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Downloading unofficial ports from GitHub? Hackers have infected over 17,000 repositories and are stealing data
Retro fans have been hit too: among the fakes was even a "plugin" for PS Vita that, instead of improving the sound, ran spyware on the computer. -
In two weeks, the fan project went from its first release to frame generation and 8x resolution. -
The developers of AnyPS5 reported that the emulator's shader decoder has now reached full coverage of the tracked AMD RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPU instruction sets, with support for all 1,166 instructions. That is another step toward running PlayStation 5 games on Windows and Linux, but recognition alone does not show that the instructions execute correctly or that games can run. -
Enthusiast AYOUB has gotten inFAMOUS: Second Son running on PC at native 4K with a modified build of the shadPS4 emulator. He says he spent 24 hours working on it and used the Claude language model. The creator posted a demonstration in a post on X. -
A new KyTyPS5 test suggests God of War: Sons of Sparta can be played on PC through a PlayStation 5 emulator, but the result comes from only a short gameplay section. In that brief demo, the game averaged about 137 FPS on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor using the Vulkan graphics API. -
Mod creator fromsoftserve released version 1.01 of the Bloodborne PC Remaster, a fan-made patch for Bloodborne that runs through the shadPS4 emulator. The mod page also says this is currently the only way to play the cult game on PC until Sony releases an official port or remaster. -
Earlier KyTyPS5 builds stalled at loading screens or, at best, character creation, but the emulator can now push Demon's Souls Remake into actual gameplay. The latest builds also look more convincing during startup and rendering: the remake's graphics appear without major visual problems, and the shaders seem to be working properly.
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RPCS3's latest update adds direct booting from original PlayStation 3 [game=PlayStation 3]PlayStation 3[/game] discs, though you'll need a compatible optical drive to use it. -
Android is steadily turning into a full-fledged platform for emulating past-gen consoles. The new XenDroid project is already trying to run Xbox 360 games on phones and handhelds, and some titles are hitting perfectly acceptable frame rates — though we're still far from a proper console replacement. -
The Order: 1886, a PS4 exclusive from Sony Computer Entertainment, has been booted up on PC via the shadPS4 emulator: in a fresh test, this 2015 title is pushing past 200 FPS in certain scenes. This isn’t a native port, but an emulated run — and that’s exactly why the results are so impressive for a game that’s been tethered to the PS4 for years. -
It looks like Microsoft is gearing up for one of the biggest shake-ups yet for classic Xbox fans. If the intel from an internal document checks out, PC owners could be officially playing Xbox 360 games within just a few years, while good old discs start pulling double duty as digital licenses. -
Kyty PS5 emulator has reached a new milestone, according to its GitHub repository: the project is still early in development, but it can already boot 2D games and some 3D titles on Windows and Linux. The repository describes KytyPS5 as a free and open-source PS5 emulator written in C++. -
The newest KytyPS5 release brings a small but telling milestone: version 0.0.3 can now boot GTA 5 on a PC, and the emulator can even open the game's menu and settings. The developer says the update also improves performance and stability, but the project remains a long way from being a finished PS5 emulation solution. -
SharpEmu developers have released Windows builds of their PlayStation 5 emulator, and the project already has enough core features to run native code and handle shader conversion. The milestone comes as the team continues to push the emulator forward from an early proof of concept. -
AyaNeo is gearing up for the second generation of one of the most unique portable consoles on the market. The Pocket Micro 2 will carry forward the concept of a pocket-sized retro-gaming device, but for now, the company is keeping all the details under wraps. With component prices on the rise, the big question right now isn’t about specs — it’s about how much you’ll have to pay for the new version. -
The PlayStation 5 was unexpectedly turned into a platform for running PS3 games via Linux and the RPCS3 emulator. Tests showed a weird result: some Sony hits run in 4K with high FPS, while others chug even worse than on the original 2006 console. -
The original developers of ZSNES have released a new version of the emulator — Super ZSNES, completely rewritten from scratch. Announced features include more accurate CPU and audio cores, GPU acceleration, manual high-res detail redrawing via a built-in drawing tool, and software overclocking to eliminate frame drops in demanding games. -
Atari keeps buying up tech and teams that quietly bring classics back to life. Its latest asset — Implicit Conversions, the studio that supplied retro hits to the PlayStation Plus Premium library. -
Playmaji has announced the launch of the Polymega Remix — a USB peripheral that dumps ROMs from original retro game media. The device comes with a built-in CD drive, while cartridge support is handled via swappable modules. -
Goodbye, Micro-Stutters? Proton 11.0 With NTSYNC Promises FPS Boost Where Only Overclocking Used to Help
Valve has started testing Proton 11.0 — the first major update to Steam's compatibility layer in half a year. The beta brings two fundamental changes: official support for games on ARM devices without manual emulation tweaking, and the implementation of the NTSYNC mechanism, which should solve the "stutter" problem in multi-threaded projects on Linux.
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