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The two emulators at the forefront of all this are KytyPS5 and SharpEmu , the former of which is intensely focused on expanding compatibility. KytyPS5 was already able to boot 3D titles and go until their loading screens, with at least two smaller games actually rendering graphics. Now, the same emulator can run two 3D games at around 30 FPS, though there are some glitches.
The first game is XIII , the 2020 remake of the 2003 classic, and it's "playable" at up to 30 FPS with real-time gameplay that accepts player input. We put playable in quotation marks because there are very obvious visual glitches that manifest in the environment not rendering correctly. The textures seem to be broken in multiple scenes, though they don't entirely kill the immersion. XIII is a relatively lightweight game but its cell-shaded aesthetic might be adding to emulation complexity.
Another playable title joins the growing list for the Kyty PS5 emulator.XIII is now playable at around 30 FPS.Current status:• Playable• Runs at 30 FPS• Minor graphical issues remainIt's another encouraging step for PS5 emulation, with compatibility continuing to… pic.twitter.com/5rEpvcbvTb July 29, 2026
The same person who tested XIII also tested Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants and managed to run it at just under 25 FPS with real-time gameplay. The game crashes on the first launch, but once initialized, it's stable and does not seem to have any bugs or glitches like XIII . The framerate looks visibly choppy but is undeniably impressive, on a technical level. Kyty can run other 3D PS5 games as well, but not nearly at this level of performance.
Kyty PS5 emulator keeps making impressive progress.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants is now playable at around 22-24 FPS.Current status:• In-game• 22-24 FPS• Crashes on the first launch• Runs without further crashes after restartingI feel it's… pic.twitter.com/pCkHu11cbI July 29, 2026
KytyPS5 is advancing at a faster pace than SharpEmu, and that's true for the most part, but not out of stagnation. The team behind SharpEmu is busy tackling a different challenge: accuracy and infrastructure setup rather than game-specific compatibility, per its GitHub repo. In other words, it means fixing low-level issues that are preventing games like Astro Bot from currently reaching the gameplay state.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/ps5-emulation-hits-new-milestone-in-record-time-multiple-3d-games-now-playable-in-kyty-performance-and-support-steadily-improving-with-30-fps-gameplay-possible-today#main
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