yuzu is a work-in-progress Nintendo Switch emulator. The project was started in spring of 2017 by bunnei, - one of the original authors of the popular Citra 3DS emulator, to experiment with and research the Nintendo - Switch. +
+ yuzu is a work-in-progress Nintendo Switch emulator. yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later + version). yuzu has been designed with portability in mind, with builds available for Windows, Linux, + and macOS.
-Due to the similarities between Switch and 3DS, yuzu was developed as a fork of Citra. This means that it - uses the same project architecture, and both emulators benefit from shared improvements. During the early - months of development, work was done in private, and progress was slow.
- -However, as Switch reverse-engineering and homebrew development became popular, work on yuzu began to take - off as well. In January of 2018, the yuzu team was formed out of several Citra developers, and the decision - was made to release the project publicly.
- -As an emulator, yuzu is in its infancy, and is only currently useful for Switch reverse-engineering and homebrew - development. yuzu has been designed with portability in mind, with builds actively maintained for Windows, - Linux, and macOs. +
+ The project was started in spring of 2017 by bunnei, one of the original authors of the popular Citra 3DS emulator, to experiment + with and research the Nintendo Switch. Due to the similarities between Switch and 3DS, yuzu was developed + as a fork of Citra.
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- - Can I use yuzu to play Switch games? - No – at this time, yuzu does not run any commercial Switch games. yuzu can boot some games, to varying - degrees of success, but does not implement any of the necessary GPU features to render 3D graphics. - -
- - When will yuzu run games? - In short – we do not know. Running games is one of the team’s top priorities, so we are actively - working toward that goal! - +
- - What is yuzu’s license? - yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version). Refer to the license - document for more information. - +
- - Where does the name come from? - Citrus junos, or yuzu (from Japanese ユズ), is a citrus fruit, most commonly used in Asian cuisines. - This name was chosen as an homage to Citra and its developers, whose work gave the foundation - for this project. - -
+ This means that it uses the same project architecture, and both emulators benefit from shared improvements. +
-+ During the early months of development, work was done in private, and progress was slow. However, as Switch reverse-engineering + and homebrew development became popular, work on yuzu began to take off as well. +
+ ++ In January of 2018, the yuzu team was formed out of several Citra developers, and the decision was made to release the project + publicly. As an emulator, yuzu is in its infancy, and is only currently useful for Switch reverse-engineering + and homebrew development. +
+ +Can I use yuzu to play Switch games?
+When will yuzu run games?
+Where does the name come from?
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