We discuss about our silly portable electric devices that are intended to play (retro)video games>LinksRetro sizer https://retrosizer.com/Retro handhelds spreadsheet https://pastebin.com/ZyqXr19rSoC Comparison https://versus.com/en/mobile-chipset>Where to buyAliexpress, gogamegeek, litnxt, keepretro, mechdiy, Anbernic/retroid store>Before you buy- Handhelds come with low quality SD cards. Back them up, throw them away, buy new ones.- It takes some tinkering. You better have bare basic desktop knowledge on how to unzip files and put them in folders. We are not here to teach you how.- Overall quality of these products is very cheap.- Reviewers get free handhelds, caveat emptor.Previous Thread: >>11368923
>>11379375when does Sony's patent on gaming controls on a phone run out?it's ruined what could be an amazing market of gaming phones.
>>11379375Recommendations: just get a steam deck>but it is too big!Grow stronger >but it's battery sucksYou won't use it outside anyway >but I rather an ally xThen why are you asking for a recommendation. >but gabe is paying you to shillI don't it for free
>>11379389My phone fucked that up. Oh well.
Quick tell me what to buy during the 11-11 saleI must consume mindlessly
There cfw or updates out for this thing to at least fix the aspect ratios?
>>11379417rg35xxsp
Redpill me on PSP CFW and ISO launchers.
>>11379375>>11379419Are there any affordable alternatives available for the charger cable/dock + video output cable? So fucking retarded that sony made you pick one or the other unless you have the official dock which is unobtanium now.
>>11379419The Go is better. My older brother has a 3000 he doesn't like the go because his hands are big. I just replaced the screen and battery on my white psp Go.
>>11379420It’s fucked for good sadly.
>>113794193000 has better controlsGo has a better screen
best ps2 option for under $300?
>>11379389I'm getting a Deck, anon. They're launching here next week.
>>11379580A used RP4 Pro?
No handholding???! Cheeez man....
Vita TV or PSP with component cables ? I found oem component cables for cheap. But handhelds have battery problems and I don't know if I want to pay a lot for new batteries
Something interesting under $100...I already have a rg35xxsp and have had a miyoo mini+ but sold it.Also, those psp 3000 look cool but I don't know if they are worth it.
I could buy a RP5 but im satisfied with all the chinkhelds I own so maybe I'll wait for RP6.
What body color is best for glass OLED devices like the Odin Portal and RP5?Black hides the black bars, but shows fingerprints and reflections really easily.Colors are fingerprint-resistant and have more character, but also have black bars.
>>11379687What if you set the black bars to the color of the handheld's body
>>11379687Black + OLED is a god combination. Every aspect ratio looks like the handheld was made for it.>but fingerprintsJust wipe your device down once a night. Takes 5 seconds.>more reflectiveTrue but the other colors will still be reflective too and I don't think it's that distracting, your eyes will be on the game.
I honestly wouldn't mind getting an RG406H because the Mini just dropped the ball in terms of being a reliable device with that reflective glass frame, but it just sucks that Anbernic still loves shipping out Android devices with sticks on top.>>11379636Vita TV, and then softmod it to whitelist a bunch of games that otherwise wouldn't run. While you're at it, overclock it because there's more performance overhead on the Vita that you'd pretty much be losing on. Using a PSP with component cables and a charger running on the bottom isn't a terribly good experience personally. And a dualshock 3 or 4 controller is more comfortable to play on than a PSP on the whole.
>>11379691It won't look as good as on the black because blacks on OLED are the pixels being fully turned off.
>>11379417the trimui brick
Anybody have issues with Patapon 2 crashing all the time? I'm playing 3 now for the first time and it's not the same.
Alright, so I own both of these bitches, and I have to say that if anyone was trying to decide between them, it's the Anbernic without a doubt. Yeah, the Miyoo is more comfortable, the bigger buttons especially the shoulders are way better. But the Anbernic still has responsive and perfectly usable controls, even if they are small.But on the software side, the A30's OS options suck. Stock is no good, Spruce is hardly any better, and I wound up with MinUI pretty much by default. Not my ideal OS, but at least it's snappy, and I suppose it is appropriate for the A30 because if the system isn't going to do what I want regardless, then at least MinUI cuts the pretense about it. Conversely, the 28XX has muOS and Knulli. I prefer Knulli, though it hasn't updated in months, hopefully hasn't been abandoned. Either way the software is much better, especially since you can actually use shaders on the 28XX.Hopefully one day someone makes a GB Micro clone with buttons like the A30 but a chipset like the 28XX (or better on both counts, of course) and then we can all just get that, but in the meantime, Anbernic takes this one.
I'm mulling over getting a third console, since it's still sale day on aliexpress.I've already got an R36S and a Trimui.I like the form factor of the anbernic SP but I heard it has a lot of issues.Is there anything under $45 that fills a niche either of these two don't?
>>11379824V90 maybe
Me boys:>Analogue Pocket>Anbernic 280v>Retroid Pocket 2>Anbernic RG351MP>Steam Deck OLEDIs the Odin 2 worth getting at this point, at least for PS2 and GC?
>chinkui brick is out$60 all in, should I?
>>11379375I cannot look at these links well because I'm on mobile.I'm thinking about buying a PSvita for PSX, NES, SNES, PS2, etc.Now, I'm worried that the screen being only 5 inches diagonal, plus games being 4:3 is going to be a shit experience because everything will be so small.What is the experience like on a small screen like that?
>>11379846>I'm thinking about buying a PSvita for PSX, NES, SNES, PS2, etc.Vita doesn't play PS2, it's not touching N64 or Saturn either. Even PSX is kinda sucky because L2/R2 are mapped to the touch pads.
>>11379840You can get it $15 off with one of the codes. I have one in my cart for $47 total and I am tempted.
Thinking of pulling the trigger on a model S, it's $17 after coins and coupon>>11379840is that different from the smart, smart pro and model s
>>11379846Get trimui smart pro if PS2 isn't a big deal to have, it looks like a vita but has a bigger screen
>>11379864decided against the model s, it apparently doesn't play all snes at full speed
>>11379901Check the Smart (Non-pro.) $28 or less I think. I play GBA, PS1, and other stuff on mine.
>>11379907Yeah I just bought that one, looks great, coins + RHH9 discount code brought it down to $17
>>11379910I highly recommend MinUI for it. Stock is ok, but the battery drain on stock is pretty weird. MinUI lasts 5-6 hours for me usually.
>>11379862I like the vita at the end of the day, but i still have to wonder why the fuck sony thought that back touch shit was a good idea.>>11379864It’s a vertical version of the smart pro with a bit less ram.
>handheld has octocore 90000ghz cpu, 256 terabytes of 64-channel ram, wifi 6.0 with free satellite uplink, 5K burn-free oled touchscreen, 200 days battery life, runs at room temperature, and has an attachment to give you blowjobs>Russ: "But as you can see the fingerprint smudging is terrible, frankly this is unacceptable and it's really a dealbreaker in my opinion."
>>11380025>It’s a vertical version of the smart pro with a bit less ram.Brick has DDR3 ram instead of DDR4, same amount of 1gb though.
>>11379419The Go is ass beyond the novelty factor. It's uncomfortable to hold and the battery life is terrible. The 3000 is even worse though with its fucked up screen. Either an unmodded 2000 or a 1000 with the IPS mod is the best way to go for PSP. Neither are perfect, but they're the least-compromised experience.
picked myself up a TSP and V10
>>11379439ISO launchers? Did you use a time machine to go back to 2012?>/vr/Oh. Anyway, Pro-C is the CFW I use. It's super easy to install, takes five minutes at most, and runs eboots straight off the menu. Thr advantage of using eboots over iso is that you can suspend them on the Go and they won't crash if you put the psp in sleep mode. Sadly a few hacks run poorly like Racing Lagoon.
>>11380048Nah, the best way to go for PSP is a Vita. Even the screen in 2000 models looks better than any stock PSP screen. You also get a second stick as well as slightly better emulation of some systems. And don't tell me about the blurry scaling because it doesn't have to be the case, as shown in this pic. PSP games perfectly integer scale x2 to fit on the Vita screen.
>>11379375How do multiple CD games like FF7, Chrono Cross, Xenogears and MGS work on the PSP GO?
>>11380121I think you combine disks in one eboot and swap them when the game asks for it in the menul
>>11379824>anbernic SP but I heard it has a lot of issues.There aren't really issues as far as I can see. The newer revisions have softer buttons, the battery is a non-issue, slap minui on it and you're set.
>>11379846Like the other guy said, you should really only get a vita for vita games. 'Cause vita emulation isn't there yet, if you want vita games, get a vita. But anything else, even psp, you're better off getting a different device.
>>11380084psp games looks blocky as shit on the vita. It's terrible to play on. It's so easy to run, just emulate on a better device and get much smoother visuals.
How to play psp for $50?
>>11379636Get the Vita TV. You'll be able to do everything that a PSP with component cables can do, but you'll also have access to the Vita library. You can even use an app to download Vita, PSP, and PS1 games straight to the device.
>>11380259Buy a PSP. Fucking idiot.
>>11380038I prefer Retro Arena, but Rocknix is also very good. Gamma Core is also supposed to be un-paywalled soon, but need a fast sd card supposedly.
