It’s basically the perfect response to every criticism I had on the 2+ when I got it, but I’m still happy with my 3+ and would rather put up with black bars on 4:3 content than have PSP games too small to read comfortably.
It's a tough call. If I didn't already have my 2+, it would be an instant buy. It answers literally every problem I had with the 2+ (my favorite handheld), but it's hard to justify dropping $100 on a handheld that won't be that much more powerful despite the quality of life improvements. Maybe at some point I'll snag one, but honestly, I'm thinking I'll just hold off until someone drops something super similar to the 2S that also runs GameCube and PS2 a lot better.
Did you mean 3+? The chip inside the 2s is a pretty significant upgrade from the 2+, though it's a little downgraded from the 3+. If all I had was a 2+, I would absolutely be looking at a 2s. (Assuming of course I had the money for it.)
Was considering it but the fact that it has an inferior chip with lower performance and is still chunkier than the RP3+ is kind of a turnoff. If I buy a new retroid device I expect at least a performance increase.
Btw don’t be satisfied with black bars, I’ve been using game specific art bezels from thebezelproject on my RP3+ and widescreen hacks when available. Those 4:3 games look gorgeous on that RP3+ screen.
Btw don’t be satisfied with black bars, I’ve been using game specific art bezels from thebezelproject on my RP3+ and widescreen hacks when available.
I’m a bit picky with widescreen hacks because some games can get really janky out the 4:3 boundary (particularly with GameCube) and I am too easily distracted by it. I am super intrigued by the bezel project, though. I’m going to look into this now. Thanks for mentioning it.
That is exactly how I feel. I have the RP2+ and the RP3+, but I am not using the RP2+, because I don’t mind the black bars on the side. I don’t see me using the RP2S for 4:3 games alone, I rather play all of my games on one device, so I stick with the RP3+ for now.
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