Set OpenGL PixelPackBuffer to 0 when done (#4921)

* Fix macOS build name in CI

Fixes updater

* Update build.yml

Don't publish x86 Mac builds

* Naming nitpick

* Berry changes

* Use the same prefix for PR and release build archives

---------

Co-authored-by: TSR Berry <20988865+TSRBerry@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_ZIP_OS_NAME: linux_x64
 
         - os: macOS-latest
-          OS_NAME: MacOS x64
+          OS_NAME: macOS x64
           DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER: osx-x64
           RELEASE_ZIP_OS_NAME: osx_x64
 
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish Ryujinx
         run: dotnet publish -c "${{ matrix.configuration }}" -r "${{ matrix.DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER }}" -o ./publish -p:Version="${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}" -p:DebugType=embedded -p:SourceRevisionId="${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}" -p:ExtraDefineConstants=DISABLE_UPDATER src/Ryujinx --self-contained true
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
       - name: Publish Ryujinx.Headless.SDL2
         run: dotnet publish -c "${{ matrix.configuration }}" -r "${{ matrix.DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER }}" -o ./publish_sdl2_headless -p:Version="${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}" -p:DebugType=embedded -p:SourceRevisionId="${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}" -p:ExtraDefineConstants=DISABLE_UPDATER src/Ryujinx.Headless.SDL2 --self-contained true
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
       - name: Publish Ryujinx.Ava
         run: dotnet publish -c "${{ matrix.configuration }}" -r "${{ matrix.DOTNET_RUNTIME_IDENTIFIER }}" -o ./publish_ava -p:Version="${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}" -p:DebugType=embedded -p:SourceRevisionId="${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}" -p:ExtraDefineConstants=DISABLE_UPDATER src/Ryujinx.Ava --self-contained true
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
       - name: Set executable bit
         run: |
@@ -90,24 +90,24 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ryujinx-${{ matrix.configuration }}-${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}+${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}-${{ matrix.RELEASE_ZIP_OS_NAME }}
           path: publish
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
       - name: Upload Ryujinx.Headless.SDL2 artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: sdl2-ryujinx-headless-${{ matrix.configuration }}-${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}+${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}-${{ matrix.RELEASE_ZIP_OS_NAME }}
           path: publish_sdl2_headless
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
       - name: Upload Ryujinx.Ava artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: ava-ryujinx-${{ matrix.configuration }}-${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}+${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}-${{ matrix.RELEASE_ZIP_OS_NAME }}
           path: publish_ava
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && matrix.os != 'macOS-latest'
 
   build_macos:
-    name: MacOS universal (${{ matrix.configuration }})
+    name: macOS Universal (${{ matrix.configuration }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ava-ryujinx-${{ matrix.configuration }}-${{ env.RYUJINX_BASE_VERSION }}+${{ steps.git_short_hash.outputs.result }}-macos_universal
           path: "publish_ava/*.tar.gz"
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'

Directory.Packages.props

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="SixLabors.ImageSharp.Drawing" Version="1.0.0-beta11" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SPB" Version="0.0.4-build28" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="6.30.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="6.30.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Hashing" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Management" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="UnicornEngine.Unicorn" Version="2.0.2-rc1-fb78016" />

distribution/macos/create_macos_build.sh

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ EXTRA_ARGS=$8
 
 if [ "$VERSION" == "1.1.0" ];
 then
-  RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME=Ryujinx-$CONFIGURATION-$VERSION+$SOURCE_REVISION_ID-macos_universal.app.tar
+  RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME=test-ava-ryujinx-$CONFIGURATION-$VERSION+$SOURCE_REVISION_ID-macos_universal.app.tar
 else
-  RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME=Ryujinx-$VERSION-macos_universal.app.tar
+  RELEASE_TAR_FILE_NAME=test-ava-ryujinx-$VERSION-macos_universal.app.tar
 fi
 
 ARM64_APP_BUNDLE="$TEMP_DIRECTORY/output_arm64/Ryujinx.app"

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/AudioProcessor.cs

@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp
         {
             OutputDevices = new IHardwareDevice[Constants.AudioRendererSessionCountMax];
 
-            // TODO: Before enabling this, we need up-mixing from stereo to 5.1.
-            // uint channelCount = GetHardwareChannelCount(deviceDriver);
-            uint channelCount = 2;
+            uint channelCount = GetHardwareChannelCount(deviceDriver);
 
             for (int i = 0; i < OutputDevices.Length; i++)
             {

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/Command/DelayCommand.cs

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
                 OutputBufferIndices[i] = (ushort)(bufferOffset + Parameter.Output[i]);
             }
 
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices);
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining | MethodImplOptions.AggressiveOptimization)]

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/Command/DeviceSinkCommand.cs

@@ -67,7 +67,19 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
 
                 const int sampleCount = Constants.TargetSampleCount;
 
-                short[] outputBuffer = new short[bufferCount * sampleCount];
+                uint inputCount;
+
+                // In case of upmixing to 5.1, we allocate the right amount.
+                if (bufferCount != channelCount && channelCount == 6)
+                {
+                    inputCount = (uint)channelCount;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    inputCount = bufferCount;
+                }
+
+                short[] outputBuffer = new short[inputCount * sampleCount];
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < bufferCount; i++)
                 {
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
                     }
                 }
 
