AYN Thor

[kind saffron]

What's the whole 3ds catalog in size anyway?

[errant dome]

i have 1 1tb card that ive moved around my various devices. bought it for a laptop, then threw it in the legion go, then into the odin 2, now the portal. itll go in the thor next after i sell the portal

[sacred gorge]

Quick google says 3 TB

[wispy fjord]

https://old.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/qkwgo9/how_many_gb_required_for_all_gameboyca_nds_and/

[kind saffron]

Guess I'm down selecting lol

More than 1tb seems excessive

[sacred gorge]

Well it is a number will all the regions

[kind saffron]

Yeah. I have 3 1tb I just rotate around

Maybe I'll go big for this endgame tho

[sacred gorge]

You could just do a 1GR1 thing

choose a game and keep only one region for it

[kind saffron]

I usually just use syncthings and move stuff I'm interested in playing in/out of a folder on my desktop

[river salmon]

I'll be that guy, I doubt anyone on this planet other than Nintendo, has legitimate ROM copies of every 3DS game ever physically and digitally released xD

But, theoretically speaking I guess.

[kind saffron]

Go to sleep. Wake up. And it's all there

I wouldn't be shocked if they lost some. Lol

[wispy fjord]

I mean, yeah, but the question itself was also unrealistic, lol

[snow notch]

Get all 3ds games. Just to play like 6 of them

[kind saffron]

I dunno. This might be my catalog killer for a while

[jaunty hull]

yo. someone made a guide to actually make a good dockable experience for the Odin line... lol

[dry summit]

i might actually need that guide + recommended dock lol

[river salmon]

There's a lot of shovelware in every catalog

[kind saffron]

Good game name

Throw in some meta commentary

[river salmon]

Pushmo Crashmo and Stretchmo had some good touch input + puzzles action

For 3DS

[solar epoch]

Closest thing to a complete collection would probably be The Completionist getting everything on the Eshop before it closed. I can't remember if he got everything or just the eshop only stuff.

[kind saffron]

Must have been a pretty penny

Tho I wasn't really even playing it at the end

[jaunty hull]

https://github.com/RobZombie9043/odin-external-controller-setup
seems like most should be pretty fine once you figure out the quirks of setting em up.

I think the one with issues is switch. which they made a script that seems to fix it kinda. and then 3DS is in a similar situation. but tbh...I dont mind that for 3DS since I really dont see myself docking to play 3DS ever lol. outside of very specific situations.

plus if azahar saves control setups in the INI in a similar way, it should be possible to set up the tasker setup to do the same thing for it as well.

[fluid cloak]

this is far from the smallest i've seen but any smaller and they get pretty ridiculous lol

[jaunty hull]

definitely on the edge of functionality at that size lol

I use the RPC with a few apps and its similar in size for screen so....yeh

[fluid cloak]

i should send a pic of the "bezos max" one i got for the funnies

next to the rg nano to compare

if somebody wanted to add physical buttons onto an android handheld this size somehow i probably wouldnt be able to resist lol

[jaunty hull]

didnt uh...

anbernic talk about plans for a gaming phone? that might be slide based?

[fluid cloak]

oh i really cant expect it to be the size of this goofy gimmick phone

but it would be cool if they capture that xperia play type size situation

[candid inlet]

Will this have any special function buttons related to second screen functionality, like a button that automatically brings up a keyboard on the bottom screen. I think I see what are two sensors for closing the lid, I’m not sure if those are extra buttons or not 😅

[wispy fjord]

There is a button on that lip, far as I can tell there will be a button to quickly bring up their "TCC" that lets you do keyboard and other such, yes.

AYN button

[candid inlet]

Honestly the 1TB of storage is fairly priced. It is definitely worth it if you want more storage but don’t already have a 1TB SD card laying around as the SD card will run you about the same price and is slower while not being able to load certain games for certain emulators

[kind saffron]

Maybe? Could just be branding

Like they didn't plaster Ayn on the outside and I'm thankful for that

[gilded pecan]

is it confirmed it is a button or just speculation, because that looks just a decorative finish to me

[jaunty hull]

I would be fine if it was modern ish phone sized. if they can solve the thickness issue and make it closer to the PSP Go or Xperia play vs the rg slide.

[gilded pecan]

no that's Ayaneo you are thinking of

[jaunty hull]

oh is it? ok.

more promising anyways.

they are all doing the same things these days, get em all mixed up easily lol

[fluid cloak]

Oh yeah id like to see that

My current phone is galaxy flip 6

[jaunty hull]

Im on a motorola G stylus.

[fluid cloak]

i really enjoy the smaller size in my pocket, i could see myself making the jump to another gimmick type phone

If they actually commit

[jaunty hull]

which has one very good benefit for a specific system emulation wise actually lol

[fluid cloak]

Lol true

[jaunty hull]

actual stylus support for DS is so good on it lol.

[fluid cloak]

I was a bit sad to see this doesnt support S pen, apparently that's only for the tablets and the fold, not flip

[jaunty hull]

yeah. gotta find a 3rd party universal stylus. which are never quite as good lol

[fluid cloak]

Yeahhhh i learned that goofing with the zero 40

kinda dreading that if i do use one with this

but maybe the stylus is bad / zero 40 touchscreen just too small to be accurate idk

[kind saffron]

Eventually someone will license EMR. But probably not til like 3rd gen

That's what you'd really want to get as close as possible to the original resistive

[errant dome]

Surface duo, you will soon be replaced as my 3ds machine, but I'll never let you go as the best way to read manga

[kind saffron]

It is so satisfying to read things like a book

[wispy fjord]

Dual screen Kindle when

[dark aurora]

Foldables are also pretty great for reading manga. Had to use my old s10 for awhile recently and wow i hadnt realized how massive an improvement it is.

[errant dome]

I have an s24 right now but am definitely jealous of the current foldables. The new pixel fold looks good and the z6

[bronze orchid]

I'm probably ordering the 1TB, mostly for this. I'd rather not faff about with moving files around, etc. I'm still pairing it with a 1TB microSD card for things like movies, etc, for travel. But there's some emulators and Android games that can't be moved to external storage (looking at you Genshin/ZZZ).

[ember sail]

onboard storage is always a great option long term

particularly now as the transfer rates via the USB C port are so high

before 3.2 gen 1 or 2 that was not as appetising

depending on the storage medium though, as long as its not cheap (onboard that is)

[candid inlet]

You’d be surprised how many flagship phones use USB 2.0 still. Last I checked, all of the Motorola Razr Ultra flip phones had usb 2.0 which immediately nullifies one of Motorola killer features (wired Ready for / Smart Connect)

[ember sail]

ick, call the police 😄

[bronze orchid]

I usually get the largest storage sizes on my phones and tablets anyway. My Y700 tablet is the 16GB/512GB, my S23 Ultra is 1TB, my iPhone is 512GB, etc.

Buy once cry once

[narrow kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/24hours-24hours-left-24hours-to-go-24hour-countdown-gif-11434948

[kind saffron]

I just don't put a lot of crap on my phones. Heh. I think I've gone 256GB since that size was available. My current phone only has like 148GB

[bronze orchid]

I just don’t ever wanna think or worry about storage. I can afford it.

[errant dome]

I don't put crap on my phone either. Just hundreds of gigabytes of pictures and videos of my cats. Pure gold.

[hushed ridge]

I would get the 1TB but I already have a spare 1TB card. 256GB should be plenty for Android apps + whatever emulated games need to be on internal storage

[jolly wadi]

Are we all buying

[dark aurora]

Im gonna wait until after i get paid.

[jaunty hull]

see theres this funny thing where twice this year I had money for an expensive console. and almost bought em. first was the switch 2 until I realized how nintendo were priicing everything, and 2nd was the pocket DS which alsmost had me, I waited a day instead and the thor was shown off. lol

so Im in a situation where I probably will get the top end Thor lol.

[kind saffron]

Yeah. I could afford it. I just can now afford more handhelds instead 😆

[kind saffron]

I mean I'm sure the majority of that is pics and vids

It's not like I have movies or other shit on here

[kind saffron]

If I had known this was coming I probably would have skipped the switch. I like it. But I know I'm gonna have more fun messing with this

Assuming it doesn't explode on first open

[kind saffron]

It's a no-brainer for me. Since I joined the hobby I've been waiting for this exact moment. Lol

[alpine sun]

Whats the buy? Am I pulling the trigger on the Thor or Pocket DS? Probably going to be cloud streaming mostly as I have plenty of smaller devices for the lower end stuff.
I like the portability of the Thor. I like the grips not being built in for a sleeker design. The dual OLED is hard to ignore. At the same time the Pocket DS seems like a powerhouse with the huge battery, larger screen and G3X tuned for handhelds . So hard to decide

Also going with top models and storages for both

[kind saffron]

Not sure this won't also be a power house tho. G3gen3 no slouch

Either one running heavy hitters will eat battery regardless

[river salmon]

3DS power users, I need your full attention. Is there any way to setup tri-force heroes, 3-player mode via emulation?

Or otherwise, could I buy three Thors and have them all play tri force heroes together?

