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Looking to get someone a portable emulating machine. It would have to be able to run emulators from the snes to gba. Can anyone suggest any less than $200? I'd prefer a tablet with built in buttons as I own a PSP and know how great it is for emulation.

>> No.987439

Just get a jxd s7300, at least it has proper buttons and d-pad

>> No.987497

>>987424
2012 smartphone and $30 attachable bluetooth controller

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I'd recommend the JXD S7300, I like mine. The S7800 is supposed to come out soon, but I think it'll be a little over 200, while the S7300 is getting pretty cheap at like 130 or something these days.

>> No.988217

>>988160
jxd 7800 = $160

>> No.988226

>>988217
Oh hey, it came out, that's pretty cool.

I'd still wait to get the S7800 though, no custom firmware for it is a big minus. I couldn't stand the Chinese firmware on my S7300, nothing worked when I used it. I changed to NCCE and have loved it ever since.

>> No.988227

> as I own a PSP

So why don't you just keep using it then?

>> No.988568

>>987439
jxd s7800 out for $170 now on willgoo.

>> No.988573

not OP but was looking to make a similar thread. my brother is looking to pass on an xperia play to me. however it is the verizon version of the phone. there is definitely a physical sim card slot there and i would like to use it as an actual phone as well. i was hoping to get it on tmobile; is this possible? if anyone here uses the xperia play for emulation is there any advice you can offer me? if i cant get it to work i will just pass and get some android with a slide out keyboard to try and map keys.

>> No.988625

>>988573
Don't do it. Weak hardware.
Get a Nexus 4 and an Ipega controller. Works just fine for me.

>> No.988640

>>988625
>Don't take free Xperia Play
You're dumb the Xperia Play is more than capable of running all the current Android emulators at full speed.

>>988573
Sorry for you though, Tmobile is GSM and Verizon is CDMA so that won't be happening. I've heard rumors you can use Boost with ex-Verizon phones but I can't say for sure because I'm AT&T

>> No.988654

i got a nexus seven a few weeks ago and it has become a full time gba emulator and toilet internet browsing device. damn it is fun to play pokemon on a big screen with a 10 hour battery life.

>> No.988658

>>988227
free gaymes?

>> No.988672

>>988640
Don't be retarded. It has old hardware that would stutter on even the ui, not the emulators.
Plus the screen is really bad compared to the current-gen phones.
Never buy an older generation phone.

>> No.988691

>>988672
>What is Cyanogenmod?
Never buy a new phone

>> No.988732

>>988672
i dont really mind the screen. i normally kept my old phone dim to save battery. brother didnt use it for anything beside gba emulation but seemed fine for that. i looked up the hardware and see how it could be iffy for something like psx emulation. my main focus will be the sega genesis, snes, and gba. from there i'm considering n64 and psx but this is not a deal breaker. for psx im mainly hoping to play tactics ogre.

>>988640
i guess i will look into boost. the reason im hopeful about the xperia play is that it has the same sim card slot as its at&t counterpart. i was hoping to use some generic firmware and cyanogenmod to see if the phone was sim capable and only blocked by verizon's firmware. this is way beyond anything i've done with other android phones but would be worth it to have an integrated keyboard and functioning phone all in one package. if i cant get data i could make get along fine with talk and text + wifi.

>>988625
i would like something compact for gaming on the go when i am away from my laptop. that is the main draw of the xperia play. worst case right now is i get another compact phone and carry the xperia play simply for gaming and wifi; i would really like to have everything on one unit though.

>> No.988830

>>988691
>Custom ROMs magically give your phone better hardware!
>>988732
The N4 isn't that big. Also, When I talk about screens I mean pixel density and resolution.
You're not gonna emulate n64 or even PS1 games on the Xplay, it won't happen pal. Heck, I doubt you could run any of the demanding SNES games.
>CPU 1 GHz Scorpion
>GPU Adreno 205
You might as well buy a dingoo.

>> No.988859

>>988830
haven't put much thought into the pixel density. i think the nexus 4 is that big but beside that i do not want to carry the controller around.

