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Whether reliving a childhood game or playing one you haven't played yet, emulators are an important part of the lives of many gamers and among the consoles that are most in demand for emulation are the PlayStations. Come learn how to play PlayStation on PC! 3y1i1h
What is emulation? 1h6c5
Emulation is a computing process in which one system mimics the operation of another system for a variety of purposes: a physical adapter that acts like another piece of hardware, running software made exclusively for another system or recognizing peripherals unique to another system, etc.
This type of program is widely used for educational and professional purposes through the creation of virtual machines on computers, it is possible to install another operating system on this machine. A virtual machine is a computer environment program that acts as if it were a real computer with an operating system, being able to be turned on, off and install programs within this environment. In this way, a Windows 10 computer can run Linux-specific programs as if it were a Linux machine or even an older version of Windows.
It is not possible to emulate macOS, Apple's computer operating system, in an official way, because it is an exclusive system for the brand's computers. It is currently possible to emulate several versions of Windows on macOS with the Parallels Desktop, including Windows 11 and 10, making it possible to even run Xbox exclusive games this way.
Game companies have used emulation recently to make old games available for sale again, as in the case of the Nintendo Wii and WiiU's Virtual Console, Classic from Sony, which even turned out to be using an open source emulator to emulate the games. In addition to these cases, there is also emulation to allow backward compatibility, that is, the possibility of running games from a previous generation console, as in the case of the Xbox One to run Xbox 360 games.
To emulate a system, it is necessary that the system that “imitates” is considerably superior in of hardware and computational capacity, especially for games, which requires high performance to keep the rendering of images and player actions as similar as possible. with the original console experience.
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The answer is: depends on the case. According to Brazilian legislation about copyrights on computer programs, in which case video games are found, the development, use and availability of emulators without any proprietary code included is legal.
When we talk about games, it is allowed to from the internet or make a copy of a ROM (Read Only Memory, "read-only memory", in free translation) or .ISO image of a CD of a game that the person owns, as long as it is for their own use. backup. It is also authorized to run games that the person has on a different platform from the original or to make changes, such as translation and correction of bugs, as long as the license to use the game allows and is for personal use only.
In situations not provided for in these mentioned, emulation will only become legal when the games enter the public domain, which takes 75 years under US law. In Brazil, works enter the public domain 70 years after their author's death. In both cases, videogames are far from falling into this category.
But it's not a case to worry if you've ed a ROM. Even the main rival of emulators and ROMs, Nintendo, never got anyone arrested for emulating their games — although they currently offer a similar service online.
The companies' actions usually consist of taking down sites that distribute copies of the games and in just one case the company charged the site a fine in court. went against the site ROM Universe, by which he profited from the s of Nintendo games through the sale of for unlimited game s. In this case, the company received compensation from $2.1M monthly.
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Among the sites to ROMs and ISO images of games from PlayStation, one stands out for having even PlayStation 4 games, the ROMs Fun. Another option with original PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games is the EmulatorGames
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Since 1999, it has been possible to play Playstation on computers, since the launch of Connectix Virtual Game Station, an emulator made for Macintosh computers, announced by Steve Jobs at a Macworld presentation. Later, it was also released for Windows and, surprisingly, it was paid and was half the price of the Playstation at the time! Eventually Sony bought VGS and discontinued the project, but these days there are many more options to choose from and let's talk about them.
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The first console released by Sony, the PlayStation was released in December 1994 in Japan, gaining a huge success and popularizing games on CDs for consoles instead of cartridges, the norm until then practiced by Nintendo and Sega.
The successful games in Brazil and in the world are diverse, among them resident evil, Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 1, 2 e 3, Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, Final Fantasy VII, VIII e IX — breaking off a partnership with Nintendo since the first game in the franchise —, Winning Eleven, which would later change its name to Pro Evolution Soccer, between others. The game emulation of this console is light and most PCs are capable of playing PS1 games.
Among the emulators of the PlayStation 1, one that stands out is the PCSX Reloaded, capable of running virtually all games on the console, a positive point of this emulator is that it s any joystick with Windows PCs, being advised a model similar to the original controller for a more authentic experience like this Multilaser Dualshock replica or else an Xbox controller, which offers greater Windows compatibility and better gameplay.
Another recommended PS1 emulator is the XEBRA, which values authenticity, with no graphical improvement and a simpler interface. This is the only emulator that can run games from pocketstation, Japan-exclusive PS1 memory card peripheral.
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One of the best-selling consoles in history and still present in many Brazilian homes, the PlayStation 2 was launched in March 2000. Its success was so overwhelming that it was only in 2013 that Sony stopped producing the console around the world.
Among the most famous PS2 games are God of War e God of War II, GTA III, Vice City e San Andreas, Kingdom Hearts e Kingdom Hearts II, Guitar Hero etc. The console also received many mods (modified games) of some of the most successful games like GTA Rio and Patch Bomb, against de Winning Eleven with Brazilian teams that continues to be released and 100% updated until today, which helped a lot to popularize the game and the console in the country, along with the unlocking for unofficial games.
