GPD XD Plus Review - Rerez
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U would’ve told me back in the days I could play Max Payne with this quality I wouldn’t believe you. Technology is a beautiful thing
Maybe I got mine too late or didn't know what software to use but I couldn't get gta and max payne to work on here other that mapping the controller on max payne which made the camera control very clunky. But that was just my experience. Couldn't really get emulators working either. It's built very well though. If you know what you're doing with software most definitely test it out
"Illegal"
*laughs in non-american*
Russian?...
@@vee9260 laughts in romanian
He’s Canadian
@@RingoBuns r/woooooooooooosh
Haohmaru HL Jajajajaja te mamaste
"It comes pre-installed with emulators and roms, which I can't agree with..."
"So I installed some roms and emulators on the system..."
Okay...
is it not ok to do so if you own the real game?
It's not okay when the roms come with the system. You must get them yourself.
@@SuperCMeekins still a gray area. Ans even then u have ro dump them yourself. Which most people wouldnt do
He just means that the video game system maker doesn't have the rights to the video games that they're preloading on the system yet they are making money directly because those games are preloaded on the system. if you don't own the rights to super Mario Bros and you make a system and you put super Mario Bros on the system and then sell ten thousand of those systems and Nintendo finds out they can sue you for profiting off of there property. Although it's a lot more convenient for me and probably a lot more profitable for them if the games are already on the system. Now it's a lot less risky if they sell the same thing but without games or unlicenced materials in it. But with risk sometimes goes profit.
iWin Rar dumping your own games is and always will be 100% legal.
5:29 murder face reflection
Ah yes
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Playing emulated roms that you own has never been tested in court and is not explicitly illegal.
Aisha Love #justmuricanthings
Aisha Love Nintendo thugs and goons don't care.
@@FhargaZ Unless you go to [CENSORED]
@@HaohmaruHL #Article13
Not to mention that the entire reason this works is because buying a copyrighted material also buys the right to make a backup copy of it.
So even if you dont currently own an original, you can still own a backup copy and use it. Let them prove you never owned a particular game.
Out of all these devices, the JXD Singularity remains my all time favorite. Huge screen, PlayStation quality full analog sticks, screen's not on a hinge so it can't come off like it did on my GPD XD Plus lmao
Even with Android 5.1, it still did a great job for my needs. All these devices are amazing.
It's a nice device, but I'm not spending 250 $ for something I can already emulate on my PSP or PSVita, which I can buy for dirt cheap nowadays.
i bout my google tablet for less than 1/2 that price
Vita is the way to go if you want something for emulation. Great screen even today, relatively comfortable, decent battery life (especially with retro emulators), and not only that you can also use it to play PSP and Vita games.
Eh, the PSP, Vita, and XD+ all have advantages and disadvantages. There are reasons to go with any of the 3, just depends on what you want
Of course. The Vita and the PSP are missing a few buttons to fully emulate a PS1 game that used the entirety of a Dual Shock controller. The PSP lacks in horsepower even though you can get one for the price of a couple of coffees at Starbucks. And the XD+ even though it seems like the right choice, the MediaTek chip and the Android OS, that can get really bloated after a while, could make the whole experience not as good as you would expect from a 2017-18 machine.
Nvidia Shield Tablet is only 200 if you want a android gaming beast, even though I like the physical controls. Performance > Physical Controls.
"When you got stuff like that going on..." It looks like faulty hardware. I'm serious, that looks like a bad graphics chip.
It really does. That would explain the subpar performance in general as well.
im sure its faulty they no way it runs like that
mine does the same on san andreas, its a known issue
Huh. Interesting. It still seems like performance is not in line with other outlets. Might just be user error; he's not exactly been flawless in the past.
But you would expect to see stuff like that on every game that used hardware acceleration.
That's faulty. I've got one of these, and it runs everything you had problems with no problem.
Yeah, even accounting for the fact that San Andreas had a horrible mobile port, the visual glitches and terribly performance are signs of a faulty mobile GPU. That should be repaired or replaced.
I also have it too. Love playing EarthBound on it!
Pretty sure is faulty. And stock software is crap.