>> No.988868
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Does anyone know if there's a slide controller for android phones? Something like the Xperia Play or the PSP Go?

I have an S4, but all of the controller options for it seem to involve attaching it to a meaty gamepad.

If not, would I lose much in the way of functionality switching from an S4 to an Xperia Play?

>> No.988886

>>988859
Ipega controller clips on the phone when you need it.
It also has nubs so its easily pocketable.

>> No.988890

>>988868
You would be downgrading to a phone thats about a tenth as power as your current one (depending on what model S4 you have).
If by slide controller you mean psp style numbs then you too should get an ipega controller.

>> No.988919

>>988890

By slide controller, I mean something that will attach to the phone discreetly and then can be slid out when needed for gaming, like the Play or PSP Go.

The Ipega just looks like another clip on controller.

>> No.988957

>>988868
Don't give up an s4 for the play. That is like giving up a $5000 monster computer for some P.O.S made in '98. You can buy an xperia play for less $100. They will play everything up to gba just fine, ps1 included. If you really want portable, but compact then its not going to kill you to carry both devices.

Keep the xperia running android gingerbread, if you root and flash 4.0 roms on it, you will run into various problems.

>> No.989019

Either a JXD S7300 if you want a 7-inch screen or a JXD S5300 if you want a psp-sized 5 inch screen.

I ws just playin donkey kong country on retroarch on mine while taking a crap at work. It's great for an all around 7-inch tablet and portable emulation machine.

can also run decent android apps too, like GTA Vice City, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and Dead Trigger. Mappable screen taps to buttons.

If you order, get it from willgoo, they throw in free shipping and extra stuff with it. Everyone at the dingoo/android emu boards vouch for them.

Stay away from lightake. You may or may not get your order in 3 months, past the point where you can dispute charges.

>> No.989409

>>988830
>You're not gonna emulate n64 or even PS1 games on the Xplay, it won't happen pal. Heck, I doubt you could run any of the demanding SNES games.

This is PARTIALLY true. It emulates SNES and N64 just fine. PSX is where the issues rear their ugly head: massive slowdown/graphical glitches on most 3-D games, even demanding 2-D games aren't spared.

But it's an Xperia Play, you are supposed to be playing PS1 games on it NATIVELY. After some tweaks, they run perfectly. here are some helpful links (or, just Google "Xperia Play modding"):

http://www.xperiagamer.com/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184897

Also:
Xperia Play Native PSX Emulator Converter (convert PS1 ISOs to apk):
http://yifan.lu/2011/08/11/psxperia-converts-any-psx-game-to-work-on-xperia-play/

>> No.989534

>>989409
snes and ps1 work flawlessly on my xperia play.
Retro arch is the only emulator I have on it. No tweaks needed.

>> No.989576

>>989534
Depends on the model you have, of course. I was just giving anon a guide, if needed. FPSE is recommended at one of those links I posted.

>> No.989668

>>989576
I never realized there were models of the same phone that were better or worse. I just bought the cheapest referb phone I could find, no research done. I have the verizon R800x. No simcard, just an 8 gig micro sd card.

That iso to apk looks interesting though. Will that make the iso load up in the default game program? Emulators work, but the analogue 'sticks' never get picked up correctly.

>> No.989781

The Xperia Play hate in this thread is really pissing me off so here are some FACTS

>Xperia Play's hardware is absolutely capable of running up to and including N64 and PSX at full speed
>Proper custom firmware improves the performance of phones dramatically by eliminating bloat and employing the most efficient drivers
>Verizon Xperia Plays can be had for like $20 with careful shopping

That having been said, there are some caveats
>CDMA (Verizon) radios will never, ever work on GSM (AT&T) networks. The only solution is something like a mainboard swap. This is why AT&T Plays are like 5x as expensive
>If you do already have some awesome phone, don't trade for an Xperia Play. Either get a gamepad you want or just straight up buy a Play and carry both. If you're used to web browsing or watching videos or taking pictures on an S4 you WILL feel the sting of coming down to a Play.

>> No.992105

>>989781
If by "full speed" you mean "with frameskip", then yes you are correct.

