Love mine, use it to play my PS5 while my wife is watching TV. Also runs many emulators in android perfect. The battery life is better than anything else on the market.
Thanks for the honest review. I might consider this for a gift for a kid, but at that price even that would be tough to justify. I have been a fan of Logitec forever, hope they at least bring the price down soon.
Got mine since 2022 and love that thing so much, I actually use it to do cloud gaming with my 4090 desktop, works amazing when you go LAN no delay at all and the battery life is so much superior than using rog ally or steam deck for cloud gaming, this is a no brainer. get one!
I do love how it feels in the hand. But only getting 60fps from your 4090 is a bit sad and the steam deck OLED or ROG Ally X do make for a great cloud gaming and streaming device but a little big and heavy.
@@nophacetech true! As i mentioned the biggest advantage of the logitech is battery life and weight! Just got my rog ally x today, we’ll see how its gone play!
I did absolutely love this thing and the ally X feels a bit heavy tho they're very close in terms of high quality. so you just stream your entire pc to g cloud? I'm tempted. does this work with any WiFi as long as laptop or pc is on and plugged in? I'd love to do that cause the way it feels is so good
I got one about a year ago and I have never looked back. I had a backbone prior and I was tired of my phone being tied up while playing. I remote play PS5 and XBOX games on it. Runs the games smooth. I can watch TV on it while remote playing. Its a great device for my use case.
New to your channel, thanks for your review. So here’s the thing I bought this at 300 at release and really didn’t use it so I sold it. Lately I have been using handhelds a lot more and now I have a thing for them and now have them all (Rog X, Steam Deck OLED LE, Legion Go) and each serves its own purpose when on the go. It was good for what it was and I was just thinking of Logitech and wanted re acquire it to have a simple cloud only device on a simple UI. No way was I spending 300 given the specs and coincidently they actually have a nice sale right now with a code that brought it down to 190 so I’m glad to have it back. While not the best out there it does serve its purpose well.
Ive had my g-cloud for a couple of months now and still use it almost daily. I actually prefer it compared to firing up my console. The bigger screen and how well it feels in the hand makes it worth the price in my opinion. It definitely shines in the cloud gaming aspect and easily emulates up to psp with no issue at all.
I have the perfect use case for my Logitech G-Cloud. It's my media hub away from my PC and other devices. It's docked in my living room on my big screen television. I use it to pull everything in house together in one screen. When undocked, I use public WiFi, my phone's hotspot, or just android games with touch controls remapped to physical buttons, or emulators. Love my G-Cloud. Price could be lower though.
That’s a great use for this device. I really like it, but I could do everything you mentioned with my Steam Deck and more for just a bit more investment. However, the Steam Deck is bulkier by comparison, and I do appreciate the smaller size of the G Cloud.
@@nophacetech I solely choose a streaming device because I didn't want to feel pressured into upgrading hardware anytime soon outside my PC. Although if I had to pick I'd probably move on a Legion Go.
Gefornce now Ultimate is amaazing. It still cant beat my 4090 but the power and heat it uses compared to a desktop is second to none. You can play any game at max on ultimate without figuring out much
I just snagged one for $150 and I feel that’s more realistically what it should cost. The battery is incredible, and fit and finish as well as comfortability and feel are all great. But it’s a very weird space that it sits in, as primarily a streaming device that is just serving as a screen with a controller on it, and an underperforming emulation machine (that’s what I paid the $150 for, a comfortable, premium feeling emulator, although I would love if it had just a bit more horsepower to handle more) 12:40
so what your saying is keep the same price but 1. increase RAM (8 or16 ) - i feel like this could be used as a concept for xbox's hand held ,build off this device -i would love to see a video on this device using the Newly updated Xbox App. since now you can stream the games you own
I mean, it basically needs all-new internals, not just RAM. It’s pretty outdated as we head into 2025. I don’t own any Xbox games and primarily use GeForce Now for all my cloud gaming needs.
I bought the gcloud when it first released. It was $350 then. I ended up switching it for a Steamdeck and when I want a smaller device I go to a Switch Lite. Once I got the ROG Ally X the Steamdeck sits in its case, but surprisingly the Switch Lite still gets plenty of use.
