DuckStation Git Update (April 15, 2026)

DuckStation Git (2026/04/15) is a PlayStation emulator that prioritizes playability, speed, and maintainability while aiming for accuracy, even on low-end devices. It includes features like CPU recompilers/JIT, hardware rendering with multiple backends, upscaling, and texture filtering. The emulator supports various game file formats, state saving, and features like fast boot, automatic updates, and multitap controllers. Compatibility with digital and analog controllers is provided, along with special support for lightgun and NeGcon controllers. Enhancements include automatic memory card management and integrated debugging tools. The latest changelog mentions speed improvements for specific games.

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DuckStation Git (2026/04/15) has been compiled. DuckStation is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, emphasizing playability, speed, and long-term support. The aim is to achieve high accuracy while ensuring performance is suitable for lower-end devices. “Hack” features are not encouraged; the default settings should work for all playable games, although some enhancements might have compatibility issues.

Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Support for hardware rendering (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software rendering
Upscaling, texture filtering, and true color (24-bit) in hardware renderers
PGXP for geometry precision, texture correction, and depth buffer emulation
Adaptive downsampling filter
Post-processing shader chains
“Fast boot” option to skip BIOS splash/intro
Save state feature
Compatibility with Windows, Linux, and experimental support for macOS
Supports bin/cue images, raw bin/img files, MAME CHD, single-track ECM, MDS/MDF, and unencrypted PBP formats.
Direct booting of homebrew executables
Direct loading of Portable Sound Format (psf) files
Digital and analog controller support (with rumble forwarded to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun support (simulated with mouse)
NeGcon support
Qt and “Big Picture” UI
Automatic updates for Windows versions
Content scanning with game titles/hashes provided by redump.org
Optional automatic memory card switching for each game
Supports loading cheats from existing lists
Memory card editor and save importer
Emulated CPU overclocking
Integrated and remote debugging
Multitap controller support (up to 8 devices)
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading/applying of PPF patches