# #Emulation in the news

October 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM

> PS5SX2 2.01 Adds Physical PS2 Disc Support · AnyPS5 Achieves 100% GPU Shader Instruction Coverage · XPSemu Alpha 1 Brings Xbox Emulation to PS5

[PS5SX2 2.01 Adds Physical PS2 Disc Support](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/ps5sx2-2-01-adds-physical-ps2-disc-support-984ebabe>)
*October 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM* - Developer Sword releases a native PS2 emulator for jailbroken PS5 consoles, enabling physical disc playback at 6x native resolution.

[AnyPS5 Achieves 100% GPU Shader Instruction Coverage](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/anyps5-achieves-100-gpu-shader-instruction-coverage-9f4d4e28>)
*October 9, 2026 at 05:14 PM* - The AnyPS5 project reaches a major milestone in PS5 emulation by completing its shader recompiler and running Dreaming Sarah at 60 FPS.

[XPSemu Alpha 1 Brings Xbox Emulation to PS5](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/xpsemu-alpha-1-brings-xbox-emulation-to-ps5-3805f1c2>)
*October 4, 2026 at 03:46 PM* - Developer ZiZc3 releases a native xemu port for jailbroken PS5 consoles, enabling original Xbox titles like Halo 2 to run on Sony hardware.