I’m glad I never reviewed this - AYANEO Pocket S

[@lowpolypenguin8584]

When you have to review a gamer slab at 3, but need to attend a wedding at 4

[@neongenesis8499]

Is it a review or not, I'm totally lost. They send it to the lab too test things but its also a short circuit. In the title it states that he's happy he doesn't review it...

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

​@@neongenesis8499 It's first impressions

[@redex68]

​@@neongenesis8499 They typically classify these as unboxings. So they did do some minor testing and tried it out, but it's not a full fledged review and doesn't have the level of care/quality put into it as a mainline LTT video.

[@neongenesis8499]

@@redex68 they sent it to the lab for testing. That's pretty clear to be closer to a review then a unboxing.

[@michaelchapman2876]

@@neongenesis8499 I'm fairly sure that it is no SOP (Standard operating Procedure) to test things like battery life, performance, etc. as part of an unboxing. That way they DONT have to rely on Mfg. specs, allowing for better info to be given to the consumer. If this was a full review, they would have tested more games, game streaming, etc. : )

[@Anigma9400]

Who is this imposter? Linus would never wear a collared shirt! :P

[@39zack]

Its LIMEus

[@pHZerœ]

It's Litmus

[@subieasunayuuki]

He's been cloned

[@sokarash]

I guess its a test product for his store, as he only wears his own gear for years. Expect jeans of course. But that is probably only a matter of time.

[@Metal_Maxine]

@@sokarash It's new! And already discounted for LIME day.

[@EarlHare]

Linus? you okay? you went to court today or what?

[@thany3]

Is a button-up shirt required in court?

[@jasonls221]

@@thany3 Some judges care about that stuff, you should always try to favor the judge (and jurors if there are any). You can get yelled at for wearing something casual

[@OrangeC7]

@@jasonls221 I'm also under the impression that you're supposed to pay a large deal of respect to the judge, since they represent the authority/sovereignty of the government itself. Which is also why you would address them as "Your Honor". So if you can, you should also dress as though you care about being there

[@cclacss]

Corporate Linus

[@AbeelSiddiqui]

Gotta settle that harassment case

[@utkarsh4798]

Maybe this is what they mean when they say " business casual "

[@luke_skyknocker]

I recently found out what smart casual means and realised it's that style I hate. The modern idea of tasteful clothing seems backward

[@filipepmachado]

To be fair where it’s due: The right stick is more of a Genshin Impact problem than Ayaneo’s. It doesn’t offer controller compatibility on Android - yes, it is available on iOS and iPadOS - and every other controller with over the app triggers is either a miss or barely a hit afaik.

[@superchristopher]

Yep. I play HSR and now ZZZ on a Retroid Pocket 4. Genshin right stick button mapping is horrendous. HSR is workable (but still bad). Only ZZZ is good because it offers Android controller support from the get go

[@Ok-kf8xg]

Neither it works well on MarioKart Tour. To properly move kart left and right and be able to manually drift, you need to bind it in a way it uses both sticks: one to move left or right, the other to start and make drift wider or shorter... at least it works 😭

[@colegillgrass3373]

Also, the right stick issue is on Linus, the joysticks have 2 modes. One for a joystick and one for aiming.

[@duongnhdn]

@@superchristopher Why do you have to map the stick in HSR tho, it has native controller support, ZZZ has it also.

[@superchristopher]

@@duongnhdn ZZZ does have it (thank the dev team) but HSR on Android does not have official controller support. I have heard of some controllers working, but I play on a Retroid Pocket 4 and that's definitely not recognized (neither was my backbone before that but idk if that's changed)

[@mniakan754]

Linus wearing a shirt is quite the rare sight, in the past five years that I've watched ltt I think it has happened once

[@thany3]

Yeah he's mostly shirtless, right 🤨

[@JWill6969]

Think he meant collared shirt ​@@thany3

[@CZTachyonsVN]

@@JWill6969sarcasm…….. sarcasm is a thing.

[@JWill6969]

@@CZTachyonsVN you don't know what sarcasm is/means

[@kirkcosta]

That's clearly an AI generated Linus

[@Michael-kk3qx]

Gary is the only person at the company linus can make old jokes about lmao

[@benwu7980]

He loves the Intel Arc because can remember the original Ark /jk

[@donc-m4900]

69th like. Nice.

