ANBERNIC RG Vita, RG Vita Pro

[undone hemlock]

I am the leader of the 476H cult

[teal sonnet]

We need Anbernic to redeem themselves and makr a RG 477H with D8300

[ivory tangle]

Yet the RG477M is quite the pretty lil thing though.

[terse parrot]

Good handheld

[lone imp]

the -other- good 100usd handheld coming out is the EX8,

the dpad -might be shit- though for fighting games

[teal sonnet]

Except for the Dpad in the latest vid, yikes

Beat me to it

[sour olive]

No Price though

[lone imp]

price is in the last two vids released

[teal sonnet]

China is around $100

[quick cloak]

GameMT eh

[lone imp]

the thing is you can train yourself to get gud on a dpad like that, but its going to fuck up how you use a normal dpad. like... it's not a whole dealbreaker... just something annoying.

[sour olive]

That's actually not that bad for the Resolution and Specs

[undone hemlock]

The best handheld

[lone imp]

the "i can't access the maintenance screws without removing the glued-on glass cover" thing is super annoying though

[teal sonnet]

MagicX with the Dream Two to the rescue

[lone imp]

like i wanna take the glass, cut the exact same design out of linoleum/wood/plastic/metal and then chuck it in the garbage, because why

[weary basin]

Not the "it's too hot to handle?"

[teal sonnet]

This has me more annoyed than the shitty Dpad TBH

[glacial gust]

Why didn't they just release it in the psp form factor

[radiant kettle]

they can't make it small enough

[glacial gust]

477 DS

[glacial gust]

Huh why

[frail wadi]

the Phawx review summarized in one image

[short goblet]

he looked like he pulled an all nighter to film that one

[radiant kettle]

cause they're not multi million companies that can pack a small shell full of powerful guts

[frail wadi]

and he didn't enjoy it

but who can blame him

[glacial gust]

Yeah that doesn't make sense

There's small form factor handheld that's pretty powerful nowadays

[radiant kettle]

for up to ps1 yes, past that, no

[frail wadi]

anyway looking forward to the pro with a d8300 and OLED

[lone imp]

you're gonna have a bad day with that outlook

and we're going to laugh at you

[glacial gust]

One 35 is pretty small and powerful

[devout canopy]

honestly, they could have made it a t820 with a 1080p screen...

[glacial gust]

Ayaneo pocket micro is another one

I don't believe they couldn't make it in a psp form factor

[short goblet]

hammer is probably the best pocket handheld for me

[frail wadi]

too much to ask in 2026 apparently

[glacial gust]

Rg556

[lone imp]

people have been salty about t820 devices

only sd855-tier is room to either be happy with base-quality 6th/7th gen or uncomfortably bitter about not being able to upres everything

[lusty adder]

They're awfully too quiet about the Pro 😆

[lusty adder]

Yes but they hate us

[lusty adder]

I like the T820 chip , have no problems with it. But it's funny to see the overton window with this lol They're giving chips so bad that now people are craving for the T820 😆

[lone imp]

yep

[naive prairie]

Just popped in to see the latest RG Vita gossip ... and it's a downgraded RG505. 75% of the RAM and half the storage of the T618 handheld that Anbernic themselves released in 2022. If this isn't half the price or less than the RG505 was on release, this is dead dead dead.

[lone imp]

when pro releases, it'll be even deader.

shipping with android 14 and knulli is a good move

[lusty adder]

The 405V is still better because it has a fan also

[lone imp]

oh hell no.

turning that fan on will destroy the battery within a day. within an hour if you're unlucky

[undone hemlock]

You forget the nostalgia bait. The RGDS sold 80k units on that alone

[naive prairie]

Nah - it doesn't really need one. Unless you just like the noise, it basically does jack shit for performance on that chip.

[hallow willow]

this one looks nicer at least 😄

[lone imp]

my experience with the rg405v is the same experience rg552 people have. power drain kills it randomly

[lusty adder]

Those 40hz screens ruined everyone's childhoods

[frail wadi]

the rgds is arguably a much better proposition than this, for all its flaws

[naive prairie]

Let's not forget that far, far more people have nostalgia for the DS than for the Vita. It would have made more sense to clone the PSP if you were looking for Sony nostalgia.

[lone imp]

not in asia

vita sold way more units overseas and had a much larger japanese/chinese library than an english one

[naive prairie]

I noticed in the Anbernic video, they played the part of Persona 4 when basically nothing is on screen. Probably because the T618 with 4GB RAM lags a bit when walking around town.

[lusty adder]

I agree , because the RGDS at least used a "new chip" and it plays up until the DS with tons of caveats
The RG Vita is something that should cross the rubicon through all the heavier systems and hit the wall at the Vita because the emulator is too green .

[hallow willow]

Anbernic knows they have the logistics and the reach to make even their rough devices sell like gold 😄 on those two fronts the other companies cannot touch it

[naive prairie]

Even in Japan they moved like six times the amount of DS's as they did Vitas. And over four times as many 3DS.

[sour olive]

The RG DS sold well because it doesn't really have any competition

[lone imp]

DS also got two monster hunter games overseas that still aren't fully fan-translated.

[sour olive]

For the price

[sour olive]

TIL

[frail wadi]

The RGDS did something that most handhelds don't, despite having bad specs, the RG Vita though, you can get an used to rp3+ and have a similar or better experience

[kindred widget]

We love Anbernic exceptionalism

[sour olive]

It's really the only cheap Dual Screen Handheld in the market

[kindred widget]

Mfw OG DS

[lusty adder]

Limitless Possibilities

[radiant kettle]

at least it's something unique, as much of a hater of the rg ds i am i'd buy it any day before the vita

[undone hemlock]

I was already meh on this because it’s a similar size to the RP5

[kindred widget]

It'll treat you better than the RG DS

Just saying

[undone hemlock]

RP5 is not comfortable to me

[kindred widget]

RP5 ergos suck peen

[hallow willow]

with the 3 plus's shit screen and terrible ergonomics? 😄

[kindred widget]

Buy a 556 instead

[lone imp]

The rgVita pro has good potential though

[frail wadi]

more like Pointless Limits

[kindred widget]

Ergos gud

[undone hemlock]

Want a white one?

[radiant kettle]

i want my thor to arrive

[frail wadi]

wouldn't be surprised if the rp3+ screen still ends up being better than the screen here tbh

[kindred widget]

Cancel that and get the RGDS+GammaOS

Trust the process

In Zhou we trust

[lone imp]

basically, if the pro comes with 4gb, you're going to at least be able to do some old dx8 and dx9 games in portmaster.

[hallow willow]

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

[naive prairie]

I preferred the RG505/Vita screen to the RP3+ one. The colors and motion on the 3+ screen were so damned bad ...

[teal sonnet]

In Zhou you trust

[hallow willow]

i had big regrets buying the 3 plus 😄 managed to sell it for small profit though

[radiant kettle]

i mostly got tired of the shitty start and select

[lusty adder]

Of course the Pro version of this won't be a disappointment , Max wouldn't do that

[naive prairie]

I have the metal RP3+. To remind me why I shouldn't impulse buy Retroid stuff, And to cook the occasional burger on the metal surface.

[hallow willow]

for me it was the shit ergos and my standby battery life kinda sucked

[kindred widget]

Max would never

[lusty adder]

Retroid only got "good" and left the Anbernic cringe territory with the RP4

[kindred widget]

Boss Yang might

[lusty adder]

@kindred widget Plot twist: Boss Yang doesn't exist

[naive prairie]

Warning that should have come with the metal RP3+:

[tawny lynx]

Lies from Max Zhou

[hallow willow]

and even then retroids had plenty of mishaps 😄

[naive prairie]

RP5, really. The RP4 was just a bit less shit than the RP3+.

