Anbernic RG Slide

[cinder cargo]

It's not so much stagnation but other competitors offering better value with their products

Even their flagship 8300 can't run everything still and it's gimped by Mali drivers

But I do like that anbernic does new things

[mystic pollen]

if anbernic, powkiddy, and retroid all make d1100's, the value of the d1100 -drops-. companies make less money trying to reinvent the wheel. On a microeconomic scale its a good way to shoot yourself

[cinder cargo]

Hmm that's fair, I see how that would work

[mystic pollen]

It sucks for the buyer, because like... we know what you want, right?

we're not getting that specifically, so it's always a gripefest

[cinder cargo]

At the same time it's become a point where we simply just need to wait, since it's a growing field

I'm sure they'll make a slide handheld I'll buy day 1 eventually

I've been very happy with their h700 devices

[mystic pollen]

do we though? Retrogaming isn't a difficult spectrum. There are devices that play all of 4:3 easily, and there are devices that play all of 16:9 easily.

[cinder cargo]

I have an odin 2 which plays everything but I'd still love a large screen 4:3 device, as long as it can also run those games with no compromise

Ofc everyone has their own goals and aren't all addicted to collecting/hoarding

[mystic pollen]

so the problem is that you want one more specific thing for your horde and this ain't it.

[cinder cargo]

basically

Handheld addiction is a drug no one told me about

Jokes aside a 4:3 focused device would feel good to me in the same way playing the actual consoles on a 4:3 screen or crt would feel better than a 16:9 tv

It's not a necessity but just feels nice

[mystic pollen]

I have a special carrying case that fits a cube and an rg556. aside from pico-8 on the r36s, i really nave no need to keep anything else short of my win600 and oxp 8505

[hollow breach]

I just wanted a pretty powerful edc that I can also use as an mp3 player tbh. I guess I can work with this though

[terse lance]

Y'all get in on this
Rob with another Banger
https://youtu.be/uZQCOw7IOFM

[heavy thicket]

Amd I don't blame them look at how powkiddy suffered

[lucid grove]

Ppl are complaining the rg slide can't play the full PS2 library meanwhile retrotechdad is playing PS3 🤭

[rocky sigil]

but is he playing the last of us tho

[vagrant quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/water-spray-stop-sprinkle-water-gif-11895255

[wicked helm]

didn't know about the Rocket Knight game
I am playing it this very moment on my RPF2 😛

[vagrant quarry]

Heck yea, I love when someone gets to discover a new game. Honestly, it's my favorite thing when doing the showcases!

[terse lance]

Rob can I play Gears of War on my RG Slide

[violet fog]

@vagrant quarry

The Retroid 4 pro when Pushing the device to its limits gets incredibly Hot, even with the Fan on Max Speed

How hot did the Slide get?

[vagrant quarry]

Yes: https://github.com/ClassicOldSong/Apollo

[vagrant quarry]

Not too bad, but I never kept it on the highest fan setting. I could feel some warmth on the right side but never to the point that it bothered me.

[terse lance]

Damnit Rob there goes my incredibly well put together comment

[vagrant quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/goteem-go-team-happy-fun-sports-gif-4789485

[runic dust]

custom made?

shoulda made it 1440p

[lucid grove]

I discovered Grindstone from one of your switch showcases, such a great game

[heady glen]

gave it some time, still too slidey

[vagrant quarry]

Grindstone is awesome, I’m glad you’re enjoying it! 🔥🔥

[verbal otter]

i wanted a vertical horiztonal, rather than a horiztonal vertical (cube)

[vestal tundra]

not the intended use case but I think this device is gonna be very popular for hobbyists, like robotic, drone control, home automation

I hope anbernic ship this thing with unlocked bootloader and easy root access

[safe wave]

its anbernic so not likely lol

[crystal spear]

Same chip as the cube and 406h so that’s a no. Will have to use the vulnerability method by Gamma

[granite parrot]

Yeah, „sometimes“ people get angry fast. I made the mistake to post my psp go video with a provocative title on reddit and some people went cray cray, because they actually thought I was recommending to get a psp go instead of the rg slide 🛝🤟🤪

[safe wave]

How dare you 😄

[vestal dirge]

There's an Ebay coupon right now that you can apply to the Slide to make it slightly cheaper through Anbernic's ebay shop than on Anbernic's web site. Makes it $192-ish delivered. Coupon can also be used for RG557, but their ebay price is elevated so it's not actually a discount on the RG557.

Coupon is THINGSYOULOVE but it appears to just be automatically applied.

[hollow breach]

You can get it for about $160 with RDBIG35

[mystic pollen]

rp4pro people: ours is better if you like hot hands!
t820 people: lol no

[vestal dirge]

Look, if you like hot hands it's hard to top the metal RP3+.

[mystic pollen]

YIKES

based handwarmer demographic

[dense aspen]

…Did Gamma somehow work more magic than I thought was possible? Last I remembered using my Cube, the T820’s absolutely get hot.

[icy fable]

Heats gotta be somewhat dependent on cooling tho no? One would assume Anbernic has gotten better at it? Maybe? Kinda?

[dense aspen]

Given it’s fan seems to be around the exact same size at most (if not very likely smaller), I’m not too sure on it being the case.

Of course, I don’t have their later T820 devices so they could have gotten “better” I guess, but given my Cube outright would get way hotter than even my RP4 Pro, I have a hard time fully believing they managed to make it run completely cool. In the end this is a question that someone like @vagrant quarry or @orchid shore would be better at answering since they at least actively have the Slide in hand.

[icy fable]

Yeah. But fans only part of it. Depends on thermal paste application, heat shields, thermal piping, volume, etc.

[dense aspen]

Yeah, but at the same time the chip is definitely not one that can get by with just passive cooling alone, in which the fan still plays a pretty big part in the “active” part of active cooling, even if it’s still just a part.

[dense aspen]

But, for lower end systems and games that don’t require much performance demand, I don’t expect it to get as hot as when I was playing 3DS games on the Cube (and this was before Azahar, so it actually might run more cooler when the game’s at native res with Right Eye Disabled), so at the very least people getting this as a sliding handheld for mostly PS1 and below (with GC and PS2 being either picky on what to play or just native res) should likely be fine (it would be very expensive, but still fine).

[icy fable]

True. All of what I listed contributed to active cooling too tho. The active part just means you throw a fan on top of the passive parts. If the passive parts are better, active cooling itself is better

But I put all those questions marks because Id doubt Anbernic improved any of that anyway

May have just lucked out and the internal volume of the device allows for better airflow

Ayaneo thermal pad placement is a classic example of how something small in the cooling pipeline can make a huge difference

[dense aspen]

Yeah…I don’t like letting my annoyance towards Anbernic get to me too easily, but I really would have a hard time believing they actually improved on something like that if it wasn’t something domestic buyers consistently complained about.

[icy fable]

Haha. True

If it is cooler I'll just be happy cause I'll be holding one

[dense aspen]

Yeah, I’m mostly just hopeful that they do manage to get it working well enough for the people who get it. Because the literal only reason the Cube was still decently ok for me despite the heat is because the grips were outright hollow and effectively couldn’t transfer enough of the heat to make it any worse than “manageable” to hold.

[dense aspen]

But in this device’s case, it’s literally only the “center of the Cube” and there are no hollow grips, so this thing not being too hot for comfort is pretty much dependent on them at least making it better.

[icy fable]

I honestly just played older systems on cube and therefore never felt the heat. I did like the t820 power wise too tho. I can't hate it here

[dense aspen]

Well yeah, that’s the reason for my other comment about low end systems.

[icy fable]

This would be fairly cheaper without messing with slide mechanisms and smaller screen

[dense aspen]

If the games don’t require enough performance to make it run hot, then it simply won’t run hot.

[vagrant quarry]

I had someone else ask about this and it does get a little warm on the right side of the device but nothing to the point that it’s too hot to hold.

[dense aspen]

Huh, and that’s with more demanding games? Not just lower end stuff?

[vagrant quarry]

Yes, I’ve only done very demanding stuff with it. It was also on the auto fan setting so not full blast fan.

[tough hearth]

slide does not get hot at all

[dense aspen]

Huh, well props to Anbernic then if they actually did figure out something with the Slide.

[polar flame]

In terms of comfortability and portability, is the Slide worth trying or would it be smarter to get a RP Flip 2?

[dense aspen]

I can’t really say I fully believe it’s doing that good without any type of catch or concern (simply for the fact that I can’t really believe something that small can run cooler than what the cube was doing on top of also having a pretty big battery), but I guess as long as it works for everyone that gets it, that’s fine enough.

Honestly, now I’m just curious on what’s going on in there, since it actually sounds pretty interesting. Has any reviewer or even Anbernic themselves done a proper teardown of the Slide yet?

[rocky sigil]

@polar flame

[vestal dirge]

Assuming that's a quote from Russ, does that mean that even the major retro youtubers are coming around to the view that a 16:9 OLED is better for retrogaming than even Anbernic's new and supposedly very good (and even capable of BFI unlike the Retroid screen) - but not OLED - 4:3? Interesting.

[mystic pollen]

ive been playing stock on MikeLin's cube for a week now in ps2 and 3ds. it stays pretty cool to the touch

the only time my rg556 got warm was when doing really difficult switch titles like Diablo 3, Chocobo Racing, SKyrim, and whatnot

[hollow breach]

Skyrim on winlator?

Nvm

[mystic pollen]

nah i did a bunch of skyrim switch tests, since it runs in an easily hackable wrapper.

[hollow breach]

Yeah mb I misread that

[mystic pollen]

pretty sure it runs nicely in winlator, so i never tried it.

i know people have already gotten oblivion, fo3, and fonv running

[dense aspen]

…Did Anbernic update something in the firmware for their T820 devices? I swear it never ran cool when I was doing PS2 or 3DS level stuff, even with FFX despite that game being deceptively lightweight enough to run full speed on the freaking T618.

[vestal dirge]

I have a Cube and an RG556 and neither one of them ran hot when running PS2.

[mystic pollen]

yeah the cube is freakishly power efficient

glad anbernic put a fuzzy 720p pi4 display on it

[vestal dirge]

Didn't see any thermal issues when running 3dmark benchmarks for hours either.

[dense aspen]

God, I feel like I’m going crazy right now. I know I remember the Cube getting really freaking hot at some points.

[rocky sigil]

no I don't think it's that

the screen is universally considered very good for 4:3 even if not OLED, everyone wants to see it in more devices in the future

his comment was more about the whole package of the slide vs the whole package of the flip 2

(that being said I'd totally take 16:9 OLED over 4:3 IPS no matter how good but that's just me)

[cold crag]

I know the Slide is bigger and thicker than other stuff. But it's footprint is like a more rounded and pocket friendly Cube. Which is only a bit bigger than the GBA, probably close to twice as thick though.

[runic dust]

The slide screen is subpar

1440p would be superiir

[mystic pollen]

https://youtu.be/xWDyK6vn6Ac?si=2OVkkHcP0P7H18dm

Crack it with steamless and give it a whirl

[oblique jasper]

I never had a problem with the Retroid OLED screen. It’s great and the aspect doesn’t bother me. I just have not been overly fond of retroids buttons and ergo. Anbernic is usually better in those departments. But the rp5 or flip at a similar price makes more sense outside of edge cases.

