PlayStation 4 emulators

2018-10-31T12:34:06Z

Holy Diver: To everyone removing Orbital from here,please join the discord so that we may resolve this dispute.

{{Infobox console
|title = PlayStation 4
|logo = PS4.png
|developer = [[:Category:Sony consoles|Sony]]
|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Eighth-generation_video_game_consoles|Eighth generation]]
|release = 2013
|predecessor = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]]
|emulated = {{~}}
}}
The '''PlayStation 4''' (PS4) is an eighth-generation console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2013. Notably, it is the first PlayStation console to use the [[wikipedia:x86|x86]] architecture, making it easier to program for than the [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]] while also having the same architecture as PCs.

==Emulators==
{{no playable emulators}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active 
|-
|[[Orbital]]
|Windows, Linux
|[https://github.com/AlexAltea/orbital Git]
|{{✓}} 
|}

===Potential Roadblocks===
Due to the PS4's x86 architecture and FreeBSD-based operating system, emulators for the device will by and large be very unconventional. Despite the x86's instruction set being '''huge'''<ref>{{cite web | url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130517194502/http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132032 | title= Why is XBOX emulation premature?}}</ref>, a trait that would typically lead to years of development time by emulators, it opens the ability for pre-existing hypervisors to do the heavy lifting, eliminating the need for a recompiler. There is also, as of writing this, little to no documentation on the GPU (a modified Radeon 7970M with disabled stream processors) used in the PS4's APU, and it will require a complete re-implementation by emulator developers. End-users may wish to perform a preliminary dump of the required files from their PS4 using the [https://phi.nz/orbital/tools/dumper/ Orbital Dumper].
I also want to add that the emulator being created has a Discord and everyone can join if they have questions. https://discord.gg/Ga7rvRE

==References==
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[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Very early emulation]]
[[Category:Sony consoles]]
[[Category:Eighth-generation_video_game_consoles]]
[[Category:PlayStation 4 emulators]]

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PlayStation 4 emulators