You can now buy Anbernic's budget DS clone, but don't get your hopes up for 3DS emulation
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Jackson Chen
2025-11-02
After teasing its dual-screen gaming handheld last month, Anbernic has already put its RG DS up for preorder on its website. When the Anbernic RG DS was revealed for the first time, the handheld maker only hinted at a price range of less than $100. To Anbernic's credit, the RG DS starts at $93.99 for preorder pricing and will go up to $99.99 once preorders end.
While Anbernic has kept its pricing promise, the RG DS product page is missing a transparent white colorway that was part of the reveal. Instead, the RG DS is currently only available in three color choices: black & crimson red, turquoise blue and polar white. Perhaps even more disappointing, Anbernic revealed the full specs of the RG DS, which will run on an RK3568 chip. The chip should handle Nintendo DS emulation without a problem, but it will likely struggle to run even the least-intensive 3DS titles. However, Anbernic posted some gameplay demos that show the RG DS running 3DS games like Shovel Knight, Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns and Rune Factory 4.
Besides the chip, the RG DS is built with two four-inch IPS displays that have a 640 x 480 resolution. The twin displays support touch and capacitive stylus input, unlike other dual-screen handhelds. To round out the design, Anbernic included a six-axis gyroscope and a button that switches focus to either display. The Anbernic RG DS will run on Android 14, and you should expect to get roughly six hours of battery life thanks to a 4,000mAh battery. Anbernic said it will start shipping RG DS preorders before December 15.
v1nylRecord
Jan 13, 02:31 AM
not my cup of tea. not bad. cool beans$ seems okay.
wokeUpLate
Jan 12, 03:21 PM
This is loud. yep Full of bugs, but playable.# not for speedrunners.
papayaSmuggler
Dec 29, 06:01 PM
addictive gameplay. totally#
404gravity
Dec 14, 12:29 AM
stuff like that [Error 404: Comment not found] Have you finished it?
anxiousBean
Nov 19, 06:48 PM
likely This or that? tutorials are too short. Hard to say. I regret buying this.
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