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TL;DR
- The ANBERNIC RG VITA will function a Unisoc T618 SoC and 3GB of RAM.
- These restricted specs suggest a way more budget-friendly gadget than initially thought.
- The Professional mannequin will presumably be extra highly effective, however specs haven’t been revealed.
ANBERNIC has an odd behavior of saying in any other case wonderful units with just a few puzzling selections, and its upcoming RG VITA handheld isn’t any exception. Regardless of the fashionable look, which is clearly impressed by the Sony PS Vita, it is going to use a finances chipset the corporate hasn’t utilized in years.
The RG VITA is slated to have a Unisoc T618 chipset, paired with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. That’s considerably weaker than the corporate’s current releases (aside from the RG DS), and it’s unlikely to play GameCube or PS2 video games reliably. ANBERNIC has proven off RG VITA gameplay of some PS2 video games in a current showcase, but it surely did the identical with 3DS video games on the RG DS, which the console merely can’t deal with.
The RG VITA competes with finances Android gaming handhelds.
The final time ANBERNIC used the T618 was in 2023. It additionally powered the fan-favorite RG 505 again in 2022, the place it was paired with 4GB of RAM, slightly than the 3GB on the RG VITA. The RG 505 was, in some ways, the predecessor to the RG VITA, with a 16:9 display screen on the identical decision and measurement as Sony’s ill-fated gaming handheld, 960 x 544. In actual fact, it could have even been the very same OLED panel as the unique PS Vita, for higher or worse.
The selection of panel on the RG VITA can also be puzzling for a PS Vita-focused gadget. The 5.46-inch IPS display screen has a decision of 1280 x 720, which doesn’t provide integer scaling for both PSP or PS Vita video games. That is much less of a priority than it might be for retro pixel-art programs, but it surely’s nonetheless an odd decide.
Extra troubling for PS Vita emulation is the software program. The Vita3K emulator on Android remains to be in a tough spot, with frequent crashes and restricted compatibility. A showcase by YouTuber forthenext demonstrates that though the RG VITA can run many PS Vita video games at full pace, they nonetheless crash seemingly at random, with little recourse.
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It’s price noting that the RG VITA will even function a Professional mannequin, however we don’t but have the specs for it. Presumably, it is going to function a extra highly effective chipset, but it surely’s unlikely to resolve issues with emulator compatibility.
ANBERNIC seems to be gearing as much as launch the RG VITA very quickly, so keep tuned for extra particulars within the coming days.
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