@Thad To be fair, I didn't claim it would be a straight, never-ending line of growth. The explosive leaps we've seen over the last couple of years are like a growth spurt, and diminishing returns are completely natural in tech. But a slower growth rate doesn't mean the technology stalls. Even if the pace of innovation slows down, a 1.5x improvement on the incredibly complex models we have right now results in a much bigger absolute leap in performance than a 2.5x improvement on the basic models we had in the past. Five years is a long time in this space, and the baseline we're building from today is huge.
I wonder how far along AI-assisted coding will be in five years time. Even Linus Torvalds warmed up to it, which shows immense progress since he was quite anti-AI in the past.
@Serpenterror unlike now, small 4:3 LCDs didn't exist 15 years ago. They mostly rely on off the shelf parts, and they weren't going to custom order them for a cheap clone.
@Booloon They didn't even need to do that. Just get a stock photo of a car interior, apply blur, and slap the product on top.
They could have even used AI for the most part and then overlay the actual product photo on top of the mangled one AI came up with, and no one would have caught it. Laziness won out once again.
I get it, his iconic color is bright yellow. But my goodness, that is WAY too bright for a handheld, and it looks like an ergonomic nightmare compared to China's emulation handhelds these days.
And specs-wise, it's a non-starter. I can understand that it can only play Famicom games since Japan is emulation-averse, but it has a tiny 4.3" 16:9 screen, meaning it's only 3.5" at the original 4:3 aspect ratio. The non-collab version of this handheld costs 16,280 yen on Amazon JP right now (~$100 USD), which is way too much for how much it can (and can't) do.
Anyone curious about retro handhelds should get a TrimUI Brick/Smart Pro, Anbernic RG 35XXSP (or RG DS), or the Mangmi Air X. Or get a telescopic controller like the GameSir G8 Galileo.
@Uragaiden Same thoughts I had, looks great. I've been close to pulling the trigger on some of their other devices (namely the Pocket Classic in the six button configuration), but the Nova might be the ideal handheld for my needs.
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Re: "You Might As Well Play On A Raspberry Pi" - The World Of MiSTer FPGA Remains Divided Over "AI Slop" Cores
@Thad To be fair, I didn't claim it would be a straight, never-ending line of growth. The explosive leaps we've seen over the last couple of years are like a growth spurt, and diminishing returns are completely natural in tech. But a slower growth rate doesn't mean the technology stalls. Even if the pace of innovation slows down, a 1.5x improvement on the incredibly complex models we have right now results in a much bigger absolute leap in performance than a 2.5x improvement on the basic models we had in the past. Five years is a long time in this space, and the baseline we're building from today is huge.
Re: "You Might As Well Play On A Raspberry Pi" - The World Of MiSTer FPGA Remains Divided Over "AI Slop" Cores
I wonder how far along AI-assisted coding will be in five years time. Even Linus Torvalds warmed up to it, which shows immense progress since he was quite anti-AI in the past.
Re: Hyperkin Is Re-Releasing Its 15-Year-Old Portable SNES In Two New Designs
@Serpenterror unlike now, small 4:3 LCDs didn't exist 15 years ago. They mostly rely on off the shelf parts, and they weren't going to custom order them for a cheap clone.
Re: "Games Like PaRappa The Rapper Don't Get Made Anymore" - Shawn Layden Thinks Mainstream Gaming Has Gotten Too Safe
As a kid that grew up with Nintendo and Sega, PaRappa was the game that taught me the PlayStation controller layout. Thanks, PaRappa!
Re: Sega's Crazy Taxi Spins Its Wheels Thanks To Another GenAI Kerfuffle
@Booloon They didn't even need to do that. Just get a stock photo of a car interior, apply blur, and slap the product on top.
They could have even used AI for the most part and then overlay the actual product photo on top of the mangled one AI came up with, and no one would have caught it. Laziness won out once again.
Re: The Legendary Takahashi Meijin Helped "Supervise" The Design Of This Portable Famiclone
I get it, his iconic color is bright yellow. But my goodness, that is WAY too bright for a handheld, and it looks like an ergonomic nightmare compared to China's emulation handhelds these days.
And specs-wise, it's a non-starter. I can understand that it can only play Famicom games since Japan is emulation-averse, but it has a tiny 4.3" 16:9 screen, meaning it's only 3.5" at the original 4:3 aspect ratio. The non-collab version of this handheld costs 16,280 yen on Amazon JP right now (~$100 USD), which is way too much for how much it can (and can't) do.
Anyone curious about retro handhelds should get a TrimUI Brick/Smart Pro, Anbernic RG 35XXSP (or RG DS), or the Mangmi Air X. Or get a telescopic controller like the GameSir G8 Galileo.
Re: Retroid Announces The Retroid Pocket Nova, A New 4:3 "Modern OLED" Handheld
@Uragaiden Same thoughts I had, looks great. I've been close to pulling the trigger on some of their other devices (namely the Pocket Classic in the six button configuration), but the Nova might be the ideal handheld for my needs.