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KytyPS5

KytyPS5 is a PlayStation 5 compatibility layer. The project is still in an early stage of development, so compatibility is limited and behavior may change quickly between builds.

Current builds are for Windows only. Linux support is coming soon.

The emulator has mainly been tested on NVIDIA GPUs. Support for other GPU vendors may be incomplete or unstable.

The translation layer supports emulation of Zen 2/PS5-specific instructions, such as SSE4a, so KytyPS5 is expected to run on Intel CPUs as well.

Current Status

KytyPS5 can boot and go in-game with 2D games and some 3D commercial games, including titles built with Unreal Engine 4/5, Unity, and custom game engines.

No LLE modules are currently required.

The main priority is improving compatibility and fixing boot issues. Perfect visual accuracy and high FPS are not the main focus yet.

Bugs and Issues

KytyPS5 is still early in development, so please keep that in mind when opening issues. Crashes, graphics glitches, low compatibility, and poor performance are expected at this stage.

Running

The GUI is the preferred way to run games, but you can also launch them directly by passing the game folder to kyty_emulator.exe with --game:

kyty_emulator.exe --game "C:\path\to\game"

Screenshots

Disgaea 6 Cult of the Lamb
PS5 emulator screenshot 1 PS5 emulator screenshot 2
Dreaming Sarah Dead Cells
PS5 emulator screenshot 3 PS5 emulator screenshot 4
SILENT HILL: The Short Message Cat Quest III
PS5 emulator screenshot 5 PS5 emulator screenshot 6
PowerWash Simulator PAC-MAN WORLD
PS5 emulator screenshot 7 PS5 emulator screenshot 8

Full-size screenshot files are available in docs/screenshots.

Special Thanks

  • InoriRus/Kyty - This project is based on a heavily modified version of the original Kyty project.
  • shadps4-emu/shadps4 - Memory model understanding and AVPlayer implementation reference.