Anbernic is getting rid of old shells and sh*t. Dig the title!

Anbernic is doing the Skyrim re-re-release tactic

I think we are bold to assume that Anbernic has any clue or ideas as to what they are actually doing with regard to marketing and positioning their devices. Something tells me there's some guy at the warehouse who looks at the parts inventory and comes up with a random hodgepodge of ideas.

Love the honesty in the title LMAO

Great video! I was so confused when I saw the announcement for this device. The only logical reason I can think of, is that they have a surplus of OG RG35XX (shell) parts and OG RG35XX batteries, and want to fase the old chipset out. Maybe to keep one model (the Plus?) in the end and discontinue the rest after their supplies run out. Even then the price doesn't make a lot of sense. Unless they only make it more expensive so they can offer a attractive looking discount later. I'm just speculating though. This is such a weird release at this price point.

I absolutely love straight-cut reviews like these. Exceptional video as always, Russ. ❤️

One possibility is the "decoy effect" or "asymmetric dominance effect"... where a less reasonable product is proffered specifically to make its mainstream offerings more appealing by contrast. It can create a false dilemma of comparing, say, the Plus against the 2024 as good value... rather than comparing it to something not immediately before you, like the Miyoo Mini Plus.

LMAO. Love the title. It really is pointless coming out with a "new" handheld that's essentially the same but I get it... MONEY

So excited for the RG35XX SP model. Dying for a new gameboy SP style handheld. Last one was Powkiddy V90 which is dated by today's standards. Miyoo Flilp also on the horizon

Awesome review! I appreciate a review that looks at the good and the bad of a console!

The terrible USB C charging circuit needs to be talked about more with these devices.

New fear unlocked: having Russ review me and find me pointless ☠️

Very happy with my RG35XX H. Unless the N64 and Dreamcast performance was drastically improved I’ll happily sit this one out.

If it wasn’t for CFW Anbernic would be selling E-bricks

Love the honesty. This is why I keep watching and trust your opinions.

I agree with your assumption on reasoning (manufacturing), but I think there is another play here too. I suspect Anbernic has a vision of the future where this 2024 model replaces the base 35XX, and the teased SP model replaces the plus. Assuming the hinge is good, it will give them another more premium feature to justify higher margins out of that device. It seems possible that it will share subassemblies (ex: PCBA's) with the 2024 non-hinge (in many aspects), which will help them drive cost of that device down towards where the base is today. They can just populate a bigger battery, populate wifi/blueooth antennas, etc. Then, the plus and the current base model go away - now you have a very clear picture of who each device is for. If mfg. topics play out, the 2024 will become more price competitive with MM+ so they can still play in the bottom end, but now they've created a bit of a higher-margin top end market with the SP.

Thank you Russ for your honesty as always🐰👍🏼

Great video. I've had my RG35XXH for about 2 weeks now. Definitely feel like it's the definitive version of this range. Managed to get mine for £41 from TikTok shop. That's almost £30 cheaper than other places at the time.

i don't know how ambernic can't see how pointless this is. it isn't gonna sell.

Love you getting to the point

Just as you said, they just have left over chips and understanding Chinese business tactics, and they are the masters, it just makes more sense to make use of what you have

You wouldn’ believe it, but the slight slant of the xx plus start/select buttons really help in not accidentally pressing the start button when playing platformers especially.

Appreciate the video's man! I am looking forward to install onionOS on my anbernic rg35xx h, i bought thanks to your video's. Cheers!

Hey great info. Just a few questions. I just bought the xx h and I want to know if you recommend any OS in specific and if I can use a fast charger with it? Thx, I made my decision based on your videos, keep going

Always great content

my one had LEDs not working , when I took it apart it was simple to fix - someone stuck black tape over LEDs blocking the lights completely, I moved the tape a bit so the light pipes are able to transmit LED lights , I also 3d printed a case cover for the top to protect the screen when in the pocket

Soooo curious about these!

These are amazing handhelds from Anbernic. I like it. Thank you for showing and greetings from RetroGameCity 🙂🤗

Unfortunate to see one of the titans of handhelds underperform as such. But thanks for the video.

