The X-Man Hong is the Flagship 5x5 We've Been Waiting For

[@CubeHead]

Yooo this new setup 🔥

[@pll__skip]

yooo

[@YohannesJang]

Yooo

[@Alaman1010]

Yooo

[@FORCEistaken]

You won’t comment on mine…

[@FORCEistaken]

I dare you to

[@OlgaFyodorova]

No one: Jesse: lubes the cube, scrambles it and proceeds to taking it apart

[@JFCUBING]

This is SO exciting! I'll have to pick this up ASAP because i've been using the MGC for almost 4 years now, and I've really been wanting to upgrade :))

[@DolphinPlayzKl]

Same

[@RyanBatcho]

XMD never fails to impress us

[@bscroll]

Except with the Tornado v3. 😂

[@jeyoungpark-p2v]

yeah that's right

[@birdgaming9291]

@@bscroll thats their best cubr wym?

[@bscroll]

I bought it and it was a shit.@@birdgaming9291

[@mmax_19]

ambition 4x4 flare 2x2 ok

[@FORCEistaken]

The funny thing as I’m watching this, my cubicle order got shipped😂

[@hperm2022]

kewl

[@hperm2022]

kewl

[@hperm2022]

kewl

[@hperm2022]

kewl

[@hperm2022]

kewl

[@vtcubing]

i must say that the cloth provided is quite useful for cleaning out cubes/wiping it down if its greasy on the outside

[@JoshuaG867]

Hopefully they will sell blank center caps for 5blders

[@idkmybffjv]

That's interesting, you can tell which side is white just from the printed logo?

[@JoshuaG867]

@@idkmybffjv you can't - it's just a wca regulation that doesn't allow logos in blind events

[@3DCubing]

Wow background!! 🔥🔥

[@yourfavoritecuber]

"there's no way that this cube is like under 50 dollars" *realeases for 49.99*

[@A_Glad]

I like the background. Cube looks AMAZING too.

[@krystal_btw7098]

now just to wait for the tv4 and then maybe a new 2x2 would be cool tbh

[@someonetrustme161]

yup rlly excited for all the cubes this year and espiecially Gans! hopefully its a new take this time unlike their gan 14

[@haiko4]

also a new 4x4 i guess

[@A_Glad]

Yeah! An XMD 2x2 would be amazing

[@hperm2022]

Or a core-magnetic 4x4

[@haiko4]

@@hperm2022 yes, xman should both update the xman flare and ambition, so they could be more active in other cube events rather than just 3 and 5.

[@Gamer-sm5el]

So happy we already have a new 5x5 it is needed

[@Jigsup77]

6:50 QIYI was like hmm we should price it at 49.99$ lol

[@IcedPineappls]

Just ordered it and its still coming to me, the delivery is soooo fast🔥 im in spain and the ciubicle is in america and its almost here after ONLY 2 weeks, anyway ill keep this comment updated when i get it ig.👍

[@ryanbao3214]

What if all the cube companies are just watching the cubicle and doing what is expected.🤔

[@FriskyPotat0]

Gonna call it right now, when the GAN 5x5 drops they’ll title the video “No wait, THIS is the best 5x5”

[@draakisback]

Already have mine on order with the Dayan megaminx pro (two ballcores). I'm looking forward to see if they we release a 4x4 as well, I think this year is going to be the year for ball core Big cubes finally.

[@donkeycuber]

Nice setup now!

[@inseminggd]

4:06 you could count the picube aochuang and valk 5 but those are more like mass-produced mods for already existing products

[@snailcakes9119]

“Factory made”

[@JakobDam]

Nice! It looks and sounds very much like the 4x4 MoYu WR-M Aosu, which is very promising, as that is the best 4x4 cube ever (in my opinion). And the X-MAN series have never disappointed me either, so... oooh yes.

[@FORCEistaken]

FINALY A WORTHY OPPONENT

[@inseminggd]

qiyi vs qiyi, whos gonna win?

[@FORCEistaken]

@@inseminggd😂

[@akmuchbetter9782]

diansheng might win@@inseminggd

[@mellong64lmao]

@@inseminggd definetly qiyi

[@WildScaryFox]

​@inseminggdmight be controversial, but I think QiYi

[@sokweydyt8831]

gan: hold my beer

[@ChewbaccaCuber]

love the new back round

[@RareTony1]

They should make a 4x4 version of this cube. Can’t wait to get it!

[@paulsebastian3987]

Great video !