The ROG Ally X is pretty awesome, but the G Cloud is a tough sell at this price point. Even an open box one at $250 makes more sense. The G Cloud has a lot of good uses, but I'd like to see a version with a better screen and more power for high-end emulation, while still keeping the price point.
you can use RetroArch for all your emulators (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroarch&hl=en_US) and then i was using Emulation Station for the front end that makes it all look nice (es-de.org/ ) it takes a lot to set it all up and it's kinda confusing and frustrating hahah but when you get it all set up its amazing. Retro Game Corps has lots of great step by step guides like this: ruclips.net/video/X-bVwlMwobE/видео.html
What would you recommend for a first retro handheld . . My modded psp vita about had it . . Any recommendations would be appreciated it . . Under 300.00
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm new to your channel and new to cloud gaming. Really like your calm and very realy life way you explained everything and so I added a subscription to your channel because I like your style and am hoping to see more videos like this in the future. I do have a few thoughts/questions if you are able to help me please. The use case I was thinking of was to get this for my Son who's always asking to borrow my phone (especially when I am driving) to play his Google Play store android games on my android phone. The insurance company always dings me for using apps when I drive but its usually because my Son has borrowed my phone to play his games. Do you think this would be a good purchase for my speciic needs given the above use case with my kid always wanting to borrow my phone to play his play store games? Also I was wondering if this is good for when you are hanging out at home and connected to WiFi to play games on the Steam library or connect to an XBox to play games console games (sort of like how Playstation Portal works) or do you need PC Game Pass to do that? Thank you so very much.
Real specific use case but, having looked at a bunch of reviews, I'll help with an answer. - Good for son to use? On the one hand, this device would work great for regular android games. However, there are 2 caveats 1) is it as good as others on the market? 2) is it worth the price to performance. Sadly, the answer is no to both. The processor used is a snapdragon CPU from 2020, so when it comes to playing things under it's own power, it can do things alright, but likely won't be as powerful as others. Depending on the game, this may mean that even some android games don't run as well. To that end, you can look at what else is on the market. The G-Cloud sells somewhere from $190 to $300, with an MSRP of $350. Unless you're on the low end, it is not worth it, *particularly* if just concerned with your son playing games on something. An Amazon Fire tablet can be found for
Great video. I own a g cloud. I would love to be able to use it on the go as well using a 5ghz hotspot from my phone but the device doesn't support it. Being confined to WiFi only for solid use holds it back as the display size is better than a phone with controller. I emailed customer support to see if the support would be added but I was told straight up no 😂
What phone do you have that it won't pair to? I believe I can share a hot spot from my phone and it works because it's no different than a wifi hot spot.
@nophacetech s23 ultra. I can set the 5g hotspot between 2.4 or 5ghz bands and the g cloud won't recognise the 5ghz. The 2.4ghz band isn't strong enough for a consistent use
@@andrewharry6225that's insane. I have s23 ultra and connect very old android devices to my hotspot with no problem why would this device not connect? Have you tried to usb tether it to your phone and see if you can connect that way?
I love my g cloud. Bought mine from Logitech for $180 (refurbished, warranty), Installed a 512gb card and all is good. I have installed every g cloud native game on my iPad Air (ie. Real Racing, etc.). They both run them great. The iPad Air screen size is beautiful, but the g cloud has one thing I never thought about before, convenience. Everything is right there with the g cloud. This is the device I will take when I travel. PS: bought my wife a Switch Oled for Christmas. How do you think she’s feeling today ? Jejejejejeje…
Interesting! I only see the open-box version available to buy. It’s odd they sent this to me to review years after its release, and now it’s not even for sale. Haha. Hopefully, they’re planning to release a second version. Honestly, though, I’d still consider picking up the open-box one-it helps bring the cost down to a more reasonable price. Alternatively, you could check out something like the Retroid Pocket 5.
No, it’s an Android device, so you can stream your PC games to it, but it won’t run Steam natively. It’s more suited for cloud gaming, but Android is also great for emulation.
