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Hands On with the Anbernic RG Rotate: Weird, Unique, and Instantly my Favorite (lemmy.world)
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So this retro handheld review might have been my favorite so far. I have such an obsession with design language (be it gaming or all the way to architecture), and seeing something as unique and different as this rotating touch screen on a retro handheld? It won me over without a second's hesitation

This handheld is a nicely squished cube with rounded corners, has a touch screen, obviously flips up to be a gaming handheld you can (comfortably) play PlayStation/PSP and even some few GameCube/PS2 games. Although you'd have to be crazy to buy this for GCN/PS2. They're just a happy bonus (really, this is NOT a PS2 machine)

Playing music or streaming music is a blast, as are audiobooks. I've had the most fun playing GBA and PS games on here, but if you're interested in my review, you can check it out here:

https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-anbernic-rg-rotate/

Or, you can just ask me what you'd like to know if you'd prefer to not! I love this damn thing. If I could wear it on a belt loop, I promise you I would be doing that like it is the olden days of phones!

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[–] Tess@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

I love the form factor. It looks like a perfect little device to carry in my handbag.

[–] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This looks neat. But I already have an Analogue Pocket which seems to do everything this does, and a little bit more, except for being the same size when closed.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is the market getting saturated? I have an Odroid Ultra and feel like there isn't a real good upgrade out there.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I like to think of it as there's a device for every single person's needs!

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[–] popcar2@piefed.ca 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's such a cool and unique device but it's hard to be interested in it with all its downsides.

  • No headphone jack
  • Terrible back-firing speaker (almost guaranteed to be muffled by your hand)
  • 2000mAh battery only

Maybe if they ever make a version 2 I might pick it up, but for now I'll probably stick with my RG35XX-H for a looooong time.

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[–] calamityjanitor@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Very evocative of the 2010 Motorola Flipout I still have in a drawer. Looks very fun.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Why a square screen? What games support that?

[–] hakase@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

In addition to the obvious Game Boy, NES and SNES look great in 8x7 which looks really good on a square screen.

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[–] Internet@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

That perspective makes it look like a TV, lol

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a cute device. My only concern is, how durable is the screen? Does it use Gorilla display like on smartphones, so it can handle scratches and a fall from small height in example? I think a clamshell design would have been better, but then you cannot use the display without opening it up. On the other side, for all those tasks you would use without opening it up, I would probably prefer my phone. I'm probably a more practical guy. This definitely need some extra protection layer.

I don't want to sound too negative here, as I just focus one aspect while watching the images and videos. The form factor is pretty cool and I'm glad Anbernic is experimenting with many designs. So this is not a complaint reply here.

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[–] summerily@piefed.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Okay, that does look fun.
I don't know a lot about modern tech but I suppose that the usb port might support headphones, at least I have a phone that does so when I tried it exactly once.
I'll keep this thing in mind for sure.
I didn't know I wanted PS2 emulation until I saw here that it is a thing that exists effortlessly enough these days so I might look into that more first... but I also didn't know that I might want a something fun like this one in particular.

[–] PerfectDark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

As for PS2 emulation, there are SO many devices which run it. These days the systems which are pushing the envelope on the retro handhelds are things like:

  • PC gaming (Steam, GOG, Epic and so on) which is 100% super doable and impressive on Android.
  • PS3 which is just really starting out, not fantastic but the games which do play, do so great.
  • Switch! Super, super, super impressive on handhelds. Eden is the one emulator doing the hard work these days in my eyes. There's also Ryubing (made by one of the original Ryujinx devs), but Eden is my pick.
  • Wii U (a rather immature emulator, just getting started on Android).

It is a deep, deep world out there, with varying costs. But if you're looking for PS2 games, upscaled and on the go in a tiny handheld? There is so many to choose from now!

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Is this an ad?

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