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[Vo1d]

Yes, they did. Gan himself said it in a video interview with Cubicle in November 2021, that they were working on a 5x5 and sq1 for release in 2022. Then sometime in late 2022 they said it would be out in 2023.

They'll probably name the 5x5 "562M" or some such, and I expect it'll just be "meh", like the 460 is. Ok but nothing special. And very overpriced, of course.
The SQ1 will probably be called the "SQ1 M Enhanced". Should be very good, tho, similar to their skewb and pyraminx. Just as overpriced, too, which will limit it's popularity.

Well... Gan didn't really think their 460 through very well, I'm not sure anyone will try to even give it a chance. Valk 5, Nezha, MGC 5, and AoChuang WRM will all be better than it

 

[Arcanist]

Well... Gan didn't really think their 460 through very well, I'm not sure anyone will try to even give it a chance. Valk 5, Nezha, MGC 5, and AoChuang WRM will all be better than it

i believe there is a second version of the 460 that is better. still worse than the popular ones but better

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

i believe there is a second version of the 460 that is better. still worse than the popular ones but better

Yes there were some samples of the GAN 460 v2 M with much better inners, but not sure why they have never released it.

 

[Sion]

A solve on the HuaMeng YS3M, where YS stands for YuSheng according to MoYu.

Looks a lot like an rs3m or a weilong gts2 in terms of appearance and performance. It sounds rather clacky and seems to be somewhat rigid. I'm going to guess (and hope) that it's lighter than either of those mentioned cubes or has some kind of magnetic adjustment feature in the corner. This is so that it has a distinct identity from the rs3 cubes which it might be put right up against if it doesn't have any adjustment features outside of spring compression.

MoYu, as much as I love their puzzles, has a rather long history of sidelining their subbrands for their main flagship releases; look at what happened to most of moyu's sub-brands, such as MoHuanShouSu, MoJue, YangChen, Cong's Design, and GuoGuan.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Imagine a GAN square-1 with GES nut. I guess they will release 3-4 versions including standard version with magnetic slice, enhanced version which is fully magnetic, and also a UV coated version of the GAN square-1 enhanced.

I also want to ask why the GAN robot v2 which turns much faster than the v1 has never been mass-produced?

I guess if there is an explorer version for GAN square-1, it may be slice magnetic with extra ges nuts, but I don't think this will exist, like how would the GES case be like if there is only 1 of each colour of the GES nuts? I think they will just use something similar to the GES nuts on the GAN skewb with no explorer version.

Price prediction of GAN square-1:
Standard (slice magnetic): $22
Enhanced (fully magnetic): $32
Enhanced UV coated (fully magnetic): $38

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

Yes, they did. Gan himself said it in a video interview with Cubicle in November 2021, that they were working on a 5x5 and sq1 for release in 2022. Then sometime in late 2022 they said it would be out in 2023.

They'll probably name the 5x5 "562M" or some such, and I expect it'll just be "meh", like the 460 is. Ok but nothing special. And very overpriced, of course.
The SQ1 will probably be called the "SQ1 M Enhanced". Should be very good, tho, similar to their skewb and pyraminx. Just as overpriced, too, which will limit it's popularity.

For the GAN 562 M, I guess it would be priced at around $70, which is even higher than any other pro-setup 5x5s and will not be worth getting at all. I don’t think it can justify its price unless it is priced below the GAN 460 M and performs well.

 

[hyn]

Price prediction of GAN square-1:
Standard (slice magnetic): $22
Enhanced (fully magnetic): $32
Enhanced UV coated (fully magnetic): $38

gan isnt the type to not be all fully magnetic

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

gan isnt the type to not be all fully magnetic

That’s what happening to the GAN skewb and GAN pyraminx. They release something with less magnets for lower price. I’d only say that GAN isn’t the type not to be magnetic at all.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

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FangShi LimCube 3D printed Hexagram Octahedron, a master skewb shape mod designed in 2022 by famous designer Guan Yang

https://www.thecubicle.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/limcube-hexagram-octahedron
It’s on the Cubicle right now for almost $120.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

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MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

This really looks like a mf3rs2m if anyone here know what I’m talking about. The mf3rs2m and the yuxin little magic m 3x3 v1 was the 2 best budget 3x3 like 5 years ago. And from the video and this picture of the MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M, this seems doesn’t even have adjustable magnets. Maybe it’s just a modified mf3rs2m with dual adjustment system.

 

[UncleFrank]

MoYu HuaMeng YS3M

https://www.douyin.com/video/7198401166361824570

 

[gsingh]

Cubestation app shows a new smartcube, Gan XES.

 

[LBr]

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MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

While it looks like a solid cube, how exactly does it differ from a super rs3, as it has the ball core. If there are no differences it seems like a squander of money as you could just make more super rs3 cubes

 

[Garf]

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MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

Ooh that looks weird.

 

[Sion]

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MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

This is a strikingly simple design for a flagship.
Honestly, it looks incredibly similar to the MS3L mechanically. Maybe besides the ball core, there's nothing here that looks like something we haven't seen before.

What I'm most interested about is whether or not the teal internals are made of a different plastic from ABS, like POM.

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

ShengShou Crazy Jing Pyraminx v2

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

ShengShou Q-platypus v2

 

[Fukuoka Kengo James]

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MoYu HuaMeng YS3 M

 

[Cubinginatree]

In the desription is says:MoYu HuaMeng YS3M Series is released today! Magnetic Version MagLev Version MagLev with Ball-core Version Maglev Ball-Core with Magic Clothes Version. Umm... Magnetic Clothes?