Maybe I'm missing something and I'm not sure what tablets you tried with your game sir controller but android wise their WiFi is not great... unless maybe the Lenovo y700/legion tab? Even that seems to have WiFi issues and the company not caring. I think the G cloud is that expensive because it has very well optimised WiFi so cloud gaming runs very well plus the virtual button mapping felt better than on the razer kishi ultra for me. Still thinking if I should get the Legion Go cause it's so cheap compared to the Ally and probably enough for most games other than the very intense ones graphic wise.
No tablets, just my Pixel phones, and the Wi-Fi is exceptional-even playing over 5G cell service works great most of the time. The G Cloud is great too, but not better; phones are extremely dialed in, though they also cost 3-6 times as much. The Legion Go looks awesome! I haven’t used it myself, but be aware that new Legion Go models might be dropping soon, so you could be buying something right before new tech is released. I’ve been waiting to see what a Legion Go version 2 will bring, as most companies make big improvements with the second iteration. We saw this with the Steam Deck OLED - massive upgrades - and the Ally X over the original Ally. So, the Legion Go 2 could be pretty amazing.
I can confirm WiFi gaming works well with Amazon Fire tablets, Samsung A7 lite, and even an ONN tablet from Walmart. The XB/PSPlay App is fyre....I've been using a backbone and gamesir. My only issue is the passthrough option on Fire tablets that's not working well. Otherwise, I have a Gamesir with a Fire 7 tablet running the same thing...flawlessly..and emulating too. I want to buy a G-Cloud, but 300 bucks isn't my price point for a single WiFi only system...and I don't have alot of Android games I play.
Right now if you buy it off the Logitech site, you can get $60-$70 off, -- I saw it going for $199, -- so I think for that pricepoint, it would be pretty awesome, Right? ( I don't own one, and am asking)
@ cool, thanks, - out of curiosity would you still buy it for $250 and tax? Thankfully I will probably get a deal but just curious where someone might draw the line
@@jigsaw4770 I think I would go with something else around the $250 range (I’d even consider going up to $300 for something with a much higher-end Snapdragon SOC, which would allow for WAY more Switch games and other high-end games to be emulated). But for something under $200, there are now so many options, it’s kind of hard to pick. I’m not sure I’d go with the G Cloud for $250 because something for $175 is basically the same thing. However, Russ over at Retro Game Corps has videos on almost all the options and does a great job showcasing them. You just have to do a lot of looking and watching, haha. Here’s one video-it’s a little outdated but a good starting point: ruclips.net/video/gfL1-awyt0o/видео.html
I dabble in handheld gaming devices and this is comfotable and has a nice big screen BUT, it uses a fat32 file system, severely limiting games to less than 4gigs and below! I got an rp4 pro that will do almost everything including streaming. So, in its current incarnation its a hard pass for 2025.
The big reason for this over your phone.... 16x9 display. Honestly 20, 21 or 19.5 : 1 displays like on most modern phones...its rubbish. And its extra rubbish if your phone has a hole punch or notch. Which most do.
My deck is heavy AF. Having a lightweight console to stream my PC content onto seems fine to me. Its the pricepoint thats impossible. You want excellent controls and a good screen, so 199 is going to be hard to reach. Ive tried moonlight with phone controllers but the controllers are always ass. Im looking forward to 8bitdo's new offering coming out so I can check the reviews.
Yeah, if price wasn’t an issue, this would 100% be the best thing ever-so awesome! But price does matter, haha. The GameSir G8+ is honestly amazing; I made a video about it here: ruclips.net/video/tbdAtp0bgx8/видео.html I’m sure the 8BitDo will be just as good and more affordable
@@nophacetech it's hard to get gamesir products here in mainland Europe. I have the X2 from gamesir, but i really dislike the thumbsticks and lack of grips. Ive seen the g8, but i own an 8bitdo ultimate controller and am a fan of its sticks. So im holding out for the 8bitdo ultimate phone controller. It's currently on preorder in Amazon us. Review idea? ;)
Thanks. I've been on the edge of ordering one... for 2 years now, but the price was always too high. For streaming and emulation. Now I preordered a 7inch OLED handheld that is in a totally other league, wifi7, Snapdragon 8 gen 2, 8GB RAM, 8000mAh battery... for around the same price! (AYN Portal, base model)
nice! dude that thing is going to be amazing way easier to justify that price tag.. looks amazing too. Emulation with that snapdragon 8 gen 2 is going to be amazing!
