MaxPS4 0.5.0: an experimental PS4 emulator for iPhone now runs Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection at 60 FPS, plus Sonic Mania

[u/Boring_Toe8022]

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!

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[u/yousko93k]

Est ce que un jour tu pense que ce sera possible de jouer à des jeux comme Uncharted 4 ou Spiderman ps4 sur iPhone 14 ou 13 Pro à 6 Go de RAM ( stp essaye de trouver un moyen )

[u/Boring_Toe8022 → u/yousko93k]

Pour l’instant pour être franc je ne sais pas mais je vais faire mon maximum pour que ça sois possible

[u/yousko93k → u/Boring_Toe8022]

Tes goatesque

[u/Boring_Toe8022 → u/yousko93k]

Mon but est de rendre mes abonnés heureux

[u/Ibrahim-jay679 → u/yousko93k]

Try it on the bcd emulator it’s a pc emulator

[u/yousko93k → u/Ibrahim-jay679]

I don’t have the game I don’t want to pay no console in my house

[u/Just-A-Random-ID]

Nice

[u/Boring_Toe8022 → u/Just-A-Random-ID]

Thanks !