[lusty adder]

Boss Yang is Max guilty tripping us to say he's not to blame for the T618.
Same as Retroid with the mortgage thing

[lone imp]

for the pro, i want this but in linux running a solid 30.
https://youtu.be/qHCbEdVXxiw?t=74

[tribal sonnet]

can rg vita plays cs source

[lusty adder]

It was cool at the time because people were thirsty for GC and PS2

[lone imp]

probably CS: Condition Zero. source is flying too close to the sun lol

i really want the rg556/406h/v to be able to play CZ, but they have horrible mali render issues best fixed with wine

MEDIATEK makes drivers that don't flake out in CZ/1.6 though. plenty of handhelds around and coming out with g-series chips

[smoky igloo]

Isn't that just muOS?

[weary basin]

https://tenor.com/view/hey-whoa-mikey-day-kyle-mooney-saturday-night-live-wow-gif-18836790

[smoky igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/kangaroo-gif-20730662

[devout canopy]

just waiting on the price drop for the final laugh, come on Anbernic make it $120 for the base

[rapid cloud]

I wonder... Are these the biggest face buttons and dpad Anbernic ever did or does it just look like that in comparison to the rest of the body? 😅

[devout canopy]

probably pretty massive

I scaled it to the size of the RP5 and the screen was way smaller, while buttons were already as big if not bigger on the Vita

which is why we argued for a 5" screen

[devout plinth]

just a reminder, all anbernic stuff will be much cheaper from 3rd party sellers

[devout canopy]

nobody sane is going to buy this

[tawny lynx]

https://tenor.com/view/morgan-freeman-true-morgan-freeman-true-nodding-gif-13973817878387504960

I might buy the pro

If the price isn't stupid

[naive prairie]

If this is like $75 before shipping, it might make sense as a purchase. But it won't be.

[devout plinth]

people keep saying this each anbernic release

[naive prairie]

Eh, we knew the RG DS would be a hit because cheap dual screen. People didn't want it to sell because it wasn't a third price Thor, but we knew it would.

[tawny lynx]

Yeah, even if the rg ds is kind of mediocre, it's still the only option in its price class, this thing isn't

[burnt vector]

And most of the time they're probably right, the problem is the consumers in this space largely aren't sane

[devout plinth]

the rgds msrp was $99, it's now $85 free shipping where I live

[undone hemlock]

🤨

Where?

[devout plinth]

vietnam

[undone hemlock]

Oh well let me book a flight to there to save money

[devout plinth]

not the point i made

[undone hemlock]

I’m not actually serious

[devout plinth]

my point is anbernic stuff is usually 15% cheaper than msrp in just a month

[kindred widget]

Or on Aliexpress

[undone hemlock]

RGDS has been consistent with being full price for awhile now here

[devout plinth]

the rg35xxh was $60, I got it for $38 after 2 months 😄

[tawny lynx]

Same

[undone hemlock]

It’s been $108-$109 even with promo codes

[prisma niche]

In theory if you get wine + box64 + dxvk set up then it should

[devout canopy]

115€ shipped, before coupons, absolutely outrageous

[radiant kettle]

yeah it better go down to 80 soon

[devout plinth]

$85 local store, plus free sd card, I can walk there and get one right now if I want to

[naive prairie]

This one will probably go down quick - ain't no way there's as much demand for this as there wes for the RG DS.

[lusty adder]

There isn't, they probably released this to get rid of old T618 chip stock. Going backwards and releasing that chip in 2026 is wild

[tawny lynx]

I'm still surprised they even have some stock left tbh

That was like what, 3 years ago?

[next storm]

last anbernic release with a T618 was the 405V in 9/2023, retroid retired it with the flip in 4/2023.

[valid flicker]

Sooo it's rk3576? For the pro or the base model?

[tawny lynx]

For the pro as far as we know

The Phawx has the base with a t618

[young mantle]

That’s actually good thinking. Explains why they are releasing two models at once

[radiant kettle]

they haven't used the 3576 for anything though

[hardy parcel]

What other devices use the rk3576?

[lusty adder]

They may use the rockchip and an Oled screen on the pro , probably the Oled they used on the RG503

[mortal island]

Radxa rock 4D (sbc), H96 Max M9 (tv box)

[devout canopy]

if anything it would be the same OLED as the 556/557, as the RG Vita has a 5.5" panel

[tawny lynx]

I would honestly prefer the ips over that oled

But I expect that the screen will be the same on both tbh

[naive prairie]

The OLED would at least be 1080P over the 720P screen they're using in the RG Vita. But I suspect they're using the same screen in both and what differs to the eye is the dual microSD slots for running Linux (and maybe a microHDMI out?)

[mortal island]

It's lcd on the pro

probably 720p too

base is 3+64, pro should at least be 4+128, I think

[devout canopy]

no chance, same 3+64

[mortal island]

nah

[sour olive]

Yah

[mortal island]

3GB is too ass at >$120, even in current environment

[kindred widget]

1GB/12GB

[sour olive]

This is the same company releasing a T618 handheld in 2026

[mortal island]

Could be under $100, so

[mortal island]

It's like berating TSPS for teasing an A523 handheld. Price matters

[near maple]

Their recent track record for pricing is very not good, so yeah.

[kindred widget]

100 bucks minimum

[mortal island]

I think it's going to be $100

505 is not selling like hot cakes at $110, and it has more ram/storage

And "better screen", according to some

[acoustic bobcat]

So 505 has a better screen, more ram and storage from what I heard. And it is 110 dollars and selling badly at the moment, this is worse and we are expecting 100?

[mortal island]

I do

Some expect 140 for some reason

[teal sonnet]

I’ll believe the better screen on the pro when I see it , Anbernic never offered different screens on the same handheld

[acoustic bobcat]

I expect 80

[kindred widget]

Never bet on Anbernic pricing

[mortal island]

nah, too generous, it's anbernic after all

[tawny lynx]

90 for base, 110 for pro

[teal sonnet]

Add $20

[acoustic bobcat]

For shipping I guess

[teal sonnet]

Not including shipping

[acoustic bobcat]

Ok it's dead lmao

[kindred widget]

Will someone think of Max and boss Yang?

[acoustic bobcat]

The only max I think about is the pocket max

[kindred widget]

If we don't pay 130 base and 150 pro how will we keep them off the streets?

[teal sonnet]

Anbernic usually doesn’t have great pricing for new handhelds IMO

[mortal island]

It's gonna be an ok deal for the first 3 days, and then a month or two later, when aliexpress sales start. As usual with anbernic

[acoustic bobcat]

There are enough mentally unwell people that buy every handheld they see pop up. Also people with no self respect that will just go for the looks

[kindred widget]

Yea

I'm just gonna buy one that does PS2, GC and Wii. After that I don't plan on buying anymore unless it breaks

[near maple]

This will not be only 10 bucks over the DS retail.

No way in hell.

[kindred widget]

Which will probably be my glorious 557

[acoustic bobcat]

I am glad you finally decided to get the portal

[kindred widget]

Or the RP6

[kindred widget]

Fuck outta here Aynchud

[thorn forge]

I hope it releases soon, march coupons for Aliexpress are usually awesome

[acoustic bobcat]

Make me

[mortal island]

those usually eat into store's profits, so I kinda expect the opposite

would be nice though

[thorn forge]

really? I was pretty sure they are subsidized

[mortal island]

Coupons? hmm

Maybe...

[acoustic bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/richard-attenborough-whip-whipped-whiplash-whiplashed-gif-8038917888032528445

[thorn forge]

pretty sure it was the seller on Powkiddy official store who once told me so.. maybe the specific store coupons are their own

[teal sonnet]

Look at this great coupon

[thorn forge]

lol

what a deal!

[kindred widget]

Thats like 90 cents

[acoustic bobcat]

It's a shame device literally couldn't be any worse

[mortal island]

Yep, love those

[acoustic bobcat]

Great discount

[teal sonnet]

A whole not even a dollar off

[mortal island]

whole $1.47 !!!

[kindred widget]

Thank you o so generous Yang

[acoustic bobcat]

It's more than a dollar off

[mortal island]

I'm pretty sure they're gonna start selling this thing after the holidays

[kindred widget]

Unlike the bourgeois Aynchuds, Anbernic actually cares for the poor.

