GoKawiilSharpEmu PS5 emulator hits 60 FPS in six games out of 55 tested
Developers of the open-source PS5 emulator SharpEmu announced via X on September 25 that six of 55 tested PS5 titles now run at a playable 60 FPS, including Dreaming Sarah, Hoa, and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered. The milestone came with release v0.0.4-release.2, which added improved SPIR-V shader translation and updated Vulkan API support; 12 of the 55 titles reached a general 'gameplay' state.
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Because the PS5 uses an AMD Zen 2 x86-64 chip, SharpEmu can run its CPU code natively rather than translate it, which may let it progress faster than emulators built for less compatible architectures. The developers themselves caution that the project remains experimental and far from handling demanding 3D titles, so this suggests early promise rather than broad PS5 compatibility.
- Six of 55 tested PS5 games now run at a playable 60 FPS on SharpEmu.
- The emulator benefits from the PS5's x86-64 architecture, avoiding CPU instruction translation.
- Developers describe the project as experimental and still far from supporting demanding 3D games.
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