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Homebrew, modding and emulation news: firmware updates, new exploits, tool and emulator releases, and forum news. Every story lists its sources and can be commented on.
- XboxTurok: Evolution recompiled natively for PC
- PlayStationTransformers (PS2) recompiled natively for PC
- PlayStationResogun (PS4) recompiled natively for PC and Linux
- PlayStationinFAMOUS 2 (PS3) native on PC, twice as fast
- PlayStationTimeSplitters 2 (PS2) recompiled natively for Linux
- XboxDef Jam: Fight for NY native on PC, Mac and Linux
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- Saturday 31 October 2026
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Emulation
shadPS4 0.21: platinum trophy, DLC and Apple Macs
shadPS4 0.21 lands sixteen days after 0.20: the PS4 emulator for PC finally unlocks the platinum trophy, loads DLC better and takes care of Apple Macs.
- Friday 30 October 2026
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Switch
Switch 2: DOOM and a homebrew menu with IZ2S Platform
IZ2S Platform adds a homebrew menu to the Switch 2 ns2jb jailbreak, and IZDOOM runs DOOM on it, computed entirely by the graphics chip.
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PlayStation
Orbit Play: PS5 Remote Play without a PSN account
Orbit Play lets you play a jailbroken PS5 from a Mac, a Windows or Linux PC, with no PSN account, at home or away, without opening any ports.
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Emulation
Venture: Meta Quest games on PC VR headsets
Venture runs the Meta Quest games you own on a PC, under Windows and Linux, with a PC VR headset. Its authors report 25 games working out of 25.
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PlayStation
NeoEnabler 0.6: PS4 Pro mode and 120 Hz on PS5
NeoEnabler runs PS4 games that lack PS4 Pro support in Pro mode, up to native 4K, on a jailbroken PS5. Version 0.6 adds 120 Hz support.
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PSP/Vita
PPSSPP runs PS1 games through the PSP's own emulator
The development build of PPSSPP boots PS1 EBOOTs with POPS, the PS1 emulator in the PSP's official firmware, which you install yourself.
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Emulation
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes native on PC and Android
Echoes Unbound ports the GameCube's Metroid Prime 2 natively to Windows, Linux, Mac and Android, with widescreen, gyro aiming and mods.
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Xbox 360
Gears of War 2, 3 and Judgment native on PC
COGBox recompiles Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3 and Judgment from the Xbox 360 into native Windows games, up to 5K and without the 30 fps cap.
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PlayStation
ghostldr: PS4 games on a non-jailbroken PS5
ghostldr runs PS4 game dumps and homebrew on an unmodified PS5, from firmware 13.60 up, inside a PS2 game from the Store.
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Emulation
Fake PS5 emulators on GitHub: beware of malware
Fake GitHub repositories imitate the PS5 emulators AnyPS5 and KytyPS5 to install software that steals passwords and personal data.
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Emulation
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom recompiled natively for PC
Two projects turn Tears of the Kingdom into a native Windows program, with no emulator: TotK Recomp, up to 144 fps, and UltraTears, in beta.
- Thursday 29 October 2026
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Emulation
Eden and Switch 2: Splatoon Raiders, Bananza, Pokopia
Splatoon Raiders, Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and Pokopia boot on PC through a modified Eden build. Nothing is playable yet.











