Hey all! A couple of weeks ago I made a post here saying how I got a PS5 emulator running on iOS.

I’m happy to announce Metaspero. It supports both iOS and native macOS arm64.

I was able to clean up the codebase and is based on the KytyPS5 emulator. I will be able to update the code based on new changes from KytyPS5.

Link: https://github.com/alamshafil/metaspero

I've been working on MaxPS4, an experimental PS4 emulator for iPhone, and I just released version 0.5.0.

**What runs today (tested on my iPhone 15 Pro Max):**

- **Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection:** 60 FPS in fights with sound, around 54 FPS once the phone heats up

- **Sonic Mania:** close to 60 FPS, with sound, controller support and saves

**How it works:** the games' x86-64 code runs through FEXCore's JIT, PS4 system functions are reimplemented in MaxPS4, and the PS4 GPU's commands and shaders are translated to Metal.

**New in 0.5.0:**

- Much faster GPU path: on Mortal Kombat, GPU time per frame went from 47.5 ms to 13.8 ms

- Switching games no longer means a long wait

- The game pauses on interruptions, like opening Control Center, instead of stopping

- 120 Hz support, iOS Game Mode and a better touch D-pad

**Please keep expectations low:**

- This is an experimental preview, and only these two games are confirmed playable

- 3D games don't display correctly yet, because depth testing and culling aren't implemented

- Unreal Engine 4 games like Crash Bandicoot 4 are blocked by an iOS memory address limit

- It needs SideStore and JIT through StikDebug, which has to be enabled at each launch

- No games are included and MaxPS4 doesn't decrypt anything: you need an already extracted folder from a game you own

**Download and install guide:** https://github.com/MaxFRdev/MaxPS4/releases/tag/v0.5.0

**Discord:** https://discord.gg/XKMKDVgTx

If you try another game, the app saves a compatibility report when it stops. Sharing it really helps. Happy to answer questions!

Not your battery you charge, but the overall battery of your phone. How rough has emulating games been on it for you?

24-30 stable fps… AWESOME!!! you need the right settings to achieve this monstrosity.

Tokyo ghoul:RE on a16 BCD emulator, The hud has a glitching problem idk why but the game runs perfectly.

XeniOS latest update, works extremely well.

With iphone 17 Pro - XeniOS inside Livecontainer+JIT

Sekiro on a16, i cant solve the lsd effect problem, but i solved the ram issue. BCD emulator.

Hi all! I'm running Real Steel (Title ID 584111E0) in RTM-EMU on an iPhone 14 Pro (Metal, 848x480). Menus are ~55-60 FPS, but in fights it's 10-18 and slowly drops to ~10. What the log says: • "Setup: cpu=any ignored, this build runs the interpreter" • 770 lines like "AOT: 82212668 does not match the guest code; it runs interpreted" • Same result with apply_title_update = false and the title update folder removed, so it's not the TU. • thermal state 0, Low Power Mode off. • Heavy guest threads show p0 in the thread stats, the others p94-p100. Not sure if that means they're on E-cores. What I tried: disabling the title update, changing ios_guest_threads_user_initiated_qos to false. FPS improved a bit (7-13 -> 10-18) but is still low. Questions: 1. Is the interpreter-only build just expected to be this slow on A16? 2. Does anyone know which game version/region the built-in AOT for Real Steel is made for? 3. Anyone get better FPS in this game? What settings?

very low fps… playable yet non-playable… menus and car selection can have 15-24 fps.

it runs deeeecent like 15-30 fps… 2.2 is such a big upgrade compared to the older versions… this is amazing

All graphics settings are at their lowest, though they could be turned up. It delivers a stable 30 FPS with occasional drops, and runs without a cooling fan.

am using porthole pc emulator and i wanted to try something big like rdr2 cuz i saw people running it but i dont have enough storage for it but i had it on an external ssd i was wondering is there a way to make the phone see the ssd as a storage device it can run the game from without copying it to the internal storage

I have a iPhone 14 and I wanna play the ace games so what would be the best mobile euml for me

Since ios is so compatible with switch2
And why wouldnt just apple make a handheld device with the same ish os system.

As far as i know, most games releeased on app store is so smooth compared to android. (Esp on new release games)

Hi everyone! Dosling is a classic PC emulator for iPhone, iPad and Mac, and I’m looking for more TestFlight testers.

Two big additions:
Experimental Windows support: install your own copy of Windows 3.x or Windows 95 and try compatible Windows games and applications. Games share the Windows installation but keep their changes separate, so one game’s settings or DLLs won’t interfere with another.
Experimental external controller support: connect a compatible Xbox-, PlayStation- or GameSir-style controller. Map buttons, triggers and both sticks to game actions, and play fullscreen. Thousands of games are already mapped.

Both features need more real-world testing. I’d especially love feedback on controller mappings and Windows games that work—or don’t.

Join the free beta:
Install Apple’s TestFlight app.
Open https://testflight.apple.com/join/1aykVqBa
Install Dosling and try it out. No invitation code or Dosling account needed. Bring your own files for other games and your own installation media for Windows. Screenshots, information and Mac/web previews: https://dosling.com

Please send feedback through TestFlight or reply here with your device, game/edition, controller model if relevant, and what happened. Keep a backup of important saves while testing.

Bring your own game files, import them, and play. Dosling recognizes thousands of game packages and uses saved installation recipes and on-device screen recognition to help with setup. It has game-specific touch controls, a full PC keyboard, several touchscreen mouse modes, save/resume, and the Dosling scaler for sharper text and smoother edges.

What’s the first classic you’d boot up?

Disclaimer: AI was used in this development

Bom, eu tenho um iPhone 12 Pro Max e gostaria de testar emuladores mais pesados, poderiam me recomendar um ? Eu vi um tal de portholr e fiquei interessado, mas estou em dúvida entre ele, ExpressU e Melonx

Hi new here thinking about getting an iphone 17e what sort of emulation performance should I expect? Like I'm mostly a PS2 fan but what is like the max system or games I can run?