Video game

EPSXe

PlayStation emulator

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About

ePSXe (enhanced PSX emulator) is a PlayStation video game console emulator for x86-based PC hardware with Microsoft Windows and Linux, as well as devices running Android. It was written by three authors, using the aliases calb, _Demo_ and Galtor. ePSXe is closed source with the exception of the application programming interface (API) for its plug-ins.

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Development

For half a year, ePSXe was developed in private, with part of this initial development being carried out by _Demo_, previously known for his work on the Super Nintendo emulator ZSNES. When released on October 14, 2000, ePSXe was a revolution in the PlayStation emulation scene, boasting higher compatibility and performance than other emulators of the system at the time.

After ePSXe 1.6.0 was released on August 5, 2003, its development seemed to halt, with speculation that the source code had been lost due to a hard disk failure. However, on April 5, 2008, the developers of ePSXe made a public statement revealing that in the summer of 2007, they had decided to continue development of the emulator, due to encouragement from users. On May 24, 2008, ePSXe version 1.7.0 was released.

Reception

In 2003, Indian technology website TechTree.com stated that "ePSXe is the best free PlayStation emulator", and in 2005, Retro Gamer called ePSXe "the best free PlayStation emulator". In 2023, MakeUseOf said that while both ePSXe and PCSX (another PlayStation emulator) provide easy access to PlayStation emulation, they "could be better", ultimately calling DuckStation the better option.