The official Anbernic case is the one I had, and it's fine. (The reason my device died wasn't due to the case - I'm leaning towards it being a manufacturing defect that put too much stress on the OLED screen internally and it just eventually cracked on its own.) The good news with finding a case the RG505 is that it's basically a rectangular slab that doesn't need a bottom molded specifically to the device so there are a lot of cases on Amazon for it if you didn't get the official.

I generally like my iPhone, but there are times when I want to either throw it into the ocean or give it the Dankpods treatment with a lightning-cable equivalent of his Maraca Cracker. Finding out what had been done to my test videos after going through all those frames was ... one of those times! The green screen trick for the slides that I'm using is a fairly simple thing to do with OBS - and one I use sometimes when recording videos for students. I have three sources set up on top of each other: On top there's my camera with the green chroma key filter applied. In the middle, there's an image source (the slides), and then on the bottom there's a third source - which is a duplicate of the first camera feed, but with no chroma key filter. So if I just put my hands - or other objects - on the desk, they will be on top of the slide, otherwise the slide is visible on top of the desk in the recorded video. So I can just point out things on the slides live and see what I'm doing on my monitor.

@@chemicalburrito782 Doh, that’s obvious in hindsight. And yeah while I can’t help swearing at my Apple devices at times (or iTunes, oh my god I’ve lost so much hair to iTunes on Windows), on the whole they’re a good experience.

Wifi Edge like the one I have? The Wifi Edge has 6GB RAM, which is less than what ZZZ wants to run comfortably. I have had the best luck running the game right after rebooting the Edge so there's less stuff running in the background. Even then you sometimes have to start the game more than once before it gets in without crashing. It's sad because the Edge has plenty of CPU power for the game once you get it to run... Once the game starts on the Edge, it will generally run fine for quite a while. (I'm doing a couple of combat commissions right now on my Edge, in fact!)

@@TheFalco708 I think you’re mainly seeing the capture card delay there if you’re comparing the full screen video to the superimposed camera footage.

​@@chemicalburrito782 no the capture card replay is actually in advance to the camera footage idk could you make more input lag test with game emulator and compare it to the ps vita maybe?

The problem here is not so much the Odin 2 itself - it's got a lot of power. The main issue here is that the best PS2 emulation software on Android right now is AetherSX2 (and NetherSX2 which is essentially a binary patch to AetherSX2 to get rid of ads and update game default configurations). AetherSX2 is currently dead in terms of development ... so there are games that work a lot better on PC devices simply because performance-killing bugs that are in AetherSX2 have been fixed in PCSX2 for the PC. I think if you want a system that's as close to "everything just works" for PS2 as possible, you're going to want something like an Ally X, a Legion Go, possibly an OLED Deck, etc. (Just not the Anbernic WIN600 ... just ... no.) Now to be fair to the Odin 2 (I mean ... I like the Odin 2!), a LOT of PS2 games DO fall into the "Just bump the resolution up to 3X and don't touch anything else" category. And as long as you're sticking to Android, the original Odin 2 is probably still the best option for price to performance.

​@@chemicalburrito782 At the end of the day it doesn't really matter whether it's the software or hardware (and I don't think it's always that clear which it is). I don't want to make too big a deal out of this, but I just had the wrong idea about the state of PS2 on the Odin 2 (I thought it was closer to a Deck in that regard). Same goes for the Switch, I think. You just always have to take what you hear online with a grain of salt. That's why raw gameplay tests like this are very useful. I actually had a Deck, and loved it but had ergonomic issues with it. Mostly the weight.

I installed it on my Edge and it seems to work fine, at least from running it for about an hour or so. Not launching with native controller support is pretty pathetic for an action game released in 2024, though. That said, you can use the Nexus app that comes with the Edge to map the sticks and buttons for the game if you like.

@@chemicalburrito782 did you notice any frame drops? Any lag during combat? I play on my iPhone 11 and it’s pretty bad. Was hoping I get this for better quality gaming.

@@chemicalburrito782 I appreciate you doing this . Thank you kindly 🙏

@@j.ctheanimated1146 I think if you want high settings *and* 60FPS, you probably want go Odin 2. If you don't mind backing down some on the graphics settings, you can play at 60fps on the Edge. I won't say that there's no frame drops *at all* ... but the combat felt smooth. The device gets warm, but its been running the game for a couple of hours now and hasn't overheated. The fan runs the whole time, though. I think what the Edge (and Odin, for that matter) really get you over the iPhone for these games is the active cooling. I have an iPhone 12 Pro and it seems to thermally throttle at the drop of a hat when gaming ... so the performance starts off really nice but it can't keep it up.

@@chemicalburrito782 I would get the Odin but I like that with the razer I can switch to my preferred gamepad/controller. If you can make a video of this game on it , it would be very much appreciated sir.

@@DSolo59 High performance mode was on for the Odin twins. I usually use that when testing new PS2 games so I just leave it that way.

To try to keep things consistent among the devices, I am pushing the button as fast as I can and starting the frame count when the button has been completely pressed. This is, of course, not perfect ... but I think it is more reproducible than starting the count at the beginning of the press because - as you say - the buttons have different travel distances.

I used Gamepad Tester mainly because I was curious to see what the response time was independent of any lag introduced by the various emulators - and also "green light goes on" is pretty easy to see on my camera along with the button press. I would say that there might be something else going on between retroarch and the Odin 2 hardware (drivers?), but the Odin 2 Mini is more responsive than the original Odin 2 and they're nominally the same hardware with a different screen for the Mini. (Like some of the people on Reddit, I "felt" that the Mini was more responsive than the original 2 ... but wanted to see some actual data.)

