Here is exactly what the GamePad Digital GPD XD can emulate, console by console, with our A–F rating for each — its realistic ceiling is around Nintendo 64.
Runs everything up to PlayStation 1 at full speed, and pushes as far as Dreamcast with some compromises.
Realistic ceiling: SNES FX & 3D PS1 (60 FPS), N64 & NDS (playable but can be laggy)
| Console | Rating | What that means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game Boy / Color | A | Full speed | |
| NES | A | Full speed | |
| Genesis / Mega Drive | A | Full speed | |
| Game Boy Advance | A | Full speed | |
| SNES | A | Full speed | |
| PlayStation 1 | A | Full speed | |
| Nintendo DS | C | Playable with frameskip | Details → |
| Nintendo 64 | B | Great — minor frameskip | Details → |
| Dreamcast | C | Playable with frameskip | Details → |
| PSP | D | Barely playable | Details → |
| Sega Saturn | D | Barely playable | |
| GameCube | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Nintendo 3DS | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Nintendo Wii | F | Won't run | Details → |
| PlayStation 2 | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Switch | F | Won't run | Details → |
| Wii U | F | Won't run | |
| PlayStation 3 | F | Won't run |
Ratings are HandheldWiki’s own, based on the device’s chipset and community testing — how we rate.
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