My Xd plus does the exact same thing on San Andreas. It runs almost everything else pretty well tho. I love the damn thing, use it everyday.
Eaststand where do you buy these??
Finally! I've been waiting for your review on this :3
That weird graphical glitch in San andreas must be from a bad GPU on the device
Happens on my OnePlus 6 as well. It's an issue with modern GPU and their divers, it causes crashing for me as well
You can also download older version APKs of some of the games through Aptoide or another provider.
I’m not sure but this video and these kind of reviews are really entertaining to me, I have no plan to buy anything like this but I still watch these reviews as background entertainment every so often.
I got the first version some years back, but I flashed the ROM on mine and installed Retroarch on it. Definitely improved the thing, and no more sketchy unknown apps on it.
It was decent. It struggled emulating PSX and N64, but my intention was to play 8 and 16 bit stuff on it anyway. Got a good couple of years of use out of it. Unfortunately the micro USB port on the back suddenly stopped working and there was no way to charge it anymore.
GTA San Andreas mobile has had issues on almost every smartphone, tablet and Android gaming device since it was released, it's not just the GPD XD Plus. Unlike GTA III and Vice City, Rockstar seemed to have dropped the ball when it came to porting San Andreas to iOS and Android, it's so horribly optimized.
DurradonXylles
And then they decided to dump it onto the xbox 360
DurradonXylles Gonna sound like an Apple sheep but I gotta tell you I’ve never had issues with any GTA game on any ios device I owned. It’s most likely an Android thing.
I've had crashing issues running the iOS version of GTA SA on my iPad 2. I've had no issues running the Android version on my original GPD XD, other than it being heavy on the battery usage.
Aaand the obligatory passive aggressive counter problem comment comes into play.
It's a true observation..
In order for games to run well over HDMI, you have to plug in the console into HDMI before you power it on. This fixed the issue on my non-Plus model. Also, the one I bought was really well built, and didn't have any issues with sticky buttons or corrupted graphics. It's a shame that the manufacturing quality looks like it's been dropped, especially because the price has been raised compared to the $170 the non-Plus sold for.
I want a 500$ model with a snap dragon 845 so that it could run basically everything well even dolphin. I hope they also make the charging port usb c.
It wouldn't cost 500$ lol it cost 250 for a mediatek processor where are you getting these numbers from
Let's wait for the 855
6:24 CJ: GrOvE sTrEet, HoMe. At LeAsT iT wAs BeFoRe I fUcKeD eVeRyThInG uP.
I checked the play store just out of curiosity and GTA San Andreas last update was in 2015, so I guess that has something to do with it. Many companies sure love to stop updating their games in mobile platforms (mainly Android)
I feel like they dump and forget the games on mobiles is because they want some quick cash
I own the original GPD XD
-Yes, it comes pre installed with games and happychick... But you can uninstall everything and get the device running like a regular android device.
-I had a problem with a few select games on PSP. It was just frame drops that made the game unplayable.
-About 60% of Dreamcast games won't run. The ones that can have graphical glitches and that's it. Framerate is fine.
-Everything runs fine on the HDMI output, same as it would on the GPD XD itself... Except for Sega Saturn which lags on HDMI a lot.
I’ve seen a couple reviews of this device, but BY FAR, Shane, yours was the best. Thank you so much!
When you get a system with preinstalled games.
Do you ever check to see if they have the rights?
Do you just assume they don't?
There is pretty high odds they don't for a lot of these
Common sense; Nintendo would not let some 3rd party company run their games. It’d defeat the whole purpose of them making the switch.
Same for other systems.
5:30 I could see your reflection and you looked SO MAD! 😂😂😂😂
I love it that the power button is on the inside where it can't be pressed by accident in a pocket. I did that so much with my DS Lite. Maybe a legit handheld console will copy that soon?
I'm really happy you took an in depth look at this device. So far I've only been able to find impressions from people who aren't too concerned with the details, and it's good to finally get some straight answers. Thank you
Every time I see someone playing Vigilante 8 a smile and a tear appears on my face :')
Jose Ruiz same.
mine doesn't have any of those problems
What version of the system software are you running? I want to throw it against the wall
@@carpettunnel8837 he's probably talking about GPD Win 2.
