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Anbernic RG DS Gets Better PSP and DS Performance with Its Latest Firmware Update
If you were one of the skeptics who wrote off the Anbernic RG DS during its bumpy launch, it might be time to give it a second look. The little handheld is officially entering its redemption arc.
Anbernic just dropped firmware version 1.1 for its Linux build, and it’s packing some much-needed muscle. The headline news? They’ve added Vulkan backend support for PSP titles. For those who don’t speak “tech,” this means much smoother frame rates and better performance from the device’s chipset. They’ve also tweaked the Nintendo DS emulator to make your dual-screen sessions feel a lot more efficient.
But the real winner is a quality-of-life feature we’ve all been waiting for: the ability to turn off the unused screen. If you’re playing a game that only needs one display, you can finally kill the other one to save battery and avoid visual clutter.
Just a heads-up: this is a beefy 2GB update. You’ll need to re-flash your microSD card, so please, for the love of gaming, back up your save files before you dive in.