[thorn forge]

I'm actually hoping to get this rg ds at a good enough price one day lol
I'd pay $70 for this happily 😛

[acoustic bobcat]

Can they just keep it to themselves for the love of this hobby

[teal sonnet]

The math doesn’t add up for 1%

[mortal island]

it's some fraction, and they're rounding it down

pretty sure it's all automated (at least the template generation), so we get funny posters like this

[acoustic bobcat]

It does not but the number on the bottom is 1.47 off

[teal sonnet]

I noticed that after

[lusty adder]

I still wouldn't buy it but it should be $100 after shipping.

[teal sonnet]

Last I checked 1% off would be like .95 cents

[naive prairie]

Like I said, $75 before shipping for the RG Vita is probably a fair price. But that won't be what Anbernic asks. It'll probably be what you get on Aliexpress in a month or so, though.

[mortal island]

TSPS has less ram and it's more expensive

[kindred widget]

Im glad we're all taking this time to go back and forth over the true value of a mere 1% off

[sour olive]

It's going to be $150 because Anbernic Tax

[naive prairie]

If it's $150 it'll sell like the WIN600. Which Anbernic has STILL not managed to get rid of.

[lusty adder]

I'd take the 34XX with the H700 over this anyday. At least it plays GBA as it's supposed to and the handheld is actually beautiful , unlike the pro with those clown shoes buttoms

[acoustic bobcat]

If it's anything over 100 with shipping included you are actively giving up performance by not buying a cheap used RP5 on this servers amazing marketplace

[teal sonnet]

Not sure why they dont sell them for like $200 just to get rid of old stock and wash their hands from this device

5 years from now they will still be available

[naive prairie]

The batteries will be permanently dead, but you'll still be able to buy that WIN600 for what a Steam Deck costs.

[lusty adder]

Someone out there would still defend it at that price lol

[kindred widget]

Wonder who

[somber belfry]

2026 prices for 2020 power?

Ambernic moment

[mortal island]

I was writing some joke about win600, but people would mistake me for that guy

[teal sonnet]

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

[stray saffron]

Let's see, what does the Phawx say... T618, yep... can't play Vita, yep... membrane D-pad, yep... better be cheap. Yeah, I'd say that all sounds about right.

It'll slightly outperform the SD662 in the Mangmi Air X, but not enough to change what systems and games it can play so the RG Vita better be around $100'ish or less.

The funniest thing is that if the rumored RK3576 chipset being in the "Pro" version holds true then it'll be no more performant than the regular version, it'll just dual boot Linux XD

[kindred widget]

Yea that sounds like the Anbernic I know

[lusty adder]

That chip was fun 3 years ago when we were experimenting with GC and PS2 emulation. It was cool to make Metroid Prime run at poverty line with some cheat codes and it was ok to check that Kirby would run okay ish on 3DS with caveats.
As soon as the RP4 came out i sold it to actually play the games i wanted at the time.
I can't see the point of releasing that chip in 2026 let alone buying it unless you just started on this hobby

[kindred widget]

But it looks like a Vita

So it'll sell to the casuals

[lusty adder]

But sir , the Vita looked better

[kindred widget]

Another ingenious plan by Zhou

Depends on the model

[naive prairie]

Once the Odin 2 came out, the T618 handhelds were relegated to Fate/Grand Order alt accounts.

[kindred widget]

Do you even play FGO or do you have ten thousand devices with FGO

[stray saffron]

The real Vita didn't have plastic peanuts on the sides.

[naive prairie]

I mean, there's a reason my Steam avatar is FGO Moriarty, so yeah.

[lusty adder]

But that's the Vita Pro *

[somber belfry]

Same power as this little thing

Oh Anbernic

Watch it be $150 because of the glass front

[devout canopy]

given how CNY will start soon, this won't ship till March anyway

[frail wadi]

it can't be OLED on the pro because we've seen a photo of it running Knulli and the blacks were clearly backlit

[lusty adder]

I want them to charge that just for the hell of it now

[devout canopy]

and in April MagicX will smack Anbernic and Ayaneo with their new device

[devout canopy]

never said it would be, just that the original Vita panel makes no sense, as we have confirmation for 5.5"

[stray saffron]

Now I can't unsee the peanuts around the controls XD

[lusty adder]

So the base and the pro are exactly the same. Genius market move so when in doubt we will buy both

[frail wadi]

it's a TrimUI Smart Pro competitor

we kinda need to accept that and move on

[worn topaz]

it did though

[hardy parcel]

Only tv boxes is wild 💀

[kindred widget]

Those are more like balls actual

[kindred widget]

The ones on the RGVita are peanut shaped

[hardy parcel]

This man knows his balls

[lusty adder]

They put that contour around the controls and hoped for the best

[hardy parcel]

The first youtube video I saw with the chipset can barely handle Spider-Man 3 PS2 on the first level 💀

[vapid flax]

yeah the one on the real vita is more snowman shaped

[stray saffron]

Those are definitely ball shaped, not nut shaped.

[naive prairie]

Balls, nuts, whatever.

[stray saffron]

If ya can't tell the difference between balls and nuts you're gonna have a bad time playing baseball.

[hallow willow]

hey that's david melting when he saw how few people wanted the pocket max 😄

[naive prairie]

Don't badmouth Mangmi, or else. (Or else what?) Or else PIZZA is gonna send out for YOU.

[stray saffron]

That... actually sounds pretty good. I'd like a pizza sent out for me! Still not gonna badmouth Mangmi though, they're doing good work in the budget space with that Air X... though the Pocket Max is a bit overpriced. 🍕 👀

[acoustic bobcat]

David was the best thing in this server

So good

[stray saffron]

I'm sure they'll sell at least 15 of them, which is actually pretty good by Aya Neo standards!

[tropic snow]

Every time someone released a vita like handheld I'm reminded of how good the vita still is today

[weary basin]

sony missed out

[glacial gust]

Which vita is better ? The 1000 or the 2000?

People say that the oled one has pretty low quality screen and worse battery life

[worn topaz]

1000 has OLED screen and hall effect sticks
2000 has bigger battery, slimmer profile and micro USB

[glacial gust]

I mean it made sense
Pre 2016 oled sucks

[worn topaz]

It's definitely early OLED tech, but it looks really good today still imo

Compared to my Switch Lite at least

[lusty adder]

The screen on the Vita is better than this one by Anbernic also

[tropic snow]

I like modern handhelds a lot over original hardware but whenever I pick up my vita it feels nicer than half of my modern handhelds

[short goblet]

https://youtube.com/live/6Y-ARiHqz0I?feature=share.

[burnt vector]

I prefer the ergos and weight of the 2000. You have to use a hack to fix the color of the screen, though.

[sour olive]

Can't wait to be disappointed again

[radiant kettle]

you aren't disappointed yet?

[sour olive]

Again

[undone hemlock]

It’s Anbernic

[sour olive]

Anbernic sucks

All Hail Ayn

[radiant kettle]

yes

[acoustic bobcat]

Ayn actually respects you as customer

[teal sonnet]

Until your hinge cracks

[acoustic bobcat]

Devices are awesome. No funny quirks, just straight up fire

[acoustic bobcat]

I don't buy dual screens or anything with a hinge. As soon as I opened DS game on my astra my desire to own a ds clone evaporated in seconds

[teal sonnet]

Not pointing at you but in general those unfortunately had it happen on their Thor

[sour olive]

Well you see

Here at Ayn

We respect all Hinges

And believe a little crack never hurt anyone

[teal sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/is-it-gif-20766212

[acoustic bobcat]

I have my own experience with the Flip 2. I used grey model for several months and nothing happened to it. Probably worth mentioning that I always opened and closed the lid from the middle of it, never from the sides, I didn't find it comfortable to do it from the sides

[sour olive]

Those Retroid Losers which definitely are not part of the same company, don't know how make a hinge

We at Ayn like to make sure there's a certain flexibility to our devices

[acoustic bobcat]

I do believe that the hinge issue is a real one and possibly needs looking into. There are definitely less reports of Thor cracking than the flips tho which says something

[teal sonnet]

Definitely not a part of AYN , just because they use almost the same exact parts and design philosophy doesn’t mean they are a sub division of one or the other

Fake news

[tawny lynx]

No vita pro review units 😔

[undone hemlock]

At least none that are willing to share

Acmeplus has one

[sour olive]

We here at Ayn would like to make a notion that if we ever promise a Vita Device, it will play Vita Games.

