Yuzu and Ryujinx Switch emulators run Metroid Dread on day 1
Metroid Dread on the Switch has been a smashing success, sitting at a 88% score on Metacritic, and with the physical copies of the game getting out of stock as soon as new inventory is added at retailers (the digital version, of course, can still be purchased).
In the context of this release, the developers behind the Yuzu Switch emulator have announced that Metroid Dread is playable on Day 1 on Yuzu. As a matter of fact, the game was technically playable on emulators before its official release, as it appears the game was leaked before its release day, on some piracy sites.
Your experience may vary depending on the PC hardware you run Yuzu on, but a lot of people have reported being able to play the game on Yuzu with no issue.
Metroid Dread ☠️
Mission Log:
• Playable Day 1
• Unlimited Dynamic FPS
• Accessible control optionsStatus:
Experience the Dread smoother, faster, and on your PC.
Playable in the latest yuzu release now!Download: https://t.co/cmwPNp6fTy pic.twitter.com/t1Jej0cree
— yuzu (@yuzuemu) October 9, 2021
In parallel, multiple videos have emerged to confirm that Ruyjinx, another Switch emulator, runs the game fine as well.
Elephant in the room: we’ll avoid guessing how people actually acquired the Metroid files to run on their PC. The most “legit” way of doing so is to buy the game yourself, then use a hacked Switch to extract the files. Of course, if you do own a Nintendo Switch, there’s probably little reason for you to run the game on your PC just right now, unless you want to enjoy some of the improvements these emulators bring.
Independently of the ethics of using emulators to run a game that was just released, it is pretty impressive to see how much Yuzu and Ryujinx have accomplished since their inception, and that a game that just got released pretty much runs perfectly on both of these emulators.
We did mention recently a lot of improvements have been added to the Yuzu emulator, in particular to address issues with AMD GPUs. It seems a new update has been pushed a few days ago specifically to handle glitches with Metroid Dread, and making sure it would work properly.
Download Yuzu/Ryujinx Switch Emulators
- You can Download the Yuzu Switch emulator on their official download page here.
- You can download ryujinx here.
Source: Yuzu
Yuzu has issues loading screens, and in some rooms the game over screen glitches etc
in the other hand Ryujinx did fix this issues and the game run really good, hoping that Yuzu
fixes the minor issues in the next EX release,.
an running ryujinx metroid at 4k res and its so *** amazing running over a 240fpps on a rtx 3070 with the fps unlock mod… no lags or delays… im like 2 hours gameplay and i had never been so mindblowned… so i am savoring every minute of the game… and asides im gonna buy the game as well i support some games i pirate sometimes
I don’t think emulators should be prioritizing pre-release/newly released games – no matter how desirable.
Then what are you doing here ? Dont be hypocrite!
he is here to read….., what are you doing here tard?
i have it up and running on ps4 as well
I downloaded it, and it works at 99%, always at 40/60 fps
First time I tried the switch emulator, I gave it a try after the game arrived Friday and it runs almost identical to the switch
Hey, you are not my man silly billy, change your name
I am , so many people are copying my name now lol
While I applaud the emulation technology and it’s apology to preserve and improve games for posterity, I don’t think it’s appropriate to promote digital piracy – especially for a series that needs support from it’s fans in order to stay alive. Please support the official release!
I like to test drive before I buy.
Try before you buy 🙂
Looking good! Try before you buy 🙂