The Odin 2 is Here, and it Deserves the Hype (YouTube)

https://youtu.be/yzTlhj6lEM0?si=l35TR2fZMMDrBRsJ

Today we're going to take a look at the AYN Odin 2, the most powerful Android device on the market with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset...

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15 Comments

lowleveldata@programming.dev · 15 pts · 2y (8 replies)

My interest level is pretty low unless steam supports android

refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y (4 replies)

You can get it working with Box86/Box64 and Termux, but it's not exactly easy.

hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

"but it's not exactly easy" you pay either with your wallet or your time I guess.

Kensai@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Which is time you spent working, so I guess time either way.

punseye@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

winlator does the same thing, right?

refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y

Yeah

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y (2 replies)

You can stream games from your PC, if that helps.

vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Which is like taking a lamborghini to the grocery store.

You missed the point. There's no point to a powerful device if you want to use it for streaming. A potato could do that effortlessly.

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Well, it's marketed as an emulation machine, not a steam deck killer. In the niche it's aiming for, it's a pretty knock out device.

Mononon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (4 replies)

This thing looks like a beast. I have the first Odin, and it's a very competent device, but not a powerhouse. They basically threw all the specs at this one and made meaningful improvements to the rest of the hardware. I'm pretty excited to get one.

Hydrogen@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Hardware looks cool... what do you play on it?

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

I play mostly handheld emulators on mine, with some other systems sprinkled in. Handhelds have always been my favorite systems, so it's lots of Pokemon, jrpgs on the Vita/psp, and whatever else games I missed growing up. If you want to buy one device that'll do everything, it seems like the Odin 2 is it. It really is awesome having a dedicated device for emulation.

thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I am way out of my depth with knowledge on android gaming devices, but I for some reason feel that powerhouse android devices would be capable of something much more advance than Pokémon. Am I just wrong on this assumption?

(Happy to be wrong here, I'm just kind of curious)

Klystron@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Nah yeah, they definitely can, I was just saying for me that's what I like doing. The Odin 2 specifically can play up to PS2/gc upscaled to like 1080p pretty much perfectly, 3ds, Wii, and some switch as well, however the android switch emulator still isn't fully optimized. I play smash melee or a match of Mario strikers on mine from time to time just when I have some time to kill.

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