Excited to dive into the full review! What features or tests are you most interested in seeing? Let me know so I can make sure to cover everything you're curious about!
Battery Life is my Main Concern, it seems kind of small for the chip that's in it. Also interested in seeing how different aspect ratio's look on this GBA (3x2) screen 4x3 &16x9
Can you do some intense multitasking. Jumping between a few heavy apps. I'd like to get a better idea of its performance as a computer, not just a gaming handheld. Please try to show how fast it's RAM and CPU are in the real world.
Could we see a test of Vita games, Shadow of Colossus, Need for Speed Most Wanted (PS2 version), Xenoblade Chronicles Wii, Megaman X Command Mission GCN version, and God of War II PS2 version to see how far the hardware can push? I know Auto Mobilista is definitely a throttle test, but I tend to think about Command Mission alot as a primarily RPG gamer (would've actually asked for Twilight Princess or Pokemon Colosseum, but with Nintendo being Nintendo, don't want the ninjas coming out 😅).
Just watched socket science Channel dude build a laptop from PC spec parts. I would think you should build something better ETA PRIME. May not be worth it though.
Thanks for the video. I pre-ordered so have been waiting for the bigger names in the space to get videos up! Any chance of seeing Saturn, N64 and more Dreamcast games in your full review?
@@zerocal76yeah of course.. maybe this is how some people get when they cash high six figure checks each year and all they have to do for it is tell people about the great gifts they get..
@@2010ngojo brother, this isn't a micro device. It's as standard as they get. This one has stuck out for a long time for having awkward access to the shoulder buttons
08:09 - what you had to do with your hand to be able to reach and click that R2 button just made me instantly skip this device. AYA has put form over comfort on a handheld and it shows. They did this because it looks cool, not because it's comfortable or even usable
My thoughts exactly. I truly hate the placement of the bumper/trigger buttons on these devices. Its why I ended up buying the Retroid Pocket 4pro in Ice Blue with 2 accessories. rather they get my money since they seem to know how to build devices for gamers better than Aya. until they do better. I will not be buying no matter how good the systems look.
To be fair looking cool is most of the selling point for these retro handhelds, if you want comfortable there’s plenty of other much cheaper and/or more convenient solutions with the biggest example being your phone
I was waiting for something like this. I actually own the Gameboy Micro, and it's soooo small... and still has a great screen. I'm not so sure about Android as a base system but I have seen a lot of great emulators on it, running great. I'll definetely buy it.
Anbernic releasing a new flawed handheld every 3 weeks lol. I swear they deliberately make flawed handhelds, they never wanna make the perfect one cos we'll stop buying then.
@@pureheroin9902I like all the recent Anbernic releases. I got 4 different ones. Recently. They are not perfect but you can't please everyone. And with The AliExpress sales they are a deal.
@@pureheroin9902 And when Anbernic finally decided to make a windows based handheld, the slapped inside a 2c2t APU with vega 3 (AMD dali) and just hoped people were not linching them. Thing was obsolete even before being made. Pocket micro has an early bird price of like 190 dollars for the 6G/128G, so the final price will be like $250 dollars.
I believe that testing something on Switch and Android games like Warzone, which are games that put more stress on the console, is cool and also a different style of testing for the entire gaming community.
200 bucks!?! Might as well spend 70 extra bucks and get a refurb steam deck and have a much more versatile machine. The retro handheld market has gone insane
@@91ludesit don't get me wrong the deck is great for it's price and probably the best all-rounder out there. But sometimes people prefer having niche products that do one or a few thing really well over an all-round machine.
@@patchuri even the steam deck falls into that niche category. Like you don't need the steam deck, you can be just fine with a cheap PC that can do more, but that little bit of convenience is worth it.
That's actually extremely impressive. Biggest display and most power I've seen in a micro form factor. This might be what i get instead of the rp mini. Not as powerful, but great pocketability for what it can do
As someone who just bought and loves the RG28xx, this thing has a TON of appeal to me. That much power in that size and form factor is NUTS. $200 is a little steep, but still, I'm tempted.
I found my retro hand held soul mate with the RG556, but still like checking out all the new hand helds constantly getting released, thanks ETA PRIME, very nice review. I just think the 556 or RP4P both offer so much better comfort, screens and control layout for the same money.