That is all

[topaz cave]

Then they won't make one ig

[sour olive]

We here at Ayn are not in a position to disclose future projects

Thank you for your time

[acoustic bobcat]

Will you promise that the vita device will have an oled screen as god intended

[sour olive]

Yes

Imagine having a Vita without OLED

[acoustic bobcat]

[topaz cave]

You hear that, Sony?

[acoustic bobcat]

All praise ayn

[sour olive]

Vita 2000

More like

Vita No Downgrade

We believe Vitas should come equipped with OLEDs

[acoustic bobcat]

Do you believe that making 720p devices in 2026 should earn a death penalty

[teal sonnet]

Are you French ? You keep saying We

[sour olive]

720p in the year of our Lord 2026

Not in my Factory

[acoustic bobcat]

Anbernic needs to take notes

[sour olive]

We at Ayn are a collective unit so we speak for everyone in the company

[acoustic bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/castro-fidel-castro-cuba-speech-talking-gif-2407208423320045775

[sour olive]

Praise Ayn

[acoustic bobcat]

[tawny lynx]

Is miniled okay

[kindred widget]

This chud too

[sour olive]

We here at Ayn believe Balls Anbernic is a fraud

[burnt vector]

Wish I could put the RP6 controls in this thing's shell 😔

[kindred widget]

I'll defeat the fraud allegations some day

[shrewd dome]

Did they lay out the specs in the video? Late to the game.

[burnt vector]

No. Phawx and others now confirmed t618 for the Vita Amateur and that's it.

[sour olive]

I for one think Balls Anbernic is legit

[shrewd dome]

oof. not as good as a t620. T618 is around 3% slower than the T620.

wonder if the pro will have a t820.

[tawny lynx]

Will the rg ds pro have an rk3576

[sour olive]

RGDS Pro will have a T610

Get Hyped

[mortal island]

No

[raw ice]

If they did a 3576 version that integer scaled NDS I’d actually be thrilled tbh

[raw ice]

T610 doesn’t support a second screen

[mortal island]

The pro is supposed to be rk3576

[sour olive]

Exactly

That's what makes it pro

[rugged bear]

I would've liked the pro model if it had a rk3588 chip at least

Than it would've justify the pro in the RG Vita Pro

[shrewd dome]

so up to ps2 emulation on the RG Vita, and same for the pro?

[stray saffron]

I'd say realistically up to N64, Dreamcast, PSP, and most Saturn games. There is a very small number of PS2 and GameCube games that actually run full speed without significant slowdowns on the T618, pretty much just lightweight 2D games.

[shrewd dome]

well thats a bummer.

[stray saffron]

I have vivid memories of running Alien Hominid for the GameCube on my RP3+ and the device getting so hot it was difficult to continue holding and I was legitimately concerned the plastic shell was going to start melting XD

[devout plinth]

your hands would be fully cooked and burnt before any plastic starts melting

[slim oriole]

It won't be, it can't be. The rg556 exists with the same form factor. My opinion can only be Rockchip apu or amlogic

[devout plinth]

most likely rockchip, amlogic is not very suited for portable devices

[lusty adder]

The base and the "pro"

[somber belfry]

So the base is an Air X and SPS competitor and sized in between

The more I watch of it the less i hate it long as the price is right

Almost like an Android Smart Pro

[thick orchid]

T618? Skip.....so sad

[mental needle]

I'd be amazed if there was any T618 stock left

hopefully it's a baseline of a T820

[thick orchid]

That is the chip that's supposed to be in the rgds

[kindred widget]

Yea about that

[blazing bough]

That chip could have never been in the RGDS

It doesn't support video out

So doesn't work for the dual screen

[tawny lynx]

Sorry man it's already confirmed 😔

[blazing bough]

There's already been a stream with the normal non pro vita from Forthenext

https://youtube.com/live/6Y-ARiHqz0I?feature=share

It is indeed t618

[mental needle]

eugh

hopefully it's not above $120

[kindred widget]

Ooh yea

About that as well

Max Zhou can't afford heating so we need to help him as best we can

$149 pls

[mental needle]

AND DOA

just doa

at least with the RG DS it was a weird formfactor that was most of the cost

this has...next to no reason to be this expensive

[glacial gust]

Should've just use the psp form factor instead

[mental needle]

the nostalgia of the formfactor is what they're begging this to sell with

[frosty imp]

"INCELL touchscreen"
Well, that name's not doing it favors, heh

[tawny lynx]

Rg vita needs to displaymax

[frosty imp]

Guess I'll be waiting for the Pro... though I do fear there's still gonna be a huge price gap between the existing H700/RK3566/A133 devices and that at the rate things are going. (And a smaller price gap between that and the RP5!)

[sly rock]

any news on this handhed?

[tawny lynx]

Couple of reviews on the base, nothing about the pro though

Also golden moglin

[somber belfry]

$100 or below for base needs to be the case

[stray saffron]

Maybe if they price it reasonably then more people will want to touch it >.>

[blazing bough]

I'm already sold on this

[somber belfry]

I like the TSPS but hate the vita sticks so a Vita/PSP style handheld without Vita sticks is nice

[blazing bough]

Just hoping it's not too high

[glacial gust]

It uses t618

It's not gonna be under $100

Ngl why would u buy this

[blazing bough]

I'm totally fine over $100 lol

I'm saying above $150

[thorn forge]

it'd be so weird for it to be priced higher than the rg505

[glacial gust]

There's so many t618 devices

[blazing bough]

Like I already have 505, 556, Odin 2 Mini

Doesn't matter cause this one is full on vita

[tawny lynx]

Should be like $120 at the most tbh, and even then, you can find t820 devices around that point

[glacial gust]

Yeah

Well a bit more than that but yeah

[somber belfry]

What devices are $130 with a T820?

[blazing bough]

Non I think

[tawny lynx]

Rg slide

[blazing bough]

Second hand doesn't really count

[thorn forge]

you can easily find that on Aliexpress with cupons

[blazing bough]

Pretty good then

[somber belfry]

Do the Ali coupon codes stack though?

[blazing bough]

Coupons have been nerfed a lot tho

[thorn forge]

it is, that's why expecting this price range for a t618 is so unreasonable

[blazing bough]

Over $100 is now only like $8 off

[thorn forge]

but then it's Anbernic, so... who knows

[blazing bough]

They used to be so good like a year to 2 ago

[glacial gust]

Rg cube is like $133 on the anbernic site rn

[somber belfry]

I don't care for the Cube's design personally

[glacial gust]

I'm pretty I saw rg 406h on aliexpress priced lower than that on sale

[thorn forge]

I bought an rg476h for $130 just 2 months ago

[glacial gust]

Maybe just wait it out I guess

[tawny lynx]

All of the t820 handhelds have been below $130 at some point, although tbf aliexpress coupons have been pretty mid as of late

So might be a minute before there's a worthwhile sale

[thorn forge]

march is around the corner

march and November usually have the best sales

[tawny lynx]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-patrick-star-noted-notes-gif-26231953

I'll keep that in mind

[glacial gust]

Just wait it out till rg477v priced at $150

[thorn forge]

11.11 and Aliexpress anniversary sale

[glacial gust]

Then again they will release the rg 3ds by then

Is there a bet on how many devices anbernic will release this year?

[tawny lynx]

I'm going with 10

I think they might focus more on their budget devices this year

[glacial gust]

They don't have another iteration for the XX lineup?

[somber belfry]

All I know is i'm in the lower end of the market and mostly like the newer devices that keep getting stronger performance for around the same price

[tawny lynx]

Rk3576 might be that

[glacial gust]

We want the rg arc d that can actually play game

[thorn forge]

I wonder if they'll keep pushing the h700 or if we're getting something new

[glacial gust]

It's been a while since they used that cheap, I think it's dead

[devout canopy]

You get t618 for $110 and will be happy

[somber belfry]

I love my 2 H700 devices for just getting into handheld emulation but new chips for their budget line someday soon would be nice

[tawny lynx]

$90 or they can keep it

Actually I wasn't getting it either way what am I saying

[somber belfry]

The RG505 is $115 on sale rn

So just wait for the inevitable Vita sale

[lone imp]

i have three t618's, two rk3566's, two t820's, and two rk3326's. the base model is useless to me

[raw ice]

apparently the pro model is 1080p vs 720 on the base

as well as supporting linux, having a second tf card slot, almost twice as fast charging speed...