[runic dust]

1080p bad 1440p good

[mystic pollen]

if the youtube poop crowd says they like one thing, you choose the other option

[arctic anchor]

so 1080p good

[shadow badge]

I believe any p is good p.

[arctic anchor]

peanut butter

[shadow badge]

Or pecan pie.

[vestal dirge]

Agree with pretty much all of that. And I do think it's a shame that Anbernic couldn't bring something beefier than the T820 to the Slide (didn't necessarily have to be their D8300 here), since it ODES mean that the Retroid devices being so close in price (I'd even put the Mini v2 in there) makes the Slide purchase hard to justify.

[shadow badge]

If only the Mini V2 has more color options.

[vestal dirge]

... and quieter face buttons. 🙃

[oblique jasper]

I’ve totally written off the mini for those horrendous buttons.

[shadow badge]

What about the Odin 2 Portal?

[runic dust]

1440p is the optimal resolution

[mystic pollen]

For what? Writing term papers?

[vocal orbit]

i am still super confused if i hae errorneous quiter one or i am just not at all sensitive to that ... as i feel most gamepads/hanhdels i have sounds about the same or louder

[south stone]

Tried it at Huaqiangbei yesterday. Its gamepad portion was far less premium than I imagined.

[weak heron]

Its anbernic

[analog compass]

ergonomic nightmare

[shadow badge]

You're not the only one that feels like this with this.

[minor tundra]

Nah the gba is thick, about the same as the slide

[tacit knoll]

You know, I wasn't sure about this slide device, but powerful marketing on Anbernic side, can't say no to that.

[karmic garden]

"Just get it." Valid point Anbernic

[runic dust]

Upscaling

[mystic pollen]

what does "far less premium" even mean?

which anbernic products have premium buttons and which don't?

[rocky sigil]

can't argue with that logic

[mystic pollen]

rg556: it has good ergo but doesn't feel -premium-
rg552: it feels premium but its ergo is a slab
(one of these sold and performed better, so is it premium or not?)

[rocky sigil]

uuuuh I wouldn't really say the rg552 is premium

unless anything "not cheap" counts as premium

[mystic pollen]

i wouldn't say anything is premium because the word is being used in a weird, slang way

[west forge]

i think anbernic basically uses the same controls for everything

but the different shapes and plastics make them feel different

[rocky sigil]

the dpad/buttons on the SPs are vastly different though

[mystic pollen]

is the rgSlide a 'superior quality commodity.' if no, it is not a premium

[west forge]

well, those are different for obvious reasons

[safe estuary]

Hey @sterile bear I know your drowning in Handhelds, but would you be interesting in getting GammaOS-Next running on the RG-Slide too?

[vestal dirge]

They could make my happiness easier by just giving me one.

[verbal otter]

https://tenor.com/view/scott-pilgrim-postman-waitingforapackage-waiting-gif-27074014

shipping notification it's flying over.

[sterile bear]

Yep it's planned, already built the unbricker for it now

[safe estuary]

Hooray!!! 🙌🏿🎉

[uncut agate]

Just get it and then return it if you dont like it lol

[icy fable]

Slide + gamma = op

[south stone]

Well let's say that the upper portion felt like hefty metal while the downer portion felt lighter than the RG35XX original

[dusky cipher]

I don't know why I purchased this thing. But glad to see that Gamma OS will be avail down the road.

[vestal dirge]

"I don't know why I purchased this thing" actually explains a lot about the retro handheld market.

[dusky cipher]

Well I actually made the mistake of ordering before watching reviews. I could cancel, but now im invested.

[rocky sigil]

good news for Anbernic, embargos are working

[vestal dirge]

Just curious - what did the reviews say that you didn't already know based on the released specs and videos?

[verbal otter]

If anything should make you hold off it would have been anbernics reputation, that we'll either see an H700 variant, a Dimensity variant, or some other such thing that will make this "obsolete" in 6 months. No one makes money on content - where the real cash in the industry.

smaller more pocket friendly RG Slide XX with 3.5" 2Gb ram Pro

[rain wraith]

I think the main thing with the reviews for me would have been seeing it in hand more, plus more size comparisons with other devices

[rain wraith]

Any Slide XX should be a 4" display, no point to dropping all the way down to 3.5" with this form factor

[verbal otter]

I'm guess 3.5 for pocket factor, seems to be a loud cry from the current device, so I'd expect a rubber band reflex

[rain wraith]

You already have the SP's filling that niche, so either of their 4" displays would seem like a better option

A 16:9 model using t820 seems like the best follow-up option rather than an XX tbh

[hollow breach]

Rg slide pro with d1100

[last rose]

I need a Anbernic clamshell that is as thick and sleek as a 3DS XL. Don’t even care if it only has a H700 in it

[lucid grove]

16:9?

[last rose]

Sure!

[dusky cipher]

Honestly it was really the size I didn't quite understand how large and bulky it is.

[upper shale]

Heads up geekbuying peeps. Although i already have a tracking number. Glad its on the move next week

[karmic garden]

I got the same email

[languid sparrow]

It's finally here!!❤️It's everything I dreamed it would be 😳 for retro gaming, media viewing, and e-book reading!

[upper shale]

Omg didnt think about using it as an ereader 😬 excellent idea.

[weak heron]

https://tenor.com/view/thirsty-spongebob-i-dont-need-it-sweat-gif-5031443

[languid sparrow]

I used to say it as well... but yes...

[languid sparrow]

RGC did critique the uneven spacing of the screen which I agreed at first, but with reading I find my thumb belly sitting comfortably on the bezel without mis-touches is such a blessing ❤️

[edgy hill]

Where did you order? Ali or Anbernic.com

[languid sparrow]

i live in the Philippines, I order from our local marketplace Shopee.

Anbernic does have an official store there which helps them being delivered in just 3-5 days.

[noble spade]

You have THREE GRIMACE eggs?!?

[languid sparrow]

I was really hoping nobody would notice that 😅

[gray bone]

Damn if you can also map the buttons next to the screen as a next/previous page for ebooks that would be even more amazing

[noble spade]

Never count on weird people not noticing strange things. Super cool cabinet though

[void grail]

https://youtu.be/M1-6NPGYeFY?si=uE9LzFl5P2uMrKyQ

It kind of reminds me of a tiny laptop with that active cooling setup. Tempted to repaste it when it arrives, but it might be best to just leave it alone 😅

[mystic pollen]

Itty bitty heatpipe

[olive berry]

Awesome collection!

[verbal otter]

Sad no 4px on the slider

This round of shipping slooow for me

[icy fable]

Yeah. Super slow. Just finally got on a plane out of HK

[verbal otter]

i suppose part of the tarrifs game, is to bundle as many as you can so they qualify as bulk

[shadow badge]

I know right?

[void grail]

I want to make a custom backplate that doesn't have that random cube design

Although in time, like in a few decades, I suspect we'll have a fondness for the most original, unmodified examples of these consoles, warts and all

[modern mantle]

Your handhelds are being smuggled in, now that’s service 😅

[south stone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAflIvXxMk8

Even LGR? THE retro PC gaming youtuber?!

[vestal tundra]

oh, LGR bought the thing, this is wild!

[south stone]

No he didn't buy it

He requested a review unit from Anbernic

Not Anbernic offering him the unit either

[vestal tundra]

ohh, this thing must be special then, he hardly ever make video about modern devices

i'm watching right now, It's wild to know he owns other anbernic devices

[south stone]

The comparisons of ports and card slots seem to mean that most of his exposure to Anbernic is the earlier Linux handhelds with a much more "nerdy" flavor

[quartz basalt]

I haven't watched LGR in a while, nice that he's still going

[ocean gate]

btw, you can grab the rgSLIDE for ~157€ on ampown.com

[tall quiver]

Is it a reliable store ?

[ocean gate]

I mean, I buy a lot of stuff from them via AliExpress, but this is my first order from their shopify page

[tall quiver]

Yeah I know their AliExpress store but are you sure it's the same ampown ?

[ocean gate]

@keen mango posted the link on the MagicX server, as they publish the Zero 40 and kinda have a better deal going with 10% off than the official MagicX website already, so fairly

[vagrant quarry]

New Video! The arrival of Anbernic's RG Slide brings an opportunity to check out some premium Android games that make use of its unique form factor. These games are also great with tablets, phones, and anything that's got a touchscreen🧐😉 Check it out here: https://youtu.be/ZrVpgHyN6g4

[upper shale]

A lot of cool games here. Downloaded to my phone while i wait for my slide to be delivered. Thanks @vagrant quarry 👍

[vagrant quarry]

Heck yea! 🔥

[olive berry]

I had no idea Professor Layton had a native Android port!

[mystic pollen]

It's time to get BTFO'd by the OG
https://youtu.be/DhMXvLtzKn8?si=oYYi966sADqRgdtb

always nice to see someone give the controls a workout with battletoads and twisted metal 2. not enough 2x ps1 via psx-rearmed footage these days

[rocky sigil]

back to 175€, looks like they heard you

[ocean gate]

It was 175€ already, but there are 10% coupons for their store

[rocky sigil]

ah

[dusky cipher]

Wondering if this thing will fit securely in my telescopic gamepad for when I'm at home. Gamesir G8+ BT, maybe?

[wicked helm]

with code vladnerd I get -€17,50 EUR

bringing it to a total of €157,45 EUR

[cold crag]

This should be doable. Its about the same size as the Flip 2 and I've used mine on the Flip 2. Only possible problem would be the rounded sides not providing the rubbery grips enough room to hold on to it.

@jagged stone @whole nebula @vagrant quarry Can one of you all test if the G8+ will hang onto the Slide well enough to use it that way?

[ocean gate]

probably would work better if you had some kind of 3d printed support bracket

[vagrant quarry]

It's surprisingly pretty secure

I was shaking it a bit and it wasn't budging

[cold crag]

Wow the black matches so well it looks like it's all the same device.

Gotta call this configuration the spiderbot

[steady gust]

How much does this weigh🤣

[ocean gate]

half a ton

[vagrant quarry]

too much 😅

[cold crag]

Thanks for testing it out 🫡

History is repeating itself 😂

[cold crag]

Average Spiderbot enjoyer

[dusky cipher]

Heck yeah thanks for testing this.

