/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.10038160]

Is Analogue really successful? They get a lot of attention from youtubers and press, but their products are expensive as shit and constantly out of stock. How are they still around?

[Sage No.10038175]

>>10038160
>constantly sell out everything you make
>Durrrr how are they making money?
Pottery.

[Anonymous No.10038198]

>>10038160
Also, they do a lot of typical big tech company shit like warranty stickers and proprietary components - it seems like they're trying to sell consumer crap as an "enthusiast" device for "preserving" games.

[Anonymous No.10038207]

>>10038198
>typical big tech company shit like proprietary components
So much this. Why didn’t they just use off the shelf components so we could have had a cheaper and completely pointless device that’s inferior in most
conceivable ways?

[Anonymous No.10038219]

>>10038207
Not proprietary as in they made it, proprietary as in undocumented and no one can do anything with it. Like the DAC.

[Anonymous No.10038226]

>>10038207
Analogue can still open source their components ESPECIALLY because they use FPGA technology, anon, that is what projects like the Mister and the OSSC do despite the former costing more than the Pocket.

They also specifically decided to not open source their DAC used for their devices and had people waiting for several months to be able to use the Analogue Pocket on a CRT despite that being a promised feature for the thing from day one.

[Anonymous No.10038235]

>>10038160
>but their products are expensive as shit and constantly out of stock
You answered your own question.
They market to richfags who impulse buy these things.
They probably end up in a drawer gathering dust.

[Anonymous No.10038237]

>>10038219
Maybe like 5% of their customers care about making homebrew work on a device made for original cartridges is the reality of it. Most people who bought one simply wanted to best way to play their carts (minus the vertical form factor) and they seem to have got it.

[Anonymous No.10038270]

>>10038235
I feel they're targeting consoomers who hate emulation but like having something "premium" in their hands even though a random tablet from China probably does a better job at emulating than the Pocket despite it having FPGA.

>>10038237
they were constantly promoting how useful of a tool it is to homebrew developers and composers despite using its own version of GB Studio that isn't natively compatible with other versions.

[Anonymous No.10038295]

>>10038270
Seriously, who cares? They obviously shouldn’t advertise a poorly supported feature until it’s done, but who is using the pocket, a device that specializes in playing carts, for composition and homebrew? I’m a composer, and the thought of using the pocket’s hardware for that is absurd to me. And again, maybe 5% of people care about homebrew games on a device like this. The question OP raised is: How is this company so successful? It’s because they succeeded in delivering upon the core promise of their product.

[Anonymous No.10038307]

>>10038235
Their current Turbo Duo clone hasn't sold out even after several weeks so it seems like everyone bought the Pocket and now don't want or need anything else from them.

[Anonymous No.10038518]

>>10038235
wrong

stop projecting
the system is only for hardcore enthusiasts

[Anonymous No.10038538]

>>10038518
A hardcore enthusiast would have the original hardware with a flashcart. This is for retarded people who have more money than sense that wanna hop on trendy crap.

[Anonymous No.10038546]

>>10038518
>stop projecting
implying I am a richfag who has money to blow on pointless toys that do the same thing my other hardware can already do?

if only

[Anonymous No.10038552]

>>10038160
>that aspect ratio
Trash product

[Anonymous No.10038569]

>>10038226
mister costs more than the pocket??? oh I see, you are ignoring the $40 shipping and handling like the shills do

[Anonymous No.10038572]

>>10038538
you think i dont own original hardware also, anon pls

ppi, resolution, SIZE
all inferior

chinese drop in IPS solutions are janky battery drainers at best
you are delusional

[Anonymous No.10038575]

>>10038518
Game?

[Anonymous No.10038579]

>>10038546
you seem truly brainwashed, its sad.
>hates "rich people" or people he perceives as "rich"
>hates things that are popular
>thinks people can only play videogames of all things the way HE wants them to

you are absolute cringe

[Anonymous No.10038581]

I know the screen is excellent, but how does the dpad and buttons feel? is the case plastic feel as cheap as it looks?

