Play Bloodborne Seamlessly on PC with Emulated 60 FPS

Digital Foundry's Thomas Morgan recently put Bloodborne through its paces on the ShadPS4 emulator, analyzing its performance and the impact of community-created enhancements.

For his evaluation, Morgan utilized ShadPS4 build 0.5.1 by diegolix29, a build stemming from raphaelthegreat's custom branch. After testing various builds, this version yielded the best results on his system (AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU, GeForce RTX 4080 GPU).

Morgan suggests installing the Vertex Explosion Fix mod to mitigate graphical glitches manifesting as distorted or misplaced polygons. This mod, while disabling pre-game character face customization, effectively resolves these visual bugs. No other mods are necessary; the emulator incorporates a comprehensive menu allowing adjustments such as 60fps support, resolutions up to 4K, and chromatic aberration toggling.

While occasional stuttering was observed, Bloodborne maintained a largely stable 60fps framerate. Experiments with 1440p and 1800p resolutions showcased improved visuals but resulted in performance dips and frequent crashes. Therefore, Morgan recommends sticking to 1080p (native PS4 resolution) or 1152p for optimal stability.

Morgan concluded that the very existence of playable PS4 emulation via ShadPS4 is a remarkable feat. Bloodborne's performance on the emulator, while not flawless, is highly impressive.