Anbernic RG477M

[mystic sable]

the answer to this

everytime you want a device

is yes

[opaque star]

Unless you want an r36s ...

[loud shuttle]

Didn’t their previous images say they’d be 12GB RAM and 128GB Storage only for internals? When did they say otherwise on doing 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB options?

[silk arrow]

Is that their image? I’ve asked several time but never got a concrete answer where it’s from

[celest sage]

yeah I don't think that image was ever real

[loud shuttle]

Huh, well then that’s at least pretty good news that they’re not being weird with the Internal Storage.

[silk arrow]

Best source I’ve gotten is a Facebook post lmao

[eternal nacelle]

It's fake. made by some enthusiast of qq chat group as far as I know.
however the prediction about the price is not entirely without basis.

It's based on the RG557

[ornate coyote]

Love the metal handhelds despite the weight. Went from 350M to 405M to hopefully this one.

[burnt comet]

12 Gb version retail is $290 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

ex shipping

ex taxes

ex tariffs

[silk arrow]

Correct

[burnt comet]

what are they thinking at Anbernic 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[silk arrow]

[burnt comet]

In hands in usa is like $400 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

[sly shuttle]

Well if it is that much they’ll be doing me a favor and save me some money

Let’s see how this all plays out

[valid gale]

Well the 12gb version is pointless on this device (mostly)

[formal nova]

Yes, unless youbplan to mess with winlator

[fierce yarrow]

just pay 157 and get a Gameforce Ace at this point if the price hurts you. its soc is between the t820 and d8300 in power

[fierce yarrow]

https://youtu.be/9avqGgPuPWc
speaking of which, the issue with winlator is unless you have enough ram for both android and the game's vram and system-ram requirements, it will simply close. 12gb ram will help deal with that

[burnt comet]

Does it come with a 4,7 inch 4:3 screen?

[fierce yarrow]

are you asking this rhetorically? because if not, no.

not sure how many people are here just for the 4:3 screen, the candybar formfactor, dpad top(lol why), the power, or fomo.

[valid gale]

I think most people are interested in the screen

Its the largest 4:3 screen on the market and it has a good resolution at 960p

[regal perch]

I really want 4:3 high res screen on a compact pocket-friendly device with flush triggers and a totally flat back for my daily commute. A device I can just slide into my pocket in a moment's notice.

[silk arrow]

I’m interested in the screen plus the chip strong enough to make full use of it

[livid cypress]

239.99 for 8gb make sense but 12gb ram for 289.99 no no no no

[weak jewel]

definitely gonna have to pass on this unless there's a sale later on. Not willing to pay up to $300 just because it's a metal shell when I can pay $220 for rp flip 2 which is just as good if not better.

[formal nova]

i am interested in this sxreen for the potential sega device 😄

[valid gale]

Yea this thing will be 200 for the 8gb in a couple months

[shut cedar]

Boffum

[sly shuttle]

They actually still make and sell this ?
I thought they faded out if existence

[copper nimbus]

220 usd? Yeah nope

[final isle]

$220 seems like a fair price tbh

[silk arrow]

I don’t know what people expected from a metal D8300 device lol

[regal perch]

Premium pocketability.

[fierce yarrow]

Yep. Ameridroid still gets palettes of them

Its the horseblinds effect though. If you only hang out on this server, a lot of retrogaming stuff is simply invisible.

[mystic sable]

So anyone want an odin2?

[silk arrow]

If it can do BFI sure

[mystic sable]

Where the source btw

[exotic skiff]

already got 2 - clones even

[burnt comet]

#1379860172444270594 message

[opaque star]

The source is someone saw a now-deleted post from someone associated with Anbernic?

Well, the RG477M should have no problems working with a dock - unlike the RG Slide.

[mystic sable]

oh wow, only the 8/128 makes sense at early bird

if you are comparing it with RP Flip 2, and you want 4:3, and dont care for linux

actually why am i looking at 477m now after saying that @>@

[burnt comet]

That someone is jutley who owns 400 handhelds, owns one of the biggest discord channels and has been a reliable source of information for more than 20 years in the handheld scene

That information is from Anbernic but I can imagine that Anbernic is getting some backlash on a $70 to produce handheld that they are trying to sell for $290 and they thought “maybe we should distract this price”

[silk arrow]

A link would be appreciated

[burnt comet]

#1379860172444270594 message

https://m.youtube.com/@RGhandhelds/videos

That is jutley, the guy who has the most handhelds in the world and indeed close connections to Anbernic

[silk arrow]

Okay buddy

[mystic sable]

and a absolute pr**k. but lets not get into that

wait, theres no 12/128?

its only 8/128 and 12/256

[burnt comet]

With his golden ring 😁

[loud shuttle]

Or better yet, don’t get the Gameforce Ace because it’s a goddamn catastrophe of a handheld that borderline killed its company.

[mystic sable]

didnt it actually kill the company?

[azure narwhal]

they're still selling them afaik

if anyone has the cash

https://tenor.com/view/khajit-elder-scrolls-skyrim-gif-13407883883396268014

[mystic sable]

Gameforce OR resellers?

[azure narwhal]

both

gameforce and ameridroid iirc

[mystic sable]

frig i will never return to his server, i used to enjoy his server until he bullied me out

[loud shuttle]

Are they shipping all of their orders or are they still not sending them to a vast majority of buyers?

[mystic sable]

i thought he was gone

oh welkl

[azure narwhal]

idk not interested

just every once and I while I think it would be cool to RK3588 handheld so I look at the page then realize thats dumb

[loud shuttle]

There’s a big difference between “buying a handheld” and “being tricked into effectively donating your money to a company with nothing actually given back in return”.

[mystic sable]

i still want a gameforce chi

[azure narwhal]

kek sites not popping in search anymore either so might be gone now

yeah iirc it was gameforce.fun its an open domain now

well dead shopify site at least

[loud shuttle]

Ok, so it did in fact get the company killed.

[azure narwhal]

just took longer than most people thought

it was still up a few months ago

[azure narwhal]

ameridroid still has them horrible price for current year tho

$120

[mystic sable]

yea nah

i would take the risk with a gameforce

from them at that price

but retroid and odin2 already does the linux thing so no need for it

[azure narwhal]

I know the feel

I want the weird old shit

but I want it at weird old shit prices

Anbernic if you're listening blow out all those decade old Revo101 clones you have

Im not playing $70 for trash

ah lmao they actually sold out at that price

https://tenor.com/view/laugh-lol-rofl-laughing-ketawa-gif-10164703

[shrewd arch]

They should still have devices available

I don't think they can do small runs for those

The usual is 10k pieces

[waxen ingot]

Not a single more touch one

Ridiculous

[fierce yarrow]

i wonder how the pc releases of Halo 1 and 2 play on this via winlator

[copper nimbus]

Perhaps, but it still means it aint for me

I would want a plastic one woth t820

[copper juniper]

Looks like you're waiting a while then 😄

[copper nimbus]

d8300 would be worth it if it wasn't for the shit drivers

it's like 8 gen 1 power but for what?

[shut cedar]

So a 406h

[copper nimbus]

406h has dpad on the bottom, design isn't pocket friendly, screen is 60hz 720p, 4 inches unlike the rg477m

[shut cedar]

They are not gonna make the handheld you want

[copper nimbus]

is that what I've been implying?

[formal nova]

nothing surprising there

[copper juniper]

Battery is a bit bigger than I was expecting

[pine bear]

t820 doesn't do complete perfect upscaled GC/PS2 the way d8300 does

for me that would be worth the premium

[copper nimbus]

is d8300 perfect though?

the rg557 had many graphical glitches

[copper juniper]

there's your answer lol

[waxen heron]

ah yes AI

always wanted an android handheld to do AI things with it

[surreal pond]

the live translation is quite useful

[burnt comet]

This. I know that Max Zhou is watching this channel 24/7 and making notes of the handheld we want. And then he makes it but changes two things. Just so we do not get what we want. Every fucking time!

[shut cedar]

Gonna find a way to mess up the dual screen

[burnt comet]

Max, if you are reading this? We do not want a $129 4,7 inch 4:3 handheld made in plastic with dpad on top that can do anything up to ps2 and gamecube. In full black. We would ABSOLUTELY HATE IT if you would release it

[lusty star]

If watched literally any channel here the D8300 series wouldn’t exist

I swear anbernic better not drop a 447V, it might become the worst and ugliest handheld of 2025

[celest sage]

imagine if they did a 477v in wood grain

[formal nova]

557v

metal

[dreamy epoch]

Well I guess that's how this thing ended up with a 4:3 and in-line shoulders 😕

[loud shuttle]

I wonder if the real truth is that they’re literally just trying to satisfy everyone’s heavily conflicting preferences, only to piss off everyone because the changes they made to one idea for the sake of satisfying others leads to claims of “they were this close to perfection and they ruined it!” so they’re just stuck dealing with a community that has heavily conflicting desires?

…Nah, I’m just overthinking it, they “totally” are just doing it for the sake of deliberately not making them perfect.

[final isle]

Why do I keep seeing people say 447, is this the mandela catalogue

[tardy valve]

why have they not shown a single shot of the back? what're they hiding lol

[shut cedar]

Wonder if it has those grip pads

[tardy valve]

new anbernic logo in crayon font from edge to edge

or the entire thing is just a big rgb panel

fr tho, i bet there's some weird situation back there with the antenna cutout

[celest sage]

3566 vs 3556 happens a lot too. I think it’s just a thing people do with three numbers in a row where the middle number matches one of the outer ones

[tardy valve]

battery's only down 200mah from the 577, that's much better that i thought it would be fortunately

[copper juniper]

yeah i expected it to be around 5000 as usual

[copper juniper]

almost as if they know how to keep people buying 😄

[loud shuttle]

Yup, it’s funny you’d expect people would hate a handheld that tries to satisfy everyone only to effectively ruin the experience in small manners for everyone since it’s not perfect.