If not hmm..
"iT's iLLeGaL" yes, because the creator of the game that came out 30 years ago still cares that you're not pirating his game. *I LOVE PIRACY*
I love the way people like you think
Not really the point. If these handheld retro emulators keep selling their systems with pre-installed roms and pirated software they'll eventually get F'd in the A but some company or another and then we'll have no handheld retro emulators. It's better to just release them with nothing on them.
Nintendo still sells alot of their retro games on the eshop and on nintendo online
@@erentoraman2663 most are public domain I think
I've had my GPD XD for 2 years. Runs everything except PSP games smoothly. Best handheld I've ever purchased.
"not full HD but close enough" after you said it was HD, 1280x720 is literally the definition of HD and 1920x1080 is the definition of full HD, so you can just say it's HD, don't need to say that it's close enough to full HD, it is it's own thing
He probably said that because of how some things run more optimally at 720p and thus 1080p wasn't always an option. For me, 720p at 60Hz is always necessary because my TV only goes up to 1080i, and my VGA converter blocks anything above 720p. Having only one option sure makes selection ten times easier, especially when it works perfectly, and for TVs that will clip parts of the edges off the screen in HDMI, converting it to VGA forces the proper aspect ratio which makes it a total win.
looks like a solid handheld. ive been meaning to get somethin like this for ages but the tech keeps improving so fast its been hard committing to any one device! nice review.
This is a good and honest review. I had one of these, but I had to send it back because of the dpad. I really wanted this to be a good device for SNES emulation, playing ALTTP randomizer, but the dpad was just not accurate enough imo. I hope they will improve he buttons on the next generation.
The thing im wondering about, regarding slowdown/speedups like those shown in the PS1 games during emulation, is the possibility that the cpu/gpu clock perhaps is either having a hardware or software side glitch that doesn't lock it down to a specific performance, even if that performance is under or over what is required. Once in awhile when you see tech like this that should have the capacity to perform near or above regular expectations of other devices, you'll find that it either runs below its specific clock or it works unclocked and that's what leads to the odd issues. We've seen in the past games offering similar options, such as unlocking the framerate in a game locked at 30 to 60 FPS, for the actual user can dramatically damage the playing experience/quality. It also just could be that the device is not optimized, and that those additional emulators dont take into account its specific tech range which is entirely possible.
These units tend to be built in bulk - but with no standard mechanism or quality control - meaning you'll get a lot of them fast but you'll have HUGE variance between which one works and which one doesn't.
It's like several other knockoff systems will have different cases and armor on them - despite, ostensibly, being the 'same' unit.
The cases - and guts - are bought and assembled in bulk - on the cheap - and crammed together as quickly as possible.
Flash the rom !!!
Everything software-based on this thing is very bad.
This is the most essential thing to do after getting a GPD
I came to see if this was worth buying. I just ended up buying an 8bitdo controller for my Note 9 and could not be happier.
Kind weird how you complained about the pirated games on there yet loaded up your own roms on it, hmm...
downphoenix
Im pretty sure he owns the physical copies of the game's. Remember emulation isn't illegal when you own the physical release.
Let's be honest. Who owns the hardware to dump their own ROMs? I sure don't.
BRat Industrys technically that only applies if you dumped your own backup. Downloading someone else's backup even if you own the game is still considered illegal.
I think the issue is that they are selling the pirated software
If you rip the roms yourself. Technically speaking, download other rips of them is still illegal, but you just wouldn't get prosecuted for it.
As far as games and emulators that skip frames, if you disable ultra battery saving, then go into battery settings and disable battery optimization for each individual app, they run much much smoother. Battery optimization is constantly trying to ramp down the CPU frequency.
maybe that switch clone used an older OS
because of the visual problems you encountered
on this later OS.
I have the same model, and it runs a lot of things pretty well, including all of the Android games.
For the longest time, i never knew that this video had existed. Please do more underground/emulator consoles.
CFW is necessary for the GPD & JXD devices. Glitchy old drivers & other junk hold these back.
