FUN + POWER = RG Cube Review

[@RetroGameCorps]

It goes without saying, but because this is a 50-minute video, you'll probably need a snack and drink.

[@yonaloam]

Thank you for the reminder!

[@elglowingjar]

Water time!

[@masahirosakurai488]

No

[@mandojuarez4908]

This is dope, Let me buy the retro 😊be from you 😂 I’ve been messing with the TrimUi smart pro. But I’ll easily swap this this

[@RedBeardRetroTech]

Like this for seltzer 😉

[@burstm9988]

Your measurements of the screens in game is something I’ve been looking for from reviewers for such a long time. Thank you very much for being so detailed

[@RetroGameCorps]

Glad I could help! Another really handy resource is this website, where you can choose the device/screen and then see how each console will look. So in this example you could choose the RGB30 since it has the same screen as the RG Cube, and get an idea how large each console will be. shauninman.com/utils/screens/?

[@burstm9988]

⁠Definitely bookmarking this and sharing it with others who would also value such information. Thank you again! This is amazing

[@jakesmith5278]

Thank you for focusing on the thumsticks and the light bleed, most reviewers on KZbin didn't even mention it.

[@Lucifronz]

Weird, too, because they're the most important aspects for me. If it controls poorly and looks bad, why would I want that? Especially for _$160._

[@SaltyOldBaldurian]

50 MINUTES!!!! Forget a drink and a snack; prepare a 13 course meal and put the kids to bed. We're in for the long haul here "fellas"!!!!! Can't wait!!!! ;p

[@SaltyOldBaldurian]

....ok, much luv. But you mention Mario 64 (8:23) in regards to the analog stick capabilities, but part of me has to wonder how much more or less these sticks compare to the original N64 sticks. And sure, you'd have to compare this hardware/software combo to the each platform (PS1, PS2, GC, etc.)... but that original N64 stick was so "first gen" that I can't see this iteration being anything but slightly better. Just saying. ;D

[@SaltyOldBaldurian]

16:58 --- Sorry Russ, but I'm putting a quick cheat here, as this is something I want to find later as well! Quick settings tip for 4:3 content at the point listed earlier. Cheers!!!

[@SaltyOldBaldurian]

So.... Powkiddy RGB30 killer??? There's a price difference, and some bumps in the pocket... but overall, come on... which one are you picking???

[@AdityoFirmansyah]

"put the kids to bed" you remind all of us that most of the viewers are in their 40s 😅

[@SaltyOldBaldurian]

@@AdityoFirmansyah ... I mean who else truly appreciates a good Sega Genesis handheld! ;D

[@fallenangemon0]

CANNOT WAIT to open up and setup my RG Cube this Christmas. My girlfriend always sees me watching your videos and let slip that she ordered me a pink one. Describing a D-Pad as "Shoryukenable" is also iconic of you.

[@Caesim9]

Hope you're having fun with it :)

[@manoorestagon]

I really love my RG Cube. I got it in black and it looks so slick! My use case is primarily NDS and 3DS games, because I don't like having the screens in a horizontal orientation or having to switch between them. The RG Cube is perfect for it. I almost bought the RGB30 for NDS games, but I'm thankful, that I've waited. Anbernic is only missing a PSP Go or Xperia Play style handheld console. If they manage to create one with a functioning slide mechanism, I'd be in heaven😊

[@caboose6411]

Have you had any light bleed issues or have those been fixed?

[@manoorestagon]

@@caboose6411 My unit did not have lightbleed, but a few weeks after I received my RGCube, I had a worse error than light bleed. The Touch function didn't work and then it was just stuck in a boot loop. I contacted Anbernic and sent them video proof, so they just sent me a new screen and I had to replace it myself. After replacing the screen my RGCube's touch function worked fine again, BUT the new screen does have some light bleed, but that's fine with me

[@Etoile235]

New RGC video: "Grab a snack and drink." Me: "Yea man, I wanna do it!"

[@Tal_Adler]

Hell, if he'd tell me to grab an inflating doll I would as well

[@Lucifronz]

@@Tal_Adler I don't like where this is going *and you're gonna go blind if you keep it up!* At least that's what my grandma said before she grabbed the belt.

[@Etoile235]

@@Tal_Adler Don't be threatening us with a good time!

[@piplup10203854]

I am glad I grabbed a snack and a drink because this was a long video :D I got a pretzel and a jalapeño cheese sauce. Made homemade pretzels over the weekend when my sister and her family visited me 🥹 thank goodness I kept a bunch!