-                device.AppendBuffer(outputBuffer, InputCount);
+                device.AppendBuffer(outputBuffer, inputCount);
             }
             else
             {

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/Command/Reverb3dCommand.cs

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
 
             // NOTE: We do the opposite as Nintendo here for now to restore previous behaviour
             // TODO: Update reverb 3d processing and remove this to use RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping.
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices);
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
                 for (int i = 0; i < targetEarlyDelayLineIndicesTable.Length; i++)
                 {
                     int earlyDelayIndex = targetEarlyDelayLineIndicesTable[i];
-                    int outputIndex = outputEarlyIndicesTable[i];
+                    int outputIndex = outputEarlyIndicesTable[earlyDelayIndex];
 
                     float tempTapOut = state.PreDelayLine.TapUnsafe(state.EarlyDelayTime[earlyDelayIndex], delayLineSampleIndexOffset);
 

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/Command/ReverbCommand.cs

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp.Command
 
             // NOTE: We do the opposite as Nintendo here for now to restore previous behaviour
             // TODO: Update reverb processing and remove this to use RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping.
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices);
-            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, InputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
+            DataSourceHelper.RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(newEffectChannelMappingSupported, OutputBufferIndices, Parameter.ChannelCount);
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]

src/Ryujinx.Audio/Renderer/Dsp/DataSourceHelper.cs

@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(bool isSupported, Span<ushort> bufferIndices)
+        public static void RemapLegacyChannelEffectMappingToChannelResourceMapping(bool isSupported, Span<ushort> bufferIndices, uint channelCount)
         {
-            if (!isSupported && bufferIndices.Length == 6)
+            if (!isSupported && channelCount == 6)
             {
                 ushort backLeft = bufferIndices[2];
                 ushort backRight = bufferIndices[3];
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Audio.Renderer.Dsp
         }
 
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static void RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(bool isSupported, Span<ushort> bufferIndices)
+        public static void RemapChannelResourceMappingToLegacy(bool isSupported, Span<ushort> bufferIndices, uint channelCount)
         {
-            if (isSupported && bufferIndices.Length == 6)
+            if (isSupported && channelCount == 6)
             {
                 ushort frontCenter = bufferIndices[2];
                 ushort lowFrequency = bufferIndices[3];

src/Ryujinx.Ava/AppHost.cs

@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava
 
             _viewModel.ApplicationLibrary.LoadAndSaveMetaData(Device.Processes.ActiveApplication.ProgramIdText, appMetadata =>
             {
-                appMetadata.LastPlayed = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString();
+                appMetadata.LastPlayed = DateTime.UtcNow;
             });
 
             return true;

src/Ryujinx.Ava/Input/AvaloniaMouseDriver.cs

@@ -70,11 +70,14 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Input
 
         private void Parent_PointerReleaseEvent(object o, PointerReleasedEventArgs args)
         {
-            int button = (int)args.InitialPressMouseButton - 1;
-
-            if (PressedButtons.Count() >= button)
+            if (args.InitialPressMouseButton != Avalonia.Input.MouseButton.None)
             {
-                PressedButtons[button] = false;
+                int button = (int)args.InitialPressMouseButton;
+
+                if (PressedButtons.Count() >= button)
+                {
+                    PressedButtons[button] = false;
+                }
             }
         }
 

src/Ryujinx.Ava/Modules/Updater/Updater.cs

@@ -295,14 +295,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Modules
                 if (shouldRestart)
                 {
                     List<string> arguments = CommandLineState.Arguments.ToList();
-                    string ryuName = Path.GetFileName(Environment.ProcessPath);
                     string executableDirectory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-                    string executablePath = Path.Combine(executableDirectory, ryuName);
-
-                    if (!Path.Exists(executablePath))
-                    {
-                        executablePath = Path.Combine(executableDirectory, OperatingSystem.IsWindows() ? "Ryujinx.exe" : "Ryujinx");
-                    }
 
                     // On macOS we perform the update at relaunch.
                     if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS())
@@ -310,13 +303,42 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Modules
                         string baseBundlePath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(executableDirectory, "..", ".."));
                         string newBundlePath = Path.Combine(UpdateDir, "Ryujinx.app");
                         string updaterScriptPath = Path.Combine(newBundlePath, "Contents", "Resources", "updater.sh");
-                        string currentPid = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id.ToString();
+                        string currentPid = Environment.ProcessId.ToString();
 
-                        executablePath = "/bin/bash";
                         arguments.InsertRange(0, new List<string> { updaterScriptPath, baseBundlePath, newBundlePath, currentPid });
+                        Process.Start("/bin/bash", arguments);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Find the process name.
+                        string ryuName = Path.GetFileName(Environment.ProcessPath);
+
+                        // Some operating systems can see the renamed executable, so strip off the .ryuold if found.
+                        if (ryuName.EndsWith(".ryuold"))
+                        {
+                            ryuName = ryuName[..^7];
+                        }
+
+                        // Fallback if the executable could not be found.
+                        if (!Path.Exists(Path.Combine(executableDirectory, ryuName)))
+                        {
+                            ryuName = OperatingSystem.IsWindows() ? "Ryujinx.Ava.exe" : "Ryujinx.Ava";
+                        }
+
+                        ProcessStartInfo processStart = new(ryuName)
+                        {
+                            UseShellExecute = true,
+                            WorkingDirectory = executableDirectory
+                        };
+
+                        foreach (string argument in CommandLineState.Arguments)
+                        {
+                            processStart.ArgumentList.Add(argument);
+                        }
+
+                        Process.Start(processStart);
                     }
 
