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Demon's Souls
Developer(s)	FromSoftware
Publisher(s)	^JP Sony Computer Entertainment ^NA Atlus USA ^AU/EU Bandai Namco Games
Series	Souls
Release date(s)	^JP February 5, 2009 ^NA October 6, 2009 ^AU June 23, 2010 ^EU June 25, 2010
Release type	PlayStation 3 exclusive
Genre(s)	Action, Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BLES00932 ^(IRD), BLUS30443 ^(IRD), NPEB01202, NPUB30910, BCAS20071 ^(IRD)
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

Demon's Souls is the first installment in the Souls series of games created by game director Hidetaka Miyazaki, and was produced under supervision by Sony's Japan Studio. Set in a dark fantasy world, players take control of a hero who has journeyed to the fictional kingdom of Boletaria, which is being ravaged by a cursed fog that brings forth demons who feast on the souls of mortals. The gameplay involves a character-creation system and emphasizes gathering loot through combat with enemies in a non-linear series of varied locations, with a heavy emphasis on challenging combat. It has a unique online multiplayer system integrated into the single-player where players can leave useful messages and warnings for other players' single-player game worlds, as well as joining other players in their world to assist and/or kill them.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

CPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Preferred SPU threads	3 - 4

GPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Renderer	Vulkan
Write color buffers	On

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Vblank rate		To be enabled along with the FPS patch
Clocks scale		To be enabled along with the FPS patch

Known Issues

PSN versions do not work

The PARAM.SFO file in the PSN versions are the same as the ones used in the Blu-ray version. Hence, the emulator identifies the games as Blu-rays and tries to install it as such. Due to this, the PSN versions only display a blackscreen.

Missing Geometry

Issue 4302 - There are certain situations when the game doesn't send geometry to be rendered (like the invisible soldier shield).

Crash after Altus logo - Fixed by PR 5475

There is a known regression affecting 4-core/4-thread CPUs where the game will crash right after the Atlus logo. This issue is being tracked as part of Issue 4861.
For people affected by this issue, use this older build 6718. If for some reason build 6718 does not work, try build 6697.

Special Notes

60/120 FPS patch

Thanks to Whatcookie, an FPS Patch is available for this title. Be sure to set the appropriate Clocks scale and Vblank rate as mentioned above.

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 |sleep timers accuracy               = <!-- Host, Usleep, All -->
 |sleep timers accuracy notes         =
-|clocks scale                        = <!-- Range between 10 to 1000 -->
+|clocks scale                        = 200 (for 60FPS)<br>400 (for 120FPS) <!-- Range between 10 to 1000 -->
-|clocks scale notes                  =
+|clocks scale notes                  = To be enabled along with the [[#60/120 FPS patch|FPS patch]]
-|vblank rate                         = <!-- Range between 1 to 500 -->
+|vblank rate                         = 120 (for 60FPS)<br>240 (for 120FPS) <!-- Range between 1 to 500 -->
-|vblank rate notes                   =
+|vblank rate notes                   = To be enabled along with the [[#60/120 FPS patch|FPS patch]]
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 ==Special Notes==
-[https://rpcs3.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/progress/patch.yml 60 FPS Patch] exists for the title.
+===60/120 FPS patch===
+Thanks to Whatcookie, an [https://rpcs3.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/progress/patch.yml FPS Patch] is available for this title. Be sure to set the appropriate Clocks scale and Vblank rate as mentioned above.