[jagged stone]

[quartz fulcrum]

Looks like something batman would throw at his enemies

[icy fable]

It's def got the size and weight to brain an attacker

[light oracle]

I know this a unpopular opinion here but it being so thick wish they used a more powerful CPU , preferably SD .
Imagine this with a SD 865 or even SD 845 , I guess waiting for V2 or whatever the next 406H/V series is

[safe wave]

how is that an unpopular opinion? 😄

[ocean gate]

they will use the d8300 with the rg447m, but ehhh
honestly while a 865 would be kinda ideal to fully utilize the screen resolution, I wouldn't have paid 100bucks more for a d8300 version tbh

and Snapdragon doesn't seems to be in the card for Anbernic any time soon

[rocky sigil]

I know this is an unpopular opinion but <popular opinion>

[rocky sigil]

I would

well, maybe not 100 bucks but 50

to me the difference between "does a good amount of GC/PS2" and "blasts through everything GC/PS2 you throw at it" is worth the extra

[icy fable]

Heck. I don't mind the size. But I also would have bought it thinner

[light oracle]

Because from what I’ve seen before what CPU was revealed a lot of people wanted the T820 which is still good but something we’ve already seen before

Hell I don’t even mind the thickness personally

[safe estuary]

@light oracle As much as I would have loved to have seen the Dimensity 8300 in the RG-Slide the T820 is perfectly fine. T820 is incredibly power efficient and plays games up the Sega Saturn at 120FPS in RetroArch. PS2 and GameCube are bonuses for me. Switch and WiiU emulation is too young on Android. Besides they both don't have expansive and iconic libraries of games like the PS2 and GameCube.

[light oracle]

Agree but would of been nice to do some higher end Android gaming , I understand they are not for everyone but there are some decent games now

[safe estuary]

Personally I have both my OG Odin and Odin 2 Portal for Native Android Gaming thankfully. The RG-Slide will be mostly a Retro Achievement Handheld for me. 😁

@light oracle I'm working on an Android Game list do you want me to send it to you too?

Also I wouldn't be too distraught about Nintendo Switch and Wii U Emulation because both Emulators will improve over time. These Emulator's will have better support for Mali GPU's in the future.

[rain wraith]

When the alternative was a d8300 for the best part of $100 more, I'm not surprised

[flat pivot]

i have the feeling anbernic doesn't have accees to a attractive high end cpu. The D8300 isn't really beloved due to bad efficiency + price by the community and T820 is partially considered to weak

[rocky sigil]

relevant meme

[ocean gate]

the D8300 is pretty neat, but totally fucked by their android build and price point, like you can get a phone with it for 200€ quit, compared to 290€ an rg557 runs on Ali (both include shipping and vat, also have the same ram/rom config)

naturally it won't run WiiU/Switch/Winlator too well, due to the Mali drivers, but I doubt anyone would complain if the 557 was 200

[dusky cipher]

I'm getting mine today.

If I don't like it, I'll just give it to one of my kids or my wife or something.

I'm far pickier then they are.

[icy fable]

Hmm. Wonder if I'm boned

Bought off AliExpress so I'm sure they tried to declare incorrectly or under declare

[light oracle]

Sure

Thanks

[vestal dirge]

From what I've seen, having the D8300 would have at least made the Slide a PS2/GC/Android gaming beast (which is what I'd have actually wanted the damned thing for), so put me in the category of also being one that wished the Slide had the D8300 (or at least something that was stronger than the T820).

[light oracle]

Maybe V2

We can dream anyway

[dusky cipher]

It has arrived. Wooo

First impression, I know what I'd use if I ever need to break a window quickly to escape a fire.

Feels slightly lighter than my Win Mini '24

[vestal dirge]

I think it's about half the weight of a Legion Go. Which kinda says something...

Open it up and Anbernic has just filled it with lead weights... 🙃

[safe estuary]

Winlator just added Mali Driver support tho.

[safe estuary]

Alright I'll send it to you and Retro Tech Dad.

[vestal dirge]

Anbernic mainly needs to fix up their install so you dont HAVE to run on max performance all the time with the D8300.

[dusky cipher]

Motorola released the RAZR giant edition.

Seriously though, I'm enjoying it, ergonomics are good for my hands.

[rocky sigil]

you have one cool wife if she likes the rg slide

[rocky sigil]

is that the rg slide or an iPad?

[vestal dirge]

Stop posting here and go find Ethon already!

[dusky cipher]

Lol

[dusky cipher]

Oof, idk I'm having some odd moonlight streaming issues. Definitely choking on streaming, I mean I have $50 handhelds that are doing better.

[icy fable]

Could be metal plate interference

Or a lemon

I know one of the reviews said streaming was pretty good on it

Not that reviews can be trusted

[smoky bone]

I’ve seen unboxing videos being labeled as “reviews” in this space so they definitely aren’t testing each feature more than a couple minutes.

[vestal dirge]

You'd think they'd call those "initial impressions" or something, but ...

[dusky cipher]

Oh yeah and all the content creators forgot to test the switching to Xbox button layout. It worked once, after a reboot, its stuck in Nintendo mode no matter what I do.

[dusky cipher]

Ethon is safe.

[heady glen]

hmmmmm archer, never did that one

[olive berry]

Is that BG Dark Alliance on PS2?

[dusky cipher]

Confirming RG slide is not handling moonlight to sunshine game streaming well at all, constantly getting kicked out, RP5, Classic, hell even my RG34XXSP, hell even the Brick on 2.4ghz is handling streaming better than this thing.

[dusky cipher]

No this is the remastered on steam.

[olive berry]

Ah that's why it looks so damn good lol

[heady glen]

im playing the gba port atm
surprisingly good
if you cant afford the enhanced or able to play the ps2/gamecube one

[vestal dirge]

You can get it on Play Store for native Android. That version will even run on potato Android devices.

[vestal dirge]

Leave no ex-thieves behind!

[verbal otter]

my slide is now dying with OSM. I shll never see the lad. Worst launch ever thanks to shipping options. 😦

[shadow badge]

It's pretty surreal seeing it in person.

[vestal dirge]

Thicc

[upper shale]

Geekbuying just shipped

[karmic garden]

Took 'em 10 days

At least the price was right...

[icy fable]

Looks like mine was finally released from customs

[mental agate]

How was the price on Geekbuying? Mine came to $151 before shipping and taxes on AliExpress. Shipped on release day

[dusky cipher]

Or an RG Slide, because PS2 BG definitely ain't runnin' on this.

[karmic garden]

With a discount code it was £150, free shipping, and should have had the VAT included (or they send it to the EU/UK in a way which swerves the VAT at least)

[ocean gate]

you probably could have gotten it cheaper from Ampown.com, paid ~157€ which is about 135gbp including shipping and tax

[karmic garden]

Aw man... I didn't even know ampown had their own site. I'll remember that one for next time, cheers.

[dusky cipher]

Does anyone have a size comparison of the slide vs the Retroid Flip 2?

[edgy hill]

not exactly

[weak heron]

Id like to see them both closed next to each other

[ocean gate]

just looks at stubbs video, we had him compare it to the Flip2

[weak heron]

Link the video pls

Or is it the livestream

[ocean gate]

I think it was the livestream

[rocky sigil]

tl;dw they are roughly the same size and thickness with the rg slide being ever so slightly longer

but basically around the same

[dusky cipher]

So same-ish size, but flip 2 has better graphical and wifi performance, software, and oled.

[weak heron]

And protection

[dusky cipher]

My verdict is in, the RG Slide is a cool form factor, though large and bulky.

Pros:

• The screen is great, 120hz allows for Black Frame Insertion in retro games, and peak brightness is high enough to account for the dimming effect from BFI. Smooth, beautiful retro games.
• It's just pretty cool to have this form factor, the ergonomics are reasonable, especially for stick-heavy games.
• Controls feel smooth and are quiet, which gives it a premium feel while playing games.
• The form factor also allows you to utilize the device for general android use, such as apps and games.
• Decent battery life.

Cons:

• The wifi performance is poor, not sure if it's the antenna having interferance, or the chip itself, but very poor performance makes game streaming a headache (2.4ghz performed more stable than 5ghz, but still came to crashing halt/connection terminated, even within the same room as the wifi router).
• Graphical performance leaves much to be desired, PS2 is not great, gamecube is meh. You won't be able to fully push out the best of the high quality 4:3 screen.
• The speakers are like microscopic crickets shouting down a hallway, they're just not great, but not a ton worse than the Retroid Pocket 5.
• It's bulky, and heavy, giving the physical feel of something far more powerful than it performs.

Conclusion:

• I will give the device a little bit longer, to see if performance can improve, maybe there's a solution to the wifi.
• If Retroid made a lighter, more powerful slider device using the SD865, I would immediately jump on board.
• This will most likely end up being sold, as my wife prefers streaming, and the kids already have an Odin 2 and Pocket Mini, with no need for this heavier and weaker device.

[edgy hill]

Great summary

[dusky cipher]

Thank you.

[edgy hill]

I'm hoping mine's going to arrive today or tomorrow or at least before the holiday. Probably won't get my review up though until sometime next week anyways

I'm a huge fan of the Flip 2 which is kind of surprising because I never liked the original one and I'm interested to see if all like this mechanism better even though I know the CPU is not as good in the software not as supported and I won't stream on it cuz I love my abxylute Pro for that

For me the big question besides the form factor is whether the 120 hertz can outweigh the look of the OLED

[dusky cipher]

I personally love the screen. It's really nice. I only have slight glow on the top right, very minimal. Retro games seriously look amazing. They got some things very "right" with this device. Unfortunately the 120hz is only good for BFI in retro games, since the streaming performance is lacking and it can't seem to handle even 60fps streaming, definitely not 120hz.

Also keep in mind, if you can't reach 60fps, BFI fails pretty bad. PS1 game with BFI, at 2x rendering, may not be possible, at least in my testing.

[edgy hill]

I have a feeling that they don't even try for stream testing when they make these I think they're completely more focused on emulation but I could be wrong but you bring up a good point if they want to compete they're going to have to start thinking about things like when later and testing for streaming

[verbal otter]

mine is stuck with OSM world wide.

[dusky cipher]

On devices that can't get reasonable PS2 performance, and they're over $100, you should certainly make sure people can at least stream their games.

[verbal otter]

I'll be luck to see it before the end of the summer

[vestal dirge]

How common is game streaming in China? If the answer is "not very", then that may be why Anbernic doesn't seem to care.

[weak heron]

Theres plenty of other Chinese handheld companies who emphasize streaming tho

[vestal dirge]

... but then again if emulation is their focus, why did Anbernic release the RG557 in a state where it performed on emulation worse than the RG556? Could just be that Anbernic doesn't give a shit in general...

[dusky cipher]

My 34XXSP outperforms the RG Slide in game streaming.

That's why I'm hoping it's an antenna or software issue, and can be resolved.

[ocean gate]

Anbernic stuck it to the metal part of the front?

[dusky cipher]

I could have sworn I saw in a teardown, that it's in the plastic bottom, but maybe not...

Actually, yeah it has to be in the plastic housing, closer to the board, I would imagine.

[vestal dirge]

I remember some complaining that the wifi in the RG556 wasn't terribly strong. I never really noticed much because I have a strong router and a small house, but ...

[dusky cipher]

It does great when it does great, I was getting minimal latency, but in waves, I would get huge climbs to 100+ms, until it completely just comes to a halt. I tried making changes to my host system, to no avail, then I tried with my RP5 which was a totally smooth experience, and then back to RG Slide. I tested 2.4ghz and that gave me longer play time before halting than 5ghz, which makes sense since 2.4ghz is usually more stable and covers a larger distance, but either one eventually failed.

Confirmed, it's on the left side of the device, under or near the SD Card slot.

Bad placement still, our hands get in the way of the signal.

[icy fable]

Just curious what wifi you're rocking?