-                    Process.Start(executablePath, arguments);
                     Environment.Exit(0);
                 }
             }

src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Controls/ApplicationListView.axaml

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                                         TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                     <TextBlock
                                         HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-                                        Text="{Binding LastPlayed}"
+                                        Text="{Binding LastPlayed, Converter={helpers:NullableDateTimeConverter}}"
                                         TextAlignment="Right"
                                         TextWrapping="Wrap" />
                                     <TextBlock

src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Helpers/NullableDateTimeConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+using Ryujinx.Ava.Common.Locale;
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Helpers
+{
+    internal class NullableDateTimeConverter : MarkupExtension, IValueConverter
+    {
+        private static readonly NullableDateTimeConverter _instance = new();
+
+        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            if (value == null)
+            {
+                return LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.Never];
+            }
+
+            if (value is DateTime dateTime)
+            {
+                return dateTime.ToLocalTime().ToString(culture);
+            }
+
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException();
+        }
+
+        public override object ProvideValue(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+        {
+            return _instance;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/Models/Generic/LastPlayedSortComparer.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using Ryujinx.Ava.Common.Locale;
 using Ryujinx.Ui.App.Common;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -14,20 +13,20 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Models.Generic
 
         public int Compare(ApplicationData x, ApplicationData y)
         {
-            string aValue = x.LastPlayed;
-            string bValue = y.LastPlayed;
+            var aValue = x.LastPlayed;
+            var bValue = y.LastPlayed;
 
-            if (aValue == LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.Never])
+            if (!aValue.HasValue)
             {
-                aValue = DateTime.UnixEpoch.ToString();
+                aValue = DateTime.UnixEpoch;
             }
 
-            if (bValue == LocaleManager.Instance[LocaleKeys.Never])
+            if (!bValue.HasValue)
             {
-                bValue = DateTime.UnixEpoch.ToString();
+                bValue = DateTime.UnixEpoch;
             }
 
-            return (IsAscending ? 1 : -1) * DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Parse(bValue), DateTime.Parse(aValue));
+            return (IsAscending ? 1 : -1) * DateTime.Compare(bValue.Value, aValue.Value);
         }
     }
 }

src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/AmiiboWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
 
                 if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
-                    return response.Content.Headers.LastModified != oldLastModified;
+                    return response.Content.Headers.LastModified != new DateTimeOffset(oldLastModified.Ticks - (oldLastModified.Ticks % TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond), TimeSpan.Zero);
                 }
 
                 return false;

src/Ryujinx.Ava/UI/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs

@@ -1524,10 +1524,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
         {
             ApplicationLibrary.LoadAndSaveMetaData(titleId, appMetadata =>
             {
-                if (DateTime.TryParse(appMetadata.LastPlayed, out DateTime lastPlayedDateTime))
+                if (appMetadata.LastPlayed.HasValue)
                 {
-                    double sessionTimePlayed = DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(lastPlayedDateTime).TotalSeconds;
-
+                    double sessionTimePlayed = DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(appMetadata.LastPlayed.Value).TotalSeconds;
                     appMetadata.TimePlayed += Math.Round(sessionTimePlayed, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
                 }
             });

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/GpuContext.cs

@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu
         private Thread _gpuThread;
         private bool _pendingSync;
 
+        private long _modifiedSequence;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of the GPU emulation context.
         /// </summary>
@@ -200,6 +202,15 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu
             return divided * NsToTicksFractionNumerator + errorBias;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a sequence number for resource modification ordering. This increments on each call.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>A sequence number for resource modification ordering</returns>
+        public long GetModifiedSequence()
+        {
+            return _modifiedSequence++;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the value of the GPU timer.
         /// </summary>

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/Texture.cs

@@ -1170,6 +1170,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// <param name="caps">Host GPU capabilities</param>
         /// <param name="firstLayer">Texture view initial layer on this texture</param>
         /// <param name="firstLevel">Texture view first mipmap level on this texture</param>
+        /// <param name="flags">Texture search flags</param>
         /// <returns>The level of compatiblilty a view with the given parameters created from this texture has</returns>
         public TextureViewCompatibility IsViewCompatible(
             TextureInfo info,
@@ -1178,11 +1179,12 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
             int layerSize,
             Capabilities caps,
             out int firstLayer,
-            out int firstLevel)
+            out int firstLevel,
+            TextureSearchFlags flags = TextureSearchFlags.None)
         {
             TextureViewCompatibility result = TextureViewCompatibility.Full;
 
-            result = TextureCompatibility.PropagateViewCompatibility(result, TextureCompatibility.ViewFormatCompatible(Info, info, caps));
+            result = TextureCompatibility.PropagateViewCompatibility(result, TextureCompatibility.ViewFormatCompatible(Info, info, caps, flags));
             if (result != TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible)
             {
                 result = TextureCompatibility.PropagateViewCompatibility(result, TextureCompatibility.ViewTargetCompatible(Info, info, ref caps));

