Is it a review or not, I'm totally lost. They send it to the lab too test things but its also a short circuit. In the title it states that he's happy he doesn't review it...
@@neongenesis8499 They typically classify these as unboxings. So they did do some minor testing and tried it out, but it's not a full fledged review and doesn't have the level of care/quality put into it as a mainline LTT video.
@@neongenesis8499 I'm fairly sure that it is no SOP (Standard operating Procedure) to test things like battery life, performance, etc. as part of an unboxing. That way they DONT have to rely on Mfg. specs, allowing for better info to be given to the consumer. If this was a full review, they would have tested more games, game streaming, etc. : )
@@thany3 Some judges care about that stuff, you should always try to favor the judge (and jurors if there are any). You can get yelled at for wearing something casual
@@jasonls221 I'm also under the impression that you're supposed to pay a large deal of respect to the judge, since they represent the authority/sovereignty of the government itself. Which is also why you would address them as "Your Honor". So if you can, you should also dress as though you care about being there
To be fair where it’s due: The right stick is more of a Genshin Impact problem than Ayaneo’s. It doesn’t offer controller compatibility on Android - yes, it is available on iOS and iPadOS - and every other controller with over the app triggers is either a miss or barely a hit afaik.
Yep. I play HSR and now ZZZ on a Retroid Pocket 4. Genshin right stick button mapping is horrendous. HSR is workable (but still bad). Only ZZZ is good because it offers Android controller support from the get go
Neither it works well on MarioKart Tour. To properly move kart left and right and be able to manually drift, you need to bind it in a way it uses both sticks: one to move left or right, the other to start and make drift wider or shorter... at least it works 😭
@@duongnhdn ZZZ does have it (thank the dev team) but HSR on Android does not have official controller support. I have heard of some controllers working, but I play on a Retroid Pocket 4 and that's definitely not recognized (neither was my backbone before that but idk if that's changed)
"This game has controller support" Only on Apple, Playstation, and PC. They have not put out controller support for Android or released the game on Switch that they said they would do back in 2020.
@@Bender-official Switch technical specs are so low. I wouldn't. Buy Ayn Odin 2 or something to play on emulation, play android games and also pc games with xbox cloud and Geforce now.
For the price point, there seems to be too many compromises and oversights. It feels like there are better options in the market offering a more balanced handheld gaming experience.
Genshin Impact doesn't actually support controllers on Android, so the issues with the right stick isn't AYANEO's fault in that case, it's just Genshin being bad on Android.
My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro has a binding to make the right stick scroll infinitely in whatever direction smoothly, so in Genshin I can make the right stick work just like the game does on PlayStation. Not sure if Ayaneo's software doesn't have that or if they couldn't figure it out for the video
while apple has builtin support for controller since the first released and many whalers supppport this game and didnt even think of adding a already prebuilt feature on unity game engine XD
The problem is the button mapping. Other systems from other manufacturers don't have this problem as an analog stick is emulated as an analog stick, not a digital button press.
They don’t make much money on their devices since they don’t have a game store to get cuts from so they need to keep releasing new models much more frequently
Odin 2 is phenomenal. Tons of switch games and every console below. SDG2 is a powerhouse! I do think we need one more generational power increase to see better switch performance but we’re almost there.
ARM Android gaming handhelds have a massive competitor: your current phone plus a snap-on controller. Until we see an ARM handheld with a Snapdragon X Elite chip running SteamOS 3 + x86 translation (Box64 or whatever) + Proton (+ Waydroid for the Android side), then you can forget it.
That looks like it is really comfortable to hold but let's see what your review says & how it actually performs. That fan sounds like it can suck all the air out of the room lol
as someone with an odin 2 pro, it's phenomenal, the ergonomics are great, performance is excellent (running most switch games at full res) and the battery life is phenomenal.
@@frostreaper1607 i think if you have something capable of emulating all of the systems portably that you want to already you probably shouldn't, but it is a great handheld. a bit smaller than the steamdeck but not insanely smaller and it does require a LOT of tinkering in regards to controller setups, drivers if emulating stuff like switch and if you wanna go further texture packs and mods that people have made for these games, also some games you can convert to android such as balatro.