But somehow people keep buying the handhelds, even when it’s objectively bad.

[copper juniper]

From a business standard, making a 'perfect handheld' would mean that they won't be able to keep relying on the 'new shiny thing mentality' of customers so they'll keep making new devices that are imperfect. It's shitty for us but from a business perspective it's easy to see why they do it 😄

[devout estuary]

Ugh, those tall ass sticks

[silk arrow]

Tall nipple sticks are my only reservations on this. If I’m being honest I would’ve preferred the low profile switch sticks to keep it as pocketable as possible

[lusty star]

Maybe your ban was justified

[plucky abyss]

atmosphere roast incoming

[plucky abyss]

tbf this handheld is very good, it's just missing some stuff like shoulder buttons/stick height/drivers for processor (think the Snapdragon ones are better in this regard)?

also super expensive lol

[fierce yarrow]

So people already have their bullet points for hating this. Thats weird but expected

[shut cedar]

Not compared to ayn or ayaneo

[fierce yarrow]

-war never changes-

[plucky abyss]

I don't even hate this aside from the price lol

actually looking to buy a device to play games with instead of yap about its shortcomings

[plucky abyss]

fair lmao

[loud shuttle]

Its higher tier model is literally only $10 less than the Odin 2 base model. I’d say it’s definitely close, even if I’d still agree with you on it not actually being the same range.

[shut cedar]

Odin 2 base is so old you can get them for cheaper than this

[silk arrow]

Odin 2 base also has a shit screen

[loud shuttle]

As someone who’s managed to become a fan of the Pocket Ace and had been there for a lot of the incidents in Retroid chats, I definitely can’t deny that being pretty common and overall expected.

[loud shuttle]

And depending on your eyes, the O2Mini is even worse (but mainly only if your eyes are “weird as shit despite being normally overall” in being fine on every normal aspect of vision, but have completely abnormal/uncommon issues with very specific circumstances…like mine🙂).

[silk arrow]

RP5 and flip 2 are the worst

Oled bad

[fierce yarrow]

I expect anyone in #🤷│what-do-i-buy to say 'rg406h can barely play gc/ps2' and be too exhausted to correct them, because they'll just reignore reviews and say it more to promote the rpmini/flip2
Thats what the rg477m will become.

[loud shuttle]

I still haven’t even been able to find any overall good research done on whatever the fuck beef my vision has with MiniLED’s Local Dimming, so all I can say is that the people with a Plastic Allergy have my complete and utter empathy in the “most people thinking we’re making shit up” dilemma.

[copper juniper]

how dare people want good value for their money. I guess people are concerned right now that the 477m just isn't worth the asking price currently? depends on if anbernic has learned anything from the 557 as that was a launch mess

[plucky abyss]

yeah I doubt that people are really that mad about its capabilities

[fierce yarrow]

There is a daily amount of 'd8300 is useless without gammaOS' which is worrisome

[shrewd arch]

It's kinda true

[copper juniper]

People say a lot of dumb shit daily, just a matter of not letting it get to you and let them decide what they want to do with their money

[fierce yarrow]

As for 557 stuff, seems the ugly is 'you have to do work once to fix the device permanently' which irritates a whole crowd that wants a plug and play experience. So we're back at gameforce ace tier strife

[copper juniper]

upshot of it all is anbernic pretty heavily botched the 557 launch and sure, some of that problems were fixed but at that price point already, thats something that should never have happened in first place. No wonder people are cautious about their next 'high tier' device given most of their high tier systems have all come with big compromises

[fierce yarrow]

That's a valid take.

But there's also some relativity to it. The closer you get to a perfect device, the more minor issues are going to irritate the end user.

[loud shuttle]

Shit, in general any time Anbernic has left the Budget tier range, the handhelds still had issues that should’ve only been in budget tier stuff.

[copper juniper]

That too 😄

[fierce yarrow]

"Maybe we should stop using cheap joycons."

"Lets keep using loud, clicky microswitches for l1/r1"

[copper juniper]

"Let's keep overpricing our devices when the competition is cheaper" and so on 😄

[loud shuttle]

The whole reason I ended up just quitting anything more expensive than $100 from Anbernic is definitely because I was sick and tired of them pulling shit like that after the RG Cube (a handheld where they outright lied twice over on the issues being “only on domestic…no, also reviewers, but it should be fixed by the time of shipping for international customers…nevermind, it’s just the first batch of international customers”).

[fierce yarrow]

I can somewhat forgive the rgCube because it was the first square format and was bound as a shot in the dark.

[loud shuttle]

That’s not even getting into the shit show that was my RG405M (where I had both the shoulder button issue and the screen issue, and the only reason either got fixed is because I actively could fix them myself, Anbernic refused to do anything without me paying for the replacement components).

[fierce yarrow]

Unironically the 405v and 406v were best quality despite not being the most popular formfactor. Weird stuff like that also can bug you

[loud shuttle]

At the same time, the exact reason why I can’t blame anyone for liking the potential for the RG477M and thinking/hoping it’ll be good is directly because my 405M was among my favorite handhelds to use thanks to how portable and nice it was to use. So I do honestly hope I end up looking like an “idiot complaining for no reason” and it ends up being great, since that at least means it’ll be good for the people who are willing to get it.

[formal nova]

in a way i kinda miss my thicc wood

[copper juniper]

yeah i love my 405m 😄 406h has also been lovely

[fierce yarrow]

I would be fine upgrading to a d8300 cube tbh.

change absolutely nothing but the processor

[formal nova]

#Arc477plastic

[silk arrow]

[formal nova]

well 406v has no woodgrain

[short quest]

This sure makes it looks more like joysticks used in RP5 / Odin 2 line right?

asking for a friend.

😅

[final isle]

This and with better sticks

[neon trout]

This sure looks like the sticks on the 406h/v

Which imo are the best sticks anbernic have used, should have used them on the 557

[silk arrow]

Must be chilly out

[loud shuttle]

I hear it’s particularly fun for couples to play with that.

[formal nova]

Yeah seems like the high sticks they have been using

[devout estuary]

this can't be real can it? those sticks are insane, I hope someone can come up with a way to shave those down? what pocket are those sticks going into. I loved my RP mini except every time i pulled it out of my pocket my sticks went flying

[silk arrow]

I agree. I’d love to see a low profile mod or something

[patent plaza]

is this taken mid when they show the thumb grips are removable and are here dropped lower down on the stick? 😄

[topaz ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/mentos-ice-nipples-nipple-mentos-gum-gif-24128137

[patent plaza]

eww lol

[mystic sable]

im so torn

there is too much to not like about this device

(buys anyways)

[patent plaza]

I just like the screen on this thing, everything else is a bit meh for me

I wonder how the shoulder buttons feel... looks like a new design?

[sly shuttle]

I’m the weirdo who actually prefers the taller sticks

[copper nimbus]

I mean if you want pocketability you can just pop them off no?

[sly shuttle]

Or get a Retroid Flip

[compact osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-meme-i-need-it-i-don’t-need-it-i-definitely-don’t-need-it-thirsty-gif-17101453146721253330

Slap a reversible Grip/Case to protect that screen and sticks....and it's in my pocket and we out

Finally a real Pocket Ps2/Gc/Wii machine

[plucky abyss]

I honestly really dig the gold one lol

[tawny scaffold]

290 is insane, and their shipping is usually an extra 15-20
reaching odin territory while not the offering same benefits

[plucky abyss]

just need the sticks to not stick out like Pinocchio's nose

[compact osprey]

Pre Order w/ 8gb+128 for $220 feels much better for that Price tho

[plucky abyss]

thankfully I should have free or close to free shipping for this one

yeah I'm considering getting the 8gb model for the early bird price

[tawny scaffold]

yeah this is a lot more reasonable than their 12gb model
i actually would have considered buying it
if they had stacked triggers OR if they did low profile sticks
its the worst of both worlds rn

[plucky abyss]

I'm hoping that they give us a low profile stick option lmao

[compact osprey]

I can 3d Print stuff to protect all of that, and perfer inline Shoulders for pocketability

[plucky abyss]

I do want to pocket this at times

[tawny scaffold]

they really should have just made this a bigger 405m

so close

[compact osprey]

they did....

[plucky abyss]

can't 3d print stuff to protect the sticks so I'll need to buy protectors if I get this

[compact osprey]

Swap out the stick caps

You can see the line in the pics to do it yourself

[tawny scaffold]

if you can replace/mod the sticks so they're low profile then sure

[tawny scaffold]

hmm sounds like it has potential

[compact osprey]

Yea.....I can see it now, like a sawed off shot gun

[tawny scaffold]

either way, we just need to wait a few weeks or a month for their next handheld with this screen

i could see them internally working on a dual screen handheld since they showed off the addon in the promo video

[compact osprey]

The real killer with this device....no GammaNext, ever

[sly shuttle]

Would love to see it on the 406V/H replacement

[tawny scaffold]

that would be a massive device
i want to see it

[tawny scaffold]

ever? is there an issue with the d8300?

[tardy valve]

#1379860172444270594 message

[final isle]

I think the base model should be 8 + 256

[tardy valve]

there's a couple popular phones using this chipset & discussions of bootloader unlocks, who knows, might see something at some point

[compact osprey]

I know
.....
I dont trust Anbernic not to screw us in the end

[fierce yarrow]

you dont need gamma to 'fix' its issues. you just have to not be someone hyperdependent on this community for android info

[compact osprey]

I just like GammaNext now that I see videos for the 4 pro

[tawny scaffold]

doesn't gamma os actually provide fixes for issues though?
i remember hearing there were battery life issues on the 405m that gamma fixed.
also cardinal snapping?

