As I’ve said before, Bloodborne is fully playable on PC right now thanks to the PlayStation 4 emulator, shadPS4. But do you need a high-end GPU to enjoy it? Or is it possible to play it on an ancient AMD Radeon RX 580, which comes with only 4GB? Well, let’s find out.
For those who did not know, shadPS4 is the best PlayStation 4 emulator for PC. This emulator can run a lot of games right now. This whole project started with the desire to run Bloodborne on PC. And just a few weeks ago, they got really close to making Driveclub fully playable too.
Now, the big problem with Bloodborne was its VRAM leak issues. After playing for a while, the game would fill the entire VRAM and would eventually crash. Thankfully, though, a new version just came out that addresses this issue. By using some mods and this latest version of shadPS4, you can now run Bloodborne on an AMD Radeon RX 580 with 60FPS. And no, that’s not a joke.
To prove this, YouTuber ‘ProteinGaming’ shared the following video. In it, we can see Bloodborne running on the AMD Radeon RX 580 with an average of 60FPS. To get those playable framerates, the YouTuber used three mods. Those were the FPS Boost Mod, the Downscale Textures mod, and the No Cloth Physics Mod.
As you’ll see, there are a few small framerate drops. But most of the time, Bloodborne runs at 60FPS on this old graphics card. And remember, this isn’t a real PC version of the game – it’s being emulated from the PS4. The GPU being used came out back in 2017, so this is really impressive, even though the resolution was just 768p.
Now I know what some will say. “Oh, that’s 768p? Meh, it’s not even 1080p“. And, if you say something like that, you have no idea at all about emulation. Need to remind you that we needed an Intel Pentium 2 to emulate SNES?
Again, this is mind-blowing. At least for those who know a thing or two about emulation. And yes, you can download this latest version of shadPS4 from this link.
Right now, shadPS4 can almost fully run Driveclub. It can also launch The Order: 1886, but it still needs more work. It might take some time before we can play that one smoothly. Still, I’m really excited to try both games once they are fully working.
Some other PS4 exclusives that can run on shadPS4 are Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Alienation, and The Witch & The Hundred Knight 2. Plus, the emulator can launch inFAMOUS: Second Son, Killzone: Shadow Fall, and God of War 3 Remastered.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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