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POWKIDDY X70 - VERTICAL GAME ORIENTATION CHANGE

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Description

hello,

i am currently using retroarch on my powkiddy and vertical games, especially CAVE ARCADE

when i launch rom, it show with vertical orientation as you can see on this video

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a6d1892e-90dc-499e-b2aa-7fa7d1ec4105

my issue is to find how to change orientation (invert orientation to have buttons and sitck on right side

alos set to have right sitck responding as excpeted for vertical game (tate games)

many thanks for your help :)

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Reproduce the report on a Powkiddy X70 with a vertical CAVE arcade game, using the linked video as the observed behavior. Investigate how vertical orientation and right-stick input are handled, then verify that the display orientation and controls match the requested layout.

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Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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