I think your device is faulty. I have the standard gpd xd and it runs great even in psp games. Obviously, don t expect to run everygame like a gaming pc... but this is recommended.
* hates illegal software that is installed by gpd
* one minute later: installs his own illegal software.
@Dimitrius Medina first off it is legal to download a rom if you own the game and selling someone else’s games is different pirating said game for personal purposes as the former is very illegal.
Thanks for toning down your reactions. Some people may like a more "hyper" style for your videos, but I very much prefer this more laid back, conversational style. More power to your channel!
I LOVE MY GPD XD PLUS. I BOUGHT MINE FOR 180 BUCKS DIRECTLY FROM ALIEXPRESS.
got mine in the mail yesterday. trying to play grandia 2 and it keeps crashing fml
I got mine for $180 also, off of ebay, and the owner had only used it once and decided it wasn't his thing. Works flawlessly :)
I love the channel brother, you definitely touch all the points the average consumer is going to worry about. Thanks for another solid review.
The glitches make me think there's an issue with the GPU.
Mediatek processor doesn't run games well. The GPD Win Plus need a Snapdragon processor.
Thanks for the warning. I was about to spring for one. Saved me serious cash.
desperately want one of those pocket gaming pc's that cost like 600 dollars but no idea if they're worth it I think they're made by the same company
Thanks for the honest review! I would've been suckered to buy this some day if I hadn't of seen this video first, so that was very lucky on my end. Do you think you can also do a review on the more expensive Windows 10 model with a built in keyboard? I heard it can run games as advance as Gamecube isos or something, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, or someone else who can give it a just as honest look into it if it's too expensive for you.
This makes me think of Kenny from south park,, while all his friends are playing Xbox and PlayStation Kenny at home playing retro games on this
Most of us have ditched the stock ROM for Black-Seraph's Clean ROM. Now it runs just fine for me.
The d-pad seems to be a normal issue with GPD products, but I wouldn't expect (if you buy this) the face buttons to get stuck, I think it's situational. (coming from a GPD product user.) :D
My review of this goes public next week. It's interesting to hear your thoughts, while I didn't have a sticky A button I did have a mixed bag of good and bad experiences with it. Thanks for the honest review
That's really interesting that the A button sticks because the high end controller that razor came out with to compete with the Xbox elite has the exact same problem, or at least mine did/does. After less than a week of moderate use it began sticking but I could either still get a click out of it while depressed or I could get it to pop back out with some, let's say, were encouragement. But now it's just perma-jammed. Luckily the controller had/has more than enough spare buttons do remapping isn't an issue but it is an issue that anything made today would have qc or just poor manufacturing problems because I know for a fact that even for cheap you can still get a controller or controller hybrid type thing made that will never have any issues when it comes to fit and finish of the hardware.
I gotta get this GPD XD Plus very soon
Well the face buttons would totally mess with me. ABXY in the DC/Xbox layout with the SFC colors (and for some reason the X and Y buttons colors are swapped so thats more confusion on my part) I do like that the PS symbols are also there. Looks like a cool little device outside of the face button oddities. (And I already mess up the facebuttons when swapping between Nintendo and Xbox lol)
I had the original model. It was great!
I installed the legacy rom and it ran great
Are you ever going to review a android device that you would recommend besides the phone?
No joke I am watching this for like the 4th time but this time I am watching it on my gpd xd plus that i got for christmas. It was you who made me want to get one and I would reccomend to retro gamers.
We really need a proper Android device manufacturer to put out a device like this based on an existing tablet or phone that aren't using rooted versions of Android loaded up with dodgy Chinese software. I think the market for something like that definitely exists at the right price point.
Ok, it seems that GTA SA have not being updated and it's not optimized for newer Android systems.
That would explain why it doesn't work on this android 7 device this is why I don't update my android os that my devices come with cant always guarantee your favorite apps will still work on the new version
The GPD XD Plus is the epitome of Chinese tech. It's a great idea, and most units are good, but the QA from GPD is pretty poor. Failure rates among their devices is somewhat high (>15% from what I can tell), so you'll be running a risk when you purchase one of these.