1:16 I will never understand the people that argue against having MicroSD on phones (these people, somehow, do exist). Its convenient for console modding, moving files between my various devices, good cheap storage for photos/videos/ROMs/music, PLUS the insane prices of internal storage. Internal storage prices are so bad that I'm planning to buy a usb c splitter, microSD adapter, usb c M.2 enclosure, a 2230 SSD, and making my own phone case for it all to fit into. It'll cost me about the same as moving up to a 256GB model and I'll instead get 1TB of fast, reliable storage, not to mention the fact that it's EASILY upgradable.
yeah linus makes a good point. a Galaxy S23 is around $400 used, while the controller adapter is $99. So you have a better experience (better display, etc) for about the same or less money.
As someone who plays Genshin Impact on Ayaneo pocket S I can confirm Screen mapping works perfectly with GI. Stick mapping has two modes, Hold and Repeat. For left stick mapping used for movement you need to use 'Repeat' mode and for right stick 'Hold' mode. But the bummer is as of right now there is no way to manually adjust deadzone. There is a setting called "Range Adjustment" that toggle deadzone but default deadzone setting is around 22~25% which is huge. The sticks on my unit has small amount of drift that could have been fixed with less than 5% deadzone but if the game or emulator I am using do not have deadzone adjustment I am forced to use "Range Adjustment" with huge deadzone. Also there is no physical-button mapping considering it has seven extra buttons on it. I bought the Pocket S for its slim formfactor with 6" screen so that I can slide it in my pocket if need be, but if pocket-ability is not a big factor I'd recommend buying Ayn Odin 2 or Odin 2 Mini instead. I guess because Ayn had more experience with Android, their customization apps are much more refined. And Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been out for a while so its driver is more matured so some high-end emulation games plays better on Odin 2 than Pocket S.
Since they recently announced the Pocket EVO that loses the pocketability of this model, but seems to pretty much fix every other problem with the device hardware-wise, I'm starting to wonder if AYANEO had to fulfill some kind of design quota for Qualcomm where they had to first release some kind of "premium" device to make Qualcomm look good before they could actually build the handheld they WANTED to build.
Like, I get why people keep comparing this to other windows base handhelds because of the price. But it's an android device, people don't bring up other high-end handhelds like the odin 2, razer edge, and gpd xp enough. Those are the devices that a person who wants a higher end android handheld for android games would be looking at.
Linus ripping on Gary being old only to immediately say he didn't know what the buttons do like a grandpa who doesnt know how to use the new remote is hilarious to me.
4:17 and where are the LABS tests mentioned in the timeline? Not a single performance test, just screen brightness and battery life. Who will check and when will the actual performance tests be published? How is the performance compared to Snapdragon 8 gen. 3?
430 nits is "pretty darn bright"? Even an iPhone 5 from 13 years ago has a 500 nits screen. Not to mention new phones ship with 2600 nits. What it is with LTT and their low brightness bias?
Genuine question: how do they keep making new models? Both Ayaneo and GPD have been featured on LMG videos for atleast 5 years now and they both constantly seem to be bringing out new models constantly, atleast annually, all with new designs meaning new tooling and new R&D which costs money and yet I have only ever met one single person in the wild with one of these companies devices. Who’s buying these? And I don’t mean that cynically, I mean where are they selling enough of these to be able to continuously pump out new models so frequently because here in North America they don’t seem to be prevalent at all. Do they have more traction in Europe or Asia?
Seeing the shirt, and knowing the timeline, seems like his funeral shirt. If so, good on you guys for making it so obvious in the video. You as well as the world deserve to remember her existence.
The on screen controller problems were all user error. The settings can be changed to tweak how the right stick works. The on screen buttons qnd controls can also all be hidden.
120+FPS on a handheld anything is… just a waste. You’d have to be way too close to the display and that wouldn’t be comfortable, and it sucks performance and power in the process. Bad idea. Save that for setups that can take advantage of it. If you want 120fps on that thing, plug a monitor or TV in, silly! Probably won’t get much more than 120 though since it’s a power saving focused ARM handheld, so it’s already handicapped 4 times over.
