[GH-ISSUE #3430] [Feature Request]: Prevent closing emu window when the game exits #1055

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opened 2026-02-27 21:09:42 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-27 21:09:42 +03:00

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Originally created by @Yaricheg1 on GitHub (Aug 18, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/3430

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I have searched for a similar issue in this repository and did not find one.

Description

Hello, and thank you for your great work on this project!

I’d like to suggest a small feature that could improve the user experience:
Would it be possible to add an option to prevent the emulator window from closing automatically when the game exits? A toggle in the settings would be ideal

Reason

This would be especially helpful for users who want to quickly relaunch a game or switch between titles without restarting the emulator entirely.

Examples

RPCS3, PCSX2

Originally created by @Yaricheg1 on GitHub (Aug 18, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/3430 ### Checklist - [x] I have searched for a similar issue in this repository and did not find one. ### Description Hello, and thank you for your great work on this project! I’d like to suggest a small feature that could improve the user experience: Would it be possible to add an option to prevent the emulator window from closing automatically when the game exits? A toggle in the settings would be ideal ### Reason This would be especially helpful for users who want to quickly relaunch a game or switch between titles without restarting the emulator entirely. ### Examples RPCS3, PCSX2

kerem closed this issue

2026-02-27 21:09:42 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-02-27 21:09:43 +03:00

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@squidbus commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025):

This is pending work separating the launcher process from the main emulator core (for example, the work-in-progress launcher repos), as it is currently not practical to clean up and launch another game within the same process.

@squidbus commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2025): This is pending work separating the launcher process from the main emulator core (for example, the work-in-progress launcher repos), as it is currently not practical to clean up and launch another game within the same process.

kerem commented

2026-02-27 21:09:43 +03:00

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@kalaposfos13 commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2025):

With the new qtlauncher's first release having this, this feature request can be closed

@kalaposfos13 commented on GitHub (Sep 23, 2025): With the new [qtlauncher](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadps4-qtlauncher)'s first release having this, this feature request can be closed