[fierce yarrow]

battery life issues were caused by overagressive cpu scaling. you could fix that with any soft governor and not accidently brick your machine

[tardy valve]

screen sharpening was another, optimizations, stuff you'd need a new image to fix..

no oob root now

he also provides unbrickers which is cool

[copper juniper]

careful all, psidozer is here to tell everyone why they are wrong to want to skip this 😄

(largely teasing btw i just find it funny) xD

[fierce yarrow]

its a warning, thats all.

[tawny scaffold]

what about cardinal snapping?
iirc that was kernel level

at least on some devices

[fierce yarrow]

if your analogs aren't broken in, they snap cardinally.

[prisma vale]

A job is a job

[tardy valve]

yep, entirely software

[fierce yarrow]

the thing is if you don't tell people about alternatives, they drift into doom mode when the one option doesn't work. Like... there have been rg556 users that installed gamma and still have snapping sticks. Don't know what to tell them... play more games?

[fierce yarrow]

this absolutely was some complete anbernic bs and a reason to flash the rg505/405m, because it could mess with your eyes from looking at it too long

[plucky abyss]

so just pull off the sticks and stick in shorter ones?

[compact osprey]

That was my suggestion to him as well 🤣

[fierce yarrow]

doing physical surgery is a solution

[celest sage]

https://tenor.com/view/well-i-never-richard-simmons-how-dare-you-shocked-how-rude-gif-23578342

[mystic sable]

kinda hard if sticks are not flushed right?

[compact osprey]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1857837156/case-grip-for-retroid-pocket-5-mini-2-in

I have a similar case for my RGB3O, it's not hard if done right 😉

Innovation is wonderful in this community 😄

[mystic sable]

ah these things

i would buy one if the shipping does not cost more than the item

i ahve asked for the STL file so i can 3d print at work

but they said no

even tho i was willing to pay for it.....

but i do get why they wouldnt

[compact osprey]

The shipping was cheap, but me and the guy both live in PA

[ornate coyote]

I don’t get why the sticks are not recessed. They are on Anbernics other metal handhelds.

[mystic sable]

coz people demand full sized sticks

for full range of motion

[mystic sable]

https://tenor.com/view/fu-middle-finger-gif-22855938

[compact osprey]

If he lived closer, I would have just drove to his shop. But his store is 2.5 hrs away from me. Way to far for a drive out that way lol

What I can tell you tho, he is charging only what the post office is charging him......

[mystic sable]

yes i know

but dont change the fact its higher than the item

for me

and for this i rage

[compact osprey]

Yea, wish the Post office would charge less

Dirty thieves need to chill out on their pricing

[azure narwhal]

Feels weird and shitty to say but 3d printing could use some drm
Any way to facilitate people being able to use your paid design without it enabling chinese printfarms to wholesale steal your work by exploiting global shipping discounts

[mystic sable]

i guess the issue is

they can add additional curves or make it full of holes (adjust it slightly essentially)

and call it new design

and therefore no longer DRM

[mystic sable]

BROOKLYN RAGE

[azure narwhal]

I mean not exactly what i mean by drm.
I mean like a way to encrypt and ensure that files are only able to be printed by the intended end user.
Its a nightmare i dont really want but the current of just fuckit also isnt great

Theres really only the choice of run your own print shop and your customers suffer shit global shipping. Or basically sell one stl once and it will get stolen and mass printed in china

[mystic sable]

i think still same issue right

coz intended user download

adjust

and same problem

[azure narwhal]

Oh you mean spiking a file then telling a user how to fix yeah people arent going to take that well

Some people do hidden signatures in files and its rarely enough to get things pulled from etsy etc

Plus the time you spend playing whack a mole isnt worth it

[formal nova]

Looks like pocketable stick

[burnt comet]

Thats better, black buttons and black ring

[formal nova]

Sega version

[eager pelican]

If they would just do black buttons on the silver one

[compact osprey]

Circle D Pad with 6 buttons, still 2 sticks please

Give my the RG ARC with enough power to Dominate

[formal nova]

Exactly

[urban flame]

Black with skittles

[opaque star]

Bronze. To go with my DSi XL.

[sand belfry]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-depp-chocolat-roux-chocolate-eating-gif-19839513

[celest sage]

https://tenor.com/view/don’t-make-me-beg-gif-12130911910626192031

[buoyant zealot]

Black plastic version.

[wanton hawk]

Hope Brother Zhou from Anbernic can notice this...

[eager pelican]

as if he wouldn't choose the ugliest color combinations on purpose

[copper juniper]

He probably doesn't stake his daily happiness on a certain color of handheld 😄

[pine bear]

they don't monitor English speaking channels

like at all

if you want anything to be seen by Anbernic you have to be posting on Chinese forums or group chats

or otherwise hope any of those Chinese users resurface something brought up by the English speaking community

[sand belfry]

this is incorrect

[compact osprey]

Senpai notices us

[summer turret]

You have more info? Which particular channels do they monitor?

[silk arrow]

FTN is Max Zhou

He thought we wouldn’t notice but I did

[pine bear]

I mean some English speaking YouTubers are in touch with Anbernic but I don't know if that counts as monitoring channels of communication

[eager pelican]

Ain't insulting us enough to be Max Zhou

[lusty star]

Is that a 353p?

[frozen fable]

I've never seen a cigarette in your hand so this cannot be true

[tardy valve]

update from jutleys

guessing we'll see an 'unboxing' video shortly, slide unboxing vid went up a week before orders started

hopefully they'll show the back of it, super weird there's no shots of it yet

[tawny scaffold]

What are they hiding

I wonder if they'll use those rubber back pads they do for some devices

[tardy valve]

i'd be fine with that tbh

helps protect the finish on the back from scratches when you set it down

dunno if there's room on the right side with where the intake would be tho

[devout estuary]

i like the rubber back pads on my 405m

[burnt comet]

Remember, Anbernic sometimes do listen to us

Fist they released this ugly bitch, dpad bottom

second one was black but ugly orange buttons

Then metallic with dpad

And finally plastic, black, dpad top

[crimson ibex]

"Anbernic sometimes does listen to us, like with the 350 series!"
Yeah that wasn't too long ago..

[spice fiber]

the 35xxsp was them giving the community what they wanted, then with v2 and the 34xxsp they went further with what adjustments people wanted done

[marble otter]

Question: Why are their so many adults that can't comprehend why some BOM's are higher than others?

[silk arrow]

That’s a good question honestly

My thought process is stronger chip = higher price as well as metal body = higher price

[marble otter]

The problem is your not looking at the BOM. You have a Custom Made Screen, paired with a Metal Shell, Dimensity 8300 (meaning you'll have Upscaled Widescreen, PS2, GC, and Wii Emulation), and a choice of 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage this all costs money. The base Odin doesn't have all of this.

[spice fiber]

i think the question is not why is it so expensive but why make such a bad value proposition

[tawny scaffold]

^

[silk arrow]

Most likely just a mix of denial and people being cheap

[marble otter]

This is what I'm trying to say. Plus the Custom Made Screen raises the price even higher.

[tawny scaffold]

I understand the custom screen and metal raise the price

[silk arrow]

How is it a bad value proposition tho

[tawny scaffold]

But when you reach that price, I'd rather pay extra and get something else.
Or even pay way less and go for the retroid 5 series

[spice fiber]

not oled, bad chip compatibility, no analog triggers

[marble otter]

It's value depends on what you want in a handheld. It's expensive for the right reasons.

[tawny scaffold]

Not saying it'll be a bad device by any means, but there's a lot of tax for the components they used

[silk arrow]

Comparing it to the RP5, which is just a hodgepodge of off the shelf parts it’s kinda disingenuous to me

You pay top shelf price for top shelf parts

[marble otter]

If that's the case why would you think $290 plus shipping is insane? The Handheld has more than one premium feature.

[tawny scaffold]

you're right, if we go by the components alone it's not an unreasonable price. I was mostly looking at what I could play on it vs other devices

[silk arrow]

Luckily we’re spoiled for choice these dayss

[spice fiber]

i don't see anything made by anbernic coming from the top shelf, or it would be the first time

[silk arrow]

You’re missing the point

[tawny scaffold]

Valid point

[spice fiber]

i get the point, i'm just used to how anbernic makes handhelds and i'd never pay over 200 bucks for any of their stuff

[tawny scaffold]

I do think it's awesome that anbernic went our of their way for a custom huge 4:3 screen, it's very tempting even

[marble otter]

That's a very Narrow-minded view.

1. Not every Handheld needs an AMOLED screen. Plus a 4:3 120hz AMOLED screen doesn't exist.

2. Chip Compatibility!? Both Wii U and Switch Emulation are new on Android.

[marble otter]

I'm definitely happy for this

[spice fiber]

and anything snapdragon slams it

[silk arrow]

Good thing there are snapdragon devices for you to buy

[marble otter]

Snapdragon's are industry standard chips unlike Dimensity chips.

[spice fiber]

so it's an obvious downside

[marble otter]

@spice fiber Besides in the next 3-5 years Switch and Wii U Emulation will be playable on Mali GPUs.

[silk arrow]

Unless there is a 4.7 inch 4:3 120hz handheld with a snapdragon out there it’s not a super fair comparison

[tawny scaffold]

I hope they make a plastic model with stacked triggers using this screen

[marble otter]

I mean you can still buy a Nintendo Switch in stores plus both the Wii U and Nintendo Switch don't have an iconic list of games like the PS2 and GC for example.

[spice fiber]

i'm just saying paying almost a hundred bucks over what an rp5 is for that reason is insane

[silk arrow]

What percentage of this hobby is sane

[marble otter]

That would also require a Custom Made Screen.

