Happy Father's Day to all the retro gaming dads out there. 🎮

I've honestly never considered your reviews anything less than honest. I think some people and sadly, companies just cannot handle constructive criticism, when in fact they should really value it.

Being honest, transparent with the audience/noting any conflicts of interest, and trying to remain as neutral/unbiased as possible is the only real way to do anything resembling a good product review. It's sad that nowadays everyone is just expected to be free PR. Hang in there and thanks for sticking with it.

Even hearing about being blacklisted just for stating the obvious things over a handheld, I still can’t believe they would do that and it is a bit cheap that they the owners of the 3rd party handheld like GPD and anbernic and many others would blacklist someone for giving an honest review. I hope next year companies would be mindful about this and listen without whining saying their products is good.

As a new subscriber with only a couple of your videos under my belt, it is IMMEDIATELY clear to me that you are passionate about this hobby and committed to ensuring your viewership is armed with the unbiased knowledge needed to make informed purchases. As a life-long retro gamer diving into the handheld emulator market for the first time, I was IMMEDIATELY overwhelmed by both the options, and the hiccups associated with translation, cloning, mods, and just a general lack of understanding about this space. Then I found your channel. It was like a sigh of relief. Here’s a guy who makes videos explaining each of these products entirely. No jump cuts. No shameless promotions. No bullshit interstitials. Just information relevant to my potential purchase. You are a rare and appreciated creator on a platform full of garbage. Thank you for doing what you do and helping me begin my journey into a new hobby.

😂😂 idk why I just love hearing you refer to GPD in the manner you do. The whole cursed timeline and everything. Priceless.

Lack of analog triggers is always a dealbreaker for me. I hope that starts to become a more common feature in the future.

What a funny turn of events. I guess you can expect a lot more review units in the future haha

daaamn thats an nice preview. thank you for all the details. keep going :)

If I didn't own an Odin I'd be tempted, but I think a new wave of emulation handhelds is just round the corner and by this time next year we will se competitively priced Windows handhelds that are doing the same job and more

I actually have the first one and really like the way it feels in the hand. It’s a very solid feeling hand helps and the controls feel great. I’m interested in upgrading to the plus version for the extra oomf. Great review. And thanks I’m a dad so happy Father’s Day to all the dads.😁

Pretty epic, Taki! Right on, connected. Synchronicities abound...

Man that intro was intense love the content you always give great breakdowns

I don't think you live in the cursed timeline. I'm glad that GPD was listening to your input and provided you with the root access patch for the XP Plus, because the performance you get out of it rooted is definitely night and day. Now, as for the attachments and size of the device, I honestly think this would be the absolute perfect device for me if they changed a few things, most notably that D-Pad, but I would prefer a variant of the device with symmetrically laid out analog sticks on the main gamepad attachment. Moving the ABXY buttons down on the main gamepad module to line up with the D-Pad better would be a far more ergonomic solution for my sized hands, because I find that asymmetrical layouts like that found on the Nintendo Switch or the Xbox just are not comfortable for me. That said, I have to admit I'm very, very intrigued by the attachments they provided in addition to the main gamepad attachment, and I'd honestly swap between all three of them depending on what I'd want to play or emulate at any given moment. I think the MOBA pad attachment makes it a damn good thing for something like a Game Boy/Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, or retro emulation system like the NES, SNES, or even Sega Genesis, as you could map those buttons to what you would need out of those. And the flat panel attachment makes it fit better in a pants pocket by far, honestly. I'd ship it, if it were me, with lower-profile analog stick caps for just such a purpose, because those changes would definitely make this my daily driver for an Android phone and AIO device.

Thank you so much for your blatantly honest reviews. It's insane that you were ever blacklisted for *not* fondling the balls of a fucking hardware company. I watch these for you and your objective overview. These guys can get bent. Thanks again for the review, Taki.

This was a well done review.