[alpine sun]

It’s snap 8 Gen 2 for the Thor

[kind saffron]

Oh woops. Don't know why I thought g3gen3. Odin 3 and konkr on the brain

[alpine sun]

More raw power but can heat quicker and cause dropping in emus as you play longer. Where as Qualcomm states the G3x performs 30% better under those conditions

[kind saffron]

I mean it'll run anything you'd run on the pocket. Plus linux

[alpine sun]

Yes it would , but how clean and for how long ? Cloud streaming games like fh5 and cod

[kind saffron]

Yeah. Hard to say. A lot of that will depend on how the cooling is. Ayaneo probably went with their standard. Thor kinda a new thing

I mean I'd assume around o2m levels

[alpine sun]

No Ayaneo states PC grade cooling😅😅

[kind saffron]

Yeah. Lol. Just means they put a fan in

[alpine sun]

Maybe , there’s alot more to it than that lol but overall it has better cooling than the Thor

[jolly wadi]

I’m just trying to think when I would actually do dual screen. I don’t really play ds games

[kind saffron]

Well they probably should define it better

[jolly wadi]

So I was thinking Odin 3….

[kind saffron]

Ayaneo marketers are funny

[alpine sun]

I want to get both in truth and I want to love the Thor more. Just at these prices , the few extra for the better product isn’t much to me

[kind saffron]

"first dual screen android handheld" ehhh

[alpine sun]

I was thinking more to have guides, retroarch menu up, YouTube up

[jolly wadi]

If konkr elite got elite snapdragon, what will Odin 3 get

[alpine sun]

I play a lot of rom hacks and am a stickler for the “full experience” so I like walkthroughs to just check in on to make sure I’m getting all of it and not missing anything

These are gba rom hacks, which to my limited knowledge. Would look better scaled on a 16:9, 7” screen? Or am I wrong

[gentle notch]

Strix halo

[kind saffron]

I dunno. Personally I want it to fit in a pocket, even if it's a bigger pocket, and dual OLEDs is

[alpine sun]

Can’t they both fit ?

But I do agree the Thor is sleeker. As mentioned I don’t like the integrated grips of the Pocket DS. makes the device really bulky

[teal portal]

are qualcomm's x elite dead

that windows on arm revolution a year ago went silent

[alpine sun]

Both run 16:9

Ok I’ll prob just buy both. Who’s taking the one I don’t keep? 🤣🤣

[kind saffron]

Nah. Pocket DS is pretty big. Maybe in a cargo pocket

[jaunty hull]

every day I skiped out on the switch 2, Ive never regretted it lol.

[kind saffron]

She thicc

[alpine sun]

AYN Thor
150 × 94 × 25.6
~380 g
AYANEO Pocket DS
179.8 × 101.8 × 25
~540 g

[kind saffron]

I've played mine a lot just cause I have a crazy backlog. But there's not much to do besides play. And we all know setting up and configuring handhelds is the true hobby

[jaunty hull]

actually true.

I havent set up a new device since the RPC dropped lol

actually tho. I kinda wanna try setting up the thor is my endgame device for now.

[kind saffron]

Pocket DS is 34.4

Thanks Ayaneo marketing

[jaunty hull]

get it in a state where docking is working at 95%, (docking is a pain for most emulators but it can get most the way there)

and even work on enabling a usable desktop environment for it. and use it as a full on laptop replacement lol

[kind saffron]

Haha. Tru

[river salmon]

Does AYN have an estimated delivery window

[kind saffron]

Don't think I've seen one yet

Might not know til IGG drops (or sales page)

[river salmon]

It's not on IGG though?

[alpine sun]

Both are shipping oct. Ayn says first come first serve. Ayaneo, more mid oct, with premium colors shipping first (gray, yellow etc)

[river salmon]

OCTOBER

Ight I'm out

I'll just wait for them to ship and then buy like a regular customer later

[placid fog]

Eh even if Ayn means late Oct that's still basically 2 months. Almost September already.

[river salmon]

Das a long time

[kind saffron]

At least the Ayn savings is only a couple bucks

[kind saffron]

And for Ayaneo it'll either be a week later or 6 months

[ebon gyro]

Even the retail sales you have to wait until pre-orders are done. It usually takes them 1-2 months just to complete all the pre-orders. Then you gotta wait in line for all the people who bought the retail units before you.

Don't think of it as Pre-order but rather reserving a spot in line lol.

[ember sail]

This is a good take 😁

[jaunty hull]

Ive got all of the next day to decide which colour I want b4 just defaulting to black lol

[kind saffron]

Yeah. People keep saying the words atomic purple and it's having an effect. I was just gonna go white

[wispy fjord]

Purple just has some fun to it. Rainbow doesn't look rainbow unless it's open.

It's the only one with a fuller color option.

[jaunty hull]

still never getting over the black bars. so I'll take the one that hides em.

[kind saffron]

Atomic purple should be fine in that regard too

Not as good of course

[jaunty hull]

yeah I was thinking that too.

but I really would have liked pure white. lol

that one looks so good.

[errant dome]

if i have to wait 5 years for switch 2 oled i will wait

im not buying anything with that much ghosting in 2025

[kind saffron]

Yeah no glad they didn't dirty up the white with colored buttons. The white and grey just look

[kind saffron]

Mines ghostless but I guess your mileage may vary

[amber pivot]

purple is the only valid choice

atomic >>>>>

[jaunty hull]

that and nintendo can get bent with selling 8+ year old games for more than they did at launch. without the exanded content.. lol

[kind saffron]

Yeah. I already have an online account cause family so I'm glad mine were just upgraded

[quick mantle]

So theres limited stock?

Or do you mean the earlier you buy the earlier you get it?

[torpid reef]

wait so the top screen isn't actually 120hz? 😭

[ornate dune]

AYN confirmed the photo showing a game running on the top screen at 120fps while Thor Control Center ran on the bottom was incorrect, unfortunately. They've edited the photo now.

[icy atlas]

no, the top screen can't display 120hz while the bottom is in-use

if the bottom is completely turned off the top can still run at 120hz

[ornate dune]

It is if you turn the bottom screen off

[torpid reef]

ahhhh I see

that's interesting

[ornate dune]

Why do you think AYN is "first come first serve"? That's now how it was for the Portal. They did it batches of colour/SKU.

[jaunty hull]

its a flaw in android that has no known fix.

[ornate dune]

Gamma might fix it

[jaunty hull]

wild if he's able to since it seems like an industry known issue that nobody has been able to fix.

not that I doubt him. Ive seen him fix a lot of devices with his own software changes and updates.

[rugged orchid]

I'm very happy with my Switch 2 and I think the Thor will be a very good companion device for all the other systems.

[jaunty hull]

but you would think 2 companies working on devices with this issue would have had their own staff looking into it already.

[ornate dune]

Who would win? The entire smelly tech industry, or one Scottish badman?

[torpid reef]

what a fuckin king gamma is lmao

[jaunty hull]

how many times has he fixed andbernic stick snapping in software? lol

[rugged orchid]

That at least sounds like a software fix might be possible.

[wispy fjord]

People who know their niches are true Supermans.

I love it.

[low lake]

wonder when they will start dropping O3 info
As i am deciding between

• Thor Pro + keeping my Odin2 Pro
• Thor Base + upgrading to Portal Pro
• Thor Lite + upgrading to Odin 3 (cheapest model)

so the O3 will decide which Thor i am grabbing

[errant dome]

My guess is next week once Thor preorders are live. That or around some sort of ayaneo announcement, as is ayn tradition

[low lake]

they already said its this week

so maybe they will start tomorrow after Thor preorder launches

[kind saffron]

It is tomorrow. Patiently waiting ...

[whole jasper]

~13h 30 minutes

😛

[neat sentinel]

What was so bad about Loki? Like what happened? Lol other than being windows based.

[torpid canyon]

1. Pandemic / Chip shortage
2. Very long delays
3. Too many SKUs
4. Too much competition (Deck, Oled Deck)

[neat sentinel]

Point 3 for me is what made me slowly back out of the room 😂 I didn’t know Wtf I was about to buy

[fringe temple]

yeah it was just an unfortunate mix of slipups. Shame as the devices themselves were pretty decent

[jaunty hull]

base vs lite, I'd prob go Base for the theoretical better battery life and increased functionality.