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/TextureCache.cs

@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
 
             Texture texture = null;
 
-            TextureMatchQuality bestQuality = TextureMatchQuality.NoMatch;
+            long bestSequence = 0;
 
             for (int index = 0; index < sameAddressOverlapsCount; index++)
             {
@@ -601,17 +601,12 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                             continue;
                         }
                     }
-                }
 
-                if (matchQuality == TextureMatchQuality.Perfect)
-                {
-                    texture = overlap;
-                    break;
-                }
-                else if (matchQuality > bestQuality)
-                {
-                    texture = overlap;
-                    bestQuality = matchQuality;
+                    if (texture == null || overlap.Group.ModifiedSequence - bestSequence > 0)
+                    {
+                        texture = overlap;
+                        bestSequence = overlap.Group.ModifiedSequence;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -664,6 +659,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
             int fullyCompatible = 0;
 
             // Evaluate compatibility of overlaps, add temporary references
+            int preferredOverlap = -1;
 
             for (int index = 0; index < overlapsCount; index++)
             {
@@ -675,17 +671,26 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                     sizeInfo.LayerSize,
                     _context.Capabilities,
                     out int firstLayer,
-                    out int firstLevel);
+                    out int firstLevel,
+                    flags);
 
-                if (overlapCompatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.Full)
+                if (overlapCompatibility >= TextureViewCompatibility.FormatAlias)
                 {
                     if (overlap.IsView)
                     {
-                        overlapCompatibility = TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly;
+                        overlapCompatibility = overlapCompatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.FormatAlias ?
+                            TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible :
+                            TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly;
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         fullyCompatible++;
+
+                        if (preferredOverlap == -1 || overlap.Group.ModifiedSequence - bestSequence > 0)
+                        {
+                            preferredOverlap = index;
+                            bestSequence = overlap.Group.ModifiedSequence;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -695,37 +700,50 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
 
             // Search through the overlaps to find a compatible view and establish any copy dependencies.
 
-            for (int index = 0; index < overlapsCount; index++)
+            if (preferredOverlap != -1)
             {
-                Texture overlap = _textureOverlaps[index];
-                OverlapInfo oInfo = _overlapInfo[index];
+                Texture overlap = _textureOverlaps[preferredOverlap];
+                OverlapInfo oInfo = _overlapInfo[preferredOverlap];
 
-                if (oInfo.Compatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.Full)
+                bool aliased = oInfo.Compatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.FormatAlias;
+
+                if (!isSamplerTexture)
                 {
-                    if (!isSamplerTexture)
-                    {
-                        // If this is not a sampler texture, the size might be different from the requested size,
-                        // so we need to make sure the texture information has the correct size for this base texture,
-                        // before creating the view.
-                        info = info.CreateInfoForLevelView(overlap, oInfo.FirstLevel);
-                    }
+                    // If this is not a sampler texture, the size might be different from the requested size,
+                    // so we need to make sure the texture information has the correct size for this base texture,
+                    // before creating the view.
 
-                    texture = overlap.CreateView(info, sizeInfo, range.Value, oInfo.FirstLayer, oInfo.FirstLevel);
-                    texture.SynchronizeMemory();
-                    break;
+                    info = info.CreateInfoForLevelView(overlap, oInfo.FirstLevel, aliased);
                 }
-                else if (oInfo.Compatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly && fullyCompatible == 0)
+                else if (aliased)
                 {
-                    // Only copy compatible. If there's another choice for a FULLY compatible texture, choose that instead.
+                    // The format must be changed to match the parent.
+                    info = info.CreateInfoWithFormat(overlap.Info.FormatInfo);
+                }
 
-                    texture = new Texture(_context, _physicalMemory, info, sizeInfo, range.Value, scaleMode);
+                texture = overlap.CreateView(info, sizeInfo, range.Value, oInfo.FirstLayer, oInfo.FirstLevel);
+                texture.SynchronizeMemory();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                for (int index = 0; index < overlapsCount; index++)
+                {
+                    Texture overlap = _textureOverlaps[index];
+                    OverlapInfo oInfo = _overlapInfo[index];
 
-                    texture.InitializeGroup(true, true, new List<TextureIncompatibleOverlap>());
-                    texture.InitializeData(false, false);
+                    if (oInfo.Compatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly && fullyCompatible == 0)
+                    {
+                        // Only copy compatible. If there's another choice for a FULLY compatible texture, choose that instead.
 
-                    overlap.SynchronizeMemory();
-                    overlap.CreateCopyDependency(texture, oInfo.FirstLayer, oInfo.FirstLevel, true);
-                    break;
+                        texture = new Texture(_context, _physicalMemory, info, sizeInfo, range.Value, scaleMode);
+
+                        texture.InitializeGroup(true, true, new List<TextureIncompatibleOverlap>());
+                        texture.InitializeData(false, false);
+
+                        overlap.SynchronizeMemory();
+                        overlap.CreateCopyDependency(texture, oInfo.FirstLayer, oInfo.FirstLevel, true);
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -740,7 +758,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                     Texture overlap = _textureOverlaps[index];
                     OverlapInfo oInfo = _overlapInfo[index];
 
