CemU Outpaces Nintendo, Runs Mario Kart 8 In 8k
The latest CemU update has smooth 8k, 60fps gameplay that even looks impressive sampled down.
Despite our qualms with the CemU Wii U emulator, the efforts to bring a perfect version of the latest Zelda entry to PC were honorable and quite successful. The 1.8.1b update had Breath of the Wild running in 4k from open to close and now, as reported by Kotaku, CemU has upped the ante by having Mario Kart running in 8k after it barely ran at all in an earlier version of the emulator.
Will, who uploaded the clip, is running CemU on a PC equipped with i7 6700k and a GTX 1080 Ti. He hasn’t uploaded the raw 8k footage yet and there’s no guarantee he will considering how few would be able to actually run it in all its glory, but the version he put on YouTube is a
This a technical feat for sure but will CemU be able to keep pace as Nintendo undoubtedly tries to find a way to shut the emulator down?
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replyCharles Singletary posted a new article, CemU Outpaces Nintendo, Runs Mario Kart 8 In 8k
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Requiring nearly 0 CPU power and being designed to be able to run at 30fps will do that, apparently.
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Mario Kart 8 runs at 60fps though
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In single and two player, yes, it was built to also be able to run at 30fps. Didn't see that it was at 60fps at 8k the first time through the article so I made an assumption. Quite impressive regardless.
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Eh, Nintendo hasn't gone after emulators in a while; Dolphin's development is pretty public and gets similar show off videos from time to time.
As long as they don't touch the Switch and don't start doing stupid stuff like distributing or linking to games directly I doubt they'll get any friction.-
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I doubt these emulator scenes, even at their most accessible, will ever come close to making a dent in Nintendo's margins. It's simply too niche of a scene. And even if it's 4k, 60FPS on PC, you don't have the killer Switch gimmick of portability. Don't think they have anything to worry about.
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And the Switch version doesn't have that dropped-frame "hitch" once every 1 or 2 seconds. From the video I can see it is still present on Cemu
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