Sleek design and I'm impressed the G99 could handle everything at the higher resolutions. Mix feelings with both this and the DMG. Also the US pricing of $189 plus shipping seems much more palatable. Paying in Canadian dollars, it's $261 plus shipping & customs/taxes probably puts it over $300.
@@turnbasedtoddy7664 When I stated "higher resolutions," I meant 960x640 or 330 PPI making for a nice, clean 4x up scale for GBA games. As stated in the video here: 9:07 "Everything," in this case refers to the GBA emulator and the GBA library since the ratio is designed specifically for those games with a GBA micro aesthetic. Interesting idea, sleek design but $300 CAD is a bit much to have a fancy GBA emulation device. At least it is for me. Hope that clears up any confusion.
price / performance this is one of those premium device for a very niche type of group. one of the best build quality at the cost of performance limit.
Fun size, but after playing around with the Anbernic RG Arc daily, I have to admit that I vastly prefer comfort over “pocketability”. I’m hoping Anbernic makes a similar device with two joysticks added and extra horsepower to play PS2 games.
Let's not forget the meagre 2600 mAh battery as well. Yes, there are space constraints in micro devices, but 2600 mAh is hardly enough to power any meaningful PS2/GC gaming sessions when the G99 will be pushed to its limits and drinking all the watts it can get its hands on.
Yeah at nearly pushing the $300 mark for retail, BEFORE shipping? they can keep it! "Real Gamers Know Gamers" will pay for a pretty package over real world usability
@ultimatebreak827 yeah you are MUCH better off getting a Retro Pocket 4 pro AND a dock and still paying less AND it will run EVERYTHING 6th Gen and down and the handhelds plus you get a handheld that is comfortable and can reach all the buttons with ease
Calm down bro, its $190 rn. The more expensive model sold out. Entire line is still overpriced though. I'd get this at like $100 max just to have something to pull out while I wait in a restaurant line. Playing it for longer will just be ehh
For everyone who is downing this device for the price, just stop. A modded GBA with worse IPS screen, smaller rechargeable battery, no sticks and only plays GBA cost more than this (and let’s not talk about metal shell GBAs). An unmodified GBA Micro, again no sticks and plays only GBA cost more than this. A GBA SP AGS 101 with worse screen cost just as much if not more than this. And don’t get me started on Cart prices. All those devices are 20 years or older. For us GBA fanatics this is ABSOLUTELY worth. For fans of even GC and below this is still worth it. Stop hating on this device and just appreciate that something like this even exists for those of us who are getting one (or two) 😅. Also all GBAs launched at $100 in 2001 which is roughly $180 in today’s inflated currency. So where is your argument? Well done ETA!
@@thenarrator5746 you get it. It’s remarkable how comfortable people are with paying 250 for a reshelled gba with an ips and battery mod… and are ready to shred on this. I think this is third of 3 coolest Ayaneo releases of the last 2 weeks but it’s still a firm buy imo
And in pure Ayaneo style, this peeble of a device will be ~$250, with $30 3-week shipping to east Europe, and they will not cover warranty because East Europe. For $200 I can get a RP4 with European Warranty covered.
You are not reading what I am saying. Powerful 16:9 is a well covered off use case. You can use Steamdeck, ROG Alley. To me the Neo etc are stuck in the middle, they are trying to allow you to play modern games while covering off retro in a non optimal form factor. At the other end we have lots of less than $100 more optical retro form factors but the chipsets top out before PS1. The Gamecube and PS2 were the top selling game consoles of all time and closed out the 4:3 era as HD was starting to come into play. I have to believe there are lots of people who grew up in 90’s early 2000’s who prefer to pay $200ish for a device that is optimized in form factor to play those games. It seems to be the missing use case.
Star Wars rogue squadron 2 game cube. the fact this runs god of war full speed,now has me thinking between this and the ayn odin 2 mini. once the price is right i will buy this.
I see Ayaneo have white labeled the Slide to make Antec's new handheld, and that's basically halved the price of the thing. I wonder if becoming an OEM might be more sustainable long term than Indiegogo sales.
I was one of the first ones to pre-order, but now that I think of it, I could have got a Backbone controller for my Android phone and have all the ROMS with a bigger screen and better battery. Canceled it yesterday and ordering the controller now. May be ill go for the next one in line with better specs that justify the price.
