Browsing: Emulator

The growing power of mobile devices and the ease of running or emulating x86 software directly on Arm64 hardware have made PC emulation popular in recent years. Among the chief PC emulation tools for Android, DroidDeck has quickly become one of our favorites because it lets you play titles from your Steam library and recently…

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The Nintendo Switch 2 launched just over a year ago, but we weren’t expecting to see emulators or native ports on Android for a while yet. However, that’s exactly what’s happened in recent weeks.

Snapdragon processors are usually the preferred platform for more demanding emulators, and that’s largely due to the proliferation of custom Turnip GPU drivers. These drivers offer performance gains, compatibility improvements, and bug fixes compared to your device’s system driver. We’ve seen a few attempts to deliver similar GPU drivers and utilities on non-Snapdragon devices, but…

ARMSX3 is the top PlayStation 3 emulator on Android at the moment, and the app previously let users boot up the PS3’s firmware to check out Sony’s XrossMediaBar (XMB) interface. Now, the development team is taking things a step further by offering a brand-new home screen based on the XMB.

Running iPhone applications on Windows has always been more challenging than running Android apps because Apple’s development tools and iOS ecosystem are designed for macOS. Although several iPhone emulators for Windows are available, they differ in how they work, the features they provide, and whether they use virtual environments or real devices.

There was a dearth of original Xbox emulators for Android, but that started to change earlier this year. We first saw the admittedly vibecoded X1 Box app in March, based on the Xemu emulator for PC, but this was quickly followed by a forked Android app called HakuX. Thankfully, there’s some great news if you…

The popular retro game emulator Delta has today launched a big new 2.0 version, most notably featuring a refreshed Liquid Glass interface and support for the iPhone Duo.

Customers are finally getting their hands on Apple’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, starting today. While early reviews of the iPhone Duo complained about the app support situation, more and more developers are updating their apps to support Apple’s new form factor. If you just picked up your iPhone Duo and are wondering how best…

The PlayStation 5 homebrew scene is moving at breakneck speed, turning Sony’s flagship console into an unexpectedly versatile emulation powerhouse. Just days after we covered PS5SX2 bringing PlayStation 2 emulation and the ProsperoEden project taking on Nintendo Switch titles, developers have rolled out massive updates that fundamentally change what jailbroken PS5 consoles can do.