[GH-ISSUE #3810] [APP BUG]: Bloodborne Doesn't even start, (Not responding) #1142

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opened 2026-02-27 21:10:10 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment
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Originally created by @ShreyAfton87 on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/3810

Checklist

  • I have searched for a similar issue in this repository and did not find one.
  • I am using an official build obtained from releases or updated one of those builds using its in-app updater.

Describe the Bug

After installing bloodborne, whenever i try to launch it, it just gives a black screen and then window becomes "Not Responding". I have tried everything, same applies when you try to open settings in shadps4, it becomes non responsive.

It somewhat switches to gpuid = -1

These are the logs:

[Loader] emulator.cpp:133 Run: Starting shadps4 emulator v0.11.0
[Loader] emulator.cpp:134 Run: Revision 1c0ec3be2a
[Loader] emulator.cpp:135 Run: Branch v.0.11.0
[Loader] emulator.cpp:136 Run: Description 1c0ec3b
[Loader] emulator.cpp:137 Run: Remote https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4
[Config] emulator.cpp:141 Run: Game-specific config exists: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:143 Run: General LogType: sync
[Config] emulator.cpp:144 Run: General isNeo: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:145 Run: General isDevKit: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:146 Run: General isConnectedToNetwork: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:147 Run: General isPsnSignedIn: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:148 Run: GPU isNullGpu: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:149 Run: GPU readbacks: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:150 Run: GPU readbackLinearImages: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:151 Run: GPU directMemoryAccess: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:152 Run: GPU shouldDumpShaders: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:153 Run: GPU vblankFrequency: 60
[Config] emulator.cpp:154 Run: GPU shouldCopyGPUBuffers: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:155 Run: Vulkan gpuId: -1
[Config] emulator.cpp:156 Run: Vulkan vkValidation: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:157 Run: Vulkan vkValidationSync: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:158 Run: Vulkan vkValidationGpu: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:159 Run: Vulkan crashDiagnostics: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:160 Run: Vulkan hostMarkers: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:161 Run: Vulkan guestMarkers: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:162 Run: Vulkan rdocEnable: false
[Config] emulator.cpp:168 Run: CPU Model: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
[Config] emulator.cpp:170 Run: CPU Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8
[Config] emulator.cpp:172 Run: Total RAM: 24 GB
[Config] emulator.cpp:173 Run: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Single Language
[Loader] emulator.cpp:176 Run: Game id: CUSA03173 Title: Bloodborne™
[Loader] emulator.cpp:177 Run: Fw: 0x4500000 App Version: 01.09
[Loader] emulator.cpp:178 Run: PSVR Supported: false
[Loader] emulator.cpp:179 Run: PSVR Required: false
[Kernel.Vmm] address_space.cpp:93 Impl: System managed virtual memory region: 0x1439a0000 - 0x7ffffbfff
[Kernel.Vmm] address_space.cpp:96 Impl: System reserved virtual memory region: 0x7ffffc000 - 0xfffffffff
[Kernel.Vmm] address_space.cpp:98 Impl: User virtual memory region: 0x1000000000 - 0x10fc359ffff
[Kernel.Vmm] memory.cpp:33 MemoryManager: Usable memory address space: 1081_GB
[Common.Filesystem] trp.cpp:68 Extract: Trophy decryption key is not specified
[Loader] emulator.cpp:212 Run: Couldn't extract trophies
[Input] sdl_window.cpp:113 Init: No gamepad found!
[Lib.Kernel] libs.cpp:76 InitHLELibs: Initializing HLE libraries
[Lib.GnmDriver] gnmdriver.cpp:2827 RegisterLib: Initializing presenter
[Render.Vulkan] vk_platform.cpp:227 CreateInstance: Creating vulkan instance
[Render.Vulkan] vk_platform.cpp:183 operator(): Candidate instance extension VK_EXT_layer_settings is not available
[Render.Vulkan] vk_platform.cpp:270 CreateInstance: Enabled instance extensions: VK_KHR_win32_surface, VK_KHR_surface, VK_EXT_debug_utils
[Render.Vulkan] vk_platform.cpp:271 CreateInstance: Enabled instance layers:

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Reproduction Steps

Go to Shadps4 QT or a qt launcher (with any version) and try to play bloodborne. Tried the shortcut method also, didn't work.