>>11380259Play PS1 instead
>>11380271No. PP
>>11380271No. PPSSPP. PSP too old and don't play emulator as good. Want emulatirs to play.>>11380309If can play PPSSPP can emulate PS1
>>11380084That photo literally shows the game being pixelated as hell.
"Hey everybody this is Russ from Retro Game Corps. I spent some time today testing both v4248 and v3668 of NetherSX2 (one of the perks of having two RP5s to test with right now!), and I've found that performance is generally better on v3668. As an example, the slowdowns I experienced in Ratchet & Clank with v4248 (as demonstrated in my review video yesterday) are minimized on v3668, to the point where it's just an occasional hiccup."Yikes, russ bros?
Russ: ps2 cant runJoey: here's ps2 running great and i didn't change anythingruss is cookedhttps://youtu.be/U6D2IZGXxi8?si=ZtXeYM34GQ14mXbN
>>11379696>While you're at it, overclock it because there's more performance overhead on the Vita that you'd pretty much be losing on. Is this in regards to emulation/psp games, or do even Vita games run between on a Vita in comparison to a non overclocked PSTV?
>>11379419The PSP Go but I'm biased. Managed to buy a charging dock and component cables for cheap around 13 years ago.
>>11380343>>11380257It is running at the native internal resolution just like it would on a PSP. If you want upscaling then by all means go for it, I think upscaled console games look out of place and tacky.
>>11380084>just play every game with at least 2 full frames of input delay because of snoys shitty BCNo.
>>11380384If there was an affordable charging dock alternative for the Go, it would be the best option, especially for video-out.
>>11380390That's fine, but what's in your photograph is objectively bad and nobody would accept that.
>>11380359The performance with different games on different NetherSX2 versions is all over the place. For example, SoulCalibur III runs the best on the newest one for me, which is the opposite of what that post says. It was unplayable on earlier versions. Fact of the matter is: PS2 emulation on Android is nowhere near mature despite what people like to claim.
>>11380369Russ: cant run some ps2 games with 2.5x upscaling so it sucks Just turn it down nigga lmao
>>11379785I ended up getting a 28xx for the novelty of it. After getting it a 35xxSP, I ended up putting my music library on the 28xx with MuOS on it and now it's a competent MP3 player that happens to play games well.
>yes i want an rp5 with stick top and a snapdragon 8 gen 2 in it. no i don't want the odin 2 mini which is an rp5 with stick top and a snapdragon 8 gen 2 in itHow did he get away with it?
>>11380447>this nobody has the power to dictate to chinkheld companies how to run their business>makes demands for their next device>they make it exactly how he wants it>"wow i hate it"it's over hhbros..
>>1138044728xx followup will have huge buttons and a useless stick just for him, watch.
easier to just stop watching him when you realize he doesn't know anything
>>11380447Why doesn't he just wait for the Odin Portal then? He doesn't think the RP5 is pocketable so the Portal should fill all his checklists.
>>11380474but he controls the marketwe have no choice...russ determines who lives and who dies in chinatown
>>11380456>>11380482Russ complained about dpad placement since at least the pocket 3+. Retroid's not gonna change it, nigga.
Two upcoming handhelds from gameMT (E6 guys)This one's an rk3566 and will probably release before the rgb10max 4. (Powkiddy's having problems with heat and might use a different chip)>>11380391Ppsspp has input delay too. At least on my good phone.>Just get a chinkhe-The 18s successor ISN'T READY
>>11380486I'm gonna tell Russ you were shittalking him, he's gonna call up the company and make sure your favorite handheld doesn't get a new version.Or it does get a new version, but it's not good enough to warrant an upgrade. Whichever's more annoying.
>>11380490GameMT handheld numbah 2>Fpga>Meant for gba, but looks like 1:1? Chinks think its 4:3
>>11380490It says RK3588s in the image though.
>>11380501They have the same performance
>>11379451What battery did you get?
>>11380490>>11380495I knew it, we're in for glass panel hell.
>>11380373I guess I should clarify, this is in regards to Vita games. Some Vita games struggle to maintain even a solid 30fps, and overclocks help them maintain their target framerate compared to a non-overclocked Vita/Vita TV. It just serves as even more proof that Sony had no clue what they were doing with either the Vita or its TV counterpart.I'm not sure that it would do anything in regards to emulation, since I never really bothered outside of playing PS1 games on it.
>>11380447>yeah I served in the marine corps>As a chef
>>11380447Saying tha you prefer odin 2 over the 5 is one thing. But thinking that the 5 would replace your odin 2 and complaining that the 5's performance isn't as good as the odin 2 is lulz
im waiting for the r36max to drop down another few dollars to $30-35 before I order more of em
Did you fellas pick anything up on 11.11? I got myself an RG-ARC for $54.
>>11380520What makes it worse is that Anbernic is one of the few "big" companies left that hasn't fallen for the glass panel meme. Who knows if Powkiddy will fall for it. I guess they'll do it so people will upgrade more frequently due to broken screens.
>>11380623Based. I had an urge to consoom solely because there were a lot of great values with coupons, but I already have an Arc that mogs everything else in the PS1-down category for my tastes.
>>11380369Joey in the comments>Sounds like they didn't do very good testing, but nope, PS2 is great here!Shots fired
>>11380652How is the dpad for tank control games?
Are there any good options for oled screen handhelds? Retroid pocket 5 seems good but I kinda want something more powerful. I want something to use along with the steam deck. Oled is non negotiable
>>11380690Imo it's the best handheld d-pad for anything, generally speaking. So I assume it's good there too, but I don't think I've actually played any tank control games on it. I'll report back after I download and play some tank controlled game on PS1.>>11380702Ayn Odin Portal, Aya Neo Evo, and Aya Neo DMG are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head.>>11380712It's good as long as you're not trying to play Ape Escape kek.
>>11380712Don't forget you can play SEGA CD and 32X on it too
>>11380690It's the best dpad for anything, except maybe tetris
>>11380717I recommend resident evil 3 and Covert ops for tank control games. You'll know if the dpad sucks for these if you can't do the quick turn easily or turn while running in a hallway.
>>11380550I've read that overclocking the Vita leads to it dying. Not sure about the VitaTV since that probably doesn't need to worry about overheating, but I have two of them and I like to baby my things.
>>11379580>best ps2 option for under $300?
>>11380759My Vita has been perpectually overclocked for years and still hasn't had any issues. Overclocking in general will always lower the lifespan of hardware though.
>>11380495Are the start/select buttons on the side or are they the l2/r2 looking buttons on top?
>>11380759It doesn't. The SoC that Vita uses is verified for up to 1GHz I think. Vita gets less hot overclock than the average chinkheld or even a modern phone does on stock settings while playing games. Sony was aiming for long battery life, that's why they reduced the clocks.
>>11380769>>11380765I see, then I suppose I will try overclocking my VitaTV later. Too bad overclocking it doesn't improve PSP games, but I'm not going to complain since I love my Vitas for all they can do for Sony games.
Anbernic = Wei ofcPowkiddy = Wu because they are based and redpilled.Retroid/Ayn = Shu. pains me to say this since I like Retroid and hate Shu, but it fits the best.Miyoo = Yellow TurbansTrimui = Those backwater tribes no one cares about. not that they're bad or anything.GPD = Han dynasty
>>11380805I actually agree, fellow Wu king.
>>11380623I considered getting an rg35xxsp, but then I remembered I'm broke so I spent 3€ on one of those fidget gun things.
bit weird to think I paid for an rp5 over two months ago now
>>11379419>250 USD CiB>>unobtaniumReminder we share this board with thirdie niggers who can't afford this hobby and are also responsible for ruining it.
>>11380831he didn't say anything about $250 or unobtanium tho????
>>11380831>>11380838Kek. meant for >>11379448>>11380490single glass panel looks like shit, complete chink meme pushed because it lowers manufact cost
>>11380831You feel superior because you were born in the right part of the world and can spend $250 on an old toy that went for less than a $100 a couple of years ago?
>>11380847It's got nothing to do with feeling. You should probably get back to work.
>>11380849So you are convinced that you are superior because you were born in the right part of the world and can spend $250 on an old toy that went for less than a $100 a couple of years ago. I see.
>>11380506This exact one on amazon.Works well ands so far holds a charge very well during long gaming sessions.
>>11380847>>11380852>>11380857You're not welcome on this board.
>>11380859Thanks! I need to change mine since it doesn't even last but 5 minutes anymore. Was it a pain to replace or just screw off the back and plug in?
>>11380623No I’m still in the RP mini honeymoon period so I wasn’t tempted
>>11380623Nope. Considered the Trimui Brick with the $15 off coupon, but instead decided to save the money toward a LCD Deck, since I have a TSP and Smart as is.
>>11380825Two more days. Trust the plan.Surely retroid wouldn't ruin Christmas?
Six more days until I can order the 'eck here.Haven't looked forward to a handheld this much in awhile, grabbing the 512 OLED and upgrading the storage. I had a dream the other night where it arrived and it had the Wii U gamepad's screen for some reason and it looked really bad
>>11380972kek aussies even dream in shitposts
What are my RP mini bros playing? Just beat Quake 2 on N64. Working through picrel and a few mario 64 hacks.
