kingtreelo
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Think im getting one, they look fantastic for playing NDS and 3DS games, plus they also play all kinds of other systems up to PS2
Anyone picking up a AYN Thor?
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i shall let you know what this is like when mine arrives, just ordered the max version, could be a social media scam...time will tell
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arrived yesterday, a bit faffy to set everything up but is running everything up to a switch and most PC games that arent AAA, stunning little machine
Not for 700 quid lol. My DS lite cost a fiver with the R4 card.
These AYN devices with snapdragon CPUs are Android alternatives to steam deck/switch/etc, I think it'd be quite silly to only play DS on one too
Ayn's older Odin 2 is an absolute beast and goes for $399 USD these days.
With windows emulation and installers from "good old games", you can get things like bioshock remastered, GTA V working on it. Lots of people running steam on it and getting these various ~10yo PC games running great too... but of course all the classic arcades and consoles too.
It's fussy to set up all this stuff, but for me that was a big part of the fun..
There are several very good much smaller handheld emulation devices from Anbernic etc, those are weaker CPUs but plenty powerful to run arcade games with shaders etc. Also fussy with lots of manual setup, and also fun
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i can play the Switch and as you can see, PC games work fine on it as well
i got mine for £350 with a case and have the top end model
The only loaded one I could find on ebay is 650 ish, another lower spec model is 550 I think. The AYN site says that models are 'indefinitely out of stock' which is worrying.
Great looking things, although some reviews are bad where ergonomics are discussed. This is what technology should be used for, not mass surveillance...
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i got mine direct from AYN in early November, so may have been one of the lucky ones
figured these may well sell like hotcakes as they are fantastic and saw even then that UK retailers were putting a lot of scalping money on top even for the basic model
mine cost me £357
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i went for the AYN Thor for the dual screen more than anything and clamshell design, i dont enjoy playing on wide form handhelds at all