[low lake]

Yeah that combo seems whatbi am aiming for right now ,depending on the o3 reveal

[last pond]

I think I'll go for the base for the better SoC, but don't know if I have any use for extra storage/RAM

I tend to have relatively few ROMs (my entire collection on the NAS is under 1TB and I'm definitely not uploading it all to any device)

And I figure >8GB RAM is mostly needed for Switch and I'm still not sure if I need that

Picking a color is tricky for me though. Black seems to make sense with OLED, but man do I hate black devices lol

[maiden lodge]

base only comes in black so that should be an easy choice

[last pond]

Yeah, but I mean, that could be a reason to get Pro even though I don't need extra memory/storage

[maiden lodge]

aah

im not paying another 50 for a color choice lol

[low lake]

Tbh xolour wise I will probably prefer black anyway

And for storage I usually always use sd card

[maiden lodge]

I want purple, but not 50 dollar bad

[last pond]

If it was solid purple/GC I would just go for it without a second thought

[torpid canyon]

https://www.ayntec.com/collections/accessories

Thor Accessories Pack/ Bundle $55
Thor Lanyard $3
Thor Carrying Case with or without Grip $12
Thor TPU Grip $15 (black, grey and translucent white)
Thor Soft Pouch $5
Thor TPU shell $15
Thor Screen Protectors $10 (top + bottom protector)

[low lake]

As for RAM I think I am fine with 8 on Thor as I have 12 on Odin and prefer to play stuff that require more there

[tidal peak]

so grip + grip case + softpouch + lanyard -> $35

[jaunty hull]

ok but its not 50 dollars for purple.

its 50 dollars for purple, and 4 gigs extra ram and doubled storage size lol

[jaunty hull]

yeah if you already have one. lol

Im prob gonna go max just bcz. its gonna be my top end devifce.

[low lake]

I am looking at that minus layniard + tpu .... and at that point I may aswell do whole pack

[whole jasper]

I put a lanyard on my Flip2 and it mostly gets in my way

Would prefer it on the right instead of the left side

[low lake]

Yesh I was never really layniard person ... with exception of Wiimotes

[last pond]

What requires more than 8GB though? Switch and Winlator, or something else?

[low lake]

Pretty sure when hd mods on 3ds are fine with 8

[low lake]

Maybe some gacha android native games

[tidal peak]

not many things require more than 8gb , but the upgrade is coupled with more internal storage and you need that

[low lake]

I don't when I will be exclusively using sd cards

And esde does t support two rom locations

[latent roost]

How good is Switch emulation now on a SDG2

Im starting to think even though I own a hacked Switch OLED for some games I might want to still play on Android with save states especially JRPGs

[celest fog]

Very good, but afaik none of the switch emus support save states

[latent roost]

Oh well what about battery drain on sleep while a switch game is running?

[fringe temple]

more than it would be without. I never see appeal of leaving stuff running on sleep myself but if others do I get that 😄

[lavish crypt]

i'll leave other emus running in the background but not switch emulators

i've had games crash while in the background or in sleep mode before

for switch i usually save the game and close it

[bronze orchid]

I expect better software support from Ayn

Just going by the Odin 2 family track record

[bronze orchid]

This. Getting the higher models is less a function of memory and more a function of storage.

[fringe temple]

hard to call ayn's software support good. Not terrible but not great

[torpid reef]

damn I didn't realize this thing was already on sale and sold out already

[lavish crypt]

pre orders start in 13h

[torpid reef]

oh shit okay

[torpid reef]

lmao

which sd8g2 model is best bang for buck? How much difference does RAM make past 8 gigs?

[lavish crypt]

the pre order prices aren't much different so i am gonna wait to see how the reviews go

[lavish crypt]

the ram doesn't make much of a diference in most situations

its more about the internal storage increase and color options

[fringe temple]

yeah same. there's a lot of moving parts in a clamshell

[torpid reef]

128 or 256 I'd want to pair with a 1.5tb or even 2tb micro SD

1tb I'd be cool with a 1tb

[lavish crypt]

internal storage is used for a bunch of things fyi

android games, hd texture packs, dlc for switch emulation, etc

but if you can live without it

the base model will do ya just fine

[fringe temple]

pro model minumum for me

[lavish crypt]

i have the pro model of the og odin 2 and the base model of the portal, i have yet to come across something i couldn't do on the base model

[fringe temple]

128gb isnt much in this day and age

[lavish crypt]

if you are someone who doesn't need to install a million games or texture packs at once

128g is more than enough tbh

i thought it would be more of a problem tbh lol

[low lake]

above 8 only if you plan to play the hardest to emu switch or maybe modern android gachas

[lavish crypt]

been playing ZZZ and WuWa no issues

[river salmon]

Is there a countdown?

Also, what would 16gb of ram be useful for?

[lavish crypt]

ont eh base portal

[lavish crypt]

literally nothing

[low lake]

than just ToTK emu might be problematic 😄

[weak knot]

i've played botw with only the base model odin 2 and had no issues

[lavish crypt]

the ram really isn't the consideration when going with the pro or max models lol

its the internal storage and color options

[latent roost]

This was rhe answer I was looking for so I will stick to my Switch for Switch games, I dip in and out of games too many times in short bursts and Switch hardware has decent sleep

[low lake]

but last time i checked that on my Odin 2 was half a year ago

[weak knot]

yeah it is annoying that the colourways are locked behind the upgrade

[lavish crypt]

eden has been pretty stable

[jaunty hull]

So if I stay at work today. I'll get the max lol

[lavish crypt]

been enjoying it a lot

[low lake]

and back then totk used about 10gb

but avent checkd post nintendo emuapocalypse

[lavish crypt]

tbf i have tried emulatiing totk in a hot min

[jaunty hull]

Bcz I feel like leaving and just saying I'm sick and just not getting the hours.....but if I get the hours, they can go to the max price model lol

[lavish crypt]

i'll prolly be getting the base 8g2 model again with the thor

[latent roost]

Im back to not caring about winlator ajd Switch emulation. I guess i will go for the 300 model now

[weak knot]

i've always been hit and miss with switch emulation - partly bc as quickly as it gets really good, it just gets nixed

so hard to keep the enthuasism

[lavish crypt]

i just like tinkering with switch emulation on android haha

its fun

but its not something i buy devices for

[latent roost]

Also assume switch and winlator pushes the system and some heavy batteru degradation

[weak knot]

yeah i wouldn't buy a device for switch emulation but it's definitely fun to tinker with

[latent roost]

What about Android games

[lavish crypt]

my portal has been mostly android games and game streaming

[latent roost]

What are some populat Android games that 8gb isnt enough

[lavish crypt]

i haven't come across one yet

i've been spamming games likes zenless zone zero and wuthering waves which push the shit out of android devices

on my base portal

0 issues

been a great experience

[river salmon]

Just double checking, 12gb is plenty for Cemu/Eden then?

[lavish crypt]

for sure

[latent roost]

I think in 5 years time when recent emulators matured more and SDG7 is out then more ram and internal storage will matter

[lavish crypt]

cemu doesn't need 12g and some switch games will benefit but a lot can work on 8g still

[latent roost]

For now this will be the end game upto PS2, Wii, 3DS

[lavish crypt]

the power is nice for stacking shaders with older content too!

the 8g2 lets you stack whatever shaders you want

[fringe temple]

hell yeah

[lavish crypt]

and bfi with the 120hz panel if thats your cup of tea

[weak knot]

and you can run super mario 64 in up to 4k if you feel the desire

[lavish crypt]

the upscaling is awesome

GC at 6x upscale, with hd textures, and post processing

awesome

ps2 at 4x upscale, hd textures, and post processing...also awesome

8g2 also supports 4k60 out docked too

[river salmon]

How is Cemu on Android rn?

[lavish crypt]

early development still but a lot more stable than you would think

[tidal peak]

keep in mind that for switch you can use nscbuilder to merge base game + dlc + updates in one xci and run that from the sdcard without needing to install the extras to the internal storage

[lavish crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-true-kramer-seinfeld-gif-5503484

[river salmon]

Would be amazing to play Twilight Princess for the first time via Thor. It's already really good on the Deck

[fringe temple]

i havent tested cemu on android yt

[lavish crypt]

i've tinkered with it but i haven't tried to complete any games

def gonna be a lot of 3ds games played in my near future

RDS should be shipping soon! 👀

[fringe temple]

oh 3ds is awesome 😄

[jaunty hull]

Hope you didn't want it for rp4p

[edgy scroll]

Windwaker hd runs smoothly

[lavish crypt]

Portal lol

[lavish crypt]

One of my favs

[prime pivot]

do you have experience with BFI ? wonder how much battery life will it impact.

[lavish crypt]

I don't personally use it

[jaunty hull]

Kk good. New update today said they can't make the screen work for the 4pro anymore

[frosty vine]

shouldn't really have an impact

crt-beam-simulator is better anyway

[lavish crypt]

yea i saw

i wouldn't use that on a rp4p anyways

[prime pivot]

i am very very very interested in this.

[frosty vine]

it's soooo good

the motion clarity is just insane

bfi is super dim & i see the strobing, crt-beam-sim is a much better option imo

& the good news is that even if you aren't a fan of shaders that try to emulate the look of CRTs, you can just turn all that off & reap the benefits of the better motion clarity

[prime pivot]

currently waiting for newer handheld console with 120hz+ refresh rate so i can enjoy this.

[frosty vine]

yah it's worth seeking out, been loving it on the 477m

[lavish crypt]

i have 120hz panel on my o2 portal but i haven't messed with bfi or anything like that

it is nice for games that support it, game streaming, and overall snappy feeling while using the device tho

[jaunty hull]

Was debating it B4 I sold my 4pro lol

[prime pivot]

damn... 477m is kinda too premium to me, am looking for a cheaper(non metal case device)

[river salmon]

Prolly doing

Black, 12/256
tpu grip
Grip case
Screen protectors

[prime pivot]

there's no cheaper alternative to the 477m as of now right? (asides from that RG slide something)

[flint pumice]

Is there any info about the dual screen software feature on Thor / Thor Control Center?

