ANBERNIC RG Vita, RG Vita Pro

[cunning bane]

yup

[heavy blaze]

Will come down to price .If this is cheap enough it will be good enough

[terse parrot]

Huh, Mario and Pokemon sre both still there

[untold hazel]

[floral vessel]

RK3576 for Pro incoming?

[devout plinth]

the RK35xx chip line actually has dedicated NPU for AI tasks and not clogging up the CPU, so it is a feature for sure

[crude knoll]

ok now THIS is better

[subtle shuttle]

Is it missing any games you did remember from the other video?

[atomic flare]

Damn that looks pretty decent. However, looked like most of those games were playing at native res. So while it can play those games from Vita/PS2/GC, it may be unable to upscale them.

But I want to get one anyway, for nothing else but to support Gamma.

Hopefully it’s priced well.

[terse parrot]

Apart from God of War (and Pokemon/Mario Kart of course), I don't really remember any of the games from the old video sorry

[quick cloak]

Is AI a feature really though? Funny to advertise AI with all the current sentiment

[teal sonnet]

Is it me or do both the 720p and 1080p screens look below average? The Pro screen looks very blue tinted and the 720p screen looks under saturated , at least performance seems decent on the Pro

This might be a easy pass

[tame vector]

huh

can video output

rg3ds sign

[atomic flare]

Or just an RGDS Pro?

[tame vector]

yes]

[hallow willow]

not really a feature, but as for current sentiment or not it's also not going anywhere anytime soon, as much as people want it to go

That was a fun video though 😄

[devout plinth]

I'm gonna assume you're a native english speaker and live in a native english speaking country, or western country influenced heavily by the US. For your information, in asia AI does offer actual useful things and not just creating meme and funny videos. There's no negative sentiment toward AI like the west. Talking language translation alone, AI does offer contextual and live translation that's more useful than the past machine translation. In diverse region such as south east asia, with free movement and so many languages, these are useful and being used by regular people almost everyday

[quick cloak]

Yeah AI translation been around for a while

The only way they could possibly make the RG Vita Pro look worse is by showcasing built-in AI conversation maker

But I guess since this device isn't really for playing games and is more for screwing around with that makes sense

[devout plinth]

aside from gaming, I really like the RK35XX line. I'm a small business owner and I do have some AI business tools that run on RK35XX boards which are cheap and accessible rather than expensive nvidia stuff so I might be bias

[quick cloak]

It's nice to have input from the non-gaming space for this chipset

Being relatively unknown and what not

[devout plinth]

I have a tool that can count inventory from cctv camera feed that saves me so much time and effort, another tool can estimate customer traffic based on public data and local camera feed (we sell ice cream and cold drinks near the beach) so we can prepare ahead and allocate staff

AI is just a tool

[quick cloak]

AI is a tool

Can agree

[lofty kestrel]

looks pretty good, ngl

i have a nephew that would probably love this for pokemon and rpg shit. i wonder how winlator performs

[teal sonnet]

Winlator on this ?

https://tenor.com/view/haha-gif-6815166390687140758

[sour olive]

AI isn't a selling point

[silver idol]

The best you can hope for on the RG-VITA is mild PS2 and GameCube Emulation. Metal Slug 3D, Viewtiful Joe, Zelda Wind Waker, Gotcha Force, Wario World, Pikmin 1&2 and Go Go Hypergrind should be playable on this but I'll definitely be testing.

[sour olive]

The best you can hope for the RG Vita is a high price

[teal sonnet]

Agree ,not sure what the point of having a half assed AI bot on a handheld is actually useful for

[silver idol]

Once I get my hands on this handheld of course...

[sour olive]

RG 3DS when?

[silver idol]

Al Translations maybe?

[teal sonnet]

Maybe but then again how many times is someone going to need something translated when using a handheld

[silver idol]

https://tenor.com/view/i-don't-know-idk-idk-about-that-gif-7336250873949261946

I dunno

[silver idol]

According to @devout plinth it might be in some places in Asia.

My opinion personally is I'm indifferent to AI.

[sour olive]

There are better devices for AI than an underpowered gaming handheld

[silver idol]

I dunno man.

People have found pretty creative ways to use AI.

[blazing bough]

I'd say most of Asia

[silver idol]

Seriously!?

[blazing bough]

It's the new "hip' thing

[silver idol]

I'd definitely love to learn more about this. @blazing bough

[blazing bough]

Like back home in my country, every one I know uses it in some way

[silver idol]

Learning about other Nations and their views is my thing.

[blazing bough]

I just hear it from my dad back home

Fortune Telling AI is something that gets brought up lol

[blazing bough]

Tech isn't as widely integrated into society as it is in the US

It's something that you get into

[silver idol]

I've seen AI used for as a tool in Animation.

[blazing bough]

So AI is the thing that makes it "easier" for most people

[glacial gust]

Two sd card slots are a bit enticing ngl

[silver idol]

Into the Spiderverse and in between Animation are two examples off the top of my head.

@blazing bough An Internet of things?

[blazing bough]

So the negatives of AI taking jobs away and art stuff like that (both of which I agree needs regulation) isn't something that gets people attention

[silver idol]

AI can't take too many jobs or it will wreck the economy of that nation.

[blazing bough]

Again I agree.
That's just not the public sentiment in most places I've been in South East Asia

It's not like it is in the US

[silver idol]

I understand

[lofty kestrel]

I can see worms 3d and tony hawk pro skater 3 running fine

What other fun gc games should have no issues? NBA street 2? Maybe rainbow six lockdown?

[prisma niche]

Rainbow Six Lockdown should have no issues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38fzdUexch4

60% underclock i think this is

[untold hazel]

[sour olive]

Lmao

[kindred widget]

Yea

[quick cloak]

Do they need to take down this video and put up a new one with corrected audio?

[lofty kestrel]

No. Please no more God of war footage I'm fuggin sick of seeing that game

They could show the entire EA sports lineup and it would be better than a solid minute of some erect skinhead smacking people with his extendo dick

[naive prairie]

Just replace all the audio with that country music lick they use at the beginning.

[devout plinth]

one notable thing about AI sentiment is unlike the west mostly focus on generative AI, in the east AI is useful and mostly used in data processing

[silver idol]

This makes perfect since.

[devout plinth]

on more thing to consider is there're a lot more self employed and small family business than corporate salaried people in asia

AI is a tool to make works easier and mostly have very little negative impact

data processing tools run locally so chips that have NPU like RK35XX line are quite popular, unlike the west where everything is online subscription

also many tools are marketed as tools and not AI, so many people are using AI without knowing it's AI

[thick orchid]

is there a price on this

[lofty kestrel]

Probably some meh price like 125usd

[devout plinth]

the official word is "favorable"

[inner parrot]

So they still haven't officially confirmed the Pro chipset?

[blazing bough]

we know it's the RK3578

[thick orchid]

not the 76?

rk3576

[thick orchid]

at 125 i can deal

[blazing bough]

was it the 76?

[thick orchid]

the whole time i thought it was the rk3576

[blazing bough]

hmm ngl i posted the first number i saw on the rh website on today's article

hmm

andrew's article says 3578

which is where i copied that

but earlier articles say 3576

[undone hemlock]

It’s the 3576

[blazing bough]

yea checking comments he just made a mistake

in the article

@marble fog

[marble fog]

fixed, thank you

[undone hemlock]

Stubbs and acmeplus both confirmed it

[inner parrot]

Lol, everyone's confusion just now illustrates my point and I wasn't asking if other people had confirmed it

[lofty kestrel]

it was comfirmed -weeks ago- when Joey talked about his test unit and was immediately flamed/threatened by anbernic

most reviewers have one and are legally bound to not talk about it atm

[inner parrot]

Yeah, just thought Anbernic would have gone ahead and confirmed it by now

[lofty kestrel]

that's their own business. it probably doesn't bother them that a small english-speaking discord of handheld nerds already know

[fossil rose]

There's nothing legal in place, its just a matter of respect.

