DolphinPS4 changelog

Dolphin for PS4 v04.19

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.19.pkg directly.

Changelog

• PS Move: fixed the crash when starting Wii games with it on Auto
• PS Move: turn it on before or during the game
• PS Move: new buttons; Select re-centres the pointer and stops drifting
• Just Dance: no longer stuck at a black screen

Dolphin for PS4 v04.18

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.18.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Skylanders: built-in Portal of Power (L3 + R3 → Portal of Power)
• Skylanders: make any figure in the menu, no real toys needed
• Network shares: faster loading, and they reconnect after a dropped connection

Dolphin for PS4 v04.17

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.17.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Vertex Thread: 3D models are converted on a separate core
• Vertex Runs: a game's many small draws are handled in one go
• EFB Access Cache setting (Graphics), including Whole Frame, No Wait
• Display Flip setting; Flip Thread is the new default
• Fewer GPU waits on the video thread
• Frame Generation (experimental): 30 FPS games shown at 60
• Super Mario Galaxy: recommended settings, busiest scenes ~44–54 FPS

Dolphin for PS4 v04.16

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.16.pkg directly.

Changelog

• VBI Skip setting (Performance): smoother audio when a game runs slow
• FSR 1 upscaling (Settings → Video → Upscaling)
• FIFA Street 2: recommended settings use the PS4 Recompiler

Dolphin for PS4 v04.15

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.15.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Same as v04.14 (Final); its first package had the wrong build
• FSR 1 upscaling now selectable (Settings → Video → Upscaling)
• VBI Skip setting (Performance): smoother audio when a game runs slow
• FIFA Street 2: recommended settings use the PS4 Recompiler

Dolphin for PS4 v04.14 (Final)

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.14.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Baten Kaitos: full speed, 30 FPS with its recommended settings
• Upscaling setting (Settings → Video): FSR 1 for sharper pictures
• Recommended settings keep each game's tested speed settings
• Call of Duty MW3 aims with motion and the right stick again
• PS4 Recompiler: hot code area (experimental, off by default)

Dolphin for PS4 v04.13

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.13.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Multi-disc games change discs automatically when asked (MGS: The Twin Snakes, Killer7)
• Change Disc in the quick menu (L3+R3) for games with several discs
• Keep all of a game's discs in your games folder, named Disc 1, Disc 2

Dolphin for PS4 v04.12

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.12.pkg directly.

Changelog

• HD texture packs: new Custom Textures setting (Settings → Graphics)
• Preload Custom Textures: whole pack loaded at start, no stutter
• How to add a texture pack:

1. Copy the pack's folder over FTP to /data/DolphinPS4/User/Load/Textures/<game ID>/ (e.g. GFZE01)
2. In the game's settings, turn on Custom Textures
3. Prefer DDS packs; PNG packs can stutter, huge packs may run out of memory

Dolphin for PS4 v04.11

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.11.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Much faster games that need exact float flags (F-Zero GX ~16 → ~29 FPS)
• Code cache no longer rebuilt at every start in those games
• New quick menu: cover, icons, clock, save slot pictures
• Quick menu now opens in single-core games (F-Zero GX)
• Type Gecko and Action Replay codes on the console
• Reapply Recommended settings, per game or for all games
• Float Result Flags setting (Performance)
• GPU Sync "One Frame Behind" no longer freezes NBA Street V3
• Faster CPU/GPU hand-off in sync-heavy games
• Fixed a crash when Wii games check their save storage

Dolphin for PS4 v04.10

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.10.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Fixed GPU memory running out on pause screens (Sonic and the Black Knight)
• Fixed Vulkan descriptor pools growing until out of memory
• Bully, Sonic and the Black Knight: no more slow motion from disc reads
• Branch Traces setting for the PS4 Recompiler (experimental, off)
• Monitor shows heap use and Vulkan thread load

Dolphin for PS4 v04.06

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.06.pkg directly.

Changelog

• New PS4 CPU Recompiler (Settings → Performance), faster in CPU-heavy games
• Compiled game code saved to the hard drive, prepared before the game starts
• Visual rewind: the last minute plays backwards
• Network shares: play games from a PC or NAS (NFS, SMB)
• GPU Sync setting: Wait, One Frame Behind, Don't Wait
• Auto clock avoids slow motion in GPU-heavy scenes
• Faster texture handling in busy scenes
• Automatic profiler; performance logs and freeze reports always on
• Recompiler Check for testing the new recompiler
• Arabic language
• Graphics mods speed warning
• GitHub link in About

Dolphin for PS4 v04.05

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.05.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Fixed a crash at start-up with large game libraries (many covers)
• Covers use less memory

Dolphin for PS4 v04.04

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.04.pkg directly.