Preordered it one week ago, mostly because of the D1200 SoC, intrigued of what it can do, almost cancelled it after looking few previews, will keep it now, i see the potential and more importantly i see GPD reviewing feedback and taking action, defitenetely support the more color options remark... Thanks Taki amazing video as always.

I really appreciate this casual rivalry you have btw GPD. They seem pretty chill about this whole situation.

first time watching your channel, such excellent work, how I wish that all companies would give talented people like yourself the chance to test and play around their devices and actually listen to ways to improve them !

Great video as always. You’re my go to for an honest review and I truly appreciate your candor.

Great review, thanks a million! ✌️😁

Great in depth description of the d-pad. Thank you for that.

Your honesty just earned another subscriber! Thank you

Taki, we trust you. I know you do this from a passion for retro games. It's honorable that you go above and beyond to explain your position as a reviewer. Just wanted to let you know that we recognize that. Great work on this one.

Taki, you have an awesome channel, and I love watching your movies !

First video I've ever seen and you are by far the best tech review channel I've ever seen. Some of the test you were doing like showcasing the sound of the fan are greatly appreciated. Excellent review sir. This what all reviews should be like dig into the device and find everything wrong to make it better.

Absolutely appreciate your honest reviews! That’s why I’m a proud owner of the Odin Pro. While that SOC here is definitely awesome everything else isn’t. I have no use for that attachment crap and that screen kills it in the first place for me. No analog triggers is another thing … Still I would love to know what phone is inside 😆 I would bet money on some phone being inside of that because nobody in their right mind would buy such a screen to build a console with it so I bet they bought the board and screen from some phone manufacturer…overstock?

Alright now I'm excited... I pre-ordered one about a month ago and was considering cancelling it when I heard about performance issues which you mentioned... You're the best, keep up the good work

Taki honest as always, class act n dope review 👌 cheers man!

Happy Father's day to you too and all the good fathers out there.

I do like the modular aspect as it can give options for varied controller layouts. Whilst giving you the root patches to show the capabilities actually available, the fact that they were unable to come to the same conclusion with access to the same tools is very worrying and begs the question of how competent their team really is, or even if it is developed in house at all. There is clearly potential but this potential is not being explored hard enough and so a re-organisation at GPD, in one form or another seems to be something that management have to talk about in their internal meetings. The Odin Pro is the likely competitor and with the Odin having been out a while and having great reviews and response from purchasers, is still likely to be a clear choice right now in comparison to this. Even the Odin Lite might still be considered a better choice with its much cheaper price unless the Dimensity 1200 can be demonstrated to be that much superior in real world play. The lack of those analogue triggers will really put quite a few off. In an ever increasing crowded market for this exact type of device, there are going to be casualties quite soon and if GPD want to avoid being one of them, they seem to need an internal kick up their own rear ends to see the potential dangers and do something to avoid the possibilities. At this precise moment, I would not personally consider purchasing one. I will give the GPD head some credit though for sending this out to somebody who clearly has some historic conflict with the company, so maybe a step or two is already in the works to give greater consumer confidence in both the company and products.

Love your honesty

Looks amazing 👍

Its always awesome when you watch a review from someone who REALLY knows what there talking about. But when that person is so good that the company is using the reviewers ideas to improve there product, well thats just badass!! Well done sir.

As someone who follows a lot of tech stuff but only recently started following handheld devices like this, I'm curious about what happened to GPD or its marketing. I remember it was one of the first companies I heard about in the portable PC space.

You have become my favorite reviewer for this subject. That’s what us consumers look for. Thank you for your service.

You couldn't ignore this one! Finally Taki did a XP video, Good one!

I ordered this device, and I am very thankful that you have made a few good suggestions to GPD to further improve this product! The performance increased significantly with your hack!

Dude you're freakin' awesome, because I test alot of phones with MediaTek processors & their Dimensity chipsets are actually, quite amazing & extremely underrated, you've proven that even more so, that there's so many devices using these processors, that just aren't optimized, like Snapdragon-powered products.

