Changes

! scope="col"|Platform(s)

! scope="col"|Version

! scope="col"|<abbr title="Resizable Internal Resolution">RIR</abbr>

! scope="col"|[[Emulation accuracy|Accuracy]]

! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>

! scope="col"|Active

! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]

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|[[DuckStation]]

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|High

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|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]

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|High

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|[[BizHawk]]

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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]<br/>[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]

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|{{~}}[https://www.speedrun.com/twl/thread/nl2de *]

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|[http://problemkaputt.de/psx.htm 2.2]

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|PCSX-Redux

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|{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>

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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/hpsx64/files/Source/ {{hpsx64Ver}}] ([http://www.emucr.com/search/label/hpsx64?&max-results=16 Alt])

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|[[MAME]]

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|?

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|[https://github.com/JaCzekanski/Avocado git]

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|Mid

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|[https://gitlab.com/beannaich/psxact git]

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|[[Rustation]]

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|Mid-High

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|[http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/psx/psx_em.html 1.13]

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|1.4.1

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|1.6b

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|[http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/psx/ssspsx.html 0.0.34]

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|[[DuckStation]]

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|{{✓}}

|High

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|[[Mednafen]]<ref group=N name=libretro>Only available on mobile as a libretro core (e.g., [[RetroArch]]).</ref><ref group=N>Needs a high-end phone/tablet to run at full speed.</ref>

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|High

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|PCSX-ReARMed<ref group=N name=libretro/>

|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Lin|Pyra}}

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/#external-links r22]</br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/42 0.1 Pyra]

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|{{✓}}

|Mid

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|align=left|{{Icon|Android}}

|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epsxe.ePSXe {{EpsxeAndroidVer}}]

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|[https://github.com/JaCzekanski/Avocado git]

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|Mid

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|{{✗}} <small>(WIP)</small>

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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emulator.fpse {{FpseAndroidVer}}]

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|[[DuckStation]]

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|High

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|[[Official_emulators#Sony|Official Sony emulators]]<br/>(POPS)

|r13 (PS2)<br/>6.60 (PSP)<br/>4.82 (PS3)<br/>2.60 (PSVita)

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|Mid-High

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|PCSX-ReARMed<ref group=N name=libretro/>

|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/pcsx_rearmed/#external-links r22]

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|Mid

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|align=left|{{Icon|NGC|Wii|WiiU}}

|[https://github.com/niuus/WiiSXRX/releases git]

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|?

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===Comparisons===

====PC====

:Quickly became a top contender on the basis that it has high compatibility and a built-in GUI. Its stated goal is to be "as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices." While PCSX-R has long dethroned ePSXe in features, DuckStation is the first to address all the shortcomings of plugin-based offerings thus far, as all of its features are available out-of-the-box, and no configuration is necessary to get games running outside of obtaining the original system firmware. The graphics emulation core<!-- is a brand new, from-scratch implementation (todo: verify) and--> has modern enhancements built-in like PGXP, upscaling, texture filtering, hardware (D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan) and software rendering (both of which have true color (24-bit) support). It also natively supports MAME's Compressed Hunks of Data (CHD) format, which shrinks the size of CDs losslessly while also storing all of its data under a single file. An Android version is also available, although it doesn't have feature parity with the desktop builds. The unofficial libretro core (swanstation) and standalone version are Retroachievements-compatible.

:;Beetle PSX

::This fork by the RetroArch developers has several experimental modifications and enhancements that aren't present in the standalone version, including a widescreen hack, CPU overclocking for smoother framerates, and increasing the internal resolution up to 8x. Increasing the resolution carries a ''heavy'' performance cost, however, since graphics are rendered in-software, an alternative core exists for hardware rendering. See [https://www.maketecheasier.com/retroarch-ps1-emulation/ this 2018 guide] for setting up Beetle HW in RetroArch.

;[[BizHawk]]

:Uses "Nymashock" core for PSX emulation (ported from mednafen to Bizhawk by zeromus).

;[[PCSX-Reloaded]]

;[[ePSXe]]

:Despite having widespread name recognition, it is unfortunately not an emulator we recommend using on PC anymore. The [[source code]] is closed, meaning development is beholden to the original developers. Updates have brought it on par with PCSX-R, but that isn't enough. They are also selling a paid Android port.

;[[PSX]]fin

Namco System 11/12 is an arcade system based on Sony Playstation hardware, with surface-mounted ROM chips as storage rather than CD-ROM.

===Capcom ZN-1/2===

Capcom ZN-1/2 is an arcade system based on Sony Playstation hardware, with ROM chips as storage rather than CD-ROM and an extra Capcom Qsound chip for audio.

===Konami Twinkle===