>>11380825Think of how much you could have made in penny stocks and bitcoin on that $200
>>11380991surely there's a better way to play quack 2 on android than the fucking nshitty4 port
>>11380993Handhelds are all about playing gimped versions of real games, you're missing the faustian spirit.
>>11380960My luck it'll be stuck in customs until the new year.
>>11380993>pointing out that an n64 port is worse than the pc version1997 was almost three decades ago. Move on.
>>11380805Wei all the way.
>>11379580Great timing anonhttps://youtu.be/ofT4n6rHgmY?si=VXgjj9u8RvtGN8-Q
>>11380623I bought a PC light gun, but that's about it. I'm kinda done with handhelds after Odin 2. My next upgrade would be something that plays PC games but not a brick like the deck is and must be cheap.
How long until 50$ handhelds are capable of emulating ps2 games
>>11381106my $40 rgb30 running gammaos plays disgaea and maximo ghosts to glory
>>11379580RP5https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6D2IZGXxi8
>>11380369Odin sisters. Not like this. Russ was supposed to save our brand.
>>11381121I really didn't think Russ was part of the retarded "I want OLED and Odin 2 specs at $100 less than the Odin 2" crowd.
>>11381130* from a totally not related company
>>11381151And yet he expected them to compete amongst themselves.
any goodies I can buy or tips for emulating on a phone? miss buttons but am poorfag. might consider a cheap handheld from Ali cause it's a sale
>>11380343>>11380395It's a perfect 2x resolution, 480×272 to 960x544. It's literally a pixel perfect replica of what a PSP game would look like. If you think it's ugly that's fine, but that's a problem to take up with the PSP itself.
>>11381162I have zero experience with them but you could buy one of those cheap wrap-around controllers built for phones for like 5 bucks
>>11381162If you wanna use a phone, just get a backbone or similar. They'll probably be $50 in upcoming sales.
>>11381109But Dirge of Cerberus, the world renowned classic, plays poorly on it.It needs to be able to play every game at 3x, 60fps, and 16:9.This is a joke.
>>113811834 pixels in a square formation on a 5" 544p screen is not 4x as big as 1 pixel on a 4.3" 272p screen of the same aspect ratio you absolute madman.
>>11380993Why not just play the PS1 port? Controls aren't standardized FPS fare, D-pad handles movement while the right stick handles aiming, but it works.
my rp3+ battery shitted and farted itself to death after only a year...chinkshit error or poor battery hygiene?
>>11381213I watched a comparison of the two ports earlier because of that post and it's actually insane how much better the PS1 version is.https://invidious.jing.rocks/watch?v=jZrU9AtY068
>>11380623>>11380623Happy with what I got and they'll release something better next year anyways. At this point I'm waiting for PS2 capable chips at a lower pricepoint which is just a few years away at this point if I'm not looking at the RP5. I'm not in a hurry.
>>11380623I'm waiting for the trimui brick and the miyoo mini flip
>>11381162Android? In which case, your best bet is getting something that attaches your phone to a bluetooth controller you already own. Also>too poor to buy a $50 handheldNot sure what your circumstances are, but are things really that bad? I grew up poor too, and I did the lawnmowing meme as a kid whenever I wanted something. Supposing you're an adult, this should be even less of a problem.
Forget trying to choose between vertical or horizontal, I can't even find a model I want in the GB Pocket silver color.
>>11381169Sometimes perfect isnt what you want. It looks like trash
>>11381213n64 has its own level set and OST. no i will not argue which console is better because i dont care. im just saying that there are valid reasons to play this port.
>>11381289You wouldn't want it anyway, it'd scrap off extra easy like the SP. I miss it though.
r36s for 20€ shipped yay or nay?
>>11381169>problem to take up with the PSP itself.The PSP didnt look like this
>>11380242Why do people like minUI so much? The speed or something? I much prefer to have visual showcases via Batocera and Knulli and having a two second load time on boot isn't exactly a deal breaker to have a far better UI and more features.
>>11380342>No. PPSSPP. PSP too old and don't play emulator as good. Want emulatirs to play.Then you're not getting PSP. The TrimUI Smart Pro can dip its toes into the PSP world for $45 but it won't play things like Dissidia well even at 1x and stuff like Patapon simply does not sync well.If you want PSP for that price range you buy a PSP. It will work up to GBA and SNES with native support for PS1 and PSP. Doesn't mean the SNES and GBA emulators are great, but they're fairly solid outside of minor edge cases. Anything in the $50 range nowadays will only go up to around PS1, Genesis, and GBA dipping its toes into Saturn, DS, and PSP at best. It will not play any of those well unless it's stuff like Pokemon.
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>>11381347
>>11381364anon is saying you're gonna get chinked with whatever that is >>11381347
>>11379375>>11379419>>11379451When the FUCK are we getting a slider design chinkheld? Mine can't play past psp comfortably
>>11381331I admit I didn't try knulli. Does it support sleep mode on closing the lid? It's kind of a pain to set up boxart so I don't bother most of the time. So I don't mind the barebones game list on minui.
>>11381459It does but the current public release isn't as good as the alpha build you have to pay for because the public release has sleep issues that were fixed in the alpha. Pretty sure a new release will be coming soon though since it's been several months and it's been getting daily PRs to the Github for months.
>>11380390Vita's screen has 2 times the resolution while rendering PSP games at it's original resolution. That's what they meant by pixelated mess. It can be improved by the screen filters using Adrenaline but eh.
>>11381331Just the theme. I appreciate the guy's contributions and all, but the philosophy behind it is really dumb.>>11381480They're still baiting CubeXX owners so I think it'll be another while.
Does the Brick have just as good of a sleep mode as the TSP?
https://youtu.be/OxVQ2EVksYY?si=Z1-vTGXzqUcEk0Yx
>>11381278not when you live in a country where the average wage for 9-5 is 250$ per month.though I'm a refugee now and I'm getting 500 euro in gibs so that's nice.
>dpad on bottom>androidI will now not buy your handheld
>>11381554Looks surprisingly nice, if I was in the market for another chinkheld I'd probably consider it.
>>11379375best device for playing Portmaster games?
>>11380831>>11380847$200+ just for a dock that lets you use two cables at the same time(something the psp 3000 did without issue), is indeed a retarded cost for something that could feasibly have an alternative cobbled together by a chink company. Fuck sony for their retarded design for the Go that required it if you didn't want to have to choose between AC and video output.
>>11381183I mean, technically, yeah? Seems like a non-argument though."Don't get that 60" tv, the pixels will look bigger! Stick with 36!" Like it's technically right but who cares
>>11381448There's plenty on the PC front, I think even ZOTAC or some other PC company bought up Ayaneo's Slide device to sell for $500 in the US. If you mean on the Android front, probably not happening due to a lack of interest. You could just as easily connect any cheap bluetooth keyboard to an Android device, so its just not viewed as necessary.
Any Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 handhelds yet?Think I am going to hold out till a Gen 3 one comes because the power will be more than sufficient for everything.
>>11381643I got to go with the TrimUI Smart Pro desu. The 720p screen is good for 16:9 so all the port games can be played in 16:9 just fine.
>>11381728>Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
>>11381736Windwaker HD WiiU
>>11381738You can play regular windwaker with HD texture packs you clown
>>11381518It should, it has the same hardware and OS.
>Analogue pocket costs FUCKING $220 These fuckers are printing moneyand they are LAUGHING
>>11381748Its hard to say that they're really printing money, because for the most part the Pocket was always out of stock. They probably made some decent cash back by selling it at a high mark up, and they undoubtedly profited by forcing people to buy their proprietary HDMI dock/accessories. But they're not making anywhere near the amount of money that they could be due to the company's business model. Anbernic probably makes the same amount of money just on the sales on the SP alone because its so readily available and made for cheap.
>>11381776Look at the prices of circuit components. The economy of scale for that thing probably means they are selling it around 66% more than the price to make and ship it, and that is being conservative.
>>11381779They're definitely making good money on mark ups, especially the cost of the limited edition metal variants. They were selling that shit for $500 dollars, and neither the RG405M or the Retroid Pocket 2S retailed for anywhere near that. Not even the RG552 IIRC. But Analogue's reliance on small batch releases to drum up interest just screws them over in terms of profitability long term, only scalpers really benefit from that.
>>11381784Not every company needs to be up to its eyes in debt and just producing its ass off to be profitable and successful. Look at the Madcatz controller company. They were literally everywhere and now it's gone like the pencil in the Joker scene.
How's the v90 so cheap?Did they make hundreds of thousands of the things when it was new and they're just trying to get rid of the stock?
>>11381108it would probably play the ps2 FF games perfectly too
>>11380847I'm in yurop and bought a psp years ago for less than 100 euros. Soft modded that shit, got myself a 32 gb card and playing pirated shit. You just gotta look better
>>11381554That metal back looks like it's gonna be unpleasant
>>11381732If you're using crossmix a ton of ports won't work. Not sure if any other cfw has better support.
>order oled Deck last week>will arrive tomorrow >just found out the display does not have VRRDeckbros, not like this. Already got buyers remorse.
>>11381994how people find out shit it does or not AFTER they boughteneded stuff is beyond mealso, pretty sure 'eck 2 will have it
>having to pay teenagers to shill your productAnbernig really is THAT desperate to turn a profit on their shit quality consoles huh?