[@bragerognes7507]

Setup wise: I think a cleaner with white background is better. I liked the old one, but it might have been a bit too messy. I think this was a bit too dark

[@Jj82op]

I really hope they have a version without the ball core and without the coating. This is the first XMD 5x5 cube (fairly sure) and I was just hoping for one to complete my big cube collection, but the ball core is just overhyped in my opinion and I'm sure this adds extra weight and price. I do have coated 3x3 but I can't imagine it works so well for a large surface area, especially when our fingers don't grip onto a lot of that surface.

[@xp.wesley858]

If you still didn't get this cube, the first batches were pretty mid, the later batches don't feel as tight and papery (yet they are dry out of the box). With some break-in, this cube is such an amazing upgrade from TheValk 5M. It may or may not be a preference thing, but because this 5x5 is actually smaller than traditional 5x5s, the weight around 130g is almost unnoticeable, and this cube feels super stable with the ball core. I loosened mine, and the inner layers has a very faint corner to core pull when completing a turn, and the outer layers are more apparent. Obviously there is no auto-aligning for a big cube, but you can actually feel the different pull if you commit to this cube. It's even cheaper than QiYi's previous flagship 5x5. It's a steal.

[@Jj82op]

Thanks, I'll look more into it.

[@PritiNanda-p2r]

The old background is much better.❤

[@user-dx9nq1eo5o]

I'm already waiting for the cubes to be released: Flare v2, Tornado V4, Ambition V2, Shadow V3 and Spark V2!

[@brennangifford3972]

I miss the old background 😢 amazing video as per the usual tho 😊

[@DMcuber1]

moyu xmd gan and yj are the undisputed best cube brands

[@A_Glad]

Yes your right

[@TheOfficialBaconSugar]

Now there’s a Gan 5x5

[@haiko4]

I hope X-man makes a version 2 of the Ambition line..

[@adriangd5040]

same

[@chaitanya.41]

8:04 The darker background is great but I don' t really like the purple hue. A warm color might look better.

[@Henry_Martin]

4:54 did you put the corner in correctly?

[@marda06241]

Moyu wrm maglev 2021 still worth it in 2024 ?? if still worth it I 'm going to get

[@cubilaticc]

cool stuff

[@KMYTEditsandArts]

I wish Qiyi released the tornado v4 since the tornado series is my favorite

[@Djorgescu]

Finally a new 5x5🎉🎉

[@kipie2739]

I just ordered the mgc when this cube came out😭

[@wolfrat4998]

wish i could use this, hate that they keep making flagship cubes only in stickerless, leaving color blind cubers just completely out to dry

[@nicubers]

My predictions for this are, qiyi takes over big cubes, tornado v4 being released, moyu will continue making cubew, gam will make a good budget cube and the gan 15 will be better than 14 and 12

[@Alaman1010]

I swear this is the same title as the tv3 vid a couple of years ago

[@Cubingkidd]

Ye it is

[@Seth6910]

How can Jesse turn so fast on a 5x5?!

[@Geniuscuber397]

Practise i guess

[@vinesthemonkey]

cubing for a decade

[@bscroll]

Not to be a douchebag or something but he was pretty slow. I almost get the same results with Yau, although I you beginner even for 4x4 and LBL 3x3 stage and I know I'm super slow, so no, sorry.

[@Seth6910]

@bscroll I'm pretty bad cos I only got my first 5x5 on Christmas and it's the meilong 5x5 m

[@NikolasTheCuber]

The box - copying Gan's design. I can't wait for the Gan 5x5.

[@SomeonefromLatvia]

i just got cubes for 600 eours and i was thinking im getting the best cubes for all wca event now so many good stuff is released like the 20 magnet ball core moyu v9 , this 5x5, and many other great releses! btw how would you compare this to the walk 5, is it worth the upgrade if im not really serius about 5x5 but if i do get derius about 5x5 is it worth the upgrade? as always a really good video

[@irsyad4289]

yooo Cubicle, can you review qiyi ms 2x2 ball core?

[@Seth6910]

Can you get the old background back

[@bradleytjahja-jo6xo]

Man... I just bought a bunch of cubes then 2 days later this came out....

[@DcubesOfficial]

do you think it’s better than the aochuang wrm?

[@vinesthemonkey]

Wait until the GAN 5x5 drops

[@bookandtheories2711]

Fun fact: the ball core is red and the “Hong” part of the name actually means red in chinese

[@mohammadhasan657]

How is this cube compared to the Valk 5 M? I found out on The Cubicle that the X-Man Hong 5x5 M is $49.99 whereas the Valk 5 M is $50.99. Does the $1 dollar difference make a difference to the features of both of these cubes?

[@bren4871]

Do a review for the waverider v1

[@DolphinPlayzKl]

When does it come out?

[@Seth6910]

Can they do ambition v2 spark v2 shadow v3 all with core magnets

[@nicolobarbisan5036]

0:52 where is the bag ? Why there isn't the bag

[@Judithoo]

There's another one called XMD HONG. How that one is different?