Not that I doubt this is the issue. But I've had performance all over the place with 6/7

[dusky cipher]

I believe it's wifi 6, none of my other devices have this issue, well... the rg405m did, and pocket 3+ metal edition.

[ocean gate]

stop having hands then

[dusky cipher]

Here's the mighty antenna.

[edgy hill]

Can it use an external Wi-Fi dongle?

[dusky cipher]

Haven't tested that myself. But since the antenna is literally attached/soldered to the case, I might...

[ocean gate]

you could grab a different one, pop it onto the board and attach it at a more favorable place

[dusky cipher]

I may also see if I have a compatible antenna in another device and see if I can maybe position this somewhere better.

https://tenor.com/view/pinky-and-the-brain-the-brain-pinky-are-you-thinking-what-im-thinking-are-you-thinking-what-im-thinking-gif-19666409

hello old friend

[shadow badge]

The more I look at the RG Slide, the more it reminds me of a Palm Pre that had a nice night out with a PSP Go but somehow got Android software instead of Palm OS.

[dusky cipher]

son of a

[ocean gate]

crack open an rgb30, those only have their antenna taped on

[dusky cipher]

Dont have one of those.

[dusky cipher]

New antenna incoming. May need a longer one to get it to the upper middle portion of the backplate (ideal), but this one seems higher quality anyway.

[strange palm]

unboxed mine on stream today... he's a crispy chonky boy...

[scarlet pebble]

Performance don't gonna improve as don't improve in any other t820 devices, the PS2 emulation is in beta and is more compatible with Snapdragon is nor only a power thing.

[dusky cipher]

Went from getting fair to good connection to good to excellent.

Streaming in moonlight definitely seems improved, I was able to play for quite a while, any hiccups were just that, just a hiccup here and there, but no dropped connection.

[scarlet pebble]

And beta most like alpha who knows what is the real future of PS2 emulation on Android neathersx2 is abandoned, because the dev is doing a new emulator and the dev ended a project of porting the psxs2 who knows.

[dusky cipher]

There's definitely an issue with the HEVC encoding on this chip. Not sure if it's a hardware thing or software. I got better results with H.264.

[scarlet pebble]

Hevc need have problem with old soc.

[rocky sigil]

"this is probably not for me" proceeds to mod antenna

[dusky cipher]

😆

[vestal dirge]

That form factor must be powerful indeed.

[dusky cipher]

The poor game streaming was the nail in the coffin, and I fixed it.

[icy fable]

Can probably just tape some more metal to it

[verbal otter]

Jesus this shipping is stuck for 4 days.

Might be time to file a CC dispute and get this shit for free

[white creek]

Yeah. That's the mature thing to do. Jesus indeed

4 whole days. Life is over

[verbal otter]

Looking at reviews for the middle mile company it could be months

I'd rather cancel and reorder, there's no way of knowing, nor any contact info.

tracking just "stops"

"Left the partner facility . USPS awaiting item" and that's all you get, "No one" has the package.

[ocean gate]

that's just how it works

waiting 2-3 weeks for it to arrive and then you pursue the issue

[verbal otter]

Right two weeks would be next Monday

[white creek]

I hate Amazon and the expectations it's created for people.

[verbal otter]

4PX has better logistics, that’s all they had to use.

OSM is notorious for delaying packages based on order density

[white creek]

It's not a life saving device. Take a breath. Enjoy life. It'll be there eventually. 🤣 And Amazon is absolutely the reason younger people throw fits about shipping times. You guys never had to wait a week for a letter to go halfway across the country. You just expect things to be at your door 2 days after placing your order.

[verbal otter]

lol I’m 42 and terminal but yah

And I do apologize for my recent outburst. It'll be here Saturday, it's finally in the postal service hands. Eggs on my face.

The expectation wasn't on the speed, it was on knowing what's going on with the package. It had departed 3 days ago from location, but was awaiting reciving from USPS. Not delivery times, Amazon doesn't even do 3 day where I live.

[autumn iris]

Has anyone tried this in Tate mode with a telescopic controller?

Wonder what the experience might be like Tate games or vertical DS.

[icy fable]

I never care when devices get delayed. Then I actually play the devices I own 😆

[verbal otter]

Fair statement 🙂

[verbal otter]

looking at vert videos of android games, I'd suspect it's pretty good.

[icy fable]

I can totally get it if it's part of your like business or something. Reviews and whatnot. Not saying that's you, but it would suck to be like 2 weeks late. But I feel like most of these makers hand them out like candy

[verbal otter]

LOL in honesty my birthday was yesterday - and this was my gift to my self. And there hadn't been any updates to tracking, the middle mile logistics is notorious for holding things until they have enough to move. Luckily they went to a metro that's 4 hours away, and didn't wait for build up until the metro that's 1.5 hours away - which was my concern.

I always choose 4PX to do the shipping for this reason, but wasn't available this time 😦

I've ordered dbrand skins shipped with osm and they've taken 3 weeks for domestic only.

Blows my mind there's money to be made in logistics for moving slower, while charging less.

[noble spade]

Amidst all of the talk of 2 week shipping times I’m over here waiting like a month for a model kit to get here from Ukraine hoping it doesn’t get blown up in country or something

[verbal otter]

My security system is from Ukraine. DHL has been pretty good to me fortunately.

[rocky sigil]

you would not enjoy being European

[storm vigil]

I fall in the it'll get here when it gets here camp but I feel your pain though, mine said it made it to the US airport, then tracking went dark for 8 days lmao

But honestly i take having a tracking number and showing at least some initial movement over the "here's our shipping list, no notice when new waves will come up or how many will be in it"

I keep letting ayaneo do that to me, i like the handhelds but despise that process lol

[ocean gate]

my Slide finally shipped, now lets wait

[storm vigil]

Supposedly mine will arrive today

But it also says it's still in california so uh

Guess we'll see how that goes lol

Maybe the hand off tracking is just cheeks

[verbal otter]

Mine literally just appeared 75 miles away, despite no updates since Saturday

[storm vigil]

I got uniuni, who i think was pretty decent before but i've only been assigned to them maybe 2 or 3 times

[icy fable]

Mines been stuck in customs for a week now. Not sure if it's waiting for a fee or just backlogged. Impossible to know when we basically have nothing set up for this process 😕

[white creek]

You must be new to buying Chinese handhelds. Lol. This shit is common. That's why you adopt the patient attitude. It has nothing to do with anbernic or retroid or any other manufacturers.

[ocean gate]

I firmly believe they just air drop them in the country they are supposed to go to and then whichever delivery company stumbles upon them gets to do the last mile

[heady glen]

It used to take 2-3 months back in the 2007-2014 era for chinese to arrive

[cinder cargo]

i can believe this
it feels like every time i order one, a last mile company i never heard of is who takes care of it

[cold crag]

This is why I never got into the hobby back then. It felt like devices were outdated by the time you got them.

[heady glen]

I meant anything in general from China

[verbal otter]

Well to a point 🙂 they can choose the logistics provider, and I've never had this issue with 4PX as I mentioned before.

[white creek]

I've had that issue with 4px more than anyone else. 😅

[verbal otter]

That's also fair.

I was just being a tool earlier.

It's coming tomorrow.

They heard me.

"Being handed over to the USPS in Glendale IL" to "USPS has the package in Omaha NE"

[white creek]

To be fair I have way too much going on in my day to day life to track these things. Lol. What I wouldn't give to have that time. 🍻😁

[verbal otter]

also https://parcelsapp.com is killer if anyone wants more detail, it gave me last mile info before anyone

[white creek]

I've probably ordered shit that never showed up lol

[verbal otter]

I've got a small small collection, 351P, 28xx, 2xR36S, 35xxSP , by no means a fanatic 🙂

So def under experienced with chinese hand helds. And stuff I order from temu, I'm never "jazzed" up about

I'm jazzed about this device

Thanks for dealing with me retro fam.

[storm vigil]

You're good i understand the excitement

351P is such a classic that's where i got started at

[white creek]

My 351p was my first device years ago. Sits in a drawer. Can't bring myself to ditch it

I've bought and sold a lot. Down to my flip 2 now. I'll grab a slide off marketplace from someone that doesn't like the weight. 😅

[storm vigil]

I know i really ought to sell my stuff i think i have enough to make a mini museum by now haha

Did regift two of them at least

Oh i think that's it right now

Heard a little noise and got to wave at the driver, guess he just set it down lol

[storm vigil]

Respect for making the screen protector have those cutouts, it applied super easily
Im forever cursed at this and got a hair and some dust stuck to the protector instead of the screen so i just gave up

But for any of you who it works out nicely for it had no air bubbling

I swear i've only had like 2 handhelds ive been able to do that first try with

[verbal otter]

I do it in the bathroom with the shower steam running, takes all the particles out of the air.

[storm vigil]

yeah, i let it steam up for a good 10+ minutes beforehand

they weren't kidding about this being a really good handheld for 4:3 Garfield

[dusty zinc]

damn thats genius

[storm vigil]

jokes aside this would be a good way if you have old shows on plex or something, was watching while setting my sd card up and they look really nice filling out the screen in original mode

[verbal otter]

can you change refresh rate in settings?

[storm vigil]

yup, looks like it has 4 modes

auto, 60hz, 90hz, 120hz

[verbal otter]

damn no 30 😦

[storm vigil]

in the display section of the settings app

[verbal otter]

according to screen specs 30fps should provide 1.5hrs more screen on time than 120hz

maybe auto, and can set in retro/emulator

[storm vigil]

ah, that might be possible

[olive berry]

Exactly! That's why waiting for my first ever handheld was really painful - after that it was smooth sailing 🙂

[storm vigil]

figured i'd try my first time using beacon on here, it's nice how easy it is to detect the right box art

Only had to correct it for a couple of games

The muscle memory of accidentally hitting apps section is slightly annoying but i'll keep at it

[storm vigil]

im curious how good that "anbernic AI"'s on screen translation is

i saw LGR mention it in his video but it slipped my mind

i already learned all the kana so i can fumble my way through a game with literally no story or complicated menu options like Monster Gate for GBA but anything beyond that is still beyond me with what i've learned

[cold crag]

I'd imagine it will probably work the same as something like Google translate in that it will be very literal which you may have to infer what they actually meant. Or like some of the old game mistranslations.

[storm vigil]

that makes sense

[dusky cipher]

So after wifi Antenna replacement (from a RP3+ Metal Edition). Streaming is improved but still not fully stable. It ordered some higher gain antennas from Amazon that I'm going to try. But Im considering there may be more of an issue with the networking in this chip that is causing the issue versus just signal stability.

I tested steam link today and it seems better so far overall but still locks up quite often.

My RP5 handles moonlight perfectly.

Additionally on moonlight when I close the slider, it apparently triggers the same hotkey for taking screenshots in steam, and does so repeatedly until I slide the screen back up.

I bet the D8300 would have handled streaming better.

