GPCS4 (PS4 Emulator)

Playstation 4 emulator for the PC, GPCS4, boots and runs a commercial game for the first time

Alongside Orbital, GPCS4 is another Playstation 4 emulator that is currently under development for the PC. And while both of them are at a really early stage, GPCS4 can finally boot a commercial game. However, and before getting too excited, this emulator is far from being able to run any game at acceptable framerates.

According to its creator, GPCS4 can finally render a 2D image demo. Moreover, GPCS4 can boot the twin-stick shooter for Playstation 4, We Are Doomed. Not only that, but the emulator can… wait for it… actually run the game.

Now while We Are Doomed is not a demanding game, it’s incredible that GPCS4 can even run it. However, do note that We Are Doomed is not playable. While the emulator can go in-game, it’s not capable of fully running this game.

It’s also worth noting that GPCS4 can also boot the Playstation 4 version of NieR. However, I want to make it crystal clear that you won’t be able to enjoy PS4 games on the PC anytime soon. I mean, take a look at the PS3 emulator, RPCS3, and how long it took it to run some of its triple-A exclusives.

Last but not least, you can go ahead and download this PS4 emulator from GitHub. Developers can also assist on its development via its Discord channel.

Enjoy the following screenshot

Uz pastangas kaip ir galima paploti, bet man atrodo toks dalykas nereikalingas. O ir kiek laiko atema. Geriau jau konsole lauztu is nulio atrastu budu.

Labai reikalingas, ne visi žaidėjai mėgsta konsoles, kad pažaisti PS4 žaidimus taip ilgai laukti nereikės kaip reikėjo su PS3(ir tai ne visi žaidimai veikia sklandžiai), PS4 yra lengviau emuliuojamas negu PS3, nes PS3 architektūra yra labai komplikuota ir sunkiai suprantama, PS4 iš techninės pusės labai panašus į dabartinius kompiuterius, tačiau taip pat yra daug kabliukų, kur skiriasi. Kam įdomu kaip bus kuriamas PS4 emuliatorius ir kuo skiriasi detaliai PS4 architektūra nuo PC, rekomenduoju pažiūrėti šiuos video:

Orbital emuliatoriaus kūrėjas

Žmogus, kuris nulaužė PS4

Bent jau gerai, kad jis dalinasi savo sukurtu modeliu. Nezinau ar pavyks greitai paleisti pirma zaidima. Man atrodo, kad tai uztruks tikrai ne vienerius metus. O ir kokio PC galingumo reiks, kad galetum pasileisti zaidima?

Na žinant, kad emuliacijai bus naudojama virtualizacija, tai faktas, kad reikės galingesnio kompiuterio nei PS4 (techniškai kalbant), tačiau čia net pačiam emuliatoriaus kurėjui būtu sunku pasakyti. PS3 emuliatoriui reikia kuo galingesnio procesoriaus, nes kadangi PS3 turi galinga (tuo metu) CPU ir silpna GPU, PS4 situacija yra atvirkščiai ir mano nuomone daugiau apkrovos gaus ir GPU emuliuojant.

Spine is a new Playstation 4 emulator, 20-50 games can go in-game, demo available for download

Back in February 2020, we informed you about a PS4 emulator that could run some commercial games. However, it appears that there is another Playstation 4 emulator under development. This emulator is called Spine and is only available for Linux.

According to its creator, there are 20-50 games that can go in-game with this emulator. Now obviously these games have a lot of artifacts and glitches. Not only that, but most of them are indie games. So yeah, don’t expect playing Marvel’s Spider-Man on your PC anytime soon. Still, it’s really fascinating witnessing these baby steps for the Playstation 4 emulators.

As said, this emulator is only available for Linux and you can download its demo version from here. I’m pretty sure that most of you won’t find it useful (as most PC gamers are using Windows instead of Linux). Nevertheless, here is a PS4 emulator that you can run it for yourselves.

Again, you should temper your expectations as both Spine and GPCS4 are in very early development stages. I mean, RPCS3 is still unable to run at full speed most of PS3’s triple-A games. So yeah, don’t expect to see below God of War running in 4K and with 60fps.