I like fact that you are honest with us

Don't worry too much. I reckon you're quite well respected within the retro handheld community thanks to your straight up honest review style. The fact you're not biased comes across well too as you seem to test all devices equally regardless of manufacturer. If they're not a fan of yours, that's their problem, not yours. Please keep reviewing all these lovely devices that I cannot afford. 😆👍 I really enjoy your work. 😀

Nice video!

You're one of the best reto game device channels ever, your word is golden to me

While this device is far beyond my budget I"m really thankful that serious reviewers like you are around and can even work with companies who are willing to give you some honest feedback like you give to your viewers.

This is how reviews should be done! I thought I was dreaming.

That’s all I ever wanted was an HONEST review of any product

Wow! Good review!

Bro, I absolutely love that you gave them a chance by getting root access and proving that there was more potential in the CPU. Well done my man, I absolutely applaud you for that 👏🧠📲🎮🕹️💻🖥️💯

Nice Vid!

You’re an honest man and I don’t even care for these but stayed for the reviews. I wish more people were honest and gave real constructive criticism. Companies get away with so much nowadays because they only give their products to paid advertising. They dismiss anyone who pays. For the average consumer, you’re a great review person. I wish you reviewed more things. I don’t play games unless it’s iPhone games. Which I don’t play often. I also buy other stuff. Maybe review popular stuff or boutique stuff. Anyways, good job!

i love these kind of Videos im a PC Gamer but i loved my GBA, PSP and PSVITA

If I may come with some constructive criticism, the shot at 4:36 was messing a bit with my head it felt like it was upsidedown other than that great video and respect for being honest!

You already know that I'm a fan of your channel because of your honesty no-holds-barred reviews. Plus, you're down to earth. I don't know if this question has been asked, but, how did you get the EggNS emulator (26:55) to run on the device without the use of the Gamesir X2 controller?????? As far as I knew, you can only use that emulator on certain Android devices with the use of the X2 controller. Was there an update in the emulator that allows you to play the emulator without the X2? If that's the case, then WOW!

Taki, don't forget that current price is only for Indiegogo. The retail price for this thing once the campaign is over is $549 for the 128gb and $659 for the 256gb model. Once this thing goes up for retail I'm not sure its gonna be worth it.

This seems more powerful than the Odin but the form factor and screen make this a tough sell for me. I'll just be patient and wait for my Steam Deck reservation to pop.

Great video

I believe in Takis reviews ♡

That's what I like about you & your channel. You're very honest when it comes to products and that's very important for your average consumer like myself. Amazing video, thanks for your hard work brother!🙏🏼

Sweet intro

i need this in my life

First visit to the channel. Won’t be last. Big fan of objective content

This is the perfect example of the benefit of taking constructive criticism

The look and design of this handheld are so cool! And, I think the performance will be smooth with the help of Mediatek chipset.

The modular feature is the best part. I don’t want to open a console to replace a faulty button. Replacing that whole side at a reduced cost is genius

I been looking at this for a while and there's many things i would've liked GPD done with it. I would've gone with a 5-6" 1080p60 screen, no camera(i know its a cellphone screen but they can use other), like taki said no modular design just 1 full handheld, i would love for someone to make the face buttons larger like those in the psp and the triggers like the ones the have the magnets for "analog like experience", latest Apu's at least 1yr back like a SD 888+ or something like that and revisions every 2-3yrs, larger battery & micro sd support is a must.

Very interesting video and I'm glad Taki made this even after all the issues. Just a quick question but what software is used to adjust CPU clocks to make it run at max performance?

I love your reviews Taki! give those 2 cents to make better products for the rest of us in the future. Product designers, Engineers & manufactures take note please.

Now I need to know what did you do when rooting to increase that CPU performance.

my switch fan doesn't ramp up much but isn't shy when it Dows

You mention easily available widescreen hacks. Do you have a video on how to do this by any chance? I looked online but I couldn't find a straight answer. Excellent video as always :)

I really hope to see this SOC in a Retroid or Anbernic device this year.

This is a really good, honest review. tanks Mang. Also, is there a handheld that can also be used on a dock?