The issue with the controls lies with the game you tested. Genshin impact doesn't support controller natively on Android but does on iOS. Neither does Honkai Star Rail(another hoyoverse game) but a game like Zenless Zone Zero (yet another hoyoverse game) does support controller on android. And also an Emulator (almost any?) will support controllers natively on android. I think for android game testing moving forward you should verify if the game does actually support controllers and not just assume they do or settle for controller emulation via mapping screen touches to buttons because tbh that seems jank especially in a world where lots of games do infact have controller mapping built into them, even if it does work on iOS.
Yeah, the binding issue with android games is something I ran into on my retroid pocket 4 pro. I wish there was a way for the controls to appear as an externally connected device, because a lot of the games that do have controller support are still locked behind detecting the controllers. If there's nothing connected, then you have to figure out how to rebind to the screen controls.
The thing with COD M is that controller support is disabled if it doesn't detect a Bluetooth connection for it. So it works with a dualsense and xbox controller, but not a razer kishi and this device it seems.
The AYN Odin is great for me, i can play all my gamecube,ps2 and wii games and play some great android games as well. The sticks feel great and the ergonomics are amazing.
So why if the back puts out so much heat over the soc then why not put a copper or aluminum plate connected by a heat pipe and just have a insulator cover that goes over it when using in handheld mode or not when not docked or connected to another heatsink.
idk how controller mapping works for ayaneo devices but on the rg556 theres an option for the right stick to work as intended in the options menu, its the middle option between joystick and button
to completely right off the device for u not being able to find that option is kind of silly and i have a hard time taking your opinion seriously if thats what made or broke the review for you
the pocket s doesn't make sense rn... if you want an arm handheld just get an odin 2 or an rg556 or a retroid pocket 4 pro... all these make more sense both in ergonomic and price (and the odin 2 also performance wise). the thing is, while it is true that the pocket s is more powerful than the odin 2 it is also true that you don't need that extra power since there are no games or emulators that are able to fully use the gigantic power that both of them deliver so at that point the odin is just waaaay better of a deal. we got to a point where software isn't keeping up with the hardware at least on android
also cemu has announced that they are working on an android release so we are finally getting the litteral only console that was missing on android.... at this point i don't think x86 handhelds are for me any more, i mean look how long the battery lasts on arm handhelds compared to x86s....
@@ZioFrankekko cant wait for winlator and box64droid to mature so we can run windows games on linux layer in android translated by wine for apis and box64 for x86_64 instructions set
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@@ZioFrankekkoPS3? Xbox 360 ? Hell even the original Xbox doesn't have an emulator on android.
Linus, the right stick is on you. There are 2 modes available when placing on screen controls. One for joysticks like the left stick, and one for aiming. Both of yours are set to joystick mode. Also for Hoyoverse ganes with controller support you have to manually select it every time you launch the game, its just a mihoyo thing they never implemented auto detect.
Mantis Gamepad PRO (Android app) has support for 'Camera Mode' when mapping the right stick of a controller to emulate touch. it basically fluidly repeats a swipe in the direction you are attempting to turn the camera to achieve smooth camera movement. Does the controller mapping not have an option like this on this device.
I have the Odin 2. It's an amazing gaming device. It emulates everything up to and including my Switch, and whilst I'm at home, I stream my PC games on it without the performance compromises of the Steam Deck. 😉
To be honest, this device is definitely not for everyone. Ayaneo acknowledges there are issues with the onscreen mapping to physical buttons in some Android games and are working on the issue. (I'm actually impressed by how well they actually listen to the community, and the speed at which they are pushing out updates.) This device is mainly for those who are looking for a dedicated high-end console emulation device. Sure, you can get a mobile x86 gaming device, but not at this slim size. A backbone-like controller would be fine for those who only game occasionally when mobile. The Ayn Odin 2 would be the most comparable device on the market, and it is a better value overall, but I prefer the form factor of the Ayaneo.
