So this retro handheld review might have been my favorite so far. I have such an obsession with design language (be it gaming or all the way to architecture), and seeing something as unique and different as this rotating touch screen on a retro handheld? It won me over without a second's hesitation

This handheld is a nicely squished cube with rounded corners, has a touch screen, obviously flips up to be a gaming handheld you can (comfortably) play PlayStation/PSP and even some few GameCube/PS2 games. Although you'd have to be crazy to buy this for GCN/PS2. They're just a happy bonus (really, this is NOT a PS2 machine)

Playing music or streaming music is a blast, as are audiobooks. I've had the most fun playing GBA and PS games on here, but if you're interested in my review, you can check it out here:

https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-anbernic-rg-rotate/

Or, you can just ask me what you'd like to know if you'd prefer to not! I love this damn thing. If I could wear it on a belt loop, I promise you I would be doing that like it is the olden days of phones!

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[–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I do love the Analogue Pocket's philosophy and design, but:

Analogue Pocket which seems to do everything this does, and a little bit more

The Rotate runs Android. Which is a bonus to some, and a caveat to others. But it is infinitely more powerful as a retro handheld than the AP! The 'Pocket can't run systems from the 32-bit era or later, while this can emulate a whole lot (with varying degrees of success)

I just think wanted to address "...everything this does, and a little bit more..." for anyone coming across this in the future!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    The Rotate runs Android. Which is a bonus to some, and a caveat to others.

    Yeah, I'd rather have a Linux handheld, rather than an android one that will be abandoned as soon as it is sold, but then again, if it's ARM then it needs a custom kernel which will be abandoned as well, so I'll just avoid this whole kind of device completely.

    It's cool tho.

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