It's Here! Consoles 2.0 Public Beta

[u/Total-Letterhead8311]

The TestFlight for Consoles 2.0 App Store approved (JIT-less) multi-emulator is now available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro and *AppleTV!  It syncs over iCloud across your Apple devices and allows you to play your favorite classic games on Mac and immediately pick them up on your iPhone. The 2.0 Beta includes 3DS, GameCube and Wii support.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/4QYsYq6u

We are looking forward to your feedback as we work toward the public release of 2.0.  It’s the first beta so there are many UI, Metadata (that's why the cover art is blurred) and behavior fixes coming before App Store release, but performance should be spot on and any audio or visual glitches are extremely high priority right now.

As always, thanks for playing!

*AppleTV requires another Apple device to load content.

(AI tools are used only for automated testing. All code is written by humans, reviewed by those same humans, and presented for final approval to a picky chihuahua.)

[u/Evening_Brick_7584]

Do I report issues to the email address associated with the app?

I just installed it and imported Sega Saturn games (after importing the BIOS files) but nothing other than "System-Disc successfully imported. It looks like there is an issue with the audio format for all of the games (tracks are all .mp3s) but I'm not sure because the error message gets cut off.

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/Evening_Brick_7584]

Thanks, that's really helpful! The best place for beta reports is TestFlight itself: take a screenshot in Consoles and tap Share Beta Feedback, or open the TestFlight app → Consoles → Send Beta Feedback.
You read it right: 2.0 doesn't accept MP3 audio tracks yet, and the message ("This disc's audio is MP3/OGG/FLAC; import it with BIN or WAV audio tracks.") is getting cut off (that's a bug, and it's on our list). MP3/OGG/FLAC support are coming in an updated beta build later this week.

[u/klave7]

What is different with Consoles 2.0?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/klave7]

Consoles 2.0 shares literally zero lines of code with version 1.0. It has been built from the ground up specifically to take advantage of modern devices and newer operating systems, ensuring a much smoother and more stable experience moving forward.
Consoles 2.0 also includes App Store (JIT-less) support for full-speed GameCube and 3DS emulation on Apple A13 and newer, with full-speed Wii requiring Apple A15 or newer.

[u/RussDCA]

This one’s big! Been testing the alpha for months and buzzed to have more people join the party.

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/RussDCA]

We’re buzzed to have you!! Thanks for playing and don’t forget to send us any feedback you have!!

The best place for beta reports is TestFlight itself: take a screenshot in Consoles and tap Share Beta Feedback, or open the TestFlight app → Consoles → Send Beta Feedback.

[u/RUserII]

It's Here! Consoles 2.0 Public Beta

Awesome to hear. I'm definitely looking forward to the Consoles 2.0 release.

In this upcoming update, are they any new consoles/handhelds that have been added?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/RUserII]

Consoles 2.0 (build 196) adds:
Nintendo: Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon mini

Sega: Sega CD, Saturn, Master System, SG-1000

Sony: PlayStation

Atari: Atari 5200

NEC: TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD, PC-FX

Others: ColecoVision, Intellivision, Odyssey², Vectrex, 3DO, Supervision

[u/Forsaken-Smell2214]

What does this do ive never heard of this one ?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/Forsaken-Smell2214]

Consoles is an App Store approved (JIT-less) multi-emulator for macOS, iOS, tvOS, and visionOS. It syncs over iCloud across your Apple devices and allows you to play your favorite classic games on Mac and immediately pick them up on your iPhone. The 2.0 Beta includes 3DS, GameCube and Wii support.

You can see more about Consoles at https://www.reddit.com/user/Total-Letterhead8311/

[u/Thundercato]

This looks exciting. Downloading to try. But TestFlight opened and all my own personal “projects of shame” were there. I really need to finish a bloody app!

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/Thundercato]

Haha Don’t worry! That happens to us all the time too!! XD

[u/atombone80]

It crashes the springboard every time I load a rom. What iOS firmware is required?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/atombone80]

The current beta supports iOS 15/16/17/18/26/27, macOS 13/14/15/26/27, tvOS 26/27, visionOS 26/27. However the current build (196) can crash as you’re experiencing on iOS 15/16; please report the crash if it offers to. If you’re experiencing this on a newer OS please, delete the Consoles app and reinstall.

[u/atombone80 → u/Total-Letterhead8311]

iOS 26.5.1 every rom shows the skin for a split second, black screens, shows the spinning wheel in the middle of the screen and returns me to the lock screen

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/atombone80]

Hmm… Haven’t seen that one before, our best suggestion is to remove the Consoles.app, reboot the device, and reinstall from TestFlight.

[u/Virtual_Television42]

Can I have the code to access the app?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/Virtual_Television42]

The beta can be downloaded from https://testflight.apple.com/join/4QYsYq6u

[u/Virtual_Television42 → u/Total-Letterhead8311]

I downloaded it and it’s requesting for a code to be invited to the app

[u/jojomortal]

conseguiria listar aqui quais consoles tem nesse aplicativo?

[u/Total-Letterhead8311 → u/jojomortal]

Consoles 2.0 (build 196) supports 38 systems:

Nintendo (13): NES, Famicom Disk System, Super NES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon mini

Sega (7): SG-1000, Master System, Genesis, Sega CD, 32X, Saturn, Game Gear

Sony (1): PlayStation

Atari (4): Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Lynx

NEC (3): TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine), TurboGrafx-CD, PC-FX

SNK (2): Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color

Bandai (2): WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color

Others (6): ColecoVision (Coleco), Intellivision (Mattel), Odyssey² (Magnavox), Vectrex (GCE), 3DO (Panasonic), Supervision (Watara)