Homebrew Question What’s been going on with Dolphin emulation on Switch

[HighJr]

i haven’t heard much about it lately.. will it be useable any time soon?

 

[sup3rgh0st]

The footage you most likely saw was a Linux build of Dolphin running on a Switch booted into Arch Linux. Getting Dolphin to run through the homebrew launcher will take a lot more time and effort due to libraries and other specifics not written yet. The scene will have to mature a bit more before something like that comes around.

 

[Rahkeesh]

Biggest obstacle is no 3D acceleration within Horizon yet AFAIK. If that even happens a number of emulators become possible.

 

[SeongGino]

Also second biggest obstacle being that ARM64 Dolphin simply isn't where it should be, to be perfectly frank.

 

[JellyPerson]

Also second biggest obstacle being that ARM64 Dolphin simply isn't where it should be, to be perfectly frank.

It runs perfectly on my Nvidia Shield TV, which is just an overclocked Nintendo Switch

 

[SeongGino]

It runs perfectly on my Nvidia Shield TV, which is just an overclocked Nintendo Switch

*a MASSIVELY overclocked Switch with about double the headroom to bruteforce Dolphin into working.

Point still stands. Compared to x86, it's a straight port without much platform-specific optimization.

 

[JellyPerson]

*a MASSIVELY overclocked Switch with about double the headroom to bruteforce Dolphin into working.

Point still stands. Compared to x86, it's a straight port without much platform-specific optimization.

Yeah. Even though it's a switch, it's overclocked. I'd think dolphin will run a little slower.

 

[SeongGino]

Yeah. Even though it's a switch, it's overclocked.

Regardless, Shield != Switch. Different software and different APIs.

 

[JellyPerson]

Regardless, Shield != Switch. Different software and different APIs.

Hardware-wise at least.

 

[Wolfy]

The footage you most likely saw was a Linux build of Dolphin running on a Switch booted into Arch Linux. Getting Dolphin to run through the homebrew launcher will take a lot more time and effort due to libraries and other specifics not written yet. The scene will have to mature a bit more before something like that comes around.

He's probably referring to the Lakka Dolphin core that's currently being working on...

See here for more info... https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-dolphin-emulator-for-the-switch-by-jhiral.510424/