Changelog

• New Patches page: Dolphin's fixes and speed hacks per game (Triangle on a game)
• Patches update automatically from Dolphin's newest list when you open the page
• Quick menu: Nunchuk and Wii Remote grip changes now apply to all four players

Dolphin for PS4 v04.03

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.03.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Four menu styles: Carousel, XMB, GameCube and Wii
• Smoother menus: gliding selection, raised 3D rows, animated quick menu
• Quick menu: Wii Remote options now on their own Controller page
• Rewind hotkey: jump back to checkpoints taken every minute
• Square clears button mappings and hotkeys; hotkeys start unbound
• Circle shakes the Wii Remote (as well as R3)
• GameCube boot animation plays when you add your own BIOS
• Graphics mods per game: remove bloom, blur and more (Triangle on a game)
• Download cheat codes from the in-game Cheats page
• New Float Rounding setting (faster, but can break some graphics)
• Fixed freezes in Metroid Prime, MW3, Sonic the Fighters and Killer7
• Fixed garbled cutscenes in Chicken Little
• New recommended settings: Star Fox Adventures, Donald Duck, Resident Evil 0 and 3, MW3, Killer7
• CPU options explained: docs/CPU-OPTIONS.md

Dolphin for PS4 v04.02

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.02.pkg directly.

Changelog

• New Bezel option: blurred background or your own picture beside 4:3 games
• Touchpad can aim the Wii pointer or swing the Wii Remote
• New Synchronize GPU Thread setting fixes freezes on loading in some games
• Small speed-up for float-heavy game code
• Save state security fix from upstream Dolphin
• Bully and Mario Kart Wii run faster with their recommended settings
• New FAQ: Wii Menu downloads, DNS blockers, saves and more

Dolphin for PS4 v04.01

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.01.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Mario Kart Wii up to 19% faster (frames shown from their own thread)
• Faster RetroAchievements checks
• Achievements banner now shows reliably at game start
• Wii online: Wiimmfi servers are found, online certificates set up automatically
• Play Online tells you when the Wii system software is missing
• Fixed a crash at Wii game start on some consoles (PS Move)
• Clear message when a game file is damaged or incomplete
• Crash and error messages translated into all menu languages
• Long names and texts wrap in side panels
• Logs show GoldHEN plugins loaded into the app

Dolphin for PS4 v04.00

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer. Or install DolphinPS4-v04.00.pkg directly.

Changelog

• Added Delete Game in Game Options
• Added save/load state hotkeys (pick your own button combo)
• Added play time in the game list and the L3+R3 menu
• Added Controls page to the L3+R3 menu
• Added Wii Remote motion: aim, swing and tilt with the DualShock 4
• Added Hold Wii Remote choice: pointed, sideways or like a wheel
• Added Tilt With choice: motion, left stick or both
• Controllers without motion sensors aim with the right stick
• Added Play Online (Wiimmfi) for Wii games
• Added Wii Menu and Mii Channel, installed from Nintendo
• HOME Menu's Wii Menu and power off return to the game list
• Added RetroAchievements: login, unlock pop-ups and badges
• Added PS3-style achievement list in the L3+R3 menu
• Added Achievements tab in the XMB and progress in game details
• Added Xbox-style progress banner when a game starts
• Login status shown next to the clock
• On-screen keyboard confirms with Cross and stays open while typing
• Added crash handler: a crash returns you to the game list
• Faster CPU emulation: quicker jumps, loops and graphics writes
• Up to 15% faster in CPU-heavy scenes (Metroid Prime)
• Bigger draw batches sent to the GPU
• PC Dolphin FIFO recordings (.dff) appear in the game list
• Added per-game option to turn off CPU culling

Dolphin for PS4 v03.51

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer.

Changelog

• Game Settings Center page: see each game's recommended settings, choose Yes or No.
• Recommended settings turn diagnostics off.
• Controller layouts per game, and Nunchuk Shake on a button.
• Game Folder browser reaches the whole console, USB drives included.
• New Exclusive Ubershaders option; fixes TMNT (2007)'s blue colours.
• In-game menu changes now stick for games with recommended settings.
• Changing V-Sync from the in-game menu no longer stops the game.
• Tries more ways to enable the JIT on jailbreaks that block it.
• Faster CPU emulation: larger block lookup table.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.44

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer.

