Support for DOSBox-Staging as a DOS Emulator

📋 Summary

DOSBox-Staging (DBS) is a modern fork of DOSBox with active development, improved audio/video emulation, and user-focused features. This request is to add native support for DBS as a replacement—or optional alternative—to the currently bundled DOSBox version in LaunchBox.

❗ Problem

The standard DOSBox bundled with LaunchBox is no longer actively maintained and lacks newer enhancements found in DOSBox-Staging. Users currently need to manually replace files or configure DBS separately, which adds unnecessary friction.

💡 Proposal

• Bundle DOSBox-Staging with LaunchBox or make it available as a selectable default emulator for DOS titles.

• Update the DOSBox Configuration Tool to support new DBS settings.

• Optional: Support loading config presets (if available) from the LaunchBox Games Database to streamline setup.

✅ Benefits

• Better default visuals (e.g. CRT shaders, scaling).

• Improved audio and timing accuracy.

• Active development ensures future compatibility.

• Minimal integration work—DBS works as a drop-in replacement.

📌 Notes

User testing already shows that replacing the \ThirdParty\DOSBox folder with DBS works well, suggesting that integration could be smooth. LaunchBox could enhance this further by exposing DBS-specific settings in its UI.