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When you have to review a gamer slab at 3, but need to attend a wedding at 4
Is it a review or not, I'm totally lost. They send it to the lab too test things but its also a short circuit. In the title it states that he's happy he doesn't review it...
@@neongenesis8499 It's first impressions
@@neongenesis8499 They typically classify these as unboxings. So they did do some minor testing and tried it out, but it's not a full fledged review and doesn't have the level of care/quality put into it as a mainline LTT video.
@@redex68 they sent it to the lab for testing. That's pretty clear to be closer to a review then a unboxing.
@@neongenesis8499 I'm fairly sure that it is no SOP (Standard operating Procedure) to test things like battery life, performance, etc. as part of an unboxing. That way they DONT have to rely on Mfg. specs, allowing for better info to be given to the consumer.
If this was a full review, they would have tested more games, game streaming, etc.
: )
Maybe this is what they mean when they say " business casual "
I recently found out what smart casual means and realised it's that style I hate. The modern idea of tasteful clothing seems backward
Who is this imposter? Linus would never wear a collared shirt! :P
Its LIMEus
It's Litmus
He's been cloned
I guess its a test product for his store, as he only wears his own gear for years. Expect jeans of course. But that is probably only a matter of time.
@@sokarash It's new! And already discounted for LIME day.
Linus? you okay? you went to court today or what?
Is a button-up shirt required in court?
@@thany3 Some judges care about that stuff, you should always try to favor the judge (and jurors if there are any). You can get yelled at for wearing something casual
@@jasonls221 I'm also under the impression that you're supposed to pay a large deal of respect to the judge, since they represent the authority/sovereignty of the government itself. Which is also why you would address them as "Your Honor". So if you can, you should also dress as though you care about being there
Corporate Linus
Gotta settle that harassment case
To be fair where it’s due: The right stick is more of a Genshin Impact problem than Ayaneo’s. It doesn’t offer controller compatibility on Android - yes, it is available on iOS and iPadOS - and every other controller with over the app triggers is either a miss or barely a hit afaik.
Yep. I play HSR and now ZZZ on a Retroid Pocket 4. Genshin right stick button mapping is horrendous. HSR is workable (but still bad). Only ZZZ is good because it offers Android controller support from the get go
Neither it works well on MarioKart Tour. To properly move kart left and right and be able to manually drift, you need to bind it in a way it uses both sticks: one to move left or right, the other to start and make drift wider or shorter... at least it works 😭
Also, the right stick issue is on Linus, the joysticks have 2 modes. One for a joystick and one for aiming.
@@superchristopher Why do you have to map the stick in HSR tho, it has native controller support, ZZZ has it also.
@@duongnhdn ZZZ does have it (thank the dev team) but HSR on Android does not have official controller support. I have heard of some controllers working, but I play on a Retroid Pocket 4 and that's definitely not recognized (neither was my backbone before that but idk if that's changed)
Linus wearing a shirt is quite the rare sight, in the past five years that I've watched ltt I think it has happened once
Yeah he's mostly shirtless, right 🤨
Think he meant collared shirt @@thany3
@@JWill6969sarcasm…….. sarcasm is a thing.
@@CZTachyonsVN you don't know what sarcasm is/means
That's clearly an AI generated Linus
Linus: Haha Gary u so old
Also Linus: Gary, plz, I need help with technology
The dichotomy of man
He found an older brother.
Gary is the only person at the company linus can make old jokes about lmao
He loves the Intel Arc because can remember the original Ark /jk
69th like. Nice.
Geforce or Arc? Arc! *whip*
"This game has controller support" Only on Apple, Playstation, and PC. They have not put out controller support for Android or released the game on Switch that they said they would do back in 2020.
Ayaneo is pushing out more handhelds than thermalright pushes out CPU cooler models
Should I buy an Ayaneo or a Nintendo Switch?
@@Bender-official neo but honestly neither wait save for a pc handheld
more like overpriced emulator
@@Bender-official i rather buy switch lite
@@Bender-official Switch technical specs are so low. I wouldn't. Buy Ayn Odin 2 or something to play on emulation, play android games and also pc games with xbox cloud and Geforce now.