[tawny scaffold]

The rare % that only buy one or two handhelds

(Not me)

[silk arrow]

Mad respect to anbernic for actually getting a custom screen tbh

[tawny scaffold]

agreed

[marble otter]

Well the Dimensity 8300 is more powerful than the RP5. You can't play Widescreen Upscaled PS2, GC, and Wii games on the Snapdragon 865.

[silk arrow]

I’ve had an rp5 and flip 2 and did not like what they brought to the table

[tawny scaffold]

I also love that they made the rg slide even if I won't buy one
it's cool to see some innovation in the scene

[marble otter]

Plus Native Android gaming is better on the Dimensity 8300.

[spice fiber]

i respect anbernic for they stuff they make, but they haven't made a mid end handheld that interests me in the slightest yet

[silk arrow]

And that’s perfectly okay

Like I said we’re luckily spoiled for choice

[shut cedar]

We still copping tho

[tawny scaffold]

Don't worry they have 200 more handhelds in the works, I'm sure one of them will pique your interest

[marble otter]

They might make something later in the year. For now it's just premium stuff.

[compact osprey]

The t820 feels Mid End now by 2025 standards

And with Ali Express sales gets dang near close

[azure narwhal]

custom panels arent everything and this is retail price I expect they can get these in bulk for 1/3 the price

higher res and oled

~50USD

[tawny scaffold]

Didn't they get their screen from a big brand though?

These might not be as reliable

[azure narwhal]

people keep saying custom I really doubt it other than custom ribbon which is normal for everything and costs basically nothing in the grand scheme of things

[compact osprey]

LG Wing screen is really nice tho

[marble otter]

Bruh that's 4:5 not 4:3 plus it's not 120hz.

[marble otter]

The screen was literally made by BOE in China.

[copper nimbus]

https://tenor.com/view/jaw-drop-family-guy-brian-griffin-dog-gif-5014017

that screen looks insane!

[azure narwhal]

made for them or just made by BOE

[silk arrow]

Nope it’s absolutely not everything. It’s the sum of all the higher end and premium parts

[copper nimbus]

Retroid mortgage screen on aliexpress? xD

[marble otter]

Custom Made by BOE.

[azure narwhal]

and your proof is

[compact osprey]

What's wrong with 5:4, and having a 90° tilted screen......the devs won't mind......yes they will........

[silk arrow]

Also let’s not forget anbernic has to make a profit on the device and pay their employees…

People seem to forget that

[compact osprey]

Just not the QC guy

[silk arrow]

The what?

[compact osprey]

Quality Control

[silk arrow]

Idk what that is

[marble otter]

The Phawx

[compact osprey]

Neither does Anbernic

[azure narwhal]

k

[spice fiber]

ayn too and the base odin 2 is around the same price

[silk arrow]

Again that’s a bad comparison

Odin 2 is definitely an exception not the rule

[marble otter]

I've been saying this over and over again.

[compact osprey]

How is that a Bad comparison when dollars match?

[spice fiber]

it is the rule, it has been the rule for two years

[valid gale]

The 8gb model is around the same price as the rp5

[spice fiber]

the other rule is the rp5

[valid gale]

Why is everyone acting like the 12gb model is the only one for sale lol

[marble otter]

Because you have to factor the entire package and the BOM.

[silk arrow]

A lot of people just get stuck in the “I don’t like it so it’s objectively bad” mindset

[marble otter]

Not every Handheld is going to be built around Price to Performance Ratios.

[silk arrow]

Quality of parts

The only redeeming quality of the Odin 2 is the soc

[spice fiber]

don't make me laugh

i love anbernic but ayn slams it in build quality any day

[silk arrow]

Screen and plastic quality are pretty bad

[silk arrow]

Debatable

[marble otter]

As someone who owns an Odin 2 Portal I heavily agree.

[valid gale]

I wish i still had the reddit emoji, this is peak reddit

[marble otter]

16:9 is not a good resolution for Retro Gaming.

[valid gale]

Imo oleds arent great for retro gaming either

[azure narwhal]

bring back micro crt

[valid gale]

Colors are way too saturated, also makes shaders look weird. The true blacks are nice tho

[tawny scaffold]

i have the rp flip 2 and an odin 2
oled is nice but i wouldnt go out of my way for it, im perfectly content with the odin 2 screen

[silk arrow]

Yeah I’ve been around the block with a ton of devices and at this point I pretty much know exactly what I want

And the 477M ticks the most boxes out of any other device available rn

[azure narwhal]

sony watchman video game console when

[silk arrow]

Would

[marble otter]

Ehhh...mmmm...ehhh...I like'em.

[silk arrow]

I’m not a fan cuz I’m super sensitive to PWM flicker but objectively I can see why people like them

Buuuut I have seen some pretty bad oleds out there

[marble otter]

Understandable, I'm more of a Refresh Rate person myself.

[marble otter]

Yeah but like you said I'm happy we have so much choice in this Community.

[silk arrow]

Yes the choice is awesome

[valid gale]

Yea its just my opinion too lol, you can like what you like

Just crazy to me some people think $200+ devices MUST HAVE oled and snapdragons or they shouldn't exist

[silk arrow]

I feel like reviewers and news outlets are partly to blame for that

They always label oleds and SDs as premium

Regardless of weather or not the device in question actually deserves that label

Anyway I have my 477M money squared away…

Now we wait for orders to open

[valid gale]

Yea i just want to see some actual hands on videos from reviewers

And not anbernic and their country music lol

[silk arrow]

🤠

[azure narwhal]

Makes me wonder if this was the same screen but with a 820 chip at a more reasonable price would people care as much

[silk arrow]

They gotta connect with the American audience somehow

[silk arrow]

Like the slide?

[azure narwhal]

yeah I guess so

no one had isssues there if it was metal instead of a slide I dont think this would have been a conversation at all

Unless the D8300 randomly pulls better drivers out of its ass its kinda a waste of a chip

[silk arrow]

For switch emu sure

[azure narwhal]

So D1200 then

[silk arrow]

Doesn’t really matter for everything else

Most other things

I don’t remember the last time I loaded a custom driver on anything that wasn’t switch

[azure narwhal]

not custom drivers, the regular 8300 drivers havent been shown to perform much better in emulation than earlier much cheaper chips with mali gpus

unless you want this for straight up just android games its way better there

[silk arrow]

Does the D8300 not do most GameCube and ps2 at 2X?

[azure narwhal]

yeah but so does D1200 with the odd exception

[spice fiber]

and the sd865

[silk arrow]

I’m confused what’s the issue then

[azure narwhal]

the +100 price to include that chip

[spice fiber]

exactly

it just ruins the price for no real performance gain

the issue is the t820 sucks balls too because it doesn't do 100% ps2

so anbernic sits kinda in no man's land right now

[azure narwhal]

they've unfortunately shackled themselves to a very expensive kinda buggy SoC

hope drivers shake out for it but idk if or when and I dont buy on future promises

[spice fiber]

also since you're basically bruteforcing even ps2, the battery usage is so much less efficient and you kinda burn through it through what should be mid-end usage

[azure narwhal]

apparently thats just a cpu tune issue that can be solved with 3rd party software

[spice fiber]

that's good then

[azure narwhal]

havent looked into it fully but seems thats the take on it

[spice fiber]

cause this+the price made me hate this chip instantly

[silk arrow]

Yeah 865 does leave a lot to be desired

T820 as well

[spice fiber]

what else do you want from the 865? it even gives you linux support

it won't bring you breakfast to your bed i suppose

[silk arrow]

Enough juice to max the resolution

[spice fiber]

i prefer to play for 3 times as long

[silk arrow]

That’s fair

However that’s not what I’m talking about lol

[eager pelican]

the price is ANBERNICS fault, less so the SoC itself
same for the battery life, shit Android build, my phone runs longer

[spice fiber]

i'm just saying this chip is inefficient as hell unless the third party fix really does mitigate the issue

[silk arrow]

If you’re gonna pull a strawman then we really have nothing to discuss further

[marble otter]

The T820 is interesting for GC and Below Emulation but it doesn't hit all the marks like more powerful Chipsets.

That's why I didn't buy the RG556.

[silk arrow]

T820 is very interesting

[eager pelican]

yeah the t820 wasn't capable of maxing out the rg556 screen, but good enough for the other 406 panels tbh

[silk arrow]

Yeah it was an excellent pairing with the 406 screens

[regal perch]

I only want 4 things: Flat & pocketable, 4:3, 720p+ and 120 Hz, so I can finally use BFI (Black Frame Insertion), to better simulate the CRTs

[silk arrow]

I’m probably gonna look into modding the sticks on this

See if I can slim down the profile

[regal perch]

Mee too. Not pocketable at all.

[eager pelican]

so RG SLIDE?

[regal perch]

Nope. 3x too thick as it need to be. Definitely not pocketable.

