Difference between revisions of "Emulation:PlayStation"

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This article is about the emulation of a console or deprecated PC platform on Windows, macOS (OS X), or Linux.

The PlayStation is a video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment (Then-Sony Computer Entertainment) and manufactured by Sony, released on December 3, 1994 and is a 5th-generation video game console.

The PlayStation is powered by a single MIPS R3000 CPU and a customized "cop2" GPU, and comes with the 2 MB of system RAM and 1 MB of VRAM. It utilize the CD-ROM as its game media format. Its primary controllers are the PlayStation Controller and later the DualShock.

Below is a list of emulators on PC that can play the PlayStation game titles.

General information

PlayStation at Emulation General Wiki

Emulator(s)

DuckStation

Key points

Windows, Linux.

Open-source active.

Good emulation accuracy with active development, with many enhancements available

Requires BIOS

General information

Duckstation website

DuckStation on GitHub

Compatibility list

Mednafen

Key points

Windows, Linux.

Source code included, last update was on January 18, 2022.

Requires BIOS

General information

Official website

Newest releases

XEBRA

Key points

Closed-Source.

General information

Official website

PCSXR-PGXP

Key points

A fork of the PCSX-R emulator with perspective-correct texturing capabilities and other improvements.

Open-source, last commit was on March 6, 2019.

No longer in active development and has been largely succeeded by DuckStation.

Plugin-based emulator.

General information

PCSXR-PGXP on GitHub

Download page

ePSXe

Key points

Windows, MacOSX, Linux.

Runs well on low-end hardware.

Closed-source and hasn't been updated since June 24, 2016.

Plugin-based emulator.

Low emulation accuracy with compatibility issues with certain games and/or plug-ins.

General information

Official website

Download

ePSXe sub-forums on NGEmu

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 |successor    = [[Emulation:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]]
 |wikipedia    = PlayStation (console)
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+{{Introduction
+|introduction = The '''PlayStation''' is a video game console developed by [[Company:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]] (Then-Sony Computer Entertainment) and manufactured by [[Company:Sony|Sony]], released on December 3, 1994 and is a 5th-generation video game console.
+The PlayStation is powered by a single MIPS R3000 CPU and a customized "cop2" GPU, and comes with the 2 MB of system RAM and 1 MB of VRAM. It utilize the CD-ROM as its game media format. Its primary controllers are the [[Controller:PlayStation Controller|PlayStation Controller]] and later the [[DualShock]].
+|current state= Below is a list of emulators on PC that can play the PlayStation game titles.
 }}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/PlayStation_emulators PlayStation] at Emulation General Wiki
+{{mm}} [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/PlayStation_emulators PlayStation] at Emulation General Wiki
 ==Emulator(s)==
-===ePSXe===
+===DuckStation===
-This emulator is best used to enhance your PSX experience and it is the most popular PSX emulator. You can download ePSXe [http://www.epsxe.com/download.php here].
+'''Key points'''
+{{ii}} Windows, Linux.
+{{ii}} Open-source active.
+{{++}} Good emulation accuracy with active development, with many enhancements available
+{{--}} Requires BIOS
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://www.duckstation.org/ Duckstation website]
+{{mm}} [https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation DuckStation on GitHub]
+{{mm}} [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H66MxViRjjE5f8hOl5RQmF5woS1murio2dsLn14kEqo Compatibility list]
+===Mednafen===
+'''Key points'''
+{{ii}} Windows, Linux.
+{{++}} Source code included, last update was on January 18, 2022.
+{{--}} Requires BIOS
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://mednafen.github.io/ Official website]
+{{mm}} [https://mednafen.github.io/releases/ Newest releases]
-ePSXe works best by plugins from other sites. While this means you can optimize emulation performance beyond what the original PSX provides, it can be an arduous process to correctly setup certain games.
-===pSX===
+===XEBRA===
-This emulator best mimics the original PSX experience and is particularly easy to operate. You can download pSX [http://psxemulator.gazaxian.com/ here].
+'''Key points'''
-However, this emulator cannot be significantly modified so its emulation cannot be as optimized to one's PC. Because this is a more straightforward emulator, running games is an easy process and pSX is compatible with almost all pSX games.
+{{--}} Closed-Source.
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [http://drhell.web.fc2.com/ps1/ Official website]
-===PCSX===
-PCSX is an older emulator that uses the same plugin system as ePSXe. Rather than using PCSX itself, it's recommended you use one of its forks, like [http://pcsxr.codeplex.com/ PCSX-Reloaded] or [https://code.google.com/p/psxjin/ PSXjin].
-{{ii}} [http://ngemu.com/threads/peteopengl2tweak-tweaker-for-peteopengl2-plugin-w-gte-accuracy-hack.160319/ PeteOpenGL2Tweak] with GTE Accuracy hack for PCSXR is advised
-===Xebra/Arbex===
+===PCSXR-PGXP===
-Xebra is another accuracy-focused emulator, like pSX. Notorious for its confusing UI, but some people swear by its accuracy. Because of its accuracy, it requires a fast system to get fullspeed on some games. If it doesn't work in pSX, try it here. You can download Xebra [http://www.zophar.net/psx/xebra.html here], and a very brief starting guide [http://forums.ngemu.com/showpost.php?p=1075497 here].
+'''Key points'''
+{{ii}} A fork of the PCSX-R emulator with {{w|Texture mapping#Perspective correctness|perspective-correct texturing}} capabilities and other improvements.
+{{++}} Open-source, last commit was on March 6, 2019.
+{{--}} No longer in active development and has been largely succeeded by [[#DuckStation|DuckStation]].
+{{--}} Plugin-based emulator.
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://github.com/iCatButler/pcsxr PCSXR-PGXP on GitHub]
+{{mm}} [https://www.ngemu.com/threads/pcsxr-pgxp.186369/ Download page]
-Arbex is a less-accurate version of Xebra, but does not require a BIOS, unlike most other emulators, and is faster than Xebra.
-===Mednafen===
+===ePSXe===
-Mednafen is a command line driven multi system emulator that focuses on accuracy. While confusing to those not familiar with it all you need is a good text editor such as Notepad++ to edit the cfg file then to run it is as simple as dragging and dropping the roms onto the executable. Should you want one there are many front ends available to assist with running the emulator. More information and download can be found [http://mednafen.sourceforge.net here]
+'''Key points'''
+{{ii}} Windows, MacOSX, Linux.
+{{++}} Runs well on low-end hardware.
+{{--}} Closed-source and hasn't been updated since June 24, 2016.
+{{--}} Plugin-based emulator.
+{{--}} Low emulation accuracy with compatibility issues with certain games and/or plug-ins.
+'''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://www.epsxe.com/ Official website]
+{{mm}} [https://www.epsxe.com/download.php Download]
+{{mm}} [https://www.ngemu.com/forums/epsxe.7/ ePSXe sub-forums on NGEmu]

Related controllers

DualShock
Successor
PlayStation 2