Xperia Play is dogshit compared to what we have now, and updating Android only makes it run worse due to Sony not supporting it past 2.3 and it doesn't meet the minimum requirements. The cult around the Xperia Play is like the one around the PSP when it comes to emulation. Both are outdated, dead, weak devices that are outperformed by pretty much everything now. Must be a Sony fanboy thing or something.

>> No.992113

>>989409
It's not native, it's just using Sony's PS1 emulator. Probably the same one the PSP uses.

>> No.992360

>>992113
By natively, I mean "not using an emulation app under Android". Android

>> No.992364

>>992105
I love it when someone who has never even held a device decides they know everything about it. But whatever; I know when autards grab ahold of something, they won't let go unti the damn thread is gone.

>> No.992379

>>992105
By full speed I mean it runs full speed in retro arch with no problems. No frame skip involved. Running 2.3.4. The xperia play is not the strongest most powerful device out there. No one denies that. But to write it out like that crock of shit. It's still a sold device. For the price it is a great casual game platform for those that are not autistic about the slightest bit lag or accuracy. You can get pre owned for $30. Referb for $70

>> No.992874

Someone's been parroting things Squarepusher has said about the xperia play

>> No.992882

>>992364
I've held it, it's like a PSP Go except worse

>> No.995281

>>989781

>CDMA (Verizon) radios will never, ever work on GSM (AT&T) networks. The only solution is something like a mainboard swap

how difficult would the swap be? has it been done before

>> No.995523

>>992105
>Must be a Sony fanboy thing or something.
It's probably less retarded than that. I think it's the wish that a phone with a built-in controller would actually be good at games, because that would really be nice.

>> No.995584

>>987424
PSPs aren't that great anymore. The controls are top-notch, but the hacking/cfw/homebrew community is pretty much great.

Best option nowadays is an android device with hardware buttons.

>> No.995592

>>995584
>pretty much great

I mean, pretty much dead.

>> No.996707

>>988226
Skelton (who you know probably by his excellent s7300 ROM) said that he isn't going to work on the s7800.
JXD also said they won't be releasing the source code for the device.
The s7300 is the way to go right now, especially because of it's huge install base. It's got lots of supporters and good people with talent getting in these things and making them excellent.

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>>996707

I'm interested on buying on Willgoo, but I'm afraid because I'm from Southamerica.

>Is that store legit?
>Will I get my device if I pay the price?
>Is the free shipping safe?
>How I suppose to use the "track number"?

I know there in US and EUR to buy on the internet is common, but here in my place is not. Hope you guys gave me some support, tips and advices of how it works this internet deals and stores.

Thanks in advance!

>> No.996873

does the 5 inch jxd any good?

>> No.997014
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So, what does /vr/ think about the dingoo consoles ? Are they any good ? I'm looking for a strong and stable but still tiny emulation portable console for SNES and GBA games essentially. Is the Dingoo a wise choice ? Should I pick the traditionnal a320 model or a more recent one ?

>> No.997026

>>997014
It's okay for anything up to 16bit consoles, it's cheap and lasts pretty long on single charge. A320 has better Dingux support so take it if you can find it.

>> No.997289

>>997014
I got an A320 a while back. Its ok, but I think I over payed for it. I got 3 or 4 years ago and had to pay close to $120 all together for it. It does gba, snes, nes, all those older 16 bit and a few 32 bit systems nicely. The battery life is good, and the four face buttons are really nice. But the rest sucks.
>The over all shape and size makes it uncomfortable. Its almost too small for large hands. And much like old NES controllers the square shape leads to hot spots on the corners that over time become very uncomfortable.
>The dpad is wonky. I cant figure out what it is but it just feels wrong. there are a lot of people saying that.
>The L and R shoulder buttons are in crooked, so they dont press very well and they click really loud.
>That slot for mini sd cards is poorly made. Cards cant fit all the way in. They stick out about halfway and are not very secure.
>The screen is back lit but the light is put on the left side. So viewing angles and overall color contrast and accuracy are shitty at best.
>Finally I always have to use a needle and push reset after connecting it to my computer because it never leaves usb connection mode.