Changelog

• Game settings center: best per-game settings, downloaded from GitHub at every start.
• Download Codes on the Cheats page: Gecko codes straight from the internet.
• Faster square roots in games using CodeWarrior's math library.
• Crash of the Titans: full emulation speed, about 50% more CPU for the game.
• Game Folder: clear reason shown when a folder or USB drive can't be read.
• Brazilian Portuguese translation reviewed (thanks, gdsistemas-web).

Dolphin for PS4 v03.39

Install: say Yes to the update in Dolphin, then install the package from /data/pkg with GoldHEN's Package Installer.

Changelog

• Riivolution patches for Wii games: Triangle on the game → Riivolution Patches.
• Mods go in /data/DolphinPS4/User/Load/Riivolution/, laid out like a Wii SD card.
• Restart Game added to the L3 + R3 menu.
• Crash of the Titans: fixed black screen with looping sound.
• Crash of the Titans: smoother in busy scenes.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.36

Install

• From inside Dolphin (any version from v03.08): say Yes when it offers the update. Dolphin downloads DolphinPS4-v03.36.pkg into /data/pkg/ and checks it. Then close Dolphin and install it with GoldHEN → Package Installer (or Debug Settings → Game → Package Installer). Games, saves and settings are kept.
• Or by hand: download DolphinPS4-v03.36.pkg below and install it on top of the old version.

Changed since v03.33

• Updates go back to the package in /data/pkg. The self-starting update (v03.33 / v03.34) was set aside as "didn't start" on some consoles and you stayed on the old version. Downloading the package and installing it with the package installer is simpler and works everywhere. Releases no longer include the update archive, so older versions download the package too.

Everything else is the same as v03.33.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.34

Same as v03.33 — this release tests the built-in updater. Nothing new to try.

Install

• On v03.08 or later: say Yes when Dolphin offers the update, then Restart Now. Your games, saves and settings are kept.
• Otherwise: install DolphinPS4-v03.34.pkg by hand with your package installer, on top of the old version.

See v03.33 for everything new since v03.10.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.33

Install

• On v03.08 or later: say Yes when Dolphin offers the update, then Restart Now. Your games, saves and settings are kept.
• If the update doesn't start on v03.10 (or you're on v03.06 or older): install DolphinPS4-v03.33.pkg by hand with your package installer, on top of the old version. v03.10's updater could fail to replace an earlier update's folder; from v03.33 on that's fixed.
• On v03.03: don't update from inside that version (its updater uninstalls the app); install the package by hand.

New since v03.10

Games

• More file types: .wad (WiiWare, Virtual Console, channels), .dol / .elf (homebrew) and .tgc (GameCube demo discs).
• Set as Default ISO: press Triangle on a game → Set as Default ISO. Dolphin then starts that game straight away; hold L1 while it starts to get the menu instead.
• Spider-Man 2 runs at 30 FPS most of the time on a base PS4 (Fast speed features are now its default).
• Bully: in its heaviest scenes the automatic CPU clock may go down to 40%.

Controllers

• Motion controls: tilt, swing and shake the DualShock 4 to move the Wii Remote (Settings → System → Motion Controls, on by default). Needs an official DualShock 4 — many third-party controllers have no motion sensors.
• PS Move (experimental): Settings → System → Wii Remote Controller → Auto makes a PS Move that's on when a Wii game starts the Wii Remote. Not tested on hardware yet — logs welcome.
• Controller in Wii Games: Wii Remote, GameCube Controller or Both (default). Use GameCube Controller for Wii games that support one (Mario Kart Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl…).
• Wii settings only touch Wii games; a GameCube game's own settings no longer list them.
• Controls repair themselves: if a forced power-off emptied the controller files (no input in games), Dolphin restores the default controls. The files are now written safely so it can't happen again.
• Multiplayer check: what Dolphin finds (signed-in users, controllers) is written to boot-trace.log. Each controller must be signed in as a different PS4 user.

Save states

• No more crash when saving in busy scenes: states no longer include the texture cache (a race in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! made a 148 MB state), and Dolphin borrows extra memory when its own runs out.
• Wii save states load: loading one always failed before and sent you back to the menu.

