Editing PlayStation 5 emulators

{{Infobox console
|title = PlayStation 5
|logo = ps5.png
|developer = [[:Sony]]
|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Ninth-generation video game consoles|Ninth generation]]
|release = 2020
|predecessor = [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4 (Pro)]]
|emulated = {{✗}}
}}

The '''[[Wikipedia:PlayStation 5|PlayStation 5 (PS5)]]''' is a home video game console developed by [[Sony|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]. Announced in 2018 as the successor to the [[PlayStation 4 emulators|PlayStation 4]], the PS5 was released by Sony on November 12, 2020, in most countries.

The platform launched in two varieties: a base model with an '''[[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Ultra HD Blu-ray]]'''-compatible optical disc drive that retailed for {{Inflation|USD|499|2020}} and a Digital Edition lacking this drive that retailed for {{Inflation|USD|399|2020}}, serving as a lower-cost variant for consumers who prefer to buy games through digital download. 

It uses a custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 processor running at 3.5GHz, supported by 16GB/256-bit GDDR6 Ram, with 512MB of DDR4 RAM (used as SSD controller cache). It is also the first PlayStation console to use an SSD for storage.

The console’s architecture is very similar to that of a PS4, so a PS4 emulator may support PS5 in the future, similar to how Dolphin supports Wii while originally being a GameCube emulator.

==Emulators==
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==Compatibility layers [[Compatibility layers|(...)]]==
{{No playable emulators}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Platform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[#Hardware_features_and_peripherals|Hardware features<br/>and peripherals]]
! scope="col"|[[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="8"|PC / x86
|-
|[[Kyty]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[https://github.com/InoriRus/Kyty git]
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✓}}
|{{✗}}
|{{✗}}
|}

===Comparisons===
;Compatibility layers
:;Kyty
::A compatibility layer for the PS4 and PS5 by InoriRus, the creator of Short Waves. It was in the early stages of development. Can boot some lightweight PS4 games and PS5 homebrews with graphical output.

