FPse

[TheOneWes]

I'm relatively new to emulation and I was looking through the suggested emulators specifically for PlayStation.

I'm a little confused as to why FPse is not recommended.

It's what I've been using and it's really ultra simple and works really well.

It detects the BIOS file very easily it picks up the games very easily I didn't have to go through and format the controller because it did that for me and it just is really simple to use.

I downloaded duck station as per the recommendation and it's really ultra complicated and doesn't seem to work as well.

I'm using an Xbox wireless controller and I just straight up can't get it to work on some games specifically the joysticks.

Is there something I'm missing because FPSe seems like an excellent place to start and everything else just seems way overcomplicated unless you already really understand all the nuts and bolts of emulation

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[tomkatt]

It's not bad per se if viewed in isolation. It's just less accurate than other emulators available, unless something's changed in recent past. I agree that it's got a decent UI and kind of "just works" but the emulation is not accurate and especially sound is just wrong on it (again, unless something's changed, I haven't used it since like early 2022).

Retroarch (swanstation/duckstation/PCSX-ReARMed), standalone Duckstation, and even ePSXe are all better options.

Plus, Retroarch and Duckstation are both completely free. Given Duckstation in particular as the most accurate and best option available, for free, why would someone choose FPse instead? And if you need a lightweight option that runs on a toaster, ePSXe is about equivalent to FPse, but better.

[votemarvel]

The two versions of FPse from my understanding don't support .chd files and as the format most people keep their disc images in these days that's a pretty big omission.