For the price point, there seems to be too many compromises and oversights. It feels like there are better options in the market offering a more balanced handheld gaming experience.
Please advise on something better that's pocketable and can do switch emulation.
@@Visual_Ghoulrefurbished s23 and phone controller
Genshin Impact doesn't actually support controllers on Android, so the issues with the right stick isn't AYANEO's fault in that case, it's just Genshin being bad on Android.
"I didn't ask for a perfectly reasonable explanation, I asked you to get busy!"
My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro has a binding to make the right stick scroll infinitely in whatever direction smoothly, so in Genshin I can make the right stick work just like the game does on PlayStation. Not sure if Ayaneo's software doesn't have that or if they couldn't figure it out for the video
while apple has builtin support for controller since the first released and many whalers supppport this game and didnt even think of adding a already prebuilt feature on unity game engine XD
The problem is the button mapping.
Other systems from other manufacturers don't have this problem as an analog stick is emulated as an analog stick, not a digital button press.
And call of duty mobile only supports some controllers
in this months installment of "AYANEOs ever evolving attempts to saturate the market and somehow still be in last place"
It seems like every month we're getting a new Ayaneo handheld
theyre trying to outrelease Anbernic
@@catgode ain't no way lmao
More like every 5 days
New Ayaneo just dropped. You know what that means? In a week, another new Ayaneo will drop.
They don’t make much money on their devices since they don’t have a game store to get cuts from so they need to keep releasing new models much more frequently
7:16
509 DOLLARS???
I can probably pick up a used high end android phone for 400$ and buy a backbone with the rest
or just buy an odin 2.....
But why when you could get a new Steamdeck?
PREACH!!!!!!
@@Blitterbug portability. thats it. if thats not a problem for you then the steamdeck is a muuuuch better deal
or a steam deck?
1:42 jesus christ the reflections on that thing are horrible
Don't be mean to Linus, he's trying his best to look stylish.
You can't see the fingerprints as well when it's all fingerprints
Have you used a phone in...ever?
@@halomika4973 Yeah and when the screen's on it has almost no reflection
@@DeadHawk23What brand and model
Bringus Studios is proud of you for this honesty.
(Context: AyaNeo Air 2s, iykyk)
Bro launching new merchs professionally
Odin 2 is phenomenal. Tons of switch games and every console below. SDG2 is a powerhouse! I do think we need one more generational power increase to see better switch performance but we’re almost there.
Linus in a collared shirt makes me nervous.
ARM Android gaming handhelds have a massive competitor: your current phone plus a snap-on controller. Until we see an ARM handheld with a Snapdragon X Elite chip running SteamOS 3 + x86 translation (Box64 or whatever) + Proton (+ Waydroid for the Android side), then you can forget it.
That looks like it is really comfortable to hold but let's see what your review says & how it actually performs. That fan sounds like it can suck all the air out of the room lol
4:39 finally Linus learned how hall effect joysticks work, hope there won't be "no deadzone" bs moving forwards anymore
couldn't hear the fan noise over mine
u bought that trash for android games lol
You should've bought Odin 2 instead
as someone with an odin 2 pro, it's phenomenal, the ergonomics are great, performance is excellent (running most switch games at full res) and the battery life is phenomenal.
Don't tempt me I already have a steamdeck 😭
... fr tho, that thing looks amazing!
@@frostreaper1607 i think if you have something capable of emulating all of the systems portably that you want to already you probably shouldn't, but it is a great handheld. a bit smaller than the steamdeck but not insanely smaller and it does require a LOT of tinkering in regards to controller setups, drivers if emulating stuff like switch and if you wanna go further texture packs and mods that people have made for these games, also some games you can convert to android such as balatro.
1:16 I will never understand the people that argue against having MicroSD on phones (these people, somehow, do exist). Its convenient for console modding, moving files between my various devices, good cheap storage for photos/videos/ROMs/music, PLUS the insane prices of internal storage.