[@termiterasin]

Geforce or Arc? Arc! *whip*

[@cloggedaorta]

Linus: Haha Gary u so old Also Linus: Gary, plz, I need help with technology

[@Porkens92]

The dichotomy of man

[@bobspldbckwrds]

He found an older brother.

[@gothfalcon]

"This game has controller support" Only on Apple, Playstation, and PC. They have not put out controller support for Android or released the game on Switch that they said they would do back in 2020.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Ayaneo is pushing out more handhelds than thermalright pushes out CPU cooler models

[@Bender-official]

Should I buy an Ayaneo or a Nintendo Switch?

[@cynicalcomedian4428]

@@Bender-official neo but honestly neither wait save for a pc handheld

[@KingfAce-qb9xk]

more like overpriced emulator

[@KingfAce-qb9xk]

@@Bender-official i rather buy switch lite

[@wrathgor]

@@Bender-official Switch technical specs are so low. I wouldn't. Buy Ayn Odin 2 or something to play on emulation, play android games and also pc games with xbox cloud and Geforce now.

[@stevemaricar4350]

For the price point, there seems to be too many compromises and oversights. It feels like there are better options in the market offering a more balanced handheld gaming experience.

[@Visual_Ghoul]

Please advise on something better that's pocketable and can do switch emulation.

[@benhawk4214]

​@@Visual_Ghoulrefurbished s23 and phone controller

[@awzup57]

in this months installment of "AYANEOs ever evolving attempts to saturate the market and somehow still be in last place"

[@dhoome1234ify]

7:16 509 DOLLARS??? I can probably pick up a used high end android phone for 400$ and buy a backbone with the rest

[@ZioFrankekko]

or just buy an odin 2.....

[@Blitterbug]

But why when you could get a new Steamdeck?

[@DeckDive]

PREACH!!!!!!

[@ZioFrankekko]

@@Blitterbug portability. thats it. if thats not a problem for you then the steamdeck is a muuuuch better deal

[@jaughnekow]

or a steam deck?

[@EpicMediaKids]

It seems like every month we're getting a new Ayaneo handheld

[@catgode]

theyre trying to outrelease Anbernic

[@REVOLVERE]

@@catgode ain't no way lmao

[@duongnhdn]

More like every 5 days

[@dogboy0912]

New Ayaneo just dropped. You know what that means? In a week, another new Ayaneo will drop.

[@bryanmiller476]

They don’t make much money on their devices since they don’t have a game store to get cuts from so they need to keep releasing new models much more frequently

[@MrCed122]

Genshin Impact doesn't actually support controllers on Android, so the issues with the right stick isn't AYANEO's fault in that case, it's just Genshin being bad on Android.

[@AndreaFrancoise]

"I didn't ask for a perfectly reasonable explanation, I asked you to get busy!"

[@artvram]

My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro has a binding to make the right stick scroll infinitely in whatever direction smoothly, so in Genshin I can make the right stick work just like the game does on PlayStation. Not sure if Ayaneo's software doesn't have that or if they couldn't figure it out for the video

[@BurgerParty]

while apple has builtin support for controller since the first released and many whalers supppport this game and didnt even think of adding a already prebuilt feature on unity game engine XD

[@MissFoxification]

The problem is the button mapping. Other systems from other manufacturers don't have this problem as an analog stick is emulated as an analog stick, not a digital button press.

[@MiguelY22]

And call of duty mobile only supports some controllers

[@dhoome1234ify]

Bringus Studios is proud of you for this honesty. (Context: AyaNeo Air 2s, iykyk)

[@DeadHawk23]

1:42 jesus christ the reflections on that thing are horrible

[@flmalegre]

Don't be mean to Linus, he's trying his best to look stylish.

[@Collin_J]

You can't see the fingerprints as well when it's all fingerprints

[@halomika4973]

Have you used a phone in...ever?

[@DeadHawk23]

@@halomika4973 Yeah and when the screen's on it has almost no reflection

[@turkeyleg72]

​@@DeadHawk23What brand and model

[@mrapter7]

Odin 2 is phenomenal. Tons of switch games and every console below. SDG2 is a powerhouse! I do think we need one more generational power increase to see better switch performance but we’re almost there.

