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Hours after the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2, homebrew developers managed to boot the title on both PC and PlayStation 5 hardware. The milestone arrived quickly after hackers used a recent Switch 2 jailbreak, dubbed ns2jb, to dump game files and test them on experimental emulators across alternative platforms. [1][2]
Neither experience is currently considered playable. On PC, videos demonstrate the Lichii emulator running the remake with performance fluctuating between 15 to 30 FPS. Meanwhile, a GitHub demonstration by user Vampinity showed the game booting on a jailbroken PS5 through the EglantinePS5 emulator, where frame rates rarely exceed 20 FPS before crashing inside a fog-filled Kokiri Forest. [1][2]
Attempting the PlayStation setup introduces significant compromises, as EglantinePS5 only functions on PS5 firmware version 13.60 from July, preventing users from accessing the PlayStation Network or the PS Store. While contrasting CPU architectures present steep technical hurdles, prior tests with games such as Pokémon Pokopia have achieved 60 FPS on the PS5 software, fueling community efforts to optimize Switch 2 emulation. [1]
Nintendo exclusives are finding their way onto PCs and rival consoles. Following the Zelda: Ocarina of Time release date, the remake now loads on a PlayStation system. A homebrew enthusiast used the PS5 jailbreak to install a Switch 2 emulator, but frame rates rarely pass 20 fps.
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It feels like we have returned to the Nintendo Switch era, with new releases running on PC on release day. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has only just released on Nintendo Switch 2, and the latest entry in the series is already running on PC via early Switch 2 emulators and the first native PC ports. Multiple videos shared on Reddit show the Lichii emulator already booting up the game just a few hours after it was dumped thanks to last month's first jailbreak.
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