I haven't, nor have any reviewer I know and chat to signed a legal document with any retro handheld manufacturer

[lofty kestrel]

so they just send them out and say 'please don't talk about it'

no threat of the CCP crashing through your window huh

[fossil rose]

Yes. That's exactly it. I can only speak to my experiences, and a few friends in the same circle who do this though.

I'll check whether I can mention a certain thing if its well ahead of time (like the RG Vita is) or if its a typical release then we're just sent them to review them immediately and can say whatever.

[fossil rose]

no threat of the CCP crashing through your window huh

And you can leave this racist shit at the door next time.

@raven sky in the interests of cleaning this place up, this one really doesn't sit well with me

[lofty kestrel]

how is that racist? it's more nationalist commentary

projecting your lack of civics like that makes you kind of a joke.

[inner parrot]

Yeah, I was just remembering people saying it can't be long like a month ago
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But it's just me being impatient, I acknowledge 😅

[lofty kestrel]

it's all cool. it -is- silly marketing that they use a lot of buildup prereveal time.

[inner parrot]

I'm also remembering back when it seemed like Anbernic was pumping out new devices like every month

I think really I'm just hoping they will do more Linux friendly devices going forward - all the XX ones weren't really an improvement over the rk3566, though they had some interesting designs

At least the video confirmed dual boot

[lofty kestrel]

people were -salty- about the rg353v/m/p and sold them quickly.

but it's okay. the rgDS exists.

[undone hemlock]

Acmeplus is the knulli dev. He has a pro in his hands.

Oh and gamma also confirmed it

Speaking of knulli, RGDS is actually pretty far

[inner parrot]

Mainly I think I'm just hoping they carry the chipset forward for more dual boot devices going forward, so eager for more official confirmation from Anbernic on chipset and guess actually eager for them to announce more devices with it... but still waiting for this first one 😅

Yeah, I've been tempted to get an RG DS, but I already have Thor and not sure my kids need or would appreciate a dual screen device >_>

[undone hemlock]

The Rocknix nightly is also pretty stable

[inner parrot]

Yeah, saw a lot of good development on it

[untold hazel]

It looks worse than I anticipated

[floral vessel]

There are already better devices for using Portmaster than the RK3576*

I don't know why they decided to go with dual OS again

[atomic flare]

They get Gamma for the Android optimized plus Linux for the lightweight console functionality. Delivering a dual boot device from the jump is cool. Users get options and that’s not a bad thing.

[floral vessel]

It's like the evolution of the rg353xx in 2026

People will simply end up staying on gammaOS Next for its sleep mode and the library android

[inner parrot]

Yeah, that's essentially all I'm hoping it will be is an evolution of the XX line - if they price it appropriately, having budget dual boot devices that can do some PS2 would actually be pretty cool

[floral vessel]

Don't get confused, the XX line uses H700; I was referring to the RG353XX line (353V, 353VS, 353M, 353P...) which uses RK3566

[inner parrot]

ie I saw the XX devices as a step backwards from the rk3566 devices in several ways, so hoping this starts a new step forward

[inner parrot]

Oh, I know - I have 353M, 353P, Arc, and 35XX SP

[floral vessel]

The XX line is the entry-level range

[inner parrot]

Really it all comes down to how they price these - of course there's better devices out there - I also have several Retroid sm8250 devices and Ayn Thor (sm8550), but will they price these appropriately for the performance level/what they offer

[floral vessel]

They're playing with us, claiming their AI is very good, so the price would be almost the same as an RG Slide with a T820

[inner parrot]

RG Slide is actually one I wish had been Linux friendly

Almost got it anyway

I had an Xperia Play back in the day

Anbernic devices are more about nostalgia for me than being the best device 😅

[floral vessel]

If you pay more attention to the form factor, yes

[floral vessel]

The problem is that it's more prone to failure, and when it's discontinued, there won't be any spare parts. I'd choose a really robust one

If you like collecting them, then that's another story

[inner parrot]

Yeah, I'm not thinking these devices will be worth repairing beyond their life... and considering I just admitted I have several rk3566 devices, I may be somewhat guilty on the collecting bit 😅

[floral vessel]

Sega and N SP hits you so hard 🔥

[inner parrot]

Yeah, RG Arc was actually my favorite device for quite some time - love the Sega feel and might still be my favorite d-pad

[floral vessel]

I also like that directional pad, that's why I also bought the GameSir Nova 2 Lite for my mobile and PC

[floral vessel]

those microSD

[worn topaz]

...did you buy sd cards for decoration?

[inner parrot]

Nah, they're what my RG Arc uses now, just wanted a clean picture

[worn topaz]

phew

[inner parrot]

Sadly the Vita doesn't have as much nostalgia for me, especially without the PlayStation glyphs on the buttons >_>

But curious about dual boot on the new chipset - trying to keep expectations appropriately low on the chipset though and hopefully the price matches

But guessing the price will be a bit above where people want it to be, so been on the fence so far

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[undone hemlock]

It’s still WiP

[sour olive]

RG Vita

More like RG Vitapointment

[floral vessel]

It all comes down to the hardware, and both the regular and pro versions have already proven to be disappointing

Another console with a lot of hype surrounding its release, just like Slide

At least Slide showed he could play on his original console, which would be the PSP Go

[sour olive]

At least the Slide was decently powerful

[undone hemlock]

I’m wondering how much of the PS2 library this will do

[sour olive]

476H better

[undone hemlock]

Well no shit

[floral vessel]

for ps2 i recommend better rp4p

in case anbernic 557 or line "7"

[undone hemlock]

That OLED is trash

[sour olive]

Nice Try Rad

[floral vessel]

oled vs ips

We can add screen burn-in to oled meme

[undone hemlock]

Uh huh

[sour olive]

OLED better

Your screenshots don't help much

Especially since I'm looking at them through an OLED screen

[worn topaz]

it's just not possible for a single backlight ips screen to come close to an oled in contrast

so i always find it funny when people swear that THIS ONE does

[undone hemlock]

The 476H is as close as you can get

[worn topaz]

(this one not being the 4.7in one in particular btw, just a generic statement)

[sour olive]

477M better

[floral vessel]

This is because some screens panels have a high PPI range but cannot be exactly vs Oled in colors

The most attractive feature of OLED is its ability to turn off pixels to save energy

[inner parrot]

Now turn off all the pixels except the red ones! 😜

[floral vessel]

But I think a Chinese console with an IPS display is decent as long as it's not TFT

in addition to the famous light leaks that some RG Cube models exhibited

The brand was heavily criticized when this came out

[floral vessel]

take it or fix it

[lone imp]

hold on. hooooold on.... (looks at video again)

they fuckin did it. they gave it an HDMI-OUT. nice, clean 1080p screen-mirrored video.

[floral vessel]

yes docked

[lone imp]

this might be a good upgrade to my modded E6 Plus

i don't trust usb-to-hdmi. half the time, signal incompatibility just crashes whatever device you're trying to do it with. works fine on the win600 though. even if it crashes the driver, the system keeps going till you reset

[floral vessel]

you can also use some usb miracast like ld39

[lone imp]

yeahhhh... that's more shit to carry though.

[lone imp]

they do make a powered miracast dongle that connects to hdmi, so you can just send hdmi straight to it, but it has the same latency as using a handheld wired to the tv and a 2.4ghz controller.

it's very 'pick your poison'

[floral vessel]

i have it and works really well even if you put a tablet

[lone imp]

i have one of those already. i also have the adapter version that sockets a normal hdmi cable

[glacial gust]

Dual SD card slot and a hdmi port? Can they rerelease a version of this with d8300 and a 120 Hz screen

[floral vessel]

It's designed to be more cheaper

[glacial gust]

I like the form factor

[lone imp]

i've been eyeing a d8300 rg477v in marketplace for 180, but i just can't be bothered. there's not enough on pc i'd rather play on a handheld over a laptop

[floral vessel]

dual SD is for TF1:Linux system TF2:Games

[sour olive]

So a 477M

[floral vessel]

It respects the term "pocket-sized" quite well

[inner parrot]

Yeah, seems like they don't generally bother with a second SD slot on Android-only devices, think some of that has to do with the IO on the SoC

[lone imp]

the d8300 is nice though. if all you want is raw power and better gpu drivers, dimensity has good mali tech

i wish malidrivers were unified and shared between mediatek, unisoc, and rockchip. that way they could all have directx 11 compatibility.