If you want something cheep and you want it quick its ok, but for the price you can get something better. I can upload pics of it later if anyone wants to see those points better.

>> No.997305

>>997014
that dpad looks really out of place

>> No.997328

>>988654
Thats what Im looking for. Just in phone form. From what ive been reading on the web, Nexus is all-around better than the Galaxy series.

>> No.997339

>>997328
For tablets you cant beat the nexus line. If you want to game on it get a Bluetooth controller for it. It has the screen size for onscreen buttons and your hands not to block too much of it by why give up that glorious picture for a dpad and some letters.

>> No.997343

>>997339
Any specific blutooth controllers you suggest? The only ones I know of are the Drones, but those cost half a nexus tablet.

>> No.997358

>>997343
Not really, just what ever you can find. I just use a ps3 controller. I have them laying around so it was 'free'

>> No.997478

>>997289
I would love some actual pics of it. Much appreciated.
And thanks everyone for yours answers.

>> No.997485

>>997478
Ok, when I get home from work I'll take a few with some size comparisons, the sd card, etc. Any other requests for a picture? Is it cool if I just give you an imgur link to an album of the images? I dont want to dump them all and kill the thread faster plus its a pain to do. Or would you rather get some 4000x4000 collage of them all?

>> No.997996

>>997485
Whatever for me, just do the way you feel more comfortable with. Don't bother yourself.

>> No.998098

>>996801
willgoo is fine, they e-mail you right back the same day if you have questions or whatever too. Get the free DHL shipping if your country/town/etc accepts it. I live in North America in Pennsylvania, I ordered on a sunday afternoon and got my JXD 7300 on that next Friday evening witht he free DHL shipping bundle.

As far as how honest your postal system is, you gotta ask another South America bro. Never bought or sent there before.

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buy now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>> No.998524

>>997014
There's no reason not to wait as the GCW Zero is pretty much around the corner, has the same homebrew scene, a much better processor, better controls and is only a bit more on the price. They've finally started shipping the SE and KS units, some resellers already have it in-stock but were politely asked to refrain from selling until the backers got theirs.

>> No.998559

I'm wondering if that guy designing that handheld is still on the project. The system sounded god-like in concept.

>> No.998580
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I personally like to use the MOGA

>> No.998792

>>997339
>Nexus
>No expandable memory (no SD card slot)

>> No.998804

>>998143
>$600
lel
>>997343
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2290U73893

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>>992105
regardless of any arguments against it, it's still the only fucking phone

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998828

Despite what Anon said earlier, PSP hacking is NOT dead. It's slowed down considerably, but that's just because the community has pretty much turned installing CFW on it into a three mousebutton-click affair. New homebrew and updated emulators are released all the time.

>>997014
Dingoo? Errmmm...nope. Overpriced and underpowered. I love the open-source nature of it, but even $75 Chinese knockoff PSP-clones run circles around it.

>>998143
>Pandora
I know that you are joking, but still...AHHAHAHAHAHA

>>998524
>GCW Zero
>1 Ghz processor
>256 MB RAM
>Yet Another KickStarter Dev Enthusiast Console

It's PSP or JXD, OP (and other Anons).

>>998098
I was talking to a S. American bro in a thread awhile back about something similar, and he said the main issue is with crooked-as-all-get-out customs officials.

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>>998815
>implying

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>>998815
This is true. I can't see myself lugging around a wireless controller in a futile attempt to recreate "MUH CONSOLE EXPERIENCE", but that's just me (To be fair, a wireless controller is in my laptop bag at all times).

>> No.998845

>>998831
I know it makes me terrible, but I want one so bad.

>> No.998843

>>998831
Oh god, THAT disaster. I remember reading the hype about it in gaming rags, and then we saw the actual games. And the screen. And the way you had to hold it to make calls. And the way you had to practically dismantle it to change games.

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>>998845
>mfw it played OGG files

>> No.998861 [DELETED] 

This is quite the thread for someone who has 'xD' filtered.

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>>998861
That one took me a second, Anon. Well played X|)

>> No.999008

>>998792
at 30 gig its not need

>> No.999073

Not OP, but quick question: The JXD looks nice, but the shoulder buttons look really wonky. Are they alright? Would I be able to play a game that utilizes them alright if I was using the D-Pad and ABXY buttons?