[feral goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/no-bugs-bunny-gif-18219884

[copper juniper]

Then they will complain about it having a t820 chip 😄

[spice fiber]

that's why anbernic is frustrating

[azure narwhal]

maybe we should just make a monkey paw gif openning and closing at 120hz in honor of this console

[copper juniper]

But yeah people are spoiled for good options in past years hence the entitlement 😄

[copper juniper]

I still find this a tad hard to believe, would prefer to see more calculations myself but does make some sense and don't blame you for not liking it

[spice fiber]

people say there's some adjustment you can make to it that makes the chip work better, but i don't know in what cases

[pine bear]

hear me out... maybe they didn't show the back yet because... there's nothing interesting in there

[copper juniper]

Out of here with your reasonable logic

[tardy valve]

ideally, but you never know when they'll decide to go with some tacky shit

[spice fiber]

inb4 dual screen but it's at the back and you can't use it

[azure narwhal]

its there to swag on all the poor loosers on the train

[pine bear]

onexsugar but you can't transform it at all

genius

[mystic sable]

Agreed. But the general consensus seems to be because it's reaching that price point, you could get something alot more powerful for alittle more money. It is due the fact we have alot of options. If we didn't, I think we would be looking at it very differently

[copper juniper]

That and people get annoyed that every time anbernic releases a "higher" budget device it's come with big caveats/overpriced/both

[mystic sable]

Not all of us look at cost to build and therefore priced fairly. Then you have ayaneo android device and a clown I know that claims it does better than odin2

[copper juniper]

Win600, 552.... 557 spring to mind

[mystic sable]

I never understood why the 552 was priced at such

But at the time, I can see it

[spice fiber]

they didn't expect they'd need active cooling so they have to do that unexpectedly, i think that's what drove the price up

[mystic sable]

As harsh as this sounds.....if they didn't think they need it when it's known to have a bit of heating problem

That's kinda on them

[spice fiber]

i'm just speaking from speculation of the time

but yeah, even then, everyone thought it was insanely overpriced

and then it didn't even review that well apart from the awesome screen

[mystic sable]

Like I get it..chip expensive custom screen expensive

But to this point? I don't think so

[spice fiber]

the odin 1 came out short after, imagine having to choose between the two

though i had an odin 1 and wasn't too happy with it, but not when it was new

[mystic sable]

I loved mine. Then I got rid of it for odin2. Then realised I hated android

[spice fiber]

i really hated those low sticks

[mystic sable]

Ah

I'm a dpad guy

So I didn't care

Lol

[burnt comet]

A 5 inch oled screen cost $10. This is not oled. It is not even 5 inch. Ok, it is custom made, if Anbernic does not give us the handheld we want ( a fucking heavy uncomfortable slide or a fucking heavy metal expensive 477) why dont they just sell us the screen for $50 and we make our own plastic handheld with it !

[burnt comet]

Well, some manufacturers are making great handhelds without oled and snapdragon for $40 retail, so if you are gonna charge $200 you better put in some extras there!

[silk arrow]

[azure narwhal]

https://tenor.com/view/its-time-to-stop-stop-clock-time-gif-5001372

[loud shuttle]

Right cause nothing says “high quality” more than what the 557 has apparently still been like.

I do completely get why you dislike OLED, but it shouldn’t be hard to recognize that people can simply have different preferences for stuff.

If they’re not interested and don’t get why it would be appealing, that’s their decision/mindset and it doesn’t impact whether or not you enjoy it. Same goes for Kyoka in that you have your reasons for thinking it’s looking great.

[loud shuttle]

Now this! This, I completely agree with. Spot on. No lies whatsoever. Just peak truth.

[silk arrow]

Good thing I wasn’t talking about the 557

You should read the whole conversation

[loud shuttle]

Well, you’ll have to excuse me since I thought the hardware wasn’t even the issue with the device and it was mostly just software. Given this uses the same chip, I don’t blame people for being hesitant.

Of course, I also don’t blame anyone, including you, for being willing to give this thing a chance anyways, considering the reasoning of “but it looks really cool tho and like it fits exactly what I’ve wanted in a handheld” is the sole reason why I ended up with the AYANEO Pocket Ace being my current main device (in tandem with the Saturn RP-Classic).

[loud shuttle]

Wait, Sniffer’s response distracted me earlier, but what are you talking about on this? You can emulate a shit ton of upscaled GC, PS2, and Wii games with an on the SD865. It’s quite literally just the D1100 with better compatibility in terms of driver support, and the D1100 already has been noted as being able to handle way more upscaled GC/PS2 than the D900.

Of course it still can’t play literally all of their games, and a good number will actively require the higher performance settings to be fully playable at an upscale, but it’s definitely not like it’s the Odin 1 territory of “can play most games only at native, with barely just a few Pal versions being able to run full speed with an upscale”.

[copper juniper]

Yeah the 865 pulls it's weight well. Sure, it can't play everything but can do a lot with it

[marble otter]

This is definitely true.

[marble otter]

Not upscaled and widescreen like the RG557 can.

[loud shuttle]

…Again, the Flip 2 and RP5 literally can do widescreen just fine. Like, widescreen outright doesn’t have anywhere near as much of a demand as upscaling can have, I was literally running widescreen Final Fantasy X on the freaking Retroid Pocket Flip 1 and RG505.

Like seriously I’m genuinely confused on what your point is. Are you just talking about something like “it can upscale higher than they can” and that’s what you mean by “like the 557 can”?

Even though once you get past like 3x on an 1080p screen it just ends up being a semi-wasted effort due to going into superscaling territory, in which you get diminishing returns for something way higher than it needs to be.

[loud shuttle]

Like, it’s certainly useful as hell for playing docked, since it means any higher resolution monitors you have will likely be supported at their resolution, but for playing as a handheld?

[marble otter]

You can upscale the image on a TV or Computer Screen too. Plus the Dimensity 8300 is better at Native Android Gaming.

[loud shuttle]

Well yeah, that’s the point of my second comment with the “higher resolution monitor” part.

If you regularly prefer playing those games docked on a higher resolution tv, then I definitely can’t blame you for preferring a handheld that can support that.

[marble otter]

The comment you replied to was about why the RG477M is so expensive.

[loud shuttle]

See, that I actually wanted to comment to the people saying it’s expensive and ask why something only $40 more for the same RAM and Storage was too expensive when it’s the same price point difference as the RP4 and RP4 Pro, especially when there’s supposedly going to be a sku with less ram and storage for $240.

[marble otter]

People in this Community don't seem to understand that a Metal Handheld with a Custom Screen and a fairly powerful chipset is and 16GB RAM 256GB of internal storage is expensive.

I can't believe grown adults can't understand the concept of a Custom Made anything being more expensive.

[loud shuttle]

Yeah no, that’s obvious. I don’t blame them for thinking it’s too expensive for them to get if they’d prefer a cheaper plastic model, but I’ve already heard more than enough about that particular topic when the AYANEO Pocket Micro was first released.

[marble otter]

That's not the issue.

[silk arrow]

I gotta see someone crack this thing open so I can see what a potential stick mod would look like

[loud shuttle]

If they don’t like it, they don’t need to get it. No need to act like it’s “too expensive for what it is” when it’s arguably priced pretty reasonably.

[marble otter]

The problem is too many people in this Community try to push their Gaming Standards on everyone else.

@loud shuttle

[copper juniper]

isn't it 12gb ram/256gb storage?

[eager pelican]

it is 12/256

[silk arrow]

The problem is people take a criticism of their favorite handheld as a personal attack

As well as the “I don’t personally like X device so therefore it’s objectively bad”

[marble otter]

Yes you're right, I'm mixing up specs from different devices.

[copper juniper]

That's because a lot of people are just fucking idiots 😄 it's entertaining though

[silk arrow]

People seem to forget they don’t have to buy a device they don’t like…

[loud shuttle]

Because people think, for some dumb reason, that “they have to convince these companies to do what they want, otherwise it’ll eventually never happen again”, even if it’s a completely standard option like “stick on top for higher end system” where d-pad on top is way less common and should arguably be an option used by some manufacturers.

[marble otter]

This is definitely a thing too. For example I completely understand the RG-SLIDE and RG477M aren't for everyone. But some people in this community beg to differ.

[silk arrow]

Definitely, there’s a lot of devices I don’t like but I understand why others like them

[eager pelican]

lets face reality here for a second, from an price/performance and compatibility perspective 99% of the people will rather grab the RP5 or Odin 2 than the 477m

[silk arrow]

It’s good that they have choices yeah

[marble otter]

This right here! This right here is what makes me mad. Some people in this Community are absolute Man Children when it comes to this.

[copper juniper]

How dare you not like what i like! boo 😄

[copper juniper]

and yet you keep letting idiots being idiots get to you for some reason and seems a waste of energy to engage when people are being dumb fucks and refuse to communicate. Get why it's annoying though, just there are ways of dealing with this stuff

It's been fun to read the past few days though, little bit of entertainment doesn't hurt 😄

[marble otter]

For example I remember when the Retroid Pocket 2S originally came out. I was mad that they went with the Brick with Buttons design again. But I thought about it more maturely and simply came to the conclusion that Retroid isn't my company. And that's okay.

[copper juniper]

Hurrah for emotional growth

[silk arrow]

I really hope this is easy to disassemble

[marble otter]

If only the people in this Community that try to shove their Gaming tastes down other people's throats would understand that we have a company that makes Handhelds for everyone.

[copper juniper]

Phawx got his unit in today i think according to twitter

[silk arrow]

I have some switch sticks I’d love to shove in this thing to slim down the profile

[marble otter]

And this is amazing.

[silk arrow]

Maaaan that’s just the internet as a whole lol

Having an opinion isn’t enough. I need people to tell me my opinion is right

[loud shuttle]

“Why do you like this? It sucks!”

A phrase you can find in a comment section for literally everything in existence.

[copper juniper]

Well, we can hope this is amazing, we got to wait on reviews for both the pre-launch units and consumer units. Anbernic has a lot of work to do based on how their past several 220+ USD devices ave performed. I hope they've learned a lot from the 557. Hope, yes. Will it happen? i doubt but looking forward to seeing how it is 🙂

[marble otter]

I still feel I have to voice my opinion sometimes. Especially when people have garbage takes or spread misinformation.

[copper juniper]

How dare you voice your opinion! 😄 curious on what this apparent misinformation is though

[loud shuttle]

That’s pretty much my take on it. They’ve fucked up enough times on the handhelds I got from them that I don’t even buy stuff from them over $100, and even then I’m still hoping this turns out good for anyone else who was in the same “wanting a new RG405M-like handheld” party.