For the price ($250) if you are just streaming it’s a great device. Much Lighter and much better battery life than devices that play games locally like steam deck. What you missed by only using GeForce now was streaming from your PC or game console where you can suspend and pick up a game. The screen is so much bigger than a phone. 16 pro max is much smaller
The fact that they sent it to you already just turned me off because there's so many devices that do what this thing does....the price for this one migh as well consider a steamdeck
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Love mine, use it to play my PS5 while my wife is watching TV. Also runs many emulators in android perfect. The battery life is better than anything else on the market.
Did they give support to the official ps remote app?
@@almightymoose9541 yes.... gamepad Support
Thanks for the honest review. I might consider this for a gift for a kid, but at that price even that would be tough to justify. I have been a fan of Logitec forever, hope they at least bring the price down soon.
yeah or if they make a version 2 that could be cool
Got mine since 2022 and love that thing so much, I actually use it to do cloud gaming with my 4090 desktop, works amazing when you go LAN no delay at all and the battery life is so much superior than using rog ally or steam deck for cloud gaming, this is a no brainer. get one!
I do love how it feels in the hand. But only getting 60fps from your 4090 is a bit sad and the steam deck OLED or ROG Ally X do make for a great cloud gaming and streaming device but a little big and heavy.
@@nophacetech true! As i mentioned the biggest advantage of the logitech is battery life and weight! Just got my rog ally x today, we’ll see how its gone play!
@@kashkashio Nice!!! I really like the Ally X… but I really hate Windows on it, haha.
I did absolutely love this thing and the ally X feels a bit heavy tho they're very close in terms of high quality. so you just stream your entire pc to g cloud? I'm tempted. does this work with any WiFi as long as laptop or pc is on and plugged in? I'd love to do that cause the way it feels is so good
I got one about a year ago and I have never looked back. I had a backbone prior and I was tired of my phone being tied up while playing. I remote play PS5 and XBOX games on it. Runs the games smooth. I can watch TV on it while remote playing. Its a great device for my use case.
yeah it's pretty solid for cloud gaming!
New to your channel, thanks for your review. So here’s the thing I bought this at 300 at release and really didn’t use it so I sold it. Lately I have been using handhelds a lot more and now I have a thing for them and now have them all (Rog X, Steam Deck OLED LE, Legion Go) and each serves its own purpose when on the go. It was good for what it was and I was just thinking of Logitech and wanted re acquire it to have a simple cloud only device on a simple UI. No way was I spending 300 given the specs and coincidently they actually have a nice sale right now with a code that brought it down to 190 so I’m glad to have it back. While not the best out there it does serve its purpose well.
Ive had my g-cloud for a couple of months now and still use it almost daily. I actually prefer it compared to firing up my console. The bigger screen and how well it feels in the hand makes it worth the price in my opinion. It definitely shines in the cloud gaming aspect and easily emulates up to psp with no issue at all.
yeah it's pretty great!
I have the perfect use case for my Logitech G-Cloud. It's my media hub away from my PC and other devices. It's docked in my living room on my big screen television. I use it to pull everything in house together in one screen. When undocked, I use public WiFi, my phone's hotspot, or just android games with touch controls remapped to physical buttons, or emulators. Love my G-Cloud. Price could be lower though.
That’s a great use for this device. I really like it, but I could do everything you mentioned with my Steam Deck and more for just a bit more investment. However, the Steam Deck is bulkier by comparison, and I do appreciate the smaller size of the G Cloud.
@@nophacetech I solely choose a streaming device because I didn't want to feel pressured into upgrading hardware anytime soon outside my PC. Although if I had to pick I'd probably move on a Legion Go.
Great vid man perfect watch while I was driving to school
thanks for watching! i hope you weren't the driver 💀
I really do like the screen and how big it is, would be perfect for retro gaming
Yeah I really do love the size of the whole device it's very nice
I just ordered it for half retro half gamepass play. It's literally a N64, Sega Saturn, PS1, Dreamcast, Xbox Series S and Arcade archive in 1 device.