The best PS2 emulator ever released is the PCSX2, among its features are graphical improvements for the games ed by the software that are even better than some of the versions HD remaster later released for the PlayStation 3 or 4. Unfortunately it is not perfect and may have some bugs in the image of some games, but it is still recommended. A plus point is that it also runs on Linux and macOS.
As the PlayStation 2 is a more graphics capable console, the requirements of any computer may not be enough to run emulated games. According to information from the emulator itself, the minimum RAM memory is 4GB and the recommended one is 8GB, with a video card of at least 2GB of VRAM and 4GB recommended.
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Sony's first console focused on multiplayer online, the PlayStation 3 was launched in November 2006. Although its predecessor already had some games with multiplayer online, it was necessary to buy a peripheral to be able to play this way, so many Brazilians have never heard about it. At the beginning of the generation, the PS3 was behind the Xbox 360 in of console sales and cross-platform game quality, but it recovered and was also a success for the Japanese company.
In this generation there has been a great advance in of graphics and console capabilities, with games becoming more realistic and even cinematic in their narratives and gameplay. With online games among the most played, some of the most famous of this generation are Battlefield 3, Call of Duty Modern Warfare series e Black Ops, Batman Arkham series, Uncharted 1, 2 e 3, Last of Us, Big Little Planet, Dark Souls, Skyrim, GTA IV and V, series Assassin's Creed, BioShock trilogy, Mortal Kombat IX, LA Noire, Red Dead Redemption and many others.
A great PS3 emulator recommendation is the RPCS3, available for Windows, Linux and macOS, has low minimum recommendations of 2GB of RAM accompanied by a good video card and a 64bit processor. With constant updates, the emulator is compatible with Dualshock 3 e Dualshock 4 and even already s multiplayer online in a small number of games, with plans to develop this area in the future.
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Learning from the mistakes of the PS3, the PlayStation 4 was launched in November 2013 with a competitive price of its direct competitor – Xbox One – and also with a simpler architecture to create games for it, very similar to a regular computer.
With current games still coming out for this platform, like the famous Horizon forbidden west, the PS4 is one of the consoles with the most memorable and acclaimed games in its library, mainly because it has many remasters ou remakes from previous platform games like remasters da God of War series, Crash Bandicoot Uncharted e Final Fantasy VII Remake. In addition to those mentioned, other successes of this console are the Last of Us II, Uncharted 4, Spider Man, Ghost of Tsushima, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Resident Evil XNUMX and giants of multiplayer online like Fortnite, Apex Legends e Call of duty warzone.
Among the PS4 emulators, one that stands out for its near-perfect imitation of the console is the PCSX4. This emulator only runs on the original PS4 game discs, so it is not possible to make a copy of the original game to play or an image of a game to play. Hardware recommendations for running games at 1080p at 60fps are graphics card Geforce GTX 970 ou Radeon R9-290X and 6GB of RAM. This emulator also s 4K resolution, but even more powerful hardware is needed, but it is difficult to achieve 60fps at this resolution.
Another recommended option is the PS4EUS, capable of running platform games even on Android and iOS mobile devices without having to jailbreak on the appliances. The games are on an online server, being able to be played by streaming or else ed. For the games to be closer to the original console, a robust configuration is needed, but it is not possible to play online.
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One of the most successful laptops in history, the PlayStation Portable was released in December 2004 and had production of new devices until 2014 and access to the PlayStation Store until 2016, although its successor, the PSVita, was already released in 2011.
With success mainly in Japan, where many Japanese RPG games were released, the JRPGs, exclusive to the country, such as Sengoku Basara Chronicle Heroes e Valkyria Chronicles III. In addition to these, the platform received many games spinoffas the God of War (Chains of Olympus e Ghost of sparta), Final Fantasy VII (CrisisCore), versions of PS1 and PS2 games such as Final Fantasy Tactics, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night e GTA Vice City and original games like half minute hero e Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
The best PSP emulator and also the easiest to use is PPSSPP, which doesn't need a very complicated installation process and has a simple to use interface. Many other emulators will end up giving you a headache with the installation and run the games with worse quality. Other positive points of this emulator is the compatibility with many ROMs and also the frequency with which it is still updated. Many emulators are no longer ed by the development team and many are no longer able.
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Launched in December 2011 as a successor to the PSP, the PS Vita did not have the same success expected for the new device, selling less than the previous one and being discontinued already in 2019, while the PSP had production of new consoles for 10 years.
The PS Vita also had its games spinoff console games like the Uncharted Golden Abyss, laptop versions of games like Mortal Kombat IX, Street Fighter x Tekken, Batman Arkham Origins and also successful exclusive games like Gravity Rush. In addition to these, there were also re-releases of famous games with new content, such as the case of 4 Golden Person, which was only released for Steam in 2020.
The only PlayStation Vita emulator available at the moment is still experimental and runs only very few games that are compatible with it, only 4 at the beginning of the year! The team is also the only one that is currently developing emulators for the console, with the help of outsiders also in the code, but still very embryonic.
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Interested in emulation? Also see our article on Nintendo and comment if you are going to install any of the emulators indicated by our article.
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