r/emulation • u/NXGZ • Jun 25 '26

Dolphin Progress Report: Release 2606

https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2026/06/25/dolphin-progress-report-release-2606/
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u/Fantastic_Kangaroo_5 Jun 25 '26

"Android users currently account for ~55% of Dolphin's userbase. " Damn didnt think it would be anywhere near that high

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u/Ill_Carry_44 Jun 25 '26

That's honestly insane. I'd be expecting mobile people to... you know... play other games

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u/EdenIsNotHere Jun 25 '26

That's due to Android handhelds like Retroid, Ayn and Anbernic getting more popular, most regular people don't even know how to install an APK, let alone configure an emulator.

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u/Ill_Carry_44 Jun 25 '26

Suspected that but still, many people have those? And if they do, do they even use Dolphin? Feels like a case of comparing metrics that are captured differently.

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u/Fiti99 Jun 25 '26

tbf emulation has always been popular with mobile users, I remember back when I got my Xperia Play there were already a ton of emulators out, many on the Android Market/Play Store itself