[@milomaher1582]

Wow that sounds delicious!! I am inspired to make some pretzels soon...

[@allanaguirre8134]

What was the drink?

[@piplup10203854]

@@allanaguirre8134 Cherry coke :)

[@EunWooChung]

Ahhh, 50 munutes of hearing Russ talk about handhelds? Sign me up!

[@flightless]

My RG Cube arrived this week, and I'm mostly happy with it! I don't have light bleed on mine, but I do have three issues: 1.) (like you mentioned), the sticks snapping to the 8 directions, biased toward cardinal directions. 2.) the dedicated button to bring up Anbernic's "Game Mode" front-end, which isn't great (especially because it doesn't allow platforms that aren't on its list, and also because it doesn't recognize some game file types that the associated emulators *do* recognize, making it pointless for certain systems). This button would much better as function button similar to the menu button on the 35xx+. 3.) the video output through usb-c isn't great. Your options are mirroring and desktop. Mirroring resulting in a 1:1 ratio output on your external screen regardless of its actual resolution and ratio. Desktop results in what feels like a second instance of android on the external screen. The handheld screen brings up a touchscreen, but you can navigate away, and the external screen acts as you would hope, but you can't move apps between screens, or shut off the handheld screen in this mode. It also doesn't properly output to wearable displays such as Xreal or Rokid glasses without a hub, which shouldn't be needed for this. On the bright side, thanks to other commenters I've got my eye on GammaOS, which aught to at least fix my issues with the sticks, but also hopefully the launcher button and display out can be fixed through that too before long, if they don't already have it figured out!

[@hexwavemusic]

Hey there, just a tip! You can actually change the button with some workaround things which takes maybe 3-5 min with a couple things in some apps if you follow a guide. Look at RGC's RG556 setup guide and at the bottom theres steps to do it. I've changed my Cube's "r" button to open ES-DE (but you can make it anything you want)! Hopefully they let people do it themselves with an update, but I highly doubt it so I suggest doing this workaround!

[@flightless]

@@hexwavemusic I was excited to hear this, but unfortunately it doesn't work very well. Disabling the RG App also disables some of the RGB lighting modes. You can make the RG button open a different launcher with the button mapper app, without even disabling the RG App, so I did do that! I wasn't, however, able to have it work as a function hotkey for Retroarch instead, as I had hoped, because apparently by default it functions as a home button, meaning that even with RG App disabled, it closes whatever app you have up when you press it.

[@SWPLGAMING]

I have been hand so much fun with this device, I really do wish the hand the J original Gamecube purple. Thanks for another awesome video 👍🏾

[@RetroGameCorps]

That purple would have been epic, I'd even take GC orange :D

[@Pridetoons]

I would have loved to see an Indigo color too.

[@SWPLGAMING]

@@RetroGameCorps I might take my review unit with the light bleed and Plastidip it purple, Yep I'm doing it 🥰🤩🦾

[@SWPLGAMING]

@@Pridetoons trust me

[@maxducoudray]

@@RetroGameCorpsSpice Orange!

[@Pridetoons]

News just in Gamma Squeeze finally has a functional unbricker for the RG556 and RG-Cube! GammaOS is coming to the RG556 and RG-Cube!

[@fairyboy444]

as a non-super geek, could you explain what this means in laymen terms?

[@SkeeterMack13]

@@fairyboy444it’s a tool for developing custom firmware. sometimes you “brick” a unit, making it unable to boot. turning it into a brick or paperweight. the unbricker essentially reinstalls the stock OS and let’s you try installing new software, since the T820 chip this comes with isn’t exactly unlocked or open source, nobody knows exactly how it functions. so to develop a custom firmware, it takes a LOT of trial and error. hundreds, maybe thousands of iterations before you get something functional that is also *good*

[@maxducoudray]

Actually he specifically said in Discord that he does not have everything he needs and isn’t sure he ever will. He’s exploring options to modify the stock Anbernic OS because he isn’t sure he can ever make Gamma OS on this device.

[@Pridetoons]

@@maxducoudray He said all he needed was an Unbricker to work on Custom Firmware. Now he has a functioning Unbricker.

[@Pridetoons]

@@fairyboy444 Basically better Firmware, and the Analog Sticks will be fixed.

