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PlayStation 4 emulators

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[[File:PS4.png|thumb|PlayStation 4]]The '''PlayStation 4''' is an eighth-generation console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2013. Notably, it is the first PlayStation console to use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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==
There is one PS4 emulator in very early development PS4EMX[https://github.com/ghaststeam/PS4EMX]. {{no current emulators}} Even though the PS4 does have an x86 CPU like normal PCs, it doesn't mean it'll be easy to emulate as the x86 instruction set is '''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>. However, nearly all of x86 instructions are well documented (though some other specifics aren't) so the possibility is there. Another thing is that there is currently no documentation on the GPU (a modified Radeon 7970M with disabled stream processors) used in the PS4's APU . While the console has been hacked, efforts are as of now preliminary and not to the console isnpoint of being able to run backups or pirated games - please don't even ask about PoC emulators until it's hacked but GPU is . All that said, don't expect any functional PS4 emulators for a slightly customized Radeon 7970M with disabled stream processorsvery long time, like 10 years.
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[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Not yet emulated]]
[[Category:Sony consoles]]

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