On July 1st, we informed you about a new Playstation 4 emulator for the PC from the creators of RPCS3. And, after just a month, RPCSX can finally run the first PS4 game with 60fps.
YouTube’s ‘BrutalSam’ has shared the following gameplay video, showcasing Sonic Mania running via RPCSX. And although this is a 2D game (and not a demanding one), it’s incredible witnessing this new Playstation 4 emulator running the game at full speed.
In order to capture this gameplay video, BrutalSam used an Intel Core i7 6700K with 8GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060. BrutalSam has also included some performance stats that give us a better idea about the current PC requirements of RPCSX. And, as the YouTuber noted, video recording reduced the overall framerate by 10fps.
As we can see, RPCSX requires a high-end CPU. For even running this 2D game, the PS4 emulator used all of the available CPU power of the i7 6700K. On the other hand, GPU usage sits at 30-40%. And… well… this was to be expected. After all, Sonic Mania is a 2D game.
Anyway, in just a month, the developers of RPCSX were able to boot and run a PS4 game. That’s amazing news. Not only that, but RPCSX is the first Playstation 4 emulator that can even boot Bloodborne.
So, even if Sony never ports Bloodborne on PC, we might be able to play it on PC via this emulator. And to be honest, this is currently the only PS4 game that most PC gamers want to play. Okay okay, there are also Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian.
You can download the latest public version of RPCSX from here.
Enjoy the following video and stay tuned for more!
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