[bronze orchid]

Gotta get the regular case too

Fuck it, why not, lol

In for a pound something something

[jaunty hull]

Just the concept pics

[jolly wadi]

wouldnt the ram matter more in a dual screen setup? as in youre going to run two apps simultaneously

[kind saffron]

Kinda? Depends how resource intensive they are. Most android stuff is pretty lightweight

Biggest issue would be like 2 games simultaneously. In which case you're too baller for any handheld. You've ascended

[fringe canopy]

So is there going to be a super fan link for this release?

[kind saffron]

How do you even become a super fan?

[placid vortex]

Wish we got more of a software demonstration like ayaneo before preorders open

[fringe canopy]

Not sure, but they get a slightly better preorder price.

[kind saffron]

Yeah hmm. Well if anyone gets a link they wanna share. Hit me up 😆

[worn monolith]

Sounds like they're just gonna do the $10 off EB, since it's not IGG I'm doubtful they'll do super fan

[kind saffron]

That's fine

[jaunty hull]

Based on photos. It's probably janky like it will be on both devices and anything using the retroid screen.

[kind saffron]

I'm also just glad that if I wait on it I'm not going to be expected to shell out $100 more

[fringe canopy]

Since this is the device I've been wanting like 2 years for I'm just going to bite the tariff bullet and get a Thor Max. Just not sure on the color. Black is always pretty good, the that purple looks nice.

[novel falcon]

When do tariffs go into effect?

[kind saffron]

Yestertommoromonth

Basically just pull trigger and hope orange man didn't struggle with his morning BM

[kind saffron]

Man. I'm in the same boat. I just never buy max model. But this is retirement levels good

[icy atlas]

It's not necessarily that it has no fix, just that dual screen devices are so new that basically nobody has attempted to fix it yet because there's been no reason to

[hushed ridge]

Doesn’t NSC Builder have issues depending on the game?

[jaunty hull]

Reading comprehension pls. I said "no known fix"

[icy atlas]

Kill yourself pls

[devout forge]

uhm, can we please not do this again?

[lavish crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/ayyo-bingbong-gif-7263062288817435982

[fringe temple]

tad over the top response

[umbral patrol]

Rule #1 @icy atlas

Treat everyone with respect. Absolutely no harassment, witch hunting, sexism, racism, or malicious trolling will be tolerated. It goes without saying that there should be no political discussion, this is a handheld gaming server.

[fringe canopy]

Good question, I still keep hearing Soon™, but buying anything overseas at this point is a risk.

[zenith osprey]

My FOMO has wore off. I will wait to see how the hinge does. I still want this. Just don't want to beta test.

[jaunty hull]

Good choice. I don't mind beta testing.

[kind saffron]

Me neither buddy. Fuck these smart people. Let me be dumb and get the treats!

[jaunty hull]

As I say. Only pre order if you like to gamble and don't mind losing the money

[zenith osprey]

Hope, it is great out the gate with no problems.

[jaunty hull]

Rn Im treating myself to the max too since I didn't call out lol

[zenith osprey]

color?

[fringe temple]

I'm excited to see how my lab rats do with this 😄 really hoping this all works out as i'd love one

[sour hedge]

https://tenor.com/view/tv3-no-pot-ser-tv3-baste-no-pot-ser-jordi-baste-gif-16947004

[kind saffron]

It's def valid. Taking the risk can be fun. It's not like we play games anyway. Just get excited at shipping notifications, unsealing boxes, and sniffing the exhaust the first time that fan turns on

[fringe temple]

and setting up game libraries and tweaking settings

[jolly wadi]

did i miss the preorder

[kind saffron]

And by then Anbernic ds is announced and I put Thor on my display shelf for future sale 😆

[vapid rain]

https://tenor.com/view/we-breaking-bad-walter-white-gif-14928204287258878513

:p

Joking aside, there's definitely a lot of fun to be had in tinkering with these devices.
That said, I play my Anbernic SP quite a bit during my breaks at work

[fringe temple]

it's a lot of fun messing about with devices 😄 spent a while doing that on my gpd win 2 testing out older games and emulation

[zenith osprey]

I beat about 80 retro games a year becasue of these handhelds.

[elder wing]

I fall into a loop of tinker, play, sell/trade, reset xD

[jaunty hull]

Black max bcz I don't like seeing black bars

And they didn't add bezels to the bottom screento hide em so....yeh lol

[devout forge]

Just because this thing is theoretically perfect It doesn't mean I have to get it, at this time I think I can make due with a budget release such as the rgb50 (if that ever comes out) or the xu handheld that has a 960x720 screen

[kind saffron]

The ones I play the most are ancient now 😆

[jaunty hull]

Just use the RPC. Lol

Man I love that screen lol

[devout forge]

I'm kinda low on money because my tv's backlight just died in the middle. Now I need to focus on that.

[zenith osprey]

Retroid Pocket Classic

[devout forge]

Well, they are still pretty pricey, although definitely best screen for your buck kinda handheld. You just never get oled capabilities on handhelds that cap out at psp

[kind saffron]

Yeah. I finally bit the bullet on an OLED with labor day sale. After going through 3 Samsungs that all ended with screen discoloration I'm done with them

Which is wild cause my like 2 decade old LCD from them is still going strong

[devout forge]

I miss 1080p dumb tvs

[kind saffron]

All I want is dumb tvs. The experience by plugging in an Nvidia shield or apple TV is just so much better

[jaunty hull]

Worth the money tho. Such a premium feeling handheld for low end emulation.

[jaunty hull]

I just plug my PC directly in instead of anything like that lol

[kind saffron]

Eh. It works when you're alone. Other humans like em

[devout forge]

Why is noone making tvs for the poor novadays? Always gotta slap on a 4k display that let's be real most people don't even utilize to their max unless you're a movie pirate or a gamer. And let's not ignore all the shitty "smart" software they unneceserily put in tvs to try do increase their appeal. They always suck, are laggy and you would rather use an hdmi connection to do "smart" things

[kind saffron]

I'm subject to the whims of other creatures who roam my household

Pretty sure if I made them use a PC to watch pokemon the house would burn

[kind saffron]

The chipset is always underpowered, under supported and poorly cooled

[sacred gorge]

Because people like the easy way even if said easy way isn't that good

Plugging in an extra device is extra effort that I don't think a lot of people want to go through

[devout forge]

reminds me of the whole abandon headphone jack movement, wired audio quality is MILES ahead of bluetooth yet people put up with the shitty quality for convenience

[kind saffron]

I just dunno how people handle the interface lag. It's just so abysmal. Even on brand new tvs

[devout forge]

Ooouuh sci-fi

[quick mantle]

No

[jaunty hull]

Ew lol.

I got my own home specifically to avoid others lol

[low lake]

https://tenor.com/view/new-to-dad-father-and-son-baby-cute-playing-gif-17239767

[tidal peak]

i haven't encountered any as long as i package them game as XCI.

[hushed ridge]

They do, I’m pretty sure Walmart still sells 720p TVs

[devout forge]

cough, cough 768p

[hushed ridge]

Nice, I had heard about issues with Switch Army Knife but NSC Builder looks like it’s just better, I think?

[hushed ridge]

No idea what that means but okay

[tidal peak]

I had only troubles with sak, nscbuilder was better for me

but haven't done too many switch games, i still have my modded lite for switch games

[devout forge]

720p tvs are actually a myth and consumer tvs that were "HD" were usually 1366x768 instead of 1280x720. Which means when watching 720p content or gaming in 720p such as the xbox360 you get interpolation artifacts and blurry experience

[vapid rain]

Even 1080p isn't too pricy to get on a TV these days

It's when you start getting into like 2k and 4k territory prety much

[hushed ridge]

oh no

[jaunty hull]

These days 4k are cheap

[devout forge]

yeah, the bad ones

[wispy fjord]

• Azahar main releases support dual screen
• MelonDS Nightly fork supports dual screen
• Cemu experimental fork supports dual screen, though its implementation atm is very confused
• PPSSPP too while we're at it

^ Cemu dual screen seems to not know where to put the second screen, and touch input only seems to work on the main one rn.

[sacred gorge]

Imma be real tho. For a TV, I won't even look at 1080p panels lol

Unless you're selling to me for like $40-50

[jade pulsar]

Here I am rocking my 1080p Sharp TV for 12+years with zero desire to upgrade

[devout forge]

👑 You dropped this

[zenith osprey]

Serj Tankian tv is priceless

[devout forge]

old tvs even have component

good stuff for retro gaming

[sacred gorge]

I bought a 4:3 monitor specifically for retro stuff

[devout forge]

what's the resolution?