[floral vessel]

even d1100 rp4p is very capable

[inner parrot]

But I personally liked how the rk3566 devices had a ton of different IO - two USB C (different roles), two SD cards, and video out

[glacial gust]

That's 4:3

[sour olive]

So a 577

[glacial gust]

No dual card slot or hdmi port

[floral vessel]

You're asking for something complex in a mobile phone-oriented SoC

If the SoC doesn't have lines to supply a second slot, they can't install it; that's how PCBs work

[sour olive]

You can get video out through the USB C Port

[inner parrot]

Yeah, the more phone-oriented SoC have more limited IO because phones just want the single USB C these days

Or maybe limited isn't the right word... combined vs broken out in capability

[glacial gust]

Feels like u just want to argue
Still not the same form factor and I want the hdmi output not the usb c

[inner parrot]

Yeah, I think they're just saying you're not going to get that on a Dimensity

[floral vessel]

You'll have to wait for a powerful, independent SoC to come out

allwinner or rockchip mostly

unisoc are for tablets

[sour olive]

You'll need to get a second hand Odin 2 Mini if you want a Powerful EDC device

RG Vita Pro could have been that device but Anbernic blew it

[keen heath]

Vita pro was never going to be that device

[sour olive]

Mangmi Air X are currently $96 on AliExpress with US Shipping so I got one

[sour olive]

K

You can be ok with Mediocrity

[keen heath]

Anbernic has never been that guy

[keen heath]

You can perhaps, I’m happy with snapdragon

[floral vessel]

air X with SD662 It could be a more than decent option for many

[sour olive]

$96 for the Air X is great

[sour olive]

They do high end devices as well

[hallow willow]

yeah the air x is solid for the price

[floral vessel]

If you look at the competition, like the Ayaneo Air Mini, its 3GB RAM variant significantly increases the price, while the Air has 4GB

[sour olive]

The RG577, 477M and 477V

All of them have the D8300

[hallow willow]

10 dollars is significant? tho price may have gone up since i last checked 😄

[floral vessel]

retail price ups

[lone imp]

rockchips are arm-pc SoC's. by default, they support full i/o, which is why the vitaPro will probably have powerUSB+dataUSB+hdmi+boot-microSD+data-MicroSD

with some hope, we'll get a light Ubuntu branch released that used the touchscreen.

[floral vessel]

The discussion was because they want a physical HDMI input and an extra TF slot

[lone imp]

input, eh.

are you looking to hook up a hub and an external hard drive? like... 4gb ram isn't good for video editing without a decent swap-drive/file NOT on the emmc

[floral vessel]

When we see more advanced Raspberry Pi chips in handheld consoles, we'll see those aberrations

[lone imp]

yeah...

i'm all for hooking my hdmi dongle to this and seeing IF it can record and encode 1080p mp4's. would be -something-, but i'd rather just do it on a used laptop... you can find 3500u lenovo's for 80usd with 16gb ram that are better for the task.

[floral vessel]

There we're talking about a different kind of architecture

[lone imp]

how much do you want to blast out an rk3576 running at max clocks?

[floral vessel]

I don't really expect much from these types of SoCs

[lone imp]

lol

[floral vessel]

For fans who want to have Portmaster and Android at the same time, maybe

But rp5 and rpmini are already working on their Linux CFW

[sour olive]

There's cheaper devices that do both Android and Linux

[lone imp]

big question for vitaPro holders. does it have a fan/heatsink?

[sour olive]

It isn't anything special

[lone imp]

if fan/heatsink=yes, i'd be cool with throwing away money to see it implode while encoding some 2k footage.

It would be a great experiment in what not to do with the VitaPro

[floral vessel]

It's not better to use phones with 4nm SoCs?

[keen heath]

I’m well aware but realistically I’d class that 477/557 as upper mid end tbh

[sour olive]

They're high end for Dimensity

Which is what Anbernic releases since they don't do Snapdragon

[lone imp]

d8300 is like ryzen 4500u-tier power

[keen heath]

How’s it handle gamehub

[lone imp]

go look up some footage and see

youtube: dimensity 8300 gamehub

[sour olive]

https://www.youtube.com/live/DNOnMPl2HF4?si=t0PZ9O8wdtFMPjUE

It can do GameHub

[keen heath]

Cheers I’ll check that out and get my self familiar with the chip

[sour olive]

I feel like Anbernic will release a RG558 soon if we go by their release cycle from the previous years

[keen heath]

All good , someone did it for me 😉

[lone imp]

this is basic research and critical thinking

[floral vessel]

I think a mini PC like the ROG Ally would be better

[lone imp]

#1374265867600400489 chat also has Evil Within and Sleeping dogs gameplay vids

[sour olive]

Dimensity Chipsets are pretty capable

[floral vessel]

If they had a dedicated graphics card, yes

[sour olive]

The AyaNeo Pocket Play is going to have a Dimensity 9300

So that's probably what the RG558 is going to have

[floral vessel]

I hope a brand comes along that does things right

[lone imp]

my metric when i look at 7-series anbernic devices is "do i have the time to spend on 7th gen games on break at work?" and usually the answer is -no-. I want to sit and read the news/manga/friend's discord and maybe do a single hunt in monster hunter or some sort of pickup-and-go game like Rocket League. Anything I want to play on a dimensity 1100/1200/8300, i can just do at home on my pc or on a laptop in less setup time.

[floral vessel]

you hit it

[sour olive]

You could play Monster Hunter Rise on it

[keen heath]

Don’t remeber asking 🙂

[keen heath]

Not too bad

May consider that 477M

[sour olive]

477M is great as long as you don't mind a 4:3 screen

[floral vessel]

We want portable power devices when ultimately we play more in family environments

[sour olive]

Speak for yourself

I want a portable powerhouse

[floral vessel]

damn

[sour olive]

Great for up to Switch Emulation

Super Mario RPG Remake is nice on it

[floral vessel]

When the NS2/PS4 is emulated, will you want that one too?

[sour olive]

Well Duh

Assuming it's actually playable

[lone imp]

557 is probably best if you want switch/wii-u/vita/pc

[keen heath]

Seems fine , granted some of those indie games on steam allow custom firmware without it stretching it

[sour olive]

Granted Sony are rumored to be doing their own Handheld so it really won't matter

Has anyone tried the new Xbox Emulator that just released?

I'm guessing Compatibility isn't great

But would be nice for Jet Set Radio Future

[floral vessel]

The excuse given for abandoning the Sony Vita was that the mobile market was already rising too much; these rumors are somewhat difficult to believe for a new handheld by sony

[lone imp]

xbox compatibilty is super flakey outside of xemu

[sour olive]

The Handheld is set to be releasing in Tandem with the PS6 with similar architecture

So like a Series S for PlayStation that you can also take anywhere

[lone imp]

cxbx-reloaded is dx9 and fast, but eh... been down that road. requires decompiling every iso

[sour olive]

Battery will probably last like 2 hours Max though

[floral vessel]

until they release something in the cloud like the portal

[sour olive]

An OLED Portal is rumored to be released this year

[lone imp]

sony fans will gobble it up fine

[sour olive]

I liked the Portal

It was pretty comfy and as long as you had a good Internet connection, it played pretty well

It's definitely not for everyone though

[lone imp]

i've seen at least three xbox allies out in the wild now. fans with xbox accounts are eating that shit up regardless of not owning games anymore

[sour olive]

Xbox Allies are pretty good for the price

The white one was on sale for $480 on Amazon a few weeks ago

[floral vessel]

That's it, tell those battery-guzzling who's rules

[sour olive]

I mean

You'll get the same battery drain on Android using GameHub

[floral vessel]

even if you must keep the native system in background?

