Upcoming puzzles

[PetrusQuber]

I’ve been completely zoned out of upcoming puzzles for a while now...
Whats happened in general?

 

[Cubing Forever]

Dayan revived the zhanchi, GAN is going to release another overpriced 2x2, Xman just released the best 4x4 ever. Not much more than that.

 

[AlgoCuber]

GAN is going to release another overpriced 2x2

3 more you mean, and I already can't keep up with the naming. Next they'll name it the Gan 251 M V2 Pro Lite. Also, who would buy a $40 2x2. Probably extreme Gan fanboys. Just get a $20 flagship and be done with it. To quote J Perm, "Who needs a $30 2x2, get out of here Gan"

 

[qwr]

I bet a lot of people would buy a $40 2x2 because it is GAN. Any other company could max out at $20 (I think the Valk2 is worth the price)

Also there's an MGC square1

 

[zslane]

Presumably GAN sells fewer cubes than the other brands. They seem content to occupy the premium puzzle space, almost exclusively.

 

[rubik2005]

Yea, I honestly wouldn't pay more than $25 for a 2x2

Also, anyone know when the 11M Duo is shipping (at TheCubicle)?

It seems that TheCubicle has them in stock now! I ordered one (which should get here in a 2-3 days), so maybe I'll post my thoughts of it soon.

 

[ender9994]

I think I know their strategy. Cube hardware these days is only making very minor improvements amd buying either brand probably won't effect your times much. However, by pricing it as high as possible, they are guilting you into practicing that event more, thus making you far faster.

 

[qwr]

I think I know their strategy. Cube hardware these days is only making very minor improvements amd buying either brand probably won't effect your times much. However, by pricing it as high as possible, they are guilting you into practicing that event more, thus making you far faster.

I know you're being facetious but I practice on cubes I enjoy turning a lot more so...


edit: I had no idea this was in the works. fans of original tornado get hyped

 

[ender9994]

I know you're being facetious but I practice on cubes I enjoy turning a lot more so...


edit: I had no idea this was in the works. fans of original tornado get hyped.

At least someone got the joke. I too prefer puzzles that suit my preference.

Oh wow, I had heard nothing about this. Glad I held off on getting their new 4x4 so I can get both together. I really like the logo

 

[qwr]

well we don't have a release date on this one yet

 

[Sion]

I know you're being facetious but I practice on cubes I enjoy turning a lot more so...


edit: I had no idea this was in the works. fans of original tornado get hyped

I'm not. The mechanism is more similar to the GTS2 than the Original Tornado, which is underwhelming to me since the original tornado had a far more unique look among other cubes at the time, externally and internally.

 

[ruffleduck]

New Moyu flagship?

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It seems like it might have adjustable magnets from this other image.



Also, it has primary internals.

 

[Mr. McCubing]

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[ruffleduck]

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Fixed.

 

[Mr. McCubing]

k thanks that looks really cool

 

[Kaiju_cube]

that new Tornado looks cool

I ordered the new Zhanchi and still want a Duo... now there's a Tornado and new MoYu?

new 3x3's!!

that Tornado with red corner magnets is teh sexy

 

[qwr]

I might order the new zhanchi just for the name. I fell 100% for their marketing tactic

 

[OreKehStrah]

I might order the new zhanchi just for the name. I fell 100% for their marketing tactic

I preordered the green one lol

 

[xyzzy]

edit: I had no idea this was in the works. fans of original tornado get hyped
[SCS video on Tornado v2]

"I'll let you listen to how quiet it sounds"
>doesn't turn another quiet cube (like the Tengyuns or the Gan whatevers) so we have a point of reference

"new color scheme"
>doesn't bring out a different cube by the same company to compare

Not really calling out only SCS/Cameron here because almost every reviewer does these same two mistakes. For the first one, it's like… do you know people can adjust the volume of their speakers? Volume is an absolute scale, and you're trying to demonstrate it over a channel that's very much relative, hello???

For the second one, I've already complained about this before. Consumer screens/monitors (hint: most of the target audience use these) are almost never going to be calibrated correctly, and there are more insidious issues at work that can prevent the correct colours from showing up (hint: BT.601 versus BT.709, sRGB not covering full human trichromat vision, etc.).

Making these mistakes is understandable for newbies, but I think a shop calling itself "the original puzzle retailer" (their exact words) should have higher standards than that.

/rant

 

[qwr]

"I'll let you listen to how quiet it sounds"
>doesn't turn another quiet cube (like the Tengyuns or the Gan whatevers) so we have a point of reference

"new color scheme"
>doesn't bring out a different cube by the same company to compare

Not really calling out only SCS/Cameron here because almost every reviewer does these same two mistakes. For the first one, it's like… do you know people can adjust the volume of their speakers? Volume is an absolute scale, and you're trying to demonstrate it over a channel that's very much relative, hello???

For the second one, I've already complained about this before. Consumer screens/monitors (hint: most of the target audience use these) are almost never going to be calibrated correctly, and there are more insidious issues at work that can prevent the correct colours from showing up (hint: BT.601 versus BT.709, sRGB not covering full human trichromat vision, etc.).

Making these mistakes is understandable for newbies, but I think a shop calling itself "the original puzzle retailer" (their exact words) should have higher standards than that.

/rant

both your points are very true. sound is heavily dependent on the recording setup, but also lube setup (which I think qiyi did beforehand) and turning speed

also I noticed beyond complex color space issues which I'm not going to criticize SCS over, SCS videos have a weird saturated color temperature where puzzles I know are standard blue appear lighter blue and slightly green. the rest of the colors appear fine to me but the blue always sticks out to me as not realistic appearing.






I feel like scs and sometimes thecubicle make their puzzles appear brighter than they appear to me in person. maybe that's just my crappy lighting? but ziicube's picture looks a lot closer to my vision.