Sony PlayStation Emulation
Explore the projects that preserved five generations of Sony consoles and handhelds.
PlayStation
Bleem!, ePSXe, PCSX-Reloaded, DuckStation, and accuracy-focused successors.
Sixth generationPlayStation 2
PCSX2 history, compatibility, graphics, controllers, and setup.
PortablePSP
PPSSPP and the story of PlayStation emulation on the go.
Cell eraPlayStation 3
RPCS3, preservation challenges, compatibility, and configuration.
HandheldPlayStation Vita
Vita3K and the modern preservation effort around Sony’s final handheld.
Emulators for Sony
Published emulator profiles for this branch. Open a card for setup, downloads, and sources.
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Avocado
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR Avocado Avocado is an open-source PlayStation (PS1) emulator project hosted on GitHub that targets modern platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux) and provides hardwa…
Beetle PSX
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR CORE Beetle PSX Beetle PSX is the Libretro core port/fork of Mednafen's PlayStation (PS1) module. It prioritizes accuracy and a software renderer; a separ…
Beetle PSX HW
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR CORE Beetle PSX HW Beetle PSX HW is the Libretro core name for a libretro/RetroArch port of Mednafen's PlayStation (PS1) module. It exposes Mednafen'…

ChonkyStation3
PLAYSTATION 3 EMULATORChonkyStation3An experimental PlayStation 3 emulator whose developer describes it as a learning project, not a general game-playing option.Official downloads …
DuckStation
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR DuckStation A modern, accuracy-focused PlayStation emulator with widescreen options, enhancement features, and a clean workflow for legally dumped games. Jump …
EmuCoreV
PLAYSTATION VITA EMULATOR EmuCoreV EmuCoreV is a PlayStation Vita emulator application for Android that integrates a Vita3K-based native core with a custom Kotlin + Jetpack Compose…
EmuCoreX
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR EmuCoreX EmuCoreX is an open-source PlayStation 2 emulator project focused on Android devices. It uses a PCSX2-derived core adapted into an Android-focused f…
Fceumm-PS2
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR Fceumm-PS2 Homebrew port of the FCEUmm (FCEUltra) Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom emulator that runs on PlayStation 2 hardware. Provides NES ROM playba…
iris
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR iris Iris is an open-source PlayStation 2 emulator and debugger that runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. It focuses on a clean, from-scratch implementation wit…
KytyPS5
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR KytyPS5 Open-source PlayStation 5 emulator that targets Windows and Linux with experimental macOS support; early-development software able to boot some 2D and …
LRPS2
SONY PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR CORE LRPS2 LRPS2 is a Libretro (RetroArch) core that ports a heavily modified PCSX2 codebase to the libretro API, providing PlayStation 2 emulation with…
moestation
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR moestation WIP PlayStation 2 emulator written in C++ (formerly implemented in Zig). Repository shows active source tree and a statement that the project is b…
nupsx
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR nupsx nuPSX (nupsx) is an open-source experimental PlayStation (PS1) emulator and debugger written in Zig. It is a learning-focused implementation that can boo…
pcsp
PSP EMULATOR pcsp PCSP — a long-standing, Windows-focused PSP emulator project (work-in-progress/abandoned status unclear). Historically provided Windows builds (e.g. v0.5.x) and c…
PCSX-Redux
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR PCSX-Redux PCSX-Redux is an open-source PlayStation (PS1) emulator and associated development/debugging toolset maintained on GitHub by the Grumpy Coders group…
PCSX2
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR PCSX2 The established open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, combining broad compatibility with modern rendering, per-game fixes, controller support, and an act…
Play!
PLAYSTATION 2 EMULATOR Play! Play! is a cross-platform PlayStation 2 emulator (branded Play!) with active development and official builds for Windows, macOS, Linux (Flathub), Andro…
PPSSPP
PLAYSTATION PORTABLE EMULATOR PPSSPP A mature open-source emulator for PlayStation Portable games, with high-resolution rendering, broad controller support, and reliable save-state…
pseudo
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR pseudo PSeudo — a small open-source PlayStation (PSX) emulator project focused on simplicity and learning; actively developed on macOS with experimental Window…
psxe
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR psxe psxe — a compact, portable PlayStation (PS1) emulator and emulation library written in C, intended to run on Windows, macOS and Linux. Provides implementa…
RPCS3
PLAYSTATION 3 EMULATOR RPCS3 A high-performance open-source emulator for PlayStation 3 software, with a rapidly improving compatibility list and detailed per-game configuration. Ju…
ScePSX
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR ScePSX ScePSX is an open-source, lightweight PlayStation (PS1) emulator written in C# with multiple rendering backends (D3D/OpenGL/Vulkan), PGXP support, save …
shadPS4
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR shadPS4 shadPS4 — an open-source, early-stage PlayStation 4 emulator that runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. It is actively developed on GitHub and provides use…
sharpemu
PLAYSTATION EMULATOR sharpemu SharpEmu is an open-source, experimental PlayStation 5 emulator implemented in C# that runs on Windows x64, Linux x64 and macOS x64. It can load real …
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