Change your leaves, but never lose your roots

[sour olive]

What?

[floral vessel]

Since VMs create a significant thermal and process throttling, it's better to have multiple devices

Don't expect an all-in-one solution

[sour olive]

No one is expecting an all in one solution though

[floral vessel]

but you want a powerhorse that can move everything

[lone imp]

sounds pretty boring

[sour olive]

I want a device that's plenty capable

People aren't buying Odin 3 just to play NES Games on it

[lone imp]

you do not understand the peak basedness of retrogaming autism, where people piled on the ktr1 just because it was a perfect gba option

[keen heath]

I’d still love a ktr1

I’ll have my end game gba device one day

[floral vessel]

ktr1 is really gem with that famous sd845

[lone imp]

lol?

[keen heath]

I thought it had some g99 in it

[sour olive]

KTR1 isn't a High End device though

[blazing bough]

It was

[floral vessel]

Yes, it was in its time, just like the SD865

[blazing bough]

I enjoyed mine that I got second hand

Bad buttons tho

Still a step up from the Ayaneo Pocket Classic

[sour olive]

KTR1 has a Helio G99 no?

[blazing bough]

He's saying the G99 was high end when it came out

So it was a high end device

[floral vessel]

I would have liked to see something with Kirin 980 in handheld

[sour olive]

The Odin 1 was already out by that time

[kindred widget]

Of course I miss out on peak arguing hours

[sour olive]

The Odin 1 also was released a year and a half before the KTR1

[kindred widget]

Chat what systems can you emulate with a G99

[hallow willow]

up to some ps2/gc i think? the pocket micro had the same chip but that was geared more for different systems with its setup

[blazing bough]

PS2 and GC yea

[kindred widget]

Oh

[blazing bough]

Like obviously not perfect but it's quite capable

[floral vessel]

the best way is checkout some gameplays on yt but prob technical ceiling even for simple PS2 games

[kindred widget]

As it turns out I actually have a device with it

[blazing bough]

https://youtu.be/2OflPvHDerw?si=BRwym6pX3AklcEd4

Very light switch too

[sour olive]

The KTR2 is going to have a Dimensity 7300

If it ever actually releases

[floral vessel]

is alredy in aliexpress but with a heavy price

just plastic model

[sour olive]

Scalper price though

[hallow willow]

ah, another fun clusterfuck in waiting i fear 😅 the 7300 is decent chip tho i dont know its gaming capabilities

[kindred widget]

Don't have a photo of it but its a fatass tablet

[sour olive]

KTR2 is also going to have both 3:2 and 4:3 options

[floral vessel]

check out gameplays on redmi note 14 pro 5g

[sour olive]

https://youtu.be/D6jrH85ciok?si=mLSw0QxEcL7ovDmF

[hallow willow]

its not something im interested in much but it'll be intriguing to see

[sour olive]

I'm personally not interested but neat to see powerwise

[floral vessel]

It doesn't catch your attention pc handhelds?

not win600 from anbernic

for example one GPD?

[sour olive]

I got a Win600

So you're asking the wrong person

[hallow willow]

i have one too 😄 might stick windows back on mine i think

[floral vessel]

Vega 3 is getting old

[sour olive]

It definitely is

RIP Win701

[floral vessel]

Anbernic seems to have thrown in the towel on devices like this

[sour olive]

I don't think the Win600 did well to begin with

[floral vessel]

he had rivals who were better positioned

Meanwhile, Ayaneo wants to focus on mini PCs with the AM devices

[sour olive]

I do think a cheaper PC Handheld meant for Emulation and Light PC Gaming could do well if priced correctly

Though that's going to be difficult with the current RAM and SSD shortages

[floral vessel]

yeah IA broken the rules about prices

And pc handhelds have the problem of mostly using soldered RAM

And that's crucial if you want to expand your video memory

[sour olive]

Win600 doesn't

But it's also the Win600

[floral vessel]

dayum is limited to 1 slot only?

[sour olive]

Yep

I guess it's better than not having the option but Dual Stick would have been better

[floral vessel]

Of course, dual channel helps the CPU

and provide more perfomance in games

Now I understand why he didn't become so famous

[lone imp]

you can double the clock on the ram relay in the cmos, making it pretend to be dual channel though. you can also install the 2200u drivers to run the gpu higher than normal.

[sour olive]

You can also just get a Steam Deck

Wait...

[lone imp]

the smaller formfactor helps it a lot. you don't need much power to play 7th gen pc games and ports of console titles

[gleaming vine]

Is the pro the only/first handheld with the rk3576?

[floral vessel]

https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/categories/chip/RockChip RK3576

yes

It must be much more optimized than the annoying rk3588 in the Game Force Ace

[thick orchid]

theres a KTr2

[gleaming vine]

Exactly what I've been thinking about, as an ex GF ACE user

But this seems to be underpowered

[floral vessel]

It must have been tough

[gleaming vine]

It was fantastic, I got a second hand unit that had hardware fixes and used rocknix on it

[floral vessel]

I didn't see anything good about it, neither in terms of ergonomics nor performance

[gleaming vine]

Besides running a tad hot, I liked it

[gleaming vine]

The 3576? I just saw the video from Anbernic and I think I heard some stuttering on some of the harder to emulate systems

[floral vessel]

up to GC and Wii games

You can consider the rest as a bonus

[glacial gust]

Should've put this chipset in the rg ds instead but oh well

[gleaming vine]

Anbernic, the kings of half assed devices

[sour olive]

It's not readily available other than from AliExpress scalpers

[buoyant vale]

It's just much less powerful

[floral vessel]

If it's not stable, it's useless, but who knows why Anbernic opted for it

[buoyant vale]

I haven't had stability issues on the Ace, I think mostly quality concerns.

[floral vessel]

https://youtu.be/7ZUTZKdLel0?si=ZlXNCQQmWJWw4r0Z

Most reviews reported hardware failures

[buoyant vale]

Well yes hardware failures not related to SoC yes

i mean you'll need a fan, but it's similar to a sd865 which also needs a fan

[gleaming vine]

Yeah, after fixing the audio polarity and the trigger spring the ACE was a nice piece of hardware (with Rocknix)

Doesn't excuse it's awful state at release

Or that the Gameforce guy refused to refund people and disappeared, though

[buoyant vale]

there are a bunch quality issues yeah

[quick cloak]

Is bro going to get to have his channel back or what?

Out of the loop

[floral vessel]

rlly dunno

They're like those channels like Geekerwan that only upload peak stuff

[keen wing]

For me, the ACE had soft buttons and an unusable d-pad.

Wish that one would've worked out.

Wanted to buy the vita pro. Watching the demo, the ergo seems rough. Everything is played while the device is setting on a table. Not sure how it could be held and used comfortably.

I actually did measure the actuation pressure of the ACE's buttons. 😂

[terse parrot]

He's waiting 90 days for his strikes to expire, he's streaming on Twitch in the meantime

[lone imp]

poor joey

[thick orchid]

pretty sure main shop is shipping trhem now

[thick orchid]

where my orange pi

[keen heath]

What he do?

[quick cloak]

Maybe some bogus copyright strikes or something idk really

[terse parrot]

His videos just started getting strikes, YouTube wouldn't tell him why even after talking to a real person

He was pretty blatant about where to get ROMs but he's done that in loads of videos (including one called something like "where to get ROMs and BIOS") and never had a strike before

[sour olive]

The Nintendo Ninjas were getting ready

[mental needle]

Any pricing news?

[sour olive]

"So what, It's Cheap"

[mental needle]

So we don't know besides it's in the budget category

[sour olive]

Yep

We have no clue what it's going to cost

[mental needle]

They're dragging their feet on getting the price out

[sour olive]

They know they're going to get backlash when it does finally get announced

[mental needle]

That and or it's fluctuating due to the shortages

[keen heath]

I wasn't aware of this. Hopefully he's back soon, even though I don't really watch many or any handheld reviews

[lofty kestrel]

Hype builds over what it can do, then hype deflates over what it can't do

[sour olive]

Waiting too long from announcement can also kill hype

[lofty kestrel]

I'm already building a roms list and stuffing a micro SD card.