[verbal otter]

ok that asshole that was complaining about shipping, well his slide showed up today, so f' that guy 😄

[ocean gate]

yeah fuck dmikey, burn his home and rescue the slide from his hands 🔥

[verbal otter]

that was my other brother dmiikey

https://tenor.com/view/newhart-larry-darryl-and-darryl-gif-499755076285433824

the hand feel is great. it's def not "chonky" unless your using the device closed

[ocean gate]

I mean, given how it should be like 1.8cm, that's honestly pretty average and thick enough to be comfortable

the complaints from reviews were more about the weight distributions, with the metal panel at the top and given how the active cooling blows downwards, I kinda expect the battery also to be in the top of the bottom half?

[verbal otter]

it balances on my fingers slightly below the shoulder buttons

right on the first set of nubs on the back case

[ocean gate]

mine just shipped 2-3 days ago, so I can't comment anything from personally touching it yet

[verbal otter]

hard design choice, but for my hands, I could use an extra 1/2 inch of screen slide - to playce the controls slightly higher.

[ocean gate]

well, the appeal of something like this honestly would have been way bigger as a phone

the controls would always be kinda compromised, yet you can just slide them out and play a bit with it, no need to lug around additional controllers or anything

but naturally Anbernic ain't in a position to pull it off

[verbal otter]

Damn default Android doesn't allow SD Card as internal storage

they could - but for tmobile only

in the US anyway

the cost to bring a phone to verizon is like 100K

[ocean gate]

no clue how it works in the US or EU to begin with, but making it a phone would require way more than just doing a handheld anyway

let alone that a phone version should be 16:9 and way slimmer tbh

[verbal otter]

there's like a whole provider certification process the company needs to go through, yeah besides the tech

[ocean gate]

heck, ditch the sticks if you have to, I am fine with d-pad, face buttons and start/select

[verbal otter]

i mean it's either this or an mcon in my pocket anyway

LOL

[ocean gate]

yeah I mean, it ain't has to be as thin as a normal phone, but I can't imagine to have the Slide in my pocket all day when it's a chonky as the Flip2

[icy fable]

If this is the case I'd expect all 820 devices to suffer at streaming. Can't say I've ever tried on one

[ocean gate]

neither did I and I have all but the 556

[icy fable]

Could very well be the case

Is kinda old at this point

[verbal otter]

i still wouldn't go bigga than the 36S/35xx, but carry the 28xx for that reason

[icy fable]

C'mon miyoo flip mini. Only small handheld I want

Will buy 5 day 1 (ok, maybe week 2 after I see if hinges explode)

[ocean gate]

I mean, I ain't have anything else but my phone in that pocket, a sliding handheld that would be about the same size and at most twice the thickness THAT DOUBLES as a phone (honestly only need data tbh), would easily replace it

[icy fable]

Shit. I'd even take shitty radios

[verbal otter]

lol I carry a iphone se3 and it's too big

[icy fable]

4g LTE. So be it

[verbal otter]

if doesn't fit in my sling, it doesn't go with me

[ocean gate]

anyway, rgSLIDExx when? 4" 960x720, smaller, slimmer, no sticks

[verbal otter]

I'd buy it for sure.

good enough psp performance.

put a 16x9 on it

[icy fable]

Wouldn't you want sticks for PSP?

[ocean gate]

ehh not really, I mean you technically can run PSP on it, but it's not good enough to do a 16:9 screen, which I honestly expected more on the big Slide

[icy fable]

Or a stick

[verbal otter]

well at 1x it would

doen't have to be a 720 screen 😄

[ocean gate]

with some frame skip and not exactly god of war

[verbal otter]

i'm sure there's some ewaste there.

[verbal otter]

yeah 1 for sure

[ocean gate]

i kinda want better screen res for the xx line now that they have been using the same chip for 1+year

[icy fable]

I expect 1:1 PSP go clones now that patent is over

[ocean gate]

still waiting for them to do a NEO GEO POCKET COLOR

[icy fable]

Kinda hoping Ayn will jump on slider bandwagon

Odin 2 Slide

I'd say Odin 3. But the first version will probably melt through pockets

I'm fine with slides being a gen behind and performant

[ocean gate]

I mean... 8gen2 is more than good enough really, 8gen3 (or G3 Gen3) is kinda excessive already

not that I wouldn't be interested if Ayn announces competition to the Ayaneo Pocket S2

also if they do another Odin 2, at least Linux support would persist which would honestly be part of my consideration if I would have to pick between those and the Ayaneo stuff

[dusky cipher]

Yeah Im interested to see what others have experienced with the 556 or other t820 devices in Moonlight game streaming.

[storm vigil]

I was surprised about this too, i think i have smaller / medium hands, too

it is pretty uncomfortable to use while laying down but pretty much every handheld is for me, aside from maybe an rg nano

[verbal otter]

Turns out the gamepad isn't xinput compatible, anyone use a good mapper already?

[cold crag]

Does it have the gamepad switch like the Flip 2? I found xbox mode works with xinput stuff but retroid software is probably different.

[oblique jasper]

It does have a layout switch. Not sure if that changes input type

Check the pull down menu

[cold crag]

With BFI making the screen darker, could you use that to make the screen even dimmer for night time playing? It probably doesn't work that way but I always hear about it making things too dark.

[light oracle]

So it wouldn’t work with Android games that don’t see it as a Xbox controller like COD mobile ?

[oblique jasper]

Cod mobile is more picky than any other game. It does not work without using the screen mapper

It works with other games

[light oracle]

Last time I tried using Anbernics screen mapper it was a confusing buggy mess , not sure if they changed it but the one on Retroid/AYN devices is vastly superior

[smoky bone]

Amazon Flex drivers leaving my package in the front on the entire apartment complex because they don’t know how to use a call box. Also I’ve gotten like $400 worth of refunds so far this year due to the Flex drivers not delivering the package but lying about it being delivered (likely cause they couldn’t figure out the call box). Rant over

[oblique jasper]

I did test cod using it and it worked alright. It’s a little unintuitive to get it working but I loaded up a preset that already had for cod and it worked alright.

[white creek]

I've never dealt with their flex drivers. I just see them all at the gas station at 3am on my Way to work

I work across the street from their local warehouse and around the corner from where they all park their delivery trucks 🤣

[cold crag]

Oh that is interesting. I know on the Flip 2 COD mobile picked up the gamepad in Xbox mode.

[rocky sigil]

one thing that they could do is include the sim slot and the parts to make it work, then be like "phone? what phone?" and skip getting certified entirely, let the community turn it into a hacky phone with no certification or support

[oblique jasper]

Retroid spoofs somehow I think. COD expects a Bluetooth controller.

[vestal dirge]

So I've got a Slide coming in about five days from now. Ended up not being able to resist PSP Go form factor after all ... even if it's a PSP Go Brick Edition.

shakes tiny fist at Anbernic

[cold crag]

Psp brick, psp THICC, Go Xl. So many good nicknames

[vestal dirge]

Go XXL from what people are saying. I guess I'll find out.

[verbal otter]

The Wifi is that bad.

20 ft from the router, it can't get a signal through ME

I don't think it's just the antenna placement

[violet fog]

But, but, but.....who is Helegaly?!?!?!

[light oracle]

Could it be the metal plate on the back ?

[minor tundra]

How are the speakers?

[storm vigil]

I messed with it a bit just now, it's like rigby said definitely no replacement for a human's work but if you're willing to try to figure out what they really meant or you want to kinda check yourself, it's actually surprisingly cool

It reminds me a lot of setting up Optical Character Recognition on PC for games but this one basically already knows where to check and overlays it right then and there

It's actually really convenient but the button is so tiny, makes me wish you could just map it to the left hotkey button instead of tapping it

not too sure how useful the other stuff is though....

im not exactly enamored with AI tools for other stuff, it started telling me info about the completely wrong game (Mother 3 when I'm playing Magical Medical) and gave me a list of tips about uh, looking at the HUD and a reminder to save often

😅

[verbal otter]

They could use more bass like some reviews mention, but damn Dolby works so well with how they are positioned

[verbal otter]

Nearly my perfect device

[olive berry]

I never tried moonlight but I used Chiaki for PS5 streaming on the RG406 without any issues.

I can give it a go if it helps you

[dusky cipher]

It has xbox/nintendo payout switch from quick settings. But I've found it to be slightly buggy and doesn't stick through boots/reboots.

By buggy, I've had it not switch to Xbox mode after rebooting in Xbox mode (it gets stuck in Nintendo mode after boot). Very odd.

[dusky cipher]

Yeah, the more people testing moonlight streaming, the better.

[olive berry]

I'll try it on the 406V and let you know how it went.

[olive berry]

Ran for about half an hour now, very stable with no major lags or crashes.

(Streaming from an older gaming PC running Ubuntu)

[olive berry]

Got some major lag after letting the game sit for a bit - but it turned out that was just the screensaver activating on the PC. Once I moved the mouse it was back to normal.

[verbal otter]

seems ok, though not intuitive at all

[verbal otter]

Also I'm going to say the slide is indeed compact.

It fits very nicely into my backpack vs a switch lite / full size switch

it's def not "day to day portable" unless you already lug one of those around

[verbal otter]

you cant understate this screen for ps2 and gc

[dusky cipher]

Thanks for testing. Im definitely getting different results on the slide, so maybe its not the chip itself.

[olive berry]

Doesn't look like it, no. I'm using GammaOS on the 406V btw. Let me know if you need any more tests or information.

[void grail]

I can't wait for gamma OS on the slide. I'm holding off on really configuring the system until then

[ocean gate]

why configure it, if Gamma can do it for you

[void grail]

btw, what do y'all think about the viability of using these on the slide?

[void grail]

Well I meant as far as waiting before going through the trouble of installing apps and all that, since I'll want to flash his custom firmware later

[night moth]

if you need to add stuff to a new device to make it comfortable to use...

[void grail]

Yeah I bought it in spite of how critical most reviews were of the ergonomics. Now I have it in my hands and I have a little buyer's remorse 😂

Those little attachments look like they could help without sacrificing the form factor too much

[storm vigil]

that's unlucky, this handheld is a bit more locked down than most for syncthing

doesnt look like i'll be able to get to the ps2 memcards folder

works fine for retroarch at least

[light oracle]

I really don't see how those would make it more ergonomic + the slide is much heavier than your typical cellphone,might be worth a shot if cheap enough .
What exactly don't you like about the ergonomics?

[night moth]

wash your hands bro those screens are dirty

[void grail]

I think my index fingers are just too long. Was hoping that some kind of grip might just help with putting more distance between my fingertips and the buttons

All that said, I'm still getting adjusted to how best to hold it. It's also my first time buying any sort of retro handheld. I kind of intended on have just one such kind of device, and part of me knows that there are some other gadgets out there that would've better served that need at a similar price point (albeit with far less style), but I think this still could potentially be that one-and-done device for me. Gonna keep playing around with it and I can't wait for gamma os

I think it would also feel a little more balanced if the screen rested like 1/4 inch lower when it's slid up

[rocky sigil]

honestly it's still a looker

I really dig the aesthetics of this handheld

[plush folio]

I am enjoying it except for the shoulder buttons. Still trying to find a good way to use them comfortably.

[rain wraith]

You have just implied 90% of retroid sales are a mistake too with that comment. 😄

[vestal dirge]

That's like ... every Retroid device.