[marble otter]

The thing is we all came to the Retro Handheld scene for our own reasons, and have our own personal tastes. And there's nothing wrong with that.

[marble otter]

Like people try to dunk on Anbernic Products by lying about the price of Retroid Products. Just one example.

[copper juniper]

there are plenty of better reasons to dunk on anbernic, let's not kid ourselves 😄

[silk arrow]

I see dozens of strawman arguments every day here lol

[loud shuttle]

And there’s people who like to dunk on Retroid products to pretend that Anbernic doesn’t have any issues with their quality control.

Like Thousandscar said, it’s best to just not let that stuff bother you, because there will be people doing it everywhere and with everything.

[marble otter]

I'll try but it's not going to be easy.

Also yes I agree none of these companies are perfect.

[copper juniper]

Best option is to dunk on everything fairly 😄

The retroid mini fiasco is my highlight of massive fuckup xD

[copper juniper]

It is very simple

[opaque star]

I seriously cannot imagine being a "fan" of any particular company in the retro handheld space. I mean ... Why?

[loud shuttle]

Yup, and yet their response will always be “I’m not talking about that other handheld though, I’m talking about this handheld”, even when they’re the ones who directly brought up the other handheld in the first place by lying about them.

[loud shuttle]

Using another thing as an example in a criticism is a completely common and normal thing to do, “I liked how this other thing had this feature” is outright bog standard.

However, if you’re caught being wrong about the other thing in your comparison, the answer should at least be something like “ah, I must have remembered it wrong, sorry”. It should not be “whatever, I’m not talking about that handheld though, I’m talking about this thing’s problems”.

[opaque star]

(My main concern about the 447M is that it's going to be a shitshow like the 557 was. There is a track record here with Anbernic just not being able to properly handle the D8300.)

[limber junco]

You cant have dimensity performance at snapdragon prices, that dog wont hunt

[sly shuttle]

D8300 performance is SD 8 gen 2 level and fine it's just drivers and Anbernics android implementation of it isn't great for emulation, if your into Android gaming it will be great

[limber junco]

Thats the point. Already making caveats "if youre into Android gaming it will be great"
Compromise usuability, needs appropriate pricing. IMO

[sly shuttle]

I'm not making anything and just pointing things out , I'm not even interested in the 447M

[formal nova]

do android games even suport 4:3?

[sly shuttle]

Is what I posted not true that it will be great for Android gaming ?
I do think people that some are interested in such a powerful handheld that can do Winilator and Android gaming and not just emulation.

[sly shuttle]

Yes

For the most part

[silk arrow]

Man orders can’t come soon enough, I need me this 4.7 inch 4:3 goodness

Might just be the perfect GameCube machine

[sly shuttle]

As much as I like the 477M I really want to see what they do with a updated 406H/V series.
Still think those are 2 of the best Anbernic handhelds made to date

[copper juniper]

ngl i do love my 406h

[silk arrow]

Eh t820 is nice but I wanted more

Won’t say no to a bigger better screen either

[copper juniper]

people always want more now we're so spoilt for options 😄

[silk arrow]

Wasn’t a huge fan of 406H shape and ergonomics as a whole, 406V would be better if not for the tall nipple sticks

[silk arrow]

I’ve been around the block so many times I have every right to be nit picky

[loud shuttle]

Wait what? This thing was considered to be only a little above 8 Gen 1 at best, when did it suddenly become 8 Gen 2 territory?

[eager pelican]

D8300 is a fair bit below 8g2, it's more an 8sg3
D8400 is 8g2 level

[loud shuttle]

Ok yeah, its GPU is definitely a fair bit more powerful than the 8 Gen 1, but it’s still overall closer to it in specs than it is to the 8 Gen 2.

[loud shuttle]

And that’s not even getting into the classic debacle of compatibility for optimization vs raw power (although, like you said that’s mainly a concern for emulation, since Android games will be more likely made with Mali in mind).

[sly shuttle]

My bad then i was mistaken, I had the wrong info

[final isle]

Seriously, who would do such a thing

[celest sage]

where can I get an 8g2 at this price

[limber junco]

$300? See odin 2 line

Also, it would be interesting to see real world performance of this against somethinkg like the rp5

[celest sage]

this is 240 for 8gb or 270 for 12, the base odin 2 (60hz, bad ghosting) is 290/340 even on the current clearance

o2 mini which is probably a closer competitor is 330/370

if you actually want the 120hz you have to go o2portal tho

[eager pelican]

where did you get the 270 from? the 12/256 is 290

[celest sage]

anbernic does that dumb game where it basically never is full price, early bird is 270 and then it'll be 270 for like 2 weeks of every month since they constantly are doing sales forever

anyone who pays 290 is just donating extra cash to max zhou for some reason

I wish the o2mini was 120hz

[limber junco]

I guess I just dont see the appeal. 4:3 non oled screen dpad top device for this price, metal or not. Not sure what "retro" titles need to be brute forced with a d8300

[celest sage]

man, retro handhelds are so difficult to think about price wise. They're ALL dirt cheap compared to the hours of entertainment you'll get from them, and like - yeah, is this gonna give me 4x as much entertainment as a MM+? probably not. But also a few hundred dollars on a device that will still play all the same 4:3 stuff for years is not exactly a life changing expense for a full time skilled trademan in a first world country.

like I'm never gonna buy the 'wrong' device to save $40 over one I like more

I could literally just volunteer to come in one saturday and buy this

[eager pelican]

me with my $400 Ayaneo Pocket ACE that has been delegated to GBA titles only

[celest sage]

my rp5 is only used for psp lol

(actually since getting the grip it might replace my 34xx as my GBA handheld too)

[eager pelican]

that will be repurposed for 3/DS once the add-on arrives

[celest sage]

maybe? I honestly don't care about anything as modern as 3ds and for NDS it's hard to beat tablets imo

like I get much bigger screens on my y700+telescopic for NDS

[eager pelican]

fair I guess

[celest sage]

I also like playing NDS on my 13" ipad in portrait orientation + 8bitdo m30/sn30pro/elves 2

then I can even use the apple pencil for the stylus lol

[pine bear]

I'd like to give this set up a go eventually

I just wish they made an OLED y700 already

[azure narwhal]

redmagic astra that just came out, not quite as cheap similar form factor and oled (to be fair its a newer chip and oled vs the 2024 Y700 so the price is still reasonable)

[celest sage]

unfortunately the go 2 being down at 1200p makes that unlikely I think

[copper nimbus]

astra is a ripoff since it doesn't have micro sd card slot

[celest sage]

if they done a 1600p oled they could've made that the feature on the y700 gen 4 instead of higher res and kept the res the same on the gen 2 go

[azure narwhal]

ah no sd sucks, idk tho I really dont fill my phone with enough crap to even come close most of the time
But I understand thats not most peoples use case

[copper nimbus]

no sd card alot for phones is fine if you don't use them to make 4k videos or play games

but for a tablet it is different

[opaque star]

Resolution is high enough so it shouldn't be much problem. At least I haven't had issues on my RG Slide which has the same screen.

[azure narwhal]

Whos making 4k videos on a tablet.
Idk if I want to watch videos on a tablet id have maybe what I need for a plane ride and streaming for the rest.
For games yeah I guess if you have a multiple cod/hoyoverse game addiction that adds up fast.
But for retro emulation are you really planning on having a PS3 catalog on there?

But again I understand that im an outlier in general tablet use cases

[sly shuttle]

Watched your entire RG Slide review

[opaque star]

Had a lot of time on your hands ... 🙃

[amber knot]

brother why did you call that a mini review

[sly shuttle]

You covered a lot of stuff I was interested in TBH , what settings did you use for ZZZ , or did I fall asleep and miss that part ? Have you tried Genshin Impact ?

Or COD mobile

[opaque star]

It was intended to be a first impressions video when I started. But I ended up not being able to finish initially due to family obligations ... So I ended up spending more time with it.

[opaque star]

ZZZ was default settings (plus enabling controller) for the Slide. I already knew it was pointless trying to do anything higher because this is not my first T820.

[regal perch]

Here’s a tip, at least for those in the EU (Portugal):
I bought my RG406H on April 25th, and AliExpress applied a checkout discount—likely assuming that EU customs would charge import fees upon entry.
They didn’t! So I effectively got a nice discount from AliExpress itself, not the store.
I have no idea if this "discount" is still available.

[eager pelican]

yeah those are the subtracted vat cost, YET IT SHOULD end up getting vatted upon entering the EU, it ain't a discount if you ain't lucky

[loud shuttle]

Meanwhile I’ve been using my $400 Ace like it’s the “Odin 2 Mini with an IPS screen” I always wanted as a main-use handheld.

[eager pelican]

fair enough, my Odin 2 Mini is a PS2/PSP tho

[pine bear]

I'm aware, it gets close except USB c port is uncentered and no secondary port for tate mode

[copper juniper]

I prob have enough handhelds now for one system each xD

My current lineup is my 406h/portal/steam deck OLED

[regal perch]

It’s a nice gamble with nothing to lose.
Worst case, you just end up paying what AliExpress already discounted for you.

[eager pelican]

+7,50€ to DHL for their "service" of highway robbery

[regal perch]

I didn't pay delivery, so it probably was just regular mail.

[eager pelican]

German Post (/DHL) handles unvatted imports by default, so if it ain't smuggled in via another European country you will pay for the highway robbery at your door

[regal perch]

OK if you say so. I hardly see any DHL in this corner of Europe. But I believe you 🙂

[burnt comet]

Hey, it is july 27th in china

So where is the official 29th july sale announcement

Only 2 days to go

Anbernic got scared of the price reactions

And is reconsidering?

[silk arrow]

Give it a rest bro

Go outside

Touch some grass

[burnt comet]

NEVER!

