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DuckStation Git (2026/05/05) is an advanced emulator for the Sony PlayStation, emphasizing playability and performance on low-end devices. It features a CPU recompiler, various rendering options (D3D and Vulkan), and enhancements like upscaling and texture filtering. The emulator supports diverse file formats, saves states, and allows direct booting of homebrew executables. Other capabilities include controller support, automatic updating, and an integrated memory card editor. Key updates in the changelog address achievement interface improvements and video thread fixes. DuckStation aims for accuracy while remaining user-friendly, making it suitable for all playable games with minimal compatibility issues.
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DuckStation Git (2026/05/05) has been compiled. DuckStation serves as a simulator/emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, emphasizing playability, performance, and long-term usability. The goal is to maintain high accuracy while ensuring that it operates efficiently on low-end devices. “Hack” options are not recommended, as the default settings should accommodate all playable games, with some enhancements possibly causing compatibility issues.
Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Rendering through hardware (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software
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 skip BIOS splash/intro
Save state capabilities
Supports Windows, Linux, and experimental macOS
Compatible with bin/cue images, raw bin/img files, MAME CHD, single-track ECM, MDS/MDF, and unencrypted PBP formats.
Direct booting for homebrew executables
Direct loading of Portable Sound Format (psf) files
Supports digital and analog controllers (rumble is transmitted to host)
Namco GunCon lightgun support (simulated using mouse)
NeGcon compatibility
Qt and “Big Picture” user interface
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 existing lists
Memory card editor and save importer
Emulated CPU overclocking
Integrated and remote debugging
Multitap support for up to 8 devices
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading and applying of PPF patches
DuckStation Changelog:
* Achievements: Remove indicators from pause menu
* Achievements: Adjust padding in the pause menu box
* FullscreenUI: Revamp the pause menu opening
* VideoThread: Ensure no assertion on thread for async calls
* GPU/HW: Resolve MMPX Quality compilation issue in Metal
* CI: Pass –fail to curl downloads
