ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/15) is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux, developed in C++. The latest update includes various fixes and improvements: replacing the SDL mixer with minimp3 for trophy sounds (#4261), video decoder adjustments (#4225), defining additional GS registers (#4233), fixing absolute timespec in scePthreadSemTimedwait (#4238), addressing SDWA issues (#4203), and enhancing real-time volume adjustments with specific game configs (#4259). Download the emulator from the provided source link.
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ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/15) has been released. This is an early PS4 emulator for both Windows and Linux, developed in C++.
ShadPS4 Changelog:
* Trophy: Updated the sdl mixer library to utilize the minimp3 header for trophy sound playback (#4261)
* Fixes for avplayer/videodec (#4225)
* Additional GS registers defined (#4233)
* Resolved an issue with scePthreadSemTimedwait absolute timespec (#4238)
* SDWA improvements (#4203)
* Corrected real-time volume adjustments with game-specific configurations (#4259)
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