And the time has finally come. Yep, this isn’t an out-of-date April’s Fools joke. This is the first gameplay footage of Bloodborne, running on PC via the PlayStation 4 emulator, shadPS4. So, waste no time and take a look at it.
This gameplay footage was shared on the Discord server of shadPS4. In other words, this is from an unreleased version of the PS4 emulator. So no, you won’t be able to run and play Bloodborne via shadPS4 V0.2.0 which came out recently.
What’s impressive here is the framerate. When shadPS4 was struggling to run the game, we all believed that it would take months until we’d see a somewhat acceptable performance. To my surprise, though, this gameplay video runs at… almost 30fps? I can’t tell since the team has not included a Performance Overlay. However, it does feel smooth (and over 20fps).
As you’ll see, there are numerous visual glitches and graphical issues. Even so, it’s amazing how smoothly the game already runs. I didn’t expect to see Bloodborne running this well on shadPS4 so soon. The shadPS4 team has really gone above and beyond what I thought they could do.
What this ultimately means is that we might be able to play Bloodborne on PC by the end of 2024. Performance appears to be acceptable, so the team will now have to focus on fixing its visual issues. Man, we are now so close to enjoying Bloodborne. It’s crazy.
As I’ve already said, shadPS4 is also able to run Red Dead Redemption Remastered at 30fps. By unlocking the framerate, you can also get it at 60fps. However, the 60fps unlock will double the game’s speed. So, let’s hope that the devs will figure out a way to make it play properly at framerates higher than 30fps.
Again, while the upcoming build of shadPS4 is able to run Bloodborne, it’s still not considered playable. There are a lot of visual artifacts right now. So, make sure to keep that in mind.
And that is that. It’s pretty crazy how fast this PS4 emulator progresses. shadPS4 is on another whole level compared to the other PS4 emulators. I don’t know how they’ve been doing this, but I’m utterly impressed by them.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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Amazing stuff, props to the team!
I just wonder what kind of supercomputer one would need to be able to run this thing at 4k 60fps…
Most likely not that powerful, because PS4 uses the same x86_64 ISA as your PC.
Plus they also use Vulkan, which is the most efficient graphics API on PC, thanks to the involvement of every major player in the tech industry, including Valve.
I wouldn't be surprised if Bloodborne will be able to run on the Steam Deck via ShadPS4 in the not too distant future…
So it means that porting BB to pc would be quite easy for Sony… Is there a good reason why this game is still not on pc?
Because there is no God.
Emulation and running code natively are two completely different things. So no, it doesn't mean anything. There never has been a technical reason why it could not be ported to PC.
Not a technical reason but I think it was more business decisions. During the window when a port would have been developed, Sony had gotten it running on PSNow and through backward compatability on PS5 then most likely planned/scheduled it to be a remake later on for ps5 pro or ps6 after demons souls remake. Fromsoft said there was a build for PC but they were all ready working on multiple other projects and probably didnt want to take away resources from Sekiro, Elden Ring and Armored Core 6 to a port of a game from more than 5 years prior.
Fromsoft doesn't have publishing rights for Bloodborne, they didn't ditch it the PC port because of other projects but simply because Sony wasn't on PC yet.
That’s what I mean when I say I think Sony Management at the time believed that Playable now via PSNow and Backwards Compatibility was good enough compared to todays management that is actively trying to sell games on PC. One of the biggest sells of PSNow was to PC players and was also advertised with Bloodborne’s availability.
The fact is, the game doesn't even have a PS5 upgrade, which ultimately means one thing, Sony is going for a remaster adn eventually a PC port like what happened with TLOU, Spiderman, Uncharted 4… And they will certainly do it because there's a huge demand for a remaster even from people who played it, i guess they're waiting for a perfect window.
looks like analogue horror.
This video game is not for me but I'd like to congratulate all homosexuals (aka controller users) who like these games.
Wow even faster than i expected
Nintendo Virtual Boy filter!
bloodborne is not just a game, its one the best games that need to be preserved in a superior manner, since consoles cannot be preserved in digital form they will eventually expire and will be considered obsolete junks (which btw they are)
I used to say 2 years and more for it to be playable, but at this rate maybe less than a year.
damn and just like that someone else has it running with non messed up models at 60fps on a modern gpu. its really crazy the speed at which this one is going.
Whats the purpose of busting your pc with at least a 500$ graphic card when you can buy an used ps4 for 100?
Because you can play tons of emulated games, add mods to games, pirate games, and not pay woke developers, etc.
If you don't like woke developers, why play their games? What makes them woke according to you?
putting gay flags all over NYC. Thankfully, mods remove them.
you guys need to keep up https://youtu.be/YqhIzshTpaM
I know, I know. Saving it for the weekend as Gamescom 2024 is in full swing these days.