# PROTOTYPE — native PC port: rehosting the PS4 games on Windows

> PROTOTYPE — native PC port runs the PS4 bundle's x86-64 game code directly on Windows, replacing PS4 system libraries and translating GPU commands to Vulkan through a shadPS4 video core. Game-specific fixes address timing, saves and rendering; PROTOTYPE 2 support is experimental.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/petrishevgeorgii-debug/prototype-pc-slop>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/petrishevgeorgii-debug/prototype-pc-slop/blob/404ec95b4cc2ced1bb66839c6faa86ac77870703/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/prototype-pc-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/prototype-pc-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/prototype-pc-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A personal decrypted CUSA06545 version 01.00 dump is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 or 11, x86-64 and a Vulkan 1.3 graphics card with a current driver are required.
- **Limits:** PROTOTYPE 2 support and resolutions above 1080p are experimental.
- **License:** GPL-2.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/petrishevgeorgii-debug/prototype-pc-slop/blob/404ec95b4cc2ced1bb66839c6faa86ac77870703/README.md>

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