Internal storage prices are so bad that I'm planning to buy a usb c splitter, microSD adapter, usb c M.2 enclosure, a 2230 SSD, and making my own phone case for it all to fit into. It'll cost me about the same as moving up to a 256GB model and I'll instead get 1TB of fast, reliable storage, not to mention the fact that it's EASILY upgradable.
yeah linus makes a good point. a Galaxy S23 is around $400 used, while the controller adapter is $99. So you have a better experience (better display, etc) for about the same or less money.
I like to have dedicated devices i'm old
@@vodkaboy I think they mean you can make a dedicated gaming only device from a phone if you want too.
@@frostreaper1607it still isn't actually dedicated , still a phone. Closest device would be a redmagic
As someone who plays Genshin Impact on Ayaneo pocket S I can confirm Screen mapping works perfectly with GI. Stick mapping has two modes, Hold and Repeat. For left stick mapping used for movement you need to use 'Repeat' mode and for right stick 'Hold' mode. But the bummer is as of right now there is no way to manually adjust deadzone. There is a setting called "Range Adjustment" that toggle deadzone but default deadzone setting is around 22~25% which is huge. The sticks on my unit has small amount of drift that could have been fixed with less than 5% deadzone but if the game or emulator I am using do not have deadzone adjustment I am forced to use "Range Adjustment" with huge deadzone. Also there is no physical-button mapping considering it has seven extra buttons on it.
I bought the Pocket S for its slim formfactor with 6" screen so that I can slide it in my pocket if need be, but if pocket-ability is not a big factor I'd recommend buying Ayn Odin 2 or Odin 2 Mini instead. I guess because Ayn had more experience with Android, their customization apps are much more refined. And Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been out for a while so its driver is more matured so some high-end emulation games plays better on Odin 2 than Pocket S.
LOVE that shirt though. I thought for a second there were different coloured studio lights on it
You can see the people that obviously skipped the part when he advertised the collar shirt. Same old commenting before watching strategy
Since they recently announced the Pocket EVO that loses the pocketability of this model, but seems to pretty much fix every other problem with the device hardware-wise, I'm starting to wonder if AYANEO had to fulfill some kind of design quota for Qualcomm where they had to first release some kind of "premium" device to make Qualcomm look good before they could actually build the handheld they WANTED to build.
Linus rocking the 'gotta shoot a video between business meetings' look
Like, I get why people keep comparing this to other windows base handhelds because of the price. But it's an android device, people don't bring up other high-end handhelds like the odin 2, razer edge, and gpd xp enough. Those are the devices that a person who wants a higher end android handheld for android games would be looking at.
0:41 blinded for life.
i like how 90% of the comments are just about his shirt
LMG: How many zippers should we put on this hoodie?
Linus: Final Fantasy.
All issues should be fixed on the Ayaneo Pocket S2 which should be releasing in a week or two.
Linus ripping on Gary being old only to immediately say he didn't know what the buttons do like a grandpa who doesnt know how to use the new remote is hilarious to me.
why on earth does this thing not run linux or windows?! who needs a dedicated powerful handheld to play android games?
Nice shirt linus👀👀
Yes I get that Linus is wearing a shirt BUT IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW LINUS JUST RAWDOGGED A LIME, PEEL AND ALL?
Should've went all-in and ate the whole thing nonchalantly 😂.
Thankfully Linus found time to record this before going to the church
4:17 and where are the LABS tests mentioned in the timeline? Not a single performance test, just screen brightness and battery life. Who will check and when will the actual performance tests be published? How is the performance compared to Snapdragon 8 gen. 3?
Identity theft is not a joke linus !!
Millions of families suffer every year!
Linus your forty years are showing in the middle of your jacket a bit early.
430 nits is "pretty darn bright"? Even an iPhone 5 from 13 years ago has a 500 nits screen. Not to mention new phones ship with 2600 nits. What it is with LTT and their low brightness bias?
Genuine question: how do they keep making new models?
Both Ayaneo and GPD have been featured on LMG videos for atleast 5 years now and they both constantly seem to be bringing out new models constantly, atleast annually, all with new designs meaning new tooling and new R&D which costs money and yet I have only ever met one single person in the wild with one of these companies devices.