==Enhancements==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan=2 | Name
! Emulator name<br/><small>(N/A)</small>
|-
| rowspan=7 | Graphics
| [[Resolution|Resizable Internal Resolution]]
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| [[Texture_packs#Texture_Replacement_.283D.29|Texture Replacement]]
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| [[Widescreen_hacks|Ultrawide hack]]<br/><small>Widescreen already supported on PlayStation 5 system.<br/>But there is no support by system for render games in other ratios such as ultrawide 21:9 or super ultrawide 32:9.</small>
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|-
| Ray-tracing<br/><small>Ray-tracing already supported on PlayStation 5 system.<br/>But there are ways to improve path-tracing implementation even further like increasing ray length or more rays per light source etc.</small>
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|-
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Pre-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(MSAA, SSAA)</small>
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| Super-resolution techniques<br/><small>([https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/Streamline/blob/main/docs/ProgrammingGuideDLSS.md DLSS], XeSS and FSR 2+)</small>
|<small>Requires access to the depth buffer and temporal data like motion-vectors so it's quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.<br/>FSR 2 is already supported on PlayStation 5.</small>
|-
| [https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/rtx-remix/wiki RTX Remix]
| colspan=9 | <small>Implementing RTX Remix technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future.</small>
|-
| rowspan=4 | Performance
| [[Overclocking|Overclock]]
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|-
| [[30/60_FPS_cheat_codes|Internal Framerate Hack]]
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|-
| [https://blurbusters.com/frame-generation-essentials-interpolation-extrapolation-and-reprojection/ Frame generation technologies]<br/><small>([https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/ LSFG], [https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/Streamline/blob/main/docs/ProgrammingGuideDLSS_G.md DLSS-G], [https://www.techpowerup.com/316835/extrass-framework-paper-details-intels-take-on-frame-generation ExtraSS] and [https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fluid-motion-frames-is-out-now-on-amd-radeon-rx-7000-series/ba-p/634372 AFMF])</small>
| colspan=3 | <small>Implementing frame generation technology in an emulator is unfortunately quite challenging and unlikely to be feasible in the near future, however post-processing techniques such as [[Wikipedia:Motion_interpolation|motion interpolation]] is quite possible. [[Input_lag|Input latency]] will be a crucial factor, but its impact likely varies depending on the specific technique employed, it's recommended to use '''after applying the "Internal Framerate Hack"'''.
|-
| Rendering latency reduction technologies<br/><small>([https://github.com/ishitatsuyuki/LatencyFleX LatencyFleX], [https://developer.nvidia.com/performance-rendering-tools/reflex Reflex] and [https://www.amd.com/en/products/software/adrenalin/radeon-software-anti-lag.html Anti-Lag'''+'''])
| colspan=4 | <small>While most emulators offer frame pacing or framebuffer latency control options, implementing rendering latency reduction technologies isn't currently feasible. This is '''likely''' doesn't offer enough benefit to justify the development effort.</small>
|-
| rowspan=4 | Post-Processing
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Anti-aliasing_algorithms|Post-rendering AA]]<br/><small>(FXAA, TXAA and MLAA/SMAA)</small>
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|-
| [[Wikipedia:Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and FSR 1)</small>
|<small>FSR 2 is already supported on PlayStation 5.</small>
|-
| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]
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|-
| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]
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|-
| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]
| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]
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| Rewind
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| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed
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| Savestates
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|-
| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]
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|-
| rowspan=2 | Controls
| [[Controllers#Mouse_Injectors_for_Emulators|Mouse Injector Compatible]]
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|-
| [[Input_lag|Input lag-mitigating technique]]
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|-
| rowspan=7 | Quality of life
| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]
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|-
| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in_graphics_mod_editor.2Fmanager_for_emulators|Graphics mod editor/manager]]
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|-
| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Cheat Manager]]
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| Per-Game Profiles
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| Command Line Options
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| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>
| colspan=2 | N/A<br/><small>Eighth gen home consoles and beyond only have digital video output anyway.</small>
|-
| [[Frontends#Graphical_User_Interfaces_.28GUIs.29|Big Picture Mode]]
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| rowspan=4 | Misc
| RetroAchievements
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|-
| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]
| colspan=2 |  Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores]. So there is no support at the moment.
|-
| Free Look<br/><small>Free Look is a enhancement feature that allows manipulation of the in-game camera.</small>
| colspan=2 | <small>While freecam would be technically possible, it will require per-game patches.<br/>Said patches would require a significant amount of time to reverse the game's engine, which means that only someone talented with enough dedication to a single game could do it.
|-
| [[Wikipedia:Category:Debugging|Debug Features]]
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|}
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==Hardware features and peripherals==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan=2 | Hardware features
! Emulator name<br/><small>(N/A)</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:PlayStation_5#System_software|System software]]
| [[#Home_screen_and_apps|Home screen and apps]]
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|-
|[[#Trophies|Trophies]]
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|-
| rowspan=4 | Backwards<br/>compatibility
| [[Wikipedia:List_of_PlayStation_2_games_for_PlayStation_4|PlayStation 2 emulation <br/>(incl. PS2 Classics)]]
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|-
| [[Wikipedia:Lists_of_PS_one_Classics|PlayStation emulation <br/>(incl. PSOne Classics)]]
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|-
| [[Official_emulators|PSP emulation]] for [[Wikipedia:List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_Portable_games#PSP_games|Digital PSP titles]]
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|-
| [https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/ PlayStation 4]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[PlayStation_Network|PlayStation Network]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | Tempest Engine 3D audio technology
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_HD_haptic_feedback#PlayStation_5_Emulation|Adaptive triggers]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_HD_haptic_feedback#PlayStation_5_Emulation|Controller's haptic feedback]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:DualSense#Games_with_controller.27s_speaker_support Controller's speaker support]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:DualSense#Games_with_microphone_support Microphone support ]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_tracked_motion_controllers#PlayStation_5|Motion controls]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[List_of_games_that_support_touchpad#PlayStation_5_Emulation|Touchpad]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:DualSense#Games_with_Light_Bar_support Light Bar]
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|-
| colspan=2 | DS Edge's Back Buttons mapping
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|-
| colspan=2 | [[#Ultra HD Blu-ray drive|Ultra HD Blu-ray drive]]
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|-
| colspan=2 | [https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/PlayStation_5#Backwards_Compatibility PS4 Save File Transfer]
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|-
! colspan=3 | Peripherals
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Controllers|Controller]]
| DualSense
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|-
| [[Controllers#DualShock_4|DualShock 4]]
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|-
| [[List_of_games_with_keyboard_and_mouse_support#PlayStation_5_Emulation|USB Keyboard & Mouse]]
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|-
| rowspan=2 | WebCam
|[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_Camera|PlayStation Camera]]
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|-
|[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_5#Additional_accessories|HD Camera]]
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|-
| rowspan=4 | Motion
|[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_VR2|PlayStation VR2]]
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|-
|[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_VR|PlayStation VR]]
| 
|-
|[[Wikipedia:PlayStation_Move|PlayStation Move]]
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|-
|Aim Controller
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|-
|colspan=2 | Remote Control
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|-
|colspan=2 | Pulse 3D wireless headset
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|-
|colspan=2 | Rock Band peripherals
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|}
<references group=N3/>
===Home screen and apps===
:[https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps5/Main_Page psdevwiki: PlayStation 5 system software section]
:[[Wikipedia:List_of_PlayStation_applications|Wikipedia: List of PlayStation applications]]
PlayStation Home Menu is a graphical user interface developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. You can launch various applications from this interface as well.

