im hoping the final product's case feels similar to a gameboy original in texture and quality, and with a bit of heft to it, i like me some heft in my electronic gear, and yeah, matte finish definatly, not ruberized though cuz my ruberized plastic camera gets crap stuck all over it, its way worse then finger prints imo. and no case creaking, not even the slightest, i cant stand case creaks and moans. but i'll take what i'm given the fact it has great controls, a nice screen and perfect snes emulation seals the deal for me. that and the fact that even the prototype's case looks pretty decent as it is.