DuckStation Git Update (December 27, 2025)

DuckStation Git (2025/12/27) is an advanced emulator for the Sony PlayStation, prioritizing playability and performance on low-end devices. It supports accurate emulation while enhancing user experience through various features. Key functionalities include CPU recompiler/JIT for multiple architectures, advanced rendering options (D3D11, Vulkan), upscaling, and post-processing shaders. It can load several game formats, including bin/cue and raw files, and offers features like save state support, memory card management, and input for various controllers, including lightgun simulation. Automatic updates, game compatibility options, and RetroAchievements further enhance the emulator’s capabilities.

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DuckStation Git (2025/12/27) has been compiled. DuckStation serves as an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, prioritizing playability, speed, and lasting maintainability. Its aim is to achieve high accuracy while providing performance that suits low-end devices. Options that involve “hacks” are discouraged, suggesting that the default settings should support all playable games, although some enhancements may have 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” option to bypass BIOS splash/intro
Support for save states
Compatible with Windows, Linux, and experimental macOS
Handles 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 (rumble forwarded to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun compatibility (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
Supports loading cheats from established 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