-                    if (oInfo.Compatibility <= TextureViewCompatibility.LayoutIncompatible)
+                    if (oInfo.Compatibility <= TextureViewCompatibility.LayoutIncompatible || oInfo.Compatibility == TextureViewCompatibility.FormatAlias)
                     {
                         if (!overlap.IsView && texture.DataOverlaps(overlap, oInfo.Compatibility))
                         {

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/TextureCompatibility.cs

@@ -291,22 +291,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// <returns>The minimum compatibility level of two provided view compatibility results</returns>
         public static TextureViewCompatibility PropagateViewCompatibility(TextureViewCompatibility first, TextureViewCompatibility second)
         {
-            if (first == TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible || second == TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible)
-            {
-                return TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible;
-            }
-            else if (first == TextureViewCompatibility.LayoutIncompatible || second == TextureViewCompatibility.LayoutIncompatible)
-            {
-                return TextureViewCompatibility.LayoutIncompatible;
-            }
-            else if (first == TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly || second == TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly)
-            {
-                return TextureViewCompatibility.CopyOnly;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                return TextureViewCompatibility.Full;
-            }
+            return (TextureViewCompatibility)Math.Min((int)first, (int)second);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -628,15 +613,21 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// <param name="lhs">Texture information of the texture view</param>
         /// <param name="rhs">Texture information of the texture view</param>
         /// <param name="caps">Host GPU capabilities</param>
+        /// <param name="flags">Texture search flags</param>
         /// <returns>The view compatibility level of the texture formats</returns>
-        public static TextureViewCompatibility ViewFormatCompatible(TextureInfo lhs, TextureInfo rhs, Capabilities caps)
+        public static TextureViewCompatibility ViewFormatCompatible(TextureInfo lhs, TextureInfo rhs, Capabilities caps, TextureSearchFlags flags)
         {
             FormatInfo lhsFormat = lhs.FormatInfo;
             FormatInfo rhsFormat = rhs.FormatInfo;
 
             if (lhsFormat.Format.IsDepthOrStencil() || rhsFormat.Format.IsDepthOrStencil())
             {
-                return lhsFormat.Format == rhsFormat.Format ? TextureViewCompatibility.Full : TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible;
+                return FormatMatches(lhs, rhs, flags.HasFlag(TextureSearchFlags.ForSampler), flags.HasFlag(TextureSearchFlags.DepthAlias)) switch
+                {
+                    TextureMatchQuality.Perfect => TextureViewCompatibility.Full,
+                    TextureMatchQuality.FormatAlias => TextureViewCompatibility.FormatAlias,
+                    _ => TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible
+                };
             }
 
             if (IsFormatHostIncompatible(lhs, caps) || IsFormatHostIncompatible(rhs, caps))
@@ -754,49 +745,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
             return result ? TextureViewCompatibility.Full : TextureViewCompatibility.Incompatible;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if a swizzle component in two textures functionally match, taking into account if the components are defined.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="lhs">Texture information to compare</param>
-        /// <param name="rhs">Texture information to compare with</param>
-        /// <param name="swizzleLhs">Swizzle component for the first texture</param>
-        /// <param name="swizzleRhs">Swizzle component for the second texture</param>
-        /// <param name="component">Component index, starting at 0 for red</param>
-        /// <returns>True if the swizzle components functionally match, false othersize</returns>
-        private static bool SwizzleComponentMatches(TextureInfo lhs, TextureInfo rhs, SwizzleComponent swizzleLhs, SwizzleComponent swizzleRhs, int component)
-        {
-            int lhsComponents = lhs.FormatInfo.Components;
-            int rhsComponents = rhs.FormatInfo.Components;
-
-            if (lhsComponents == 4 && rhsComponents == 4)
-            {
-                return swizzleLhs == swizzleRhs;
-            }
-
-            // Swizzles after the number of components a format defines are "undefined".
-            // We allow these to not be equal under certain circumstances.
-            // This can only happen when there are less than 4 components in a format.
-            // It tends to happen when float depth textures are sampled.
-
-            bool lhsDefined = (swizzleLhs - SwizzleComponent.Red) < lhsComponents;
-            bool rhsDefined = (swizzleRhs - SwizzleComponent.Red) < rhsComponents;
-
-            if (lhsDefined == rhsDefined)
-            {
-                // If both are undefined, return true. Otherwise just check if they're equal.
-                return lhsDefined ? swizzleLhs == swizzleRhs : true;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                SwizzleComponent defined = lhsDefined ? swizzleLhs : swizzleRhs;
-                SwizzleComponent undefined = lhsDefined ? swizzleRhs : swizzleLhs;
-
-                // Undefined swizzle can be matched by a forced value (0, 1), exact equality, or expected value.
-                // For example, R___ matches R001, RGBA but not RBGA.
-                return defined == undefined || defined < SwizzleComponent.Red || defined == SwizzleComponent.Red + component;
-            }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Checks if the texture shader sampling parameters of two texture informations match.
         /// </summary>
@@ -806,10 +754,10 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         public static bool SamplerParamsMatches(TextureInfo lhs, TextureInfo rhs)
         {
             return lhs.DepthStencilMode == rhs.DepthStencilMode &&
-                   SwizzleComponentMatches(lhs, rhs, lhs.SwizzleR, rhs.SwizzleR, 0) &&
-                   SwizzleComponentMatches(lhs, rhs, lhs.SwizzleG, rhs.SwizzleG, 1) &&
-                   SwizzleComponentMatches(lhs, rhs, lhs.SwizzleB, rhs.SwizzleB, 2) &&
-                   SwizzleComponentMatches(lhs, rhs, lhs.SwizzleA, rhs.SwizzleA, 3);
+                   lhs.SwizzleR == rhs.SwizzleR &&
+                   lhs.SwizzleG == rhs.SwizzleG &&
+                   lhs.SwizzleB == rhs.SwizzleB &&
+                   lhs.SwizzleA == rhs.SwizzleA;
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/TextureGroup.cs

