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Rockstar Games has released the launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its 19th November release. The trailer showcases the thrills set to come to the game on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S next month, with the footage itself apparently captured on the PlayStation 5. It features a selection of tidbits Grand Theft Auto fans may be interested in, including clips of heists in-action, one of which appearing to include a helicopter getaway gone awry.

For a long time, PC gamers could access many PlayStation 5 games only if the publisher invested in a bespoke port (something Sony has recently said it will be scaling back). Now, though, rapid advancements in PS5 emulators and other tools are making recent PlayStation titles increasingly playable on generic PCs. SharpEmu was the first of these emulators, advancing from a “very early alpha stage” in May to a current state that can “load the eboot.bin of real games, execute native CPU instructions, and partially handle GPU-related functionality.” The most recent release boasts 10 tested games that reach a “playable” state, including six that developer CursedIfElse says are “fully playable at 60 fps.” That includes simple 2D games like Tetris Forever but also 3D titles like Astro Bot and the PS5 Demon’s Souls remaster running at playable frame rates.

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