That said, this is one of the better emulation devices simply because of the built-in buttons, ease of use, and open operating system. Depending on what kinds of games you want to play, this or a PS Vita are the go-tos for portable emulators right now. The PS Vita is a better bet (better build quality, a bit cheaper on eBay, etc.), but they're getting harder to come by and prices are sure to go up. On top of that, getting a Sony Memory stick is stupid expensive compared to a microSD card, so storage will be a problem.
Just a suggestion: Trying to run a more high end (In most cases racing) games? Asphalt 9, csr 2 racing, real racing 3 etc. I would think these would be a good test for a device.
its a chinese product, they have no copyright laws....if it exists its fair game
The only original thing that came from China is the Covid-19.
Gpd win 2 gang
meeperino still saving for one :)
Just wait for the release of the Dragonbox Pyra.
Runs linux and is ultimately better.
Still waiting.
“The power of gaming in the palm of my hand”
you can install a 512gb sd card. scan disk brand seems to work best
His negatives are our positives lmao.
THE GPD XD IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK EMULATOR IN THE WORLD AS OF AUGUST 2018.
Just got mine in the mail yesterday
On GPD XD, with PPSSPP, even Disgaea 2 for PSP works lovely, and you get to pass a lot of time in waiting room.
The lack of a bottom screen just make it look weird
I might get one of these
Bla bla bla crying about piracy lol
Peter Vaňušanik he legally has to do that...
Why does everybody like stealing?
Society has the lowest of the low now a days
Letz Talk its a game lol, its not like im robbing a family at gun point
@@chanwtc
No, your not robbing a family, your robbing people who put effort and lots of time and money into a product so it could *Sell* not be pirated.
If you look at gameplay trailers, then you can easily determine if it's a bad product. I don't buy games if they look bad and the gameplay is.
Hate the company running the game such as EA? Just boycott it. That'll easily hurt it as much as pirating. There are litterally better games out there.
It plays android games fine, I’ve had one for 2 years
The XD+ version came out early this year.
I have the JXD-S800B for like 3 years and its a great console/android emulator too 👍although I don't play it that much since I bought the Nintendo Switch ☺
Just giving a giving a geads up to anyone considering buying anything off of droidbox. Their prices can change drastically in a day or so. I was going to buy the gpd mini laptop from them but their price went up €70 making the laptop almost €500. Instead I bought it right from the manufacturer for €370 and is working fine.
On my 3DS, it was used so much that the a button became unresponsive
I really hope someday we get a portable system to play steam games.
They now have a 2019 update that fixes a lot of the problems i think.
I just ordered mine it will be here in 2 days. I’ve seen an overwhelming amount of positive reviews and support for the device and from everything that I’ve read, the gpd xd plus in 2019 updated version is the way to go. I’m nervous because I’m not extremely tech savvy but all the forums and videos give me confidence
If this can’t even run native Android games flawlessly... it honestly seems kinda pointless. There are SO MANY other handheld devices and phones that can emulate games up to the SNES era (Hacked Vitas, 3DS, other phones). The GPD Win opens up a huge variety of games but this one definitely doesn’t seem as good
Stop acting disgusted at pirated software we all done it as some point.
I'm not going to make excuses, i just like free stuff.
I use Emulators frequently and notice that when up scaling to HD the option for Hardware Acceleration tends to throw a wrench into any frame rate accuracy. Try turning off the Hardware Acceleration when using you Mini HDMI functions.
I take mine almost everywhere. Not great for new AAA games, but it runs classic systems like a dream. And games with touch controls you can assign physical buttons to regions of the screen. It's really cool. Only things that bug me about it are that there is no reactive R and L triggers. They just click. So racing games and things that's require precision are hard to play on it. Also there is a built in issue with the firmware that messes up the physical controls inside RetroArch (the bundled emulator) it makes the controls completely non responsive. You fix it by assigning exit and menu to the R3 and L3 in the interface. And happychick is garbage. Don't use it.
5:31 Hello serious Shane.