*No emulator supports this at the moment.

===Trophies===
:[https://psnprofiles.com/trophies?platform=ps5 PSNProfiles: PlayStation 5 Trophies]
Trophies are PlayStation Network awards presented to players for completing specific tasks in a game. The feature is present in most PlayStation 3 games, and all PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games.[https://playstation.fandom.com/wiki/Trophies] Trophies shouldn't be confused with [[#Enhancements|RetroAchievements]].

===Ultra HD Blu-ray drive===
PlayStation 4(Pro) and PlayStation 5 consoles supports Blu-ray Disc Video and DVD-Video but only PlayStation 5 supports <abbr title="Needs 'Ultra HD Blu-ray drive'">4K Ultra HD</abbr>. However it does not have the capability to play VCDs, additionally, the format is not supported by the consoles system software.

:See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
:Also see [https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps4/Backwards_Compatibility#multimedia psdevwiki: multimedia support]

==Emulation issues==
===Potential roadblocks===
Due to the PS5'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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x86_instruction_listings | title= x86 instruction listings | Wikipedia}}</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 this time, little to no documentation on the GPU used in the PS5's APU, and it will require a complete re-implementation by emulator developers.

===Fake emulators===
Because most people don't understand how emulation works, scammers try and take advantage of this by making [[Emulator scams|fake emulators]] for malicious purposes. The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 has seen its fair share of scams, the most notable and persistent of which being '''PCSX4'''. The scheme is very elaborate and clever, with a website designed to mimic [[RPCS3]]'s while using a similar naming scheme as [[PCSX-Reloaded|PCSX]] and [[PCSX2]] (both of which are legitimate). The site uses aggressive search engine optimization (SEO), meaning it's one of the top results for "PS4 emulator" or "PS5 emulator" on Google. Two things invalidate PCSX4's legitimacy:

* The obstruction of the download behind endless surveys. Emulator development nowadays gets its funding from [[Emulators on Patreon|Patreon]] or Google Play.
* It is fairly easy to fake a PS4 (and even [[PlayStation 5|PS5]]) emulator by taking the open-source [https://git.sr.ht/~thestr4ng3r/chiaki Chiaki] Remote Play client, which works by streaming games from an actual PS4, and modifying the GUI to display fake hardware usage stats alongside the game. If its claims of running any PS4 game in 4K at 60FPS with little to no issues were true, there would certainly be news articles about it, just like there were for [[Cemu]].

===Reverse engineering PlayStation 5===
See these resources for reverse engineering PlayStation 5;
*[https://youtu.be/5Cq3K9lBli0 MVG: The PS5 Jailbreak is here]
*Modded Warfare: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn7ji3VsPy3E0uxCPaId_-ySd0cXusnJ5 PS5 Tutorials]

;General
:;Graphics
:*[https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2011/07/09/a-trip-through-the-graphics-pipeline-2011-index/ A trip through the Graphics Pipeline 2011]
:*[https://vulkan-tutorial.com/ Vulkan Tutorial]

:;Reversing
:*[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0764574817/ Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering (book)]
:*[https://beginners.re/ Reverse Engineering for Beginners (book)]

;PlayStation 5 specific
:;CPU
:*N/A

:;GPU
:*N/A

:;Misc
:*[https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps5/Main_Page PS5 Developer Wiki]
:*Open source projects (FreeBSD, AMDGPU drivers, etc.): [https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/tree/releng/9.1 FreeBSD system calls], [https://github.com/GPUOpen-Drivers/pal GPUOpen-Drivers]

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