>>11382025>actually using the touchscreenDISGUSTANG
>>11379419The PSP Go is HORRIBLE. The L and R buttons are mushy, and don't register a button press unless you pull them far enough. The analog stick is in the most dickheaded place possible. 15 years later the screens on all these things are wobbly now. And it's so fucking uncomfortable to hold that I can't put it into words. The PSP Go sucks dick, absolute piece of shit. I would recommend every PSP Go owner smash theirs with a hammer.
Is there any reason to buy a CubeXX when the R36Max exists for $10+ cheaper? Screen bleed issues aside.
>>11381643Somethang with a 3566 like the x55 or rgb10max 3 (non pro)>>11381732The shartui can't play alot of portmaster games due to libs or lack and 32bit support. The sticks are also a nightmare for any port that use them.
>>11381860Cheap parts and super shit chip. That and they havent run out of their fc100s stock and probably never will considering other companies have just as much.
>>11381643Something running ArkOS, Rocknjx or muOS. And with 2GB of RAM. Ideally it'd be the Mini/5, but Linux there is still in its early days.>>11382025I don't know why reddit started this shit, but I guess Deck became synonymous with ergonomics.>>11382056Horizontal, (probably) good d-pad, better face and shoulder buttons.
406V good enough for some JRPG's on PS2/Gaycube?
>>11381994That's literally the main selling point of Rog Ally over the deck no idea how you didn't know.
Finally a good fucking deal
>>11382116you'll just have to buy american-made 'helds from now on, sorry kiddo
>>11382153Double dipped, second time isn't as good but an rp4pro from the official site is $200 for me including shipping
Fuck it I'll post my haul
Never buying another handheld ever again after this kek
>>11382153Would this be better than a 406V?
>>11382190Rp4 pro blows it out of the water performance wise, and it doesnt look like a gameboy from Chernobyl
>>11382189Bro what are you gonna do with all these handhelds? You only have 2 hands.
>>11382214If only you knew how many I already haveMaybe one day the void in my soul will be filled
>>11382132Should be. I'm not big into JRPGs but I haven't heard of any particularly taxing one.
>gc and black versions of the 5 shipping firstWhy'd I pre-ordered a white...
>>11381310soil...
>leave 3DS charging on wall overnight>head for work the next day and forget to unplug it>forget again and leave it plugged in for two more daysDang, you don't really get that kind of luxury with chinkhelds do 'ya? Do any of you guys trust yours enough to leave them charging unattended for very long?
>>11382052The Go is great for one specific reason: being a consolized version of the handheld. Its the only one to natively support the dualshock3, so if you have the docking cradle for power and video output(and the PlayStation 3D TV as an extra bonus for images properly stretched to the full screen size), you are getting the best option to play PSP games using original hardware, without having to do so as a handheld or using the actual system as the controller.
>>11382261I'd never trust my 3DS with that.
>>11382116Probably only add 10-20 dollars to the price, and potentially it might not affect anything if they classify them as toys or some other product that isn't tarriffed.
>>11382261The one's based on phone chips tend to have charging protection, but I don't overnight charge even my tablet.>NigSPHow is that?
>>11382209Yeah but it's 4:3 native and probably more comfy to hold. It's 140$ vs 180$ for the RP4Pro for me. Not sure if the slightly better performance is going to be worth it for worse ergonomics.
>>11382025>teenagersit's AGP, you wouldn't get it
>>11380623>NigSp for $45.50 after tax and shipping.I've resigned to the fact there is no miyoo flip, there never was a miyoo flip, and if it does come out it's going to be shit.
>>11382329My only hope for the miyoo flip is to have a better screen than the 'nig SP
>>11382329You've been mind raped for too long, Joo dee. The flip WILL come ouy, the sticks will NOT bother you, and the onion team will make a firmware that will buck break all the others for 3566 devices.>>11382334There was a video showing it running mario 64. The controls and hinge were not final, but the screen totally was.
How do we have literally only one single reviewer with balls
>>11382342I can't recommend buying any Chinese handhelds because of software and hardware issues out the ass, does that make me brave saying that?
>>11382358No, it just makes you wicked. (Seriously, the amount of genuine ewaste he's covered is impressive)
>>11382329Its not even funny how hard Miyoo fumbled the ball. Its not like the ZPG A1 Unicorn where Anbernic stole the idea from a company with less resources, Miyoo had a massive head start and plenty of money from the Mini and the Mini plus.
>>11382173>>11382170Powkiddy V10 or RG28XX for a tiny handheld I can throw in my backpack because it's so small?
>>11382361V10 for good looking gba and bigger face buttons. 28xx if you liked the rs97, pocketgo, or q90.
>>11382361V10 is pretty cool for GBA games, a little bit weird looking on 3:4 stuff. It also has ArcOS and port master which is pretty nice. I mostly play GBA on it so it is perfect for me
>>11382358It means you won't be getting an rp5 for free just like >>11382342
>He bought a cube
>>11382361v10's awkward resolution basically rules out any ports, plus I don't see how you play that comfortably.
>>11382368
>>11382342>before sending units put announce software issues>brave youtuber confirms software issues that they announced >before shipping claim you fixed the issues>brave youtuber brings up the software issues againWe'll see if they're actually fixed, but Joey's issues were already known.
>>11382342To be fair, Retroid is usually always on top of keeping their word and fixing software via updates. If anyone else said it will be fixed on retail, I'd be skeptical but I believe them based on previous history.
>>11382401Yeah. All the other jewtubers shamelessly and excessively fawning over the rp5 is disgusting, but jewy just seems like he's clout chasing by whining about a soft-issue that won't get him in trouble with retroid.
>>11382189Ah yes gooood piggy. Keep buying more products yes yes
>>11382401he brought up a lot of issues that were not shared by retroidshutup russ
Stop posting Joey
>>11382425Joey hates 4chan, but clearly posts here sometimes.
I'll believe Joey has any integrity when he gives Anbernic shit.
While we're on the subject of Retroid, when the fuck are they going to release the Flip 2? Or even a re-release of the Flip, that would've done better than the Mini.
>>11382430The interest is there, but I think they're done with clamshells for now. At least until they swallow their pride and just use regular laptop style hinges
I'm confused. I thought joey was pro retroid because he made the video about it performing on par with the odin 2, while russ was against because he said it can't keep up with the odin 2. But now you guys are saying it's the other way around and russ is the shill and joey is brave for calling out retroid?
>>11382423Okay, Joey
>>11382434They're both shills using "safe" criticism to feign credibility. Also only one guy is shilling for jewy in here. Probably jewy himself.
>>11382434They're both pro retroid. Hhg is just having another episode about pretending to care about youtubers again.
>>11382434All the shills are in a contest to prove their the least shilly shill.
>>11382436He is so brave !
>>11382440I think this all started when stubbs got angry over people pointing out him being overly positive, so his retroid mini review was more critical.
Opinions about this store?
>>11382452Reliable from what I've heard. Especially for anbernic products.
>>11382452They tried to pull a quick one on me once, payment went through after a sale had ended and they didn't want to honor it.
>>11382421I play on them a lot and I open them up to perfect the dpads and such. Played through all the gbavanias on my nigSP in October tooSee I'm not a mindless consoomer!!11!1!1
>>11382452La trapa
I just want a damn Steam Deck Oled under 450€, Gaben you greedy fucker just put them on a sale as soon as possible, please let me consooooom...
>>11382476LCD> OLED
It says they're starting to ship on the 14th.Nowhere does it say they finish shipping that exact day.
>>11382452Had to buy my trimui shart in blue because whenever I boughted one in black from them they would send me a shart pro.I hear they wised up about it though.
>>11382446You can't even buy the RP5 in the state of pre prod units. What a retard. How does this approach help anyone?
>>11382520Your only guarantee is a "trust me bro" from the manufacturer. This is no different than buying an anbernic at launch window or a powkiddy at any time.
genuine question: why do people collect these things? i got the odin 2 a while back, and every now and then i pop in this general to see people gushing about the new POS anbernic released this month or the vaporware miyoo promised. doesn't it make more sense to just buy the one you want then play games and refresh your model in a couple years?
>>11382486I alredy tried the LCD model and overall was a really positive experience minus two critical things:>Battery life was awful>Screen was mediocre/bad and also had light bleeding issuesOled model is supposed to fix specifically my two bigger problems but it's so damn expensive.
>>11382536There are more than two posters here, yes.
>>11382534Every electronic with upgradability is "trust me bro". If the company openly states they are going to fix it then they have some sense to actually followup or else their reputation takes a hit, and in this case it would be a huge hit given all the pre prod issues
>>11382536Tinkering or constant search for the perfect device. Example: Clamshel fans that don't like the sp shape.
>>11382541unless you're insinuating the incorrectness of a fact, that people collect retro handhelds to display them on shelves, then you had no reason to reply, and your mother will die in her sleep tonight.
>>11382452>Ampown>am pown>am pwnedYou tell me.
>>11379375
>>11382545Exactly, you're coping that a chink would never cheat you or do something unbelievably dumb and shortsighted in name of profit. Jewy has used the unit for its intended purpose, only Ayn is to blame for shipping a blatantly incomplete and faulty (even for chinkheld standards) android build for reviewing.