@@drushed7387 You just don't get it. I don't play on my phone. I don't like interrupting my game with notifications, I don't like draining my battery needed for calls and messages, and I certainly don't like carring an additional controller to slap on it whenever I want to play something. There are tons of other people like me, and handhelds are aimed at us. it's obvious that modern phones can run all that, we simply don't like mixing stuff.
It would be cool to see OpenMW, the open-source Morrowind engine, running natively on these small Android handhelds. I'd personally go for the "I Heart Vanilla Director's Cut" mod list too, but you'll probably have to leave the settings somewhat low (low draw distance, shaders off, ...).
It works great on my RP4 Pro. No texture packs but I doubled the view distance without issue except for some slowdown in Balmora and Vivec (which honestly just adds to the nostalgia)
@CalvinRRC I've been running it on a Galaxy S24+, and it works really well, but that phone is definitely no slouch. The separate controller isn't pocketable though.
I miss a Steam Link test on those android handheld. I want to play games from my big PC but I don't know if latency would be acceptable. Works great with my phone but maybe people don't use for it.
I would really like to see performance when streaming pc games via moonlight from a local pc. Something I really want from a small handheld but unsure about performance.
That AYANEO Pocket micro looks small, but perfect just for your pocket and it's more AWESOME because it really runs even a Wii and PS2 Emulations that surprised me WOW that video was good! 😮❤
💯 💯 love the form factory, is nice!! I was in the Gameboy micro era. Sadly, phone is getting too powerful, and with controller like gamesir and backbone, I can't convince myself getting one😢
Hey ETA! Love the work as always, thanks for the amazing uploads. I saw your video about putting Bazzite OS on PC with an RX 590 card int it. I have an old Mini ITX with 16GB DDR3 ram , I5-2500K and an RX 570 4GB card in it just laying around Running windows 10 which i pull out from time to time hooking it up a 1080p tv playing some indie games and emulation on from time to time. Do you think putting Bazzite OS on to it instead would be better, maybe even lengthen its lifespan a bit more maybe?
Ayaneo seem to be working to establish themselves as the Apple or the Teenage Engineering (if you’re into synths) of gaming. Except that they do not offer anything that could be called “innovation.” They simply ramp up some specs that do not make much sense for their devices to justify high prices. Is the gaming market so widespread now that we already have a sector for “hip” devices? That’d be fine if it does not diminish the much more interesting and fun tinkerer’s market.
Thanks for the review! You mentioned that Blue Light may hurt your eyes, I just wanted to clarify: Blue light doesn't actually hurt our eyes. Blue light from screens causes the human (and other animal) brain to become more active due to it being equivalent to the color of light that we experience during the day. In the evening, when the sun is setting, natural light takes on a warmer hue as it is diffused through the earth's atmosphere. This warmer light signals to our brains that darkness is coming and it will soon be time to sleep. At that time our brains begin to experience a natural reduction in activity. So, viewing a Blue Screen (phone, computer, television, gaming handheld) at night can make it more difficult for people to fall asleep due to increased brain activity. Hence, why many modern devices have a Warm or Nightlight mode.
Excited to dive into the full review! What features or tests are you most interested in seeing? Let me know so I can make sure to cover everything you're curious about!
Battery Life is my Main Concern, it seems kind of small for the chip that's in it. Also interested in seeing how different aspect ratio's look on this GBA (3x2) screen 4x3 &16x9
Can you do some intense multitasking. Jumping between a few heavy apps. I'd like to get a better idea of its performance as a computer, not just a gaming handheld. Please try to show how fast it's RAM and CPU are in the real world.
Could we see a test of Vita games, Shadow of Colossus, Need for Speed Most Wanted (PS2 version), Xenoblade Chronicles Wii, Megaman X Command Mission GCN version, and God of War II PS2 version to see how far the hardware can push? I know Auto Mobilista is definitely a throttle test, but I tend to think about Command Mission alot as a primarily RPG gamer (would've actually asked for Twilight Princess or Pokemon Colosseum, but with Nintendo being Nintendo, don't want the ninjas coming out 😅).
Just watched socket science Channel dude build a laptop from PC spec parts. I would think you should build something better ETA PRIME. May not be worth it though.
Thanks for the video. I pre-ordered so have been waiting for the bigger names in the space to get videos up! Any chance of seeing Saturn, N64 and more Dreamcast games in your full review?
Seeing PS2 - running emulated - on something so small is crazy.
Why?