[sacred gorge]

1600x1200

[quick mantle]

asked ayn customer support about how their handeling tariffs and they said from recent protal 2 orders people have been paying little to no tariff

[devout forge]

Damn, that's good, although I would definitely hunt for 480p ones if that's even an option. Unfortunately monitors and tvs are dumb and they do not interpolate well on their own.

amazing setup for pc emulation though

[sacred gorge]

I know, that's why I have it hooked up with a morph4K

really great tech

[devout forge]

Honestly I am just unable to justify spending for a retrotink or an ossc

retrotink 5x costs like 10-20 times of what the retro console you're using is worth

yeah I would rather buy a steamdeck and hook it up to my tv for that price

[sacred gorge]

Imo it's so worth it

[sacred gorge]

My main primary usage was with the steam deck lol

It benefits from it so much

[wintry prairie]

i love those dell 4:3s

i always keep one around for older computers (stuff running below win7 usually). i know that I objectively like the bigger real estate that a 16:10 offers nowadays but a dual screen 4:3 setup is peak to me

[hidden hollow]

Any idea if Odin 2 buttons will fit the Thor?

[lavish crypt]

i think they are gonna be bigger than the both the odin 2 and odin 2 portal iirc

they look huge

i thought they were the same as the portal

[zenith osprey]

Good I hate there current ABXY buttons

[lavish crypt]

for the og odin 2 or the portal?

the og odin 2 we meh but the love the portal face buttons

[zenith osprey]

both

[lavish crypt]

they look super similar

[crude tulip]

not doing it until they let me order my Odin 3 alongside it
honestly if they push the Odin 3 pre-orders too far back, I may as well just go with the THOR Pro when that comes around instead of the Max 🤔

[lavish crypt]

i prolly won't get the odin 3

[zenith osprey]

You do know one those is a render?

[lavish crypt]

don't see a point

[crude tulip]

I at least want to see the damn thing, know the chip, price and SKUs

[lavish crypt]

thast from teh non render pic

unless they lying and its still a render

either way, it looks similar af

[icy atlas]

RP5 spoiled me with the plastic circle for the buttons on the glass front

One reason I won't get a RP Mini

[crude tulip]

the Mini is okay, but the solution the RP5 and THOR went for is certainly better

[devout forge]

rp5 spoiled me with the plastic circle logo for the top of the handheld

[lavish crypt]

i like the face buttons on my flip 2 so i'd prolly enjoy the rp5/mini as well

[icy atlas]

Can't stand their placement tbh

Really excited for them being in the edges on the Thor

[vernal niche]

misterfpga?

[left kiln]

They're not lol. Its a real image

[lavish crypt]

yea i know it was a meme haha

[vernal niche]

unless we see a girl holding it, its definitely fake

[crude tulip]

oh no, that dude is here too

[left kiln]

I just timed you out on the AYN server for being creepy. Please dont start here

[vernal niche]

what? how is having a girl playing games creepy?

[left kiln]

That isnt what you said. Dont be a smart ass

[lavish crypt]

https://tenor.com/view/gasp-latina-gasp-in-spanish-dramatic-soap-opera-gif-12960529119319901085

[vernal niche]

you should know, all car ads have girls on them

eventhough girls don't like cars

[lavish crypt]

you gotta be like 13

if not, your mental capacity is

[vernal niche]

i don't think 13 year olds can afford cars

[sacred gorge]

The game in the image is from a Steam Deck, I do have a mister on a switcher tho

[vernal niche]

is that 19 or 20"?

[crude tulip]

I wonder if kinemi is another Jeffey alt, the yellow name color is always sus

[sacred gorge]

20

[vernal niche]

if AYN have an inkling of some brain cells, they should hire the hottest girl in their building making tiktok content. the preorders will be in the millions

[left kiln]

Dude stop

[vernal niche]

you don't want them to succeed?

[crude tulip]

so, according to you, we all buy the Anbernic devices because some girl hands hold them in their promo videos?

[left kiln]

They've succeeded without your marketing strategies thanks

[vernal niche]

no, they already got us. its the other normal people who are not exposed to it. don't you know how marketing works

[crude tulip]

also watching tiktok is pure brain rot, you really have to be like 13

[vernal niche]

that's where the money is

[nocturne sedge]

"normal" people

[hybrid mulch]

YouTube keeps telling me here is now STEM category on Tiktok though

[vernal niche]

like I said, if they are smart, they would hire a hot ass asian chick to be their face of AYN. until now, the only face that comes first in our minds is a chinese dude with a funny goatee

[crude tulip]

oh I'm well aware that sex sells is still a thing that works, but your insistence on them having to try that approach for a product that will sell fine without any of that, is quite weird

[left kiln]

Youre actually disgusting

[vernal niche]

Dude, I'm not asking for much. Wear a low cut blouse and showing off the handheld is all you need.

[wispy fjord]

Can we call a mod?

[left kiln]

@lament pollen Sorry for the ping. Please can something be done about this user. I have timed him out for being creepy regarding women in the AYN discord and he has brought this behaviour over here <@&937069909651890286>

[honest slate]

It's one thing to be weird and creepy, but this guy just does not take a hint

[vernal niche]

Says the guy who insists handhelds shouldn't be touched by girls

[left kiln]

Never have I said that....

[vernal niche]

Then why are you anti-women? Glad there's no feminists here

[sacred gorge]

wtf are you saying

[icy atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/mark-cuban-shark-tank-notes-taking-notes-remember-gif-15073512

[wispy fjord]

Shall we move on to the ignore them phase?

[devout forge]

Yeah people don't buy these handhelds because of pretty women. If anything most people I see around are married.

[icy atlas]

Happy to announce I'm not the most controversial figure in the Ayn Thor channel today

[gentle notch]

Trolling a little too close to the sun

[crude tulip]

are you sure women are even real, you make it kinda obvious that you haven't seen one outside of your screen

[icy atlas]

This guy has it all wrong, you're supposed to troll slowly by talking about super sp over a period of 6 months before getting banned for threatening to kill a mod

[sacred gorge]

Still wild that happened

[devout forge]

Guys, clearly his sarcasm is just so ahead of us that we just couldn't see his brilliance

[crude tulip]

I mean, the threat was obviously in jest, but fairly enough the mods were also feed up with Huffy

[devout forge]

I mean he was an annoying little guy calling everything an e waste. But he never actually meant anyone any harm. But yeah he was very inapropriate at times.

[icy atlas]

The threat was infinitely the funniest thing he had ever done

[crude tulip]

Going into want to sell/buy channels to annoy people about the Super SP was taking it a bit too far 😅

[crude tulip]

the result was definitely the funniest thing

[icy atlas]

Oh he was 100% intentionally trolling no question

[devout forge]

It seems like he's probably in his teens with a lot of time on his hands. Seemed like building this persona of a manic who's obsessed with non existent handhelds was kinda his hobby.

[lament pollen]

No worries! Thanks for the ping.

[icy atlas]

Can I be timed out again

I was getting ready for work so I didn't really have the opportunity to feel excluded

[flint pumice]

When did it happen? I must have missed it. Was wondering haven’t seen super sp for a while

[vernal meadow]

Still doing it on Reddit...

[candid inlet]

Well it’s also possible that the only companies that have an interest in fixing an issue like this are also not particularly skilled at tailoring software like this. We’ve seen companies like Anbernic, Aya, and Retroid repeatedly refuse to fix certain issues only for custom OS devs to fix them rather quickly. Just saying, it might be possible with the skill and care of custom OS devs such as Gamma (assuming he gets the access he needs)

[river salmon]

Bless his heart. Seems like some kind of mental illness

Or he's 12

[jade pulsar]

https://tenor.com/view/why-not-both-why-not-take-both-gif-11478682

[latent roost]

Im going to see how i find the 477M. And decide which to keep between 477M and RP Classic. If i keep the RP Classic I will get a purple Thor to match the color of my RP Classic. If i keep the 477M i will get a black Thor

[hybrid mulch]

to save money for super sp

[zenith osprey]

How long until a shipping ETA? Do you think we will get one today?

[jade pulsar]

Patience man

Most likely not soon enough

[narrow kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/soon-hamster-gif-4508050

[rocky sinew]

Yeah it’ll be….at least one more day than that

[zenith osprey]

I see the website say mid October

[lavish crypt]

thats from nicole on the ayn discord

[errant dome]

my other expensive hobby is collecting figures and japan has been announcing theyre holding shipments out to the US. i know dhl germany and a couple others have as well, but its hard not to see the dominos falling

[lavish crypt]

reviewers should have theirs mid sept according to her

[zenith osprey]

So by January we will know if there is hinge issues or not. I will wait

[narrow kiln]

keyword "starting" in mid-october. It will take time to go through all the orders. I expect it to go up to mid-december depending on how success the ordering is this week.

[crude tulip]

mid-december may be a stretch, but they certainly will take some weeks to ship out all orders

[narrow kiln]

Probably. giving them some leeway because of the holidays and any delays.

[zenith osprey]

AYN sucks at shipping things?

[narrow kiln]

Just that they go in batches. Just like ayaneo. It is still a smaller company.

[river salmon]

Jay lash are you familiar with huffing hopium?

[junior elk]

Is there a difference between copium and hopium?