I love my GPD! It is what the Nintendo Switch could have been. I love playing a huge PS1/SNES library on the road, and after I've checked into the hotel I plug in in the TV and enjoy movies/netflix...games..I have never had any problems with it. You just need to realize it's not a high end device; stick with games it can run on...
I was so annoyed seeing this after having purchased a SNES 3DS XL to mod and emulate on... Now, I'm pretty happy with my choice.
Shame you didn't enjoy this thing very much. Mine seems like a 2.0 version compared to yours; most games run flawlessly, and I was surprised to see all the problems yours had. This device is the first time I've ever been able to play Baldi's Basics on a TV with a controller (Android red and black Bluetooth controller that looks like PlayStation). To me, that's the best way :) I hate mouse / keyboard combo games, and playing mobile with touchscreen options was just terrible for me.
I find myself more often using this as a media device than a gaming device however. I most often use a bluetooth controller because the GPD XD Plus feels a bit heavy in my hands when playing with it directly, and the controller itself has some lag because it's bluetooth, so I can't really enjoy fast paced games. I do have a few console games I enjoy returning to time and again, like Chrono Trigger, Spider Man 2000 (Nintendo 64), and Armored Core 3 / Silent Line, and they seem to run nearly perfectly, albeit with minor graphical defects on the more processor-intensive games.
Could you link where you got yours please? This is the only review I've seen with this many problems.
@@v31003 Sorry, man. Mine was an ebay purchase by someone who had used it only a little and decided it wasn't for them.
@@Bro-cx2jc, no problem. The written reviews are so mixed on these and I really just want it for GBA games. It looks nice on the video reviews. Thanks anyway.
@@v31003 It works really well for my GBA Kirby's Nightmare in Dreamland.
@@v31003 I'll go ahead and give you a warning update here -- although mine came with a strong, sturdy screen hinge, over time it's deteriorated rather quickly and loosened the lock. Just today when I took it off charging, I found that the hinge rolled a lot smoother now, as if there was less pressure, and it turned out to be because a big crack had appeared in the right slot. Since it was breaking the same way my laptop screen did once a few months ago, I just said screw it and ripped the screen off the GPD XD Plus.
It's still functional this way though, and if you want to play games on your TV it'll be good for that. I'm thinking more along the lines of using a bluetooth keyboard and mouse though, to make it like a mini computer.
I don't know if they all do this eventually, but it's a thing to keep in mind.
I'd like to see what you think of the GPD Win devices, this was really helpful as I was considering the GPD Plus over a New 2DS.
Mediatek processor doesn't run games well. The GPD Win Plus need a Snapdragon processor.
Whitening Guess we got to wait for a XD Pro or XD 2 or whatever they name it.
MLG Dew exactly👍
I would love to have a GPD XD with a Snapdragon processor (845 or anything newer that will come out). I have the GPD XD+ and if I knew how to hardmod a system and if I had a Snapdragon 845, I would probably take a risk to mod mine for greater performance but...thinking about scenarios, I wonder if that would overheat the motherboard.
Why does people make a big deal out of that when they're just old games
i only had the 64gb model of the old XD. it was a fun game machine. didnt have faults with GTA San Andreas. i read in the GPD XD forums is that it's the new processor. as it shares the same design with the old model, down the line it will have a broken screen ribbon cable. the problem being distorted picture or no picture at all. mine had that issue after 8 months. other may be a bloated battery.
OLD GAMES I CAN TAKE ON THE GO! A WHOLE WORLD OF MY DREAMS
Rerez - did you Email or Call Nintendo about the pirated software on the GPD XD Plus ?
GTA San andreas's screen problem is because it's an remastered version,remastered version's have so much problems like that,you didn't find em in your phone cuz you might have had an very strong phone
Nightmare in Dreamland, KOF2000... nostalgia.
About ppsspp, essentially the free version is practically sabotaged so that more people will buy ppsspp gold.
I'm surprised it just did'int come with ppsspp gold out of the box.
I've been trying to find the name of the raiden project for literally 2 decades.. lol thanks!
I was convinced it was a sega megadrive or snes game.
Can you do a review on the miniature pc or have you done one on that?