[shadow badge]

https://youtu.be/Zy1TF2D_XJ4
I don't know if I would call the RG Slide the worst device in 2025. Sure, I can see it as a device for only the crazy few (and even the crazy few can be kinda split on the RG Slide), I feel like the worst device of the year has to tick a couple of boxes that would really impact the handheld sphere.

[vestal dirge]

(I hadn't scrolled down yet when I posted my comment. Agreed.)

[night moth]

hey, not my fault retroid used to make goddamn rectangles for consoles until not too long ago

[rain wraith]

the rectangle was fine, it was everything else bigger than the rp2s that was the issue. 😄

[vestal dirge]

If the Slide is the worst device of the year, we must've had a really good year because nothing I've seen from it is all that bad.

[rain wraith]

Seems to be lots of little flaws adding up with it from those who don't like it, comes down to whether you notice them

Will be a shame if it doesn't suit enough people as larger 4:3 devices should definitely be encouraged

[shadow badge]

Yeah, I don't think we had a device that could be in the that bad category year. The RG Slide is an awkwardly experimental device at the worst and and interestingly potential yet flawed concept at best.

Not even the RG557 doesn't even feel like it belongs in the worst devices either.

[vestal dirge]

The 557 is a bit frustrating because it could have been (and could still be if Anbernic can at minimum figure out how to fix its software) so much better than what was shipped.

[edgy hill]

i was playing ape escape 3 on them, it worsks of you dont need the face buttons

[noble spade]

I really cant decide if this is something I would actually use or just be resold after a few weeks like other handhelds. The slide mechanism really intrigues me though as it makes it much easier to use the thing as just an android thing than something with specific controls like the retroids or other Anbernics.

[verbal otter]

Suprised how good the form factor is for 3DS/NDS, putting. That touch screen right into thumb range

[ocean gate]

tiny touch

[night moth]

https://tenor.com/view/small-small-center-zoolander-ben-stiller-ants-gif-5494197

[safe estuary]

Question: How do you guys feel about the weight distribution of RG-Slide?

[edgy hill]

It's acceptable for gen 1 device

[verbal otter]

Its got heft , but I don’t feel strained to hold it.

[verbal otter]

I might be liking the versatility a little too much

[storm vigil]

lol, nice

[olive berry]

How do the Slide and the Flip 2 compare in terms of ergonomics?

[storm vigil]

i'd say the flip 2's a lot better ergonomically

[olive berry]

Does it have a camera? Or is that the light sensor?

[edgy hill]

The distribution of weight is just a little bit too off for me to choose slide over flip So currently flip is better to hold overall

[void grail]

I think that's a reflection of some ceiling fixture 🕵️‍♂️

Someone reviewed these little paddle things and uploaded pictures of their rp4. I went ahead and bought them but honestly $20 feels like too much

[noble spade]

Damn, now I have fallen down the rabbit hole of random android mp3 players on Amazon and am suddenly thinking that this may be a great value for a music player and gaming system at work.

Halfway through convincing myself that this may be a good thing to grab after convincing myself that it would be very uncomforable and odd.

[edgy hill]

Perfect fit

[twilit geyser]

I was half expecting AI lol

[terse lance]

I think all of his videos shared here are AI now

[cinder cargo]

Don't give ayaneo ideas

They'll make this slide but 3x the price

[shadow badge]

Too late, already sent them some ideas (They'll probably turn me down and credit me never when they eventually make their version of it).

[rain wraith]

It'd depend on the quality of the headphones output if you are comparing it to standalone MP3 players, that's the main thing that you are paying for with them.

[noble spade]

Yeah, reality came crashing down hard. Rewatched the LGR review of it and remembered its a THICC boi

[rain wraith]

I have an MP3 player that's only slightly thicker than my phone and the front of it is roughly a one inch square.

[noble spade]

What is it?

[rain wraith]

Hidizs ap80, costs about the same as the slide

Mostly just a player, but can also be used as a portable dac/amp too.

[noble spade]

very interesting

[verbal otter]

yeah think it's a reflection

[vagrant quarry]

Yup, this is one of my favorite things to do with it

I too like the versatility

[storm vigil]

I got one called the Oilsky M308

Cute little thing, works well

I feel kinda dumb because I just upgraded my phone a few weeks after, so now it doesn't fill the niche of dping the aux in my car since my new phone's type C port isnt awful like my old one

But if i wanna use a headphone jack that's a huge win, and it's nice to have a separate sd card for just music

You could do it with this Slide too just comically bulky

Like taking around a cd player back in the day

[icy fable]

Can say this about any pocketable device honestly. None tend to have great ergos

[dusky cipher]

My RG slide has burn-in.

[storm vigil]

😬

[still grail]

does the slide have any other firmware options yet?

[dusky cipher]

Okay burn-in seems to have resolved itself.

[night moth]

This is not that pocketable. I can let it slide for a 40$ 28xx, not for this 150$ bulky thing that slides open. My opinion tho.
I did print a grip for my rg280v and it greatly improved the experience back then. I didn't for 28xx because I didn't find one I like enough. Plus the horizontal format doesn't need a grip as much

[safe estuary]

Alright 🤔

[icy fable]

Pocketable for me so

But the core of my point stands. Nothing in the smaller range of handhelds is gonna have ergos and remain small. RG cube is maybe the closest we'll get

Just think it's funny when people call out needing grips to make handhelds feel better in hand as a negative, when almost all of them benefit from it. Lol

Heck even the ones we get with built in contours like the RP5 feel much better with grips attached

[light oracle]

It's pocketable enough , I find the whole pocketable argument bizarre if you want something halfway powerful .
There are so many more options if you want something smaller and slimmer like your phone , you can't have it both ways if you want something with built in controls

[icy fable]

Obviously there's like a size maximum where even the largest jacket pocket won't fit something. But for me it's more how many things are gonna catch when getting it in and out. Clams and now a slider pretty much solves that problem when it comes to more power and sticks

Now would I take something thinner than this with sliders. 100%. That's if it even made it that much thinner. Savings might just not be there

Not if using a chipset that needs to be actively cooled

[verbal otter]

It's plenty pocketable to carry around the house. And it fits much better in a pack than a horizontal. but def too big to comfortably carry around, and mostly too heavy.

[plush folio]

I don’t know about base firmware, newer to android devices, but I am messing around with emulation station and it works well. I can load jnto it and just use that. Works well.

[edgy hill]

https://youtu.be/j3wM2nY8-is

[weak heron]

At least it would be able to play ps2 and gc at the resolution of the screen

[cinder cargo]

true

[verbal otter]

Damn Daijisho has some weird audio activation on slide close thing going on

[dusky cipher]

And if you stream steam big picture with moonlight and you slide the slide down, prepare for machine gun fast repeating screenshots.

[vestal dirge]

Until it started throttling. 🙃

[weak heron]

Maybe if u tried to play in 4k docked

[vagrant quarry]

It doesn’t seem any harder to hold than any other handheld I’ve owned

[void grail]

It's the only retro handheld I've ever had, so take my criticisms with a grain of salt for sure. But I'm reminded of my PSP 1000 and that thing was pretty uncomfortable to play on for extended sessions. It occured to me one day to get some 3d-printed grip from ebay to make it more shaped like a controller and it made a huge difference

[storm vigil]

I dont have it too bad but it could be a difference in how we hold it

I can definitely make it more painful if i change my hand placement

I dont wanna judge because i can totally understand wanting to protect your wrists after hearing from a friend with carpal tunnel

I tend not to play many games that need shoulder buttons at least not in a speedy way so i dont have to contort to get to them like he mentioned

[verbal otter]

4 days in and easily my fav device. I think it gets more comfortable as I continue to learn to hold.

[fluid oyster]

Been testing it for 2 days. Finally got one in house.

I like it so far.

[icy fable]

Mine is still "customs released" so who knows when it'll show

[ocean gate]

uhh my Slide got delivered to the local carrier, soon

[icy fable]

Haha. Yeah. Last mile is GoFo. Some random ass company who probably picks up from customs like once a month

[ocean gate]

#1377225236789071882 message my point still stands

[vestal dirge]

SUPPOSED to be here on Wednesday. At least the tropical storm is moving out so that shouldn't be an excuse to delay delivery.

[icy fable]

Haha. Valid. Why sometimes it shows up in 5 days. And other times it's 2 months

I regret learning I can track these Chinese company packages. I used to just be surprised when it arrives

[ocean gate]

gotta order via DPD that ain't trackable

[icy fable]

Haha. Maybe my go-to from now on

[ocean gate]

only way to avoid the street robbery when you order from Ayaneo, but it's nerve wrecking

[verbal otter]

Ok the worst part of the device it’s the crease separating the back, picks up all sorts of dirt

[olive berry]

Not going to pick one up but I enjoy how much you guys are liking it. Such a cool and unique device!

[vestal dirge]

Might could toothbrush that out of there?

[verbal otter]

Yeah a detail brush would fine for sure

[lilac trail]

has anyone measured the thickness of just the controller part of the slide? Trying to get a good idea of how thick it is when actually playing with it.

[cold crag]

The entire device is26mm thick. The standard phone is around 7-8mm which is about how thick the screen portion is. The control portion is 18mm-ish.

[lilac trail]

thanks, this helps

[icy fable]

My pixel fold with case is around 15-16. An extra cm is chonky but manageable for me at least

[void grail]

Around 5min this guy takes caliper measurements of just the controller, plus a few other important measurements:
https://youtu.be/XUfICpuPZPw?si=pH9u8mJNAPhhWj2f

[storm vigil]

i had a lot of fun playing today, didnt have discomfort but i noticed my grip to make this comfortable probably wouldnt make people happy yeah

i barely reach for the shoulders at all

so this would be rough for stick + shoulder kind of games

[past raft]

Man, I really want the wide 4:3 screen

Wish they had used a more advanced chip than T820 though..

[strange palm]

I’m feeling this vibe too

[mental agate]

Finally got mine

[vestal dirge]

Mine has at least arrived in my state. Not here quite yet, though.

[ocean gate]

Mine is out for delivery

[ocean gate]

it arrived

okay yeah, this thing is waay to big

[flat pivot]

post pics or it didnt happen

[ocean gate]

It's horrible

[flat pivot]

congratulation about your new body scale!

[ocean gate]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-throwing-brick-brick-cat-gif-9142560192559212520

more like this

[past raft]

Put it against your hand for comparison

[lucid grove]

anthing you like about it?

[ocean gate]

it waking up and unlocking when sliding up and going to sleep when sliding down is nice, generally the individual parts are fine too, it's just too heavy and uncomfortable to hold at a good viewing angle and I have too many other devices to play it at 90° to hold it somewhat comfortable

[lucid grove]

fair points

[past raft]

The Slide is on sales at AliExpress now

[night moth]

that's what she said

[past raft]

Is there any improvement from RG406V? They are using the same soc right?

[storm vigil]

if they do it'd be none whatsoever as far as i understand

same as RG cube right? which would check out

[vestal dirge]

This device probably comes down to "did you like the sliding gimmick of the PSP Go" and "did you want something that both has sticks and doesn't have stacked triggers so it's flat on the bottom for sliding into a pocket". The Go was pretty polarizing on comfort. For some it was fine, for others ... it was hated.

