ShadPS4 Pre-release (April 20, 2026)

ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/20) is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux, developed in C++. The update includes several enhancements and fixes, such as defining new GCN instructions, resolving Vulkan validation errors, and optimizing the renderer. Key fixes address operations in OpImageFetch, logging improvements, and memory mappings. Additionally, it features adjustments for the Big Picture settings, support for game folder selection, and updates to the framework and modules. Overall, the release focuses on enhancing performance and stability while preparing for future improvements in the emulator. Download options are available.

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ShadPS4 Pre (2026/04/20) has been released. This is an early PS4 emulator for Windows and Linux developed in C++.

ShadPS4 Changelog:
* Introduced new GCN instructions available in Neo mode (#4297)
* renderer_vulkan: Resolved additional validation issues (#4296)
* renderer_vulkan: Enhanced feature support with additional guards. (#4291)
* For OpImageFetch, ensure Lod and Sample operands are not provided simultaneously (#4210)
* VUID-vkCmdDraw-None-06887 (#4204)
* renderer_vulkan: Micro-optimizations for the renderer (#4290)
* Implemented GCN instruction definitions in tests (#4289)
* address_space: Corrected the order of operations (#4288)
* Core: Addressed issues related to #4273 (#4287)
* Kernel.Vmm: Implemented accurate address checking in QueryProtection (#4286)
* HOTFIX: Defined set_color (#4285)
* Logging improved to resemble earlier days (#4284)
* Established testing framework for GCN pipeline (#4272)
* Removed namespaces from logs (#4283)
* Fixed compiler directives in stack.S
* spdlog to use system fmt if available (#4282)
* Kernel: Renamed stack file for correct preprocessor support
* Logs will only flush on quick_exit or crash (#4281)
* Core: Corrected module memory mappings (#4273)
* Temporary fix (#4276)
* Minor cleanup and reorganization (#4278)
* Threads: Eliminated low-level threads on Windows (#4277)
* Stack alignment set to 16
* Migrated to Spdlog (#4069)
* Re-added module
* Cleared unnecessary submodule
* Corrected the absence of ImGUIDialog submodule
* Separated thread initialization and execution stacks (#4274)
* Updated ImGuiFileDialog (#4275)
* Big Picture Settings: Included game folder selection (#4271)
* Removed scePadOpen errors for specific pad (#4265)
* Preparations for Shadnet (#4269)
* Big Picture Settings: Cleanup completed (#4268)
* Core: Corrected Debug Dump (#4266)
* Big Picture: Added settings configuration options (#4255)
* Reverted “avplayer/videodec fixup (#4225)” (#4264)