[@Jackzira]

Your marble merger play style is absolute chaos and I’m here for it

[@ragecandy]

If they had used the 4:3 screen it'd be my dream handheld 😭

[@dean_dv]

I had the RGB30 with a 720 x 720 screen and it was awesome. It was just a shame the device was cheap feeling and the battery and charging had issues.

[@sonicdesignz9362]

The RG40XX has been revealed early in the Anbernic reddit, which is exactly like this model but as a 4:3 screen, so wait a little bit and It'll be out soon.

[@ragecandy]

@@sonicdesignz9362 It's not tho, it's an h700 which can't even run n64 well

[@ragecandy]

@@dean_dv I had the rp2s which for 4:3 is functionally the same size and I felt it was waay too small for gamecube, the 405v screen is perfect imo

[@FighterPilot72]

The size of the a 4:3 is the same on the cube, 35XX, and RP3/4. The only difference is the black bars. That combined with the GB/C and the-actually-8:7 consoles, the square screen gives the biggest image for the most consoles, and at 720. Imho square is best.

[@-mhayes86]

Excellent review and one I've been waiting for! I grabbed the SP and love it, but wanted something that could play GCN/PS2/SS, and chose the Cube. Between the others that it sits with like your comparison, what sold me on it vs the others was a combination of its compact size, analog placement, and ergonomics.

[@yodasieng9469]

Thank you for uploading, Russ! I’ve been looking forward to this video! I already got my snack and boba ready!😊

[@Fularu]

Mine was $136 shipped from their ebay store when they had the 20% off coupon and free shipping. For that price even though I have an Odin 2 and the RP4P I couldn't resist.

[@kidcasgaming62]

I love this thing. Its surprisingly light, like almost as light as my retroid pocket 2+. It pretty much feels like a Super RP2S to me except DS emulation is amazing thanks to screen. 2 bangers in a row, SP and Cube, and I love them both.

[@Eragonfrost]

I own both also, the ultimate duo SP and Cube

[@washuai]

What's heavier sp or cube?

[@kidcasgaming62]

@@washuai i don't have a scale but it feels like the SP is heavier

[@SirRobinson510]

Not going to buy the Cube, I was… I’m here for 50 minutes of Russ. Js I love this channel!! My wife and I watched your London trip video (chefs kiss). Thanks for everything Russ!

[@agentnickel8217]

WHO UP RG'ING THEY CUBE

[@antivire]

💀💀💀

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Wat

[@mint-chutney]

Hey Russ - I appreciate you starting this review with the negatives. Feels like a simple format change but it's potentially a really helpful time-saver for me as a viewer.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Happy to be of help, it'll be interesting if it tanks my viewership analytics with people turning off the video after the bad stuff :)

[@washuai]

​@@RetroGameCorpsI certainly hope not. I'm not going to click off on yours anyways. For me ending with the positives, focuses on them for me, though I'm thankful for your pros and cons either way. I can speed up a video if I'm time pressed.

[@crystal_is_cozy]

I’m so excited to get mine, aaaaah. Great review.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Yay! Thank you!

[@lc7ineo]

29:30 "a 4 inch, 4:3, 720p" the holy grail of retro handheld displays

[@Coreygunz252]

I purchased all four colors! And I would have to say the beige white with the rainbow buttons is the coolest looking one of all of them. The battery life is crazy good!

[@ysr1206]

Did you get any light bleed or are they good?

[@Coreygunz252]

@@ysr1206 No not at all. After watching a couple of KZbinrs reviews, I was a little scared, but I got lucky. I love this device. It is so fun to use. if fits in the hand like a glove, it’s hard to explain. It’s just fun. I thought I would like the Ambernic RG 35XXSP more but I don’t. I’ve been using this thing for a few days nonstop. The battery is crazy good and the screen looks great.

[@lmolivei]

Finally!!! I was waiting for this review for nearly a month!!! Great video, man!😊

[@kylesmith3045]

Most intrigued I've been about a handheld since the Odin 2. Hopefully the light bleed issue gets sorted out.

[@Guitario666]

Tbh i will never use max brightness in the dark.. so its a non issue for me. But i do get that it shouldn't be there in the first place.