>>11382571
>>11382571>>11382576cultured
>>11382536As an odin2 owner I can say it's because I don't need all that power all the time so playing really old games on it feels pretty dumb (for me at least)
wuss is still sulking btw
>>11382536Gotta catch them all.
>>11382593About?
>>11381994>VRRWhat is VRR?
I heard talk about the Steam Deck LCD 512gb with anti-glare screen being a terrible experience. Anyone else know anything about it?
>>11382632What's the point of this picture?
>>11382641Just a gif from FF 2/IV? No significance, I just like the game.
>>11382536there's a price point for most people, higher or lower, beyond which they'd think "this is too much to give for an item that belongs in a category known for widespread lack of quality assurance and shitty return/warranty policies", and the apparent logical approach is buying something that appears to fulfill needs below that pricepointchances are it won'tand even if it does, people's needs change over time. maybe the layout hurts your hands on prolonged sessions. maybe you'd actually want something you can take out of the house without worrying if it gets lost or smashed. maybe that PS2/GC runs like shit on your current held, the list goes on.
>>11382647what's your favorite release of the game.
>>11382654idk, the odin 2 is great. handhelds that are better fits have been released since i got mine, but i dont need anything else atm. the only things ive considered since are the rp mini and miyoo mini for the size, but 9 times out of 10 when im out of the house, i dont have time to whip out a handheld anyways because im driving or interacting with someone else.
>>11382661SNES was my first and probably my favorite, even if the damn game ate my save when my brother hit the restart button on my SNES mid-boss fight and it ate the save. GBA port is portable on two AA batteries which puts it close to the top. I plan on beating it next year.
>>11382663>9 times out of 10 when im out of the house, i dont have time to whip out a handheld anyways>realize this is me>still buy these things with this expectation in mind
>>11382536I don't collect I use. Only reason I've got this thread open is to keep up to date with retroid's possible fuckups. Once the RP5 ships I'm out.As to why people collect things, some people just like having the newest thing, they could also like to show off their handheld collection to other collectors, or they for some reason have decided to apply a hoarder mentality to chink handhelds. Which, even in light of any incoming tariffs, is dumb as hell.
>oogling the gkd pixel for many months because it's that perfect pocketable size between the trimui smart and the miyoo mini>$110 plus tip for PS1 tops because meme aluminium premium case>finally, after all this time, someone is making a held in that size>it's fucking szdiierjokes on you I already got my shart and it just werks.
>>11382654I'm there. $200-$300 chinkhelds are way too flawed for the price point, keeps me from buying them.
>>11382536I was going through a ton of handhelds (buying and then selling to justify trying newer handheld) until I got my RG ARC. Now I'm just waiting for an ARC+ or whatever and I'm set.
>>11382718>I was going through a ton of handhelds (buying and then selling to justify trying newer handheld)this is totally fine tho. i mean even having a million of these things is fine, but the meme is>guy who has a bookshelf filled with handhelds he never useswhich doesn't apply to you if you have a small rotation that you're consistently trading off. for me though i'd prefer something constant so i don't have to keep doing the initial setup over and over again. i can do that once a year max before i'd want to just go back to playing on my modded wii and nothing else
>>11382683>jokes on you I already got my shart and it just werks.The brick?
>>11382612Variable Refresh RateIt's not a total deal breaker but I guess if you're constantly playing new games that the Deck probably shouldn't be running without a locked framerate it'll cause issues
>>11382575And you're coping instead of just accepting that you were wrong and lost and need to kneel to that anon and APOLOGIZE.Joey LOST.
>>11382751oh no no no no, jewybros???
>>11382732No, the trimui smart. The screen is tiny, but I can see well enough what I'm planning to play on it anyway. I use it for pinball and other quick burst type games like Cave Noire.
>>11382751i miss when 4chan didnt suck the manufacturer cockgo make a plate of food sergeant chef russ
According to RetroHandhelds, Anbernic plans on selling the RG406H for $167, with the 72 hour pre-order window allowing people to grab it for $10 off. It could be a decent get if it werent for the fact that D-pad is on the bottom. Also the fact that its trailing behind the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro in terms of specs.
Hello everybody, Russ from retro games corp here.
>>11382817Cry harder Jewy, Retroid is not going to send you anymore free stuff, so you better get on your knees and beg
>>11382825I could believe he actually did something in the navy
>>11382825>named People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive'what did he mean by this?
>>11382825Russ couldn't go to Yemen- he's an analyst
>>11381748that's nothing compared to chinks selling repackaged old phone SoCs and screens for $200
>>11382859At least the screens are significantly higher quality and the chips aren't stuck on SNES and GBA. Better d-pads too. They're completely fucked once Taki reveals the MiSTerheld.
>>11379419Can't you get an attachment to make the grip better? I remember my friend having one for his DS so I can't imagine there isn't a good option for PSP Go.
>>11382869>They're completely fucked once Taki reveals the MiSTerheldI hope so. But right now they're the only game in town mobile FPGA wise. Chinks have no excuse for charging a premium for phone hardware that is generations old just because it has buttons on it.
>>11379785Somebody had to do it and I'm just glad it wasn't me.I just wish I could find a form-factor hardcase for my RG28XX, all the ones on Ali are too fucking big.
>>11382821I still don't understand how one is supposed to use that d-pad there.>>11382889Might as well buy the official on Ali, it's cheap.
>>11382891What are you talking about? Anbernic's official Aliexpress store only sells them WITH an RG28XX for an additional $12. All the other Aliexpress stores sell this shit.
>>11382898I would just put mine in a sock with some foam
>>11382902I want a hard case to protect it. I already have a glasses case from the dollar store that it fits into, keeping it dust free, but not damage free. There's nothing available on Aliexpress that's form factor and doesn't double the fucking thickness.
>>11382907not him but isn't the hardware in question like $50? not saying that's nothing, but it's not like you're gonna be using it in 5 years or that the screen getting busted is gonna break the bank to replace
>>11382898https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006944396942.htmlRandom guys sell official nig cases occasionally too, though I can't find 28xx's on the "Find similar" button right now.
>>11382915Stop talking out of your damn ass and telling me what I'm likely going to be doing with my property, just because your illiterate ass consumes mindlessly doesn't mean everyone else does. I literally only upgraded my Galaxy S9 last year because it was no longer supported by modern titles, but still fucking use it with a phone controller for shits and giggles when I don't want to drain my new phone's battery/get interrupted with a phone call and having to juggle the game with answering.
>>11382927not reading all that, and my condolences to your parents for whatever weapons-grade autism you ended up with
>>11382921Thank you. But it looks like the official case is still way too thick. I don't need half the case to have an extra pocket for accessories and cables and shit, if only that was cut to half its height by removing the useless top half's space and just having a flat front like a zip-up lunch box. I want the case to literally fit the RG28XX and nothing else.
>>11382927BASED uses his hardwareuntililitdies anti consumer! What's a good usb-c controller?>>11382930>Not reading that, nigga>Read the whole thing
>>11382930You're the one fabricating predicted scenarios like a dementoid, dude.
>>11382934Well, good luck finding something like that, the space is also there to protect the screen from impact. It's two 28xxs thick, not bad at all.
>>11382936nothing in my reply indicates i read anything beyond the first sentence.>>11382937i just asked why you feel the need to get a hard case for a cheap chinese android phone with buttons. no need to chimp out for a paragraph and a half.
>>11382936>What's a good usb-c controller?None, too be honest, unless a company managed to make a decent one for your specific phone model. It's better to use bluetooth controllers to be honest when phone gaming.If I cared about any input lag/issues, I wouldn't be playing a video game on a phone to begin with, but I've never noticed any issues with my Ipega.
>>11382942>I don't understand why... someone would want to protect... something that I consider to be fragileIt is a mystery.
>>11382946>it is a mysteryactually no because when i asked, you got assmad immediately and went on the defensive
>>11382946Fragile like you I suppose
>>11382942Your post suggests you did read it but got frustrated formulating a response.
>>11382951No it doesn't. You're just buttmad he didn't read your sperg post.
>>11382949You're not very literate, are ya?
>>11382951>"your post is stupid, and you sound autistic">a reply indicating severe investment and frustrationpick one>>11382959no i just didn't read your reply beyond the part when you got lost in buzzwords about consumerism. you seem deeply maddened by this
>>11382921>First review>"So big I could fit two RG28XX's in there!"
>>11382965Put your bottle of ass cream in the top portion
>>11382964>You're not very literate, are ya?>no
>>11382965Yes. I just told you that.
>>11382970that's not what you told him tho.
>>11382973You're still here?
>>11382974im still here.
>>11382859>repackaged old phone SoCs and screens for $200Still outclasses the pocket
What do I get if I already have a TSP?
I have a spare Pixel 3a laying around which comes out at 4.1" or rather 5.0" for displaying 4:3, respectively 16:9 content. I briefly checked emulation performance with F-Zero GX and ootb it is not nearly close enough to 100% emulation speed to enjoy it. So maybe it can run some 30fps titles with the right settings but my focus is on 5th gen and below anyways.So should I get a telescopic controller for it like the G8 or a dedicated device like the 40XX H? Both would run me about 50$. Do the analog sticks on the 40XX H still have the typical Anbernig angle snapping which makes them pretty much useless or they fixed it? Is the D-Pad the same as on the V model?
