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Anbernic RG34XXSP Might’ve Been Quietly Downgraded, Again
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If you were planning on picking up an Anbernic RG34XXSP, you might want to hold your breath (and your wallet) for a second. It turns out the budget clamshell handheld has been getting a bit of a “stealth downgrade,” and it isn’t pretty.
A recent teardown on Reddit has revealed that newer units are shipping with just 512MB of RAM. This is a massive drop from the 2GB version that launched last year, and even a significant dip from the 1GB version that was previously being sold. To make matters worse, Anbernic hasn’t updated their product pages to reflect this—they’re essentially selling a different device under the same name.
Why does this matter? While your classic Game Boy titles will be just fine, the extra RAM was the secret sauce that allowed for more ambitious projects like PortMaster games and even experimental GameCube emulation.
Adding insult to injury, the new “Metallic Blue” model—which looks gorgeous and very GBA SP—appears to use different screen drivers, making custom firmware like muOS a total headache. If you want the high-spec version, your best bet is hunting down old stock from a retailer that hasn’t realized the specs have changed yet.