My phone runs ps2 just fine and it's a potato
I wish I knew how to do that stuff...I don't have a ps2 so no code to put in
@@victoresarey4036 Google is your friend when it comes to PS2 ROMs
@@Asfanboy1 I think it's because they were consoles we remembered playing in front of the TV exclusively. Some of our favorite games ever too.
that thing is bulky af
Fantastic look and sleek design. Could never play something like that for more than 20 minutes without a more ergonomic grip.
I absolutely love the look of this so far, I've always been a huge fan of the Gameboy micro so this is perfect for me
This candy bar design reminds me A LOT of the old Dingoo A320. Anyone else?
Beautiful 🔥 Great early look, much love.
Dude this is insane, must be the best retro handheld ever
lol at him not acknowledging the ergonomic elephant in the room
probably why he switched to a bluetooth controller lol
ETA really enjoys every single product he shows and he's "been waiting for a while to get my hands on this" for every single one too.
@@zerocal76yeah of course.. maybe this is how some people get when they cash high six figure checks each year and all they have to do for it is tell people about the great gifts they get..
You expect "micro" and "good ergonomics" to be on the same device?
@@2010ngojo brother, this isn't a micro device. It's as standard as they get. This one has stuck out for a long time for having awkward access to the shoulder buttons
08:09 - what you had to do with your hand to be able to reach and click that R2 button just made me instantly skip this device. AYA has put form over comfort on a handheld and it shows. They did this because it looks cool, not because it's comfortable or even usable
My thoughts exactly. I truly hate the placement of the bumper/trigger buttons on these devices. Its why I ended up buying the Retroid Pocket 4pro in Ice Blue with 2 accessories. rather they get my money since they seem to know how to build devices for gamers better than Aya. until they do better. I will not be buying no matter how good the systems look.
To be fair looking cool is most of the selling point for these retro handhelds, if you want comfortable there’s plenty of other much cheaper and/or more convenient solutions with the biggest example being your phone
ETA loves to skip over little but big details like that 😀
It's a sleek, powerful, and pocketable device. I like it. I might order this. Thanks for the review.
I already have a few handhelds with 3.5". And no video out!? And $200? Great video!
Honestly I think the Retroid pocket 4 pro is way better for the same price
I feel the same way for the RG556. Either device is so much better than this with an infinitely better control layout for the same money.
retroid pocket mini will kill this
I didn't even know this exsisted until just now, this thing is so sharp looking, very cool!
The all black and plain cover camouflages the screen limits. Elegant way to conceal different aspect ratios.
I was waiting for something like this. I actually own the Gameboy Micro, and it's soooo small... and still has a great screen. I'm not so sure about Android as a base system but I have seen a lot of great emulators on it, running great. I'll definetely buy it.
I preordered one of these, excited for this first look
Every Chinese handheld companies making cheap affordable devices, while Ayaneo making overpriced handhelds...
Anbernic releasing a new flawed handheld every 3 weeks lol.
I swear they deliberately make flawed handhelds, they never wanna make the perfect one cos we'll stop buying then.
@@pureheroin9902I like all the recent Anbernic releases. I got 4 different ones. Recently.
They are not perfect but you can't please everyone. And with The AliExpress sales they are a deal.
@@pureheroin9902yep sounds about right there cool but to expensive and you really just don’t need it
@@pureheroin9902 And when Anbernic finally decided to make a windows based handheld, the slapped inside a 2c2t APU with vega 3 (AMD dali) and just hoped people were not linching them. Thing was obsolete even before being made.
Pocket micro has an early bird price of like 190 dollars for the 6G/128G, so the final price will be like $250 dollars.
I don’t think you understand what overpriced means
Looks neat.
My aging hands are going numb just looking at this thing dig into my palms.
@@tdata545 looks painful like gba sp and switch 🤕
This gives me old Dingoo A320 vibes, I loved that hendheald and its form factor.
I believe that testing something on Switch and Android games like Warzone, which are games that put more stress on the console, is cool and also a different style of testing for the entire gaming community.
I love that they made it in metal just like my rg350m It feels so good in the hands
This is exactly what I have been looking for
200 bucks!?! Might as well spend 70 extra bucks and get a refurb steam deck and have a much more versatile machine. The retro handheld market has gone insane
the steam deck is so unportable it's insane, the steam deck needs a bag while you can slip this in ur pocket and leave
@@nohs8776for real. The Deck is a horrendous handheld.