*Final* *Fantasy* *VII* The original FF7 is my favorite game of all-time. Got it two weeks after the U.S. release in September 7, 1997 and I couldn’t stop playing or talking about it with my friends at school for two months. I was 16 going to turn 17 and was a junior in high school. Like many American gamers, FF7 was my first time playing an RPG. Prior to it, there were other RPGs like Wild Arms and Suikoden on PS1, but they didn’t capture the imagination like FF7 did. I remember playing it and being completely clueless how to play it. I remember getting to Disc 2 without knowing how to upgrade my weapons and armor. I believe I completely restarted the game twice. During my first playthrough, my favorite character was Red XIII. I remember every time Cloud and Barret were killed, Red was always the last one standing and would save me at the end. I believe there was one day when I played it for 13-hours straight and all I ate were peanuts. I was so immersed to the story and how things were going to unfold. My first complete playthrough, I eventually did use a strategy guide I borrowed from a friend. So I got to like over 30M gil, bought that villa in Costa del Sol, got all the final limit breaks and ultimate weapons, and beat Emerald and Ruby Weapon. I probably spent over 150-200 hours playing it that first time since the highest the timer reads is 99:99 because I got all my characters up to level 99 with every final limit break and weapon. I spent hours and hours of grinding. It was repetition for hours and hours. And yet, I never got sick of that battle theme while casting a 90-second summon like Knights of the Round over and over again. I beat the game from start to finish 4X…. 1997 on my PS1 1K model 2002 on my modded PS1 9K model 2011 on my modded PSP phat 2020 on my Vita slim which wasn’t modded yet The last one on my Vita 2K, that file was already 3-years-old and played it on and off along with FFX. But back in 2020, we were stuck at home, so I picked up playing my Vita and decided to go beat FF7 again. I used to think Emerald Weapon was harder to beat since it has 1M HP. But I didn’t realize how much harder Ruby was until I beat it that final time in 2020. I own multiple copies of FF7…. Original PS1 copy PSP PSOne classic Vita PSOne classic Android Switch ROM on my Steam Deck The Switch is the definitive version of the OG FF7 thanks to the cleaner graphics but mainly for 3X speed hack and the on/off toggle for random encounters. But I haven’t found the time to play FF7 on my Switch Lite except for the first 15 minutes. My Favorite Characters From OG FF7 1. Cloud 2. Sephiroth 3. Red XIII 4. Barret 5. Cid 6. Tifa 7. Aeris 8. Yuffie 9. Vincent 10. Cait Sith I know Sephiroth tends to be the most popular. It’s usually between him or Cloud for most popular among FF7 characters, but I actually find Sephiroth a bit overrated. Not as overrated as Vincent Valentine. I have friends who love Vincent and use him as an avatar. I don’t get it. Is he better than Irvine from FF8? Sure. But I don’t get his appeal other than him slapping cheeks with Seph’s mom! While I love Tifa as a character and she’s my ultimate waifu and favorite female video game character, she has never been one that I’ve used a lot in battle until…. Remake. But I know what a true badass she is as I’ve seen that 20-minute video with her beating Emerald Weapon all by herself on KZfaq. I will always pick Tifa over Aeris but I do like Aeris/Aerith too. While I do place Yuffie 8th on that list among favorite *characters* in terms of how she fits in the overall story, she’s actually a top 3 when it comes to using her in battle. I still hate her for stealing my materia, but she’s a badass when it comes to battle. Her ATB fills up fast and if you get 4x cut or you mime that move from the previous character’s 4x move, she can get 9999 4x linked with critical hit while using her Conformer. Her accuracy is excellent. And her Level 3 Limit Break, Doom of the Living, hits 15X. My final 3 in battle went from Cloud/Barret/Red XIII to Cloud/Barret/Cid to Cloud/Cid/Yuffie. Cloud, Cid, and Yuffie all have excellent multi-hit limit breaks. While fighting Sephiroth at the end, I need the long-range from Yuffie before Seph rises up and does that 2-minute Super Nova. Yuffie has a faster gauge than Barret and gets more critical hits than him too. Now my character rankings for the FF7 remakes could look very different. All-Time Favorite Video Games 1. Final Fantasy VII 2. Shenmue II 3. Tekken 3 4. NBA Street Vol. 2 5. Super Mario World 6. Ridge Racer (PSP) 7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 8. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 9. Street Fighter II’: SCE (Genesis) 10. Super Street Fighter II (MAME)

Looking forward to that clamshell version, hopefully that's good.

This might be the hardest I've ever laughed at one of Russ's video titles. Bravo, I was drinking when I did so and now I need a napkin.

7:02 Wait a minute. So they didnt even carry over the improved back buttons from the plus?

I just got a 35xxh from TikTok for 34 bucks. My first handheld and I’m really enjoying it.

Russ asked Anbernic do they want to make another RG35XX device? and Anbernic said "yeah, man, I wanna do it" 🧐

Came for the intro music, stayed for the outro music. Highly recommend.

There is a new feature actually. I checked the official launching video on anbernic's channel and the NEW thing here is that for systems that require an analog stick to use or a touch input, you can simply tap one time on the power button and it will do it automatically for you. Pretty good in my opinion.

Im still rocking my RG351MP. I bought the Miyoo Mini Plus but ended up gifting it to my little cousin. Been thinking about a micro handheld to replace my MP (which is heavier and less pocketable). Ive been considering the OG miyoo mini (v4) but I may hold until these small clamshell designs come out.