Gefornce now Ultimate is amaazing. It still cant beat my 4090 but the power and heat it uses compared to a desktop is second to none. You can play any game at max on ultimate without figuring out much
yeah it really is amazing i think a lot of people are sleeping on how good cloud gaming is!
If I didn't have a Odin 2 I wouldn't mind having the g cloud honesty
Yeah for sure!
I still want one! 😮
for 150$ sure
Bro this his channels going pop off by future proofing his vid
What do you mean? I think this is a good thing unless I'm misunderstanding hahah
deserves way more views
Appreciate it 🙏🏼
I just snagged one for $150 and I feel that’s more realistically what it should cost. The battery is incredible, and fit and finish as well as comfortability and feel are all great. But it’s a very weird space that it sits in, as primarily a streaming device that is just serving as a screen with a controller on it, and an underperforming emulation machine (that’s what I paid the $150 for, a comfortable, premium feeling emulator, although I would love if it had just a bit more horsepower to handle more) 12:40
Got a refurb one for $187 in Logitechs eBay store. I think that’s a good price for a device like this.
Its a companion device for your steamlink, ps remoteplay , Xbox gamepass , geforce now , shadow pc etc. Its not a dedicated gaming handheld.
Correct.
so what your saying is keep the same price but
1. increase RAM (8 or16 )
- i feel like this could be used as a concept for xbox's hand held ,build off this device
-i would love to see a video on this device using the Newly updated Xbox App. since now you can stream the games you own
I mean, it basically needs all-new internals, not just RAM. It’s pretty outdated as we head into 2025. I don’t own any Xbox games and primarily use GeForce Now for all my cloud gaming needs.
64 gb standard is a slap in the face considering a 128 gb sd card is less than a full tank of gas or 4 starbucks dranks
hahaha for real
I bought the gcloud when it first released. It was $350 then. I ended up switching it for a Steamdeck and when I want a smaller device I go to a Switch Lite. Once I got the ROG Ally X the Steamdeck sits in its case, but surprisingly the Switch Lite still gets plenty of use.
The ROG Ally X is pretty awesome, but the G Cloud is a tough sell at this price point. Even an open box one at $250 makes more sense. The G Cloud has a lot of good uses, but I'd like to see a version with a better screen and more power for high-end emulation, while still keeping the price point.
@ agreed
Just picked on of these up for my son, how did you get that emulator app? Didn't see it in the play store, and didnt match anything in google.
you can use RetroArch for all your emulators (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroarch&hl=en_US) and then i was using Emulation Station for the front end that makes it all look nice (es-de.org/ ) it takes a lot to set it all up and it's kinda confusing and frustrating hahah but when you get it all set up its amazing. Retro Game Corps has lots of great step by step guides like this: ruclips.net/video/X-bVwlMwobE/видео.html
its the ES-DE frontend. google that and it should get you there.
Got one for local streaming my Xbox, ps5, xcloud, and emulators.
What would you recommend for a first retro handheld . . My modded psp vita about had it . . Any recommendations would be appreciated it . . Under 300.00
Good video, I subscribe.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm new to your channel and new to cloud gaming. Really like your calm and very realy life way you explained everything and so I added a subscription to your channel because I like your style and am hoping to see more videos like this in the future. I do have a few thoughts/questions if you are able to help me please. The use case I was thinking of was to get this for my Son who's always asking to borrow my phone (especially when I am driving) to play his Google Play store android games on my android phone. The insurance company always dings me for using apps when I drive but its usually because my Son has borrowed my phone to play his games. Do you think this would be a good purchase for my speciic needs given the above use case with my kid always wanting to borrow my phone to play his play store games? Also I was wondering if this is good for when you are hanging out at home and connected to WiFi to play games on the Steam library or connect to an XBox to play games console games (sort of like how Playstation Portal works) or do you need PC Game Pass to do that? Thank you so very much.
Real specific use case but, having looked at a bunch of reviews, I'll help with an answer.
- Good for son to use?
On the one hand, this device would work great for regular android games. However, there are 2 caveats
1) is it as good as others on the market?
2) is it worth the price to performance.
Sadly, the answer is no to both. The processor used is a snapdragon CPU from 2020, so when it comes to playing things under it's own power, it can do things alright, but likely won't be as powerful as others. Depending on the game, this may mean that even some android games don't run as well.
