Sony and PlayStation are facing severe backlash for recent anti-consumer changes. It first announced it would stop bringing its single-player, first-party titles to PC, and shortly after, disgusted fans by announcing it would cease the production of physical discs starting in 2028.
The move to end disc production has, unsurprisingly, angered long-time PlayStation fans (and former Sony bosses), leading to social media ratios, protests, petitions, new bill proposals, and class-action lawsuits. Of course, two weeks have passed, and Sony has still chosen not to address the situation, to its own detriment.
The backlash to both decisions has been so strong that efforts to hack and emulate the PS5 and its games have accelerated drastically. Last week, it was announced SharpEmu was working on a PlayStation 5 emulator, and not long after, Game of the Year winner Astro Bot was seen being booted on the software. Now, two new high-profile PS5 exclusives have been booted on the emulator, marking another big step forward.
Demon's Souls And Ghost Of Yotei Have Just Been Booted On The SharpEmu PS5 Emulator
Over the last few hours, evidence of two of the PS5's biggest exclusives, Demon's Souls, a launch title, and Ghost of Yotei, booting on the SharpEmu emulator, has surfaced. While neither game is properly running yet, it's the beginning of something special.
Ghost of Yotei was revealed to have reached the splash screen, with the picture of Atsu in front of Mount Yotei displayed on the PC, and Demon's Souls managed to reach the Outpost Passage screen, with the quick item menu in the bottom left-hand corner. Neither can be played, but getting them to boot is a massive first step.
It's a similar situation to what happened with the Bloodborne PC emulation. Initially, it was booted, but players only managed a black screen and the title menu. This quickly shifted to a broken version of Yarnham, and within a couple of months, the game became fully playable with the help of community mods and fixes. There is anticipation that something similar could happen with these two games.
Alongside the PC emulator, YouTuber Louis Rossmann is offering a bounty of thousands of dollars for anybody who can bypass the PS5's hypervisor. If they can get past the console's most secure layer, it would open the door to alternate operating systems being booted, and thus, native Steam and PC gaming on the platform.
4.0/5 Ghost of Yotei Like Follow Followed Action Adventure Open-World Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 87/100 Critics Rec: 94% Released October 2, 2025 ESRB Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Use of Alcohol Developer(s) Sucker Punch Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment 5 Images CloseWHERE TO PLAY
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