[mental needle]

I'm just interested in what the community will do

[worn topaz]

$135

[mental needle]

For the pro that'd be OK, not great but OK

[worn topaz]

oh i was talking about the air fryier i got today

the pro model was $170 but it could get 100f hotter

[mental needle]

What capacity

It needs to fit a midnight binge worth of nuggies

Especially for that price

[blazing bough]

To 500?

Pretty good for $170 if it is

[worn topaz]

sorry i lied

theres no airfryer

[kindred widget]

Anbernic's never been one to let you down softly

If its shit you'll see it in leak specs

Always bet on Zhou

[undone hemlock]

Always bet on Zhou to be a cheap bastard

[mental needle]

https://tenor.com/view/rude-jack-black-jumanji-jumanji-movie-gif-11210109

[floral vessel]

64g

[mental needle]

Grams?

Or gallons

[floral vessel]

gb internal storage

[mental needle]

Ah I thought you were rolling with the air fryer joke

[floral vessel]

no

https://youtu.be/11RMjsy0hWg?si=21-KYNeh0G0j4tOr This could be a useful reference for hardware enthusiasts

[gleaming vine]

I saw that, PS2 doesn't look too good on it

[floral vessel]

yep

[blazing bough]

https://tenor.com/view/mods-push-back-his-hairline-gif-11241907652566626707

[thick orchid]

Just saw the vid

This plays PS2??????

[keen wing]

In a promotional video, yes 🙂

Want to see the reviewers take a try at it. Vs the 3566, it's a lot faster https://gadgetversus.com/processor/rockchip-rk3566-vs-rockchip-rk3576/

[floral vessel]

https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/anbernic-rg-vita-pro 50% ps2

[keen wing]

Is this a guess, or do they have a device?

There's some TV boxes with this chip.

[floral vessel]

It's about all the leaks so far

they will probably send some prototypes to youtubers for review soon

[keen wing]

This was the non-pro review right?

[floral vessel]

not 4:3

[quick cloak]

I just clicked on the link above

Idk if this entry is like, finalized

[keen wing]

Agree, not sure they have a device yet. That was what was said for the non-pro. May be a copy/paste job.

[floral vessel]

leaks for pro variant

rgb50 also seems tempting

non-pro It's already been analyzed more than enough

https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/anbernic-rg-vita

[keen wing]

This ergo. If the device is being held this way, it may not be very good.

[floral vessel]

Imagine the real PSV that had a rear touch panel

playing God of War Collection was frustrating

[keen wing]

Not sure how this would rest in the hands. Curved bottoms pull it away from the palms. I'm really interested in the SoC so still may buy one 🙂 .

[floral vessel]

the pro variant?

[keen wing]

Yeah. The non-pro doesn't make sense to me. I had a RG505 a couple years ago so already played around with the T618.

The good news is that the RG3576 is 8nm so the battery life should be better. The T618 is 12nm.

[floral vessel]

you must like Linux and its possibilities to like the pro variant

[fossil rose]

Yep, I'm told its not long bow before we'll have review units of the Pro. Though to be fair "not long now" is a touch inexact as a statement.

Either way, excited to get it to review. (I requested the White variant)

[keen wing]

Yes, devices that run linux get better with age and stay supported with software. Android devices still get some improvements, but not as much 🙂

[floral vessel]

rp5 and rpmini have now support for portmaster via rocknix this SoC must be something pretty good to surpass that

https://portmaster.games/supported-devices.html

dayum dash ceramic nostalgia

[keen wing]

It won't surpass the sd865 in terms of performance. But, it may be cheaper.

[floral vessel]

the price will tell everything

[lone imp]

you guys need to do more heuristics than armchair observations. just order one and FAFO with it

it plays ps2 god of war and needs a whole EE-hack cycle less than the rp3+ which needed like -2/2 and some affinity numbawang

[worn topaz]

this pic just made me realize they didn't copy the hooks the vita has at the bottom

i usually rest my fingers there

[keen wing]

Controls look like they were higher on the vita. Agree it will be a case of try it out. It doesn't look significantly different from the trim ui smart pro I already own though. Because the upper and lower controls don't have an offset (on the rgvita), they will tend to cramp up the thumb.

[blazing bough]

Man

I want this alraady

[kindred widget]

I think you might be the first guy to ever say that here

[blazing bough]

I've been saying that since this got revealed

only device of 2026 that i have any interest in so far

[dry kelp]

https://tenor.com/view/reasonsimbroke-larry-david-hbo-hbo-max-meh-gif-5275984653907547388

[blazing bough]

like genuinely what else is there that's coming out?

[cunning bane]

fair

[sour olive]

Magicx Dream Two Pro

[cunning bane]

the only other thing i can even remember is the stupid knob handheld

[blazing bough]

hmm maybe on that

i don't really buy 4:3 much

[dry kelp]

MANGMI POCKET MAX

[blazing bough]

oh yea that thing

the aesthetics don't do it for me

[cunning bane]

dude, but

clicky buttons

that makes it so worth it tho

[blazing bough]

the rp5/g2s/6s/odin portals/3s are all a no go for me

[blazing bough]

lol i hate that you're actually getting me to think on that

i love me my clicky buttons

[cunning bane]

ok so i was joking there cuz they're like mouse clicks

and idk how people actually prefer that

[blazing bough]

i'm being genuine

[cunning bane]

if it was rubber membrane/a switch-style level of clickiness i'd get it

[dry kelp]

Micro switch

[cunning bane]

yea

[blazing bough]

my go to controllers all have micro switches

prefer them over membrane

[cunning bane]

oh well, go ahead

have FUN

playing video games on the device

[blazing bough]

you're talking to the guy that loved how loud the 34xx buttons were 😛

[cunning bane]

i've wanted the 34xx since the day i saw it

different story

[blazing bough]

anyway

still, i sold my rp5 for a reason

i'm not about that style anymore

i have a thor and odin 2 mini for power

so this is just for the feel

[cunning bane]

i was playing botw on my switch 1 today to "celebrate 9 years", and when i opened my switch lite box to take out the brick, i realized "yea idk how i was using this"

5.5 inches seems so tiny

[blazing bough]

dude yea lol

[cunning bane]

6.2 still looks pretty good imo

[blazing bough]

my go to handheld has been the legion go

so everything feels small

[cunning bane]

tho, since the rp5 has a tighter design, it doesn't look as tiny

[blazing bough]

but yea the "mainstream" handheld design that every company is going for is doing nothing for me

[spring island]

It’s the only device confirmed for 2026 so far isn’t it

[cunning bane]

for someone looking for the perfect 4:3 device, such a thing does not exist

477 has no analogue triggers

and ayaneo decided to be funny again

so there's only 16:9 options, and going by that, the rp5/g2 are very reasonable

[undone hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/pillow-fight-2-gif-1670844102378618512

[blazing bough]

yep

like there are rumors and "leaks" like the trimui flip
that i would be interested in

[cunning bane]

i will not play ps2 at unreasonable frame rates

also, clicky dpads better

[cunning bane]

is there a major difference between android and rocknix input lag for the rp5?

[sour olive]

No OLED

So therefore it doesn't exist

[undone hemlock]

Get over it

[sour olive]

No

[undone hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/megaman-battle-network-lan-attack-throw-hit-gif-4958429

[lone imp]

yeah, most of the other stuff is shit

"BuT wHy ArEnT yOu UsInG tHe ThOr?"

[hallow willow]

ive got one of those too

[subtle shuttle]

Fun fact, that game literally was playable on a clicky D-Pad. Because Nintendo wasn’t stupid and didn’t try to use a dumb mushy membrane on the SP.