@@nohs8776 I can almost guarantee you already own a device with more power than this that fits in your pocket better than a steam deck.
@@91ludesit don't get me wrong the deck is great for it's price and probably the best all-rounder out there. But sometimes people prefer having niche products that do one or a few thing really well over an all-round machine.
@@patchuri even the steam deck falls into that niche category.
Like you don't need the steam deck, you can be just fine with a cheap PC that can do more, but that little bit of convenience is worth it.
This thing looks beautiful
Love your vids. Really put me on to a new world of gaming!
As awesome as the performance looks on this size of device it looks like an absolute nightmare for actual comfort while playing.
That's actually extremely impressive. Biggest display and most power I've seen in a micro form factor. This might be what i get instead of the rp mini. Not as powerful, but great pocketability for what it can do
10:04 That's what she said .
😂
As someone who just bought and loves the RG28xx, this thing has a TON of appeal to me. That much power in that size and form factor is NUTS. $200 is a little steep, but still, I'm tempted.
my fav part is around 7:15 when it gets quiet for no reason.
I would love one of these just for GBA, SNES, and Genesis!
I found my retro hand held soul mate with the RG556, but still like checking out all the new hand helds constantly getting released, thanks ETA PRIME, very nice review. I just think the 556 or RP4P both offer so much better comfort, screens and control layout for the same money.
Love your content! This thing looks sick!!
This thing looks amazing! Keen to see what the battery life is like.
This should've had 3DS style slide analoges
I think that this targets those who wants the form factor.
This is pretty frickin' cool!
hey man love you videos been watching you since i was 10 now im 16
Sleek design and I'm impressed the G99 could handle everything at the higher resolutions. Mix feelings with both this and the DMG. Also the US pricing of $189 plus shipping seems much more palatable. Paying in Canadian dollars, it's $261 plus shipping & customs/taxes probably puts it over $300.
What do you mean “higher” resolutions? He played everything at native resolution because it can’t handle anything over that.
@@turnbasedtoddy7664 When I stated "higher resolutions," I meant 960x640 or 330 PPI making for a nice, clean 4x up scale for GBA games. As stated in the video here: 9:07
"Everything," in this case refers to the GBA emulator and the GBA library since the ratio is designed specifically for those games with a GBA micro aesthetic.
Interesting idea, sleek design but $300 CAD is a bit much to have a fancy GBA emulation device. At least it is for me. Hope that clears up any confusion.
what a littlie beast to handle gamecube and PS2 like that
price / performance this is one of those premium device for a very niche type of group.
one of the best build quality at the cost of performance limit.
Fun size, but after playing around with the Anbernic RG Arc daily, I have to admit that I vastly prefer comfort over “pocketability”. I’m hoping Anbernic makes a similar device with two joysticks added and extra horsepower to play PS2 games.
Why $200?? That makes no sense. The RP 4 pro is $200 and it blows this out of the water in EVERYTHING, except maybe portability.
Same thing I was saying
$200 is a lot but this is a niche device. Most people buying this will probably have a more powerful handheld already
That's ayaneo for you always overpriced
Portability on the RP4 is very very good. Mine came in two days ago and it's barely 2mm wider than my phone. It fits in my pocket perfectly.
Design cost my dude
Squared off corners? In line shoulder buttons not triggers? 200$? Just get a 40xx or a rp4p. What were they thinking?
Let's not forget the meagre 2600 mAh battery as well. Yes, there are space constraints in micro devices, but 2600 mAh is hardly enough to power any meaningful PS2/GC gaming sessions when the G99 will be pushed to its limits and drinking all the watts it can get its hands on.
Thats too much, i have my Anbernic rg35xx and i'm as happy as a dog with a tennis ball
Symmetrical analog sticks are really good to look at
FYI Audio level for your voiceover go quite low @6:55 when you're talking about SoundTAP Magic
400 nit screen on such a portable device is a no go, its small easy to cool they should have gone with 600-700nits to be actually usable everywhere.