To that end, you can look at what else is on the market. The G-Cloud sells somewhere from $190 to $300, with an MSRP of $350. Unless you're on the low end, it is not worth it, *particularly* if just concerned with your son playing games on something.
An Amazon Fire tablet can be found for
Great video.
I own a g cloud. I would love to be able to use it on the go as well using a 5ghz hotspot from my phone but the device doesn't support it.
Being confined to WiFi only for solid use holds it back as the display size is better than a phone with controller.
I emailed customer support to see if the support would be added but I was told straight up no 😂
What phone do you have that it won't pair to? I believe I can share a hot spot from my phone and it works because it's no different than a wifi hot spot.
@nophacetech s23 ultra. I can set the 5g hotspot between 2.4 or 5ghz bands and the g cloud won't recognise the 5ghz. The 2.4ghz band isn't strong enough for a consistent use
@@andrewharry6225that's insane. I have s23 ultra and connect very old android devices to my hotspot with no problem why would this device not connect? Have you tried to usb tether it to your phone and see if you can connect that way?
我的想法是用他雲遊mini pc, 有沒有考慮這個方向
我的想法是用他雲遊mini pc, 有沒有考慮這個方向
I love my g cloud. Bought mine from Logitech for $180 (refurbished, warranty), Installed a 512gb card and all is good.
I have installed every g cloud native game on my iPad Air (ie. Real Racing, etc.). They both run them great. The iPad Air screen size is beautiful, but the g cloud has one thing I never thought about before, convenience.
Everything is right there with the g cloud. This is the device I will take when I travel.
PS: bought my wife a Switch Oled for Christmas. How do you think she’s feeling today ?
Jejejejejeje…
If I don’t own an Xbox but I have an Xbox game pass will this work?
Yes just need Gamepass Ultimate
Bro I'm not sure is this discontinued at best buy? My website wouldnt let me order one
Interesting! I only see the open-box version available to buy. It’s odd they sent this to me to review years after its release, and now it’s not even for sale. Haha. Hopefully, they’re planning to release a second version. Honestly, though, I’d still consider picking up the open-box one-it helps bring the cost down to a more reasonable price. Alternatively, you could check out something like the Retroid Pocket 5.
Can you get steam on this system? Sorry, im just now hearing about this.
No, it’s an Android device, so you can stream your PC games to it, but it won’t run Steam natively. It’s more suited for cloud gaming, but Android is also great for emulation.
I know not built for it but it would be interesting to see you using winlator
It’s a pretty weak SoC, so Winlator would really struggle, haha!
@nophacetech thats why it would be interesting, imagine God of war on logiexh g cloud
This should be $150 by now
Maybe I'm missing something and I'm not sure what tablets you tried with your game sir controller but android wise their WiFi is not great... unless maybe the Lenovo y700/legion tab? Even that seems to have WiFi issues and the company not caring. I think the G cloud is that expensive because it has very well optimised WiFi so cloud gaming runs very well plus the virtual button mapping felt better than on the razer kishi ultra for me.
Still thinking if I should get the Legion Go cause it's so cheap compared to the Ally and probably enough for most games other than the very intense ones graphic wise.
No tablets, just my Pixel phones, and the Wi-Fi is exceptional-even playing over 5G cell service works great most of the time. The G Cloud is great too, but not better; phones are extremely dialed in, though they also cost 3-6 times as much. The Legion Go looks awesome! I haven’t used it myself, but be aware that new Legion Go models might be dropping soon, so you could be buying something right before new tech is released. I’ve been waiting to see what a Legion Go version 2 will bring, as most companies make big improvements with the second iteration. We saw this with the Steam Deck OLED - massive upgrades - and the Ally X over the original Ally. So, the Legion Go 2 could be pretty amazing.
I can confirm WiFi gaming works well with Amazon Fire tablets, Samsung A7 lite, and even an ONN tablet from Walmart. The XB/PSPlay App is fyre....I've been using a backbone and gamesir. My only issue is the passthrough option on Fire tablets that's not working well. Otherwise, I have a Gamesir with a Fire 7 tablet running the same thing...flawlessly..and emulating too. I want to buy a G-Cloud, but 300 bucks isn't my price point for a single WiFi only system...and I don't have alot of Android games I play.