[@rklrkl64]

ARM Android gaming handhelds have a massive competitor: your current phone plus a snap-on controller. Until we see an ARM handheld with a Snapdragon X Elite chip running SteamOS 3 + x86 translation (Box64 or whatever) + Proton (+ Waydroid for the Android side), then you can forget it.

[@ChubiPanda]

Linus in a collared shirt makes me nervous.

[@pHZerœ]

Bro launching new merchs professionally

[@proc]

4:39 finally Linus learned how hall effect joysticks work, hope there won't be "no deadzone" bs moving forwards anymore

[@lemiath]

as someone with an odin 2 pro, it's phenomenal, the ergonomics are great, performance is excellent (running most switch games at full res) and the battery life is phenomenal.

[@frostreaper1607]

Don't tempt me I already have a steamdeck 😭 ... fr tho, that thing looks amazing!

[@lemiath]

@@frostreaper1607 i think if you have something capable of emulating all of the systems portably that you want to already you probably shouldn't, but it is a great handheld. a bit smaller than the steamdeck but not insanely smaller and it does require a LOT of tinkering in regards to controller setups, drivers if emulating stuff like switch and if you wanna go further texture packs and mods that people have made for these games, also some games you can convert to android such as balatro.

[@jeffhidalgo6037]

That looks like it is really comfortable to hold but let's see what your review says & how it actually performs. That fan sounds like it can suck all the air out of the room lol

[@I.M.T.S]

As someone who plays Genshin Impact on Ayaneo pocket S I can confirm Screen mapping works perfectly with GI. Stick mapping has two modes, Hold and Repeat. For left stick mapping used for movement you need to use 'Repeat' mode and for right stick 'Hold' mode. But the bummer is as of right now there is no way to manually adjust deadzone. There is a setting called "Range Adjustment" that toggle deadzone but default deadzone setting is around 22~25% which is huge. The sticks on my unit has small amount of drift that could have been fixed with less than 5% deadzone but if the game or emulator I am using do not have deadzone adjustment I am forced to use "Range Adjustment" with huge deadzone. Also there is no physical-button mapping considering it has seven extra buttons on it. I bought the Pocket S for its slim formfactor with 6" screen so that I can slide it in my pocket if need be, but if pocket-ability is not a big factor I'd recommend buying Ayn Odin 2 or Odin 2 Mini instead. I guess because Ayn had more experience with Android, their customization apps are much more refined. And Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been out for a while so its driver is more matured so some high-end emulation games plays better on Odin 2 than Pocket S.

[@AnTran147]

Since they recently announced the Pocket EVO that loses the pocketability of this model, but seems to pretty much fix every other problem with the device hardware-wise, I'm starting to wonder if AYANEO had to fulfill some kind of design quota for Qualcomm where they had to first release some kind of "premium" device to make Qualcomm look good before they could actually build the handheld they WANTED to build.

[@Dazzaster84]

LOVE that shirt though. I thought for a second there were different coloured studio lights on it

[@domhill3936]

Linus rocking the 'gotta shoot a video between business meetings' look

[@loueon6955]

You can see the people that obviously skipped the part when he advertised the collar shirt. Same old commenting before watching strategy

[@PR2k9]

Linus ripping on Gary being old only to immediately say he didn't know what the buttons do like a grandpa who doesnt know how to use the new remote is hilarious to me.

[@HoroJoga]

Thankfully Linus found time to record this before going to the church

[@m2loughlin115]

couldn't hear the fan noise over mine

[@theunwantedson]

u bought that trash for android games lol

[@Mosestylez]

You should've bought Odin 2 instead

[@hhidd]

i like how 90% of the comments are just about his shirt

[@speedyg123.]

yeah linus makes a good point. a Galaxy S23 is around $400 used, while the controller adapter is $99. So you have a better experience (better display, etc) for about the same or less money.

[@vodkaboy]

I like to have dedicated devices i'm old

[@frostreaper1607]

@@vodkaboy I think they mean you can make a dedicated gaming only device from a phone if you want too.