I will apparently find out for myself today.

Mine is out for delivery. Of course I'm at work, so ...

[storm vigil]

from what i understand the psp go was way way way more comfortable because it's a lot smaller and lighter

even me as someone who likes this thing i didn't visualize the size correctly

[vestal dirge]

Lighter is a given - but the Go being as small as it is works against it somewhat.

[storm vigil]

that's fair, i tend to prefer handhelds to be as small as possible but i know for people with big hands they hate that kind of thing

[vestal dirge]

A near-5" 4:3 display is going to make it kinda a brick no matter what. A smaller 16:9 would have probably made it more pocket-friendly.

[light oracle]

Quick question, has anyone tried Genshin Impact or Wuthering Waves on this ?
Potentially looking to gift to a younger relative for a BD present, but do the games recognize the built in controls and fully work for both games?
All I know is when I tried setting them up to try on a RG556 they only worked with crappy unintuitive touch controls mapping software or use the actual touchscreen

[storm vigil]

i haven't but i can try downloading it

my friend told me wuthering waves should actually auto detect controllers which is cool

iirc mihoyo games force you to tap into a controller mode every re-launch

[vestal dirge]

WuWa probably won't work due to issues with Anbernic's Android build. (specifically, it sees the device as rooted)

[storm vigil]

i didnt play Zenless for long but i ended up just doing a touch mapping because i was that irritated by it

[storm vigil]

oh, interesting

[vestal dirge]

I don't have my Slide yet, but the RG556 and RG557 both have that issue, and the Slide is basically a different form factor of the 556.

[storm vigil]

the only time i tried it was on an odin

i can let you know for that too should be just a bit

[vestal dirge]

It will probably install, download 24GB of assets, let you sign in, then kick you out complaining that the device is rooted.

[storm vigil]

oh lol

well if it's anything i had a problem with syncthing because it's not rooted enough to let you get to the nethersx2 memcards folder

[vestal dirge]

ZZZ and Genshin should work fine - though you will probably need to run ZZZ at 30fps.

ZZZ recognizes controls on RG556/RG557/RGCube, so should be no issue here with the Slide. I've been meaning to try out Genshin with controller on Android (I quit Genshin a LONG time ago, so haven't been fully keeping up)

[light oracle]

Would be much appreciated, nothing is worse than buy something expecting it to work until it doesn’t

[light oracle]

Let me know how it works out if you try

[storm vigil]

yeah, same here for genshin

i had a lot of fun in that initial run of the game up til inazuma and i just got way too exhausted

[storm vigil]

looks like Wuthering Waves works

the default is extremely fuzzy, i think it's in a mode to prioritize framerate over sharpness by default

and it does detect controller straight away if you press a button

@vestal dirge just to give you a heads up too

[verbal otter]

Genshine runs great with binding ready to play right away.

new Persona5X works great

[storm vigil]

that's nice to hear

[verbal otter]

Asphalt Extreme has a shader issue on medium to high, but runs great in peformance mode.

[vestal dirge]

Interesting ... suggests that Anbernic may have fixed their build for the Slide.

[light oracle]

Thanks for this much appreciated

[light oracle]

Does it not detect the built in controls ?
I know GI recently added controller support for Android recently but kind of picky which controls work

[verbal otter]

Nope, this controller doesn't support XInput, it's unfortunately a Direct Input controller.

[vestal dirge]

(... now if they can shoot that fix over to the RG557 - which should be WAY more capable of playing WuWa well than the Slide is ...)

[light oracle]

Damn , thanks for trying though and letting me know .
I know they do get recognized with Retroid software as they have a Xbox/Nintendo mode that works right off the bat

[verbal otter]

looks like the face buttons on the bezel, as well as the slide mechanic are direct inputs as well.

[light oracle]

Why does Anbernic gimp there Android builds this way ?
It would be amazing if they actually put a bit of effort into it

[verbal otter]

must be quick and easy, agreed though I'd like to see more effort into making it widely compatible.

[cold crag]

Man I really wanted to get a Slide. But seeing all these things that are just already implemented in the Flip 2 is just further keeping me from pulling the trigger on this one.

[light oracle]

Completely agree , they could get away with it on more budget friendly models like X series but with the higher end Hardware just isn’t that great if you want to do some Android gaming

[cold crag]

Imagine if they did do all the work to make this an actual phone, but then you couldn’t even play Android games on it. That feels like a real Anbernic move.

[verbal otter]

h700 pro model, 2gb ram, and a sim card tray

[cold crag]

With just a SIM card tray and no SD card slot because they didn’t want to spring for the dual SIM card/sd card tray.

[verbal otter]

I'm suprised they didn't make this a uncertified GSM phone, since the T820 supports 5G. Wonder what the cost of the modem vs without was

[cold crag]

Considering how bad the WiFi antenna is, it probably was a good idea they didn’t try.

[cinder cargo]

i still dont get why they randomly went with 2gb h700 for the 34xx sp then went back to 1gb with the 35xx pro

[past raft]

For the record, RP5 works perfectly with both of those games

[past raft]

Anbernic’s design choices feels more like throwing darts at the board to decide which features to include/exclude

[cinder cargo]

maybe they use their anbernic ai to choose

[past raft]

Same. I love the big 4:3 screen, and I was excited to try out Genshin and Wuwa on this. But the no X-input controller support killed it

[shadow badge]

Some people have claimed that Anbernic would have to go through a lengthy process of verifying the Slide as a phone and such.

[past raft]

At this rate, seems like Flip 2 is the best alternative Android device I can get along with my RP5

[verbal otter]

still looks and plays amazing, but you gotta stare on OSC the whole time

[past raft]

It’s really aggravating since Genshin finally has Android controller support! Not to mention it’s already a miracle that Wuwa can run on this, considering it’s not possible on Anbernic’s other Androids

[verbal otter]

Could be worse, Street Fighter 4 supports the controller, but still has atrocious frame rates in general

[cold crag]

Yeah the Flip 2 really feels like peak android handheld at this time. Unless you really want that extra power from the Odin line.

[past raft]

What is Anbernic thinking handicapping their Android devices like this

[cold crag]

I honestly don’t know why the mobile port is so bad. The 3DS port was miles better than this.

[verbal otter]

I can't believe they signed a deal with Netflix and it's still terrible.

[cold crag]

Still cant believe i pulled this off on a touch screen.

[past raft]

I’m not considering Odin mostly because the two models I wanted have a big handicap (Mini has no OLED, Portal is too big)

[verbal otter]

Slide is still for me, 4x3 screen that looks exceptional.

[cold crag]

The store page says it supports controllers but controls don’t work on the Flip 2 or even trying to use the G8+ on my phone.

[twilit geyser]

God the SFIV mobile port is so fucking cursed

This was like 2011 or 2012 I think

They added it to Netflix

Oh shit

[twilit geyser]

2010 on iOS

Crazy to think that the 3DS port of SFIV was only a year later

[cold crag]

Some bigwig at Netflix probably heard someone talking about SF6 on the Switch 2 and wanted Street Fighter on Netflix games. And pulled the most out of touch move possible by slapping a Netflix logo on this not even realizing how bad it was.

Such an odd port too. It has USF4 characters, but is missing characters from the base roster.

[light oracle]

Oh I know but don’t want to spend more than I have too if I can help it

It’s not for me personally

[cold crag]

Honestly the D1100 Flip 2 might end up being a better buy than the Slide at the same price point. I am not familiar at all with its performance though. But it should at least have the QoL features that the SD865 version has.

[light oracle]

Is it even out yet?

[past raft]

Are they the same price point? I thought it’s just USD30 cheaper than the SD865 Flip

[cold crag]

$179 if you grab the early bird pricing when it goes up live tomorrow.

[past raft]

It’s apparently launching tomorrow

[light oracle]

Nice , didn’t even know it was so soon

[karmic garden]

Same as the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, so yeah will be more powerful than the Slide. Check out any old RP4P vs 556 video.

[vestal dirge]

Trying to do Wild Life Extreme stress test on an Anbernic T820 device is just ... sad. Wonder if the Slide will do any different than the RG556. Let's just say it ain't a 3D powerhouse.

[storm vigil]

That's for sure

[verbal otter]

98.6%

very sad when a passive cooled device gets 99+

this was on High CPU, High Fan, Plugged in.

[edgy hill]

.

[scarlet pebble]

I might have one this month

[verbal otter]

the Slide is no longer heavy after about a week

[dusty zinc]

https://tenor.com/view/strong-fingers-fingering-spongebob-gif-15962147

[storm vigil]

Lol

Lifting to handle the slide is a good plan

[scarlet pebble]

I don't think that, I just gonna have one because a friend make review and is gonna sell me the review unite really Chepo

I don't like it, but the screen just look great. For sure I will sell it when some model came out

[vestal dirge]

Just got my Slide. Haven't opened the box yet, but the box is pretty hefty. Might have to call this thing the RG Brick.

[scarlet pebble]

i think is potential to mod part with a decent 3d print material to at last reduce the weight the metal things looks kind of overkill

[past raft]

I feel the metal things reduce the risk of the slide failing though

Especially when you consider it’s top heavy

[solar maple]

In case anyone wants/needs to know, you can still uninstall the Anbernic RGLauncher using USB Debugging and ADB. The app package name is com.ylm.launcher

Even though Root Uninstaller doesn't work

[white creek]

Can't you just simply not use it?

[tough hearth]

Anbernic added the option to start your own launcher when you press the button

works for ES-DE

[verbal otter]

You can also just remap the button without any hassel

[verbal otter]

technically not top heavy when the slide is up, the fulcrum is below the shoulder buttons.

the slide is 43 grams lighter than the Switch OLED.

[storm vigil]

Using a separate app? Or is it in the settings somewhere
I've used a remapper app on other handhelds that works great but just checking

[solar maple]

I wanted to use it for the RetroArch hotkey and it kept opening the RGLauncher anyway

[scarlet pebble]

Yeah but zise and ergonomic are different, the switch is wider and weight is much more concentrated and the position on your hand in relationships with the button is totally different.

[void grail]

So I bought these "game blade" things for the back and they haven't really added any ergonomic value, but the little built-in kickstands are nice for outputting to an external display. Definitely a nice versatile way to save desk space when studying, but I'm increasingly wishing I had bought a pocket flip 2 instead

Definitely doesn't help that I installed them wrong, but still I feel like they would need to be bigger 🤦‍♂️

[verbal otter]

The slide is super comfy for me, I don't have any problems with it at all

it fits perfectly in my hands, all buttons are accessable, and I can play it for hours never feeling fatigued at all

[verbal otter]

yeah remapper app works perfect.

[void grail]

I tried out these little grips a little more and they do seem to go a long way with making the triggers easier to reach for me. My middle finger sort of curls around them and then I can more freely move my index fingers around without feeling like I'll let go of the device

The end of the grip just tucks into the center of my palm

Still wouldn't recommend these. Hopefully something more specific to the slide itself comes along eventually

[verbal otter]

it was super awkward to me a week ago, but now I couldn't imagine it being much different.