@@chemicalburrito782 I've seen people speculating that the LCD panel on the Odin 2 has higher latency, which is a plausible theory when a different display tech on the Odin 2 Mini seems to be outperforming it. Now we just need some kind of comprehensive testing for input lag in the different emulators. I know Yuzu just does not feel great on my Odin 2. It might be game-dependent. I can't play Spelunky 2 through Yuzu on my Odin 2 at all, it feels terrible. I can literally play the same game through remote play on other devices and it feels better than it does emulating locally on my Odin 2.

@@RowanLace The thing about Vita3K is that aside from the Turnip drivers for Snapdragon devices, there’s not a whole lot you CAN tweak. Literally all I’ve done to get the controls to work on BL2 is to install the normal game, install the 1.09 update, make sure PSTV mode is set to on, and launch the game. It’s possible that there might be an issue with the update not installing correctly?

Ayn has its own charger buy you have to buy it separately, both consoles supports fast charging. Personally I simply use my phone's charger instead.

Both of these Odin 2 devices come with only a cable - there's no charger brick included. As you can see in the video, they both support fast charging at 25W max, so as long as you get a brick that supports at least 25W charging if you want the fastest charge possible you should be good to go. Personally, I usually use: the 65W charger that came with my ROG Ally, an Anker Powerport III 65W, or my Anker 521 power strip (30W USB-C) at my computer desk - whichever one I happen to be nearest when I need a charge. And all three of these charge the Odins at 25W - unless I'm also charging my phone on the 521 and that drops it to 20W).

Seemed appropriate, at least! I'll admit that I didn't finish the game when I first played it way back in 2008(I think) ... but having it on the Odin may help.

The Odin 2 Mini in a nutshell, courtesy of Robin Williams: "PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWERS! Itty bitty living space!"

I think I've got Hot Shots Golf 3 ... I'll put it on the list.

You need to do two things for full controller support (L3/R3 for sprint and melee, etc.) to work: 1) Install a Borderlands 2 update within Vita3K to enable PSTV support in the game. (I'm using update 1.09, but the PSTV support was added with 1.05 so if you have any update file past that it should work.) 2) Make sure "PS TV Mode" is checked under Configuration/Settings/System. Once you do those two things, it just works.

@@chemicalburrito782 thank you so much

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Price got cut to $250 US ... and it was on sale for $200 US last month. That's why people have been talking about the Edge. There's no way I'd have bought one for the equivalent of $521 US. Or $400 US, which was the original price over here - still too expensive.

I still put plenty of hours into the game on the Vita. Even bought the grip that converted the back touchscreen to buttons just for the game. Having the game running on a device as portable as the Vita 2000 was still fun ... even if it didn't run all that WELL. I just hope that eventually there will be a Vita3K version that fixes the DLC ... I'd like to do a Mechromancer run in the Vita version on my Odin or Edge.

You need to do two things: 1) Install a Borderlands 2 update to enable PSTV support in the game. (I'm using update 1.09, but the PSTV support was added with 1.05 so if you have any update file past that it should work.) 2) Make sure "PS TV Mode" is checked under Configuration/Settings/System. Once you do those two things, it just works.

@@chemicalburrito782 yeah it is set to tv already but the update is what I’m missing let’s see if I can find it , that was helpful , thank you!

Same lmao. Thought it was a green ipad

same

I wasn't actually sure if this would work. Some Android games are, shall we say, less than graceful when it comes to adapting their resolution to oddball displays like the 720x720 panel in the Cube, but most of ZZZ is just fine. I don't think I'd use the Cube as my main system for a game like ZZZ, though. Some of the text is just way too small for an old guy like me!

I still haven't decided. Right now I'm using the Mini more because I haven't had it as long, but I'm really enjoying the screen quality and the more portable form at the moment.

Is it confortable enough to play fps games? Did you have a good time at it or the controllers were to akward for it?

I get the music from the training grounds stuck in my head after grinding there.

I'm pretty sure you can just use a stylus for tables on the Odin 2

You'll need a capacitive stylus if you want the "pen" experience. I usually just use my finger on devices like the Odin 2, though.

Right. Even with the 720x720 resolution, you still can't get 60fps on low settings. (You can set it to 60FPS, but it's super choppy ... just not enough horsepower there.)

I still think Razer should have either launched the Edge at a lower price or raised the specs (8GB/256GB should have been the bare minimum configuration) - but I still like the device a lot.

@@chemicalburrito782 agreed I was crushed when I found out about them cutting the Ram to 8 to 6 and the FAT32 issue at first but as of right now it seems that is not a issue anymore I could not play certain games like Dragonball budokai 3 was over 4GB at first I could not play it but now I can with no problems I still have a steam deck and a legon go as well I always switch between these I been watching a lot of your videos lately keep up the great work man

@@gotsu87 I, of course, didn't get an Edge until the price drop - and by that time the update to enable exfat support for the memory card was already out there. I'd have definitely been upset about the incorrect advertising for the RAM and the lack of exfat support on the microsd slot if I'd been an early adopter! For the games over 4GB - could you have made a ROM directory in internal memory and just put the big isos in there? I think the internal storage always did support files bigger than 4GB.

While I tested here with the Mini, you'll get the same performance on the cheapest Odin 2 model - my Mini is the 8GB base version which is exactly equivalent to the $299 Odin 2 base. The older model ROG Ally devices are getting cheaper and should run ZZZ pretty well too ... but battery life is not going to be great. (The new Ally X as well, but it costs the same as two Odin 2s and $200 left over for the gacha...)