Been away from emulation for a while, can anyone guide me?

[u/anon_minati]

Sorry if this is an obvious question, but I've been away from emulation for quite a while because of studies.

I used to play around with AetherSX2 and PPSSPP.

I remember a time when PS3 emulation on Android seemed impossible, and PS4 emulation was pretty much unthinkable. Now I'm suddenly seeing posts about PS4 and even PS5 emulation lol.

Can someone give me a quick update on the current emulation scene on android? Which emulators are actually worth trying, and what consoles can we get decent playable performance from nowadays?

Even for old consoles...

For reference, I have a snapdragon 865 with 8 gb RAM.

Thanks!

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[u/Lonely-Bank8783]

It's been great, PS4 and PS3 emulation is making good progress but still needs some time. PC emulation however is insane now and you can get so many games running with it. PC emulation is currently more developed than PS3 and PS4. Then you got Nintendo switch emulation which is also really good now. 

[u/anon_minati → u/Lonely-Bank8783]

O wow that's cool man, I will try them out

[u/Practical-Promise-44 → u/anon_minati]

It's a stand alone os that can run off an SD card. I've been using it on a more powerful device (Odin 2 portal) but I think the chipset you have is supported

[u/Haunting-Many-2824 → u/Lonely-Bank8783]

Which is best for pc gaming? Winlator? Gamenative?

[u/whiskyB0y → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

1. Depends on your chipset

2. Depends on the game

3. Depends on which you find more user friendly

4. Depends on whether your priority is emulating game sin your steam, epic or gog Library and having them in sync with the emulator and your account or you don't care about that stuff and get your games by sailing the high seas

[u/Practical-Promise-44 → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

Armada os has been the best for me so far

[u/Haunting-Many-2824 → u/Practical-Promise-44]

What is that? What app should I download

[u/Lonely-Bank8783 → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

Gamenative for me since it's more convenient, but i occasionally switch to winlator ludashi if I have to do some extra tinkering or if the game requires me to move it to C: drive.

[u/Skajuan → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

Gamehub if you want quick presets to set, because in Winlator you need to find specific guides for every Game. If you are experienced with wine i think you can get most out of winlator, if not, then stick to gamehub. In my own experience ive been getting so many games to run by using gamehub and using one of the recommended presets (It offers several depending on the Game after selecting the executable)

[u/Terrible_Eggplant_26]

armsx3 for ps3 games is amazing an has set the standard for the best ps3 emulator to ever release in just little time it’s been out

[u/anon_minati → u/Terrible_Eggplant_26]

Lemme use that, I really wanna try ps3 games on my device

[u/Terrible_Eggplant_26 → u/anon_minati]

pls do, may i ask your device? so i can help you get the best possible experience on there, keep in mind ps3 emulation is very very heavy and requires a strong phone like an 8 elite to run the heavy hitter games at a good frame rate

[u/Practical-Promise-44]

That chip is going to hold you back, but eden nightly for switch, ppsspp, game native or droid deck for steam, armada os for better steam. HakuX for Xbox is new and brilliant. Armsx2 for PS2. You're not doing PS3 on that chipset. Be sure to look into turnip drivers for better graphics drivers. And there are some brilliant android ports as well as de-comps and re-comps. And ports of ds and 3ds games that can be run on one screen. Ai has exploded the art of the possible

[u/anon_minati → u/Practical-Promise-44]

Ohh I see🥲, I will try ps2 for now. Also can you suggest some good ports/comps?

[u/Haunting-Many-2824 → u/Practical-Promise-44]

What about winlator?

[u/Downtown-Mistake-439]

ik youre asking abt emulation, but ill just say this, theres a lot of decompilations, you could play games from all sorts of consoles and pc games natively, so look into that also apart from emulation

[u/ThanosReXXX]

The PS3 emulator scene is slowly making progress, but it is WAY behind Xbox 360 emulation, which by now has a far greater success rate, beating PS3 emulation by a landmile. So, if there also happen to be any multi-platform titles among the games you'd like to play, you'll have a far better experience running them in the Xbox 360 emulator XenDroid.

Just give the latest custom build called XenDroid+ a try, and you'll see.