[marble otter]

Three Questions:

1. What chip is in the Aya Neo Pocket ACE again?

2. RAM and Storage?

3. Battery Size and Battery Life?

[eager pelican]

1. G3x Gen2, basically a juiced up 8 Gen2
2. Different SKUs from 8/128 to 16/1tb (iirc), I have 12/256
3. 6000mAh, 15-16hours on eco mode for Retro games, 6-7hours on balanced when you play higher end systems, about 2.5hours if you push it for Switch stuff on the max profile

[mystic sable]

I got the 34xx sp. I wanted to like it, I did not. The immediate response I got from this server is: I appreciate your wrong opinion

Peeps are tribal here

[mystic sable]

It goes back to: for alittle more, you can get something more powerful.

Not everyone is here to collect, nor is everyone here to understand why something cost for X reasons nor is everyone being like: this device for this console and this device for this console etc

Alot of us are here coz we just want that one good device that covers most if not everything.

[mystic sable]

lol i doubt this

they released 552 and win600 as is

[marble otter]

Interesting so what didn't you like about it?

[marble otter]

Not bad 👍

[mystic sable]

too thin/compact. I much prefer the 35xx Sp size. Also i cant unsee the forehead. its not as bad seeing in person, but my ocd cant deal with it. GBA is nice if i can play for extended period of time which i cant coz too small and cramp for me

[marble otter]

This is completely understandable. What I was saying is it's annoying when push their gaming views onto you.

[mystic sable]

its not for me and i admit it but it was alittle upsetting someone straight way become tribal over it being like that

[marble otter]

I also love the thickness of my RG35XX SP. It's great for PS1 and below Emulation.

[mystic sable]

i sold it coz i like the rgb30 more

but i regret also lmao

[marble otter]

Unfortunately this community is filled with people like this.

[mystic sable]

(regret selling 35xx sp)

[marble otter]

I might buy a second RG35XX SP.

[pine bear]

the one thing I'm not too hot about the RG35XXSP is the screen

it's really mediocre by today's standards

rg34xxsp looks a lot better in comparison

[burnt comet]

And Both of Them Were:

[surreal pond]

anbernic is great with budget stuff, when they venture out of their comfort zone... problems arise

[mystic sable]

552 i would argue yes tbh

theres a dedicated fanbase for it

win600

eww

[mystic sable]

thats what i got when i commented what i think about the 34xx sp

which is sad, coz if i was 10 years younger with less broken hands

i would be enjoying it

[waxen ingot]

My evaluation is mini super sp is 2 of these screens

[mystic sable]

wait

is this confirmed to have recessed sticks or not?

is this device confirmed to have recessed sticks or not?/

[heavy mason]

if only there was a demo video a week ago

[mystic sable]

really

was there one

ib dont recall

[neon trout]

Looks like it is a bit recessed but uses the same sticks as on the 406s

[pine bear]

I guess you could call them cult classics

[pine bear]

you'd be surprised the amount of times people have bought, sold and rebought (and resold) this one

legend has it that @celest dust still buys and sells it once a month

[sly shuttle]

Does it have the 406 series sticks ? Thought it would use the same ones found in the Slide and 557

I actually prefer the 406 series sticks

[tardy valve]

caps look the same as the 406 series, spec sheet also lists the sticks as hall instead of capacitive, so most likely, i'd prefer them as well

[eager pelican]

aren't caps on all of these basically the same, or at least interchangeable? haven't really noticed any sticks that use a different key

[tardy valve]

406 ones have the little notches in them, 557 ones don't, not sure if they're interchangeable but they don't look like they would be to me, longer stem on the 406 ones. 477 ones look the same as the 406 ones tho

hopefully the phawx or someone does a partial teardown

he's got his review unit already, might ask him to flip it over for me

[silk arrow]

The bronze looks really nice

[eager pelican]

the notches in the cap are pretty irrelevant, the important part is the keying of the stem... theoretically I could grab my RG SLIDE to look if it's the same, but I haven't bothered as putting different caps on that device won't work anyway

[silk arrow]

Kind of a bummer it looks like there room to have the sticks be more recessed

[tardy valve]

i get what you mean, i'm just saying they don't look compatible at a glance & the 406 ones look identical to what we've seen of the 477 so far

[eager pelican]

depends, maybe they have the battery behind the sticks?

[eager pelican]

fair enough

[silk arrow]

We’ll have to wait till someone opens it up

I might grab two and try to stick mod one

[neon trout]

Yeah those sticks are the best ones anbernic have ever used and I find it appalling why they weren't there in the 557

Sometimes I really don't understand anbernic's decision lol, but hey it's to generate more money

[sly shuttle]

Trust me I feel you , I actually might of bought one if they used the 406 series sticks .
I know reviews say they are better but man Im not a fan of tiny sticks

[silk arrow]

They can’t make the perfect device cuz then you wouldn’t buy the next one

[celest sage]

how do you like the slide btw?

I want this screen but I also want gammaOS

[copper juniper]

its funny how everyone hates the business strategy, it's genius on their end (bad for us of course) 😄

[eager pelican]

I mean, theoretically it's a great device

it just doesn't makes any sense to use, as it's too big to be pocketable and the Flip 2 is a more powerful device that naturally protects the screen...

also it's fucking uncomfortable to hold in an appropriate ~45° angle to play on

gotta do 90° to hold it for more than a few minutes , which kinda sucks

[celest sage]

damn

[copper nimbus]

waiting for the gen 2

slimmer, small bezels

and we got a winner

my main issue with the rg slide was definitely how thick it was

[celest sage]

its certainly a lot heavier than I expected

[copper nimbus]

thickness and weight kinda go hand to hand

[eager pelican]

nah, the weight comes from the sliding mechanism

I think their big mistake was to put the battery at the top and have the heat go out at the bottom tho

[copper nimbus]

that's insane cause the psp go had a sliding mechanism and it was only 158 grams

cannot believe it could have been 50 grams lighter if it was a slab

[eager pelican]

also what a lot smaller and therefore the sliding mechanism wasn't as insane

[tawny scaffold]

the psp also didnt have active cooling which i assume can add a lot to the bulk/thickness

[copper nimbus]

clamshells/sliders shouldn't have large coolers, change my mind

[tawny scaffold]

they can definitely make an rg slide without cooling, but it would be an h700 or similar.
can't do any high end emulation without cooling, my phone was melting my hand trying to run yuzu

[pine bear]

ideally, but it can work, the cooling on the flip 2 is pretty minimal in terms of heft and weight

though I guess that makes it not a large cooler

[copper nimbus]

doesn't mean it didn't work though

[tawny scaffold]

only for a few minutes

then it throttled into 3fps

[eager pelican]

g99 or d8300 would work without melting your hands just fine

[copper nimbus]

You don't need excessive cooling to get good results

I think something like what they have in redmagic phones is pretty good

[tawny scaffold]

dont those cost ayaneo tier prices tho

but yeah it would be cool if they used something like that and made it thin

because damn the slide is a thick boi

[marble otter]

I hope your hands will be okay.

[exotic quarry]

https://youtu.be/TSjmrL467zE

[sand belfry]

new pads

[shut cedar]

Free tpu case is nice

[exotic quarry]

I wonder how the pads are attached to the back?

[shut cedar]

They show it in the video

[exotic quarry]

Looks like it just sticks on? Not sure I can trust that for extra grip when holding it with one hand

[shut cedar]

Its built into that protection layer

[regal perch]

The case looks a bit too much like a condom for my liking.

[exotic quarry]

The Chinese narration says plastic stickers, but the English sub is translated to only plastic sections

[regal perch]

Looks like a well-built device. The kind that, if it falls, I’d be more worried about the floor than the device.

No analog triggers, I see. A device made for retro games. I never used the analog feature of the triggers - I even forgot they were analog ... but maybe that’s just me.

[copper juniper]

Does look nice

[regal perch]

I’d give up analog triggers any day for a pocketable thickness of 1.6 mm.

I also welcome the recessed analogs 👍🏼

[burnt comet]

Well. The rumours were $220 on sale tuesday 29th. Were is the official announcement?

[pine bear]

no funny business on the back

peace in our time

[crisp thunder]

🤮

[neon trout]

Looks like it is the 406 sticks so props to anbernic for going to those ones at least

[silk arrow]

On the other hand, damn that chocolate bronze is beautiful

My wallet is ready

[eager pelican]

Yeah the video convinced me to get that color

[short quest]

I miss the person who would unbox it then go "dun dun dun dun dun!" when they presented it.

[celest sage]

this is gonna be a banger handheld in 8 months when it finally gets a bootloader unlock and can be found for 199

[eager pelican]

I doubt we will have to wait 8 months for 199

At least with the 8/128 SKU which is perfectly reasonable

[pine bear]

this shouldn't go for higher than 199 tbh

that seems like its fair value to me

[compact osprey]

I'm hoping with this release, the 405m drops in Price again

Let me have it for $100. It will be a perfect Reccomendation for people at that price point instead of $125 at its current point, then sales can be better

[valid gale]

Surprised they haven't released any info regarding the date or price themselves

Since its already going out to reviewers

[tardy valve]

they've been doing 'available now/in 48hrs' videos recently, so they're probably saving it for that, jutleys did say the new preorder date is aug 2nd, but that shipping has been moved up to shortly after that

[valid gale]

Oh thanks I missed that

Do they usually do pre-orders/releases on weekends?

[tardy valve]

not sure if there's a cadence to them, but choice day on aliexpress is the 1st & they do usually launch right after sales end -___-

[burnt comet]

So the 29 july was fake information!

