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* [gui] Add Avalonia desktop frontend Adds SharpEmu.GUI, a dark-themed desktop frontend that drives the SharpEmu CLI as a child process: - Game library with folder scanning for eboot.bin, search, and persisted settings (%APPDATA%/SharpEmu/gui-settings.json) - Launch options mapped to CLI flags (log level, strict dynlib resolution, import trace limit) - Live console with severity color-coding, bounded buffer, and crash-safe deferred auto-scroll - EmulatorProcess launches the CLI via CreateProcessW with the same CET/CFG mitigation opt-outs the CLI applies to its own relaunched child (suppressed via SHARPEMU_DISABLE_MITIGATION_RELAUNCH so output is not lost to a detached console), inheritable pipes for stdout/stderr capture, a kill-on-close job object, and a fallback to an unmitigated launch on Windows builds that reject the policy bits Also pins Tmds.DBus.Protocol 0.21.3 (transitive of Avalonia.Desktop) to fix GHSA-xrw6-gwf8-vvr9. * [gui] Integrate GUI into the SharpEmu executable Per review feedback, the GUI is no longer a separate application. SharpEmu.exe now opens the desktop frontend when started without arguments and behaves exactly as the existing CLI when given any argument: - SharpEmu.GUI becomes a class library exposing GuiLauncher.Run(), hosted by SharpEmu.CLI - The console window is hidden in GUI mode only when the process is its sole owner (double-click launch), never a terminal the user launched from - In GUI mode the frontend spawns this same executable (with arguments) as the emulator child process, so the existing launch, piping, and mitigation machinery is unchanged * [gui] Address review feedback: no console, single-file, param.json, portable settings - Switch SharpEmu.exe to the GUI subsystem so no console window appears at startup. CLI mode attaches to the parent terminal console (or allocates one when started with arguments but no terminal) and rebinds missing std handles to CONOUT$; piped/redirected output is used as-is, so scripted and GUI-spawned runs are unaffected. - Publish as a true single file: native libraries are embedded and self-extracted, with glfw kept as the only loose DLL next to the executable. - The game library reads sce_sys/param.json and shows the game title with the title id beneath it, falling back to the folder name. - GUI settings and the crash log now live next to the executable, matching the emulator convention, instead of %APPDATA%. * [build] Add win-x64 sections to package lock files Generated by dotnet publish -r win-x64 with locked restore enabled. * [build] Regenerate lock files from project configuration dotnet restore --force-evaluate; removes the win-x64 runtime sections that a local RID-specific publish had written into projects that do not declare a runtime identifier, which broke locked-mode restore in CI. Verified with dotnet restore -p:RestoreLockedMode=true. ---------
SharpEmu
An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.
Warning
Currently the primary development target is Windows.
Warning
SharpEmu is an experimental PS5 emulator developed from scratch in C#. The current focus is on accuracy and infrastructure setup rather than game-specific compatibility.
Info
SharpEmu is an emulator project currently in its early stages of development.
This project is developed purely for research and educational purposes. There are no commercial goals associated with it. We enjoy learning about system architecture and reverse engineering.
SharpEmu focuses exclusively on the PlayStation 5.
Our goal is not to emulate PS4 games, as there is already an excellent emulator dedicated to that platform: ShadPS4.
Status
The emulator can currently load the eboot.bin of real games, execute native CPU instructions, and partially handle kernel-related functionality. However, several critical components are still missing.
Current capabilities include:
- Loading
eboot.binand.elffiles - Executing native CPU instructions
- Reading basic game metadata (title, version, etc.)
- Loading system modules (
prx/sys_module) - Partial support for some kernel functions
FiberandAMPRexports- PlayGo scenarios
- Initial loading game files
- Shader/resource submits and AGC initial
- Video outputs in some games
Some games have reached like sceVideoOut and AGC stages.
Currently the project primarily targets Windows. Cross-platform support (Linux and macOS) is planned, but development is currently focused on Windows to simplify early-stage debugging and iteration.
Using
- Build or Publish project or download in release tab.
- Open Powershell.
- Run:
.\SharpEmu "eboot.bin" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath "log.txt"
- Run:
Games Tested
-
Demon's Souls Remake
- Demon's Souls [PPSA01341]
- Demon's Souls is now video loop. Shaders are ready to be converted to SPIR-V/Vulkan. We are continuing our work on this.
-
Poppy Playtime Chapter 1
-
SILENT HILL: The Short Message
-
Dreaming Sarah
- Dreaming Sarah [PPSA02929]
- Real texture rendering for this game;
Important
This project does not support or condone piracy.
All games used during development and testing are dumped from consoles that we personally own.
Users are expected to use legally obtained copies of their games.
Build
- Install the .NET SDK.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/par274/sharpemu.git - Open the solution file (
SharpEmu.slnx) in VSCode. - Build the project:
dotnet buildordotnet publish - Build artifacts will be located in the
artifactsdirectory.
Disclaimer
SharpEmu is an experimental emulator intended for research and educational purposes.
This project does not contain any copyrighted system firmware, game data, or proprietary PlayStation assets.
Special Thanks
The following projects were extremely helpful during development:
-
ShadPS4
Helped with understanding the basic architecture of the PlayStation 4. -
Kyty
One of the few PS5 emulator projects available and very useful for studying native code execution. -
Ryujinx
Provided valuable references for filesystem handling and low-level C# implementation patterns.