[@Emiichoco]

​@@frostreaper1607it still isn't actually dedicated , still a phone. Closest device would be a redmagic

[@hridyanshusinghroy2570]

Yes I get that Linus is wearing a shirt BUT IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW LINUS JUST RAWDOGGED A LIME, PEEL AND ALL?

[@boi8328]

Should've went all-in and ate the whole thing nonchalantly 😂.

[@AamitMorthos]

Like, I get why people keep comparing this to other windows base handhelds because of the price. But it's an android device, people don't bring up other high-end handhelds like the odin 2, razer edge, and gpd xp enough. Those are the devices that a person who wants a higher end android handheld for android games would be looking at.

[@tejasbishnoi2607]

Nice shirt linus👀👀

[@BacklogDrifter]

All issues should be fixed on the Ayaneo Pocket S2 which should be releasing in a week or two.

[@realbenactually]

LMG: How many zippers should we put on this hoodie? Linus: Final Fantasy.

[@motoXjake]

0:41 blinded for life.

[@w0nd3rlu573r]

I love how Gary manages to look as the bigger child in the picture

[@AyBee9725]

It’s like Linus is going back to his channel roots with the NCIX look

[@CTIPrecision]

Seeing the shirt, and knowing the timeline, seems like his funeral shirt. If so, good on you guys for making it so obvious in the video. You as well as the world deserve to remember her existence.

[@colegillgrass3373]

Linus, the right stick is on you. There are 2 modes available when placing on screen controls. One for joysticks like the left stick, and one for aiming. Both of yours are set to joystick mode. Also for Hoyoverse ganes with controller support you have to manually select it every time you launch the game, its just a mihoyo thing they never implemented auto detect.

[@mrm9229]

The right stick issue is corrected by a settings change. Works perfectly with my Ayn Odin 2.

[@Rosie2009ify]

I’m glad everyone is as thrown off by the collard shirt as I am! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in one 😂

[@YIPPY-xf8pi]

Linus your forty years are showing in the middle of your jacket a bit early.

[@cirmothe9]

Man can't wear a nice shirt without everyone making a big deal about it.

[@Haybro06]

1:16 I will never understand the people that argue against having MicroSD on phones (these people, somehow, do exist). Its convenient for console modding, moving files between my various devices, good cheap storage for photos/videos/ROMs/music, PLUS the insane prices of internal storage. Internal storage prices are so bad that I'm planning to buy a usb c splitter, microSD adapter, usb c M.2 enclosure, a 2230 SSD, and making my own phone case for it all to fit into. It'll cost me about the same as moving up to a 256GB model and I'll instead get 1TB of fast, reliable storage, not to mention the fact that it's EASILY upgradable.

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It's disappointing when a product falls short of expectations. 59$ does seem a bit high considering the competition.

[@itsTheCurry]

The AYN Odin is great for me, i can play all my gamecube,ps2 and wii games and play some great android games as well. The sticks feel great and the ergonomics are amazing.

[@TheNooblaw]

came for the comments about the collared shirt and the community didn't disappoint

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I have the Odin 2. It's an amazing gaming device. It emulates everything up to and including my Switch, and whilst I'm at home, I stream my PC games on it without the performance compromises of the Steam Deck. 😉

[@Clyozera]

Whoever set up the control scheme did it wrong for genshin. you can indeed do it but theres an option that needs to be selected for that to pan properly

[@roserichardson9480]

Turbo switches on computing hardware are one thing from the 90s I didn't think would come back.

[@meric12131415]

So fun fact as sick as the hoodie looks as of right now it's absolutely 100 percent sold out on the site

[@wileymonair]

My man, I was not expecting the chomp out of a line, I puckered so damn hard

[@tdata545]

Happy with my Odin 2 for my android emulation machine. Though, will probably get the Mini 2 when it comes out since, Odin 2 is kind of big.

[@lina4469]

I think the price is ok, since phones with this hardware are 1500 at times, but honestly either one is high

[@crimsonunit1954]

Poco f6 pro????

[@scourgex1479]

I had to do a double take at the thumbnail, was unsure if I was living in a parallel universe

[@Anonymous-rx4nr]

We missed your face ! Welcome back, Linus !