[gloomy bear]

sounds like maybe anbernic was trying to target the rp5 with the vita pro

[raw ice]

nah, still lower spec than that

targeting trimui smart pro S and mangmi air X I think

[tawny lynx]

Wait really

[raw ice]

yup

[mighty pumice]

Targeting the old rgb10max3pro

Good to see the 1080p screen though, better fit for psp and whatever vita it can run

[raw ice]

unironically what I need a replacement for

[mortal island]

Betting on 720p still

[blazing bough]

1080p would make psp scale better hmm

since the integer res for psp (cutting off the 1 pixels from the top and bottom) is 270, 540, 810, 1080

[mortal island]

Yeah but it's anbernic

[raw ice]

It’s 1080 which is super weird

I don’t know why they didn’t do 1080 in both

[mortal island]

Is it? Damn

[raw ice]

I can’t imagine the price difference between a 720 and 1080 lcd in this size bracket is huge

[mortal island]

To upsell to nerds I guess

Only we care about integer scaling, honestly

[blazing bough]

like i don't mind 720p since t618 has more than enough power for sharp bilinear

[quaint mirage]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/684230755324526696/1450592135081365554/image0.gif

[blazing bough]

integer also doesn't matter for a lot of people when they default to higher internal res

[blazing bough]

hey man i love most companies here
with ayaneo being the "worst" for me

[raw ice]

This might not be the server you think you posted this on

Just fyi

[blazing bough]

most people like anbernic here i feel

[raw ice]

Yeah just concerned jigg might be mixing this channel up with a different server we’re both on where most people are mad at me for liking some anbernic devices lol

And that server is also more loosely moderated

[quaint mirage]

Personally, I almost like them. I feel like there’s always one thing wrong with every one of their releases.

Except the 476h, good job on that one

[quaint mirage]

Surely I won’t get banned

https://tenor.com/view/sweats-gif-25346666

[blazing bough]

the one with the onion os devs?

i left that one mostly because i hit the server limit

[quaint mirage]

Love is a strong word

If only Anbernic would “love” their customers just as much

[blazing bough]

perhaps sure

[surreal ravine]

Imagine loving companies

[quaint mirage]

Yeah I think that’s crazy

[blazing bough]

i don't associate the word too strong a feeling

[sour olive]

The only thing that would save the Pro was if it had an OLED screen

[blazing bough]

like i love me a good cheeseburger

lol

[quaint mirage]

fair enough

[blazing bough]

do we know if the pro and non pro are locked to the same colors?

these i mean

i've written off the pro models in mind solely because of the colored abxy buttons

[mortal island]

I think there won't be more colors. Otherwise we'd see some in a trailer by now

[devout plinth]

ftn mentioned the color situation in his stream, yes it's limited right now due to lunar new year stuff

[undone hemlock]

It’s probably gonna be the same buttons they use on the 406V and 476H

So you could buy Etsy buttons of your liking

[blazing bough]

I know

I just don't like opening up consoles to modify

unless it's something i really need to

[undone hemlock]

Over all Anbernic is the most repair friendly

Even if the RGDS is miserable to dismantle

[devout plinth]

anbernic also tends to leave test pads and debug header on the board, they also mark direct and indirect screw holes

[undone hemlock]

By miserable I mean the top screen

Getting to the battery is rather straightforward

[acoustic bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/idiocracy-idiocracy-movie-movie-idiocracy-luke-wilson-gif-5372983730459315256

[short goblet]

@blazing bough not trying to upsell you but if you’re here, the pro is more for you

try to get them to send the non- coloured buttons

[thick orchid]

what chip in pro?

[hallow willow]

watching your video now @short goblet 😄

[short goblet]

I’m gonna be adding timestamps to it, you may want to watch later

for your convenience

[short goblet]

if I knew, I wouldn’t answer it and if I don’t know then I can’t answer

[weary basin]

The big brain move is buying both and swapping them

[raven sierra]

With PS buttons

[terse parrot]

Gorgeous

Sakura boutta charge £30 for them before shipping

[keen heath]

I'm just gonna print that shit! Sick of etsy delivery costs

[terse parrot]

Like, stickers? Or do you have a 3D printer of your own?

[keen heath]

3d printer of my own

For the buttons and case stuff

[terse parrot]

Nice, i'd like to get into that but have no space lol

One day...

[keen heath]

The A1 mini is tiny!

And usually at around £130 which is so worth it

[terse parrot]

You need space to store all your spools and stuff too tho right?

Damn that's cheap

[keen heath]

I don't over stock, so just 3-5 reels that can be stored easily as packaging is compact too

[mortal island]

Fuck I thought it was a patent or some shit. Googled it and turns out those are trademarked logos. Who let sony trademark triangles fuck

[keen heath]

One spool lasts so so long too, if you're just doing cases and buttons

[keen heath]

It really is, for the quality you get too is shockingly good and plug and play

[terse parrot]

Could it actually produce PlayStation-glyph buttons?

[devout plinth]

in that color scheme and in that particular order. You can have all the triangles and squares all you want but not in that colors and order

[mortal island]

Why is no one making black and white ps layouts tho

[short goblet]

the Sony Vita has black and white so it could be trademarked as well?

[keen heath]

ABSOLUTELY could, without a doubt. There's a 0.2mm nozzle that can print very very small fine things

[mighty pumice]

Why no one other than GPD do buttons with both letters and shapes?

[keen heath]

@terse parrot this was done on a 0.4mm nozzle, as an example

[devout plinth]

mini cnc machine might be better for this purpose

and my favorite material PVC

[keen heath]

Damn, I didn't know mini cnc machines existed for consumers

Resin printers also work great, especially for details

[devout plinth]

$150

[short goblet]

I realised if you changed the buttons on the retro grey model, it could kind of pass for a PS1 grey handheld

[keen heath]

150$.Holy hell that's cheaper than I thought

[devout plinth]

you can switch the drill head for laser head, but laser is expensive

but you can do stuff like this

[acoustic bobcat]

I have a laser engraving machine at work, was thinking to do something with my brick hammer but can't decide on what to put on there

[keen heath]

That's dope. May look into it now

[acoustic bobcat]

We have actual CNC machines there too but it's another wing of the company and I am 100% certain they won't let me use them. If I could, I would try making the metal shell for the pocket DMG

[keen heath]

I'm still contemplating the brick hammer but damn those loud buttons

[acoustic bobcat]

Tape mod fixes them if you are bothered by them

[keen heath]

How much quieter is it with the mod though, I've seen some and it's marginal (different devices)

[acoustic bobcat]

I personally don't care, I kinda like the sound response when I am clicking them sometimes, they sound pleasant

Let me find the YouTube video hold on

[keen heath]

I don't mind the sound but the smaller devices I play in bed and the Mrs won't enjoy the clacking

That's why I still main the 353M, super silent buttons

And metal

[devout plinth]

just a warning, cnc on metal and glass is VERY noisy, soft wood and plastic is more bearable indoor

[acoustic bobcat]

https://youtu.be/I63DcSQDTJ8?si=prpBy8PlDW2L3oeA

[keen heath]

Yeah that seemed a lot quieter after the mod

£66 on aliexpress right now 👀

[acoustic bobcat]

I never played any handhelds in bed with my girlfriend I tried just as a prank last week. Said I had a rough day at work, taking it easy today, pulled out the brick and started the fire emblem. She stared at me for like 90 seconds and checked my forehead for a fever. I could not maintain the straight face expression after that

Was funny as hell

[keen heath]

Hahahaha! I do have to wait till she's asleep, and when I say in bed I mean on the couch where she falls asleep 😭 rather leave her asleep so I can watch my own shows and not greys anatomy

[tame vector]

T618 right?

