Bloodborne may be nine years old at this point, but fans still want more of it—specifically, the option to finally play this PlayStation 4 exclusive on the PC. With no official port on the horizon, enthusiasts have taken the matter into their own hands.
On July 5, an X profile for shadps4, a fan-made PlayStation 4 emulator for PCs, shared a video of Bloodborne booting up on a personal computer. The user showed the game’s menu smoothly running on a device, sparking hope in the hearts of dozens of players.
Unfortunately, the tweet also underlined that the port it’s still “highly WIP [work in progress],” and the description of shadps4’s official site says the same. “Today we have a big surprise. Shadps4 is the first PS4 emu that gets to character screen on Bloodborne game. Wait…it is still far from playable, but a start has been made,” it reads.
“Just seeing the boot screen fills me with hope,” one of the responses on X reads. Another fan wrote “Oh, it’s happening. It’s happening! We’re getting close,” while also posting a meme of The Boys characters and a caption saying “look at the size of that W.”
Bloodborne was highly successful when it came out, earning nominations at The Game Awards 2015 for both the Game of the Year and the RPG of the Year categories alongside other award wins. Fans are still hoping for a port or a remake to this day—and hopefully, if FromSoftware and PlayStation fail them, the modders behind shadps4 will deliver sooner or later.