[Anonymous No.10038591]

>>10038575

[Anonymous No.10038598]

>>10038581
people complain online
but it feels similar\slightly better than the original dmg

i dont like my dpads "clicky" like the switch joycons
im not too particular

the buttons are serviceable

[Anonymous No.10038665]

>>10038579
meds

[Anonymous No.10039052]

>>10038160
I suspect they are doing money laundering as their main form of making money, with retro game related display piece machines as a secondary source.

[Anonymous No.10039062]

I like how the fag that shits up the Handheld General is in here, impotently shilling the Analog Pocket to people who know better than the buy low quality tech from the snake oil sellers at Analog.

[Anonymous No.10039151]

>>10039062
stay mad
i will correct any and all mis-info posting
the pocket is based - i can play my carts at work
come home pop in supergameboy or gba player and continue right where i left off

COMFY

[Anonymous No.10039460]

>>10038569
It was still a point in your guy's favor since the Mister is an open source project, which in my opinion makes it more worth your money and time even if it would cost more by sheer virtue of it being open source. That does not change my point at all, you handheld warring dumbass.

[Anonymous No.10039516]

>>10039151
>i will correct any and all mis-info posting
And you do it for free. Must be great, spending $250+ and tip and shipping for an overpriced, undervalue device. Truly, I can see now why the phrases "A fool and his money are soon parted" and "Ignorance is bliss" have stood the test of time when I see your badly written posts.

[Anonymous No.10039523]

>>10039516
>undervalue device
>two ands in one sentence
I mean, you’re basically an ESL, so I don’t know what sort of linguistic authority you think that you wield lmao.

[Anonymous No.10039721]

>>10039516
im still not sure why you are SO mad
The pocket is literally great
Lighten up

[Anonymous No.10039732]

>>10038579
>hates "rich people" or people he perceives as "rich"
>hates things that are popular
>thinks people can only play videogames of all things the way HE wants them to
Yeah, that's me. You called?

[Anonymous No.10039936]

>>10039460
look dude, I am just sick and fucking tired of people saying the pocket is $220, when its $260 with the $40 shipping that isnt even 2nd day. its fucking standard $6 shipping with $34 of "handling" going to the kikes at analogue

[Anonymous No.10040021]

>>10038572
Pic of originals and timestamp to prove it otherwise you are not based and other anon is right.

[Anonymous No.10040163]

>>10038160
The collector market is very fascinated with FPGA technology. They also get a LOT of support from YouTubers and reviewers. Pretty much Analogue is currently somewhere near the top of the pyramid (which is exactly what it is) alongside infamous characters such as MetalJesusRocks and Pat the NES Punk. Of course none of this actually has anything to do with video games and only exists as an artificial way to drive up the already inflated retro games market, as seen in >>10038591. We've seen this happen in many other industries before, it's just that with video games it's been a little more subtle. I still feel kind of bad for kids who spend outrageous amounts of money just to own some of this stuff.

[Anonymous No.10040176]

The Pocket is amazing. It runs my carts perfectly. I bought 2 of them, gave 1 to my Dad.

I don't understand the price complaints. A folding phone costs more than $1000. $200 for an cool toy is more than reasonable

[Anonymous No.10040181]

>>10040176
Paid to post this

[Anonymous No.10040279]

Not sure if it's the best, but I want one.
Haven't seen another (single) device that lets me play my Gameboy carts portable and docked.

[Anonymous No.10040290]

I find it absurd that this thing is held to a different level of scrutiny as the Chinkshit devices. People have been waiting on them for a year. The manufacturer can't meet demand and people think it makes sense for them to hire shills who post here. It is undoubtably poorfag seethe.

[Anonymous No.10040292]

I think it LOOKS cool. But it has a pretty fucking terrible design with how it holds cartridges. I also think it's overpriced and I have no idea if those buttons are pleasant to use, they sure don't look like it.