[lavish crypt]

its all about that hopecopium

[torpid reef]

copium is for something that already happened, hopium is for something that is yet to happen

your team loses an important game but is still in playoff contention, copium
your team has a big important game coming up that they're probably going to lose but if they win they're guaranteed to make the playoffs, hopium

[jade pulsar]

Either way Im waiting for sone Odin 3 specs before even consider ordering

[junior elk]

You’re a gentleman and a scholar

[narrow kiln]

I would say hopecopium for the Loki 2.

Do not know if AYN will attempt to do another x86 device again.

[latent roost]

How long will the preorder price stay up for

[sacred gorge]

oh neat

so until October (hopefully)

[low lake]

there is also combination ... called bloodbornium (used exclusively on people waiting for remaster/pcport)

[narrow kiln]

There's got to be a list for all these terms. Just like a list of all the different sequels for movies.

[wanton flare]

Which version are we gonna order? The 250 ? 300 ? Or 300+

[icy atlas]

Tatum Achilles rupture but Luke Kornet carries the next game

I had so much hopium going into Game 6

This became copium when they lost because it wasn't their fault a player got injured

[junior relic]

oh is that why they lost? Is that why they blew 20 point leads while he was still playing?

https://tenor.com/view/sidetalk-sidetalknyc-knicks-go-knicks-ny-knicks-gif-23547907

[icy atlas]

3 starters injured or out

Lost in 6

Knicks then got gentleman'd by the demon pacers

[quick mantle]

Im stuck between the lite and base

The lite has enough power to play basically everything i want to, but some extra performance for upscaling and trying out some winlayor could be nice for only $50

[snow notch]

I say get upgrade if it's in your budget. You can't unbuy the device. A year from now you won't regret?

[quick mantle]

Yeah your right

Im going to wait until retro game corps video anyways since he said he’ll probably get a review unit within the next month

[icy atlas]

A year from now the hinge might not work 😭

[narrow kiln]

They need to follow the Nintendo DS line. Never had a crack on my DS Xl and 3DS.

[frosty vine]

lots of people did tho

[sacred gorge]

cracked hinges and DSs go hand in hand imo

[quick mantle]

I havent heard much about cracked 3ds hinges

Owned 2 my self and never had any problems

[sacred gorge]

it's rarer but it does happen

I used to frequent a repair shop

[quick mantle]

Dang

[narrow kiln]

I will go further. My current HP 100XL hinge does not have any cracks on it. And that was made in 1993.

[quick mantle]

Dang lol

[quick mantle]

The black looks so clean

[lavish crypt]

it really does

[quick mantle]

Its around the same size as the n3dsxl right?

Little bigger

[red cairn]

Storage, ram, better chip. The reasons that it costs more

[quick mantle]

I mean even the extra $50 for the base 8gen2 gives so much extra performance

Especially if your looking into switch emulation

[red cairn]

Transferring 300gb of gamecube roms was massively faster on the Odin 2 portal's storage. Life 300mb/s

[frosty vine]

that's good to hear, usb is usually dogshit slow

[quick mantle]

Hmm that gives me another reason to go for the base model rather than lite too lol

Faster transfer times would be really nice

[past trail]

Will the base Thor inherently run games a little worse than the Odin 2 because it's powering two screens at once?

And should I go for the 12gb model for this reason even if I don't plan on doing any Winlator or Switch emulation?

My only use case for the dual screens will be DS/3DS. Otherwise I will just play everything on the upper screen. I just don't know if I can put the lower screen on standby so it's not demanding power

[red cairn]

Its been a minute and I cant remember if I'm underselling it. It might have done 600

[red cairn]

Actually you should go for the max cause its the best one

And spend all your money

[red cairn]

Bottom screen can be turned off. And when both are on youre limited to 60fps that probably evens it out

[red cairn]

Yeah you should actually throw every other device you own in a dumpster cause this is the one

[past trail]

Nice. I'm sticking with the base model then

[past trail]

Lol the hype is really getting to me

[quick mantle]

Bit more than im willing to spend on a emualtion handheld

[red cairn]

How much are you unwilling to spend?

[quick mantle]

Bro 😭

[placid fog]

Happy Thorsday everyone

[rare meteor]

Is the 12gb ram option ideal over the 8gb for switch emulation? Was going to get the 8gb but now not sure.

[sacred gorge]

You'll want 12 GB if you want to dabble into Switch, Wii U and Winlator

No need if you don't plan to go to that

[past trail]

Shoutout to the pre-order beta testers in here. If there's no hinge or latency horror stories I will be there a few weeks later for $10 more

[narrow kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/wise-thinking-gif-7768499

Wise move.

[placid fog]

I'm saving $30 today

[red cairn]

Who gettin they thussy ate

[red cairn]

I love the odin 2 portal. See no reason to worry about the thor

[kind saffron]

Smart. But it may be like a few months later depending on how long it takes them to fulfill

[past trail]

I will be able to get one shortly after release and by then there will definitely at least be reviews out from Russ and his peers

[past trail]

I'd feel the same if I had an Odin 2 Portal

[quick mantle]

same lol

only waiting for the thor since i currently dont have an emulation handheld

[past trail]

I only have the funds for one expensive retro handheld so the Thor seems ideal for it's versatility

But if the reviews come out and there's too many drawbacks then I'm probably getting a single screen device with the same chipset

[red cairn]

I was messing with the portal and ps vita at the same time wondering if I'd rather just have the smaller screen but the vita at 5 inches seemed too small. Ayn hearing my prayers and giving me a 6 inch clamshell for pocketablity and ds emulation and multitasking

The portal is great but deep down i want a real handheld i can pocket. For me, clamshell is a must for that. I dont sticks breaking and screens getting scratched

[wispy fjord]

But then you gotta worry about triggers. :D

[past trail]

I bought a Vita recently and I'm loving it for what it is. The RP5 is still the perfect size for me though for a handheld. I don't see myself ever throwing the Odin 2 Portal in my lunch bag to work like I do with my Vita and Anbernic

[red cairn]

Not that much

[wispy fjord]

I remember it being a big stink when analog triggers showed up on Retroids. To their pocketability.

[spiral hedge]

As far as hinges go, everyone ordering in the first 6 months is a beta tester 🫡

[past trail]

Idc about pocketability perse, I just don't want to carry around devices that are big enough to be tablets

[past trail]

Lol true

I guess I'm taking that risk either way

[red cairn]

I dont normally take these out of the house but tbh, I'd like something to be my "at home device i can use for things instead of a phone. A bit easier to grip, can type on the bottom, use the buttons to navigate. Otherwise I go for the bigger screens cause I use it on the couch

[past trail]

Yeah my go-to couch handheld is the Switch Oled but I don't have a lot of gaming time at home considering I have a 10 month old goblin crawling around the house and demanding my attention. During his naps maybe but that's it

[ember sail]

I would like them to send some “AYN TEST PILOT” stickers out for the pre orders 😂

[wanton flare]

• a month *

[rocky sinew]

im gonna do it

[icy atlas]

https://tenor.com/view/doja-cat-star-wars-gif-25078126

[zenith osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-lady-chit-jay-renshaw-the-groundlings-you-go-girl-gif-1136019268058911468

[errant dome]

Yeah if people are waiting on hinge reports from YouTubers, there's not any who reported their review units with hinge problems on the flip 2

It'll be a few months before the reports come in

Though by then, they may be ready to ship the post preorder period orders

Obviously not preordering is smarter, but just saying you can't even trust the reviews either. It's a gamble

[past trail]

So it will take months to get it if I don't pre-order? 😭

[ember sail]

It’ll take months even if you do preorder

[maiden lodge]

Yeah I head somewhere in here it would be mid october before shipping starts

this one to me is worth the wait

[sacred gorge]

If you want to get a general assessment on how the hinge holds up over time, probably best to wait until 2026

[past trail]

Damn. I will jump off the hypetrain for now and join again when thr first post-pre order batch is ready to be ordered and shipped

[sacred gorge]

that would be october

[past trail]

Lol no I know I'm taking a risk with the hinge but there are other worries like latency with dual screen gaming and battery life that I want info on before I put down my hard earned eurobucks

[sacred gorge]

latency and battery life shouldn't be too long

People like Stubbs, Russ and others will get their review units probably before the public does

My bet is late September or early October

for reviewer impressions

[flint pumice]

Just tested some 3DS games on Flip 2 and I was shocked that it can run Metroid Samus Returns at 4x without any slow down. Amazing. SD865 is definitely enough if you just want to play 3DS

Just found this 3DS showcase video on RP5: https://youtu.be/RgTujo0g24A?si=W3iTmz22kEr1fanN Most games can run at 4x

[zenith osprey]

50 dollar for a better wifi protocol and 4nm size.

[maiden lodge]

and way better SOC

[zenith osprey]

Does the Pro come in all the colors?

[maiden lodge]

yes

base and lite only black

which im fine with even tho I want purple. Just dont need the extra specs.

[hidden hollow]

That $50 extra makes it a VERY competent Switch handheld as well, especially with Eden's recent developments

[quick mantle]

russ said sometime in september

so yeah

[eager thistle]

I wish there was a 12/512 version, but I instead will live with indignity of having to cycle out installed switch games occasionally

[zenith osprey]

any idea on shipping cost on these?