Who’s buying these? And I don’t mean that cynically, I mean where are they selling enough of these to be able to continuously pump out new models so frequently because here in North America they don’t seem to be prevalent at all. Do they have more traction in Europe or Asia?
Genshin or all of hoyo games on android don't have proper controller support is hella diabolical.
Man can't wear a nice shirt without everyone making a big deal about it.
We missed your face ! Welcome back, Linus !
Seeing the shirt, and knowing the timeline, seems like his funeral shirt. If so, good on you guys for making it so obvious in the video. You as well as the world deserve to remember her existence.
I love how Gary manages to look as the bigger child in the picture
I love Gary. Need more gary
The on screen controller problems were all user error. The settings can be changed to tweak how the right stick works. The on screen buttons qnd controls can also all be hidden.
It's disappointing when a product falls short of expectations. 59$ does seem a bit high considering the competition.
120+FPS on a handheld anything is… just a waste. You’d have to be way too close to the display and that wouldn’t be comfortable, and it sucks performance and power in the process. Bad idea. Save that for setups that can take advantage of it. If you want 120fps on that thing, plug a monitor or TV in, silly! Probably won’t get much more than 120 though since it’s a power saving focused ARM handheld, so it’s already handicapped 4 times over.
The issue with the controls lies with the game you tested. Genshin impact doesn't support controller natively on Android but does on iOS. Neither does Honkai Star Rail(another hoyoverse game) but a game like Zenless Zone Zero (yet another hoyoverse game) does support controller on android. And also an Emulator (almost any?) will support controllers natively on android. I think for android game testing moving forward you should verify if the game does actually support controllers and not just assume they do or settle for controller emulation via mapping screen touches to buttons because tbh that seems jank especially in a world where lots of games do infact have controller mapping built into them, even if it does work on iOS.
It’s like Linus is going back to his channel roots with the NCIX look
I think the price is ok, since phones with this hardware are 1500 at times, but honestly either one is high
Poco f6 pro????
Yeah, the binding issue with android games is something I ran into on my retroid pocket 4 pro. I wish there was a way for the controls to appear as an externally connected device, because a lot of the games that do have controller support are still locked behind detecting the controllers. If there's nothing connected, then you have to figure out how to rebind to the screen controls.
Happy with my Odin 2 for my android emulation machine. Though, will probably get the Mini 2 when it comes out since, Odin 2 is kind of big.
came for the comments about the collared shirt and the community didn't disappoint
Please review then AYN Odin 2 Pro
When did Bill Nye start doing tech reviews?
Do we really need more than 60hz screen on a grab-and-go mobile gaming device, though?
The thing with COD M is that controller support is disabled if it doesn't detect a Bluetooth connection for it. So it works with a dualsense and xbox controller, but not a razer kishi and this device it seems.
The AYN Odin is great for me, i can play all my gamecube,ps2 and wii games and play some great android games as well. The sticks feel great and the ergonomics are amazing.
The ROG Ally Z1 and Z1 Extreme are both on sale for less than or about the same as this.
I like to be able to carry the console around without the entire docking charging kit. Battery life on these devices is miserable.
Is this dubbed? The audio to Linus face is weird
I’m glad everyone is as thrown off by the collard shirt as I am! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in one 😂
So why if the back puts out so much heat over the soc then why not put a copper or aluminum plate connected by a heat pipe and just have a insulator cover that goes over it when using in handheld mode or not when not docked or connected to another heatsink.
idk how controller mapping works for ayaneo devices but on the rg556 theres an option for the right stick to work as intended in the options menu, its the middle option between joystick and button
to completely right off the device for u not being able to find that option is kind of silly and i have a hard time taking your opinion seriously if thats what made or broke the review for you
OH the shirt he's wearing is also on the LTT store. Just saw the youtube merch plugin 😅
Honestly, Android generally doesn't really like gamepad controls.
I had a similar issue when setting up my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro as a handheld PS2.
Was it picture day at LTT?
LTT: We need to make linus to wear business attire
LTT store: We got you fam
I had to do a double take at the thumbnail, was unsure if I was living in a parallel universe
I clicked because Linus is on the left.
