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DuckStation Git (2025/11/26) is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation, designed for playability, speed, and compatibility on low-end devices. It prioritizes accuracy while supporting a wide range of games with minimal enhancements. Key features include a CPU recompiler, various rendering options (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan), upscaling, texture filtering, and multiple file format supports such as bin/cue and PBP. It also offers save states, automatic updates, memory card management, and support for multiple controllers. Recent updates include a Spanish translation and GameDB adjustments, enhancing user experience and functionality. Download is available for Windows and Linux.
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DuckStation Git (2025/11/26) has been compiled. DuckStation is an emulator for the Sony PlayStation(TM) console, prioritizing playability, performance, and long-term maintainability. The aim is to achieve high accuracy while offering performance that caters to low-end devices. “Hack” options are discouraged, and the default configuration should accommodate all playable games, though some enhancements may present compatibility issues.
Features:
CPU Recompiler/JIT (x86-64, armv7/AArch32, and AArch64)
Rendering options include hardware (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software
Upscaling, texture filtering, and true color (24-bit) are available in hardware renderers
PGXP for enhanced geometry precision, texture correction, and depth buffer emulation
Adaptive downsampling filter
Post-processing shader chains
“Fast boot” feature to skip BIOS splash/intro
Support for save states
Compatible with Windows, Linux, and highly experimental macOS
Supports 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 controllers for input (rumble is sent to host)
Support for Namco GunCon lightgun (simulated with mouse)
NeGcon support
User interfaces in Qt and “Big Picture”
Automatic updates for Windows builds
Automatic content scanning with game titles/hashes from redump.org
Optional automatic memory card switching for each game
Loading cheats from existing lists supported
Memory card editor and save importer included
Emulated CPU overclocking
Integrated and remote debugging features
Support for multitap controllers (up to 8 devices)
RetroAchievements
Automatic loading/applying of PPF patches
DuckStation Changelog:
* Spanish (Spain) translation update on 2025-11-25 (#3641)
* GameDB: Disabled auto analog for certain games and added missing information (#3640)
* ImGuiOverlays: Added missing space