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>>999008
You have to be kidding me. Do you even emulate?

>> No.999113

>>999086
Apparently not. Break down how emulating uses over 30 gigs.

>> No.999117

>>999073
The shoulder buttons are excellent. They're soft but don't sink in, so pressing them feels good, and my fingers don't press the 1 buttons when I'm reaching for 2.

>> No.999119

>>999113
If you don't download entire libraries onto your disk, that's fine. However, once you start getting into CD based consoles and general phone applications, shit fills up. Expandable memory is a must for anyone serious about portable emulation.

>> No.999137 [DELETED] 

>>998861
Pathetic.

>> No.999171

>>999113
That was a serious issue I had with PSP emulation: not enough space on those overpriced and expensive proprietary Memory cards. I would rther put a large amount of content on a memory card all at once, instead of needing multiple cards/constantly writing/rewriting to a single one.

>> No.999238

>>999119
On my nexus 7 I use reto arch for everything. It may not be the best but it works. I get 2 or 3 PS1 games, with each iso being just under a gig. Assuming it's large games with 3 or 4 disks each, There goes 9 gig. Cartridge based games take up no space, so I stock up on a shit load of them. Right now I have a good 5 or 6 gig free. Portable emulation is not something I would use to carry an entire system library with me. I do large library, system accuracy and performance based emulation on my pc. Portable emulation is just to bring a few old gems with me when I'm bored.

>> No.999281

>>999238
You can try compressing your games with a tool called "cbin" that comes with psx4all for the Dingoo. It doesn't compress as much as a PSP eboot and I think you need to edit your .cue files, but it's something. Alternatively, I believe PCSX Rearmed also supports PSP POPS eboots directly.

>> No.999407

>>999281
Thanks for the info but I'm not interested in compressing any files. I don't see a need to. The way I use portable emulation methods I only bring one or two games with me. In fact I only play one or two games at a time. I like to start and finish games before moving on or I never finish a game.

>> No.999430

>>998828
>See this picture
>Notice Ikaruga icon
>Shit my pants when I notice it got an Android port
>Go to [spoilers]pirate[\spoilers] it
>Won't let me play it because of some authentication crap.
I hate how I can't even buy it because Google blocks paid appa in my region.
I don't suppose any of you lads can help?

>> No.999459

so, jxd s7300 or s7800?

i can't decide

>> No.999537

>>999459
I dont follow much the JXD stuff, but i always wondered...I know what the S7300 can do, but know nothing about the S7800...what are differences? and i mean on a pratical level, not technical differences like cpu and stuff

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I've been hearing that the JXD and other android consoles have been having problems with button and sound lag. Is this correct or am I mistaken?

>> No.999567

>>998828
>Ignoring the direct upgrade from the device he was interested in buying
>Processing power goes a lot further as software can be better optimized
>Getting specs on the device wrong
>Existed as a project long before Kickstarter

>> No.999569

>>999549
Most good emulators (e.g. the Robert Broglia .EMU ones) are pretty snappy, Android itself introduces lag due to its various abstraction layers supporting the VM architecture Android uses for user apps. That combined with the garbage collector can lead to weird hiccups or some additional lag, but 99% of the time with 99% of games it's fine.

>> No.999775

>>998792
Seriously, whats their excuse for this?

The only reason I can think of is so that if the phone breaks down, you would have no choice but to buy another because all of your data is stuck on the old one.

Its the most scum-baggy excuse I can think of. At the same time, its the only excuse I can think of.

>> No.999810

>>999775
Well with the nexus 4 I think it is all due to the way they did the back. If you were taking it on and off all the time it would break and crack more often. The nexus 7 and 10 its to push the use of cloud services that google offers. Its the same shit apple does with iphones and ipads.