[sacred gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/80m-increased-revenue-%26-redeploy-3-fte-gif-2319601784744478471

[frosty vine]

$20 4px, $30 DHL (which you should not use if you're in the US)

[zenith osprey]

Ok

[placid fog]

Aka DHL will charge maximum tariffs

[frosty vine]

& may or may not stop shipping to the US at some point (like right now with packages from the EU)

[zenith osprey]

So 4px for the US

[river salmon]

I think y'all should wait for them to release more colors and make the shells entirely matte.

I wish Retroid and AYN had as much fun with colors as Pow Kiddy or Anbernic. Gimme some bright red and gamecube purple and pokemon yellow

[zenith osprey]

Retroid use to

[sacred gorge]

Don't think they have ever done that

Even the transparent purple is a surprise

[round quest]

Really? I have always gone with DHL to the US for convenience. I love how fast the packages arrive

[placid fog]

I used to do the same. Not touching DHL anymore

[round quest]

Dang that is good to know. Thank you

[river salmon]

Not pre-ordering is the real g move

[round quest]

Does ESDE have functionality to support launching in dual screen mode?

I did not even think about the stress of a front end

[river salmon]

Just remember, Flip 2 was said to have reinforced hinges, then people had fomo for not pre-ordering, then months later cracks started showing.

[jolly wadi]

https://tenor.com/view/toy-story-dont-count-on-it-8ball-not-happening-unlikely-gif-8319648

[quick mantle]

How much does 4px charge?

[woeful estuary]

RH links (they have a lot of accessories for this one)

Thor: https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor

Accessories:
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Accessories-Pack
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Lanyard
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Carrying-Case
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-TPU-Grip
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Soft-Pouch
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-TPU-Shell
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Screen-Protectors
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Lite
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Base
https://rh-go.link/AYN-Thor-Pro

Im thinking rainbow Pro version, what are others going with 🤔

[tender granite]

#Team-Purple

[woeful estuary]

I'm on the fence, I like the rainbow buttons on gray, but then again I can DIY them into purp later

[ember sail]

same here

although Black with rainbow buttons and grey sticks would be epic

[minor token]

Purple Pro!

[worn monolith]

Rainbow Pro for me

[torpid reef]

all black everything 😤

[jolly wadi]

i think i will wait for odin 3 announcement. is there any "first week only" incentive for the thor preorder?

[sacred gorge]

Yea Black Max is what I'm eyeing

[river salmon]

The discounts

[sacred gorge]

I legit don't care about the Odin 3 tbh

[jolly wadi]

theres first week only discount?

[river salmon]

Idk if it's first week

It says early bird

[frosty vine]

nah, discount will be available up until they start shipping

[sacred gorge]

You can already do pretty much everything with the current chip

I'm at the point where it's mostly about "what form factor do I want"

[river salmon]

When does Hela 2 come out? Is ValhallaOS in full release yet? Can Heimdall do 4x integer scale of Switch 1?

[jolly wadi]

oh how convenient

[river salmon]

If you just want a case, grip and screen protector, it's $37 bought separately.

[placid fog]

Yeah the Pack seems like too many things

I don't need a softpouch and a gripcase

[jolly wadi]

but thor would approve....

[eager thistle]

No purple grip

[placid fog]

https://tenor.com/view/thor-chris-hemsworth-thor-ragnarok-confused-what-gif-12428596

I dunno he seems confused

[jolly wadi]

https://tenor.com/view/cosplay-thor-jack-black-custome-gif-20281552

this one

[placid fog]

https://tenor.com/view/thor-chris-hemsworth-sad-angry-confused-gif-22820294

Why not this one

[sacred gorge]

I just want the pouch, the tpu shell and the lanyard

[river salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/donkey-kong-dk-bananza-punch-gif-11275348361604136556

Me trying to save people from pre-orders

[jolly wadi]

yeah this one looks neutral

[sacred gorge]

Grip seems useless for me

[jolly wadi]

thats a great game btw

[river salmon]

Yah. I'm at 700 or so bananas rn

[jolly wadi]

B A N A N A

[river salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/donkey-kong-bananza-banana-eyes-nintendo-switch-2-donkey-kong-gif-7160821326089873998

[torpid reef]

if DK Bananza ever hits $50 on a sale, that'll be when I pull the trigger.

[jolly wadi]

i bought amazon warehouse for 65 cad

im not paying retail for any switch 2 game

[sacred gorge]

Well worth the price of retail for Bananza imo

Personal GOTY (beat out Expedition 33)

[river salmon]

I'm okay with getting railed by Nintendo. I'd pay $100 for the two Zelda open world games and probably $120 for Bananza

[torpid reef]

I might have to for Legends Z-A tbh lol

[jolly wadi]

after actually playing it, i agree lol

[sacred gorge]

You can do the switch 1 games 2 for 1 coupon for za

$10 more to upgrade

Unless you mean physical

[jolly wadi]

@sacred gorge were you able to play through mario odyssey?

[torpid reef]

this

[sacred gorge]

Yea I've beaten odyssey a while back

[jolly wadi]

amazing polished game, i just cant seem to get myself to play through it

[sacred gorge]

Might replay it on Switch 2 later when I have time

[jolly wadi]

but DK i have to tell myself to stop

i might try it again, now that i found a 4:3 patch and play it on the dmg (odyssey)

[torpid reef]

Odyssey has a 4:3 patch? Woah.

[jolly wadi]

i just learned last night

now i have odyssey, botw, and ttok in 4:3

feels liek a real gameboy now

[jolly wadi]

it works like a 60fps patch, as a code

[torpid reef]

that's sick

[upper sail]

Freaking loved the final section of the main game. ||Return of the GOAT!…Who happens to be a reptile!||

[jolly wadi]

oh spoiler alert lol

cant wait to play it again in 10yrs in 8k switch 2 emulator

[upper sail]

…That’s the whole reason I mentioned that “final section of the main game” part outside of the spoiler.

[jolly wadi]

i just got excited and clicked

[round quest]

Aight I'm getting white pro

[river salmon]

Noooooooooooo

[round quest]

Yeeeees

[river salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/donkey-kong-bananza-donkey-kong-gif-10288121470401690275

I'm coming for your disposable income

[hidden hollow]

Do we know if Odin 2 buttons will work on the Thor?

[jolly wadi]

no problems from canceling an ayn order?

[frosty vine]

nope, quick & painless

[jolly wadi]

no one getting max?

[frosty vine]

i am

[sleek ledge]

im sure someone is

[sacred gorge]

there's a quote up somewhere but no it won't work

they are bigger on the thor

dpad is the same

#1407307760147628104 message

[river salmon]

Here they come

[vernal meadow]

And here we go!

[jolly wadi]

discount code?

[frosty vine]

nope

confirmed 👍

[worn monolith]

Done, that was easy

[gilded pecan]

deed's done 🫡

[river salmon]

lez go

[sacred gorge]

and ordered

I did the Pay in 4 with Paypal for this

[river salmon]

If I bought what I want it would take me 25 hours at work to pay it off.

Will I get 25 hours of game time on it? Probably not :p

[hidden hollow]

Any coupon codes? Lolololol

[jolly wadi]

lets go

[noble finch]

secured the bag

[gilded pecan]

fuck I forgot to add the case

[frosty vine]

all good, just message them later

[jolly wadi]

just buy from aliexpress later

[hidden hollow]

Ready to make history solving that 120hz dual screen issue for Android? 😅

[frosty vine]

or that lol

[torpid reef]

I'll fuck with accessories if I decide I need them

[noble finch]

https://tenor.com/view/peter-griffin-perhaps-family-guy-thinking-gif-13587558

[jolly wadi]

are you gonna be tinkering with winlator sir

[noble finch]

no promises

[torpid reef]

most likely yes

[torpid reef]

take your time king

[frosty vine]

psyched for some PS3, that shit takes up a ton of space on internal too

[hidden hollow]

What's PS3 performance like on 8Gen2?

[torpid reef]

surprisingly solid from what I've seen

[hidden hollow]

Oh daaaaang

[jolly wadi]

i would guess its really dependant on the game

[hidden hollow]

Think the 16gb RAM makes a big difference for RPCS3?

[torpid reef]

definitely yes

[sacred gorge]

yes

[jolly wadi]

not really

[frozen laurel]

You even taking interest is good enough for me

[balmy vortex]

I have never pre-ordered anythi g until now. Call me crazy, but this thing looks perfect.

[torpid reef]

no clue honestly, I went with the max model to avoid needing to buy a 1.5 or 2tb micro SD lmao

figured no FOMO too

[dry summit]

Worry free purchase?

Wth is that

[jolly wadi]

its an easy sell if you dont like it

[fringe canopy]

Shame there weren't any purple accessories.

[jolly wadi]

odin 2 has the strongest resale value ive ever seen for a retro handheld

[full wigeon]

Do people or manufacturer ever add lubricant to hinges?

