A resourceful Reddit user has explored the limits of the possible and turned his Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 into a small gaming console. With the help of a PSP emulator and some technical tricks, games like God of War and GTA are now running on the smartwatch.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 becomes a PSP
The Reddit user Zenondesingk was apparently dissatisfied with the playing opportunities of his Galaxy Watch 5 (Pro model in the test) and took the matter into his own hands. As Gizmochina reports, the smart hobbyist first had to put a few setbacks away before he managed to do a real one via ADB and Bugjaeger To install the PSP emulator on its smartwatch.
The transfer of the required PSP-ROMs took place via WLAN. Since then he has been able to play games like GTA: Vice City Stories and God of War: Chains of Olympus, which have actually been released for the PSP, on the smartwatch. Because the control over the integrated touchscreen is quite uncomfortable, it has without further ado Paid a compatible Bluetooth controller with the Galaxy Watch 5 And plays over it.
Particularly impressive: all games run according to their own statement With 60 frames per second. He was also able to install Clash Royale via an APK-Sideload. And, of course, Zenondesingk also tried to get Crysis up and running via Winlator – but unfortunately without success.
But he was able to install the Steam Link app on his smartwatch and has been able to Stream PC games on the display of his smartwatch. In one picture he shows how he plays Forza Horizon 4.
Android devices: Where there is a will, there is also a way
What appears like a gimmick at first glance demonstrates that impressively Unused potential of modern wearables. Android devices in particular can be modified and misused with a little software tinkering.
Owners of an Apple Watch, on the other hand, can only dream of such experiments – even if it is likely hardly use a practicable for a PSP emulator on a smartwach. The display is too small to recognize a lot on it – the battery life of the smartwatch should also go into the basement. However, it is always fascinating.