[@kylesmith3045]

Agreed ​@@Guitario666

[@jesusbarrera6916]

​@@Guitario666you don't need highest Brightness to see light bleed

[@Guitario666]

@@jesusbarrera6916 oh ok

[@zerocal76]

Great review as always! Just picked up one of these as a gift. The advantage this has w its form factor is that it goes all the way up to PS2 which really opens up the retro game library 🎮😁

[@raisa1501]

I have never bought a handheld but I still enjoy watching these videos so much 😅

[@dontblamethebunny3026]

I love the shape of the Cube, and the controls. It's so rare to see analog centric controls or sega style D-Pads, both of which are huge draws for me. I agree that if it had a 4:3 aspect ration screen it would be almost perfect (at least for me personally). But even so, this has deffinitely made it to my shortlist for which retro handheld I buy next. Thanks for another great video (I've been binging on your channel since i found it a few days ago, hehe)

[@sailence03]

Thanks 🎉 i was waiting for this before messing around my rg cube black 😁

[@matthewrowe3330]

Love to see it Russ. Thanks always for the informative and entertaining reviews! 🔥

[@mikladios8227]

Купил такую консоль, экран отличный, все удобно, буду прошивать по твоим рекомендациям! Спасибо

[@steveprice8473]

Here just to mention I was surprised and delighted to see the Rites of Spring shirt. you’re the best, Russ

[@LordShockwave9]

*sees the length of the video* *puts on apron and prepares a five-course meal and gets comfy on the couch* 😂

[@Squad8Rulez]

I’ve been waiting for this review before purchasing. Thank you so much for being so detailed and including measurements for the different screen sizes with DS and 3DS. Really helped me feel confident purchasing!

[@jg2722]

15:24 How do you make it look like that ? Is it a theme ?

[@HemaTheDr]

this is emulation station front end, he already explained it in another video

[@pranav2369]

At this point i feel you should have two separate retro devices. 1 for (4:3, 1:1, 8:7) & another for all the widescreen games. If that was the case what two device combination would you suggest that would cover all emulations well? Maybe you should do a video for it, like 2 devices < 200/250$?

[@Bob_Smith19]

You need a third one just for Genesis. Good thing Anbernic makes that one already.

[@Mbuna92]

O wow my light bleed picture made it into a retro games corps video 👀

[@jevonp]

Famous!

[@Impostor39890]

Did you manage to fix it?

[@zeeegeee]

That's a bummer, my unit has no light bleed. But I did order directly from Anbernic and they didn't get to me in the first wave.

[@Mbuna92]

@@Impostor39890 i did a few tweaks from Takis video which improved it & they are sending me out a screen after refusing to replace or refund it

[@rapzid3536]

Been looking at a bunch of retro handhelds. This is the first to really jump out at me as fun, practical, and innovative with the 1:1 screen. Honestly I think they nailed the default color option too with those Super Famicom vibes.

[@黄超波]

If you have hands-on ability, I have already solved the problem of light leakage on my own. You can learn from it by replacing the back cover of the screen with 8 flat headed m1.4 screws, which can perfectly solve the problem of light leakage!

[@adrianotrancoso9793]

Thanks, I was anxiously waiting for this one.

[@scizfoshiz]

i can't wait for your review of the RG40XX H!!!

[@3up3rn0va]

You should read out loud for an audio book or something I bet you would be very good at it! 👍I love listening to you talking about cool tech. These new wave of handhelds are both overwhelming and cool at the same time!

[@JordiLA]

Received mine today! Zero light bleeding.. its awesome the way it feels like a fisher price toy but so fun to play ps2 games!! I love it!!!

[@a06cc]

The plastic they use is really good abs plastics. If it was cheap the grates over the fan would break easily and it doesn’t. When this device first came out they had very poor quality control issues. All have been solved. I just got my device yesterday and love it. Only thing are the sticks. Need a fix for them badly

[@raigne86]

Thank you so much for actually figuring out native pico-8. Any time I tried to look for info on whether something like this was possible on android, the only info I could find was about fake-8, or about getting the development kit up and running, and while they've said they do intend to make a native android app, they've also said it's pretty far down on the list of priorities. I have been wanting something with a bit beefier processor than my miyoo mini and I think this will be the one I pick up.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Happy to be of help!

[@nectronx]

Got my gray one yesterday so excited ....