[karmic garden]

Finally got my Slide from GeekBuying. I really like it! Doesn't seem too heavy to me, and I like the size.

I can see how it'd be annoying to use the triggers and sticks at the same time. Need to put it through its paces to see how I feel overall, but first impressions are good.

[mighty thicket]

play last level of MGS2

[upper shale]

Geekbuying order finally landed in UK

[safe estuary]

@vestal dirge I mean almost 5 inches is definitely that big.
Maybe you should have put a ruler up to your hand before you bought the Handheld. People in the community begged for a 5 inch 4:3 screen. This is a 4.7 inch 4:3 screen. 🤣

[crude galleon]

https://youtu.be/GBCAmHXBViQ

[cold crag]

Bahb’s take was very interesting. I thought he we would be under the same consensus as most people and be kind of meh on the RG Slide. I was pleasantly surprised that he liked it so much.

But he really liked the Cube.

[noble spade]

I really like that Mr. Wulff uses the stock emulators on a system, and then updates them if they need it. Gives a good idea of how much fiddling you really need to do.

[vestal dirge]

For better or worse, Anbernic typically has these set up to be more or less plug and play for a normie - especially if you buy one of their ROM cards with the system.

[vestal dirge]

I'm not the one complaining that it's big. Well, at least not yet - I haven't had the chance to unbox mine yet - but I do have a 256GB card set up for it when I do.

[uncut agate]

Rip my wallet if that happens 💀

[verbal otter]

Doesn't seem like he figured out the buttons were on the bezel for opening Anbernic Launcher 😄 during the video.

[uncut agate]

As cool as the slide looks im going to have to pass on it.. im really hoping that the slide causes the same domino like effect that happened to the flip devices.. the rg slide feels like its in a Grey area where it doesn't quite have the power to make an device that's got the power most are looking for as a high end device and other hand it doesn't have the form factor to appeal to the PS fans either.

[verbal otter]

I def hope we see this screen on other devices,.

[uncut agate]

Don't get me wrong it is a sexy ass device tho. I definitely almost impulse bought it. Who know maybe I will if the price drops next year or something if we hit a immediately hit s wall on the possibility of another slide device.

[verbal otter]

I didn't think I was going to like it as much as I would over the week. I planned to play NO GBA on it. I was lured by the slide and screen, but has become my main device over the week.

[storm vigil]

whoever makes the one that is 16:9 and psp go sized will get my money next lol

as dumb as it is it's fun to be there on the first try

[uncut agate]

I was debating doing a battery expansion with the vita but I feel like I would be committing a crime with how good it already looks lol

[verbal otter]

i would have been fine with a lower end chip that topped out at PSP 1x for sure, if we would have gotten a passivly cooled smaller device. But then I'm also really like android 😄

Maybe we'll see RG SlideXX

[verbal otter]

this is delicious. I just still have my OG Phat I never let go of.

Whoa I'm going Gamecube on my 28xx now.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnsNVPfQ2xw

[uncut agate]

I sadly left my og phat at the apartment with my childhood game collection. I just upgraded it with an ips screen as well💔😥

[vestal dirge]

This is like me playing PS2 games on my RG Arc...

It's nice that you can still buy PSP battery replacements ... and that the old PSPs will even run without a battery at all. They'll outlast the RG slide ...

I still have the PSP I bought at the Sony store in Caesar's Palace back in 2005 and it still works fine. The PSP apparently outlasted the store - they closed in 2014.

[verbal otter]

This thing of plenty pocketable

[verbal otter]

And memcard sd adapters it’s still a great eco

[twilit geyser]

Yoink

But fr tho, it sticks far out enough that I'd worry about it falling out of the pocket

And it's so much easier for someone to just steal it

[olive berry]

Always put it in your back pocket! That way, if someone steals it you can get them for theft and sexual harrassment 😉

[verbal otter]

Where I come from, we shoot thieves, lol

(literally its free conceal and carry here, no license required, personal theft 1:1 is non existant luckily)

[native panther]

or you only attract the most legendary pickpockets

and perhaps putpockets

you reach for your RG slide only to find two sidekicks taped together

[vagrant quarry]

Unfortunately, the RG28XX is not compatible. There’s an issue with the screen rotation for that device specifically. 😭

[twilit geyser]

Pickpockets and the like usually steal from people who are in crowds or something similar, so this is kind of a moot point

[verbal otter]

LOL that assumes we don't have crowds, we have millions of people still.

[icy fable]

Think he was saying the whole point of pickpocketing is doing it in crowds so you don't get caught

You can't shoot a thief you don't catch

[twilit geyser]

Not even just not getting caught

By the time you realise someone's robbed you, and you see them getting away, you can't just shoot them because of all the people in the way

[verbal otter]

LOL I love watching Americans beat up the French on youtube.

[twilit geyser]

What

[verbal otter]

Pick pocket videos.

[twilit geyser]

Okay...?

I understand liking it when a scumbag gets their just desserts, but that comment really rubs me the wrong way

Idk what's up with Americans relishing having a justification to fuck someone up

Frequently enough, I see people having these home invasion fantasies where they're within the law to shoot someone

[verbal otter]

Says the guy with a pedo joke on his profile 😄

[storm vigil]

O yea i dont think that was the right line from the sample they used in burning man's soul lol

[storm vigil]

i do get where you're coming from tho

[twilit geyser]

I haven't played P5X but I don't think the subway slammer is even a pedo. He's just a fuckin loser who bodychecks women on the subway because they won't fight back

I'm guessing he's getting mixed up with Kamoshida, who is a pedophile

The subway slammer is a meme because of how ridiculous it is that a guy like him is even a major antagonist

[storm vigil]

i recognized the subway slammer i thought he meant like that last line in your bio

[twilit geyser]

Ohhhh

Lmao

[storm vigil]

i love that goofy song but i think that was changed a bit

[twilit geyser]

I forgot that was my bio

[storm vigil]

im not sure if that's what mikey meant tho just what i assumed

[twilit geyser]

It was changed for the sake of a dumb joke

You're right about that

[storm vigil]

it's really funny how many games use that exact same sample

i was playing this and like 20 seconds in i looked up like HUH

https://youtu.be/kIbnZtFDomo

[twilit geyser]

At least that track doesn't put the vocals front and centre lol

[storm vigil]

yeaaa lol

i've never watched trinity soul so i dont know how much it sticks out

i assume the characters are talking over it at the time

[verbal otter]

Was getting them weird stares at my pelvic area today. Was like is my fly open.

Nah it’s the bulge in my pants from carrying that RG Slide.

[cold crag]

That a Slide in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?

https://tenor.com/view/snl-badumtiss-badum-tiss-badumtsss-gif-9176475220402736941

[ocean gate]

thing is as bulky as a Flip 2 without the protection to the screen, stacked triggers and power... so aside from the novelty of sliding it, there is nothing in it's favor really

[white creek]

That's certainly one opinion.

[light oracle]

They are just jealous

[noble spade]

Oh god, I am reminded of the Bringus video where he reviewed the RGSP and was talking about running dolphin before he found out that it wasnt android.

[dense aspen]

Quick, someone let him know! He could still show how cursed it can be in a YouTube short.

[noble spade]

We should totally bombard him with the info, it would be glorious to see

[verbal otter]

bah humbug you say. It's the bees knees.

Against my 6" AMOLED, I like it much more.

I dunno why.

4x3. Deliciousness.

I was torn between upgrading my SD636 device, to a SD845 (specific gamepad attachment, swappable slate for upgrade, discontunued) for $50, or going for this.

And man, are the ladies impressed.

Also the speakers.

I mean goddamn yall complain about the bezel side. but these speakers piping right into your skull being attached to the top part of the screen, and not wedged behing my palms.

Sure RFP got that 😄 but just saying. it's a good variation against bars.

[shadow badge]

I mean, I still like my candy bar devices but I like to see more unique designs when it comes to handheld devices in the future.

[void grail]

I've got some deep buyer's remorse for not grabbing the flip 2 (or even just a cheap SP-type device) as my first retro handheld instead of the slide 👶

I'd be willing to donate my slide to someone here if they can front the shipping costs

[noble spade]

I mean I wouldn’t say no to a deal like that on a slide if your offering. But as a counter you may be able to trade on the marketplace, just make a listing saying you want to trade a slide for a flip 2. Someone may bite and at worst you may need to offer a couple of bucks in addition to the slide for a flip 2.

[void grail]

Is there a special page up for people to swap and sell these? I just figured it would be too niche or obscure to put up for sale on facebook

And don't want to just let this thing collect dust

[noble spade]

If your a high enough level in this discord there is a marketplace where you can buy and sell stuff yeah. I’m currently trying to sell a steamdeck, apple keyboard case and some controllers for instance. But people sell all kinds of stuff there.
I’m assuming you’re fairly new to the hobby and this discord so it may not be available to you yet.

And yeah Facebook marketplace wouldn’t probably know what to do with a slide

[verbal otter]

what color did you get?

[void grail]

Oh yeah i'm brand new, but a marketplace like that sounds perfect for the nature of this hobby

[void grail]

I got the white one!

[noble spade]

Its one of the best features of the RH discord, and its does have alot of perks. I think you need to be around level 25 to access it. At the top of the side menu thing for the discord you should see a ranks channel and in there you ought to be able to see where you rank. You rank up via messages.

[void grail]

I'm lv 4 as of 3 minutes ago 😅

I'd want to trade this for like an rg35xxsp

[noble spade]

Again I would not say no to a deal like that on a slide. But I figured I would mention that as an alternative.

[noble spade]

I have a 40xxv kicking around

[void grail]

Looks like a nice gadget but I have my sights set on the stickless clamshells.

[verbal otter]

Shipping from USA?

[void grail]

I found someone on fb marketplace who's willing to trade an SP for it 😅 I'm making terrible financial decisions

[void grail]

Yeah I'm in the US

[verbal otter]

make sure you take some cash with teh SP.

[void grail]

That would be the wise thing. They said they can't meet me after all though. the distance is too far for them to meet me

[verbal otter]

DM'd you, but might ping you in a day or two if my itch triggers. Got what you want in DMG Grey sitting CIB.

the 28xx stole my everywhere device thing. And I use a R36S clone as my travel device because I got 2 for $40. But never took to the 35xxSP

[storm vigil]

28xx is very underrated

[runic dust]

Guess the fallacy!

[runic dust]

Bringus is so peak

[safe estuary]

Is that an RG-Slide in your pocket or are you just happy to see me.

[safe estuary]

Wow I was late to that joke! 🤣

[safe estuary]

Boyoyoyoyoyoyoyoying!!!

[dense aspen]

The Slammer isn’t even a pedo, he’s just a really freaking petty and pathetic psychopath that was literally designed around something that’s actually real in Japan.

[chrome sapphire]

maybe let's not with that subject 😄

[storm vigil]

He's an iconic villain with the power to take butsukari way over the top and teleport in plain sight

[dense aspen]

Oh I’m not even joking, he’s literally based on the concept of “some random asshole had a bad day and now they want to make someone else’s day bad, so they bumps their shoulder into someone else deliberately for a whole train ride just to fuck with them” (Which is somehow an actual real thing).

[runic dust]

What