Inimitable Souls modder Lance McDonald has struck digital gold again, tasting the forbidden fruit that publisher Sony and developer FromSoftware has denied us all: to experience cult-classic PS4 exclusive Bloodborne running on PS5, natively at 1080p, at a silky-smooth 60-frames-per-second.
You can see the results for yourself in the hefty chunk of gameplay above, without upscaling or other kinds of electronic illusions; as McDonald puts it, it's "just raw gameplay capture".
McDonald has been on the case for years now, releasing an unofficial patch that would allow players to do the same on PS4 (provided they have a modded console). This was after gallantly allowing the multi-billion dollar publisher a grace period in which to do what he'd managed apparently alone (they never did). We have to imagine the backend of Bloodborne is a nightmare fit for Mikolash, as McDonald reckons there are just two lines of code that need changing to get what we already have where it really does need to go.
Will those of us less technically minded (or less cavalier about refund policies) ever get to face Amygdala in the manner we deserve? Awake from this eternal dream in the comments section below.
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Best game of all time; however, overlooked by its very publisher/developer
Sony, FromSoftware, God, whoever. Please just Patch this game for PS5. That's all I want. That's all most of us want.
The latest volume of the comic series just released the other day.
Sony and FromSoftware are not finished with this franchise.
The greatest Souls game, it has no equal.
@ChronoBreak777 is it not a welcome sight? It's also running on PS5, at 60fps The imagination does the rest
@ChronoBreak777 yh, grrrr, was all happy, finally.., then i read the same old mod patch, sigh, not cool..
I tried this game and I couldn’t get past the first hallway. No game should be that difficult to beat in the first few minutes. I gave up on it and I’m not regretting it.
Grant us eyes! Please Sony if nothing else give this man a healthy paycheck and get this patch in an official capacity! Please! Thank you!
Sony, the people want this! But not before Dark Cloud 3! lol
@nyXhc420 you and me both. The difficulty turned me off. I have a stressful job and want to unwind when I’m playing games. This ass-clencher turned me off of Souls games.
@nyXhc420 Are you not supposed to die in that hallway?
60fps Bloodborne will be the Half Life 3 of this generation. Constantly teased and rumored, but never come to fruition.
A 60 FPS Bloodborne patch would make me buy a PS5 no questions asked. It's the best game I have ever played. Glad the modders are doing God's work.
@chronobreak777 @Khayl I would also second that, very deceiving headline. Maybe add the word, “modder”, or “on modded PS5”. Sensitive subject! 😅
@ear_wig a gentle rebuttal, it's an enticing headline, not a deceiving one. It would be deceiving to say, "Bloodborne Now Playable on PS5" or something. Lance himself didn't add either in his own wording, in video or Tweet, I might add.
@AhmadSumadi yea same. I’m a city manager. I don’t want to deal with difficulties at night too, ha
@nessisonett I kept on having to start over after dying. I’d walk from the starting point of the game to the first villain/jabroni and can’t beat him….no thanks.
Still fine as is. I'm more intrigued about how FromSoft cleverly hides things right under your nose. Can't find a way to get to a shiny pickup in Old Yharnam all these years, and another one on the roof of Raya Lucaria in ER, but finding other new stuff though. That's the beauty.
@AhmadSumadi @nyXhc420 You just gotta LEVEL UP, it gets easy. Don't let FromSoft's masterpieces pass you by all because you never bothered to level up.
@nyXhc420 It sure sounds like you didn't try that much to get into the game lol.
@nyXhc420 No, you die and it takes you to the hub and gives you a weapon. The wolf is difficult when you’re barehanded but with a weapon it’s naturally simple. The game is hard at first but that first enemy really isn’t the roadblock.
@nyXhc420
Wow...
Good luck then.
@Khayl It is deceptive, actually. "Bloodborne PS5" is not a thing, and the headline does not mention mods or this being unofficial.
Pay this person!!! Get that patch to the people!
@everynowandben ... but it is a thing; someone did get Bloodborne running on a PS5, and that's the story here. Not all relevant information needs to be in the headline, either; that's what the body of the article is for
Starting to think sony don't want to mention bloodborne again because they don't consider games like that their future and want to close that chapter.
@AhmadSumadi Funny you should say that. I find souls games soooo relaxing. Once it clicks they are so methodical with bursts of action here and there. Once you are in the flow they're trancelike and very cozy
@Khayl dont joke like this mate... are you new to gaming and BB?
Push out here 🐓 teasing huh.
I hope bluepoint is working on a remake/sequel, other then Fromsoft themselves, there is no one else I trust to make an amazing Bloodborne ..
My click was baited.
Where are the news? https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2021-bloodborne-ps5-at-60fps-with-4k-ai-upscaling
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Ironically, if this had been released on the PS3 we would have had at least a remaster by now (probably a remake). Seems to be because Sony AND FromSoft were involved (no one or the other) it makes it exponentially harder to get either of them to focus on it. Come on Jim Ryan!
Loved the game, but at this point I just want that update so that the internet can finally shut up about it rather than me actually wanting it.
@tameshiyaku, Well said! 😂
Come on Sony, just give Lance a nice contract and get him to do the patch officially.
That would be wonderful and also great press!
@nyXhc420 your not supposed to beat that wolf,you die then you wake up in the real game....everyone dies on that character🤷♂️
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To me, more important than faster frames would be faster loading times on a PS5 port. For a game where dying lots is inevitable (at least for new players) it’s a slog to have to wait for the game to load back up each time. Please just patch that and I’d be happy!
Wooo, 1080p.... Could just be because of the YouTube stream but this looks worse than that?
@DrVenture69 if it had been released on the PS3 we would have had a remake (shiny PS4) AND a remaster (even shinier PS5) by now. 'Cos that's what Sony does these days, nothing creative sadly.
The game looks good as it is. Stop being snobby and demanding frame rates and just go play it. Or mod it yourself. Sony and/or From Software don't owe you anything.
Incredible looks perfect.
@nyXhc420 keep at it lol
@ROTTIEMAN16 So how do I get away from having the same opening over and over again? I die and keep starting from the same point before you meet the wolf
@nyXhc420 GIT GUUUUUUD SON XD
@nyXhc420
I've given it a few shakes and 30 or 60fps it's just not for me. None of From's games are it seems.
I just bought a playstation and i picked this up with it (fell in love with Elden). System came with ff16 so working thru that first but can't wait to try this out finally. i'm just now learning it's known for bad frame rate tho?
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@nyXhc420 you fight the wolf and when you die it restarts in the game proper
Those two lines of code will probably cost us $70...
@Khayl Definitely didn’t mean to imply that your intention was to deceive your readers. More so that the title was a bit misleading. I’m just sittin’ over here crying about 30fps Bloodborne with frame drops.. 😭
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