Delta Emulator is Coming to the iPad—Here’s What to Expect

This is not a drill. Delta's famed retro games emulator is coming to iPad devices soon. It will be available for devices with the eligible operating system, allowing users to enjoy iconic 8-bit or 16-bit-style titles.

The creator says it is coming shortly, and it will be optimized for the larger screen of the device compared to its original version, which is dedicated to iPhones only.

After Apple's App Store changed its guidelines regarding game emulators, the experience is finally here, with Delta being one of the top-rated apps on the market.

Delta Emulator is Coming to the iPad Soon

Riley Testut, the maker of the Delta iOS emulator, recently announced via his Threads post that an iPad version of the iOS game emulator is coming soon.

This is massive news for all emulator gamers, as the experience was made initially exclusive to the iOS and iPhone platforms, with no other devices available to play it.

According to Testut, the team has been working on an iPad version for a long time now, and it is near completion during this time. The creator added that they are currently working on controller skins and fixing several bugs before this release.

Initially, they thought that game emulators would only be available in the EU, and they would launch it with the AltStore PAL, which does not support the iPad.

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What to Expect from Delta's iPad Version

With this massive change, it will soon be possible to enjoy emulation via the Apple iPad devices, optimizing the experience on the bigger screen for retro titles.

Testut revealed that the release of the Delta iPad version would be during its next major update release, particularly for version 1.6.

Apple Game Emulators

Emulators were a big NO for Apple in the past years, and since then, the company tried to block and catch all emulator apps made available to the App Store under its anti-piracy rules.

It is known that among the early iOS emulators like GBA4iOS and the DOS Emulator, Apple took massive steps toward removing them from the App Store and making them unavailable to use on iPhones.

However, all that changed when Apple updated its App Store policies and guidelines earlier this April, announcing to the world and developers that emulators may soon be allowed on the platform.

Initially, it was thought of as only for EU users, as they are under the Digital Markets Act, but Cupertino later announced that this applies to the world.

Various developers have presented their apps to Apple for this iPhone emulator era, with Delta among the most popular and highly rated ones, specifically developed for iOS.

That being said, they have long planned for its iPad version but were unsure if this would be allowed.

Now that this is confirmed, the company will soon release the Delta emulator for the iPad, optimized for the big screen.