[@tamasugi]

It's same xmd stand for x man design

[@TheHuntTrio]

as soon i as i heard conner to core magnets i thought that i must get it its also cheaper than the gan 4x4

[@thegamingchannel9899]

Wait, the WuShuang is outdated now?

[@TheCubingGrandmaster]

Yes.

[@CyberDragonis]

damn im so old now

[@xavierhong2866]

Should I buy this? I already have the aochaung wrm and I am happy with it and I am not too serious about 5x5

[@AverageGuy28]

No, there never will be a 5x5 good enough to justify purchasing it if you already have a good 5x5 and are not serious about competing with it.

[@asadcubing]

And I'm still with my Wushuang M

[@viCuber]

That screwdriver hurts me

[@PulseLightRL]

Idk why but the inner layers of mine are slowing dow I used dnm 37 but it’s so slow what should I do ?

[@xp.wesley858]

Loosen the cube

[@Cubik01]

I want it

[@cubingroom]

1st 5x5 by xman

[@thatpyraguy]

Maybe x-man will do a 6 and 7 next?

[@xp.wesley858]

They already have one, unless you want a new version

[@thatpyraguy]

@@xp.wesley858 ik they already have ones, they suck nowadays

[@user-dx9nq1eo5o]

X Man designs has Shadow V2 6x6 and Spark V1 7x7.

[@thatpyraguy]

@@user-dx9nq1eo5oI know😑

[@the1barbarian781]

How bad is the size for someone with pretty big hands and finds 62mm kinda small already

[@Pseudoslotter]

That background tho

[@laurikorhonencubes]

I'm definitely gonna give this a shot and probably main it over my wrm but I'm just afraid that the gan 562 will be even better and I'll end up wasting 50€ on this just for it to immediately become irrelevant🙈

[@JudeStradtner]

Gan 562 will probably be $80+, I don’t think buying the Hong will be a waste of money

[@laurikorhonencubes]

@@JudeStradtner I don't really care about the price that much if the performance is better, I just want to keep and improve my world rankings lol

[@JudeStradtner]

@@laurikorhonencubes very true, although I’d say that what you average in one flagship 5x5 and what you average on another isn’t going to be that large of a difference.

[@pandahhh9115]

"it'll be $60 at least" it being $49.99 💀💀💀

[@xp.wesley858]

Cheaper than, but better than, TheValk 5M as advertised by QiYi. Good on their end. I just hope GAN has similar marketing. Also hoping the GAN 562 has its advantages/disadvantages over the Hong 5M, because I sure hope this cube isn't overshadowed. That would be sad.

[@pandahhh9115]

​​@@xp.wesley858I think that it won't matter if it is better than the hong because this is already out and getting a lot of hype, while the gan is probably going to come out in a month. Meaning that this will get a lot of purchases, also it is most likely cheaper than the gan 5x5

[@Der_5_Rumtreiber]

Does anyone have some 5x5 tips

[@dnrubikscube]

Hi

[@akmuchbetter9782]

nah im waiting for the tornado v4

[@artistalok6234]

Can you please do anything for the Indian and other countries viewers who want to buy cubes from cubicle buy the shipment is very expensive , Please🥺🥺

[@JudeStradtner]

TheCubicle has no control over the shipping prices. That is entirely controlled by the shipping company.

[@artistalok6234]

@@JudeStradtner 😢

[@speedcubingdotorg]

Well QiYi could have probably charged more I guess! Jesse here predicting a far higher price.

[@bananaknowledge]

hello

[@cuber4047]

Wooooooooooooow

[@HamedM-r6h]

Wooo😢

[@HiPtfntco]

Yo

[@mythanh7599]

Wow

[@xeno_mk97]

MoYu make a Super AoChuang.

[@OpeFishing]

I still prefer the MGC

[@cubeinacuber]

This was so bad timed, cus now the gan 5x5 is better

[@VertiumGaming]

Is it just me or is jesse>Phill

[@Crubik96]

I hava a ShengShou florian modded 5x5, is this QiYi cube worth the upgrade?

[@JudeStradtner]

Very much so

[@krystofbasl]

i think the gan is gonna be better just my opninion

[@Blue_mo0n]

No.. I just got the Valk 5 a week ago. And NOW they’re releasing new 5x5s.

[@thatpyraguy]

Well, you knew this was coming, should have expected and waited

[@Chess1834]

6

[@Nasa_kun16]

can i get a freecube

[@cuber9215]

First

[@3DCubing]

First

[@3DCubing]

First

[@Ebhin09]

First

[@Ebhin09]

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