Best thing about the 2024 model is that when it launched the original went on sale, grabbed one from aliexpress for about 30$ shipped

At time of writing, there's a sale on Aliexpress starting at US Pacfic time 12 AM on the 1st of April. My theory is they're running low or want to discontinue the old model, so this is releasing at a higher price so people will exhaust the stock of RG35XX mk1, when it's sold out, mk2 will come in at $45/be perpetually on sale. I'd still always get the wifi model

Anbernic sometimes it makes just no sense 😂 Let's put that on a t-shirt now. 🤣

Nice honest title 👌

I have a question sir. Where can i find a downloadable batocera for my original rg35xx? Or can i just use the once for the plus and H?

i got mine for 34 euro shipped, i didnt even know there was a new model. Was surprised when i saw Rg35XX+ on the backsticker.

Very interesting video I almost bought one because of a video I saw. In your opinion and with your experience if I'm looking for to buy one of these which model would you recommend? I mainly wanna play retro stuff nes, snes, gba etc

This seems like a typical situation where the company wants to phase out an item due to a particular component. The only reason this situation is tougher is because everyone seems to only buy these things for GarlicOS lol. So the fact that Garlic isnt as good on the upgraded chipset makes it a tough sell.

Bought a RG35xx 2024 from the TikTok shop for 23.00 ship . And it coming form anbernic them selves . Super pumped

Surprised they didn't at least include the better shoulder buttons.

Would like to see a mobo swap to see if it works on the OG RG35XX and also if it still has the same screen stuttering issues (that very few reviewers noticed or mentioned).

Anbernic still has my kid's money from LAST OCTOBER and no longer seems concerned with finally shipping out any device at all. Never again.

It would seem "pointless" for the advertised price, but then you get deals for $25 in Aliexpress for this one like recently, then you see why it was a ton of value. For someone like me that only wants a machine to play retro games, this console for $25 is way better price than $50-60 for WiFi and BT.

I love my OG RG35XX. Never upgraded to the plus. It's disappointing that Anbernic has muddied the water with the brand confusion but I'd still highly recommend the OG or the Plus. It's a great handheld.

Yep, I'm holding out for the flip handhelds. The SP was by leaps and bounds my favorite handheld in my life and am excited playing PS1 and down, my childhood, on them. The SP came out at the most impressionable time in my childhood so my neurons just fire releasing endorphins when I play games from my childhood on a SP style handheld.

Great work again Russ, been binging your channel for days! Just a quick question for anyone using an RG355XX PLUS, Russ has mentioned you can't remap the analogue stick games e.g. N64 to function well with the d-pad. I have however, seen some suggest they have been able to remap control settings in Batocera to play things like mario kart 64, super mario 64 on this device nicely. Has anyone been able to do this and have it be a decent experience? Russ is usually across these things so I am a bit lost.

That SP looks pretty cool, I'll probably wait and see how that one turns out instead.

Un grand merci pour la vidéo!

I have cloned an image file for firmware v.20221223 to a new Samsung SD card but it does not turn on for the new RG35XX_2024 version. Is this bc of the new chipset like you mention at 20:41? I had an older RG35XX that the micro SD card stopped working so I purchased a new one from Anbernic recently. Figured I could just clone the old SD card and insert into the new device.

What’s your opinion on the H700 versus the RK 3566? Does the 3566 beat it out in power for emulation? I think that would make a cool video comparison.

Recalling that you were in the army some years ago and me reading "Pointless" gave me some ptsd vibes. My "No, sargeant!" to my superior's "Recruit! Did you make a mess out of this sh1t?!". Those were the days.

The reason was the chipset and Anbernic's push to invest heavily into their own OS. I can see going forward all their systems using the same OS, and they are showing off their frequent updates too on YT.

I think Anbernic needs to make a budget handheld with a bigger screen ngl Something like the RP4 would be nice

I paid £12.57 with shipping for first time purchase on tiktok, for price that cannot be beat

does it mean it also needs a different firmware then the regular RG35XX ?I just recieved mine and Garlic OS for the og RG35XX is not booting. It all makes sense now after watching the video.

great review

I'd say that this is just something to replace the older RG35XX rather than supplement it, so when the old ones run out, and the price drops below that of the PLUS, it will make a little more sense.

Received mine regular RG35XX 64gb today for 33€ with free shipment. Just fine.

Hey thanks for this! This is my first handheld emulator and im loving it. Thanks for the review. Only issue im having is getting it to load off of a new sd card. I see Garlic doesnt work on the 2024 model yet but how did you get Batocera to work? D: I cant even get it to power on after flashing the stock OS straight from anbernics site. Should I be using the RG35XX Plus firmware instead? If anyone in the comments can help id appreciate it been trying for nearly 24 hours to get it working

Sounds like they're just trying to update the original to make the RG35xx line more consistent. If they're going to make a bunch of different versions of the 35xx, its a lot less confusing to just say they all have the same power. Not to mention it'll be easier to make custom firmware for all of them.

