PS5 emulator KytyPS5 boots GTA V menus and runs first 3D games

PS5 emulation is moving faster than expected, and KytyPS5 is leading the charge — the emulator can now boot the PS5 version of GTA V all the way to its menus and settings, and has started loading actual 3D games on PC.

Beyond GTA V's menus, KytyPS5 can now boot the PS5 versions of Quake 2, Pac-Man World, and Powerwash Simulator. None of these run to completion or without issues, but getting them to load at all is a meaningful technical step. The dev team says the current priority is improving compatibility and fixing boot failures; polishing frame rates and eliminating visual errors comes later. Full playability for retail PS5 games is still a distant goal — for reference, ShadPS4, the best PS4 emulator available, can only partially run around 15 percent of that console's library after roughly a decade of work.

The timing isn't accidental. Two factors are pushing emulator developers to accelerate: GTA 6 has no PC release announced, and Sony's increasingly aggressive move away from physical media has frustrated a chunk of the PlayStation community. Because GTA 6 runs on similar Rockstar engine tech to GTA V, progress made getting GTA V functional on KytyPS5 could theoretically carry over to the sequel — something Take-Two and Rockstar's legal teams are unlikely to welcome. KytyPS5 isn't alone either; SharpEmu and RPCSX have both reported notable progress in recent weeks, suggesting a broader wave of PS5 emulation activity rather than a single isolated project.

For now, KytyPS5 is nowhere near useful for playing game backups or homebrew, and that won't change quickly. But the pace of development is clearly picking up, and the combination of a locked-down PlayStation ecosystem and a high-profile console exclusive in GTA 6 gives developers plenty of motivation to keep pushing.