[astral burrow]

[acoustic bobcat]

Thank you

[terse parrot]

Okay that would actually rule

OG PS1 grey

[terse parrot]

The buttons look rough but i bet they feel real nice lol

Was the texture on purpose or just a byproduct of the material used?

Also, sensei 🙋 @keen heath would you say the "combo" here is worth the extra £110 and ~3 week wait? https://uk.store.bambulab.com/products/a1-mini?id=578779658002726924

[acoustic bobcat]

I have a 3d printer at home and that's usually how the bottom of everything printed looks like

[terse parrot]

I have multiple videos on this on my watch later now lol, gonna do my research

[acoustic bobcat]

Not sure if it can be avoided, probably could be sanded down

[terse parrot]

Oh like a Mangmi module

[acoustic bobcat]

Exactly

[keen heath]

That texture could be on purpose, when you print with it faced down it mimics the print bed. If you flip it other way around you can achieve a smooth finish. I think he wanted the rough textured though

[keen heath]

If you want to print with multiple colours, or want to be able to have access to four colours at once without switching then it's worth it

I have the full size with combo

[terse parrot]

Cheers, much to think about

[keen heath]

You either get a smooth print bed for no textures or you sand down as you mentioned m

You can set ironing settings to smooth stuff out without sanding

[devout plinth]

or acetone method

[gritty palm]

Anbernic is always throwing weak chips in handhelds with great designs but quick to throw strong chips in horribly designed handhelds. Really don’t understand it 🤷🏿‍♂️

[acoustic bobcat]

You must be new in this hobby, this is anbernic, they never make sense

[teal sonnet]

What horribly designed anbernic has a strong CPU ?

[mental needle]

Maybe theyre talking about the 556?

[teal sonnet]

It's actually pretty comfortable, arguably the sticks suck but that would be more hardware related than design

[teal sonnet]

Will it reheat my burrito?

[short goblet]

bad vs good design

[teal sonnet]

Vita looks great just wish we new what Pro specs are .Will it dual boot or Linux only/

[keen heath]

Yeah I won't deny the device itself looks good

But I'm still looking for a rg nano for sale

[short goblet]

all I can say is that the Pro will be good

[raw ice]

My guess is dual boot

[lusty adder]

The 557 🥲

[short goblet]

https://klipy.com/gifs/dj-khaled-ashton-hall

[lusty adder]

Is there a way for you to tell Max that i'll buy him some McDonald's if he adds the D8300 on the pro ?

[keen heath]

T820 take it or leave it

[short goblet]

Arthur is the one addicted to mcdonalds

[lusty adder]

Fine for me , GC , Wii and a bit of Switch

[keen heath]

Gosh I've not had a maccies in atleast 15 years

[keen heath]

As long as it'll run gba with ff, I'm happy

[mental needle]

So 3326

[keen heath]

Solid chip tbh. Runs gba better than my ps vita

Vita with overclock btw

[gritty palm]

The 557 and personally I don’t like the way the 477m feels with those stacked shoulder buttons they seem to can’t get rid of

[mental needle]

3326 just runs all those 16 bit systems and some 32 bit system well enough it's hard not to recommend one device with it

[lusty adder]

The silver 477m looks cool imo Haven't bought one because i think it's a bit overpriced

[keen heath]

I really wanted the 477m to be my 353M replacement but I hate the colours 🙁

[mental needle]

Brown and silver

Boring ass colors

[keen heath]

Hideous

The purple colour in the 353M is nice

[mental needle]

Or that blue

[blazing bough]

[lusty adder]

That brown one has one of the ugliest colors ever released

[frail wadi]

that's very unhealthy

[lusty adder]

Haven't been to McDonald's in some good 10 years , can't imagine being addicted to it 😆

[kindred widget]

I've done some things for both the fries and the box of cookies

Very moist things

[frail wadi]

narrator: he juggled balls

[teal sonnet]

Sounds like he buried them somewhere too

https://tenor.com/view/germanshepard-vine-catch-ball-gif-7781259

[near locust]

It really changes with a few modifications

[somber belfry]

https://retrocatalog.com/compare/anbernic-rg-vita/trimui-smart-pro-s

Literally just an Android beefier Smart Pro

I don't hate that though

[short goblet]

https://youtube.com/live/mf6U56bfjRA?feature=share

[sacred narwhal]

Did any reviewer received the pro model yet

[wicked idol]

The way a few have talked all cagey about the pro it wouldn’t surprise me if they did.

[frail wadi]

didn't realize this was bigger than an actual Vita

but I suppose it makes sense with a 5.46" screen

I'm guessing it'll be roughly the size of an RP5/6

so basically a "We have Retroid at home"

[teal sonnet]

A budget Retroid

[near locust]

Is the same size

[thick orchid]

with worst power

[teal sonnet]

I actually think it looks great just wish it had something better than a T618 , been there don that

[near locust]

It could be great for the base model to use the T820

[thick orchid]

thats what the pro is for

based on what im seeing on reviews and stuff

[acoustic bobcat]

It reminds of me some TV shows about extremely frugal people, saw some memes about someone peeling the bananas before weighing them up, buying expired meat and cutting it with fat by like 50%. This person would buy RG vita instead of a used rp5

[raw ice]

The controls are less cramped on this than the rp5

Probably no persistence in the screen either

[teal sonnet]

Seems the Pro isn’t much better than the base with RK3576 , just that it has Linux

[raw ice]

It’s depressing how focused on price to performance the retro handheld scene is when for actual retro games screen and controls are more important

[thick orchid]

https://giphy.com/gifs/why-nooo-hunter-wohland-0bWq2F4ERM3hf29auy

[teal sonnet]

Trust me Im scratching my head too if rumors are true

[radiant kettle]

the end target was always to play our steam games on the go

we only feigned being interested in retro games

[raw ice]

This feels more and more true with every retroid release

[terse parrot]

I think @fossil rose got the white Pro, they're doing written review though

[radiant kettle]

i'm not even joking for myself, i'd rather play my steam games over retro games 99 times out of 100

[devout canopy]

more like a Powkiddy x28, scaled to the size of a RP5/6 the screen seemed small enough to be 5"

[thick orchid]

why cant i have my PSP device that i have been hunting for since the RG305m

[teal sonnet]

It should be fine for PSP

[raw ice]

The 3576 should be perfect for ppsspp, without the android latency, plus the pro will be 1080p

[frail wadi]

forthenext compared it to the RP6, it's exactly the same size

[thick orchid]

WILL IT BE 4X?????

if not. then NO BUY

[thick orchid]

i need ma 3X on the non pro, and 4x on pro

[teal sonnet]

It’s actually slightly bigger

[raw ice]

Good

The rp5++ is too small and cramped

Just like the rp5 and rp5+

They were gonna fix it then twitter told them not to

[teal sonnet]

Try explaining that to people that want everything pocketable .

[devout canopy]

holy, it's even bigger than the Powkiddy x28

[frail wadi]

those renders were honestly deceiving

[teal sonnet]

Comfort over pocketabilty every time

[thick orchid]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CANT PUT MY STEAM DECK IN MY POCKETS??????

[raw ice]

Everything should aim for one or the other - retroid likes to aim for both at once so we get neither

[thick orchid]

everythinbg would be solved if we wear cargo pants

[raw ice]

I am also a weirdo who would rather have a flat back on a device (like the 476h, 477v, and this) over weird little ergo bumps that aren’t big enough to count as grips

[radiant kettle]

nah the bumps that are rp5 sized or even odin 2 sized are really worse than nothing

[raw ice]

Yeah the portal should’ve been shaped like portal + grip out of the box and the rp5 should’ve been shaped like this tbh

You could always add a grip later to the rp5 if you weren’t down with the flat

[kindred widget]

We?