[@user-yr3om5lx2y]

I liked the more colorful version of the wan hoodie that was first shown

[@ChrisSum.]

Can’t wait for the second version of this device to release in 1 month

[@Elhabad_ibn_youssef]

Identity theft is not a joke linus !!

[@yupazus]

Millions of families suffer every year!

[@samk2407]

I got served the thumbnail test of linus in a collared shirt 😂 they're really trying everything over there

[@fernandoferraz4146]

Linus be like: 😕7

[@rototiller345]

"I love limes, and I love to display them around my house like this"

[@ChaosPootato]

Having a right analog stick not controlling the camera properly isn't something I expected to see in 2004, let alone 2024

[@Hayfever33]

The smart shirt with hoodie combo is the classic IT support tech uniform

[@Marbeary]

LTT: We need to make linus to wear business attire LTT store: We got you fam

[@TheCaliMack]

OH the shirt he's wearing is also on the LTT store. Just saw the youtube merch plugin 😅

[@HearMeLearn]

the interesting part about the lime day deals is that over here the weather is hot as sin every single day so buying a hoodie or jacket even discounted isn't too tempting 😂 plus I've already gotten a shortcircuit hoodie from a previous deal

[@nishikun867]

Genshin or all of hoyo games on android don't have proper controller support is hella diabolical.

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Honestly, Android generally doesn't really like gamepad controls. I had a similar issue when setting up my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro as a handheld PS2.

[@Electroplum3]

I never realized it was Linus not until I played the video

[@judec7579]

Can we talk about that fit? Is that a dress shirt underneath? Topped with the jacket, it's quite the style.

[@MrBigCannoli]

The on screen controller problems were all user error. The settings can be changed to tweak how the right stick works. The on screen buttons qnd controls can also all be hidden.

[@TechnicolorTube]

Linus should wear button-up shirts more often. Stay Classy LTT!

[@voidtransmits]

Make the damn controller xinput. Seriously guys. I was looking so hard at that thing but.. thanks for going over this.

[@LiamDilley]

That shirt and KZbins compression - YIKES!

[@petrpasik]

Genshin Impact unfortunately doesn't support controller natively on Android for some reason, so this isn't an oversight on Ayeneo's part.

[@HAWXLEADER]

The reason why the right stick doesn't work is because it's on stick mode instead of swipe mode

[@arthurparkerhouse537]

Do we really need more than 60hz screen on a grab-and-go mobile gaming device, though?

[@mysteryboyee]

i was not expecting linus to just straight up take a full bite out of an unpeeled citrus fruit

[@jorgeosorto633]

I love Gary. Need more gary

[@Healthy_Toki]

2 seconds on the reigning king of android handhelds?

[@maxpowers3494]

When did Bill Nye start doing tech reviews?

[@poliwharaslah965]

I feel like ayaneo is just gonna flood the segment and see which hooked up..

[@iinob]

what a unique combination of shirts

[@nickentros]

Linus should have reviewed the Ayn Odin 2

[@joz534]

How does Linus look even younger with a collar shirt?

[@formerlycringe]

No fr he looks like a grad student

[@brandsandempires]

Linus in dad mode hurts the brain.

[@MikeComedies]

And if your right hand, is half the size of your left, and missing a thumb. The right thumb stick ergonomics will be perfect!!

[@choknuti]

That Macaddress shirt looks really great. Great job designer.

[@SilverHusky]

The thing with COD M is that controller support is disabled if it doesn't detect a Bluetooth connection for it. So it works with a dualsense and xbox controller, but not a razer kishi and this device it seems.

[@Paz_Soldan]

"Tertiary" is a word so rarely used. Bravo writers, lol.

[@GingerKringer]

The Cardgage Curse!!!!!

[@Jo21]

LTT, the problem with genshin is that apple pays for 120fps and controller support exclusivity is not an android issue

[@Fru1tpunch]

ayaneo the tiger electronics of handhelds

[@marioStortuga]

Can you tell who didn't pay attention to the Oxford Shirt promo 🤣🤣

[@safebet5841]

I clicked because Linus is on the left.

[@Avarixin]

can we all agree the earrings make Linus significantly hotter?