they are likely to be keeping them longer

[vestal tundra]

electronics were crazy expensive back then, I could buy a car with my woodgrain pentium 2 PC money

[jagged stone]

Got my engineering sample, I can confirm 380g weight is correct

Content out on Friday / livestream

(Weight is balanced nicely though)

[misty meadow]

quite heavy for it's size

but not horrible

[vestal dirge]

70s.

[lusty acorn]

Cannot wait!

[unborn storm]

Omg, there's this guy on YouTube who makes videos modding consoles or just building stuff for his house.

Everything is either transparent or wood, not wood grain, actual wood

[flat pivot]

wow thats a lot more than the RG406H has with 265g

44% more weight to be precise

[nimble otter]

Gonna be a hefty boi

[jagged stone]

I thought it would be worse in the hands because of that

[smoky bone]

This is like 5.5 - 6” device weight territory

[heavy thicket]

Hehe

[ocean gate]

time for the 30k slides test
48hour live stream of Stubbs just flipping it open and closing it when?

[edgy hill]

2026 RG Ozempic Slide now with less grams

[jagged stone]

I've been opening and closing as a fidget toy for a while today 😄

[minor tundra]

Does it feel good? Is the dpad way too far from the triggers?

[heavy thicket]

Does it feel bit uncomfortable or comfortable

Can it fit your pockets

Does the 120hz refresh rate work on here nicely

How is the speakers

[minor tundra]

The ultimate test of its ergo - ape escape

[minor tundra]

Ooo this is a good one. They look big and are front firing, they should be anbernic’s best yet

[heavy thicket]

How is the build quality is it feel like a toy or well done cook

[misty meadow]

What's the thickness of the device?

[shadow badge]

https://tenor.com/view/congrats-nice-happy-for-you-congrats-nice-happy-for-you-gif-1927193140186872022

[heavy thicket]

😭🤣

[vestal dirge]

Do the sticks stick out? Can you waggle them about? Can you flap them up and down as you fly around the town? Can you shut them up for sure when you slide the handheld closed? Do the sticks stick out?

[shadow badge]

patiently looking at the calendar, the Friday the 13th date mentally circled in anticipation for an announcement*

[fierce nova]

Hopefully Price by then

[tough hearth]

https://tenor.com/view/making-an-entrance-bob-barker-buzzr-here-i-come-i-have-arrived-gif-18314177375404235611

[vestal dirge]

Whoever guesses closest to the actual retail price without going over gets a free RG Slide?

[heavy thicket]

It's 179

[fierce nova]

you buying

189

[glad mason]

199

[ocean gate]

$159.99 like all other t820

[shadow badge]

I'm guessing 179.99.

Though if I had another guess, it would be $189.

[fierce nova]

this would be nice

[ocean gate]

that's the only price where I wouldn't sit on my hands and wait for it to drop

[heavy thicket]

🤭🤭

A++

[shadow badge]

Even if it feels like a toy of sorts, I'd still be impressed with it.

[rain wraith]

I thought they were more than that at launch, even with the initial discount?

[vestal dirge]

My gut feeling is that it's going to cost what the RG556 costs right now. But even if I get one anyway, I think that's overpriced for what you actually get given that we're halfway through 2025 and we have lots of handheld options now that equal or better this device in numerous ways.

[honest peak]

It's not overpriced. You are just paying to fund their development of H700 slide with a 16:9 screen

[ocean gate]

a rgSLIDExx with the 4" 960x720p screen would be amazing tho

[honest peak]

That would make too much sense

[vestal dirge]

They could make an XX one that's actually the size of a PSP Go.

[twilit geyser]

Maybe in terms of length and width

PSP Go is super thin, and I don't see any company recreating that in that form factor

[ocean gate]

to thin is always working against a handheld IMO

I'm glad this one is some thick lil brick

[vestal dirge]

GBA Micro and PSP Go were kinda the ultimate pocketable handhelds of their day.

[icy fable]

70s spandex pants required such sacrifices

[ebon cradle]

Any new news

[last rose]

It’s already in a few YouTubers hands and the info embargo ends Friday.

[ebon cradle]

Hot

[shadow badge]

Seriously can't wait for Friday.
The 13th.

[hardy wraith]

fire

[rocky sigil]

I am both excited and terrified

[vestal dirge]

Gotta lift some weights if I'm gonna get this slide thing.

[icy fable]

I believe in your lack of bird like frailness

[vestal dirge]

[bench pressing the Legion Go as training]

Oh ... need some appropriate training music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioE_O7Lm0I4

What? We can't have the Rocky theme here? Well what about Scarface ... that'll work for a training montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrlKfUKC7Vk

[dreamy pendant]

129.99 my guess .T820 should be a bit cheaper by now.

[hollow breach]

It should be, yes, but will it be? I kind of doubt it

[vestal dirge]

It's not going to be cheaper than the RG 406H/V

[hardy wraith]

wish it was 130 bucks

idk if its gonna cost less than the 406h or v

[rocky sigil]

way too optimistic

$170-180 is more likely

[fervent lantern]

$349

[rocky sigil]

for the "retro power" colorway

[thorn marsh]

my cheapest guess would be $150 but yea im kinda up there with the $170-$180 crowd too

[fervent lantern]

there's gonna be a $10 early bird discount of course

[vestal dirge]

FIVE HUNDRED NINETY NINE US DOLLARS

(no wait, that's the RG557...)

