A few years ago , no one thought the day would come when Bloodborne would break away from its PlayStation 4 jail to become playable on PC. After months of updates, the popular FromSoftware hardcore action RPG is now fully playable thanks to the ShadPS4 emulator , even on dated hardware and handheld systems like the Steam Deck .

Emulation, however, still isn't perfect, as online features are not accessible - but that may be about to change. A new video shared on YouTube by , one of the emulator's lead developers, shows Bloodborne running on PC with online features enabled .

While this is an early technical test , and many issues still need to be ironed out, it's hard not to get excited about the prospect of co-op play , searching glyph Chalice Dungeons , and accessing the asynchronous features such as messages and bloodstains that make FromSoftware's titles so unique. With fully functional online features, seamless co-op may also become a reality , fur ther elevating the emulated version over the original PS4 release, which can only run at 60 FPS on the system with a fan-made patch.

As for how Bloodborne's online features will function in future versions of ShadPS4 , it is too early to say. According to George Moralis, the development team is , including dedicated community servers or local servers . One thing, however, is certain: users playing on the emulated version will .

Besides perfecting Bloodborne's emulation, the ShadPS4 development team is continuing to expand the list of PlayStation 4 exclusives playable on PC. More information on the emulator's progress can be found on its

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