r/ayaneo

So there's the new variant of the pocket air mini. I really do like the color scheme on it I already got the b duck edition so I'm probably going to pass on it

https://shop.ayaneo.com/products/ayaneo-pocket-air-mini-x-arcade-home-limited-edittion?\_sc=NTc5MTE1MSMxMjM2Njk%3D&utm\_campaign=Pocketsminilaunch&utm\_id=199&utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=brevo

Got my brand new retro color Ayaneo Pocket DS. Decided to boot it up today for first time and start setting things up. Real standard set up just the normal Google services and updating the base apps. Went into Aya Settings and updated all the apps under system update. Tried to update the whole system and its now stuck on this page and continues to keep spinning. Left it alone for a solid 30 mins, stuck on same screen.

Anyone know whats up?

Rest of the device functions fine, but I cant check for system update anymore. Just stuck here.

I know the Ayaneo pocket micro/antec core micro gets a lot of hate, but I picked one up a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d share my experience. For reference I live in the UK and got the antec version for under £90 brand new

TLDR: I really like it. For the specific GBA use case I bought it for, it does the job very nicely.

As someone who has way to many devices: steamdeck, switch, dsi xl, Odin 2 mini, Retroid pocket classic, none of these felt really pocketable. The pocket classic is probably the closest, but still not really. I wanted something specifically to play GBA games that I could slide into any pocket and not need to be precious about it.

The ayaneo pocket micro does the job well, particularly for GBA as it’s a perfect 4x integer scale. The screen is bright and colourful, the metal frame feels durable and the all glass display is nice, although smudges like crazy.

I don’t care too much about the battery life. It’s not great, not compared to the Retroid pocket classic at least, but I only ever play for 20/30 minutes here and there and it charges quick so hasn’t been an issue so far at all.

I saw a lot of people online complain about the sound and mine sounded tinny at first, but after tweaking some settings in retroarch I think it sounds much better now.

The sticks protrude way too much, it was a really stupid design choice on ayaneo’s part, but I fixed that by trimming them down and filing down the base of the caps. Now they fit much lower, and are actually more snug than before so no issues of them falling off. I didn’t want to remove them completely because the left stick is handy for rpg games and the right stick I use as the hotkey.

Overall pretty happy with it and would recommend to people if you can pick it up cheap. Easy to bring with me wherever I go, but if I was wanting ps1, psp, ps2, GameCube etc, I wouldn’t bother with this and would just bring my Odin 2 mini

Clocking in sub 60FPS on high settings. I get about close to an hour of gameplay during my commute to work in the morning.

About the same playtime if I put on my Xreal Air.

Bonjour,

J'aimerai recevoir des conseils pour l'achat d'un nouveau dock compatible avec la PDS.

- J'ai actuellement un dock steam deck qui ne me convient plus. L'affichage sur ma TV oled n'est pas compatible. L'image est bien retransmis mais n'est pas net.

Je n'avais pas se problème avec mon ancienne console, la RG557.

Peut être un réglage que je n'ai pas trouvé sur la PDS ?

- De plus mon dock est adapté pour des appareils ayant une prise USB-C en bas, la PDS est en haut.

Merci d'avance.

Playing CABIN.wad on the Pocket S Mini through Delta Touch. This is my DOOM wad machine.

What does everyone think about some crystal transparent blue ABXY buttons?

I’ve completed many GBA titles using the PAM and had a great experience with it. I also own a modded PSP 3000, so I originally didn’t feel the need to emulate PSP games. But a few weeks ago, I realized that even with a new battery, my PSP only lasts around 3–4 hours, uses a proprietary charger, and lacks quality-of-life features like save states, fast-forward, and convenient Wi-Fi downloads that PPSSPP offers.

So I added some of my favorite PSP titles for longer road trips, including Lunar: Silver Star Harmony and PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe. They’re very different games, but both have been great to revisit.

Lunar is an RPG that is like gaming and watching an animé at the same time, while Monsters is a strategy game that is like tower defence. Try them out.

PSP emulation on the PAM doesn’t use the full screen, but I still prefer keeping the original aspect ratio over stretching the image.

I’ll always put original hardware first, but I’m happy to see how far emulation has come compared to the early 2020s. When used well, technology really helps keep hobbies more accessible and adaptable.

Extra note: I picked up an $8 CAD TPU grip from AliExpress and have been using it for about two months. It noticeably improved the grip, reduced the slippery feel, and the added bumps make it more comfortable to hold.

The light bleed on my PAM does show on the pictures but so far, has not distracted me while gaming. I find it negligible to be annoying, but it sure is present 😅

The suitcase is very useful it holds a very special place in my heart i was designing This Chimera system in my head when i was locked in a cell. It literally represents freedom