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In October 2024, Nintendo reached a settlement with the Ryujinx developers, effectively shutting down the project. This sent shockwaves through the NSP community. While existing builds of Ryujinx still work perfectly with Tears of the Kingdom , no future official updates will be released. Forks of Ryujinx are now the primary source of continued development.

| Feature | Nintendo Switch | PC Emulation (NSP) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Resolution | 720p - 900p | 1080p - 8K | | Framerate | 30 FPS (unstable) | 60+ FPS (stable with mods) | | Loading Times | 15-30 seconds (eMMC) | 2-5 seconds (NVMe SSD) | | Shader Compilation | Native hardware | Stutters initially (caches build) |

Note: As of mid-2024, Yuzu is defunct due to legal pressure. Ryujinx remains the primary emulator.

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