[cunning bane]

my argument remains undefeated

[lilac bramble]

the SP had clicky dpad? i never knew that

[cunning bane]

there's a reason why people prefer it over the regular gba

[lilac bramble]

lmao that doesnt make sense, because clicky dpads suck

[worn topaz]

there's clicky (complimentary) and clicky (derogatory)

as much as i love the dsi xl, it's for sure clicky (derogatory)

[floral vessel]

I like my dpad mechanical clicky in the Nova 2 Lite

[glacial gust]

There's some good clicky dpad out there like the ones on the easysmx controller

[blazing bough]

[thick orchid]

RELEASE THE DEVICE ALREADY

[sour olive]

Never

[thick orchid]

YES PLEASE

RELEASE IT

SO I CAN BUY THE 505

[sour olive]

BRUH

Just get it already

Or the Mangmi Air X

[thick orchid]

mangmi

muddy

screen

[sour olive]

Then
Get
The
505

[thick orchid]

nuu

i want linux too

[sour olive]

You'll be paying like $150 for the pro

[thick orchid]

heres 200

[sour olive]

At that point just get a Retroid Pocket

[thick orchid]

it would be more than 200 at that point for me

mine is 200 incl ship

[glacial gust]

Wifi 6 wow

[undone hemlock]

Still no god damn price

[glacial gust]

How much was the rgvita

So weird, there's tons of review out but nobody says anything about the price
First time I've seen that in the handheld space

[sour olive]

No one knows

[atomic flare]

Including Anbernic

[lone imp]

it's a 3gb ram t618 directly opposed by the 4gb ram e5ultra, rg505, and x28 which go anywhere from 105-125usd, so it better be -cheap-

and then you throw in the rk3576 which only scratches t620 cpu power, so meh

[fossil rose]

Ugh I love the black, but knowing the fingerprints and smudges, I chose the white. Not that I regret it, but I do love a black retro handheld

[spring island]

I’m not sure about the incel touchscreen

[quick cloak]

Hey now, E5 Ultra has 6GB of RAM

E5 Ultra shits all over RG Vita

Gimme dat GammaOS for the T620 🙏

[devout plinth]

I don't think they can announce the price until that chart stop climbing

removable ram and storage need to make a comeback

[untold hazel]

It will be 195 dollars, just wait and see 🙈

Without the shipping

[quick cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/the-office-steve-carell-gif-21998253

[hallow willow]

that'll keep climbing for a while yet 😄

[gleaming vine]

With an early/pre-order discount, for FOMO purposes.

[lone imp]

sinyorksu busy winning in the underdog market.

with the 16usd coupon, you can find those for 106usd. maybe less

[sour olive]

What's Sinyorksu?

[agile plume]

The guy responsible for GameMT designs

Like the famous Knob handheld

[sour olive]

Oh

[agile plume]

But I have to say GameMT EX8 looks much better than their previous handhelds

[floral vessel]

E3 vigor too

[lone imp]

i wonder if the pro will be able to comfortably play 2x or 3x Monster Hunter Generations like g99/t820.

[sour olive]

I doubt it

[lone imp]

t618 can only do 1x comfortably.

[sour olive]

Maybe with GammaOS

[thick orchid]

Get a retroid 😊

[sour olive]

Did you get a Retroid?

Or are you still waiting for the Vita Pro

[lone imp]

i gave my my last retroid away because i simply don't like the way it feels. it was given to me for free anyways, so it made sense

win600 can handle 720p in lime3ds using only the left eye so i've been enjoying that

[sour olive]

I wish the Win701 released

[lone imp]

3ds saves are easy to bounce back and forth between laptop/desktop. it's just the user/appdata/roaming/lime3ds/sdmc folder

[sour olive]

You can also do Syncthing

Though that's a lot more complex

But once setup, you'll be able to transfer saves across devices easily

[thick orchid]

i will neither confirm or deny this

also pro release date when

[sour olive]

Coward

[thick orchid]

https://giphy.com/gifs/seal-sea-lion-aLmFULfCe7CgIGcFi1

[sour olive]

https://tenor.com/view/seal-singerseal-flylikeaneagle-gif-5153617

[prisma niche]

Wait lime can do left eye only? I thought that was added in azahar

[minor warren]

I'm guessing 100 shipped for the vita with early bird pricing, maybe 130-140 for the pro

Just a guess but who knows

[sour olive]

I know you can on Azahar

It can be used to run certain 3DS games on the RGDS

[lone imp]

the pc branch let you choose which eye in non-3d mode

here i'll screencap the program

android branch never got that feature in lime3ds, but also it's sort of broken in azahar for some games, anyways.

[fossil rose]

The irony is that I'll be getting the RG Vita Pro and the Retroid Pocket 6 (8GB) sent out to review, very close together.

So to steal this comment, yes.

[sour olive]

I thought you already had the Pro

[fossil rose]

Nope. They're close to sending, but they haven't sent any to reviewers as far as I know. Waiting on tracking. A couple days back I confirmed the White RG Pro as the one I'm after

[fossil rose]

What they said was Pro all those weeks back did in fact end up being a misdelivered regular one

[sour olive]

Sad

[fossil rose]

Soon though!

[sour olive]

I just want to know how stuff runs

[silver idol]

Any news on the release date fof the RG-VITA?

[teal sonnet]

Nothing yet

[hallow willow]

Yup, still fuck all info on that 😄

[devout plinth]

such lovely charts

[lone imp]

yeah, screw this device. i'm jumping on the ex8 train.

[sour olive]

At least the EX8 has a decent chip

Also LMAO

RIP RG Vita

[hallow willow]

You know things are bad when Psiman of all people leaves an ambernic device

[vapid flax]

https://tenor.com/view/arriba-gif-12324188786972117417

[thick orchid]

Ex8?

[thick orchid]

G99 better than rk3576?

[untold hazel]

Yup G99 is better!!!

[blazing bough]

Why does that look godawful

It's like the x28 but somehow way worse

https://x.com/i/status/2030357026547863829

royibeila (@royibeila)

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[glacial gust]

Can gamemt make a normal device for once

[agile plume]

This one looks much better than previous ones, at least it has a proper dpad

[stark mesa]

https://youtu.be/66uGr09ULLM?si=yzzIQDHZkv8hXYGR

[short goblet]

let's go

[cunning bane]

something must be really really wrong if they STILL have not revealed the price

[hallow willow]

prob the ongoing ram issues, yeah

[teal sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/johnny-english-agent-yawn-tired-rowan-atkinson-gif-17502421

At this point

[heavy blaze]

$99 and $149 my guess

[short goblet]

it looks like rocknix devs also got the vita pro about a month ago

so Rocknix, Knulli, GammaOS all in progress or already ready

[cunning bane]

are you saying this now cuz they officially announced this officially or

because if that's the case, what does the new trailer magically reveal that would ALLOW them to say "knulli's coming soon guys"

[naive prairie]

I love how the description to the video says that the RG Vita is "The all-rounder handheld with unbeatable price-to-performance." But doesn't give a ... price.

[cunning bane]

makes no sense

[floral vessel]

140 normal one and 160 for Pro variant, that my poll

[cunning bane]

sick

and then the magmi stops being good price-to-performance

it HAS to be around 100 or less for the pro

[floral vessel]

mangmi max is overpriced too

[cunning bane]

talking about the air x

[gleaming vine]

A Rocknix dev confirmed it on their discord

[floral vessel]

The SD662 is slightly inferior to the T618/RK3576

[cunning bane]

yea, but once again, we already knew

[floral vessel]

better helio 90t from air mini

[cunning bane]

even then, slightly inferior and then a massive price difference like that?

they really can only get those who are nostalgic for the vita in that case

[floral vessel]

You have to take into the fact of the construction materials

[cunning bane]

what i meant btw, it's just that their level of "secrecy" and scheduling announcements is so dumb

[cunning bane]

i mean, glass front, high quality sticks

yeah, there are things to consider

[whole ice]

anbernic always doing something crazy

[rare sigil]

tease and announce an announcement for the announcement before the announcement

[untold hazel]

You mean stupid

[rare sigil]

or something like that

[cunning bane]

but i guess, more importantly, the rising prices of ram

[untold hazel]

Can't wait for the next Anbernic device

[floral vessel]

I'm more interested in rgb50 or a new batch of Helegaly Action Pi

[cunning bane]

this might sound silly, but

judging by the way this is going, and with the prices for storage and ram, do you think releases will just slow down significantly?