Brother I could give the fattest fuck about Steam games

I'm only here for Lumines and Sonic Heroes

[raw ice]

lol

[radiant kettle]

i was making a joke but it's also pretty much what i think

[raw ice]

I do want a portmaster device for shovel knight but I feel like that’s almost retro at this point too

[frail wadi]

Sonic Heroes actually has a PC port

it's old but x86 handhelds can run it well

[kindred widget]

Guess who coincidentally doesn't have a PC

Not like I care much for PC games though

[raw ice]

I’m very much a pc gamer as well as a retro gamer you just won’t catch me constantly chasing android devices to run pc games poorly via gamehub on

I have an ally X and a laptop for that

[naive prairie]

You just need to get the Anbernic PC and you can join all the fun on Steam.

[radiant kettle]

yeah but pc handhelds aren't flip 2 sized

even if i can only run 10-20% of my library that's a lot

[lusty adder]

Running The Masterchief Collection on the RG Vita would be peak though

[tawny lynx]

I can run more games in my steam libary on an 8 gen 2 than I can't tbh, although tbf most of the games I have are 5+ years old

[acoustic bobcat]

Can run as in 30 FPS low settings 720p or like comfortably

I am getting a portal soon so I am interested where it is on pc stuff

[tawny lynx]

The former

[naive prairie]

I'm guessing the MC collection needs more than 3GB RAM.

[tawny lynx]

Although typically it's a stable 30

And I don't really mind the lower resolution and settings on a smaller screen, the portal might be a bit iffy though since it's 7 inches

[acoustic bobcat]

The real reason why it has only 3gb of ram is so that people in the UK carrying one with them wouldn't get stabbed because they have ram in their bags

[acoustic bobcat]

I guess I will just stick with game streaming for pc games

I don't want to compromise it I have a beast of desktop right next to me

[sly rock]

Does anyone know how big is this handheld?

[blazing bough]

About RP5 size

[sly rock]

Dang that's really big

[acoustic bobcat]

https://tenor.com/view/measuring-tape-measure-how-long-ausmessen-size-matters-gif-23452185

[sly rock]

Man I thought it was gonna be smaller than RP 5

[radiant kettle]

i only bother with games i can run at an easy 60 without putting the device into overdrive

[sly rock]

how the hell can you make it as big as the RP 5 despite the smaller screen?

[radiant kettle]

i have a ton of indies anyway

[radiant kettle]

it's the same size screen with bigger controls

[sly rock]

oh it's 5.5 inches? TIL.

[blazing bough]

It's the same screen size lol

[sly rock]

oh even if it's the same screen size it would still be as big as the retroid pocket 5 since even the odin 2 mini is still kinda there

[sly rock]

Ohh got it

[radiant kettle]

odin 2 mini has pretty huge bezels, it could have been smaller with a different design

but being 5,5" it couldn't be much smaller than this

[sour olive]

RIP RG Vita

[blazing bough]

#1468184660474593300 message

Vs rp6

[sly rock]

Broooo imagine not pinging me :(

[sly rock]

Oh wow it's even wider than the RP 6

[blazing bough]

Yea slightly

[sly rock]

Ye

So this means AYN ODIN 2 mini is thinner side by side

[blazing bough]

It's funny seeing people say this is big when my go to handheld for the last while has been the legion go

[sly rock]

Mines the Steam Deck also dang legion go has a beautiful sccreen

[radiant kettle]

kinda big for a "budget" device to be honest

though the mangmi air x exists i guess

[blazing bough]

Isn't that what people want?

Like I don't mean just this but

"big beautiful 5 inch+ screen" is something I see people asking for in this bracket

Like that's a point in a lot of the mangmi or even stuff like the x5? reviews

[radiant kettle]

yeah yeah, i'm just saying

the x55 was quite the hit back in the day but there wasn't much more in this style

[sly rock]

I'm gonna pass on this one i'd rather get the g2 or the AYN ODIN MINI 3 (if it gets announced)

[blazing bough]

Like I hope an Odin mini 3 exists but at the same time

It's ayn so I know it won't be dpad top which is what I want

[frail wadi]

the hoops people will jump through to avoid getting an rp6

[blazing bough]

The RP6 I was interested in is dead

The initial design

I'm not getting a rp5.5 Round 2

[sly rock]

@blazing bough To be fair it's possible for an AYN ODIN 3 MINI to exist it's just make it an OLED screen and remove the huge bezels so that you can shrink the handheld making it more compact than even the retroid pocket 5

[blazing bough]

I actually enjoy the miniled screen of the first mini

I stopped using it cause I wanted dpad top lol

[sly rock]

you can definately make the ODin 3 MINI Smaller due to the big bezels

[sly rock]

Yeah it looks fine imo it's just you can make it smaller when you remove the bezels

[blazing bough]

I have enough stick top devices on me

[undone hemlock]

RP5 mark III

RP5 Mark II was the G2

[lusty adder]

I think the chip may not be adequated for it either

[fossil rose]

It was due for delivery yesterday, but being on a small island these delivery companies sometimes wait until they have a full load before bothering to deliver.

So its now due for delivery today!

(and I sure hope it will be)

[teal sonnet]

Are you under any NDA to tell us specs ?

[fossil rose]

Nothing so formal, but yes I was told to not share the specs yet!

All the devs and few creators I know who have been told or sent one all heard the same thing, just to not share it until they announce themselves. Which we've all obviously respected

[undone hemlock]

Tell that to the T618 RG vita

[thick orchid]

then can you let us know if the performance is greater than the 3566 or not 😄

[quick cloak]

The performance is pro

[kindred widget]

I thought I already said the specs

[fossil rose]

Right now my drama is with this past-due delivery company!!!

[thick orchid]

they are not mutually exclusive 😄

[sacred narwhal]

can you at lease tell us when the news/release drop?

[fossil rose]

All I know is that its 'soon', but to be fair, I was told that it was soon a few days back. So I don't know that for sure, sorry!

[fossil rose]

It is just so frustrating. To be fair I'm currently on a small island off the coast of Australia, so deliveries are more of a "we'll wait until there's a bunch to deliver at once" kinda thing. I was told that was yesterday, and I've been told that's today.

Its a frustrating world here!

[sour olive]

The Phawx getting Blacklisted by Anbernic

[sacred narwhal]

Well everybody already knows the soc because of Joey

I'm just curious about the OS.

[teal sonnet]

Well some people are guessing the Pro might have more RAM and maybe a better 1080p screen , not sure having a Linux build makes it Pro worthy

I actually don’t think the 720p screen is horrible but probably in the minority

[naive prairie]

720P screen is just ... eh. If we're talking a super cheap device (likely cheaper than whatever Anbernic will price it on release), then it's fine, though.

[devout plinth]

looking at the PC hardware prices right now it's amazing that these Chinese manufacturers are able to keep their prices stable

[whole ice]

They're probably still running through hardware they bought a year ago. Seem to buy chips in bulk and shelve extras til the next release

[sacred narwhal]

These companies are bypassing alot of the tariffs. While the big name brands especially sold in stores pay a heft fee.

[sly rock]

The more I hear about the RG VITA the more I want an AYN ODIN 3 mini

[naive prairie]

This new Anbernic is literally made of ewaste, though. Seven year old phone waste. It had better be cheap.

And the whole bypassing tarriff thing. Lenovo, ASUS, and MSI are probably not - which is why our PC handhelds are $$$.

Not coincidentally, I am using an Odin 2 Mini right now. Love this thing.

[sour olive]

This so Much

[little crescent]

My man the magmy chip is too 7 years old

[sour olive]

It would be the perfect EDC

[little crescent]

I think people are just mad because want to be mad

[sour olive]

Yeah and barely anyone bought it

[little crescent]

It was a good sell for the company

[sour olive]

I'm talking about the Pocket Max

[little crescent]

I'm talking about the air

[sour olive]

Air is great for the price

This device is still going to be weaker than that though

[little crescent]

The max I think is good the price is not that bad

[sour olive]

It's not a bad device

It's just bad for the price

[little crescent]

Both soc have similar the vita or air

Similar performance

[sour olive]

Sure but hard to justify a device meant for Vita that can't play Vita

[little crescent]

Is just a name

[sour olive]

That would be like the RGDS not playing DS Games

[sour olive]

That's not an excuse

[little crescent]

I don't know names are not everything

[sour olive]

If they didn't want it to have those comparisons, they should have called it something else

[little crescent]

What mean to you rg cube? Or rg40xx or rg505

Imagine is psvitaxxx

[sour olive]

RG Cube can play GameCube games

[little crescent]

And cubexx?

