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http://ign.com/articles/2014/05/22/retro-console-retron-5-releasing-this-week

Will you be getting one?

>> No.1637707
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>> No.1637720

thx cat I cum on op she penis at hiss

>> No.1637726

shill moar, bro. No one is getting a shitty physical emulator

>> No.1637734

Hyperkin does what Yobodon't

>> No.1637735

i would consider it if I could use actual controllers on it and if was like $40 cheaper

>> No.1637741

>>1637706
holy shit i've been waiting for the atomic bun scorcher 5000 to come out for 30++ years. We can finally experience the dreams of retro yore in glorious 8K resolution on the finest of plasmatic computer monitors. Faith in humanity restored

>> No.1637753

The idea of the thing is exciting but the design looks unappealing and the controller looks incredibly uncomfortable like some garbage Philips considered for their worthless CD console.

Definitely not getting one, I'd rather just get cheap used consoles.

>> No.1637756

>Paying for emulators
No thanks, I'll just buy my consoles at flea markets like a smart consumer.

>> No.1637763

>>1637735
You can. It has ports for old controllers.

>> No.1637779

I buy consoles so I don't have to deal with emulation limitations. What is the point of this.

>> No.1637837

>>1637706
>no N64
>no Saturn
Why even bother?

>> No.1637847

>>1637706
All of the disadvantages of the original console and emulation in one package, with none of the advantages.
What the hell is the point of this thing?

>> No.1637859

I was thinking about buying one for my living room t.v., but I already have a pc with retro usb controllers hooked up, as well as a soft modded Wii. So.... I think I'm gonna pass.

>> No.1637863

>>1637706
Whatcha got there some kinda new fangled shitbox?

>> No.1637865

>>1637859
Oh yeah, I also own all the consoles and tons of games. Just sayin.

>> No.1637885

Not this thread again.

>> No.1638062

>Android

There goes decent A/V sync

>> No.1638121

No, I'd rather emulate everything. Also, that website is horribly designed.

>> No.1638127

I can't wait till this piece of junk hits the market so we can stop having these threads and if we do they will be about how shit it is.

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>$140

IT GOT MORE EXPENSIVE ARE YOU FOR FUCKING REAL?

>> No.1638140

>>1638121
>No, I'd rather emulate everything.
But anon, you'd be doing that if you got a Retron.

>> No.1638150

>>1637706
what's the point of this shit? Either get the real one or just emulate your shit.

>> No.1638156

uhhhghghghghg no fuck off fuck OFF
>>>/v/

>> No.1638194

>>1638137
Dropped. I was going to get one for laughs, but this is a badly-told joke wherein the faggot the told it wrong is now explaining the punchline and laughing.

>> No.1638196

>>1638150
I can see the appeal of it honestly if you don't care about genuine hardware. I don't want one personally since I actually own all of the consoles, but I'm not sure why /vr/ has such a hate-boner for the thing.

>> No.1638204

Nah, I already have all those consoles, and it's not hard playing imports on the NES or SNES. PRetty neato I guess, you can't beat the real thing though.

>> No.1638206

>>1638196
>but I'm not sure why /vr/ has such a hate-boner for the thing.
Because you can get like two softmodded Wiis for the same price, and even one of those will outpreform the Retron. Also because we've had this thread a million times by now.

>> No.1638208

Seems retarded but there were times I've wanted to build a full Jamma cabinet for emulation. Monitors kind of died off in the last 10 years though. Don't think it will be possible to make a decent one again.

>> No.1638234

>>1638206
Softmodded Wiis don't accept like 10 different kinds of physical cartridges. I understand that there are more practical ways to play games from a handful of consoles on a single platform, but there aren't any other ways to play physical media on one concise, all-in-one platform.

>> No.1638241

>>1638234
>Softmodded Wiis don't accept like 10 different kinds of physical cartridges
What's the point of emulating with physical carts?

>> No.1638242

>>1638234
the system doesnt even play the cartridges it loads the data into the flash memory and runs it in its shitty emulator could probably yank the game out and keep playing.

>> No.1638246

>>1638241

The hell of it. The same reason to play any game on any media.

>> No.1638249

>>1638234
I feel like someone who doesn't mind having the piles of carts won't mind having a few consoles plugged in either. It also seems like only a collector would really need the import features, collectors already have consoles, and the non-imported consoles can be had for less than $140. So this thing has left me very confused.

>> No.1638251

>>1638246
So the only reason to buy a retron is for the hell of it? I guess I can't argue with that.

>> No.1638278

>>1637706

The ultimate hipster machine

>> No.1638303
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My 5 year old laptop emulates everything up to some PS2 games. Why would i buy something that can emulate even less and requires actual cartridges?

>> No.1638345

>>1637726
don't all consoles just emulate dev kits?

>> No.1638346

>>1637837
64bit hardware is more confusing than you think

>> No.1638348

>>1638194
>pay $100 for a laugh

don't straddle the fence too hard, you may cut that itty bitty nutsack of yours

>> No.1638351

>>1638242
don't all consoles just load the data and run it through some sort of firmware? yea they do

>> No.1638362

>>1638351
content is still actively loaded from the cartridge that piece of shit just uses them for show

>> No.1638363

>>1638346
>64bit hardware is more confusing than you think
That has absolutely nothing to do with it, it's about a lack of documentation.

>> No.1638370

Do they sell the controllers on their own? They're bluetooth keyboards for an Android based system, right? I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those for my tablet.

>> No.1638385

>>1638351
>>1638345

absolutely not, and you are a fool if you think those emulated consoles had a "firmware"

>> No.1638391

>>1638346
>>1638363

and hardware complexity & speed increasing with each gen
no need to be a genius or emu "expert" to understand that

>> No.1638412

>>1638062
Indeed. The XBMC guys have loads of issues with refresh/frame rates on Android, let alone something like videogame emulation.