Anbernic reveals specs details of pocket-sized RG28XX retro handheld

KiiWii · Apr 20, 2024

Looks pretty capable!

eyeliner · Apr 20, 2024

More drivel.
And no support to 5Ghz Wi-Fi is a major stepback.
They should start leaning to x86_64 devices. There's a market to lower specced devices that might be enticing.

But no, more of the sameish devices.

Bladexdsl · Apr 20, 2024

fuck no not another one...

Marc_LFD · Apr 20, 2024

Another one.

If you have an Android phone lying around and capable of running the emulators you want, just buy a controller that attaches to the phone and there you go, there's your handheld.

All these handhelds just feel like e-waste.

_TheGuy_ · Apr 20, 2024

Now that IOS users finally have a means of emulation with the release of Delta the past week, and Android already having them available, there's no point in these low-end handhelds unless you want to gift it to your nephew or something.

These tiny handhelds were practically made for ants

antiNT · Apr 20, 2024

_TheGuy_ said:
Now that IOS users finally have a means of emulation with the release of Delta the past week, and Android already having them available, there's no point in these low-end handhelds unless you want to gift it to your nephew or something.

These tiny handhelds were practically made for ants

The appeal of having a dedicated device with physical buttons is always here. Although you may be right in that it seems to be too small to be comfortable.

Marc_LFD · Apr 20, 2024

antiNT said:
The appeal of having a dedicated device with physical buttons is always here. Although you may be right in that it seems to be too small to be comfortable.

There are so many even customers who may be interested might be confused because there's so many of them.

antiNT · Apr 20, 2024

Marc_LFD said:
There are so many even customers who may be interested might be confused because there's so many of them.

I agree that the naming convention is not intuitive and may deter potential buyers.

Marc_LFD · Apr 20, 2024

antiNT said:
I agree that the naming convention is not intuitive and may deter potential buyers.

I bought Data Frog's SF2000 handheld thinking I'd use a lot... Nope, used once or twice and then never again.

Cool handheld and if I had that as a kid I'd have loved it.

LightBeam · Apr 20, 2024

Marc_LFD said:
Another one.

If you have an Android phone lying around and capable of running the emulators you want, just buy a controller that attaches to the phone and there you go, there's your handheld.

All these handhelds just feel like e-waste.

Not really comparable. Controls are worse and that's not even talking about inputlag and UI

I do agree there are so many. I guess there are people who like to collect this stuff, but for the regular guy, they'll just buy one and that's it. Got my Miyoo Mini, it's pretty much the only thing I use when I want to play some 8/16 bits stuff (sometimes even 32).

I wish I had netplay and wifi transfer/bluetooth, but I don't see what would make me want to upgrade besides that. Who's really buying multiple consoles that can run the same thing apart from youtubers ?

Quore · Apr 20, 2024

Aw shit, one more?
Also, it runs PSP but tbh, you wont pay much since it doesn't have a thumbstick (Jesus, not even an slider...). In this case, unless you connect a controller to it, i will be hard to play

Thank God i already bought my RP4P so I wont care much about this model

Deleted member 698398 · Apr 20, 2024

LightBeam said:
Not really comparable. Controls are worse and that's not even talking about inputlag and UI

I do agree there are so many. I guess there are people who like to collect this stuff, but for the regular guy, they'll just buy one and that's it. Got my Miyoo Mini, it's pretty much the only thing I use when I want to play some 8/16 bits stuff (sometimes even 32).

I wish I had netplay and wifi transfer/bluetooth, but I don't see what would make me want to upgrade besides that. Who's really buying multiple consoles that can run the same thing apart from youtubers ?

Eh, Bluetooth input lag depends on the specific phone you have. But USB controllers are essentially the same lag wise as any of these handhelds. Just get the USB-C Backbone One.

omega59 · Apr 20, 2024

ANOTHER release LOL. At this point the competition is with themselves.

Clydefrosch · Apr 20, 2024

a lot of people seemed to want a horizontal device without sticks from anbernic, however, i dont think this is what they really wanted.
real tiny screen, yet another variant of l/r buttons that appears less than comfortable, once again, playing systems that really would want a stick.
just do the 35xx h but put 3ds circle sticks on it so they can't get caught on anything

Marc_LFD · Apr 20, 2024

LightBeam said:
Not really comparable. Controls are worse and that's not even talking about inputlag and UI

I do agree there are so many. I guess there are people who like to collect this stuff, but for the regular guy, they'll just buy one and that's it. Got my Miyoo Mini, it's pretty much the only thing I use when I want to play some 8/16 bits stuff (sometimes even 32).

I wish I had netplay and wifi transfer/bluetooth, but I don't see what would make me want to upgrade besides that. Who's really buying multiple consoles that can run the same thing apart from youtubers ?

Input lag? It connects directly through USB-C, not BT.

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PotatoStatic said:
Eh, Bluetooth input lag depends on the specific phone you have. But USB controllers are essentially the same lag wise as any of these handhelds. Just get the USB-C Backbone One.

I noticed some really bad lag when playing Sonic Mania on Android with a BT controller, but via USB-C it was smooth sailing.

LightBeam · Apr 21, 2024

PotatoStatic said:
Eh, Bluetooth input lag depends on the specific phone you have. But USB controllers are essentially the same lag wise as any of these handhelds. Just get the USB-C Backbone One.

Marc_LFD said:
Input lag? It connects directly through USB-C, not BT.

That doesn't mean it can't have input lag, granted I've tried some low quality controllers and even on some old phones, it's still pretty bad
I did tried with my xbox controller and 8bitdo sn30 pro+, it works well enough wired but it's uncomfortable
If you already have a pretty good phone, then yeah putting more than 100 bucks on a mobile gamepad could be worth it. But for 50€ you'll have a better emulator console if you really just want to play some 16 bit games, that's a better deal in my opinion. Especially if you prefer dedicated devices.

xs4all · Apr 21, 2024

We all know how they work, release something with lack luster software, then leave it up to the community to fix the software with custom OS.

ZeroT21 · Apr 21, 2024

Looks nifty, but just having one is enuf as they're all the same internally

AHumanBean · Apr 21, 2024

_TheGuy_ said:
Now that IOS users finally have a means of emulation with the release of Delta the past week, and Android already having them available, there's no point in these low-end handhelds unless you want to gift it to your nephew or something.

These tiny handhelds were practically made for ants

Touch Screen controls just don't work for me, I main an Android but never run emulators on it

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