[sour olive]

Nope

Unfortunately

[little crescent]

Is just a name, nobody or mostly nobody gonna be buying this and think I'm gonna play all vita games

And sure nobody of this discord

Or redit

[sour olive]

I don't think Anbernic should get a free pass for mediocre hardware

For a device called RG Vita

[quick cloak]

Anbernic knew what they were doing naming RG Vita, to dupe normies and to upset enthusiasts

[little crescent]

If was name psp

[quick cloak]

PSP fire

[sour olive]

RG PSP would make more sense

This is just trying to mislead customers into thinking it's better than it actually is

[little crescent]

Yeah but it is not, I don't think is a big problem the price would be more important that the name

[uncut gate]

There's a big sale of the AYANEO Pocket Air Mini on ali express. I couldn't resist and bought one!

[sour olive]

It is a problem though and pretending it's not is weird

[quick cloak]

Got one yesterday

[uncut gate]

I payed $90. It was a great deal

[quick cloak]

Nice

[uncut gate]

No more Anbernic for me

[naive prairie]

It actually was cheap (at release).

[sour olive]

That looks nicer in person

[somber belfry]

Waiting a few months to see the Dream45 specs and hopefully released along with whatever else before grabbing an Air X

[quick cloak]

Is better than I expected

[sour olive]

Depends on what the Pro has

[little crescent]

Names are just names, like a clikbait YouTube video that are mostly all YouTube videos. Is part of the Meta, I don't think this is the more important thing that this device can be critical if the price is bad yeah this is crap, but if is like 80usd is a good thing. Gamma have it already and you gonna get a stable stock os or good cfw.

[uncut gate]

The last handheld I bought from Anbernic was the RG Slide. And I didn't like it!

[kindred widget]

A lot of people didn't

[somber belfry]

RG505 with OLED is $150

[kindred widget]

Was a hefty boy iirc

[sour olive]

It's on sale right now too

[devout plinth]

for the last 20 years, companies comes and goes, anbernic still here. they'll be fine

[sour olive]

I think it's $110

[little crescent]

If clickbait were the more important thing about this device or YouTube, mostly all videos don't wort watching

[uncut gate]

The RG Vita doesn't look that great either

[sour olive]

Why should people get the RG Vita over an Air X or TrimUI Smart Pro S?

[uncut gate]

How I miss my Aqua Blue PS Vita Slim

[sour olive]

Who is this device for?

It's not for Vita fans

[uncut gate]

It's not worth it

[sour olive]

Can't play most Vita games on it

[somber belfry]

It's for people who like the Smart Pro but need Android

[little crescent]

Price

[devout plinth]

availability, anbernic is everywhere, upper mountain in peru or in middle of africa. Anbernic is the king of logistic

[naive prairie]

You might get the RG Vita if it ends up being cheaper. We still don't know the damned price.

[little crescent]

We wait to the price and see

[sour olive]

Sure but there's already handhelds available to get at a price we already know

This has to be way cheaper than those to be worth it

[little crescent]

And the eg vita is better than trimui more ran.

And better soc

[sour olive]

And I don't expect Anbernic to do that

[uncut gate]

The RG DS was more expensive than the Trimui Smart Pro S for me

[sour olive]

I would like to be wrong

But I don't expect it

RGDS is the cheapest Dual Screen Handheld Available

[somber belfry]

Only dislike the Vita sticks on the Smart Pro S but they help it be pocketable so eh

[devout plinth]

$85 free shipping with free sdcard for me 😄

[sour olive]

I got my RGDS for $95

[somber belfry]

$95 +$20 shipping

[sour olive]

Shipped

Used some AliExpress coupons to get the price down

[uncut gate]

The design of the RG Vita doesn't remind me of the PS Vita at all. There's something missing 🤔

[devout plinth]

anbernic stuff are really cheap, you just need a little patient and not buy upon release

[uncut gate]

Cheap and doesn't last long you meant

[naive prairie]

The Odin 2 Mini looks more like a Vita to me ... but it was more inspired by the Vita 2000 than the Vita 1000.

[somber belfry]

Need to try buying my next device off Ali instead of the main site with that shipping price

[uncut gate]

I agree. I almost bought one on Amazon

[sour olive]

Wish it had OLED but Mini LED is still pretty good

Surprised more handhelds don't use it

[uncut gate]

https://tenor.com/view/beautiful-so-beautiful-its-beautiful-absolutely-beautiful-gif-13382498112605530488

[stray saffron]

At this point the only thing stopping me from getting a TrimUI Smart Pro S is just waiting for good custom firmware to be developed for it. Ideally a full featured public Knulli release.

[uncut gate]

Better get a Pocket Air Mini instead

As much as I like my TSPS, the Stock OS is not that great

[stray saffron]

Meh, I just don't have the patience to set up an Android device again. I've done it half a dozen times and don't want to set up Android devices anymore, so I stick to Linux lol

[somber belfry]

CrossMix is available or going to be though right?

[sour olive]

Emulation Station is a available on Android

[uncut gate]

It's on hold. The developer is not updating it since last year

[somber belfry]

Need a Linux device that can run all PS2 and GC

[stray saffron]

I have one! It's the Steam Deck OLED 🙂 Between the Deck and my RG40XXH I've got my handheld gaming needs pretty well covered, though I wouldn't mind having a mid sized device to slot in between the two and it's always fun checking out new handheld releases.

[devout plinth]

all the x86 handhelds

[uncut gate]

I had the Steam Deck and the Legion Go. Portable PC is not for me

And I was unlucky to get a dead pixel on the screen of my Legion Go after 1 year

[stray saffron]

The Deck is quite a choker, though it does play all the things lol Except Wii at least. Trying to set up custom per-game controls for Wii games feels impossible on the Deck, whereas it's simple as pie on the Android version of Dolphin.

[somber belfry]

Someday every Android handheld will be a steamdeck out of the box

[uncut gate]

Emulating Wii is a pain in the ass. I only play games without the motion control

[uncut gate]

I agree and it's not that far. Gamehub is getting better

[stray saffron]

My favorite Wii games are mostly light gun shooters and I like to play them on handhelds by assigning motion aiming to the left analog stick and shaking or swinging the remote and nunchuck to L & R, which is really easy to do on the Android version of Dolphin but I never could figure out how to do it in the Linux version on the Deck.

[devout plinth]

just buy a real wiimote, much better experience

[sly rock]

Crossing my fingers it’s this year my cope is that the Ayn Odin 2 got discontinued that means we’ll get a sequel

[sour olive]

Same

I'm still kicking myself for not getting the 2 Mini when it was available

[uncut gate]

Yeah. It's a 1000 times better

[sly rock]

Lmao same the white Ayn Odin 2 mini looks so beautiful

[quiet parcel]

Do we know which chip is used on this ?

[uncut gate]

T618 on the regular RG Vita. The Pro version is unknown

[sour olive]

Pro is RK3576

[tawny lynx]

You know what this means

[quick cloak]

Riot

[sour olive]

Yep

[quick cloak]

[tawny lynx]

18w charging is clutch though ngl

[sour olive]

RG Vita Pro is dead yo

Unless it's like cheap

[quick cloak]

Rockchip+4GB+glass=Pro

[sour olive]

It's Joeover

[quick cloak]

$129

So joeover

[stray saffron]

I think that's exciting for the sole reason that we're finally getting a (likely) budget priced Linux handheld that can do a bit of GameCube and PS2.

[frosty imp]

Pretty much, yeah

[sour olive]

Y'all don't even know the price

[frosty imp]

Only problem seems to be that its price may be too close to the RP5?

Eh, we'll see

[sour olive]

Don't get excited yet

[tawny lynx]

Joey is determined to get blacklisted by every company

[sour olive]

He didn't get a Review Unit

[frosty imp]

But yeah, more Linux-capable options are welcome!

[quick cloak]

Methinks he like causing chaos

[devout plinth]

Joey just wants all the attention and drama