[jolly wadi]

yay max club

[dry summit]

Oh i meant it auto add "worry free purchase"

[jolly wadi]

https://tenor.com/view/wolf-of-wall-street-jordan-belfort-leonardo-di-caprio-one-of-us-jonah-hill-gif-5441859

[jolly wadi]

oh whats that

[placid fog]

16GB ram is fine. It's the 1TB I'm after in the Max config

[sacred gorge]

same

[placid fog]

Yeah that stupid Seel thing can't be removed from cart. Going to message Ayn to see if they can refund it

[balmy vortex]

I have a RP5 and this looks like a worthy replacement. I hope. The pocketablity is a huge selling point for me. All these big switch likes are not pocketable.

[sacred gorge]

hmm

i didn't have that

[vast ibex]

Hm. White or Rainbow? I'm debating the two.

[sacred gorge]

white is clean

[jolly wadi]

time to sell my rp5, flip2, pocket air

[dry summit]

Weird that it keeps popping back after i removed it

[jolly wadi]

white is clean, rainbow looks fun

[balmy vortex]

Same. My RP5 was short lived. Time to go...

[sacred gorge]

if the bottom screen was 4:3 i would've gone for white

[jolly wadi]

they all look great imo

[balmy vortex]

https://tenor.com/view/the-lego-movie-batman-i-only-work-in-black-black-lego-gif-18534972

[jolly wadi]

rp5 -> odin 3
flip2 -> thor

lmao

yoloooo

[gilded pecan]

on a second thought, maybe the flip 2 case will fit, there's some leeway here

[sleek ledge]

there's a checkbox that is below the order note. uncheck it.

[balmy vortex]

I went rp4 to rp5 to thor. I am pretty new for these, but my DS Lite is still the most appealing.

[vast ibex]

Maybe it's because you're on mobile? But I had it in my cart on PC and just clicked "remove" and it went away.

[dry summit]

This helps

So i guess we are taking a risk? Lol gonna use my credit card wirh purchase protection

Hinge+tariff potentially

[sleek ledge]

also i happened to order with the protection on. but got an email from seel that you can remove it within 24hours of order placement. so feel free to remove it if you have it added and ordered

[placid fog]

Yeah CC should cover 3/4 things Seel claims to protect against. the Package stolen or lost after delivery is the once a CC might not back you on

[gilded pecan]

hm yeah this is unlikely to fit lol

[jolly wadi]

This will be my first ayn

[balmy vortex]

Same. I thought that name was a shortened version Ayaneo at first. Lol

[placid fog]

It is unfortunate they're so similar

[full wigeon]

It stands for All You Need.

[placid fog]

Still think something should release a copycat company called Ambernic

[snow palm]

Ordered the cheapest one haha.

[amber pivot]

To my clear purple brothers, congrats on ordering the best color 💪

[haughty pewter]

Never not clear purple

[balmy vortex]

I went base version. I want the cpu was storage is not worth much. Lack of Ram hopefully won't come back to bite me.

[sleek ledge]

i wanted purple, but went and checked the light bleed on my flip 2 and went nope

[snow palm]

Purple was good, but I really only wanted to go for either lite or base, and it was just black.

[placid fog]

Light bleed was my fear as well, went Rainbow

[sleek ledge]

also the flip2's insides look nice. kinda hard to tell what ayn's would look like

[placid fog]

Ayn and Retroid very likely use the same factories and designers

[jolly wadi]

People still make this mistake lol

[full wigeon]

They do.

[sleek ledge]

its on purpose, maybe

[full wigeon]

Taki says they are each run by brother in laws.

[balmy vortex]

They definitely seem like it. Same product style and sale shots.

[sleek ledge]

i remember having to switch from clear purple to grey for my odin 2 after seeing a few more pics/vids, it wasn't great

thats why i was hoping they had more images of the purple thor but alas

[hushed ridge]

When will Retroid announce their dual screen handheld? Trying to justify not preordering

[placid fog]

They may not since they went with the Dual Screen addon

[haughty pewter]

Are they doing a dedicated dual screen or just the addition?

[vast ibex]

Hng. I'm gonna wait this out. The pre-order start hype almost got me. But I think I'll wait.

Honestly I kinda wanna customize the device a bit. See how easy the teardown to at least get to buttons/dpad is so I can change those.

Cuz I think I'd want White or Rainbow's shell, but with black buttons. Reverse tuxedo.

[kind saffron]

Ugh. Purple or white?

[placid fog]

White

[jolly wadi]

But it’s easy to cancel…..

[kind saffron]

White does look so clean

[balmy vortex]

Retroid seems a bit behind on the game. Lower spec CPU and all. I was underwhelmed with my RP5. Immediately regretted not going Odin 2

[sleek ledge]

this guy's great at parties

[full wigeon]

Probably painted on top…but if white is a solid white plastic all the way through like a Miyoo than you can dye it different colours.

[placid fog]

They don't target top end stuff. Even having an SD865 was a huge performance jump for them.

[sleek ledge]

no way retroid doesn't do a dual screen model lol

they'll go to the next floor to ask for the designs

[placid fog]

With what chip? Ayn just ate their lunch with the SD865 Lite option

[hushed ridge]

You don't pay immediately?

[dry summit]

I would be more optimistic if i know what the situation of tariff

[balmy vortex]

I kinda figured that. I just like their style and production quality. But I'll be glad to switch to AYN.

[placid fog]

Agreed even with Retroids warts I do really like their devices

[gilded pecan]

the Thor is Retroid's as much as AYN's tbh, they literally made this together

[crimson berry]

pro or max? 4px or dhl? help pls

[placid fog]

Max probably only if you want 1TB storage. 4PX probably means less likely to get tariffs (if US)

[crimson berry]

it has a micro sd slot right?

[placid fog]

Yes

Should accept up to 2TB micro sds

[vast ibex]

Yes, that's what the TF Card spot on the bottom is for.

[snow palm]

So how does this work, how do preordering for Ayn mostly work? Like are there batches? do things just get send out all out of ones, does ordering earlier give priority?

[crimson berry]

is ram that important on an android based device?

[balmy vortex]

Meaning? I went with the cheaper one oblivious to the implications.

[gilded pecan]

first come first served

[hidden hollow]

Looks like I've got an Odin 2 to sell lol

[sleek ledge]

yes

[placid fog]

Depends on what your using it for. Switch emulation and Windows emulation is RAM hungry sometimes

[hidden hollow]

Swept up in the FOMO

[errant dome]

Purple max, screen protectors, grip. 55xxxx order. Was refreshing the moment it opened

[frigid shore]

I kind of wanted purple but decided to be basic and stick with black.

[dry summit]

Welp on second thought, september is coming in a few days, will be waiting for russ

[placid fog]

DHL reportedly does nothing to avoid any tariffs (Canadians have dealt with this extensively). 4PX seems to try to get through without tariffs in most countries. US is kind of up on the air on what the actual tariffs are honestly so maybe DHL is safe but 4PX should be safer.

[torpid reef]

I'm hoping this thing can keep me content until a Steam Deck 2 OLED drops lmao

[balmy vortex]

Oh ok. Thanks

[kind saffron]

My only issue is white is I feel like the joysticks always yellow

[placid fog]

Yeah these order numbers are bunk. I got mine within 2 minutes of launch and have #73XXXX

[frigid shore]

Steam Deck 2 OLED confirmed releasing when the Thor starts shipping /monkeypaw

[torpid reef]

https://tenor.com/view/big-daddy-gif-1328534455694555721

[errant dome]

FOMO? You mean Fantastic Order, Mate! Odin (2 selling time)

[jolly wadi]

OLED will come out when switch 2 sales start to dip

[hushed ridge]

How does cancelling a preorder work? Can you?

[torpid reef]

Switch 2 OLED you mean?

[crimson berry]

bankruptcy is the true end game in this hobby

[placid fog]

Yep just email and they usually take care of it within a few days.

[river salmon]

Or a wise wife

[errant dome]

Or single no kids

[balmy vortex]

I am not interested in huge handhelds that are not very portable. The steam deck is like a small laptop.

[river salmon]

it is not

[kind saffron]

Oh man. Just realized the white has grey sticke

[crimson berry]

is worry free purchase a scam

[edgy crow]

Is clear purple base already sold out lol

[crimson berry]

i can just do that with my bank

[kind saffron]

Ayn goat

[torpid reef]

windows laptops are such ass 😩

[balmy vortex]

I said nothing of windows. I run with the penguin 🐧

[torpid reef]

can't relate

[kind saffron]

Feel like it's buying insurance in anything. It'll be needed once out of 50 times. And all that money could have gone to another handheld instead

[frigid shore]

Like all insurance, it's a scam and waste of money until you need it.

[snow palm]

Isn't it like 5 bucks

[crimson berry]

yeah, maybe im due for an issue. ive been pretty clean when its come to buying electronics

[eager thistle]

Both 8gb versions are Black only, Purple was only available on 12 and 16 versions

[kind saffron]

And then all the insurance you bought for stuff you didn't need it for makes it a wash anyway

[jolly wadi]

Max should’ve had Retro power….

[crimson berry]

just did it boys, black max with case and grip

im excited, first retro handheld pruchase ever

[frigid shore]

Yeeeah, I don't normally get insurance for anything.
Other than pet insurance because pets have no sense of self-preservation.