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DuckStation Git (2026/04/28) is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation, designed for playability and speed while maintaining high accuracy, even on low-end devices. It includes a CPU recompiler, various rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), and supports upscale and texture filtering. Key features are fast booting, save states, compatibility with various image formats, and support for different controllers. Enhanced functionalities include memory card management, debug options, and RetroAchievements. The latest updates address shader issues and improve post-processing capabilities. DuckStation aims to provide a seamless gaming experience with minimal compatibility problems.
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DuckStation Git (2026/04/28) has been compiled. DuckStation is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, emphasizing playability, speed, and long-term sustainability. It aims for high accuracy while ensuring performance that suits low-end devices. “Hack” options are not encouraged; the default setup should support all playable games, although some enhancements may present compatibility challenges.
Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Rendering via hardware (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software
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 bypass BIOS splash/intro
Support for save states
Available on Windows, Linux, and highly experimental macOS support
Compatible with 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
Input support for digital and analog controllers (rumble forwarded to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun support (simulated with mouse)
NeGcon compatibility
Qt and “Big Picture” UI
Automatic updates for Windows versions
Automatic content scanning â game titles/hashes sourced from redump.org
Optional automatic memory card switching for each game
Support for loading cheats from existing lists
Memory card editor and save importer
Emulated CPU overclocking
Integrated and remote debugging
Multitap support (up to 8 devices)
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading/applying of PPF patches
DuckStation Changelog:
* Updated gpu_hw_shadergen.cpp (#3728)
* Qt: Fixed postfx shader list handling with multiple nesting
* PostProcessing/Slang: Added support for parsing simple/reference presets
* PostProcessing/Slang: Ignored C-style comments in preset files