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>>997478
>>997996
Here is the link to the a320 pictures. I figured it would be easier to make an album than try to dump the all.Sorry for the pictures not all being properly rotated. I went in and fixed them in photo shop but they still didn't upload properly.

http://imgur.com/a/2tydo

Also this image didn't get added for some reason. It shows the viewing angle with the right side closer to you. This gives the truest color. Notice how the dragon goes from purple to blue properly, and you can see the tail part the wraps around the "A" in "fantAsy"

>> No.999934

>>997014
One thing not mentioned: these have a rather random lifetime due to build quality for the price.

When mine died for good I took a look inside it, the battery fried the whole thing to a crisp because it was directly on top of everything else, and to top it all off there was a giant ball of solder inside of it.

>> No.1000042

>>989409
Weird since the n64 was more powerful.

>> No.1000039

>>999537
anyone for this?

>> No.1000081

>>998828
>New homebrew and updated emulators are released all the time
where should I go to keep up with this kind of stuff

>> No.1000114

>>999537
My s7300 lasted not 3 months. I wouldn't buy either model.

>> No.1000116

>>1000042
I think the slow down is related to the rom vs iso image. Cartridge based roms are just smaller and easier to emulate than an iso image. processing and syncing things sound are also easier when cartridge based. The sound files are just smaller and lower quality than what you find on a cd.

>> No.1000508 [DELETED] 

>>999459
The s7800 is gonna have a better analogs and screen which were the main complaints the s7300 had.

It's also not that expensive so I suggest you wait for the s7800.

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>>999459
The s7800 will have analogs instead of the circle pads and it is getting a much better screen.

Which fixes the major complaints the s7300 had.

I'd suggest that you wait for the s7800. it also has a sexier design

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>>999459
The s7800 will have analogs instead of the circle pads and it's gonna have a much better screen

Which fixes the major complaints the s7300 had.

I'd suggest that you wait for the s7800. It also has a sexier design.

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What do you guys think about this?

It's a GameMID that Squarepusher from RetroArch recieved today

>> No.1000724

I'm new to all of this.

Do any (or all) of these Android tablets have resolutions that scale exactly with those of the majority of consoles? Do Android emulators have an option to scale only to exact multiples regardless of screen resolution/dimension?

>> No.1000734

buy an old psp

>> No.1000736
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1000736

I've heard good things about this device.

>> No.1000740

>>1000736
I'm reading the d-pad is buggy.

>> No.1000739

>>1000602
I dunno if some of these features are confirmed or not, but i hope that, for the hardware part, the D-Pad is actually good for fighters/shmups, that the L-Analog and D-Pad have separate inputs(from some screenshots it seems so).
For now im not so sure about those triangle shaped ABCD buttons being comfortable, and they could have made the shoulder buttons on top of each others(since there is room for them) instead of side by side like they did with the s7300.

>> No.1000743

>>1000736
JXD s7800 will be nearly identical in specs, and I believe the shield only has a 5 inch screen. The only difference is the form factor, where the JXD certainly defeats the shield. (If you want a controller for android, 360 controllers are plug and play for nearly all games)

It really is paying for a name. $170 vs. $300.

>> No.1000748

>>1000736
The price for it is ridiculous.

>> No.1000754

>>1000739
JXD always has great d-pads. Some of the best on any console.
Then again, I thought the PSP go had a decent d pad.

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>>1000739
I'm not a fan of the new shape of the buttons either, they still look decent though.

As for the input thing (while not confirmed) they're probably gonna be linked together again. They've done that with all they're JXD gaming tablets. We can only hope for it to not be linked.

Also, here's a picture for a better view of the face buttons and shoulder buttons. looks sexy

>> No.1000835

>>1000114

Too vague. What exactly happened to it?

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>>1000805
>As for the input thing (while not confirmed) they're probably gonna be linked together again.

Looking at this pic it seems that they're not linked this time, not for the buttons mapping function at least.

>> No.1000886

Did that anon making the Android based handheld system that kind of looked like a ps4 controller with a larger screen ever post again? I was seriously interested

>> No.1000895

>>987424
you have a psp, thread over.

>> No.1000975

>>1000895
>what is snes and n64

>> No.1000979

>>1000975
I thought the psp emulated SNES. Does it not?

