From Decrypt · By Ryan S. Gladwin
In brief
AnyPS5 is an open-source, AI-powered project on GitHub that converts PS5 game executables into programs that run natively on PC.
Speculators believe that the tool will allow users to get higher performance out of PS5 games by using high-powered PCs.
Some gamers hope that the project will be able to run GTA VI on PC at launch, although Discord members warn there's likely to be roadblocks.
Vibe coders are porting PlayStation 5 applications to Windows and Linux, leaving some users optimistic that the project will unlock better performance for PS5 games, and could even work for GTA 6 at launch.
AnyPS5 is an open-source, AI-powered project on GitHub that converts PS5 game executables into programs that run natively on PC, swapping Sony’s system libraries for its own version rather than emulating the console. A community-run tracker lists more than 180 PS5 titles that have been tried with the tool, but only a handful have been verified as playable.
An important distinction to make is that this is not an emulator and that games will be running natively on PC. As a result, some speculators believe that users will be able to get better performance from PS5 games by playing them on a high-powered PC.
"GTA 6 most likely will be able to run on your PC at launch, and [with] significantly higher frames than it would on your PS5," pseudonymous gaming content creator Schlayerr said on TikTok. "We live in a crazy time."
"Technically, this is feasible given the similarities between console and PC architectures, and AI can dramatically accelerate the reverse engineering work," Theodore Agranat, Director of Web3 at Gunzilla Games, the game studio behind battle royale Off the Grid, told Decrypt. However, he remained skeptical over whether they "can deliver the quality, performance, and fidelity players expect from AAA games at scale."
🚨 ANYPS5 SYSTEM LIBRARY SUPPORT JUST HIT 86%! 🤯🔥
Development has been FAST since Friday, and the library side is becoming the next phase to watch.
• 3,005 / 3,475 declared system functions implemented • Overall system library support is now 86.47% • libc: 99% •… pic.twitter.com/S1AekKNtOf
— Chris Mizo (@MizoChris) October 12, 2026
The latest project update claims that 100% of the PS5 GPU shaders have been ported while 88% of the system libraries have been ported. Discord community members believe the final 12% for system libraries is likely to take a long time, especially as new system libraries are continuously being discovered.
In the Discord showcase channel, some users have shown off rudimentary demos of PS5 games on PC. One community developer reported running GTA 5 at 27 frames per second, or FPS, in the performance graphics mode. Others have reported getting 4 FPS on Epic Mickey, 25 FPS on Phasmophobia, and 60 FPS on Vampire Survivors. It's still a work in progress.