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Which handheld runs PS1?

Sony PlayStation (Sony, 1994) tested on 11 devices, cheapest first.

10 of 11 tested handhelds run PS1 well enough to play, starting at $60.

9 of them hold full speed. Ratings come from 10 publishers who had the hardware; the comparison across all of them is ours.

Cheapest device in this data that handles PS1
Miyoo Flip ~$60

Nearly flawless across everything from 8-bit through PS1.

Every tested device

Miyoo Flip

Rockchip RK3566 · ~$60
Full speed

Nearly flawless across everything from 8-bit through PS1.

Tested by: Retro Handhelds Online, RetroHandheldHQ

TrimUI Brick

Allwinner A133P · ~$65
Playable

Most of the library runs fine; the more demanding titles can be a problem.

Tested by: Retro Handhelds Online, Time Extension

Anbernic RG35XX H

Allwinner H700 (quad-core Cortex-A53) · ~$65
Full speed

Emulated easily. The analog sticks make this the RG35XX variant to pick for it.

Tested by: Retro Dodo, Bubble Retro

Miyoo Mini Plus

Dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.2 GHz · ~$70
Hit and miss

2D titles run well; 3D titles struggle. This is the device ceiling.

  • Reported to run reliably at full speed: Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, Crash Bandicoot 1-3, Spyro 1-3, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Tekken 3, Gran Turismo 1 and 2, Resident Evil 1 and 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2, Wipeout, Ridge Racer.
  • Most 2D fighters are fine.

Tested by: Playhouse, RetroHandheldHQ

Anbernic RG35XX SP

Allwinner H700 (quad-core Cortex-A53) · ~$70
Full speed

Every title tested ran well.

Tested by: Retro Dodo, GBAtemp

TrimUI Smart Pro

Allwinner A133P @ 1.8 GHz · ~$70
Full speed

Runs very well.

Tested by: Retro Handhelds Online, Time Extension

Anbernic RG40XX H

Allwinner H700 (quad-core Cortex-A53) · ~$75
Full speed

Around 85% of the library runs perfectly, some titles needing settings changed.

Tested by: Retro Dodo, Time Extension

Anbernic RG CubeXX

Allwinner H700 (quad-core Cortex-A53) · ~$75
Full speed

Most of the library runs at full speed, with minor graphical glitches on a few titles.

  • Based on a test of 20+ titles including Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy VII and Tekken 3.

Tested by: Joey's Retro Handhelds

Anbernic RG406H

Unisoc T820 (1x A76 @ 2.7 GHz, 3x A76 @ 2.3 GHz, 4x A55 @ 2.1 GHz) · ~$150
Full speed

Far below what the T820 can do.

Tested by: Retro Dodo, Joey's Retro Handhelds

Anbernic RG556

Unisoc T820 (1x A76 @ 2.7 GHz, 3x A76 @ 2.3 GHz, 4x A55 @ 2.1 GHz) · ~$180
Full speed

Far below what the T820 can do.

Tested by: Retro Game Corps, Retro Dodo

Retroid Pocket 4 Pro

MediaTek Dimensity 1100 (4x Cortex-A78 @ 2.6 GHz, 4x A55) · ~$199
Full speed

Flawless, with headroom up to 4x internal resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, Retro Handhelds Online

Reading this page

Devices are ordered by price, not by score, because the useful question is usually the cheapest thing that clears the bar rather than the best thing available. “Playable” is where most people should stop reading upward: past that you are paying for headroom and upscaling, not for the game running.

Devices absent from this list have no published PS1 testing found. That is a gap in the data, not a verdict on the hardware.

Sources (21)

Every rating on this page traces to one of these. The compilation is ours; the measurements are theirs.

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