The Odin 3 Portal is finally here, and it has some nice improvements over its predecessor. Let’s take a look.
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Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:14 specs and price
04:44 unboxing and impressions
06:11 vs the Odin 2 Portal
14:47 screen and audio
17:47 software experience
20:20 benchmarks
22:46 emulation testing
26:48 PC gaming
33:03 game streaming
34:22 summary (likes and dislikes)
37:25 conclusion
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Oop I hear the fan whine from O3P also, just got my O3 max so I will stick with that
Usually the rated charging speeds are the MAX which is usually from like 0% to something and then it slows down
So is the power/sleep button on the Odin 3 Portal not a fingerprint scan button like on the Odin 3?
Every handheld his favourite, when he shows it.
I can see where you're coming from in regard to jumping from a 2 Portal or Odin 3 to this, maybe not being worth it. Me myself, I'm jumping from an Anbernic RG35XX H. So I'm guessing i'm going to see this thing as an awesome upgrade.
So when do us common folks who ordered within minutes of launch expect to see shipment? "Early November" will be behind us in the next few days.
Absolutely gutted that it still has clacky front buttons. Will probably give it a miss because it's the exact reason I didn't play my Portal 2
Why do most handhelds have a lower right thumb stick? It looks aesthetically pleasing but it inevitably means I take my palm off the side to regrip, which can only lead to earlier finger fatigue. I find it a weird trend and it really puts me off.
The screen comparison is not a slight difference, the Odin 2 Portal is noticeable brighter
I had been eyeing the Odin 2 Portal ever since it came out and finally pulled the trigger and bought one a couple months ago after the price of the base model came down to $259. I’ve been absolutely loving it and it’s become my primary gaming device lately. I don’t mind the buttons on the Odin 2 Portal. The grip and replacement sticks were necessary improvements, but now it’s fantastic! Power and performance is plenty for everything I’ve played on it even with the base model’s 8GB of ram. Maybe I’ll grab an Odin 3 portal in a couple years when the Odin 4 Portal is launching the 3 is like $300 😅
Did you get the 8gb ram unit? Maybe that is why all the games you were testing that you expected to run weren’t?
the smaller the handheld, the more fun lol. I just make sure to play the right kind of games on it. I love my odin 3 but not interested in a 7" one I have a pc handheld already
oh my snack and drink are ready
One of my issues with Gamenative is that putting the device to sleep and then resuming, breaks the game/crashes most of the time. Is this also true for droideck and Armada? Or are they better at the sleep/resume since it's a linux environment?
I just don't get the face button thing – why on earth would it not match the noise/ease of the buttons on the Odin 3?
34:00 I had such high hopes when it was announced that the screen of the portal would be 8". I really don‘t have a reason to switch from an odin 2 portal and so sad that there is NO affordable device at 8"
Now that there are quite a few interesting options to test, I wonder how recomps/decomps perform on hardware like this. A great benefit from using one of those projects instead of emulating the game is the emulator's overhead and battery drain, as well as rendering at the screen's native resolution instead of what on PS2 can sometimes be a weird offset resolution.
I think it's a bit of rock and hard place problem with these early review units. Armada just released a stable update yesterday 11-09 that claims full support for the Odin 3 portal. I suspect this review by necessity is using an older branch. I'd be willing to bet it works significantly better already.
Are using the device at the '80s and '90s temperature wise even safe?
I broke down and ordered an Odin 3 Portal last week. I'm hoping my order wasn't placed too late to ensure shipping this year.