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shadPS4
Original author(s)George Moralis
Initial releaseSeptember 29, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-09-29)[1]
Stable release
v0.5.0
Repositorygithub.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4
Written inC++[2][3]
Operating systemWindows, Linux, macOS
TypeVideo game console emulator
LicenseGPLv2[4]
Websiteshadps4.net

shadPS4 is an emulator for the PlayStation 4.[5][6] It supports Windows, Linux and MacOS.[2][7] shadPS4 can only emulate some games to varying degrees of support.[8][9]

History

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Development of shadPS4 was started by George Moralis[10][11][12] in October 2022.[13] Moralis previously worked on the PS1 emulator PCSX and founded the PS2 emulator PCSX2,[14][15] going by the user name "shadow". At the time, PS4 emulation had not advanced very far, with most existing emulators being only able to run 2D games reliably.[16][9] On July 2, 2024, shadPS4 version 0.1.0 was released, being able to launch Sonic Mania, One Piece: Unlimited World Red and some other 3D games such as Resident Evil: Origins Collection and Persona 5.[17][16] A major factor contributing to its support for more 3D games was that addition of a shader recompiler to its architecture.[18][19] Bloodborne could run and access the character creation menu, but had a major graphical bug causing a red filter to be applied to the screen.[6][11][20] By July 31, it could run Red Dead Redemption at 25 frames per second,[21][8][22] and it was able to launch Dark Souls.[8] By August 19, version 0.2.1 was in development and was able to run both the alpha and retail version of Bloodborne without crashing, with some users able to run the game at more than 60 FPS.[5] However, not all textures could be properly loaded, and several game specific hacks were used in order to run it.[10][9][23] In early September rendering was greatly improved, with support being added for screen light occlusion, depth of field, dynamic lighting, and shadows.[24] By December 7, 2024, version 0.4.1 was in development and hit a huge milestone in getting games based on Unity to run on Windows, which meant dozens, if not hundreds of games were now supported[25]. As of December 2024, 119 titles are listed by shadPS4 as being "in game," with most of them being 2D games.[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Releases · shadps4-emu/shadPS4". GitHub.
  2. ^ a b chillcarl (2024-07-15). "首个PS4模拟器可"运行"《大镖客》！仅限标题界面 _ 游民星空 GamerSky.com". zh:游民星空 (in Chinese).
  3. ^ "shadps4-emu/shadPS4". shadps4-emu. 21 August 2024.
  4. ^ "shadPS4/LICENSE at main · shadps4-emu/shadPS4". GitHub.
  5. ^ a b Bhowmick, Aritra (19 August 2024). "Bloodborne: Latest Version of ShadPS4 Emulator Achieves Progress, User Showcases Uncapped Frame Rate Gameplay on PC". IGN India.
  6. ^ a b Robertson, Joshua (5 July 2024). "Bloodborne Fans Are Trying To Get It Running On PC". TheGamer.
  7. ^ Furno, Nicolas (21 August 2024). "L'émulateur de PS4 shadPS4 sera aussi compatible avec macOS". MacGeneration (in French).
  8. ^ a b c Rutherford, Amber (1 August 2024). "ShadPS4 Emulator Hits New Milestone With Red Dead Redemption Support". 80.lv.
  9. ^ a b c Conway, Adam (26 August 2024). "PlayStation 4 emulation is picking up pace, but you'll still need to wait a while to play Bloodborne". XDA.
  10. ^ a b Wes, Fenlon (21 September 2024). "I can't believe how far Bloodborne emulation has come in just the last 2 months". PC Gamer.
  11. ^ a b 故渊 (July 6, 2024). "新模拟器带来曙光，玩家有望在 PC 上玩到《血源诅咒》游戏 - IT之家". ithome.
  12. ^ Riviera, Andrea (8 July 2024). "Bloodborne su PC, l'emulazione sta facendo passi da gigante". Tom's Hardware Italy (in Italian).
  13. ^ Moralis, George (Oct 24, 2022). "Initial commit · shadps4-emu/shadPS4@a2088d3". GitHub.
  14. ^ Sims, Daniel (11 September 2024). "Emulation of PS4 and Xbox One games on PC is showing promising results". TechSpot.
  15. ^ Fenlon, Wes (14 July 2024). "ShadPS4 booting Bloodborne interview & PCSX2's improved upscaling". Read Only Memo.
  16. ^ a b Rutherford, Amber (4 July 2024). "Huge Progress Happening In PS4 Emulation With ShadPS4". 80.lv.
  17. ^ Meo, Francesco De (5 July 2024). "PlayStation 4 Emulator shadPS4 Is Already Capable Of Running Bloodborne on PC". Wccftech.
  18. ^ Bonnal, Vincent (4 July 2024). "L'émulation des jeux PS4 progresse, shadPS4 lance une poignée de titres 3D commerciaux". Tom’s Hardware France (in French).
  19. ^ McNally, Paul (July 5, 2024). "PlayStation 4 Emulator shadPS4 shaping up to run Bloodborne on the PC". ReadWrite.
  20. ^ Bonnal, Vincent (5 July 2024). "Bloodborne sur PC n'est plus un rêve, l'émulateur shadPS4 lance le jeu pour la première fois". Tom’s Hardware France (in French).
  21. ^ Bonnal, Vincent (31 July 2024). "Inarrêtable, ShadPS4 fait déjà tourner Red Dead Redemption Remastered à 25FPS sur PC". Tom’s Hardware France (in French).
  22. ^ Meo, Francesco De (31 July 2024). "ShadPS4 PlayStation 4 Emulator Can Now Run Red Dead Redemption At Playable Framerates". Wccftech.
  23. ^ Bonnal, Vincent (23 August 2024). "Bloodborne à 200 FPS sur PC, la dernière prouesse de ShadPS4". Tom’s Hardware France (in French).
  24. ^ LIN木木 (2024-09-05). "画面效果大幅优化！PC模拟器《血源》长实机演示". gamersky.
  25. ^ "The way to Unity, pt.3 by polybiusproxy · Pull Request #1681 · shadps4-emu/shadPS4". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  26. ^ "shadps4-emu/shadps4-game-compatibility". GitHub. 7 December 2024.
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