>> No.1000992

>>1000979
You need frame skip for nearly every game, and audio is shit. Games are playable but as much fun as eating a bar of soap.

>> No.1001069

>>999909
Thank you very, very much. Much appreciated. Thanks again for your time. I'm very glad /vr/ have such a pleadabt community.

>> No.1001072

>>1001069
*pleasant, my bad.

>> No.1001078

>>1000979
What >>1000992 said, as well as many games are simply unplayable. For example, far into Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts you have to choose to be able to see Arthur. Or the level. For some reason the emulator seems to not be able to render both correctly.

>> No.1001080

>>1000602

What's with that retarded advertisement? A fluffy rug and some pink flowers? It's a tablet with face buttons and analogues, not a box of chocolates.

>> No.1001095

>>1000724

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>>1000992
that's why the xperia play is the best PSP

>> No.1001103

>>1000602
That is a sexy handheld. I looked up some stuff about it and I think Chinese handhelds have surpassed the 3DS and Vita in terms of pure hardware design. It's going to be $170 and almost as powerful as an Nvidia shield; and that form factor looks perfect. Then again >>1000687
looks really good as well.

>> No.1001106

>>1000724
depends on the emulator, all of the *.EMU emulators I've tried have integer scaling available and working. Retroarch probably does too

>> No.1001109

Posting from my $30 S4 from AT&T.

It only has one button though...

>> No.1001108

>>1000687
Never heard of it. It looks better than the s7300.

>> No.1001125

>>1001080
China advertises a lot of things using that same technique. It's pretty funny in the grand scheme.

>> No.1001127

>>1001106
Thanks!

If anyone knows about devices with the best screen resolutions for upscaling, that would also be appreciated.

>> No.1001141

>>1001109
>$30
>Only have to agree to long subscription

>> No.1001145

>>1000736
that looks uncomfortable as fuck to play

>> No.1001176

>>1001069
Np. I wish knew of a place like /vr/ before I bout that thing. It's one of my regrettable purchases.

>> No.1001179

>>1001145
just like your mum

>> No.1001196

>>1000743

Except on the Shield, Android seems to perform much better than other devices. Probably due to some optimization of their drivers. These cheaper devices, on the other hand, tend to suffer from shit drivers, causing frame drops in emulation.

>> No.1001218

>>1001109
>>1001141
Sometimes some of those subsidies are totally worth it for what you get, depending on your needs.

>> No.1001262

>>1001218
For 3 months of renting your S4, you could buy a s7800.

>> No.1001495

>>1001262

But it does smartphone stuff so well.

Anyway, I still have my GBC and GBA SP with a flash cart.

>> No.1001513

>>987424
Stay away from a jxd, they suck.

>> No.1001530

>>1001262
>renting
That's not what you're doing unless you're doing things completely wrong, and you're forgetting about the service costs for the device's primary purpose.

>> No.1001538

>>1001530
>signing a phone service contract
>true ownership
Pick one.

>> No.1001543

>>1001513
>ArchosPR.png

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1001568

Get an Xperia Play OP
Emulates NES, SNES, N64, PSX, some PSP and has its own set of games
[SPOILER]Its also a phone[/SPOILER]

>> No.1001567

Bro I just went through this earlier this year, and I failed. I went with a regular tablet because I thought I could get used to emulating with just a touch screen. You can't. Don't be like me: get something with buttons.

>> No.1001569 [DELETED] 

>>1000000

>> No.1001647

>>1001538
You own the phone outright and can take it to pretty much any other carrier with a compatible system.

What country are you from?

>> No.1001691

>>1001568
>its own set of games
it plays sweet, sweet tokyo jungle mobile without any bullshit

I've had my Play for over a year and I love it, basically an iPhone 4 with a gamepad built in. My recommendation is to keep 2.3.3 on it, root it, and uninstall the bundled bullshit with Titanium Backup. That way you can continue to use PSXPeria; graphics performance is shit anyway on 4.x roms for the Play. No emulator that I know of requires 4.x android either, so I've run into no app compatibility problems.

It's the only phone afaik that supports Onlive's gamepad input, if you're into that. In recent emulation news, the new DS emulator DraStic works at full speed in Pokemon and other DS games on the Play.