So it was a non-reliable source

[tardy valve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eQDFtmzuhM

[fossil swift]

woohoo

[short quest]

a love letter from the 350M

[short quest]

official verification that they will work with Hype Stix.

https://tenor.com/view/yas-jimmyfallon-gif-4499458

[silk arrow]

I’m so glad anbernic is sticking with rubber membrane dpad and buttons

[compact osprey]

Rubber Membrane > Micro Switches/Dome Switches

Everytime

[copper nimbus]

Seems like I'll never truly be satisfied

I believe a 5.1 inch 3:2 1440x960 screen would have been the perfect compromize between system coverage and pocketability

it does everything the 4.7 inch screen does but also integer scales psp to be 4.9 inches

which would also make this powerful chipset decent for a switch emulation and streaming

still though, this is very nitpicky

[copper juniper]

extremely nitpicky 😛 😄

[copper nimbus]

yeah I know, it it wasn't for the price I definitely would be satisfied with the current vision

but I guess that's not anbernic's fault for the most part

I just really don't need d8300 and metal shell

[copper juniper]

a 477P would be lovely 😄

price is high but i feel this is a better deal than the 557

[silk arrow]

Rubber membrane on top

[fierce yarrow]

this is sort of a luxury item amongst anbernic devices

like... they began hitting the retrogaming plateau at t820 and ryzen 3050e, but now anbernic is full-on polishing what they can already do

[silk arrow]

T820? Plateau? Lol

[copper juniper]

this does feel more refined than the 557 at least

[compact osprey]

That is the "Greater than" symbol. And the Open Mouth part does mean where the Preference lies 😄

[silk arrow]

Yes, anbernic is unfortunately one of the last bastions of premium devices with rubber membranes

[fierce yarrow]

i think its neat that nowhere in the video did russ mention that the default cpu mode was a problem. it means the 557's power-scaling problem is gone

[silk arrow]

It made me very happy when Russ called it their best dpad yet

[silk arrow]

This is indeed good

[fierce yarrow]

on a list of things that scare new people away, needing to tweak to make ps2/gc run full speed is top of the list.

[copper juniper]

yeah, pleasantly surprised by this review!

hmm, well high mode battery life still not wonderful but better than expected

[valid gale]

How long is the battery life on 557 with the 3c cpu manager fix?

[burnt stirrup]

Its my deep desire if they release plastic one shape more like 406H, lighter & ergo

[gritty summit]

If this had a rose gold variant, I'd be all over it lol

[thorn flame]

I'm not a fan of metal handhelds but I have to say that both colors look beautiful,

[valid ridge]

Forgot this existed, doa for me though since it's symmetrical

Would've been a neat choice

[delicate lynx]

I was eyeing the chocolate bronze but seeing how clean the silver one looks in Russ's hands got me wondering. 🤔

[valid ridge]

Anyone feel like the handheld space has definitely platued/slowed down in the last year?

2023-24 we were getting a new handheld or two every month it felt like

[delicate lynx]

You're complaining about our wallets getting a chance to recover?

[valid ridge]

I mean, you don't have to buy every handheld that comes out you know

[delicate lynx]

A new product has to fill a need, though. Anberic's flood of H700 devices kinda locked up the budget market, Odin and Retroid got the mid to high-tier Android devices, and now even d-pad enthusiasts got a premium-style device. We're going to need to see some new chips come down in price, or someone to find an unserved niche before we see another wave.

The way things are going we might see a wave of dual-screen devices though.

[heavy mason]

[silk arrow]

Man SAME

[tardy valve]

i'm actually not too worried, rgb30 & 505 ended up being pretty comfortable due to the height (despite the flat back), should be the same deal here

[copper nimbus]

For some reason I'm immune when it comes to discomfort from flap backs. Although the dualsense controller does fatique my hands for long periods of time for some reason

no other controller does that other than like a single joycon or an 8bitdo micro

[silk arrow]

I prefer flat back over tiny annoying ergo bumps

Either go full steam deck or go flat

[copper nimbus]

If it can't pocket go ergonomic, if it can pocket go flat

[fierce yarrow]

If you have a

• low power 4:3 Linux handheld
• mid power 16:9 Android handheld
• an x86 whatever to do Xbox and pc 6th gen(2003-2005)

You pretty much have capped retrogaming.

It's kind of hard to keep repolishing this turd without turning it into a weird collector obsession

[silk arrow]

Pretty sure for a lot of people it already is a collector thing

[oak wedge]

Why

Why does the silver colorway remind me of a Kitchen scale

[copper nimbus]

I would call myself a collector

But truth be told it was with oem

I haven't bought a single emulation handheld yet if we count out pc handhelds

I do have my reasons for all my purchases

n3dsxl for 3ds, dsi xl for ds, ps vita for psp and ps vita, switch oled for switch

I mainly only got 1 gap to fill which is a pocketable emulation machine, all my handhelds are specialists

that is the rg477m

[lost leaf]

Would it be crazy if I say that I want a vertical handheld with this 4.7in 4:3 screen

[silk arrow]

No that would be completely sensible

[eager pelican]

I love flat slabs tbh

as long as they are around 1.5cm thick

maybe a lil closer to 2cm

Switch 2 is actually too thin at 1.44cm

[lost leaf]

Maybe magicx will do it

Their device design is usually the embodiment of sensibility

[quartz hound]

Honestly yea

So far it's been 40xxv, brick, Odin 2 and then my PC for everything else and I've been happy with that combo

[lost leaf]

You are missing anything for dual screens

[silk arrow]

I mean anbernic has a pretty good track record of making vertical and horizontal pairs

[quartz hound]

Only way I can see myself upgrading now is if theres like

Budget high res handheld?

[fierce yarrow]

The y700 crowd seem to be thriving with their many tablet and controller options working in Tate mode.

[quartz hound]

Kinda tempted by the zero40 but

Ehh...

[lost leaf]

Too small, I’m looking forward to the Retroid addon

[quartz hound]

Honestly I can see retroid pushing an actual dual screen flip next year lol

[lost leaf]

Lots more to come I would guess

[fierce yarrow]

BuT in all seriousness, two screens on one doesn't seem to be an issue for 3ds and ds enjoyers. Its better on original hardware though

Would be not surprised if anbernic made a d8300 rgCube2 with a flip screen just to keep doing new stuff. Closed, it would be smaller than and more pocketable than the cube, which was already small

[halcyon glen]

As far as Anbernic goes anyway.

[compact osprey]

No. For everything.....

I don't want Clicky, I want rubber Membrane for everything lol

[silk arrow]

Clicky is gross

I hate clicky

[compact osprey]

The Miyoo A30 has the Best Inline Shoulder bumpers. Why? Because they are the only Rubber Membrane Ones

[regal perch]

I'm actually impressed, this thing has almost 5x the performance of my RG406, and twice RP Mini 2.

[azure narwhal]

synthetic benchmarks arent everything.
Ok to estimate android game performance dont really mean too much otherwise.

Eden performance was looking promising tho

[eager pelican]

it's neat that Mali support seems to have improved with that one, tho CEMU probably still crashes all the time

[silk arrow]

Hurr durr but drivers

Muh turnip drivers

[regal perch]

I was expecting RG Slide range of performance (since it uses the same screen)

[eager pelican]

lol nah, the d8300 can push towards 4x upscale with a bunch of GCN/PS2 games

[silk arrow]

But does it have turnip drivers

[regal perch]

I just hope we can disable all the AI stuff Anbernic seems so proud of.

[eager pelican]

no turnips for ya

[silk arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/bye-goodbye-turnip-amphibia-vegetable-gif-25653346

[final isle]

I think it's just an app iirc so yeah you can

[fierce yarrow]

Turnip only matters for switch emulation

(turns on anti aliasing for 1x ps2)
Exactly how it was meant to be played

[regal perch]

Let’s hope it’s not a background service that hogs the CPU and other resources.
I alctually have that update for my RG406H, but the install fails every time.

[lone jay]

i’ll probably go for this one. i’ve always wanted the best handheld experience for retro games, and i feel like the nice combo of dpad on top, 120 hz screen, and the power to run nicer shaders will hopefully satisfy me. the only competition for that really is the portal, but that might be bordering on TOO big

[fierce yarrow]

Hrm... Russ says Dirge of Cerberus won't run well on d8300. I call shenanigans.
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[elder flower]

What's the price of this device??

[fierce yarrow]

Probably the same as the rg557

[elder flower]

Thank you 😊👍

[tardy valve]

early bird (first 72hrs):
8g+128g - $219.99 usd
12g+256g - $269.99 usd

msrp:
8g+128g - $239.99 usd
12g+256g - $289.99 usd

[elder flower]

Such a weird device.

[fierce yarrow]

Yeah rg557 iss 249 for 8gb and 279 for 12.

[tardy valve]

if by weird you mean perfect

[elder flower]

It's for somebody. I hope everyone who wants one, can get it.

[eager pelican]

there are different 557 SKUs?

[mystic sable]

I just realized the RG557 is 250, while the 477 is 240

base, no SD card

477 feels like a good value to me now NVM, just realized 557 is 12/256 for 250, while base 477m is 240.

[fierce yarrow]

Yeah 128g and 256g. Its been like that since launch

[loud shuttle]

Nah, that sounds about right. Game’s annoying to emulate in general, it’s the same reason I don’t count it or Drakengard when talking about RP5 PS2 emulation (and hell, I’m pretty sure that game has issues on even the Odin 2).

[fierce yarrow]

I wonder if its on the same list as killzone, which only really works in pcsx2

[loud shuttle]

Eh, with Dirge of Cerberus, it’s less that I don’t count it in general and more-so treat it as a “it’s playable if you’re desperate to play it on Android, but for all intents and purposes you really shouldn’t”.

Last I remembered, the slowdown issues of it “struggling” would occur no matter how strong the chipset was, solely because the emulator is too unoptimized for the game in general.

[sly shuttle]

I don't know wether Russ's review convinced me to buy or stay away and just get a 406H