@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// </summary>
         public bool HasIncompatibleOverlaps => _incompatibleOverlaps.Count > 0;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Number indicating the order this texture group was modified relative to others.
+        /// </summary>
+        public long ModifiedSequence { get; private set; }
+
         private readonly GpuContext _context;
         private readonly PhysicalMemory _physicalMemory;
 
@@ -664,6 +669,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// <param name="texture">The texture that has been modified</param>
         public void SignalModified(Texture texture)
         {
+            ModifiedSequence = _context.GetModifiedSequence();
+
             ClearIncompatibleOverlaps(texture);
 
             EvaluateRelevantHandles(texture, (baseHandle, regionCount, split) =>
@@ -684,6 +691,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// <param name="bound">True if this texture is being bound, false if unbound</param>
         public void SignalModifying(Texture texture, bool bound)
         {
+            ModifiedSequence = _context.GetModifiedSequence();
+
             ClearIncompatibleOverlaps(texture);
 
             EvaluateRelevantHandles(texture, (baseHandle, regionCount, split) =>

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/TextureInfo.cs

@@ -300,8 +300,9 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="parent">The parent texture</param>
         /// <param name="firstLevel">The first level of the texture view</param>
+        /// <param name="parentFormat">True if the parent format should be inherited</param>
         /// <returns>The adjusted texture information with the new size</returns>
-        public TextureInfo CreateInfoForLevelView(Texture parent, int firstLevel)
+        public TextureInfo CreateInfoForLevelView(Texture parent, int firstLevel, bool parentFormat)
         {
             // When the texture is used as view of another texture, we must
             // ensure that the sizes are valid, otherwise data uploads would fail
@@ -370,7 +371,36 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Image
                 GobBlocksInZ,
                 GobBlocksInTileX,
                 target,
-                FormatInfo,
+                parentFormat ? parent.Info.FormatInfo : FormatInfo,
+                DepthStencilMode,
+                SwizzleR,
+                SwizzleG,
+                SwizzleB,
+                SwizzleA);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates texture information for a given format and this information.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="formatInfo">Format for the new texture info</param>
+        /// <returns>New info with the specified format</returns>
+        public TextureInfo CreateInfoWithFormat(FormatInfo formatInfo)
+        {
+            return new TextureInfo(
+                GpuAddress,
+                Width,
+                Height,
+                DepthOrLayers,
+                Levels,
+                SamplesInX,
+                SamplesInY,
+                Stride,
+                IsLinear,
+                GobBlocksInY,
+                GobBlocksInZ,
+                GobBlocksInTileX,
+                Target,
+                formatInfo,
                 DepthStencilMode,
                 SwizzleR,
                 SwizzleG,

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Image/TextureViewCompatibility.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         Incompatible = 0,
         LayoutIncompatible,
         CopyOnly,
+        FormatAlias,
         Full
     }
 }

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheHostStorage.cs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader.DiskCache
         private const ushort FileFormatVersionMajor = 1;
         private const ushort FileFormatVersionMinor = 2;
         private const uint FileFormatVersionPacked = ((uint)FileFormatVersionMajor << 16) | FileFormatVersionMinor;
-        private const uint CodeGenVersion = 4821;
+        private const uint CodeGenVersion = 4892;
 
         private const string SharedTocFileName = "shared.toc";
         private const string SharedDataFileName = "shared.data";

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/ShaderCache.cs

@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu.Shader
                 return true;
             }
 
-            ReadOnlySpan<byte> memoryCode = memoryManager.GetSpan(gpuVa, shader.Code.Length);
+            ReadOnlySpan<byte> memoryCode = memoryManager.GetSpanMapped(gpuVa, shader.Code.Length);
 
             return memoryCode.SequenceEqual(shader.Code);
         }

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Image/TextureView.cs

@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL.Image
             int offset = WriteToPbo2D(range.Offset, layer, level);
 
             Debug.Assert(offset == 0);
+
+            GL.BindBuffer(BufferTarget.PixelPackBuffer, 0);
         }
 
         public void WriteToPbo(int offset, bool forceBgra)

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL/Window.cs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.OpenGL
                     oldView.Dispose();
                 }
             }
-            
+
             GL.BindFramebuffer(FramebufferTarget.DrawFramebuffer, drawFramebuffer);
             GL.BindFramebuffer(FramebufferTarget.ReadFramebuffer, readFramebuffer);
 

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Shader/CodeGen/Spirv/Instructions.cs

@@ -1442,14 +1442,6 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Shader.CodeGen.Spirv
                 return GetZeroOperationResult(context, texOp, AggregateType.FP32, colorIsVector);
             }
 
