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Printed page 6 game directory and page 10 ROM-file transfer describe file-based games on Android, not commercial physical game media."}},{"url":"https://www.joeysretrohandhelds.com/reviews/retroid-pocket-flip-2-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["back_buttons","hardware_buttons","variants"],"notes":{"back_buttons":"Exact SD865 review Lack of M1/M2 section explicitly says these extra buttons from original Flip are absent on Flip 2. The complete maker rear/side photos and manual interface confirm only shoulder L1/R1/L2/R2 and system controls, not rear grip buttons.","hardware_buttons":"Exact review describes home/back as one combo button next to power, plus Start/Select. Named physical functions only, no inferred remapping options.","variants":"Review states the SD865 8 GB model is $229 US dollars directly from the maker's website after pre-orders, matching the $10 rise. The RHGG setup guide lists the retail price as $229.99. The whole-dollar $229 is stored because the maker store prices are whole dollars. No launch price was published for the 12 GB option, which came later."}},{"url":"https://www.androidauthority.com/retroid-pocket-flip-2-review-3555562/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["on_device_remapping"],"notes":{"on_device_remapping":"Exact Snapdragon 865 review says Retroid includes a tool to map controls on the screen for games without controller compatibility. This is on-device software, not emulator-only mapping."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.com/Retroid-Pocket-Flip-2-Retro-Handheld-zeigt-sich-im-Teaser-Video-mit-OLED-Display-und-Luefter.964119.0.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["trigger_technology"],"notes":{"trigger_technology":"Exact Flip 2 teaser article states the analog triggers also use Hall-effect sensors. Maker current page names only Hall sticks and analog L2/R2. 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