Spec leak for this Nintendo DS clone reveals exactly why it comes in at und

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TL;DR

• Specs for ANBERNIC’s upcoming RG DS have leaked via an AliExpress listing.
• It will have two 4-inch 640×480 screens and a Rockchip RK3568 SoC.
• Those screens won’t integer scale DS games, and the SoC is too weak for the MelonDS emulator.

The dual-screen gaming handheld race already has two premium champions in the AYANEO Pocket DS and AYN Thor, but ANBERNIC’s more budget-friendly RG DS made big waves when it was announced earlier this month. Coming in at under $100, it was always the case that some concessions would need to be made. but a recent spec leak has dampened some of the community’s excitement.

A listing from ANBERNIC’s AliExpress storefront was published online, and although it’s since been pulled, it revealed the full specs, size, and more. Starting with the screens, it will feature two 4-inch IPS screens with a resolution of 640×480. That’s a fairly limited resolution for screens this size, but the real issue is that it doesn’t support perfect integer scaling for DS games. Instead, it’s 2.5x, which can lead to some wonky visuals, especially in pixel art games.




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