The right stick issue is corrected by a settings change. Works perfectly with my Ayn Odin 2.
Wait, did i miss a moment in time in which switch lite was released? It would have been perfect for comparison in form factor, it's the same shape!
the pocket s doesn't make sense rn... if you want an arm handheld just get an odin 2 or an rg556 or a retroid pocket 4 pro... all these make more sense both in ergonomic and price (and the odin 2 also performance wise). the thing is, while it is true that the pocket s is more powerful than the odin 2 it is also true that you don't need that extra power since there are no games or emulators that are able to fully use the gigantic power that both of them deliver so at that point the odin is just waaaay better of a deal. we got to a point where software isn't keeping up with the hardware at least on android
also cemu has announced that they are working on an android release so we are finally getting the litteral only console that was missing on android.... at this point i don't think x86 handhelds are for me any more, i mean look how long the battery lasts on arm handhelds compared to x86s....
@@ZioFrankekko cant wait for winlator and box64droid to mature so we can run windows games on linux layer in android translated by wine for apis and box64 for x86_64 instructions set
@@ZioFrankekkoPS3? Xbox 360 ? Hell even the original Xbox doesn't have an emulator on android.
Linus, the right stick is on you. There are 2 modes available when placing on screen controls. One for joysticks like the left stick, and one for aiming. Both of yours are set to joystick mode.
Also for Hoyoverse ganes with controller support you have to manually select it every time you launch the game, its just a mihoyo thing they never implemented auto detect.
Mantis Gamepad PRO (Android app) has support for 'Camera Mode' when mapping the right stick of a controller to emulate touch. it basically fluidly repeats a swipe in the direction you are attempting to turn the camera to achieve smooth camera movement. Does the controller mapping not have an option like this on this device.
question bout lttstore: do you deliver to Russia?
"I love limes, and I love to display them around my house like this"
I have the Odin 2. It's an amazing gaming device. It emulates everything up to and including my Switch, and whilst I'm at home, I stream my PC games on it without the performance compromises of the Steam Deck. 😉
why not just use a mobile phone with razer kishi or something,
and a window emulator or side load window on android ?
Can we talk about that fit? Is that a dress shirt underneath? Topped with the jacket, it's quite the style.
They collaborated with qualcomm. Razer collab'd with Qualcomm for the razer handheld that was doa... Maybe it's not Ayaneo that's the issue here.
Did you actually try Odin 2? To compare
Turbo switches on computing hardware are one thing from the 90s I didn't think would come back.
My man, I was not expecting the chomp out of a line, I puckered so damn hard
By the time this review video dropped... AYA-Neo Already presenting...
AYA Neo Pocket Evo...
7" inch Oled screen Android Handheld...
🙃🤣🧐🤯
So fun fact as sick as the hoodie looks as of right now it's absolutely 100 percent sold out on the site
Can’t wait for the second version of this device to release in 1 month
Genshin Impact unfortunately doesn't support controller natively on Android for some reason, so this isn't an oversight on Ayeneo's part.
I liked the more colorful version of the wan hoodie that was first shown
To be honest, this device is definitely not for everyone. Ayaneo acknowledges there are issues with the onscreen mapping to physical buttons in some Android games and are working on the issue. (I'm actually impressed by how well they actually listen to the community, and the speed at which they are pushing out updates.)
This device is mainly for those who are looking for a dedicated high-end console emulation device. Sure, you can get a mobile x86 gaming device, but not at this slim size. A backbone-like controller would be fine for those who only game occasionally when mobile.
The Ayn Odin 2 would be the most comparable device on the market, and it is a better value overall, but I prefer the form factor of the Ayaneo.
i was not expecting linus to just straight up take a full bite out of an unpeeled citrus fruit
AYN Odin 2 is still the best handheld possible even if its not cheap, 8Gen 2 is more than enough
Yeah, it will only struggle on Ray tracing or unoptimized games
@@mrbobgamingmemes9558 I think that even the g3 will struggle with ray tracing
@@fernandoferraz4146 yeah, I surprised Ray tracing comes to mobile soo quickly considering most mobile game dev don't care about Graphics