The accessories are dirt cheap too. The other day I saw three extra batteries and a wall charger for them on ebay for $12, and double-capacity extended batteries with special backplates for like $10.

All in all it's a good device and can be had for cheap. Go for it if you want a small handheld.

>> No.1001705

>>1001691
oh yeah, once you root it install RootDim, lets you jack the screen brightness down past the standard 0% to the ultra-low-light brightness settings reserved normally for the "Auto" backlight modes

>> No.1001814

>>1000743
Not really. If the Shield were using some pumped up Tegra 3 CPU, then you'd be spot on. But it's using the Tegra 4, which is much more powerful. The RK3188 CPU doesn't score as well as it in benchmarks; but both devices should be more than powerful enough for emulation purposes.

As far as original games for the device are concerned, the Shield is going to beat the s7800. It's freaking Nvidia support versus some small Chinese manufacturer; plus PC games that can stream to it.

I think I'd still go with a s7800, though, because of the form-factor and price. $170 is really good for something that absolutely eats the Pandora's lunch.

>> No.1001838

>>1001691
>My recommendation is to keep 2.3.3
No, install this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2371539
It's FAST.

>> No.1001971

>>1001647
Uganda

>> No.1002068

>>1001971
Hey man, that's great.

>> No.1002220

>>1001814

It beats it in emulation too, it's the only Android device that can run bSNES Performance full speed (for non-chipped games)

http://forum.themaister.net/viewtopic.php?pid=7127#p7127

>> No.1002438

>>1001838
sadly I have an AT&T model, so fastboot isn't even accessible without paying some shady mexican $20 to remote into your computer and unlock the phone. I tried that ROM with my locked bootloader and it would just hang on boot

>> No.1002695

>>1002438
nvm, I'm retarded and was thinking of a different ROM. You're right, this ROM is great. Had to grab the calendar app and related apks from the official Sony ROM and manually set my APN, other than that it was mostly painless.

>> No.1003435

>>1002220
>So did Nvidia donate a few Shields to the Retroarch team for testing and development?

>Yes, they did, and it has been zero strings attached.

That's pretty awesome.

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>>1000602
I own the JXDS7300 and I love it, but this does fix some problems I had with it:

1. The shoulder buttons were too low profile
2. Looked too much like a Wii-U
3. Just barely too underpowered to play PSP emu at full speed / just slow enough to be a problem, and gamecube emulation was so laggy as to be unplayable.

I will say I do NOT like
1. The ABXY buttons have changed from a design reminiscent of SNES dogbone to ... I don't know what but it's definitely not an improvement.
2. ... that's it.

If you don't have a JXD definitely pick up the S7800 they're worth way more than what they're charging, but if you're like me with the S7300 it's probably not going to be worth the price of upgrading.

>> No.1003714

>>998143
Pretty sure those never made it to market.

>> No.1004058

>>1003696
The fact you can even attempt Gamecube emulation is impressive to me (the last handheld I bought was a DS in 2006). How does Dreamcast and PS2 emulation perform on it?

>> No.1004098

>>1003714
They did, they're in-stock through most resellers.

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>>1003696
No tablet is ready for GameCube yet, it's going to take a lot of time and a lot of power.

I agree that the S7300 is great though. Not retro, but I've been playing a lot of DS games on it lately thanks to DraStic. It feels great to play them full-screen on a 7-incher, and one that resembles a 3DS at that. I still have to try playing them on my TV via-HDMI.

>> No.1004151

>>1004058
>How does Dreamcast and PS2 emulation perform on it?
Not him but PS2 for Android is not happening in the foreseeable future. Supposedly someone was working on nullDC, though. There are a lot of Dreamcast ports on the Play Store (Crazy Taxi, JSR, Ikaruga etc.) that seem to work well from what I've seen, though

>> No.1004359

>>1001691
which is the best model and carrier to have it with unlocked or locked?

>> No.1004670

>>1003714
They made it to market, but they are so pricy no one really buys them.

>> No.1004689

>>1003696
>>1004140

Subhuman scum.
Aspect ratio.