[@vincentnguyen777]

This is a much needed device if you are into DS/3DS emulation

[@hexwavemusic]

Ahhh! Thank you for pointing out the long press on the ambient light for the additional options! Had no idea that existed and without it there's actually no way to set one specific solid color, only white or a rainbow! Been LOVING the cube (besides the light bleed, I fixed it mostly myself but still a bit, but doesn't bother me really, and HDMI out issues), have the same grey and red color which looks fantastic. The HDMI out though, I hope they update it so it isn't so finnicky, I don't want all these hoops to get fullscreen instead of a cube. For instance with me, desktop mode will work for the display but then the Cube's controls do not work to control ES-DE.

[@testing-testing5392]

You have the donor right there to make your panda color model. I double dare you to do it for the fun of it.

[@RetroGameCorps]

I'm tempted!

[@yuzzi8861]

I love your reviews. You’re my favorite youtube channel

[@peopleperson2069]

This looks like exactly what i'm looking for, thank you :)

[@32_bit_gamer]

Got mine in few day ago. I love it for vertical shmups.

[@TheTechUpdate-ui1fh]

Awesome video. Compasion at the end was very well done

[@strongbad79]

I bought mine within the first minute of it going on sale. But it took them close to 2 weeks before they actually shipped it. At first I was annoyed that I wasn't getting mine but now I'm glad it took a little bit of extra time. I should hopefully have mine within the next week and I'm really hoping mine is one of the good ones without the light bleed now. Hopefully Anbernic fixes this soon and anyone that's impacted gets taken care of and their unit replaced.

[@vermili0n9]

I think this device is awesome and I need it.

[@AScribblingTurtle]

How loud are the buttons on this one? Louder or more silent, than the RG35xxsp? (I'm mostly interested in the start-, select- and shoulder buttons. The rest is probably silent due to them being membrane.) The PK RGB30 is my favorite handheld of all these Retro-Emulation-Devices. The GameBoy Color, - Advance, SNES and Playstation were a great part of my childhood. That perfect 3x GBA scale on a 720x720 Screen still looks amazing. It's just a shame, that the RGB30 had these loud, start-, select- and shoulder- buttons. Not to mention the "usuall" Powkiddy level of quality. If the RGCube manages to fix all of these issues, then I may consider getting one.

[@GoogleHelpYou]

22:17 Does RP Mini have this touchpad mode as well?

[@AlexRubio]

i can not keep buying these things, i dont even know where to store them😢

[@andydrew42]

Same.. mine is on the way 😂

[@neetpride5919]

Just start buying them as gifts for your family, then ask to borrow them

[@AlexRubio]

@@neetpride5919 😆

[@AmeliaHeldt]

Russ!! Your vids have been my intro to the world of retro handhelds. Love your work. I’m totally new, looking for my first one, I love to travel and discovered the RG35XX-H online thinking it could be the perfect long haul flight companion…then I discovered your channel! Realising there are devices that can play up to PS2 era is a gamechanger. Your review of the pocket 4 pro nearly sold me, but here in Aus it’s about $400 before shipping, and the 4 is $300. Looks like the RG Cube is around $230. Would you say this is a good alternative? Is there any other handheld that’s more compact and lightweight with similar power? The upside of this chunky boi is the stacked shoulder buttons haha. Thanks for all the content you make! It’s been my new comfort watch!

[@SzymonSaysStuff]

I love the concept and almost everything about the device. If the screen were 4:3 or 3:2, it'd be an instant purchase for me. But with this screen, you only get a 3.5" screen for GameCube, and in my experience thay is just too small to enjoy this system. So Anbernic, if you're listening! 720p 4:3/3:2 version of this, please!

[@idkmybffjv]

They'll probably do that the day after I cave and order this one.

[@TheColdOne]

This device is so tempting, but I am going to stick with my RGB30 for now since I mostly want it for GB/GBA and SNES/Genesis. So the cost savings makes sense for me. I've also been able ti mitigate the battery problems by installing ArkOS, which seems to drain battery slower, but I take advantage of the "Quick Mode" with R3 + Power (the boot up time is quick enough to use this regularly). Now I hardly need to charge it at all compared to before. I'll be keeping my eyes on the next "generation" of these handhelds though. A 4:3 smaller handheld that can handle PS2/GCN is what I am keeping an eye out for (with the power of the RP4 or better, since my SMT games run poorly on most handhelds).

[@saikrishankumar]

Oh man, I have been waiting for this video for over 5 days. I am so glad its q 50 minute video. ❤❤❤

[@Sir_Bone-Head]

I got mine, so far it isn't bad, but I can't seem to figure out how to get the gyroscope to work right. Kind of softlocks me in Kirby Triple Deluxe too since level 2 requires gyro controls, and so far no one has said anything on it. I just need to figure that out, otherwise, I love this device.

