August 8th week in review

It has been a busy first week of August for retro hardware and emulation updates. From new FPGA flash cartridges to major performance boosts for PlayStation 3 emulation, there is plenty to catch up on. Here is a look at the recent coverage.

Krikzz launches the EverDrive-64 PRO with native 64DD support. The new $169 flash cartridge upgrades to a Cyclone 10 FPGA and 128MB of RAM. This hardware bump allows it to handle 64DD games and massive ROM hacks.

RPCS3 explains how PS3 emulation got much faster on arm64. Developer Whatcookie breaks down six months of CELL architecture optimizations. These changes target Apple Silicon and Snapdragon hardware.

The final Super Robot Wars Y expansion drops this week. Bandai Namco is wrapping up Super Robot Wars Y with a 35th-anniversary expansion pack. The update adds new units and a massive level cap increase.

GammaOS Next 1.4 is out with new micro-OS boots and DSi themes. The latest GammaOS update brings a native micro-OS boot architecture and better DS emulation to the Anbernic RG DS and RG Rotate. It also includes new DSi and PS3 themes.

GOG is officially building a Linux client for Galaxy. GOG has announced that a native Linux version of its Galaxy launcher is currently in development. This comes after years of requests from PC gaming enthusiasts on Linux platforms.

I am looking forward to seeing what next week brings as the summer release schedule continues.

Pick up SUPER ROBOT WARS Y on Humble Bundle.

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Source: GOG is officially building a Linux client for Galaxy