I can't wait for us to be done praising the rp5 so we can start praising the odin 2 portal as the best device ever made.
>>11383001Something smaller/weaker than a TSP for on the go
>>11383091I can't wait until Ayn shills here pretend it's microsized compared to their boogeyman.
>>11383091What I don't understand is how anyone can buy an android handheld expecting ps2 to be good, when there's no emulator in active development. Like GameCube and Wii I get because of dolphin, but the rp4 pro runs dolphin very well so why even upgrade?
>>11383194What's the best way to emulate PS2 then anon?
>>11383194NetherSX2 and an Android port of PCSX2 are both in active development. That said, outside of some memes like Dirge of Cerberus, AetherSX2 already ended in a good state anyways.
>>11383213The only platform with active PS2 emulation development. The origin of the code those Android apps stole.
>>11383020>Do the analog sticks on the 40XX H still have the typical Anbernig angle snapping which makes them pretty much useless or they fixed it?muOS adopted Gamma's fix, I think the last public Knulli version still lacks it.
>>11383217>portYou mean mashed together stolen code being translated to arm by a retard Not a single person has ever played through an entire ps2 game on any of these shits
>>11383213'Eck and this is the objective truthYou can even use the touchpads for pressure sensitive buttons
NITRX posted some photos of a "MARK 1 Handheld" with a 4:3 screen and a Snapdragon Gen 1. I don't know what brand this is or how big the screen size is, but this really is more of what I wanted from the RP Mini and even the RG406H.
>>11383465Those are literally PS Vita buttons. Almost looks like a DIY handheld.
https://youtu.be/LbiWobObxyI?si=lkkNulETf3iN0WL1Does anyone else give shit away? Russ has his "auctions", Jewy sells his free review units on his discord, but this bumbling fuck has given out three or four random anbernic handhelds so far this year.
>>11383465k keep me posted but unironicallyim not too hot on the 406h
>>11383465nigga that is a phone
>>11383465I don't know where the inline shoulder nostalgia is coming from, it sucks.
Every single mid-range handheld has a significant downside that makes it not worth getting. Literally the only thing that makes sense is to get a sub $50 shitter like the MM+ and then the Deck. If the RP5 had proper linux instead of this dual boot shit and more power it might have been the one but it was not to be.
>>11379439ARK lets you change the UMD video region which is fun if you're autistic. I prefer the interface of PRO but they have most of the same features. ARK is probably better.
>>11383542RH works for anbernic its why they know specs, prices and everything else before anyone elseThey each get sent multiple of the same device when it launches so they "auction" them
Toys are better than handhelds
>>11382571Imagine if the chinks started selling tablets with preloaded sd cards like that with discographies of jav/pornGet on on it chang, I'd buy one
>buy rp5>only play master systemwhoops. what would be a good dedicated master system machine?
I got an rg40xxv for the 11/11 sale. First chink handheld for me
>>11383754game gear
>buy quantum computer>only play spacewarwhoops. what would be a good dedicated PDP-1 machine?
>>11383754RG Arc obviously.
>>11383567This, the r36s hits harder than several handhelds that cost quite a bit more than it. I just got a miyoo a30 and it’s good but not as good as the r36s and it cost more. It’s a different form factor I see myself having it in my pocket if I were at like the doctors office or something. They definitely have their place. My vita can’t play sonic adventures but it can play mgs2.
>>11383823is it true powkiddy, odroid and whoever makes the r36 are the same company?
anything with PSP form factor that plays PS2?
>>11383829>wowshittyI hope not, although I don’t really care, it’s well built and emulates games damn good for the price. It’s already given me the 27 dollars I paid for it many times over in just a month.
Anyone with 4chan-x knows why I don't get (you)s when I should?
>>11382446>battery drains like a linux device while sleepingmy linux device drains 0% a day because it makes a savestate when i hit the power button and loads it when i press it again
Just ordered a RP5, did I fuck up? Only other device I have is a TSP, but it struggles with some PSP games and N64. I'd get the RG556 or R406V but I'd also like to run Linux on it.
>>11383904I don't think so, most issues will get solved eventually, see the rp4 pro. Hopefully you post pics and your review in time.
>>11383829The r36s is the successor to the r35s. Which is a clone of a powkiddy device.>OdroidFuck no. Those guys are korean. And they were the first to use the rk3326 in handhelds until miyoo cloned it with the rk2020, kickstarting clones from anbernic, powkiddy and gameforce
>still the budget kingKNEEL!
>>11383862Use XT, X has been broken for years.
>>11383569There's a plugin available for both Pro and (L)ME which does the same. The only somewhat realistic use case is watching JAV porn or playing officially released porn games for the PSP (as UMD videos to workaround the "no porn games allowed on the PSP" requirement) because neither Vita nor emulators support video/audio/mixed-mode UMDs.captcha: aywoo
>>11382263The Vita uses original PSP hardware too (the only part of it that matters, that is MIPS CPU), and its PS Vita TV counterpart natively supports not only DS3, but DS4 too. Literally all it needs isa) HDMI cable to a TV,b) USB port on said TV or nearby to power it from (using a third party USB charging cable for the PSP - yes, the PSP) andc) USB cable to a controller in order to sync and charge it.
Bros give it to me straight like pear cider that's made from 100% pears, how newbie friendly / idiot proof is the RP4 Pro?If it's my first of these and I follow some install guides will I be able to play NES to PS1 / N64 and maybe some Gamecube with minimal bullshit?
>>11384092installing emulators and putting the right roms in is the easy part. It's just android and you should have a phone too which is the same. The hard part is just setting up an emulation frontend so you dont need to tap on each emulator on the screen and there's guides for that.
>>11381728you could get a Poco and add a comtroller
>>11384092>Bros give it to me straight like pear cider that's made from 100% pears, how newbie friendly / idiot proof is the RP4 Pro?Not very, but none of these things are.>If it's my first of these and I follow some install guidesYou're already better off than most people by being able to follow instructions. Even better if you have previous RA experience. >will I be able to play NES to PS1 / N64 and maybe some Gamecube with minimal bullshit?Higher end emulation will never be as good as it is on x86, but Dolphin is the least shit it gets, you'll be fine.
>>11383965Dpad simply cannot do diagonals at all thoughbeit
>just usss the same shit you can get on windows/linuxOpenemu is right there russ. Wtf
>2027>the chingoo A320 still hasn't been surpassed Sad
>>11384153Huh
>>11382536i just have a rgb30, r36s, rg nano and 2 r36maxes
>>11384092Download emulator, put sd card with games in unit, set emulator's rom file to sd folder. If you can use a phone, you can use this.The hardest part is getting one of the ps2 emulators working, but you can just Google for the installation files instead of manually doing the shit in each guide.
not sure if this is the right thread but I've been using my quest 3 in bed with a ps5 controller for the last week and I gotta say this thing works pretty fucking great for emulators.
>>11384153Been there with the ips rs97/rgplus, done that with the v90 (Not by much)
just ordered an RG505 and I've been doing some research on GammaOS, apparently it's actually pretty buggy and hasn't been updated in like a year there are a lot of people on discord and reddit complaining about wifi issues, sleep mode crashing issues, performance mode apparently can crash the entire system unless you unplug the battery, Bluetooth audio issues, etc so is GammaOS really worth a damn? should I just keep it stock, replace the default frontend with Daijisho and setup my own emulators?
>>11384308Gamma's great when it works, but gives you a headache when it fucks up. You have 505, so you should fuckup less.>Sleep issuesDon't set a lock screen password and this shouldn't happen
>>11384312what about the rest? some people have reported crashing on performance mode, Anbernic themselves fixed the cardinal snapping issue with software updates so besides that, better performance is the only thing I'm interested, but apparently that doesn't even works well >inb4 you should've get a RP3+I only paid $97 for my RG505
Perfection.
>>11384330>Anbernic themselves fixed the cardinal snapping issue with software updatesThey did? Pretty sure the T820 line is still fucked besides the 406v (and presumably H), so that'd be silly.
>>11384336Too minimalist
>>11384343one of the latest updates, v1.23 I think, mostly fixed it, it now behaves almost the same as GammaOS
>>11384336
>>11384336The dpads look like typical powkiddy trash
>>11384382How? They're literally just the one's from the dslite's. Powkiddy uses dslite like memebranes, but the actual dpads tend to be too thin, making it flush with the device.
>>11384406They look bigger and skinnier than that, but if they are ds lite, that's the worst dpad of all the DS models, if you don't count the 2ds
>>11384423>2dsI know exactly what you're talking about. It literally feels like I'm not even pressing it. It's at least good for platformers/sidescrollers, but sucks for everything else I tried.
>>11379419The pretty small penis is just a terrible handheld all around
>>1138415918+ lad
>>11384092If you're following guides you'll be fine. But I do find android to be more of a hassle to setup than the linux devices. The anibernigs are turn on and ready to go. On android you gotta set up a front end like daijisho or emulation station and they always feel like you're using a phone with a mask on, rather than a dedicated device.
>>11384548>emulation station feels like you're using a phone with a mask on, rather than a dedicated deviceAndroid with a decent frontend is genuinely 1000x better than any custom OS on a lowend device that can barely handle PS1/N64. Unless realizing that your device runs on FOSS would piss you off for some reason. It's also nice being able to want to play a game and download the rom directly onto your device rather than heading over to your desk and loading it up on a microSD.