Yeah at nearly pushing the $300 mark for retail, BEFORE shipping? they can keep it! "Real Gamers Know Gamers" will pay for a pretty package over real world usability
I might have pulled the trigger at anything under $180 but $200+ is wild
@ultimatebreak827 yeah you are MUCH better off getting a Retro Pocket 4 pro AND a dock and still paying less AND it will run EVERYTHING 6th Gen and down and the handhelds plus you get a handheld that is comfortable and can reach all the buttons with ease
Calm down bro, its $190 rn. The more expensive model sold out. Entire line is still overpriced though. I'd get this at like $100 max just to have something to pull out while I wait in a restaurant line. Playing it for longer will just be ehh
For everyone who is downing this device for the price, just stop. A modded GBA with worse IPS screen, smaller rechargeable battery, no sticks and only plays GBA cost more than this (and let’s not talk about metal shell GBAs). An unmodified GBA Micro, again no sticks and plays only GBA cost more than this. A GBA SP AGS 101 with worse screen cost just as much if not more than this. And don’t get me started on Cart prices. All those devices are 20 years or older. For us GBA fanatics this is ABSOLUTELY worth. For fans of even GC and below this is still worth it. Stop hating on this device and just appreciate that something like this even exists for those of us who are getting one (or two) 😅. Also all GBAs launched at $100 in 2001 which is roughly $180 in today’s inflated currency. So where is your argument? Well done ETA!
@@thenarrator5746 you get it. It’s remarkable how comfortable people are with paying 250 for a reshelled gba with an ips and battery mod… and are ready to shred on this. I think this is third of 3 coolest Ayaneo releases of the last 2 weeks but it’s still a firm buy imo
entitlement lmao
Another infomercial for ayaneo! 😂
this is gorgeous
I hope you Can test the Ayaneo Pocket DMG. I want to back it on indiegogo but It would be nice to see it in your review first
Looking forward to this as well! Shipping ain't until October..
AYANEO really loves to bring Nintendo's style to newer generations ahahaha
I love the aesthetic.
Looking forward to more PS2 testing.
Love the look of this, although the video out question will likely make or break it for me.
And in pure Ayaneo style, this peeble of a device will be ~$250, with $30 3-week shipping to east Europe, and they will not cover warranty because East Europe.
For $200 I can get a RP4 with European Warranty covered.
Would love to see PokeMMO, Pokemon Stadium and Colosseum running on this thing!
Wow never saw this micro before. I hope you can do some android games with it despite its mediatek helio g99
When are we getting the in-depth review? Thanks in advance!
You are not reading what I am saying. Powerful 16:9 is a well covered off use case. You can use Steamdeck, ROG Alley. To me the Neo etc are stuck in the middle, they are trying to allow you to play modern games while covering off retro in a non optimal form factor. At the other end we have lots of less than $100 more optical retro form factors but the chipsets top out before PS1. The Gamecube and PS2 were the top selling game consoles of all time and closed out the 4:3 era as HD was starting to come into play. I have to believe there are lots of people who grew up in 90’s early 2000’s who prefer to pay $200ish for a device that is optimized in form factor to play those games. It seems to be the missing use case.
Gorgeous
Gameboy micro was so damn cool . I wish i still had it
I picked up the retro special edition and the red edition. I don’t even know if I’ll use them but they look nice.
Absolutely perfect. Premium build in a small package with wild specs for the size.
Looks great. Missed the mark with no video out. 😩
It looks so nice. I'd buy it just to look at it. 😂😂
Hope you get to review the Ayaneo Pocket DMG as well 😅
Looks pretty good! Would love to see more ps2 games running, if it can handle dmc3 and re4 im sold
RG556 is better
I beleive this chippy can play re4. Its mire powafur than the rp2s, and re4 runs okay on somewhat okay on that thing.
Star Wars rogue squadron 2 game cube. the fact this runs god of war full speed,now has me thinking between this and the ayn odin 2 mini. once the price is right i will buy this.
I see Ayaneo have white labeled the Slide to make Antec's new handheld, and that's basically halved the price of the thing. I wonder if becoming an OEM might be more sustainable long term than Indiegogo sales.
Steam remote play? I know it is a tiny screen. But it would be fun to see that run.
Same as my smartphone chipset 😮 .. must be good handheld..
I was one of the first ones to pre-order, but now that I think of it, I could have got a Backbone controller for my Android phone and have all the ROMS with a bigger screen and better battery. Canceled it yesterday and ordering the controller now. May be ill go for the next one in line with better specs that justify the price.
That’s cool. I want one
ANY budget phone is as powerful as this, most good midrange phones are 2-3x powerful, and flagships are 4-5x more powerful
Do they have buttons tho?
