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DuckStation Git (2026/08/10) is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation, emphasizing playability, speed, and maintainability. It aims for accuracy while being performant on low-end devices, with a default configuration supporting most games. Features include a CPU Recompiler/JIT, multiple rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), upscaling, PGXP for geometry precision, save state support, and compatibility with various file formats. The update includes enhancements for achievements, improved UI, and debugging tools. It supports multitap controllers, automatic updates, and integrates with RetroAchievements. The latest changes address various bugs and improve functionality.
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DuckStation Git (2026/08/10) has been compiled. DuckStation serves as an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, prioritizing playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. It aims for high accuracy while ensuring performance that is suitable for low-end devices. “Hack” options are not encouraged; the default configuration is designed to support all playable games, with some enhancements potentially causing compatibility issues.
Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Hardware (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software rendering
Upscaling, texture filtering, and true color (24-bit) in hardware renderers
PGXP for improved geometry precision, texture correction, and depth buffer emulation
Adaptive downsampling filter
Post-processing shader chains
“Fast boot” feature for skipping BIOS splash/intro
Save state functionality
Windows, Linux, and highly experimental macOS support
Supports bin/cue images, raw bin/img files, MAME CHD, single-track ECM, MDS/MDF, and unencrypted PBP formats.
Direct booting of homebrew executables
Support for Portable Sound Format (psf) files
Compatibility with digital and analog controllers (rumble forwarded to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun support (simulated with mouse)
NeGcon support
Qt and “Big Picture” UI
Automatic updates for Windows builds
Automatic content scanning, with game titles/hashes provided by redump.org
Optional automatic switching of memory cards for individual games
Capability to load cheats from existing lists
Memory card editor and save importer
Emulated CPU overclocking
Integrated and remote debugging
Support for multitap controllers (up to 8 devices)
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading/applying of PPF patches
DuckStation Changelog:
* dep/fmt: Updated to v12.2.0
* Misc: Fixed deprecated implicit conversion of fstring->string_view
* Misc: Added several missing fmt/format.h includes
* Achievements: Responded to RAIntegration reset request
* Achievements: Ensured callbacks run on core thread for RAIntegration
* Qt: Simplified logout callback
* Achievements: Made password login asynchronous
* Qt: Updated machine translations
* ImGuiManager: Supported rendering Hebrew text
* DMA: Hardwired reverse direction for OTC
* GPUDevice: Used consistent buffer sizes across backends
* GDBServer: Exposed GTE registers
* GDBServer: Exposed target memory map and registers
* Qt: Linked relative mouse state to the active window
* Qt: Implemented mouse capture using CoreGraphics