-            // This combination is valid, but not available on GLSL.
-            // For now, ignore the LOD level and do a normal sample.
-            // TODO: How to implement it properly?
-            if (hasLodLevel && isArray && isShadow)
-            {
-                hasLodLevel = false;
-            }
-
             int srcIndex = isBindless ? 1 : 0;
 
             SpvInstruction Src(AggregateType type)

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture/Astc/AstcDecoder.cs

@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Texture.Astc
                 {
                     Span<uint> val = ReadUintColorValues(2, colorValues, ref colorValuesPosition);
                     int l0 = (int)((val[0] >> 2) | (val[1] & 0xC0));
-                    int l1 = (int)Math.Max(l0 + (val[1] & 0x3F), 0xFFU);
+                    int l1 = (int)Math.Min(l0 + (val[1] & 0x3F), 0xFFU);
 
                     endPoints[0] = new AstcPixel(0xFF, (short)l0, (short)l0, (short)l0);
                     endPoints[1] = new AstcPixel(0xFF, (short)l1, (short)l1, (short)l1);

src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Vulkan/PipelineLayoutFactory.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,28 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Vulkan
             ShaderStageFlags.FragmentBit |
             ShaderStageFlags.ComputeBit;
 
+        private static ShaderStageFlags ActiveStages(uint stages)
+        {
+            ShaderStageFlags stageFlags = 0;
+
+            while (stages != 0)
+            {
+                int stage = BitOperations.TrailingZeroCount(stages);
+                stages &= ~(1u << stage);
+
+                stageFlags |= stage switch
+                {
+                    1 => ShaderStageFlags.FragmentBit,
+                    2 => ShaderStageFlags.GeometryBit,
+                    3 => ShaderStageFlags.TessellationControlBit,
+                    4 => ShaderStageFlags.TessellationEvaluationBit,
+                    _ => ShaderStageFlags.VertexBit | ShaderStageFlags.ComputeBit
+                };
+            }
+
+            return stageFlags;
+        }
+
         public static unsafe DescriptorSetLayout[] Create(VulkanRenderer gd, Device device, uint stages, bool usePd, out PipelineLayout layout)
         {
             int stagesCount = BitOperations.PopCount(stages);
@@ -34,6 +56,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Vulkan
             };
 
             int iter = 0;
+            var activeStages = ActiveStages(stages);
 
             while (stages != 0)
             {
@@ -67,12 +90,16 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Graphics.Vulkan
 
                 void SetStorage(DescriptorSetLayoutBinding* bindings, int maxPerStage, int start = 0)
                 {
+                    // There's a bug on MoltenVK where using the same buffer across different stages
+                    // causes invalid resource errors, allow the binding on all active stages as workaround.
+                    var flags = gd.IsMoltenVk ? activeStages : stageFlags;
+
                     bindings[start + iter] = new DescriptorSetLayoutBinding
                     {
                         Binding = (uint)(start + stage * maxPerStage),
                         DescriptorType = DescriptorType.StorageBuffer,
                         DescriptorCount = (uint)maxPerStage,
-                        StageFlags = stageFlags
+                        StageFlags = flags
                     };
                 }
 

src/Ryujinx.SDL2.Common/SDL2Driver.cs

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.SDL2.Common
                 SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS, "1");
                 SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED, "0");
                 SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS, "1");
+                SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER, "1");
 
 
                 // NOTE: As of SDL2 2.24.0, joycons are combined by default but the motion source only come from one of them.

src/Ryujinx.Ui.Common/App/ApplicationData.cs

@@ -10,27 +10,44 @@ using LibHac.Tools.FsSystem.NcaUtils;
 using Ryujinx.Common.Logging;
 using Ryujinx.HLE.FileSystem;
 using System;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Ryujinx.Ui.App.Common
 {
     public class ApplicationData
     {
-        public bool   Favorite      { get; set; }
-        public byte[] Icon          { get; set; }
-        public string TitleName     { get; set; }
-        public string TitleId       { get; set; }
-        public string Developer     { get; set; }
-        public string Version       { get; set; }
-        public string TimePlayed    { get; set; }
-        public double TimePlayedNum { get; set; }
-        public string LastPlayed    { get; set; }
-        public string FileExtension { get; set; }
-        public string FileSize      { get; set; }
-        public double FileSizeBytes { get; set; }
-        public string Path          { get; set; }
+        public bool      Favorite      { get; set; }
+        public byte[]    Icon          { get; set; }
+        public string    TitleName     { get; set; }
+        public string    TitleId       { get; set; }
+        public string    Developer     { get; set; }
+        public string    Version       { get; set; }
+        public string    TimePlayed    { get; set; }
+        public double    TimePlayedNum { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? LastPlayed    { get; set; }
+        public string    FileExtension { get; set; }
+        public string    FileSize      { get; set; }
+        public double    FileSizeBytes { get; set; }
+        public string    Path          { get; set; }
         public BlitStruct<ApplicationControlProperty> ControlHolder { get; set; }
-        
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public string LastPlayedString
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (!LastPlayed.HasValue)
+                {
+                    // TODO: maybe put localized string here instead of just "Never"
+                    return "Never";
+                }
+
+                return LastPlayed.Value.ToLocalTime().ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+            }
+        }
+
         public static string GetApplicationBuildId(VirtualFileSystem virtualFileSystem, string titleFilePath)
         {
             using FileStream file = new(titleFilePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

src/Ryujinx.Ui.Common/App/ApplicationLibrary.cs

@@ -414,21 +414,28 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ui.App.Common
                     ApplicationMetadata appMetadata = LoadAndSaveMetaData(titleId, appMetadata =>
                     {
                         appMetadata.Title = titleName;
-                    });
 