[Dave No.10040407]

>>10039052
>suspect they are doing money laundering as their main form of making money, with retro game related display piece machines as a secondary source.

Yep.

[Anonymous No.10040434]

>>10038175
>Sony kept selling out of hardware, selling it at a loss
>Average consumer doesn't buy enough software to compensate
>Sony makes no money
Analogue Pocket is indeed sold at a profit though, same model as Apple products.

[Anonymous No.10040475]

>>10038160
>Company makes high-priced items and they can't meet demand
>How are they still around?
Anon...

[Anonymous No.10040497]

>>10039732
Holy fucking based, this is also me and I look like this and hold these opinions

[Anonymous No.10040603]

>>10040021

[Anonymous No.10040609]

>>10040603
>>10040021
no timestamp
but my bed proves its me

you can look up the resolution specs for yourself
but the fuckups with the gbc ips q5 (best available) = on zelda links awakening whenever you scroll to a new screen it shows glitch pixels

not game breaking but it triggers my autism
other games have similar issues
i still prefer it over an unmodded gbc but the pocket beats it out easily

[Anonymous No.10040612]

>>10040603
>>10040609

[Anonymous No.10040623]

>>10040603
>>10040609
>>10040612
cant find a pic of the mcwill mod running on the gamegear
its not that i care how other people play videogames
i just think its cringe that \vr\ has become an echochamber of moronic youtube eceleb opinions

how can you objectively say something about a product you never tried? one that you never owned?
tard patrol

[Anonymous No.10040636]

>>10040623
>>10040612
>>10040609
>>10040603
real world battery usage test for me was MAYBE a couple hours for the ipsQ5
no i will not turn down the sound
no i will not turn down the brightness from max

[Anonymous No.10040661]

>>10040021
why would i fucking larp about owning videogame handhelds kek

[Anonymous No.10040748]

Is anyone else still waiting for their analogue pocket to arrive? At this point I'm worried that I'm never gonna get it.

[Anonymous No.10040797]

>>10040434
You answered yourself. Analogue sells everything for double to triple parts and manufacturing costs. Then charge tons for shipping.
Sony sells at a loss every time and barely makes up for it with overpriced controllers and second party games sales.

[Anonymous No.10040801]

>>10038207
>>10038198
You retards.... who told you they do that? Learn a little bit about coding and software integration. The fact my old NES from them has software I wrote means you are wrong.

[Anonymous No.10040813]

>>10038598
Dmg prob feels better don’t lie. I have big hands, I don’t use mine as much bc of that. I need to get a 3d printer and make grippies

[Anonymous No.10040819]

>>10038160
This color combination makes me think of trannies

[Anonymous No.10040872]

>>10040819

[Anonymous No.10041212]

>>10040636
These IPS kits look good but unfortunately the input lag is too high. If you're going to play with 4-5 frames of lag might as well just get an emulation handheld, there's no point.

[Anonymous No.10041232]

>>10038538
If by original hardware you mean an unmodified GBA SP with a 101 screen then sure you're pretty based. The chink screens and shells are garbage.

[Anonymous No.10041897]

>>10041232
the SP line is my least favorite of all the gameboys
i sold mine during its launch era
i never missed it

my hands arent even large its just not comfortable

[Anonymous No.10042305]

>>10040801
You’ve never heard of sarcasm before, I take it?

[Anonymous No.10042327]

>>10040872
>see word "trannies"
>think of boogeychuds
that's obsessed innit

[Anonymous No.10042379]

>>10042305
so you were PRETENDING to be retarded?

[Anonymous No.10042387]

>>10042379
I think it’s pretty obvious when I was advocating for an “inferior”, “useless” device, that I was being sarcastic, but hey, not everyone reads English as their first language.

[Anonymous No.10042916]

back. to.
Reddit.

[Anonymous No.10043179]

>>10042916
>le reddit bnoogeymen meme
you seem to have trouble thinking for yourself
work on it