>>11384548How is Emulation Station on Android any different from something like JELOS on an Anbernig? I swear you people are never satisfied even when Android finally gets an option that's the same exact thing.
>>11384548>and they always feel like you're using a phone with a mask on, rather than a dedicated device.>Screen lock>NoneThere you go
bit weird how wonderswan color got 20 hours of battery life off a single AA battery while the original gba got only 15 hours off of 2 AA batteries innit
>>11384739No? Hardware power draw varies depending on hardware. I do miss the days of 15-20 hours of battery time on a pair of AA batteries though. Fucking shitty, rechargeable battery packs are awful.
>>11384750well of course, but the reason I think it's weird is>nintendo realistically had a waaay bigger r&d budget>the wonderswan color released earlier (admittedly not a full year or or more earlier)>although the gba was technically more powerful, the wsc still had pretty comparable grafx in the endand the wsc got nearly 2.7x as much life out of a single aa batery. i dunno desu, I think the wsc was just a much smarter designed piece of kit and a bit of a marvel in general.
405m was one of the best looking devices so it's such a shame 406h is ugly ass
I haven't seen any information about this, so I figured I'd ask. Specifically I have an Analogue Pocket, but I'm sure this question can apply generally. Since the Pocket and a lot of these handhelds have two speakers, are Game Boy games actually outputting stereo sound? I know normally the Game Boy only uses stereo from the headphone jack.
>>11384807It's outputting mono from 2 speakers.
>>11384798I'm of the opposite opinion tbdesu. My beef is just that the speakers are still downfiring and d-pad is still in the wrong location.
>>11384798>make a device with a metal shell >also don't even bother to add anything to dissipate heat, not even thermal pastelol, lmao even
>>11384820That's why metal chinkhelds suck, if you bridge the chip the shell gets too hot.
I just bought the trimui brick...
RP5bros it's over before it even began to ship...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcjdwIPSGak
>>11384872Is bro really using ai? People afraid to use their real voice in a review now?
>>11384872I'm not watching 12 minutes of that slop. What did they say?
>>11383560>I don't know where the inline shoulder nostalgia is coming fromDunno how accurate this is as I've heard it in passing, but apparently in-line shoulder buttons are popular is Asia, especially China.
>>11384063I didn't know there was a plugin for other CFW, but I see it was made fairly recently using code from ARK. Neat.
>>11384875A lot of chinks use English AI voices
>>11383560Does the og gba count as in line shoulders? Most comfy shoulders for me
>>11384973Why would their own criticize the rp5?
>>11384897Barely any difference in emulation between RP4Pro and RP5.
>>11384978They shit on their own companies WAY more than anyone else does. A lot of times, to the deisgner's faces. Hell, that's max zhou's whole m.o
>>11381162https://a.co/d/9PFKDduCould go with a controller clip like this if you've already got an Xbox controller. I'm sure they make them for PS controllers as well.
>>11384993kek this. the chink side of this "community" is so much funnier and less soi.
>>11384984That seems to match this guy's tests. Gamecube shows big gains but ps2 is nominal. Strange since I see a lot of people saying rp5 is good for ps2, but I don't see the same for rp4pro.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8laRK2-xg
>>11385002Snapdragon chips have better drivers and better compatibility with emulators, which is why PS2 does better on the 5.
>>11385002>Strange since I see a lot of people saying rp5 is good for ps2, but I don't see the same for rp4pro.I think it's because when the RP4 released, people were autistically focused on the handful of meme games like Dirge of Cerberus that kept it from reaching 100% PS2 coverage. By the time RP5 arrived, people had mostly just accepted it, and with fresh eyes they could see 99% PS2 coverage is still pretty fucking good.
>>11385021It's funny how every game that Jewy ran in his test video that had problems also had those same problems on the Odin 2 Mini. Anyone saying these devices can't do PS2 is retarded and ignoring that it's just an issue with the emulator now.
>>11379385Anticipated expiration is June next year.
>tried portmasterready to run games didn't open>tried crossmixdidn't have fucking anything useful and kept giving me errors trying to update firmwareGuess it will be stock TSP ui then.
>>113850024pro runs most ps2 except the usual suspects just like it runs most gc except rogue 3.
absolutely retroided
>>11385068Crossmix has Portmaster integrated into it. What sort of issues did you have, Anon?
>>11385167crossmix gave me the update request yet wouldn't get the green update bar. portmaster simply doesn't open on 80% of the games, ready to run or not.
https://youtu.be/ecyWy1bP2HA?si=KlbkI9eEkf4kCMi9
>>11385176Sounds like you might have a corrupted install. Knulli is a thing but I think you have to pay for it?
my rp5 just shipped. can't wait to get it, realize i hate it, and flip it on ebay because im retroided.
>>11384092Don't buy Android devices. The emulators are nearly always out of date or not developed, it's a much bigger hassle to get stuff slapped onto it, they perform worse than the Linux handhelds, and they force you to deal with the Android side of things in general.Linux devices are drag and drop, or if they're formatted to ext4 it's going into your Network connection, providing a password to the device, and then dragging and dropping if you're not on Linux.
>>11385226But you can play gacha
>>11385232Unless you are spending hundreds you're not playing gacha that is actually enjoyable.
>>11384092Buy Android devices. The emulators are nearly never out of date or not developed, it's a much smaller hassle to get stuff slapped onto it, they perform better than the Linux handhelds, and they give you the privilege of dealing with the Android side of things in general.Linux devices are drag and drop-out, or if they're formatted to ext4 you're just fucked, providing a password to China, and then dragging and dropping-out if you're not on Linux.
>>11385235You underestimate my time
>>11383838
>>11385216meh I think it's better for me to just stick to retro games.
>>11385226There isn't even anything on the market with half the performance running (ARM) Linux. No, not even that Gamewhatever RK3588 you can't buy anymore anyway.
Take any Game Boy Camera photos lately?
>>11384371>>11384382It's the Dingoo A320, predates PowKiddy by maybe a decade>>11385263This would be cute if it were real. Like the A330
>>11385273>Dingoo A320Neat. Any successor that's in the candy bar / GBA Micro form factor but with more modern power and availability?
>>11385276Trimui Model S is probably the closest to Game Boy Micro size, but there's also the Miyoo A30 and RG280XX which are newer
>>11385068The games you’re probably trying to run require 32bit libs. The smart pro doesn’t support those.
>>11384371>>11385048It's a TRANSformer.
>>11385268Why can't the sd 8 gen2 run Linux?
Couple of threads back someone mentioned what a premium Powkiddy device would look like. I made too many. Might make a separate thread for AI concepts for retro use peripherals handhelds and such. If there's interest..
>>11384079Just get a ps3 at that point.
>>11384984tell me something I don't knowthis was known the moment the SoC was announced, people bought it for the OLED, because of hoarding or because they didn't have a R4P4 in the first place.
>>11385363You might try >>>/v/dall-e
Hell yeah
Well, I finally caved and bought a deck. It's very nice desu. It was fun setting everything up the past few days.
>>11379375What's the best controller for an android? A wireless Bluetooth controller or something like picrel?
>>11385562joycon-like gamepads are only good if they're USB-C for low latency
>>11383932I will, though I just received my TRIMUI SMART PRO, and I'm kind of disappointed to be honest. Like it's pretty decent in terms of what you get (I paid 40 euros for it with a 64gb microSD). But Mario64 has FPS drops on first stage and has shitty audio, so I'm not even going to bother with the N64 stuff. PS1 games are good and so is GBA, but I feel like I might as well have gotten a more comfy handheld for that like a Miyoo Mini which had less buggy software or anbernig 35XXPLUS. PSP Final Fantasy WOTL and Tactics Ogre also ran like shit. Oh and the triggers feel like crap too, way too stiff.
>>11385582You need CrossMix OS for Vulkan for the TrimUI Smart Pro then Mario 64 is full speed. And quite a few psp games.
>>11385582Me again>>11385597Ignore emulating Mario 64. Get the Portmaster port it runs very well at full 720p.
>>11385602>>11385597This was both running crossmix, though not with vulkan I might try that too.
>>11385616Yeah you really need to run Vulkan for playable N64/PSP on TrimUI Smart Pro.
>>11385375PSP emulation on PSP is bad and there is no Vita compatibility at all
Looks like only the people who ordered the day the RP5 went up are getting their consoles shipped anytime soon.
>>11385637You'll get it by the new year, chinese new year.
Do they still make and sell Dingoo A320?
okay i have both a tsp and a r36sI think i played my r36s a SHIT ton more than my tsp even tho my tsp mogs the 36s in every department, controls, power, feel, comfort.. BUT pocketability was better on the 36s. I want to pick up another handheld that has better controls than the 36s but pocketable and mobile. is the sp the answer or the v40? any other suggestions. I think i prefer verticals. also i know psp won't be doable so I just need it to run ps1 and gba and as a bonus ds
Wtf is a tsp
>>11385730Tablespoon
>>11385730trimui smart pro
>>11385360Poor Linux support I'm guessing, going by how Rocknix won't touch it.>>11385725SP's okay (presuming newer batch with new buttons) but a little thick for skinny jeans people.