@@kayonji there are thousands of cheap controllers for phones.
@@drushed7387 You just don't get it. I don't play on my phone. I don't like interrupting my game with notifications, I don't like draining my battery needed for calls and messages, and I certainly don't like carring an additional controller to slap on it whenever I want to play something. There are tons of other people like me, and handhelds are aimed at us. it's obvious that modern phones can run all that, we simply don't like mixing stuff.
a handheld with symmetrical layout? take my money💸💸
Dang that is actually a big bummer there isnt hdmi over usb c, would be super cool to use this as a hybrid gamecube/ps2 device
3 Shoryukens in a row... Noice!
Would love to see Dragon Quest 8 and Final Fantasy 12 for PS2 if you can, running on the device
It would be cool to see OpenMW, the open-source Morrowind engine, running natively on these small Android handhelds. I'd personally go for the "I Heart Vanilla Director's Cut" mod list too, but you'll probably have to leave the settings somewhat low (low draw distance, shaders off, ...).
It works great on my RP4 Pro. No texture packs but I doubled the view distance without issue except for some slowdown in Balmora and Vivec (which honestly just adds to the nostalgia)
@CalvinRRC I've been running it on a Galaxy S24+, and it works really well, but that phone is definitely no slouch. The separate controller isn't pocketable though.
I miss a Steam Link test on those android handheld. I want to play games from my big PC but I don't know if latency would be acceptable. Works great with my phone but maybe people don't use for it.
Gosh I really want this thing
3:2 aspect ratio… what a shame.
A 4:3 screen and this would’ve been a must-buy for me.
I'd like to see sonic mania running on this. (The native Netflix port.)
I would really like to see performance when streaming pc games via moonlight from a local pc. Something I really want from a small handheld but unsure about performance.
If this had a doc to tv like the switch I would buy this right away
That AYANEO Pocket micro looks small, but perfect just for your pocket and it's more AWESOME because it really runs even a Wii and PS2 Emulations that surprised me WOW that video was good! 😮❤
yeah I want a joystick durability test before I would pocket it
Over price .... Retroid pocket 4 pro best price
Could you try Wuthering Waves on lowest settings? I want to know how well this holds up as I'm very enticed by the whole aesthetic of it. Thanks!
💯 💯 love the form factory, is nice!! I was in the Gameboy micro era. Sadly, phone is getting too powerful, and with controller like gamesir and backbone, I can't convince myself getting one😢
About the HDMI port, I will not be surprise if they release a new model with HDMI port in the future for people to double dip.
Hey ETA! Love the work as always, thanks for the amazing uploads. I saw your video about putting Bazzite OS on PC with an RX 590 card int it. I have an old Mini ITX with 16GB DDR3 ram , I5-2500K and an RX 570 4GB card in it just laying around Running windows 10 which i pull out from time to time hooking it up a 1080p tv playing some indie games and emulation on from time to time. Do you think putting Bazzite OS on to it instead would be better, maybe even lengthen its lifespan a bit more maybe?
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Ayaneo seem to be working to establish themselves as the Apple or the Teenage Engineering (if you’re into synths) of gaming. Except that they do not offer anything that could be called “innovation.” They simply ramp up some specs that do not make much sense for their devices to justify high prices. Is the gaming market so widespread now that we already have a sector for “hip” devices? That’d be fine if it does not diminish the much more interesting and fun tinkerer’s market.
Start/Select location is bad. At the least they should be on the right. Quite a few retro games use Select in-game for example.
Did they send you the dmg too?!?!
Thanks for the review! You mentioned that Blue Light may hurt your eyes, I just wanted to clarify: Blue light doesn't actually hurt our eyes. Blue light from screens causes the human (and other animal) brain to become more active due to it being equivalent to the color of light that we experience during the day. In the evening, when the sun is setting, natural light takes on a warmer hue as it is diffused through the earth's atmosphere. This warmer light signals to our brains that darkness is coming and it will soon be time to sleep. At that time our brains begin to experience a natural reduction in activity.
So, viewing a Blue Screen (phone, computer, television, gaming handheld) at night can make it more difficult for people to fall asleep due to increased brain activity. Hence, why many modern devices have a Warm or Nightlight mode.
The controller in thumbnail looks like the European version of atari 7800 controller. Although that had a a small thumbstick.
The fact that you can root an android device that easily is crazy