Can the Retroid Pocket Duo play Switch games?
Some games run, but heavy ones fall short of full speed.
Switch is the one system reviewers do not call full speed on the Duo. WULFF DEN measured Super Mario Odyssey at about 40 fps in Eden. Gardiner Bryant saw Mario Kart 8 Deluxe swing between 30 and 45 fps and Metroid Dread hold 35 to 40, and Retro Game Corps put Dread around 50.
Custom Turnip drivers help a little without changing that picture. Metroid Prime Remake booted only on the system driver, then showed graphical errors and crashed to the Eden menu each time.
Relevant tools
Drivers are listed when a Duo review used them for this system.
Nintendo Switch emulator with Android and desktop builds.
See project for releasesEden fork for Android dual-screen handhelds, adding interactive companion screens for supported games.
v1.3.2.2Mesa Turnip
Graphics drivers
Mesa’s Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno GPUs; community Android driver packages are listed separately.
See project for releasesMrPurple Turnip
Graphics drivers
Community AdrenoTools-compatible Turnip packages spanning several Adreno families.
vturnip_mrpurple_T30-toasted.adpkgVauzi Turnip
Graphics drivers
Experimental community Turnip builds targeting Adreno 710, 720, 722 and other Adreno GPUs.
4.5No matching tools. Try a system name, such as DS or 3DS.
Game notes
SwitchMario Kart 8 DeluxeA stream reports better performance with a custom driver in Eden, without a stable 60 fps, and a written review saw 30 to 45 fps. A later 0.75× sample approaches 60 fps with drops and missing/flickering item icons; its emulator and driver build are unconfirmed.Pocket Duo
SwitchMetroid DreadOne Duo review saw a stable 35 to 40 fps in Eden Nightly with Mr. Purple’s T30 driver and a 67% speed limit. Frame generation raised the displayed rate to around 80, though the reviewer notes generated frames do not make the game more responsive.Pocket Duo
SwitchHadesOne Duo review saw around 40 fps in Eden Nightly with Mr. Purple’s T30 driver and a 67% speed limit, with frame generation lifting the displayed rate to around 80.Pocket Duo
Card screenshots come from Libretro, not from a Duo.
Review footage and settings
Retroid Pocket Duo In-Depth ReviewRetro Game Corps · Review
Retroid Pocket DUO Review: Mid-game (+ Odin 3 Portal thoughts)Retro Handhelds · Review discussion
The new Dual Screen to get: Retroid Pocket DuoWULFF DEN · Review
Hands on With The Retroid Pocket Duo; A Little More Magic This TimeGardiner Bryant · Review
