There is no doubt that the best Switch emulator for Android is Skyline. This app allows play a wide variety of Nintendo console titles from your mobile. And, although initially it was only able to emulate 2D games, it currently runs quite graphically demanding titles such as Super Mario Odyssey or Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Well, its developers have just released a new improved version of this emulator so that users can financially support the project. This is Skyline Edge, a kind of “early access” that will allow you to enjoy the new updates and news that will come to the emulator before anyone else.

The best Switch emulator for Android, Skyline, launches a premium version for patrons

As explained in their Ko-fi profile (a website that offers a service similar to Patreon), the team behind the emulator has released Skyline Edge so that users can support its development. That is how this version will offer 2 weeks early access to updates before before they make it to the public builds.

This first level of subscription (known simply as Edge) It has a cost of €5 per month and will also grant a Discord role that provides access to channels exclusive to the emulator. A higher level of support is the Edge+ subscription of €10 per month, which in addition to the above, gives access to surveys with which the user can directly influence the development of the emulator.

Finally, the highest subscription level (Edge Pro XDR) is priced at €25 per month and will additionally add the username to the official Skyline builds. Next, we present you the first improvements that Skyline Edge subscribers will be able to enjoy:

• New GPU code update which improves the graphical performance of games.
• Compatibility with new titles: Pokémon Sword and Shield, SkyrimCrash Bandicoot, Rise: Race The Future, and Skul.
• Compatibility with mobiles that use a Mali graphic (ie phones with MediaTek processor).
• Error correction that affected the fluidity of titles that were already running the emulator, such as Super Mario Odyssey.

How to download Skyline Edge APK?

As you already know, Skyline Edge is exclusive for users who financially support the emulator. Therefore, if you want to have access to this improved version with early access to updates, you should subscribe to the Ko-fi of the project.

once you do the Skyline Edge team will directly send you a link to download the APK. If you don’t want to pay, wait two weeks for updates exclusive to this version to be made available to everyone on the official Skyline Discord. And you… Do you think this is a good way to promote the development of emulators for Android?