[thorn marsh]

whoa there ayaneo.... not your turn yet

[fervent lantern]

$190 with $10 early bird discount is probably it

[rocky sigil]

well it's got to be cheaper than the rg557

so $250 must be the ceiling either way

[minor tundra]

$380. $1 per gram

My serious guess is $160-$190

I’d love to be pleasantly surprised though

[blazing bison]

don't forget this is the masterpiece. It will be priced accordingly 🤑

[fathom rock]

Wait...so @jagged stone has one in hand already?

[scarlet pebble]

I think they have one

[fathom rock]

Jelly

[scarlet pebble]

They posted a community note with a box

I think tomorrow is the reveal

[shadow badge]

I thought Stubbs said that he'll reveal some info about it on Friday..

[jagged stone]

Yeah livestreaming friday when embargo #1 ends

[shadow badge]

Embargo #1?

[jagged stone]

One cool thing is it can use the black frame insertion in retroarch

[shadow badge]

Back to Back Friday Embragos.

[void linden]

Me too, but I'm worried about cramping

[runic dust]

Winlator Mali is worthless. All it does is remove SD only features. Winlator 10 is the best with VORTEK and Bruno is back so 11 will have more dx extensions.

Glibc meant something before winlator 9 added glibc

Now bionic is the next fork with an easy power boost

[shadow sinew]

You can do benchmarking using Rg406H, just saying

[weak heron]

Appreciate the release date!!

[heavy thicket]

See the patent

👀

[safe wave]

Some very wishful thinking people in here about the price 😄

[heavy thicket]

I told you about that patent

[upper shale]

https://youtu.be/Z1nzwTHqCb8?si=TiKfhl0UU8TFkIR6

T820 confirmed

5G 🤔 wifi or sim lol

[rocky loom]

nice

[south stone]

They mean 5GHz WiFi

If they had 5G cellular, they had to be certified by Chinese regulators.

Also, capacitive joysticks?

Is this the first time a handheld used them?

[twilit geyser]

Same sticks as on the 557

[south stone]

Oh

[twilit geyser]

Granted, people thought they were fuckin tiny on the 557 lol

The RG Slide is a much more suitable form factor for those sticks

[south stone]

I always thought handhelds of today are sticking with hall sticks on the high end

[twilit geyser]

They could, on the lower end, but they just don't lol

[rocky loom]

is this whole front part glass right

[twilit geyser]

Look at MagicX

Their devices rn are cheap but use the same sticks as Retroid and AYN

[south stone]

Powkiddy as well

[twilit geyser]

What Powkiddy device?

[rocky loom]

this will have bigger screen but smaller overall size than 406h right

[twilit geyser]

It's definitely gonna be a taller device

[tough hearth]

the middle is glass, but the edge is the plastic shell

the buttons are plastic

[rocky loom]

welp gonna be harder to diy a matte film over this front

tho wont be as bad as rp5 or odin portal

[hardy wraith]

oh dang thats a winner

but tone 35 aint comin out

[tough hearth]

usually anbernic devices, they account for the screen protector

so with the protector, it will be flush with that plastic

[twilit geyser]

Trust me bro

Next month

Trust

[rocky loom]

you mean theyll include a sort of oblong/rounded rectangle screen protector to cover the entire glass?

[tough hearth]

yes, the official screen protector will fill that entire glass area

it won't be a 4.7" rectangle that just goes over the actual lcd area

[hardy wraith]

i hope magicx has a online store in the philippines

[tough hearth]

I'm also talking about the height of the screen protector

between the plastic and the glass, there's like a 1mm height difference, so when you put the screen protector on, the chassis becomes flush with it

it's the same as rg556, rg557 etc.

[rocky loom]

mabuhay

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/639246826691887124/989207644696887326/pinoy-pride-philippine-flag.gif

[hardy wraith]

haha

i swear good brands got like products here but no not magicx

[rocky loom]

im already happy we can get retroid and ayn in datablitz

but literally offer just 1 or 2 colors rip

[hardy wraith]

yeah

you can get rp5 on like gamecove ph for like 1k pesos more

w all colors

but like i just bought the one from datablitz like 5 months ago

[rocky loom]

nice! sounds promising

[hardy wraith]

i hope when the dual screen add on for the rp5 will be available on shoppee

cuz datablitz takes like 2 months to get the latest stuff

[twilit geyser]

Which Powkiddy device?

[south stone]

I think the X35S?

[safe wave]

really like the look of this lol

[kindred timber]

Powkiddy X35H ?

[twilit geyser]

They don't look like the same sticks as Retroid's...

[upper shale]

Yeah i guessed so. But one can dream 😅

[heavy thicket]

Of course not it's would anbernic sticks ☺️

[rain wraith]

If it is the swansong for t820, there's always a chance that they might surprise us on the pricing slightly, look at the 405V being a fair bit cheaper than the other t618, albeit materials were also cheaper compared to the 405M.

[safe wave]

given form factor and this being different from other stuff i find that wishful thinking 😄 this is anbernic

[heavy thicket]

Anbernic love the charge the unique feature

[safe wave]

so do most tbh 😄

[dreamy pendant]

In line triggers?

[twilit geyser]

Yes

I assume they're digital