Sat 21st Nov There is no PS3 emulator because the PS3 is pretty hard to program on let alone make a emulator for and the Xbox 260 although not as complex as the PS3 is still an complex system.With open-source code there is no easy way to steer the development focus away. Another example: Splatoon is moving towards playability fast, but online features are of low priority to avoid people using the emulator to cheat in online-play and ruin the experience for everyone. I can see this happen in a open-source environment more likely, because piracy can become the main source for development motivation. Example: Focus on hacky solutions to get games into playable state earlier. Besides, the leader of this small-scale project said a while ago that it's closed source for a host of reasons, with one being that opening the project up to the wider web could see it used for rather grubby purposes.īut of course there are other concerns as well, like development suddenly focusing on a direction which is not favorable to the original intentions of the emulator. Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTubeĪs we highlighted the last time we posted about Cemu, it's no legitimate threat to the Wii U a little like homebrew efforts on the 3DS it's a niche interest. Case in point are the following examples of Splatoon and Super Mario Maker, which launch but aren't playable in any way. Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTubeīeyond that progress is still largely limited to 'now loads menus' or 'is slightly more visible'.

That's not really a surprise considering the humble requirements it has of the system's capabilities, and unlike a standard PC version of the game the Cemu emulation struggles with juddering movement and a lack of sound. Well, it seems the project is making some progress - based on videos of a recent 1.1.0 update, at least we appear to have the first playable game - Shovel Knight. It's less a threat to Nintendo's intellectual property and more a hobby for some who enjoy a challenge.

Early doors it could barely boot up the opening artwork of a game, and the slow nature of progress on such projects points to it being many months (maybe years) away from being functional in a meaningful way. A little while ago we shared news of Cemu, a functioning Wii U emulator.

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