Retro handheld manufacturer Anbernic has announced the launch date for its upcoming handheld, the RG405V. As the device's naming suggests, it is a vertically-oriented device with the same specs as the RG405M that launched earlier this year. This means that the Unisoc Tiger T618 chip that powers it will run up to Gamecube games fine, with PS2 emulation being title-dependent at best. The Anbernic RG405V will be available to purchase as from September 4th and will sell at a discounted $130 for a limited (unspecified) period of time, after which will cost $138. Keep an eye out for our official review to learn more about the handheld!

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[Andy2001]

Dude, these things are honestly just unnecessary landfill. Ive never seen anybody actually using these things for an extended period of time. Love it or hate it but its true

 

[Manurocker95]

No T618 console runs Cube games "fine". Most of them will more or less work but you can see many benchmarks on YT where games like Mario Sunshine, Pokémon Colosseum and many others stay at 21-24fps with huge drops... At this point I would get a 405M rather than the vertical version. It's more portable and has the same exact performance

Dude, these things are honestly just unnecessary landfill. Ive never seen anybody actually using these things for an extended period of time. Love it or hate it but its true

I've been playing my 351MP for some time now and I can say this is not actually an unnecessary landfill. In my case, Steam Deck is too big to carry it on the train and stuff (it's actually not so portable); I don't really want to go with my Switch lite as it's not hacked and I can't play retro stuff; and these consoles are way more comfy than any smartphone (I'm an iPhone user anyway). These consoles are not meant for playing during an extend period but during short periods (bus, train, flights...). I will probably wait for the retroid pocket 4 to replace my current Anbernic.

 

[dragonmaster]

save yourself the trouble with low end cpu and buy a steam deck

 

[SylverReZ]

save yourself the trouble with low end cpu and buy a steam deck

At least its better than nothing. If you want a low-cost handheld on the go, it sounds like the best choice.

 

[dragonmaster]

At least its better than nothing. If you want a low-cost handheld on the go, it sounds like the best choice.

From my experience its a never ending cycle, you will find something not working properly , you will be teased to buy another cheap chinese handheld and before you know it you would spend the same money as a used steam deck with none the functionality...

 

[zoogie]

Once these little retro handhelds can emulate a 3ds well, they'll have my full attention.
The T618 consoles are getting pretty close.

 

[eternal]

Yeah I didnt want the Steam deck cause its too dang big, so I settled for the AYN Odin which is about 6" screen size or less.
It plays ps2 games and below just fine, and I can stream from my desktop for other stuff. But yeah definitely want to upgrade.
Anything less power than the Odin would probably good for someone younger, maybe someone on a budget who really only cares about retro-retro type games, or maybe you just something super small form factor like this.

 

[Flame]

Once these little retro handhelds can emulate a 3ds well, they'll have my full attention.
The T618 consoles are getting pretty close.

how soon™ tho?

 

[Noctosphere]

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Retro handheld manufacturer Anbernic has announced the launch date for its upcoming handheld, the RG405V. As the device's naming suggests, it is a vertically-oriented device with the same specs as the RG405M that launched earlier this year. This means that the Unisoc Tiger T618 chip that powers it will run up to Gamecube games fine, with PS2 emulation being title-dependent at best. The Anbernic RG405V will be available to purchase as from September 4th and will sell at a discounted $130 for a limited (unspecified) period of time, after which will cost $138. Keep an eye out for our official review to learn more about the handheld!

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130 instead of 138?
what a bargain

 

[LeNoobio]

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Retro handheld manufacturer Anbernic has announced the launch date for its upcoming handheld, the RG405V. As the device's naming suggests, it is a vertically-oriented device with the same specs as the RG405M that launched earlier this year. This means that the Unisoc Tiger T618 chip that powers it will run up to Gamecube games fine, with PS2 emulation being title-dependent at best. The Anbernic RG405V will be available to purchase as from September 4th and will sell at a discounted $130 for a limited (unspecified) period of time, after which will cost $138. Keep an eye out for our official review to learn more about the handheld!

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good job, now I want to play Wind Waker yet again <.<

 

[RichardTheKing]

save yourself the trouble with low end cpu and buy a steam deck

Except that, from the photo, this handheld actually does have Nintendo's button layout (X on top, B below), unlike the Steam Deck and its competitors, which makes playing it feel more natural for long-time Nintendo gamers like myself.

My only real gripe with this handheld is that it doesn't feature a second touchscreen or stylus, meaning I can't really emulate DS games like the Ranger trilogy on it.

 

[DragonMals]

This looks good, but I have other means of emulating these games... I got a whole PC to play them all. I dunno the state of Ps3/Xbox 360 games though... I want to play Katamari Forever or some other games on my PC again....

 

[Marc_LFD]

That's kinda cool, but my phone plays GCN games fine so I just use a controller if I want.

 

[Spider_Man]

Though I own a steam deck, this device does look pretty cool even if it just emulated nintendo consoles upto the cube.

The screen definitely like a mini GameCube Pocket (surprised nintendo haven't actually milked that idea to shit like they did holding portable gaming back as long as they did with the endless versions of gameboy)

 

[Marc_LFD]

The screen definitely like a mini GameCube Pocket (surprised nintendo haven't actually milked that idea to shit like they did holding portable gaming back as long as they did with the endless versions of gameboy)

They could have gone with purple, the nostalgic color of GCN than a transparent purple-ish.

Nintendo kinda done it:

Leaving the buttons and all white is disappointed, though.

 

[DragonMals]

They could have gone with purple, the nostalgic color of GCN than a transparent purple-ish.

Nintendo kinda done it:

Leaving the buttons and all white is disappointed, though.

I kind of like it like this. But at the same time, I could agree that with the original colours, it would be nicer.

 

[sKoMo]

I want a "mendocino" powered handheld. 6" windows/linux compatible at the 199/249 price point..

I love my rg351p and i'm using it daily aside my switch lite.

Steam deck/rog ally are big and expensive for me.
I just want retrogaming and play older pc games/jrpgs

 

[Kioku]

Dude, these things are honestly just unnecessary landfill. Ive never seen anybody actually using these things for an extended period of time. Love it or hate it but its true

Mass produced, underused, but there’s a billion and a half of em releasing every year. Really sad.

15 years ago I’d have jumped at the chance to own something like this. Now? Why? They’re just portable plastic boxes that do what plenty of other portable plastic boxes can do and have done. Oh? GameCube!? Yeah, that’s neat… but so what..

 

[K3Nv2]

Handheld be looking like me after a 50 pound weight gain