Cxbx-Reloaded vs DuckStation
Cxbx-Reloaded
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| Figure | Cxbx-Reloaded | DuckStation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 2 |
| Spec score · Game Console Emulators | 7.4 (#26) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Purpose | Cxbx-Reloaded is an emulator for running Xbox games on Microsoft Windows. | DuckStation emulates the Sony PlayStation console, focusing on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability. |
| Windows requirements | The project README lists Windows 7 or later x64 and a GPU supporting Direct3D 9.0c with Pixel Shader Model 2.x and Vertex Shader Model 3.0 as minimum requirements. | Current Windows builds require Windows 10 or 11 version 1809 or newer. |
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Cxbx-Reloaded
Cxbx-Reloaded has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
DuckStation
DuckStation is a free emulator for Sony PlayStation games, available for Android, Linux, macOS and Windows. Its hardware renderer supports D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan and Metal, with upscaling, texture filtering and 24-bit color among the graphics options. Enhancements include PGXP geometry precision, texture replacement, adaptive downsampling and post-processing shader chains. Play options include save states, rewind, runahead, CPU overclocking and multi-disc support, along with memory-card editing and save importing. DuckStation supports RetroAchievements and Discord Rich Presence. It accepts digital and analog controllers, rumble, and up to eight devices through multitap; GunCon and Justifier lightguns can be simulated with a mouse. Supported formats include bin/cue, MAME CHD, single-track ECM, MDS/MDF, CCD and unencrypted PBP. A PS1 or PS2 BIOS image is required but not supplied, and games are not provided. The maker says users should dump a BIOS from their own console. Desktop requirements include Windows 10/11 and macOS 13.3 or newer.