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Sony launched its 1st major gaming system in 1994. It was a disc-based gaming system with 2418 total games produced. The original Playstation was the first system to sell over 100 million units.

Here are the top Playstation Emulators ever created:

Sony Playstation Emulators for Android

#1 – ePSXe (Version 1.9.15)

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One of the best emulators for Android regardless of console. It’s not free though–it costs $3.75 from Google Play.

Download the ePSXe Playstation Emulator for Android

#2 – TigerPSOne (Version 1.0.5)


TigerPSOne is currently one the best PSX Android emulator out there, and it’s free.

Download the TigerPSOne Emulator for Android

#3 – FPse (Version 0.10.1)


This is another good PSX Android emulator, capable of rendering in HD. Unfortunately it is not free — it costs $4.99.

Download the FPse Emulator for Android

Sony Playstation Emulators for iOS

#1 – psx4iphone (Version 0.8.0)


psx4iphone is the only Playstation emulator available for iPhones and other iOS devices.

Download the psx4iphone Emulator for iOS

Sony Playstation Emulators for Linux/Unix

#1 – PCSX-Reloaded (Version 1.9.92)

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This is the best Linux/Unix PSX emulator out there.

Download the PCSX-Reloaded Playstation Emulator

#2 – pSX (Version 1.13)

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The next best PS1 emulator for Linux/Unix.

Download the pSX Playstation Emulator

#3 – ePSXe (Version 1.6.0)

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This is another stellar emulator for the original Playstation on Linux/Unix.

Download the ePSXe Playstation Emulator

Sony Playstation Emulators for Mac

#1 – The Pi (Version 4)


The Pi is the best/fastest PSX emulator available for Macs.

Download The Pi PSX Emulator

#2 – PSMac (Version 0.0.4.1)


PSMac isn’t quite as good and fast as The Pi, but it comes in ranked at #2.

Download the PSMac PSX Emulator

#3 – PCSX (Version Test 3)


This is a port of the same-named Windows version of the emulator. It has decent game compatibility.

Download the PCSX PSX Emulator

#4 – PCSX-Reloaded (Version 1.9.92)


This emulator has had many updates and features added to it over time. It’s worth a try.

Download the PCSX-Reloaded PSX Emulator

#5 – FlareStorm (Version 2.0)


FlareStorm is a nice sturdy emulator for Macs, but its game compatibility leaves a lot to be desired.

Download the FlareStorm PSX Emulator

Sony Playstation Emulators for Windows

#1 – ePSXe (Version 1.9.0)


ePSXe is the best free emulator for Sony’s Playstation. We’ve included the bios and the best video plugin with version 1.9.0.

Download the ePSXe Playstation Emulator

#2 – pSX (Version 1.13)


pSX is the #2 user-rated emulator for Playstation.

Download the pSX Playstation Emulator

#3 – PSXeven (Version 0.19)


Free Sony Playstation emulator that works with any games you think of.

Download the PSXeven Playstation Emulator

#4 – AdrilPSX (Version ILE 1.0.5)


This free emulator was rated #4 by our last survey for the Playstation.

Download the AdrilPSX Playstation Emulator

#5 – PCSX (Version 1.5)


#5 rated Playstation emulator.

Download the PCSX Playstation Emulator

The Sony Playstation was definitely a fan favorite and crowd pleaser. Everybody loved this gaming system and was a big hit for Sony to step into the home video gaming enterprise. Immediatley the PS1 starting selling like wildfire. We thoroughly enjoyed the look of the system and feel of the controllers.

Our free Playstation emulators will be sure to be a hit for you and all your neighborhood friends (even if none of you are kids anymore!) You can find us on facebook by searching for Free Emulators and we’ll be sure to let you know when we have new emulators and systems available as far as some news of the latest gaming news and announcements. You should also post any comments and suggestions there so that we can better serve you, our dear and valued visitor to our beloved FreeEmulator website that was created by industry experts and volunteering hundreds of hours.

If you find a better emulator than any that we have on our entire site please let it be known to us and we will surely update our bank of emulators. For roms you will have to search for them elsewhere as we only specialize in emulators for video games, android, ios, etc.

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