-                    if (appMetadata.LastPlayed != "Never")
-                    {
-                        if (!DateTime.TryParse(appMetadata.LastPlayed, out _))
+                        if (appMetadata.LastPlayedOld == default || appMetadata.LastPlayed.HasValue)
                         {
-                            Logger.Warning?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"Last played datetime \"{appMetadata.LastPlayed}\" is invalid for current system culture, skipping (did current culture change?)");
+                            // Don't do the migration if last_played doesn't exist or last_played_utc already has a value.
+                            return;
+                        }
 
-                            appMetadata.LastPlayed = "Never";
+                        // Migrate from string-based last_played to DateTime-based last_played_utc.
+                        if (DateTime.TryParse(appMetadata.LastPlayedOld, out DateTime lastPlayedOldParsed))
+                        {
+                            Logger.Info?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"last_played found: \"{appMetadata.LastPlayedOld}\", migrating to last_played_utc");
+                            appMetadata.LastPlayed = lastPlayedOldParsed;
+
+                            // Migration successful: deleting last_played from the metadata file.
+                            appMetadata.LastPlayedOld = default;
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            appMetadata.LastPlayed = appMetadata.LastPlayed[..^3];
+                            // Migration failed: emitting warning but leaving the unparsable value in the metadata file so the user can fix it.
+                            Logger.Warning?.Print(LogClass.Application, $"Last played string \"{appMetadata.LastPlayedOld}\" is invalid for current system culture, skipping (did current culture change?)");
                         }
-                    }
+                    });
 
                     ApplicationData data = new()
                     {

src/Ryujinx.Ui.Common/App/ApplicationMetadata.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-namespace Ryujinx.Ui.App.Common
+using System;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+
+namespace Ryujinx.Ui.App.Common
 {
     public class ApplicationMetadata
     {
         public string Title { get; set; }
         public bool   Favorite   { get; set; }
         public double TimePlayed { get; set; }
-        public string LastPlayed { get; set; } = "Never";
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("last_played_utc")]
+        public DateTime? LastPlayed { get; set; } = null;
+
+        [JsonPropertyName("last_played")]
+        [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.WhenWritingDefault)]
+        public string LastPlayedOld { get; set; }
     }
 }

src/Ryujinx/Modules/Updater/UpdateDialog.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Gdk;
 using Gtk;
+using Ryujinx.Common;
 using Ryujinx.Ui;
 using Ryujinx.Ui.Common.Configuration;
 using Ryujinx.Ui.Common.Helper;
@@ -47,9 +48,19 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Modules
             if (_restartQuery)
             {
                 string ryuName = OperatingSystem.IsWindows() ? "Ryujinx.exe" : "Ryujinx";
-                string ryuExe  = System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, ryuName);
 
-                Process.Start(ryuExe, CommandLineState.Arguments);
+                ProcessStartInfo processStart = new(ryuName)
+                {
+                    UseShellExecute = true,
+                    WorkingDirectory = ReleaseInformation.GetBaseApplicationDirectory()
+                };
+
+                foreach (string argument in CommandLineState.Arguments)
+                {
+                    processStart.ArgumentList.Add(argument);
+                }
+
+                Process.Start(processStart);
 
                 Environment.Exit(0);
             }

src/Ryujinx/Ui/MainWindow.cs

@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ui
 
                 _applicationLibrary.LoadAndSaveMetaData(_emulationContext.Processes.ActiveApplication.ProgramIdText, appMetadata =>
                 {
-                    appMetadata.LastPlayed = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString();
+                    appMetadata.LastPlayed = DateTime.UtcNow;
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -1019,10 +1019,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ui
             {
                 _applicationLibrary.LoadAndSaveMetaData(titleId, appMetadata =>
                 {
-                    DateTime lastPlayedDateTime = DateTime.Parse(appMetadata.LastPlayed);
-                    double   sessionTimePlayed  = DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(lastPlayedDateTime).TotalSeconds;
-
-                    appMetadata.TimePlayed += Math.Round(sessionTimePlayed, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
+                    if (appMetadata.LastPlayed.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        double sessionTimePlayed = DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(appMetadata.LastPlayed.Value).TotalSeconds;
+                        appMetadata.TimePlayed += Math.Round(sessionTimePlayed, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
+                    }
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -1089,7 +1090,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ui
                     args.AppData.Developer,
                     args.AppData.Version,
                     args.AppData.TimePlayed,
-                    args.AppData.LastPlayed,
+                    args.AppData.LastPlayedString,
                     args.AppData.FileExtension,
                     args.AppData.FileSize,
                     args.AppData.Path,

src/Ryujinx/Ui/Windows/AmiiboWindow.cs

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ui.Windows
 
                 if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
-                    return response.Content.Headers.LastModified != oldLastModified;
+                    return response.Content.Headers.LastModified != new DateTimeOffset(oldLastModified.Ticks - (oldLastModified.Ticks % TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond), TimeSpan.Zero);
                 }
 
                 return false;