I know you probably have a video on the settings you use for the dolphin 🐬 emulator. Cuz wow! I am not getting anything close to what you're getting using my tab s8 ultra. You're videos are awesome by the way!

Bruh playing f zero gx so clean is a high archivement

I watched your previous videos and I do recall you being positive of the company.... Wonder what happened lmao.

Taki, savior of the Gamers, weightlifter of the gaming industry

I loved my GPD XD (the original one) and my GPD Win (the original one)…but nothing has wowed me since. This one, especially if they’ve made changes to better the performance, wows me. This will absolutely be my first emulation machine purchase in waaaaay too long.

For consistency in software, design, and price Odin is the better choice. Too bad it's a long wait. Love mine though worth the 5 months.

Those who pre-ordered an Odin Lite will be grinning while watching this video. So much potential in the Dimensity SoC.

If you don't fuck with Taki, I don't fuck with you. Keep being amazing Taki

You do you my man! It's sad that company anti-consumer practices are this bad considering they are even kickstarter pushovers sometimes.

Apparently the other module is for FPS such as PUBG, "FPS controller module has been design in a way to bypass software limitations, so users can compete with the touch-screen users without being annoyed by the “anti-cheat” systems."

hey now flying a kite is awesome 👀

damn powerful

The choice of the mediatek processor is a great addition in this gaming console.

Just wondering now that the XP+ has started shipping (got mine today), if you had any plans for a set up guide for it. It's the first handheld emulation machine I've gotten that didn't come with a pre-loaded SD card or bought one that someone else made. I thought this might finally be the time to DIY it, I just don't want to screw it up. BTW, the vent holes the cut for the back fan look pretty good considering it was a late addition to the design.

Great video Taki & Happy Father's Day. I have Odin Pro & Steam Deck, so I will pass on this (I have owned GPD devices when they were good). I agree with that i's a good device like you said, except it's too pricey, with all the competition out there. Also blacklisting... It's unfortunately fairly common practice in China. Is it unethical? Absolutely, & not really surprising.

i always wanted ps2 like this so any handled that can play it good like this is great in my book

I wish there was a big boy 4:3 screen handheld. I mainly play games for this aspect ratio. Something around 5 or so inches that I could go 2x,3x,4x resolution at the least. Do you know if there is anyone that can/eventually fit the bill without getting a folding phone which has its own deal breaking screen issues? I have always had an idea where a phone sits recessed in the inside of the controller (with rubber inserts for near perfect ratio) , telescopic, cooled, and battery backup/pd pass through charging. It would be thicker but tbh I would love a thicker handheld.

gpd should thank taki fr!

damn, these benchmarks are not that bad... i just can't afford these handhelds right now. i'd kill to own one like this but times so rough right now.

Taki with positive things to say about gpd??? well damn!

Never sell yourself short, especially when it comes to self-respect and integrity.

i broke my S10 a e a few months ago and i absolutely love the new s22,emulation on Android is really good especially if you want too get game grips for your phone but still cool that emulation on Android has gotten really good also that people are making specific devices for there choice

I would love to have this power house of a console in the shell of an odin or something with the same launcher. that seems like the perfect handheld for me.

Just saying, you are probably the least bias, and most honest review KZfaqr I have ever seen to be fair.

If you don't mind I have a question. I'm considering getting a handheld mainly for PS2 purposes and was curious about what you think is the better purchase the XP Plus or the Odin series. I mainly want to play games similar to drakengard or dirge of Cerberus and other stuff

Great review, but I'm so triggered that you are playing DQ8 in widescreen mode on 4:3

@Taki Udon Since you only showed like 3 seconds of Fzero GX, how is the performance overall? I'm really considering buying this device. This is exactly what I want decent performance on Gamecube especially Metroid prime games and ps2 games. First pre ordered the AYN Loki but a lot power that device will have I will not going to be using.

I wish you would a every 6 month “best retro hand held / console” cause I don’t know enough to watch all these videos and discern what you even think is the best.