[@PixelShade]

It's ALMOST perfect! I would have preferred if the d-pad was located above the analogue stick as I prefer 2D games on handhelds (or RPGs, which play fine with a d-pad). I love the 1:1 screen, the rounded design, grips and the SEGA-style d-pad... Question is, will we ever get such a device? 😭

[@KyleRuggles]

Finding out there's a 4inch 4:3 version that was leaked. Oye... Great review!

[@Phoenix_1991]

Really? Where?

[@tonyrosario1940]

Weaker processor, it wont play Gamecube or PS2 titles like the Cube. 🍻

[@washuai]

​@@tonyrosario1940not only that probably more washed out screen

[@ThecrazycakeEATAH]

Hey Russ have you tried testing 3DS performance on the stock citra mmj emulator that comes preloaded with the device? In my experience whatever tweaks and cheats Anbernic configured fixes some of the performance and compatibility issues you mention in the vid (compared to a fresh citra install).

[@dgevert]

RG Cube is exciting to me because I have other handhelds. Nearly every weakness it has is just "meh, I can play that some other way." But its strengths have me excited to try genres (vertical shmup) and systems (DS/3DS) that I don't normally play.

[@doblebo]

as someone that has an anbernic device (rg405m), i'd call the joystick input snapping a dealbreaker.

[@Griffnix]

I've been in the market for smaller device for my older retro games, NES to GBA primarily and this one is at the top of my list. I laughed at the design of it at first but I was quickly sold on it. The screen is perfect for what I need it for and I wouldn't really be using the analog sticks anyway.

[@8ladex]

White shell + colorful facebuttons is by far the most beautiful design, combining retro SNES visuals with a clean modern look. I would love this style on more devices, but I think its an EU/JP thing.

[@Maxiscoots]

Hi! thanks for all the great connect! i mostly play shoot em ups as of late and i wonder if there is a divece you can recomend for that purpose? I have a miyoo mini and are thinking that maybe its time to uppgrade. Greatfull för replay

[@samnite3]

Any upcoming RG35XXSP videos? The new muOS CFW seems to have made some significant improvements for the device

[@Raphtor13]

Thank you so much for doing this review. If I didn't have the RGB30 already, I would have seriously considered this but I love the RGB30 for what I use it for and really don't need the extra stuff the "Cube" can do. I play Pico 8, GB, GBC and some GBA on my RGB30 and it works great for that. Right now I'm mostly playing DS and 3DS games for which I use a modded DSi XL and 3DS XL. The rest of my play time goes mostly to the Switch and PS5 with a bit on XB series X and modded Vita.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Sounds like you have a great setup!

[@kerosenesippycup]

probably the closest I'll ever get to having one of those lg wing handhelds, can't wait to get my own!

[@aestheticpetal]

Nice! WHICH ONE ARE YOU GETTING?

[@chrisharrison3374]

How do you configure the aspect ratio for SNES? I've had a look through your various written guides but couldn't find anything. I'm using Retroarch (Snes9X core).

[@jonathonearl482]

I have my 4 inch 1:1 aspect ratio display handheld that runs very nice and I'm glad I purchased it. My Solid White Edition PowKiddy RGB20SX!

[@hetoriaansverbond5944]

Thx for this indept review, it looks like a very nice device.

[@kaizer3000jp]

Its a great device for dual screens like 3ds or nds!! I used to hate swapping screens and left right screen orientation… now i can align them up-down orientation.

[@jinstinky501]

Thanks for the video! Im extremely happy with my rg353m but i think im going with the rp4pro for my next device.

[@washuai]

What I want in RP4P is an Odin 2 mini

[@dr.johnbarron746]

Is it true that the sticks are fixed with a software update?

[@WingKeeHo]

I wish Anbernic had better customer service, I told them about light bleed for my Cube and they just said it's normal for IPS screens to have light bleed and they will not replace it as a manufacturing issue....

[@WingKeeHo]

to give ya'll context I'm in Asia and speaking with them through Taobao and using Chinese and they keep giving me excuses that this is common on IPS screens...saying this is not a manufacturing issue.

