anbernic rg556 vs retroid pocket 4 pro

[Romance90]

Which console can play these games without any problems?
Pokemon Sword
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Pokemon Scarlet
Fire Emblem 3 Houses
Fire Emblem Engage
Zelda Skyway Sword
Zelda Ocarina of time
Zelda Majoras Mask
Fire Emblem Awakning
Fire Emblem Special Edition
Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia
Ever Oasis
Stella Glow
Pokemon XD gale of Darkness og pokemon colosseum

I know I can buy a Switch or a 3DS but I can't afford to buy both consoles.
Need a console to take on trips?

 

[RageBurner]

Without the specs of the machines in question it's hard to say, but I can guarantee emulating Switch takes quite a bit of horsepower

 

[valosagutas]

I came from future. Nintendo Switch 2 will allow you play all these games and soon you will find the person you'll marry with!!! lol

 

[Deebo]

I looked around a little and saw someone playing a bunch of switch titles on the RP4 pro, but none you mentioned. also, the RP4 has a touchscreen, and I’m not sure the rg556 does (didn’t see “touchscreen” in screen specs). You’ll need that for DS games.

I know it’s not on your list, I mention just bc switch emulation, but Tears of the Kingdom ran badly on my Steamdeck. That game is REALLY intense for a switch title, so I’m sure the others on your list would be better, but I only mention bc switch emulation can be really demanding. so definitely do some more looking into switch emulation on these before making a choice.

Good luck! They’re both really cute handhelds too, clear plastic shell available for both.

 

[Romance90]

Without the specs of the machines in question it's hard to say, but I can guarantee emulating Switch takes quite a bit of horsepower

Here er Info about Anbernic RG556 https://anbernic.com/products/rg556 and here are info about Retroid Pocket Pro 4 https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/retroid-pocket-4-pro

 

[deh]

The Nintendo Switch is the better choice or you wait until the Nintendo Switch 2 comes out, it's not that long now.

 

[Romance90]

The Nintendo Switch is the better choice or you wait until the Nintendo Switch 2 comes out, it's not that long now.

I know but I want to play 3DS games as well.

 

[RageBurner]

Here er Info about Anbernic RG556 https://anbernic.com/products/rg556 and here are info about Retroid Pocket Pro 4 https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds/retroid-pocket-4-pro

RAM barely passes muster. The CPUs are too slow as well for Switch. 3DS might work.

 

[OpenVMS]

The retroid is a great little box but it falls short when it comes to clean and easy Switch/PS2 emulation. For anything below that, it's great, good quality. I have one and love it. It does Dreamcast great and GameCube as well. Anything beyond that, I can't recommend it. You'll have to pony up more $ or wait for better hardware to come out.

 

[Stookymalarkey]

The retroid is a great little box but it falls short when it comes to clean and easy Switch/PS2 emulation. For anything below that, it's great, good quality. I have one and love it. It does Dreamcast great and GameCube as well. Anything beyond that, I can't recommend it. You'll have to pony up more $ or wait for better hardware to come out.

Part of the problem with PS2 emulation is due to a lack of an actively developed PS2 emulator for Android. PCSX2 has undergone a lot of development these last couple years but AetherSX2 (which I believe was porting it over) has been abandoned for a couple years. There's no other PS2 emulators for Android that are even close to being mature, so we're stuck with AetherSX2, warts and all.