Wii

• Wii SD card: Settings → System → Wii SD Card, with folder sync (/data/DolphinPS4/User/Load/WiiSDSync), write access and size.

Menus and languages

• 13 languages: English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português, Nederlands, Polski, Türkçe, Русский, 日本語, 中文, 한국어. Pick one at the first start or in Settings → System → Language; games use it too where they have it.
• New start-up animation: the dolphin leaps in through stardust.

Speed and stability

• No more stutter after every update: compiled shaders are kept across updates.
• Faster memory lookups in games that use the GameCube's memory mapping (Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One…).
• Consoles that block the fast CPU emulator (seen on some PS4 Pros) fall back to the slower one with a notice instead of crashing.
• The updater cleans up after itself: old update folders are now really deleted.

See the README for controls and tips, and join the Discord to help test.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.10

Install

• On v03.08 or later: say Yes when Dolphin offers the update. It downloads a small update (about 50 MB), checks it and asks you to Restart Now; that's all. Your games, saves and settings are kept.
• On v03.06 or older: install DolphinPS4-v03.10.pkg by hand with your package installer (on top of the old version is fine). From then on, updates install themselves.
• On v03.03: don't update from inside that version (its updater uninstalls the app); install the package by hand.

Settings → About shows the version that runs, and the installed package's version if an update runs on top of it. The PS4's own game info keeps showing the installed package's version; that's normal.

New since v03.06

• Updates install themselves. Dolphin downloads the new version into /data/DolphinPS4/app and starts it from there, the way the PS4 Homebrew Store updates itself. Nothing is reinstalled, and if an update ever fails to start, Dolphin goes back to the installed version on its own.
• Faster games that use the GameCube's memory mapping (Spider-Man 2, Ultimate Spider-Man and others): memory lookups are done directly in the translated game code, and a page change no longer throws away all the cached lookups. If one of these games misbehaves, add soft_tlb=flush (or jit_tlb_inline=off) to /data/DolphinPS4/ps4.ini and tell us on Discord.
• GPU Texture Decoding (Settings → Graphics, off by default): decodes game textures on the PS4's GPU instead of the CPU. Worth a try in draw-heavy scenes; turn it off again if textures look wrong.

See the README for controls and tips, and join the Discord to help test.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.06

> On v03.03? Don't update from inside that version: its updater uninstalls the app (your games, saves and settings are safe). Install this package by hand instead.

Install

1. Install DolphinPS4-v03.06.pkg with your package installer (on top of an older version is fine; your games, saves and settings are kept).
2. On v03.04 or later you can also say Yes to the update prompt: Dolphin downloads and checks the package and puts it in /data/pkg. Then close Dolphin and install it from Debug Settings → Game → Package Installer (or GoldHEN's).
3. Settings → About should show 03.06.

New since v03.04

• A new Library menu. Your games appear as a row of covers with the selected one up front, its title, platform and when you last played it, on a softly lit stage. Tabs for Library, Memory Cards, Settings and Themes switch with L1 / R1.
• Cross plays, Triangle opens the game's options, Square looks for new games, OPTIONS sorts by A-Z, Recently Played or Platform.
• Prefer the old look? Settings → Menu Style → XMB.
• Memory cards. See every GameCube save with its own icon, title, size and date, in both menu styles.
• Create new, empty memory cards and choose which one sits in Slot A. Your other cards keep their saves.
• Your existing saves are on Memory Card 1.

See the README for controls and tips, and join the Discord to help test.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.04

> On v03.03? Don't update from inside that version: its updater uninstalls the app (your games, saves and settings are safe). Install this package by hand instead.

Install

1. Install DolphinPS4-v03.04.pkg with your package installer (on top of an older version is fine; your games, saves and settings are kept).
2. Games go in /data/DolphinPS4/games/, or pick another folder in Settings → Game Folder.
3. Settings → About should show 03.04.