>>11382486Absolutely not. OLED Deck is better in every conceivable way but here's your (you)
>>11385637>got 16bit because I like it>thought I'd get it earlier because they'd run out of GC ones because of muh nostalgia>turns out they'll just be making more of and shipping those first because of demand>same thing with blacks because of muh russ black border meme
>>11385782Value's not great yet. Also those sound interference issues, don't know if they sorted it yet.
I don't need it... I don't need it...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfcP4HquhLo
would you buy it?
>>11385802Consider
>>11385802>left stick wrong spotYou fucking idiot.
>>11385802>>11385806You can already buy gimped UMPCs right now. Go buy them. Do it.
>>11385271Yes, but I can't upload in incognito in Firefox.Gameboy Camera is really fun, I sometimes think about getting those mod kits that let you add other lenses
>late 2024>STILL no nomad-esque chonky-boy handheld with big-size 4:3 screen and high powered CPU + long battery life and full size d-pad + buttons
>>11385851That fuckhuge 4:3 Rockshit never came out, did it?
tfw no 4:3 steamdeck
>>11385858I believe you're thinking of the TJD T80 and I'm not sure. Supposedly it did but I haven't seen any actual hands-on reviews. The price might have been lowered to $199 on some models? Thing is probably vaporware.
Alright guys what is the best handheld to get if I simply want to play retro games up to the 5th gen but most just 2D style pixel games? Going to guess its Vita right?
fictional handhelds that would never get made general?
>>11385881N64 and Saturn emulation on Vita is a no-show
Endgame is still MM+ and Deck, everything in the middle sucks
>>11385881RP2S>Verification not required.
>>11385912>MM+The TrimUI Brick is the vertislop to get now.
>>11385926It's not even out yet thoughbeit, but I agree that it could dethrone the MM+ if the OS is good enough
>>11385851https://youtu.be/cvGszXKzO9M
>>11385618Eh still on vulkan audio stutters and cutscenes do as well. Mario 64 is a bit better but really not playable for me. I think I'll just get something for GBA / PS1, and just use my Retroid Pocket 5 when I get it for N64/DC etc. So far I'm really not digging the TSP.
Finally... a vertislop for us southpaws...
>>11385936>ezgif>.jpg>for a screenshot/printscreen...What ARE you doing?
I noticed a small white dot in the middle of the screen on my PSP, I think it's a dead pixel. It's over
>>11385953Yeah, replace the screen.
>>11385953Try the dead pixel application, sometimes it can be unstuck
>>11385802>no touchpadsno buy
>>11386015what if vita style rear touchpads
>>11386070there's good reason few games used thatplus on the deck there's already buttons there
>>11385562Gamesir s8 usb>>11385597Vulkan was added by the acutal shartui devs, nothing to do with cross.>>11385721Fuck no. The company that bought the rights doesn't even exist anymore, much less the original
Anyone test the yakuza psp games on the TSP?
>>11386140>POW KIDDY LOVElittle on the nose innit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPzgxx0UBns>Evidence of a new unusual gaming handheld has surfaced online. Sporting a 4:3 and 4.8-inch display, the Mark1 also utilises one of Qualcomm's recent high-end Snapdragon 8 series chipsets. As a result, the Mark1 should challenge popular Android gaming handhelds like the Retroid Pocket 5 and AYN Odin2.
>>11386153>4:3>4.8 inch screen>Snapdragon 8 Gen 1Is this the 4:3 king people have been waiting for?
>>11383705All game playing machines are toys.
>>11386140>tfw ordered mine yesterday without knowing that this code existedfuck...
>>11386140I'm tempted, but every time I hear someone bring up TSP is to complain a port doesn't work. Also need to know if the gameboy slang shaders are working on Vulkan.
>>11385985Bleh, so be it. I use it to emulate anyway, if I really wanted a good experience I'd use original hard.>>11386005Will try! Thanks
Wait, trimui is powkiddy?
>>11386228No, Powkiddy sells devices from other devices sometimes. They have the Miyoo Mini Plus too.
>>11386228Nah, they sell other companies' shit sometimes. Powkiddy could only hope to achieve half the care.
>>11386140Why is it more expensive for me? Even without taxes it's 5$ more expensive.
>>11381591>leeching off of eurosBased but don't come to America there are too many already doing this
>>11382465What tape is that even? Doesn't look like polyimide tape
>>11382679Same, started bringing my steam deck to work but the man is keeping me down and they told me not to take my lunch break in my cubicle playing it. Wagie wagie
Cat:meCatnip:white steam deck
>>11386321If you become a boiler operator you can whip out your deck any time on the job, but you'll be in a potentially hazardous environment.
>Decided to add some romhacks and translation patches to my system yesterday.>This leads me to decide that my folder has become a bit cluttered and I want to sort it so I know what's a hack, a translation patch, or a PAL version I only use for RetroAchievements.>So now I spend like 30 minutes editing the gameslist.xml file for that system to properly redirect everything.>Then leads me down a rabbit hole of thinking I need to do this for all the systems.>Then I realize several of the translation patches, undubs, or hacks I have aren't being picked up by RA despite being being proper ones so then I have to go through a wild goose chase of patching stuff manually.>Then I notice some of the regular stuff I have also isn't being picked up despite having sets so now I have to go back through all the systems again double-checking when stuff isn't showing the badge that it has achievements.>Then I also realize how FBNeo works so get obsessed about that because I thought MAME was the only way to do that.>Spend the entire day sorting like 26 systems of gamesWell, at least I have stuff futureproofed for my Steam Deck down the line.
>>11383838Odin 2 Mini
So do no sandisk sd cards work with the R36s or what
>phone gamers
Pokemon Unbound not working on TSP for some reason, it works fine on MGBA on windows.
good morning i hate handhelds
new bread?
I'm heavily considering the lenovo legion go, is there anything I should know before I buy or is it the best z1 extreme option for 500 dollars?I would get the deck but it doesn't even have wifi 6 and the pricepoint for the oled models that do make it no longer worth it.
>d-pad in wrong location>speakers firing in wrong direction>literally have an rp5 on its way to me as we speak>still can't help but think the rg406h looks really coolfuck off, max. im not buying any more of your shit until the arc+.
>>11386647Personally, I'm waiting until the claw 2, the go 2, and acer's shit to come out. But I already got a deck so I don't mind waiting.
>>11386649Why? I might be interested when it gets a price slash for GB scaling, but when the screen gets mogged -that- bad?
"in-depth review" in under 24 hours from receiving itlmfao
>>11379451yet another psp go with a screen devolving into pissmany such caseshopefully one day we can fix this shit, especially on the DS systems
>>11379846>'eck showing off your fat ugly facekek
>>11386709why are 'eckards like that?
>>11380763deck and it's not even close
>>11386316it's special dpad tape
>>11385782it's not a good oledcolor fringing issues and such
>>11386724Would've been funny if you shopped "-shipped" next to the others
>>11385557damn there really is a fringing problem on the oled. that white on black text looks awful
>>11386724that's not under $300 anon
>>11386743exclude sanic and the kike tax and it is
>>11386748it says $322.98 for the 'eck before tax????
>>11386209I have a TSP and can only sing praises for it really. Everything I want to play works flawlessly.Ports are a funny one anyways I don't get the moaning as Portmaster isn't officially supported on TSP yet.But given they're all linux shit I'm sure it'll get there.
>>11386707Well, little man opportunism aside it is just a Cube with 406v parts, there's really nothing to say except any newfound issues.>>11386754Can you comment on the shaders? Namely gameboy, gameboy-pocket and gameboy-color-dot-matrix.
>>11386769I can't sadly, not used any.
>>11386750look at the discount retard
between the retroid pocket 2s and 3+, which is more powerful?
>>113867823+. 2S has better sticks and analog triggers.
>>113867823+ is about 10% stronker on the CPU side so almost the same there, but about 30% stronger on GPU side.
>>11386754>Ports are a funny one anyways I don't get the moaning as Portmaster isn't officially supported on TSP yet.As a TSP owner, I am frustrated with the Portmaster people effectively dropping "PORTMASTER IS NOT SUPPORTED, LOL!" whenever the TSP is brought up. Why announce "Beta support" for the TSP and have a bunch of games listed as TSP playable on the website when the devs are so wishy washy on actually supporting it?
>>11386783>>11386785ill keep my 3+ then. My main issue is that I hate the 4 face buttons. too stiff and tall`
>>11386786I don't know why it isn't supported anyways, it's all the same linux shit.
Niche request, but one thing that really fucking pisses me off about retroids is the USB implementation doesn't support DAC dongles. They would make pretty damn good PMPs with a dongle + jamesdsp otherwise. Did they ever fix that for the 4 pro and 5?
Man, these android shits would be unusable for me without termuxYou can even build sm64 right on the device
The Powkiddy X28 walked so the Retroid Pocket 5 could run.
Turns out the fucking bastards at ValueVillage separated the controller from the handheld to try to maximize profits, but to my ultimate benefit because the stupid pricers in the back also added like five extra micro-USB and VGA cables not knowing what went with what.
BRICK REVIEWS WHEN I NEED TO KNOW WHETHER TO GET IT OR TO GET THE MM+
>page 9>>>11387060>>>11387060>>>11387060
>>11385627psp is not powerful enough to emulate psp games
