I'm Done With These Things...

I am fed up with reviewing boring handhelds... here's why.

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[korryramone]

Nobody ever said that every reviewer had to touch every device. These things are just coin collections for millennials. The emphasis is on buying and customizing firmware on these things - feels like nobody is playing them. This is especially evident when reviewers miss huge QOL issues that come from spending more than 10 hours on one. Review the good ones, stop this handheld-acquisition syndrome everyone has, and incentivize these companies to innovate. Anbernic wouldn't be making these if they didn't sell - it isn't fair to be mad at them.

[arondyte]

I wouldn't be surprised if Anbernic just released a new handheld while I was watching this video 😂

[MisterKrakens]

It's not that the handheld market got worse. It got better but as the choice increases, reviewer struggle to make video for all of them. It only is a problem for you, not the consumer

[randydrew]

That Ambernic SP video you made got me to buy one and I use it on the toilet every single day, I appreciate you

[Triggermappy]

I got a steam deck and called it a day with these, it can pretty much emulate PS2 and Xbox games

[eddythefool]

I feel like you can just make shorts for handhelds that don't give much of an upgrade compared to the other version.

[carwynvan]

Problem for these companies is there's no post-sale income (like the steam deck will do for valve with steam game sales), so they have to keep churning out more and more in an attempt to keep the money coming in...

[verygoodfreelancer]

it’s so funny how much the handhelds are not about playing games as much as they are about consuming the newest piece of tech. game playing is a total afterthought lol

[johnduncan]

I actually like it that Anbernic is releasing a load of versions of each series. The xx range uses one and the same chipset for example, but people prefer different form factors. Clamshell, vertical, horizontal, large screen, micro device, dual sticks one stick etc etc.

It's not necessarily a bad thing.
But that doesn't mean every retro channel is obliged to review every single one. If you want to focus on the more unique devices that is entirely your prerogative.
Still think it's worthwhile reviewing Anbernic devices when they have a step change between series. Eg what processor will replace the one in the XX series when it inevitably gets upgraded.

[EsThirtn]

Honestly the oversaturation is what kept my from buying an emulation handheld and stayed on my psp and original hardware gameboy advances and ds/3ds with flash carts/micro sd cards.

[ferdeboergd]

I find ironic that there's FOMO in the retro world... 🤔

[Killysunt]

Absolutely fair, a lot of retro gaming channels are constantly posting about them & it's a bit boring from a viewer's perspective unless I'm seeking out info on a system specifically

[jesusiskingofkingss]

thank you for explaining why every other handheld review i ever watched were just ads pretending to be opinions as i suspected

[jonathonearl]

The problem isn't the gaming companies releasing the handhelds (releasing different handhelds is their purpose). It's the gamers trying to purchase every single handheld release. Only purchase the handhelds that interest you!

[WickedGamerCollector]

I stopped trying to keep up and when I review it .. will release it sometimes month later.
Invasion of handhelds I love that we live in a time like this onlly it's over the TOP.
Only problem indeed is repeating yourself because it's more of the same for us.
Good Video ... totally feel with you !

By the way ... 2:00 Love your doggy ! 💖

[TakunHiwatari]

I completely understand. I got the 353m when it launched and I haven't seen Anbernic put out anything that was a worthwhile upgrade imo.

If I had to give advice to anyone looking to pick up handhelds, I'd say you're better off going with official hardware (like 3DS, Vita, Switch, maybe a handheld PC) and one retro HH that specifically suits your needs.

[Gliiitch]

Bro I’ve learned in life that no matter what people are never satisfied. If you give them a little they will say it’s TOO little if you give them options they say TOO MANY options! 🤯

[TheNumberOneShmuck]

It's not oversaturation. If you're a reviewer trying to cover literally everything then yeah, it'll be tedious doing the same thing over and over with little to no substantive difference between them, it's probably no fun. You do what's right by you if it'll help you enjoy making videos.

But as a buyer? It's amazing having so much choice. Having more granularity, not having to compromise so much on what machine is just right for you. You get to choose form factor, screen size, aspect ratio, price point, operating system, etc. And it's a sign of a healthy market, that there's room for so many. For me, the 40XX-H is just about perfect, it even has digital triggers. If that gets an upgraded version that can comfortably do GameCube/PS2 levels of emulation and a dock for Switch-like functionality, that would pretty much be an endgame system for me. But lots of people prefer the nostalgia of the 35XX's clamshell, or the pocketability of the Miyoo A30, or having a widescreen system, or the Sega-centric controls of the Arc-D/S, or even those funky square-screen systems. And of course people have different budgets and use cases. Having more options for more people to get what they want with fewer compromises is a damn good thing. We're spoiled for choice, and it's awesome.

[GreenTeaViewer]

Company puts out many products to provide choice, reviewer has breakdown. Tale as old as time. Counterpoint: I got in the handheld market for the first time in two years, saw that the RG40XXV looks perfect for my needs, bought it, happy with it.

[ErnestJay]

For Anbernic product, if it the same series like "XX" series just focus on the design and special features, since it using same CPU, same amount of RAM, the performance itself will not be different, for performance, no need to redone testing.