[@zwenkwiel816]

they just have pretty loose QA I think. like they do check if these things work in the factory but they apparantly find this level of light bleed acceptable. pretty much all companies work like this though most usually have a higher standard for what is acceptable (is also often the difference between premium and cheap brands, cheap brands just use some of the bad panels other companies won't use)

[@stuartdarling1620]

So I think at the moment the RG Cube is one of the most ideal small handhelds to get because it's powerful, it's got good grips and it's got a relatively high resolution screen. What I would like to see is for Anbernic to do a refresh of their 405m model with this chip (or a better chip) and a higher resolution 4" OLED 4x3 screen. I don't know why nobody is offering a 4" screen in this aspect ratio. Surely it would be a very popular screen that a lot of manufacturers would want? Anyhow this is an interesting one, cause I've actually ordered a Cube, but I am unimpressed that Anbernic basically lied to you and aren't communicating with you, when your channel must be responsible for quite a lot of sales of their products 🤔

[@manceirvin7068]

Will you be looking at the Ayaneo 2s 8840U? I would love to see it on your channel and your opinion on it before I purchase it myself

[@ThePhiphler]

The sticks have a poor range of motion, but thanks to the RGB lights they have a full range of emotion.

[@flockofwildcactus]

Great review as always! This device is closest to my ideal device, however the analog stick motion range and snapping issues (which I've dealt with on other Anbernic devices) is unfortunately a deal breaker at this price point. If it ever goes on sale for $120 or less then it's a consideration for sure, but I hope to see more competition since more 1:1 720p devices are coming out, maybe...Retroid? Cheers!

[@I.M.T.S]

I ordered within one hour of release and the one I got have severe light bleed. Once I contacted Anbernic to get replacement, they insisted they'd ship me a front shell with screen and if its still not fixed I can get refund or replacement later. They also referred me to Taki's video which was funny because I told them I had seen the video; that he didn't disassemble it enough to replace the screen and he couldn't fix the problem. And his diagnosis might not have been entirely correct considering some of the unit being shipped do not have light bleed . I'd recommend just returning the faulty unit if you can, instead to trying to fix it yourself. When I contacted them I didn't realize the battery is glued that means I might have to buy isopropyl alcohol, double sided tape and such to fix the unit. I am waiting to see what "tools" they include with the front shell for fixing.

[@ChristopheDuran]

Commenting for the rites of spring shirt…and the handheld of course.

[@puckstopr3931]

I love the form factor. I've always wanted to see a smaller device with some ergonomic bumps (and love the Sega style dpad). If they release a 4" 4:3 version I'll definitely be a buyer.

[@Sadtiric]

I'm watching this on my Cube! I ordered mine before I knew we got matching colors! 💚

[@RetroGameCorps]

I hope I look cool on that screen :D

[@Sadtiric]

​@@RetroGameCorps You do! 💚 Speaking of, it seems that everyone I know who got one seems to have a good screen! No bleed!

[@rtefgd1234]

Great review thank you! What is the game @7.46 ?

[@julianastral1399]

Nice explaination….just wondering, in ather sx-2, how you get a bigger font for FPS on the top bar?

[@alechemy]

I get that MMJ is the only one with the GUI screen editor, but can’t other citra versions set custom screen sizes via the config file?

[@AsciiSmoke]

I really hope there’ll be another version of this with a 3:2 screen. I feel that’s the best balance for a device that might be playing anything from 4:3 to 16:9.

[@NobleSoulReaper]

got mine today no light bleed, its peak

[@carwynvan]

Had my eye on these far a portable little PS2 machine, but refused to even consider it properly until your full review came out 🙂

[@Zumii]

It’s hard to buy any of these Anbernic devices knowing there’ll be a new one on the market before the one I ordered even turns up on my doorstep. This one looks close to my perfect device, but perhaps I’ll wait until a future revision. I do already have an RG35XX that I love, but N64 and GameCube support would be awesome.

[@vitorharalambus6537]

What’s the soccer game at 0.44? Played it in arcades and can’t find it in my roms

[@RetroGameCorps]

It's called "Goal Goal Goal", for the Neo Geo.

[@vitorharalambus6537]

@@RetroGameCorps many thanks mate!!

[@bryndal36]

I think it goes without saying now that when a new device comes out, hall effect sticks and triggers are a must have and it's good that most of the companies producing them see it as a given.

[@glamouraz]

Hi Russ, do you happen to know how much this weighs? I watched both your RG cube videos and I must've missed it but I didn't see any mentions of weight nor the use of the weighing scale like with your other videos. I'm not able to find it on the website either.