Cemu 2.0 Released - Goes Open Source with Linux Support

In more positive emulation news, Cemu, the Wii U emulator, has updated to 2.0 (experimental)! This update adds in a bunch of fixes and changes, but the biggest parts have to be that it is now open-source and has native Linux builds! The builds are preliminary and rough around the edges, but it does work:

• Cemu is now open-source!
• Preliminary Linux builds are available on github, but be warned that they are still very rough around the edges
• Going forward, we simplified the versioning a bit by using shorter version numbers (2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3..)
• Updated all dependencies. Most notably SDL (input & motion) and wxWidgets (UI)
• Fixed a crash in the H264 video decoder. Resolves crash on Smash title screen
• Made nsysnet a little less crash prone. Fixes crash in Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Fixed a logging related crash that could occur under very specific circumstances. Seen in Wind Waker if letting the game idle on the title screen for 2 minutes
• Fixed a crash that could happen when the path to Cemu.exe contained unicode characters
• Fixed a crash that could happen when loading .elf homebrew
• The account list in the title manager save exporter is no longer empty
• Latency for wiimotes should be a bit better now
• Added symbol/function list to debugger + other small debugger/assembler improvements
• Implemented API: coreinit.FSOpenFileExAsync (used by some homebrew)
• Many more under-the-hood changes and fixes
• Some more work towards a Stop&Restart emulation feature. Not ready yet but we are getting there

As this is all very early, expect bugs and glitches when using the Linux builds, but this is a fantastic step for Cemu and the longevity of this emulator. I am sure it won't take much longer to see some major improvements, especially with it being open-source now.

You can view the changelog and download like on the Cemu website!