[floral vessel]

It depends on the PCB construction, but they will have a slightly higher price

[cunning bane]

and if they go higher, sales will probably decrease

i've started thinking, what if some of the big names of the hobby just disappear because of the current situation. that'd be sad

[floral vessel]

For those who just started out, like magicX, it will be difficult

Major brands can make their own recycled versions like the T618

For users who complained about performance, perhaps they should upgrade to gen 7

Even the T820 has trouble emulating PS2

[hexed cave]

https://tenor.com/view/hiding-under-covers-tired-sleepy-hiding-under-blanket-good-night-gif-3678616095302996622

Ehhh!

[teal sonnet]

Maybe , do these even use the type of fast Ram that we see are going through the roof ?

Only buy about 2 new handhelds a year , last year was the Pam and Elite Fit ( that Im really thinking of cancelling because it's taking forever) and might just buy a Flip r and call it a day

[sour olive]

These are probably going to be expensive considering how much they keep avoiding the price

[naive prairie]

The price may just be the sleeper comedy hit of the year.

[merry idol]

That's correct. AFAIK a very small group of developers (Gamma, Macromorgan and myself) got early Vita Pro units about a month ago so we can have a head start. Knulli is progressing fine and we should have an early build by the time the Vita Pro orders start arriving to the users, most of the features are working, but development is not finished yet. And as Gamma has mentioned before, the Vita Pro is a really nice device.

[sour olive]

I mean

Gamma is getting paid for this

Of course he's going to say that

[keen wing]

Gamma is no shill.

[sour olive]

You're of course going to hype up a system when its in your best interest

[kindred widget]

Gamma gets paid?

[keen wing]

You are making a moral judgement that all people are greedy. There are some who value integrity over greed. When you don't know what they are thinking, please don't guess.

[sour olive]

You're making assumptions as well

[keen wing]

Again, Gamma is not a shill. That's not an assumption.

[dry kelp]

Gamma is not getting paid for this lmfao

[sour olive]

That's an assumption

[sour olive]

Do you know that for certain?

[thick orchid]

But is there.......LINUX?????

[merry idol]

The device is pretty nice, the only thing that is TBD is the price, that will be the critical point. But based on the actual hardware and performance, it's a nice handheld, mostly given that it runs linux.

[sour olive]

I didn't even call Gamma greedy. You made that assumption. I said that he's hyping it up due to monetary compensation.

[keen wing]

Can you answer if the screen has ghosting? Not sure if there's a NDA.

[dry kelp]

He gets paid via Patrons to work on devices he has an interest in.

Just like RH reviewers, and other software developers. All we get is sent the device.

[sour olive]

Normally Gamma makes these releases exclusive to his Patreon for 2 months but he will have up to the public day one

I find it hard to believe he's not receiving anything from this

[keen wing]

Who cares? He's an awesome person who is helping the community.

[sour olive]

You're changing the subject

I never said Gamma wasn't great

You're making assumptions I meant this in a negative light

[dry kelp]

I think Gamma deserves money from the work he puts into software on these handhelds.

But having dealt with Anbernic for the last two years. They don't give a shit about paying anyone outside of free devices.

[sour olive]

Definitely

Especially for all the hard work he does

[tawny lynx]

I assumed he was getting paid since GammaOS is going to be free for this day one

[sour olive]

He's the reason a lot of handheld go from terrible to great

[dry kelp]

His payment is his Patreon
Go support him there

Lmfao

[tawny lynx]

Already have before

[sour olive]

I am a Patreon Supporter by the way

[thick orchid]

Instructions unclear

Ended up supporting OF

And wondering where my gamma os is

[cunning bane]

gamma would only get paid that way if the os was built in

like, if he helped develop an official "anbernicos"

[sour olive]

I don't see why Gamma would put it up for free when he normally does 2 Months Patreon Exclusivity if he wasn't getting something out of it

[glacial gust]

Kinda cool ngl
Wish they used a better screen

[gleaming vine]

Just wait for reviews and stop assuming stuff, people (you wait for reviews before ordering stuff from China, right?)

[high junco]

Idk, just ask the guy himself at this point. I doubt he'd have to keep that secret for the company he bails out a lot already.

[jagged shoal]

I interviewed him about it a few weeks back. https://www.thememorycore.com/feb-27-2026/

The RG Vita Pro is a test run. If user interest is high enough (and Gamma is interested), they'll look into a more formal collaboration.

[undone hemlock]

It should be the default OS option

[jagged shoal]

Tell that to ANBERNIC and it might actually happen!

[undone hemlock]

Nah they're too chicken shit to do it

[sour olive]

Damn

Anbernic couldn't even pay him

[undone hemlock]

-# just go with it

[sour olive]

What a bunch of Cheapskates

[undone hemlock]

Just like they're too chicken shit to make the RG476DS

-# Anbernic does things to spite me, there's a reason I'm being negative

[merry idol]

No NDA. But I’ve only focused on getting things running and have really played much other than some GOW. The screen is not OLED but it’s pretty good. Good contrast and saturation. It also helps that it has the glass top.

[undone hemlock]

Better than my beloved 4.7" screen?

[merry idol]

Better than the TSPS 🙂 j/k much better than most of the h700 device screens. It’s difficult to capture in a picture but will try to get one vs the RP5

[sour olive]

I'd just get the RP5 instead

Unless the Vita Pro is super cheap

It's not worth it

[undone hemlock]

Are we not a member of the cult?

[sly rock]

Ever since seeing the actual size i've gotten less interested in this compared to it being just the same size as the Trim UI smart pro

[sour olive]

I like the RG557

[undone hemlock]

Not you

I've given up on you

[sour olive]

Damn Rad

Not my fault Anbernic keeps releasing mid

I'll be there for the RG558 though

[undone hemlock]

Why should I waste energy on people not willing to buy a 476H?

[sour olive]

Because the 477M is better

[undone hemlock]

I'm not even gonna dignify that with a response

[sour olive]

You know it's true

But I rather wait for a 478M or 478H

[undone hemlock]

https://tenor.com/view/i-actually-don't-care-marques-brownlee-i-don't-mind-either-way-mkbhd-gif-7495033611329875477

[sour olive]

You care enough to respond

[thick orchid]

i just realized

if i buy the 477m

and play PSP on it

i would have the same screen size as OG psp

[sour olive]

I guess

But you'll still get bars

[thick orchid]

better than Long bars on the side

for 4:3

content

[sour olive]

The device isn't cheap though

[thick orchid]

you are also talking to a guy with 4 Odin2pros

honestly i would have preferred a 477H

[sour olive]

Yeah but what if you break the buttons

Unless the buttons were never an issue

[thick orchid]

foiled by my concerns

back to RG vita it is

[sour olive]

Doggo is Indecisive now on Crunchyroll

[minor warren]

I think vita for 90, pro for 120

[kindred widget]

Why do I always miss the arguing man

[thick orchid]

forver confused doggo. want everything buys nothing

[minor warren]

Just go in the rg ds channel, we keep it spicy over there

[naive prairie]

If Anbernic ever reveals the damned pricing we can get back to arguing over here.

[lofty kestrel]

Can y'all chill

[mental needle]

https://klipy.com/gifs/haha-gumichan

[untold hazel]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dunk-EXHHMS9caoxAA

[silver idol]

Why not both? Also MagicX's Two dream is coming out.

[inner parrot]

Is this how they're going to stick the price? 😅

[silver idol]

Depends do you care about Linux support?

[lone imp]

no practical use for two. i only really keep 5-6 handhelds in rotation

[silver idol]

Well that's fine, I buy all my Handhelds within a niche so I'm buying both.

