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Fills NID gaps hit by PS5 titles during boot, controller setup, and rendering, and surfaces the common runtime switches in the GUI. All exports are additive (no behavior change to existing exports) and free of NID and export-name collisions with upstream. New export libraries: - libSceBluetoothHid: Init/RegisterDevice/RegisterCallback success stubs so titles proceed past Bluetooth controller setup (opt-out via SHARPEMU_BTHID_UNAVAILABLE=1). - libSceNpCppWebApi: Common::initialize no-op success; UE5 online titles abort PS5-component startup on a negative SCE error. Additions to existing libraries: - libScePad: scePadOpenExt (shared PadOpenCore, accepts special ports 1/2 and the ScePadOpenExtParam pointer), scePadClose, scePadGetExtControllerInformation. - libSceVideoOut: sceVideoOutConfigureOutput, sceVideoOutInitializeOutputOptions. - libSceAgc: DCB builders sceAgcDcbSetIndexCount, sceAgcDcbJump, DcbSetPredication, SetPacketPredication (emit valid skippable packets; full draw processing TODO). - libSceAmpr: measure and write KernelEventQueueOnCompletion pair. - libKernel: scePthreadGet/Setschedparam, sceKernelChmod (validate and accept; POSIX permission bits have no host equivalent on Windows). - libSceNetCtl: sceNetCtlRegisterCallbackV6 (delegates to the v4 callback). - libSceMouse: sceMouseInit. - libSceUserService: sceUserServiceGetAgeLevel (adult, skips parental gates). GUI: new Options Environment tab exposing common SHARPEMU_* switches as toggles (BTHID_UNAVAILABLE, DISABLE_IMPORT_LOOP_GUARD, VK_VALIDATION, DUMP_SPIRV, LOG_DIRECT_MEMORY, LOG_NP). Persisted in gui-settings.json and applied to the emulator process environment at launch; localized with English fallback.
SharpEmu
An experimental PlayStation 5 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS.
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Warning
Currently the primary development target is Windows.
Warning
SharpEmu is an experimental PS5 emulator developed from scratch in C#. The current focus is on accuracy and infrastructure setup rather than game-specific compatibility.
Info
SharpEmu is an emulator project currently in its early stages of development.
This project is developed purely for research and educational purposes. There are no commercial goals associated with it. We enjoy learning about system architecture and reverse engineering.
SharpEmu focuses exclusively on the PlayStation 5.
Our goal is not to emulate PS4 games, as there is already an excellent emulator dedicated to that platform: ShadPS4.
Status
The emulator can currently load the eboot.bin of real games, execute native CPU instructions, and partially handle kernel-related functionality. However, several critical components are still missing.
Current capabilities include:
- Loading
eboot.binand.elffiles - Executing native CPU instructions
- Reading basic game metadata (title, version, etc.)
- Loading system modules (
prx/sys_module) - Partial support for some kernel functions
FiberandAMPRexports- PlayGo scenarios
- Initial loading game files
- Shader/resource submits and AGC initial
- Video outputs in some games
Some games have reached like sceVideoOut and AGC stages.
Currently the project primarily targets Windows. Cross-platform support (Linux and macOS) is planned, but development is currently focused on Windows to simplify early-stage debugging and iteration.
Using
- Build or Publish project or download in release tab.
- Open Powershell.
- Run Emulator GUI.
- Or command:
.\SharpEmu "eboot.bin" 2>&1 | Tee-Object -FilePath "log.txt"
Games Tested
-
Demon's Souls Remake
- Demon's Souls [PPSA01341]
- Demon's Souls is now video loop. Shaders are ready to be converted to SPIR-V/Vulkan. We are continuing our work on this.
-
Poppy Playtime Chapter 1
-
SILENT HILL: The Short Message
-
Dreaming Sarah
- Dreaming Sarah [PPSA02929]
- Real texture rendering for this game;
Important
This project does not support or condone piracy.
All games used during development and testing are dumped from consoles that we personally own.
Users are expected to use legally obtained copies of their games.
Build
- Install the .NET SDK.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/par274/sharpemu.git - Open the solution file (
SharpEmu.slnx) in VSCode. - Build the project:
dotnet buildordotnet publish - Build artifacts will be located in the
artifactsdirectory.
Disclaimer
SharpEmu is an experimental emulator intended for research and educational purposes.
This project does not contain any copyrighted system firmware, game data, or proprietary PlayStation assets.
Special Thanks
The following projects were extremely helpful during development:
-
ShadPS4
Helped with understanding the basic architecture of the PlayStation 4. -
Kyty
One of the few PS5 emulator projects available and very useful for studying native code execution. -
Ryujinx
Provided valuable references for filesystem handling and low-level C# implementation patterns.
License
Contributing
Before opening an issue or pull request, please read our contribution guidelines:
The guide covers:
- Coding style and formatting
- AI-assisted contributions
- Pull request expectations
- Testing guidelines
- Legal and reverse engineering policy