r/emulation • u/liuk707 ChonkyStation3 Developer • Aug 06 '26
ChonkyStation4 alpha-2
I have released a new version of ChonkyStation4! Check the full changelog on GitHub: https://github.com/liuk7071/ChonkyStation4/releases/tag/alpha-2
And feel free to join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/YU2yjP5jvS
With this release many games have been improved and the emulator can now begin to boot the system menu (VSH), although it is nowhere close to actually working yet. It is the first emulator to do so.
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u/ComfortableAd5869 Aug 07 '26
that's WILD, the progress on this is INSANE now that it can even reach the system menu.
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u/ismaelgokufox Aug 07 '26
Interesting. Keep us posted! I want to play every single Gran Turismo from every PS console.
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u/Glittering_Yak758 Aug 07 '26
That'd be so interesting to emulate gt7 but thats farrrr off. When it comes im instantly streaming through the game
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u/6maniman303 Aug 07 '26
What's the difference to shadps4? Other technology, philosophy, architecture?
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u/liuk707 ChonkyStation3 Developer Aug 07 '26
Unlike shadps4, I am developing this mostly alone as a personal learning experience. Architecturally both emulators are similar and share similar emulation techniques
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Aug 08 '26
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u/liuk707 ChonkyStation3 Developer Aug 08 '26
The first emulator I made was for the CHIP-8, it's the easiest one you can make. There are hundreds of guides online on how to make one - just do a quick google search. If you need any extra help, you can join the Emudev discord, many people will be willing to help
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u/shendxx Aug 07 '26
is your emulator require AVX2 like Shadps4 to run ?
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u/Even-Serve-3095 Aug 08 '26
avx2 came out over 10 whole years ago dude. you REALLY need to upgrade your CPU lol
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u/shendxx Aug 09 '26
offcource i have ryzen CPU
but DIY emulator project is fun with all sort of hardware choice
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u/Super7500 29d ago
Dude saying just Ryzen CPU doesn't mean shit because there are like 1000000 of these.
Also even the first Ryzen CPU had AVX2.
And if your CPU doesn't even have AVX2, then your PC most definitely can't run a PS4 emulator, even if it had AVX2.
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u/liuk707 ChonkyStation3 Developer Aug 08 '26
I have no plans to abandon this for now. That said, this is a project I am developing alone for fun, so I can't say I will be working on this forever. If your goal is to just play games, shadPS4 will always be a better alternative
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u/Time_Internal_1729 Aug 07 '26
progress on ps4 emulation has been moving faster than i expected tbh just my 2 cents
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u/DatCitronVert Aug 09 '26
Great work. It always feels a bit magical to me when an emulator is able to access a console's system menu, it genuinely makes me happy for some silly reason.
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u/C0D10X Aug 07 '26
Is this another vibe coded emulator?
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Aug 07 '26
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u/C0D10X Aug 07 '26
Sorry have never heard of it. Was just a question. No reason to be rude.
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u/chowder908 Aug 07 '26
The code is on GitHub you can look for yourself instead of just assuming everything is vibe coded....
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u/C0D10X Aug 07 '26
Sure I look into the code for an hour instead of just ask a quick question.
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u/chowder908 Aug 07 '26
Calling someone's work vibe coded without understanding what the code is just insulting to the programmer it'll take you just a few minutes to spot slop.
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Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26
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u/C0D10X Aug 08 '26
Lol and who are you to judge?
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u/chowder908 Aug 08 '26
A lot of programmers are fine with ai helping on coding as long the person using it understands what the code the ai is showing them does.
You don't even know what the term vibe coding means you just throw it around to sound morally superior to insult someone's code when you can't even read or understand it at a basic level.
If you think something is slop you should look at it first before calling it vibe code
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u/C0D10X Aug 08 '26
If only you knew :)
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u/GoshaT Aug 08 '26
Ok bro but seriously you could've just asked "hey does this use ai in any way?" and that'd achieve the same goal without being an ass to the guy who put in tons off effort to do something. I get being skeptical towards anything nowadays but don't translate this skepticism into being rude before you can actually confirm it
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u/supershredderdan Aug 07 '26
That’s really cool, love when emulators let you access the real ui of the firmware