expired Posted by isaacv17 • Feb 8, 2024
Feb 8, 2024 7:30 PM
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expired Posted by isaacv17 • Feb 8, 2024
Feb 8, 2024 7:30 PM
Logitech G Cloud $299.99(239.99 w geforce now code) - $239.99
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*It is bazaar the amount of hate this device has from people who clearly haven't researched a thing about it. Baffling.
i say i want more power but the power is actually ok because if you mainly want to run emulators more power doesnt tend to gain you much. like you can have 3x more power and ok you can now run 5 more crappy gamecube games lol. slight exaggeration but you get the idea theres diminishing returns.
no compare to the ps portal, as portal is butt ugly, poor battery life, only works with ps. this will work better with ps than portal, but you can also use it with xbox/pc, as a stand alone tablet to watch netflix etc.
so yes this is the gold standard of both retro and streaming handhelds. that is why its almost never on sale from 299. this "sale" being limited to geforce now users is proof of point.
i will say my biggest issue is one of the biggest reasons i wanted one was as a emulation machine for 2d classics like streetfighter 2, but unfortunately the dpad has issues that retro game corps touches on, and you cant pull off fireballs etc in sf2 easily (i suppose you can use the analog sticks...). this was kind of a dealbreaker for me. so just dont buy it if you depend on a great d-pad for 2d gaming stuff.
i am hoping for a g cloud 2 with more power and good d-pad. however i feel the price will then grow high enough to be questionable.
fantastic super fun device though. although i returned mine eventually over the dpad issue, it's still always kind of in in the back of my head to pick up another. tbh though at that point i suppose i should just go with on of the newer chinese retro handhelds but they all seem to have qc issues (example the rg556, rich showed the black finish model is VERY smudge prone, while the translucent model is imo ugly and makes the leds too bright).
i wouldnt say much to be desired, it's actually low key decent. it's enough to power tablet use fine for example, where a lesser chip wouldnt be. it's way more powerful than all but the newest crop of retro handhelds (that are priced almost as much anyway, lower build quality, smaller screens, no os/ui support etc). even emulation hits such diminishing returns a sd 8 gen 3 doesnt gain you that much over this. a few more really ugly bad gamecube and ps2 games is nothing to care over imo., being honest early 3d are some of the ugliest and worst games ever created, anything on ps2 for example is just awful, so i dont get peoples concern. it should tell you all you need that the one guy who made the ps2 emulator got mad and quit and noone cared enough to continue working on it so ps2 emulation will never be improved again lol. noone cares about ps2 emulation at all.
lets be honest noone plays those ps2 games, just all the retro reviewers have then queued up to play 30 seconds of for the review, i guarantee they never touch them longer than 30 seconds or anyone. unless it's a 2d game like ff tactics.
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Fabulous screen, built in controller, long battery life...all for $250 or below. Don't forget those yardsticks. Looking forward to you settling this disturbing vendetta of yours.
no doubt..its also much bigger and $100 more.
At home I'll use a PC.
For portability the Retroid rp4 pro is better.
https://www.reddit.com/r/retroid/...in_2_rp4p/
I ended up keeping both units. Odin 2 is a beast when it comes to emulation, but I can't see myself streaming PS5 on it for hours on end like I do with my G Cloud.
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