
We’ve performed some basic performance tests between SwanStation and Beetle PSX HW. System specs: CPU – Intel Core i7 7700k | GPU – Geforce RTX 2080 Ti (11GB VRAM, 2018) | 16GB RAM

A ROM image is not provided with the emulator for legal reasons, you should dump this from your own console using Caetla or other means. You can use an image from any hardware version or region, although mismatching game regions and BIOS regions may have compatibility issues. There is no HLE BIOS like PCSX ReARMed.Ī “BIOS” ROM image is required to start the emulator and to play games. SwanStation, like Beetle PSX, requires a real BIOS in order to work.
Duckstation hd install#
It will then download and install this core.
Duckstation hd update#
There are two ways to install and/or update the SwanStation core:Ī – If you have already installed the core before, you can go to Online Updater and select ‘Update Installed Cores’.ī – If you haven’t installed the core yet, go to Online Updater, ‘Core Updater’, and select ‘Sony – PlayStation (SwanStation)’ from the list.

“Hack” options are discouraged, the default configuration should support all playable games with only some of the enhancements having compatibility issues. Accuracy is not the main focus of the emulator, but the goal is to be as accurate as possible while maintaining performance suitable for low-end devices. SwanStation is a totally new PlayStation 1 (aka PSX) emulator focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability.