Please do a review of everything that looks like a purple transparent gameboy colour! My brother had one, I need to know what to get for his birthday

One of the best video titles for sure 😂

Very good review Question: are any of these Alibaba devices Horizontal or vertical RG or 36S class handhelds capable of WiFi gaming? I would love to have a non steam deck priced device that can portably play fightcade properly. Could you make a video on trying to configure a portable fightcade device? Even if you have to hang a WiFi dongle that would be a killer video 😊 THANKS -Jmny

From where i live, it’s 42us include shipping. Pretty good i think, since i dont care much abt wifi & bth. Been looking for something to replace my fragile psp 😓

out of all of the rg35xx devices which one would have the brightest screen/best screen for outdoor use?

It'll eventually clear out at like $40 or $30. Once it's properly discounted, it'll make sense, but I agree otherwise. I'm just still on the fence about replacing my 35xx with the plus. I don't think I will, I really want just that bit more horsepower to run upscaled PS1 games like chrono cross, but I also feel like I then want a stick to run some easier n64 and dreamcast games, but the 353v is a bit dated now (and I don't like the horizontal form factor for 4:3 content, I want it one-hand-usable) I think I'm just gonna wait for the supposed miyoo mini flip with a rk3566. I still can't do the miyoo mini plus because it simply doesn't have the power to 2x upscale most ps1 games - which is a big, big improvement in graphical fidelity going from 240p to 480p.

I bought one for my mom who had an original grey gameboy in the 90s

35XX plus also has 2 speaker inputs but they only used 1 of it

Complete review in the title, in one word: "Pointless". Russ really isn't pulling any punches today.

After more than TWO whole years with pretty much the same hardware, one would think they would improve them, not downgrade them. I would LOVE to pay $20 more for a CPU/GPU update on the H version so I can have a 90% playable N64 experience, the 4:3 screen is a must.

That all black model looks rad

The boot time for batocera v40 on my RG35XX Plus is exactly 45secs. with a full-blown 128GB single sd card solution. I don't know how to achive 20secs., though...

Review: Pointless 💀

It is possible to connect an external gamepad with analog joysticks and play games where they are needed?

I have an Anbernic RG 350M and it seems the support has dried up on it. Is this a pointless upgrade from something like that? The metal build is solid on the 350M, but honestly the weight and it digging into my hands makes it a pain for long sessions.

There's only one handheld left for me. A flip that could emulate up to DC

what were the two WiFi dongles you used ?

Can you save your game so that the original game itself saves your state, like gamme boy would for example, or do emulators save it instead?

I'll wait for the clamshell, if it's priced right i'll get that, if not I'll get the horizontal one.

It's feel like a rebranding for the sake of same algorythm at the platofrms where the sell them devices.

Anbernic be like, we haven't released something in the last 5 minutes, quick, throw something together before the boss finds out XD

Got a 35xx-H 2 weeks ago during the Aliexpress sale for $46 all together...I'm good not needing this 2024 model

got this for 30 dollars with free shipping on choice day! perfect as a beater device when i'm traveling and don't want to take my beloved 35xxh.

Can you connect to devices for coop or vs games?

Hello May i ask something my rg35xx batocera latest v40 not boot after remove sdcard for copy games How to fix? Thank you.

How do I get my hands on the custom chip you just used

I wish Anbernic would just release a modern chipset version of the RG280M, that's like their best handheld design undone by being stuck on OpenDingux and on such an older chipset, it really brings it down. Even if it just had a RK3326 like the 351 line, it'd be enough of an upgrade.

Battery rating on the original at 7:23 is odd - 2100 mAh (website lists as 2600 mAh for the 2022 and 2024 models). Did they do an update of the 35xx during the previous cycle?

I wish they would do this with the 280v. If the 280v had better back buttons and the 35xx chipset it would be a contender with the og miyoo mini.

RG35XX Minus. I can’t help but wonder if the only reason this device exists is to clear down some of the parts gathering dust in warehouses and to boost the plus model sales by making it look like a more attractive proposition.

What is the battery life like on this thing? How long is a charge held? I know that's pretty subjective, but give me some numbers, like say if I wanted to play some pokemon. How long does it take to charge? My phone battery will just drain, which is why I don't like it as an emulator. I want to get something like this for my kids when we go camping, or take long trips and don't have a charger on hand. I've also considered modding my old GBC, but I'm kinda reluctant to mess with it, because it was the one gift my dad ever got me.

does this device have ds games or can i install them into the sd card?