Expected Behavior

No response

Specify OS Version

Windows 10

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

GPU

NVIDIA GTX 16550

Amount of RAM in GB

24 GB

Originally created by @ShreyAfton87 on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/issues/3810 ### Checklist - [x] I have searched for a similar issue in this repository and did not find one. - [x] I am using an official build obtained from [releases](https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4/releases) or updated one of those builds using its in-app updater. ### Describe the Bug After installing bloodborne, whenever i try to launch it, it just gives a black screen and then window becomes "Not Responding". I have tried everything, same applies when you try to open settings in shadps4, it becomes non responsive. It somewhat switches to gpuid = -1 These are the logs: [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:133 Run: Starting shadps4 emulator v0.11.0 [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:134 Run: Revision 1c0ec3be2a2e37ff6870b0d9f306002b70eefa9e [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:135 Run: Branch v.0.11.0 [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:136 Run: Description 1c0ec3b [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:137 Run: Remote https://github.com/shadps4-emu/shadPS4 [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:141 Run: Game-specific config exists: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:143 Run: General LogType: sync [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:144 Run: General isNeo: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:145 Run: General isDevKit: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:146 Run: General isConnectedToNetwork: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:147 Run: General isPsnSignedIn: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:148 Run: GPU isNullGpu: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:149 Run: GPU readbacks: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:150 Run: GPU readbackLinearImages: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:151 Run: GPU directMemoryAccess: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:152 Run: GPU shouldDumpShaders: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:153 Run: GPU vblankFrequency: 60 [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:154 Run: GPU shouldCopyGPUBuffers: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:155 Run: Vulkan gpuId: -1 [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:156 Run: Vulkan vkValidation: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:157 Run: Vulkan vkValidationSync: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:158 Run: Vulkan vkValidationGpu: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:159 Run: Vulkan crashDiagnostics: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:160 Run: Vulkan hostMarkers: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:161 Run: Vulkan guestMarkers: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:162 Run: Vulkan rdocEnable: false [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:168 Run: CPU Model: AMD Ryzen 5 3550H with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:170 Run: CPU Physical Cores: 4, Logical Cores: 8 [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:172 Run: Total RAM: 24 GB [Config] <Info> emulator.cpp:173 Run: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Single Language [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:176 Run: Game id: CUSA03173 Title: Bloodborne™ [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:177 Run: Fw: 0x4500000 App Version: 01.09 [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:178 Run: PSVR Supported: false [Loader] <Info> emulator.cpp:179 Run: PSVR Required: false [Kernel.Vmm] <Info> address_space.cpp:93 Impl: System managed virtual memory region: 0x1439a0000 - 0x7ffffbfff [Kernel.Vmm] <Info> address_space.cpp:96 Impl: System reserved virtual memory region: 0x7ffffc000 - 0xfffffffff [Kernel.Vmm] <Info> address_space.cpp:98 Impl: User virtual memory region: 0x1000000000 - 0x10fc359ffff [Kernel.Vmm] <Info> memory.cpp:33 MemoryManager: Usable memory address space: 1081_GB [Common.Filesystem] <Critical> trp.cpp:68 Extract: Trophy decryption key is not specified [Loader] <Error> emulator.cpp:212 Run: Couldn't extract trophies [Input] <Info> sdl_window.cpp:113 Init: No gamepad found! [Lib.Kernel] <Info> libs.cpp:76 InitHLELibs: Initializing HLE libraries [Lib.GnmDriver] <Info> gnmdriver.cpp:2827 RegisterLib: Initializing presenter [Render.Vulkan] <Info> vk_platform.cpp:227 CreateInstance: Creating vulkan instance [Render.Vulkan] <Info> vk_platform.cpp:183 operator(): Candidate instance extension VK_EXT_layer_settings is not available [Render.Vulkan] <Info> vk_platform.cpp:270 CreateInstance: Enabled instance extensions: VK_KHR_win32_surface, VK_KHR_surface, VK_EXT_debug_utils [Render.Vulkan] <Info> vk_platform.cpp:271 CreateInstance: Enabled instance layers: <img width="1466" height="851" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8670cd31-75e5-4918-9792-2c8b33f9ec18" /> ### Reproduction Steps Go to Shadps4 QT or a qt launcher (with any version) and try to play bloodborne. Tried the shortcut method also, didn't work. ### Expected Behavior _No response_ ### Specify OS Version Windows 10 ### CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3550H ### GPU NVIDIA GTX 16550 ### Amount of RAM in GB 24 GB
kerem closed this issue 2026-02-27 21:10:11 +03:00
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@StevenMiller123 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025):

Bugs related to games should use the GAME BUG template, and follow the rules that template listed.
Additionally, please use the latest release when testing, v0.11.0 is quite outdated at this point.

Also, just in case, make sure you've updated all GPU drivers on your system. Your CPU has integrated graphics, and we've seen cases where people can't test shadPS4 due to outdated integrated graphics drivers, despite trying to use a different GPU.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3542293040 --> @StevenMiller123 commented on GitHub (Nov 17, 2025): Bugs related to games should use the GAME BUG template, and follow the rules that template listed. Additionally, please use the latest release when testing, v0.11.0 is quite outdated at this point. Also, just in case, make sure you've updated all GPU drivers on your system. Your CPU has integrated graphics, and we've seen cases where people can't test shadPS4 due to outdated integrated graphics drivers, despite trying to use a different GPU.
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