New since v02.99

• Updates from inside the app. Dolphin checks GitHub for a new version when it starts (or in Settings) and asks before downloading it. The package is checked and saved to /data/pkg; close Dolphin and install it from Debug Settings → Game → Package Installer (or GoldHEN's). This release still has to be installed by hand.
• Choose your games folder. Settings → Game Folder browses the PS4's folders and USB drives. Press Square in the Games column to refresh the list after copying new games.
• Safer save states. The Save/Load rows show whether a slot is Empty or from an Other Version. A state that can't be loaded is never loaded halfway: the game carries on as it was and the menu tells you why. States from earlier versions keep working.
• Network fixed. Cover downloads and the update check work again.
• Wii Menu no longer crashes the console. Picking Wii Menu in a Wii game's HOME Menu now returns to the game list.
• Menu hint. When a game starts, a short hint in the bottom-right corner shows the L3 + R3 buttons that open the menu.
• Smoother shader compiling. The shader compilers can now also run on the PS4's seventh CPU core.
• Better speed in Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Games that use the GameCube's memory mapping (Spider-Man 2 is one) no longer freeze with the Fast speed setting.
• Smarter auto CPU clock. It undoes a clock increase that didn't help with dropped frames.
• Logs no longer fill up with the same message repeated thousands of times.

See the README for controls, tips and tested games.

Dolphin for PS4 v03.03

Install

1. Install DolphinPS4-v03.03.pkg with your package installer (on top of an older version is fine; your games, saves and settings are kept).
2. Games go in /data/DolphinPS4/games/, or pick another folder in Settings → Game Folder.
3. Settings → About should show 03.03.

New since v02.99

• Updates from inside the app. Dolphin checks GitHub for a new version when it starts and asks before downloading and installing it. You can also check by hand in Settings. This release still has to be installed by hand; later ones won't.
• Choose your games folder. Settings → Game Folder browses the PS4's folders and USB drives. Press Square in the Games column to refresh the list after copying new games.
• Safer save states. The Save/Load rows show whether a slot is Empty or from an Other Version. A state that can't be loaded is never loaded halfway: the game carries on as it was and the menu tells you why. States from earlier versions keep working.
• Network fixed. Cover downloads and the update check work again.
• Wii Menu no longer crashes the console. Picking Wii Menu in a Wii game's HOME Menu now returns to the game list.
• Menu hint. When a game starts, a short hint in the bottom-right corner shows the L3 + R3 buttons that open the menu.
• Smoother shader compiling. The shader compilers can now also run on the PS4's seventh CPU core.
• Better speed in Spider-Man 2, Call of Duty 2: Big Red One and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes. Games that use the GameCube's memory mapping (Spider-Man 2 is one) no longer freeze with the Fast speed setting.
• Smarter auto CPU clock. It undoes a clock increase that didn't help with dropped frames.
• Logs no longer fill up with the same message repeated thousands of times.

See the README for controls, tips and tested games.

Dolphin for PS4 v02.99

Install

1. Install DolphinPS4-v02.99.pkg with your package installer (on top of an older version is fine; your games, saves and settings are kept).
2. Games go in /data/DolphinPS4/games/.
3. Settings → About should show 02.99.

New since v02.95

• Up to four players. Turn on another DualShock 4 and pick a PS4 user for it; it joins as the next player, even mid-game.
• Pressure-sensitive L and R. Half a pull used to count as a full press on GameCube games; now partial presses reach the game and the click comes at the end of the pull.
• Cheats: green ON / red OFF tags, plus Enable All and Disable All.
• Smarter auto CPU clock: raises the clock again when a game drops frames on its own, and recognises games that normally run at 30 FPS.
• Faster start-up (Super Smash Bros. Melee: about 2 seconds instead of up to 27).
• Super Smash Bros. Melee keeps its CPU clock at 40% or more in busy matches.
• Setting values shown as plain text, without arrows.
• The original app icon is back.

See the README for controls, tips and tested games.

🐬 Dolphin for PS4 v02.95

GameCube and Wii emulation on a jailbroken PS4, with a PSP-style menu and Vulkan on the PS4's GPU.

📥 Install

1. Install DolphinPS4-v02.95.pkg with your package installer.
2. Copy your own game dumps to /data/DolphinPS4/games/ over FTP (.rvz recommended).
3. Open Dolphin from the home screen. Settings → About should show 02.95.

✨ Highlights

• XMB menu: GameCube 🟣 / Wii ⚪ tags, box art downloaded automatically, themes and wallpapers, start-up animation
• In-game menu with L3 + R3: save/load states (8 slots), live settings, cheats, quit to menu
• Settings for all games or per game; remappable controls with DualShock 4 icons
• Auto CPU clock so heavy scenes don't go into slow motion
• Diagnostics you can switch on/off (Settings → Diagnostics)

🔧 Fixed in this version

• Random crashes (two threads updating the FPS statistics at once)
• Long start-up in some games (shader compilers now run on their own cores)

See the README for controls, tips, tested games and how to report problems.