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DuckStation Git (2026/08/08) is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation, emphasizing playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. Designed for accuracy while maintaining performance on low-end devices, it supports various rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and includes features like CPU recompiler, upscaling, texture filtering, and save state support. Compatibility extends to various file formats, homebrew executable loading, and input support for controllers, including lightgun and multitap devices. The latest update addresses several bugs, including those related to memory and buffer overreads, and adds options for BIOS installation and animated images.
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DuckStation Git (2026/08/08) has been compiled. DuckStation serves as an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, emphasizing playability, speed, and long-term support. Its mission is to achieve maximum accuracy while ensuring performance is suitable for low-end devices. “Hacks” are not supported, and the default settings are expected to accommodate all playable games, with only a few enhancements potentially causing compatibility issues.
Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Hardware rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software rendering
Upscaling, texture filtering, and true colour (24-bit) capabilities in hardware renderers
PGXP for improved 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 functionality
Supports Windows, Linux, and experimental macOS
Compatibility 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
Support for digital and analog controllers (rumble forwarded to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun supported (simulated with mouse)
NeGcon support
Qt and “Big Picture” UI
Automatic updates for Windows versions
Automatic content scanning—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 controllers (up to 8 devices)
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading/applying of PPF patches
DuckStation Changelog:
* RegTest: Fixed compilation issues
* System: Added option to install BIOS if missing
* AnimatedImage: Resolved potential integer overflow in dimensions
* ISOReader: Fixed possible integer overflow in GetSizeInSectors()
* CDImageMDS: Fixed multiple buffer overreads
* CDImagePBP: Verified SFO index table count before reading
* CDImagePBP: Added validation for BCD digits
* Common: Valid BCD functions now return boolean
* PSFLoader: Implemented missing header size checks during load
* Cheats: Fixed potential OOB reads in malformed instructions
* Achievements: Resolved possible read past the end of memory in callback
* StateWrapper: Added max size checks for vector/string data
* GPU: Added basic checks for the polyline buffer
* GPU: Included missing serialization of the polyline buffer
* Bus: Flushed line buffer after 512 characters
* Spanish (Spain) editing pass completed – 2026/08/05 (#3781)
