Ayaneo Pocket DMG is the endgame device for up to the 6th Generation of consoles

[Bonkers225]

That's up to the PS2/Gamecube era. The OLED screen is absolutely perfect/beautiful for the GB/GBC/SNES/GENESIS/PSX/N64/DC/PS2/GC/SATURN, etc... You won't find anything better, possibly ever. If you're looking for your perfect dream machine to play only those mentioned, it's this device. Now, that doesn't mean it can't play anything other than those systems mentioned. This device has insanely powerful horsepower to play a lot of the modern games on it. Problem is, systems like the Switch, PSP, PC games are meant for 16:9 screens. The Pocket DMG screen is perfect for 8:7/4:3 screens. You can still play the modern stuff on it, it will just look small, so if you have bad eyesight, it's better to look elsewhere like the Odin 2 or Steamdeck. Other then that, another bad news is the cost. If you want your dream device, like your dream car, or house, you will need to pay the price. Starting price is $420 with 8 gigs of RAM. For most people, this is more than enough. If you want to play alot of the more demanding Switch, some PS3, and PC games on it, which I don't really recommend tbh, there are the 12GB, and 16GB RAM options that will cost up to $600.

So yeah, there's your end game dream device if you want to play those consoles mentioned on it in handheld form. Nothing else will beat it. Possibly ever. And yes, the system is more than capable enough to play your most demanding Saturn, Gamecube, PS2 games with 1080 to 4K resolution at full speed. If there are issues, it will be the limit of the emulator, not the hardware. In which case, you'll need to wait for better versions of those emulators to be released in the future.

 

[kaiju]

sept the price lol can get the same playability for half the price

 

[carb0n0x]

How does it compare to the retroid pocket pro 4?

 

[Bonkers225]

How does it compare to the retroid pocket pro 4?

In terms of power, it blows it out of the water following it with a shoryuken. Price wise RP4 is much cheaper

sept the price lol can get the same playability for half the price

Well yeah. Same reason why ppl buy Lamborghinis, Bugatti, Benz, any car is enough to take you places right? Its all preference, and wanting the super premium in that field if you can afford it. Nobody needs an Ayaneo Pocket DMG. But the option is there.

 

[MajesticSiN]

They are okay I guess.

 

[ThatOneLum]

I gotta ask, how long have you been using it?

My biggest concern with anything Ayaneo is the fact that in my experience they cost way more than they are worth, they suck at actually sending out replacement parts, and the actual devices will typically start to fail within 6 months to a year.

I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong here, but I have to say that $400+ for the device is already giving me major red flags. I'd wanna see what users where saying in half a year before I even considered sinking this kind of money on this company again.

 

[Bonkers225]

I gotta ask, how long have you been using it?

My biggest concern with anything Ayaneo is the fact that in my experience they cost way more than they are worth, they suck at actually sending out replacement parts, and the actual devices will typically start to fail within 6 months to a year.

I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong here, but I have to say that $400+ for the device is already giving me major red flags. I'd wanna see what users where saying in half a year before I even considered sinking this kind of money on this company again.

About a week now. No issues. I wouldn't worry about this build breaking in the future unless I drop it onto a concrete floor multiple times.

 

[ThatOneLum]

About a week now. No issues. I wouldn't worry about this build breaking in the future unless I drop it onto a concrete floor multiple times.

yeah it's not necesasrily flimsyness that was the issue.

Honestly, with it being a retro-focused device, you might get away with it. My experience was with one of their windows 11 handheld PCs, and the issue was to do with heat dissipation, boot stability, and the deadly spicy pillow disease.

Still waiting on my replacement battery for my 2S. My fingers are crossed that you have no similar issues that will require you to wait for replacement parts