@@nophacetechwhat pixel it is? Fold or 9 pro fold? Which one???
I still want one in 2025 😂
Right now if you buy it off the Logitech site, you can get $60-$70 off, -- I saw it going for $199, -- so I think for that pricepoint, it would be pretty awesome, Right? ( I don't own one, and am asking)
Yeah for 199 that would be much better.
@ cool, thanks, - out of curiosity would you still buy it for $250 and tax? Thankfully I will probably get a deal but just curious where someone might draw the line
@@jigsaw4770 I think I would go with something else around the $250 range (I’d even consider going up to $300 for something with a much higher-end Snapdragon SOC, which would allow for WAY more Switch games and other high-end games to be emulated). But for something under $200, there are now so many options, it’s kind of hard to pick. I’m not sure I’d go with the G Cloud for $250 because something for $175 is basically the same thing. However, Russ over at Retro Game Corps has videos on almost all the options and does a great job showcasing them. You just have to do a lot of looking and watching, haha. Here’s one video-it’s a little outdated but a good starting point: ruclips.net/video/gfL1-awyt0o/видео.html
I dabble in handheld gaming devices and this is comfotable and has a nice big screen BUT, it uses a fat32 file system, severely limiting games to less than 4gigs and below!
I got an rp4 pro that will do almost everything including streaming. So, in its current incarnation its a hard pass for 2025.
People claim to play up to PS1 and N64 games. Are those games over 4gb? At what system in the timeline do they get that large?
The big reason for this over your phone.... 16x9 display.
Honestly 20, 21 or 19.5 : 1 displays like on most modern phones...its rubbish. And its extra rubbish if your phone has a hole punch or notch. Which most do.
I'm using a Samsung s8+, and I got OLED and flawless wifi gaming on it.. The screen is just too small for me...
My deck is heavy AF. Having a lightweight console to stream my PC content onto seems fine to me. Its the pricepoint thats impossible. You want excellent controls and a good screen, so 199 is going to be hard to reach.
Ive tried moonlight with phone controllers but the controllers are always ass. Im looking forward to 8bitdo's new offering coming out so I can check the reviews.
Yeah, if price wasn’t an issue, this would 100% be the best thing ever-so awesome! But price does matter, haha. The GameSir G8+ is honestly amazing; I made a video about it here: ruclips.net/video/tbdAtp0bgx8/видео.html I’m sure the 8BitDo will be just as good and more affordable
@@nophacetech it's hard to get gamesir products here in mainland Europe. I have the X2 from gamesir, but i really dislike the thumbsticks and lack of grips. Ive seen the g8, but i own an 8bitdo ultimate controller and am a fan of its sticks. So im holding out for the 8bitdo ultimate phone controller. It's currently on preorder in Amazon us. Review idea? ;)
Thanks. I've been on the edge of ordering one... for 2 years now, but the price was always too high. For streaming and emulation. Now I preordered a 7inch OLED handheld that is in a totally other league, wifi7, Snapdragon 8 gen 2, 8GB RAM, 8000mAh battery... for around the same price! (AYN Portal, base model)
nice! dude that thing is going to be amazing way easier to justify that price tag.. looks amazing too. Emulation with that snapdragon 8 gen 2 is going to be amazing!
For the price ($250) if you are just streaming it’s a great device. Much Lighter and much better battery life than devices that play games locally like steam deck.
What you missed by only using GeForce now was streaming from your PC or game console where you can suspend and pick up a game.
The screen is so much bigger than a phone. 16 pro max is much smaller
Nice
thanks
And I own a razer Edge 5g 😂
haha nice!
The fact that they sent it to you already just turned me off because there's so many devices that do what this thing does....the price for this one migh as well consider a steamdeck
It’s pretty great, but yeah, it’s a tough price point for what it is in the current landscape of handheld gaming devices.
They are buying good reviews.
I mean, if you want to send it to ME, hit me up!
Hahah I do like it but I didn't have to buy it so I'm a bit biased.
I own one for Xbox cloud gaming
nice it would be great for that!
Cloud gaming is trash
it can be... but for my location and set up its amazing.