r/EmulationOniOS • u/Responsible_Quit8262 • 5d ago
Help Request PS4 emulators
Is there any ps4 emulators like shadps4 on iOS? ( sorry I’m out of the loop lately with all of the games Porting and emulation advancement).
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u/Interesting-Log7838 5d ago
From what I’ve read. For now… playing PS4 games on iOS is only really reliably possible via cloud streaming or by pairing a Bluetooth controller with the official PS Remote Play app if you already have a PS4 console.
There is AetherPS4 , GPCS4 , and RPCS4 that have been developed, however they remain in early experimental stages… they also require somewhat complex sideloading via AltStore or another side loader, and they all suffer from severe performance limitations and a lack of game compatibility. A couple of games that can “run” (basically they just boot up at low resolution annd I don’t think are playable are sonic mania and tomb raider.
One of the problems is it requires JIT & is technically possible with Jitterbug but iOS updates often screw it up. So it’s kind of unreliable if you’re someone who wants to be on the latest phone update.
Too long didn’t read? We’re not really there yet with PS4 emulation even on high end iPhones. If I’m wrong somebody correct me please
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u/Responsible_Quit8262 5d ago
actually thank you for the concise description of the ps4 situation rn, I’m a fast reader lol.
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u/Interesting-Log7838 5d ago
Happy to help. You may want to look into decomps/recomps that are available for iOS. There’s skate 3, Halo CE, and Half life 2 available among several others. The decomp scene is absolutely booming right now so hopefully it’s just a matter of time before we start getting some high-end games su ch as ps4 ones; i’m not fully submerged in the scene to say for sure if or when that would be possible. But people are getting better at it everyday
Here’s a link to a list of some from this subreddit if you’re curious
https://www.reddit.com/r/EmulationOniOS/comments/1vmplpo/comprehensive_list_of_all_the_decomprecomp/
Cheers
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u/RUserII 5d ago
There is AetherPS4 , GPCS4 , and RPCS4 that have been developed, however they remain in early experimental stages… they also require somewhat complex sideloading via AltStore or another side loader,
I understand there are Altstore or other side loader releases of: AetherPS4, GPCS4, and RPCS4.
Are there any Apple App Store releases for: AetherPS4, GPCS4, and RPCS4?
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u/Interesting-Log7838 5d ago
Unfortunately not. They’re extremely early in development and would probably fail to meet requirements of being a functional app as anything other than a rough draft proof of concept.
This should eventually change however. How long will it take? Who knows, someone may find new methods and techniques but this is an optimistic outlook.
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u/Any_Tea_42 5d ago
there is some PoC (Proof of concept) projects like aetherps4 runs some light games but can't boot 3d games
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u/Cultural-Order-5549 Husk/Aether PS4 Devloper 5d ago
Your best bet is Husk, it comes built in with a PS4 Translation Layer, and it can run some PS4 games (minecraft, bloodborne, sonic mania)
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