[raw ice]

Mainstream kernel support will benefit Android too sooner or later

It’s the difference between a device you own or a device you rent until the BSP kernel is dangerously out of date

[minor warren]

I think vita will be a decent device if priced well. A sub $100 t618 would be nice, especially when it goes on sale. The pro will also end up being one of the most powerful stock Linux handhelds and capable of a fair amount of GC emulation

Pricing will determine whether these devices are DOA or not

[lone imp]

huh. i fixed performance/muddy-render issues in mhg, mh3u, and mh4u in citra/lime/azahar. you just have to remove FSAA, dithering, and the post-processing layer(bloom) via cheat codes.

it actually makes all three run smoothly at 2x on t618. i can run them all at 720/1080p on my laptop now without lag

[blazing bough]

Blacks aside, the colors actually look really good

[keen wing]

This is solid info. Need to pin this for when I hit these issues.

[keen wing]

This is an awesome pic. Thanks. Depending on battery life, it may be time to sell the TSP.

[lofty kestrel]

ohhh.... it's emulation station

[silver idol]

Me I just want another Portmaster Handheld. 🤣

Also I want to get into Hacking and Porting Unity games into Android and Vita games.

@raw ice Also having a better slightly more powerful A311D with better kernel support and a Touchscreen sounds like a dream to me.

[atomic flare]

That looks like a pretty good lcd if it’s that close to meeting an oled. Like the 477M/V/476H

[thick orchid]

be a mad lad

and buy a second 552

[gleaming vine]

How's performance so far?

[worn topaz]

i refuse to believe anyone seriously uses portmaster with any regularity

there's like five good games there and they all came out 2 years ago

[lone imp]

i have cheat files for the us versions. the render cheats at the top should also work on eu versions

here's a video i dropped in powkiddy chat. scrcpy slows down gameplay a bit.
https://youtu.be/oGiag1INfdE?t=234

[silver idol]

Why I already own one lol! 😂

[silver idol]

Not everybody in this community is you so...

[silver idol]

Yeah if you have the Powkiddy X28 you definitely don't need an RG-VITA.

[lone imp]

there

[lone imp]

yeah, it and the rg556 are pretty comfy handhelds

i keep the x28 for the screenmapper. it's good for old android games you can't buy anymore

[silver idol]

I've debated with myself whether to get the Powkiddy X28.

For me the RG-VITA Pro is going to be for Portmaster and Game Porting!

Being able to Dual-Boot is the icing on the cake for me. 😁

[sour olive]

I would wait till the price gets announced before committing to it

[lone imp]

I don't personally care for price unless it's stupid high. if something looks fun, i'll probably get it

[thick orchid]

thats why i said be a mad lad

[fossil rose]

i refuse to believe anyone seriously uses portmaster with any regularity

Wait, just checking in and making sure here.

Because you dislike all but five of the games PortMaster provides, you believe barely anyone uses it often?

Is that what you're trying to get across?

[weak sequoia]

Neat, glad you think so.

[keen shell]

where to find these kinds of cheats, I mean for other games as well? I am waiting on my Pocket Air Mini and it would be cool having some 3DS games on that device as well 🙂

[short goblet]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=r57-4e16ddA

[glacial gust]

No borderland or gravity rush

[hallow willow]

oh no, two games not featured 😄 would've been nice to see those

i know borderlands is higher-tier but i dunno how heavy gravity rush is

[short goblet]

gravity rush is on the other showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtchs7iCMv4&t=96s

[floral vessel]

on low end devices the best way to play 3ds is citra canary or mmj

[devout plinth]

is there a good exclusive vita game? cuz I haven't seen any

[floral vessel]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:PlayStation_Vita-only_games mostly games are anime and JP ones

[naive prairie]

So basically the RG Vita Pro plays the Vita games you can play on an RG505 (released in 2022). And the RG Vita can't even do that due to lack of RAM.

[devout plinth]

is any of those... good?

[quick cloak]

That's correct

We're supposed to be excited about the possibilities of Linux on this thing

[kindred widget]

Linux can only carry this dumpster fire so far

[naive prairie]

To be fair, I don't really care whether either of these devices can play Vita or not - it's not like I don't have options to emulate Vita games if I want to emulate Vita games. It's just amusing that Anbernic copied the Vita look (as have many other device manufacturers) and even the Vita name for such a weak device.

And to be honest, if I want a good device that runs Linux ... well, my Steam Deck is right there. 🙃

[jagged shoal]

We just gonna pretend that the Steam Deck isn't three times the size and probably 4-5x the price (if you can even find one in stock)? C'mon now.

[cunning pendant]

I love getting my Steam Deck out of my pants pocket to play Stellaris in the queue at McDonald's

https://tenor.com/view/mc-hammer-cant-touch-this-gif-20008560

Then I load up an excel spreadsheet

[quick cloak]

Stellaris is fire

[cunning pendant]

Until you get to year 2400, then it's molasses

I feel every game plays out the same after a while too. And the map painting isn't as satisfying as their other games.

And the lore is too all over the place. Pick a tone and stick to it.

[naive prairie]

Price you pay for actually having a good Linux experience, I'm afraid.

Damn ...

[quick cloak]

I haven't played it lately but I played it through a couple major updates, and yeah, I can relate to some of that as well

I enjoyed playing on console for a while too

[lone imp]

maybe you should try them out first?

we are here because we're gamers

Luminous Arc Infinity I know is a descendent of an Srpg series that started on DS(played the first two). Bullet Girls is a slutty squad shooter like Earth Defense Force or Left 4 Dead where damage destroys your clothing down to nothing... you can find this all out yourself though. that's a huge list of games

[naive prairie]

IA/VT Colorful and Miracle Girls Festival are fun.

[lone imp]

luminous arc is also a very pretty game to look at. everything is 3d chibi.
https://www.tehvidya.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/luminous-arc-infinity-battle-shot.jpg

wipeout 2048 stresses me out.

https://vita3k.org/compatibility.html#
anyways, the list you posted is trash. there are only 1772 releases that work

[keen heath]

Vita itself didn't play borderlands well

[kindred widget]

Even overclocked it's still kinda meh

[lone imp]

sadly the only hunter games are Toukiden HD 1&2, Attack on Titan, and Freedom Wars. MH Frontier G and God Eater HD 1&2 never made it to full compatibility

[keen heath]

Entire device lowkey kinda meh, we just gotta face it 😂

[kindred widget]

Alr now you're outta line

[keen heath]

Gimme that programmer treatment

[lone imp]

frontier G was interesting. it played more like Dragon's Dogma

[naive prairie]

Vita3K on a decent device plays Borderlands 2 better than the actual Vita did.

[lone imp]

yeah it's not bad at all on the 556

[glacial gust]

It's better on an emulator

[naive prairie]

Only "bad" thing about the Vita version on emulation is that you'll still be missing some DLC. Vita only got the first two DLC expansions.

... and while I love me some EXPLOSIONS, not having the Tiny Tina DLC is a sad omission.

[kindred widget]

Soul Sacrifice Delta?

[lone imp]

oh right... that game with Dante's Inferno vibes everywhere

https://youtu.be/G0gTxW_5_bc?t=320

[kindred widget]

Its so peak

Best of the hunter games on the Vita

[lone imp]

yeah... i didn't know there were still vita/ps-tv coop streams floating around the net

[thick orchid]

should be android only right

for PSV

[short goblet]

I’m not aware of Vita3K on Linux side

[lone imp]

there definitely is linux support.

if you go to the github, you can find an x86 and an aarch64 version in both kernel command and appimage form.

i will even post the link for you:
https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K-builds/releases

[thick orchid]

good god that is huge compared to the PSP

how did you manage to theme it like the PSP

[fossil rose]

Weirdly comfy though! It was funny booting both up side-by-side and seeing the screen quality improvements over the last few decades!

[fossil rose]

ES-DE!!!

[thick orchid]

NUUUUUUUU

wait

gamma has it right

i can just theme it accordingly

[thick orchid]

there is no borderlands on vita

[fossil rose]

https://github.com/anthonycaccese/xmb-menu-es-de

[keen heath]

I'l remember to type 2 after it next time

[thick orchid]

there is no borderlands 2 on vita either