Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here “Demon’s Souls” thing and that fancy “JS black PS3 emulator” talk. I ain’t no spring chicken, and all this computer stuff makes my head spin, but I’ll tell ya what I heard from my grandson, that tech-savvy whippersnapper.

First off, this “Demon’s Souls,” they say it’s a game, a real tough one. Folks are always yellin’ at the TV when they play it. Somethin’ about demons and souls and gettin’ yer butt kicked all the time. My grandson, he says it was first on some “PlayStation 3,” that’s an old game box, and then they made a new one for the “PlayStation 5.” Kids these days and their toys!

Now, about playin’ this old game on the computer, that’s where this “emulator” thing comes in. Seems like it’s a way to trick your computer into thinkin’ it’s that old PlayStation 3. They call it “RPCS3” or somethin’ like that. My grandson says it’s like puttin’ on a disguise, makin’ the computer believe it’s somethin’ it ain’t.

But here’s the kicker, lots of folks are havin’ trouble with this “Demon’s Souls” game on the emulator. They keep gettin’ this black screen. Can’t see nothin’, just a black screen! Imagine buyin’ a fancy new TV and all you see is black! That’s what these youngsters are complainin’ about.

Some folks say the black screen comes right after the game loads. You know, like when you’re bakin’ a cake and it looks all pretty in the oven, but when you take it out, it’s burnt to a crisp. That’s kinda how it sounds to me. Others say they can see the menus and stuff, but the game itself is all black. Like lookin’ at a picture frame with no picture in it!

• One fella said he got it workin’ after fiddlin’ with some “renderers” and “shaders.” Sounds like gibberish to me, but he says it fixed the black screen.
• Another one said he saw some words in the corner, “Compiling Shaders,” and then bam! Black screen. Like the game was tryin’ to do somethin’ and then just gave up.
• And another fella, he could see the game, but then when he went to a new place in the game, the screen went black. Like walkin’ into a dark room and not bein’ able to find the light switch.

They also say you gotta have the actual game disc to make this work. Can’t just download it from the internet, they say that’s “piracy” and it’s bad. It’s like stealin’ a pie from the neighbor’s windowsill, only this time its a game. You gotta go out and buy it, like in the old days when you went to the store and bought things with cash money.

So, what’s the deal with this black screen? Well, nobody really knows for sure. It seems like this emulator thing, it ain’t perfect. It’s like tryin’ to fit a square peg in a round hole. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t. And sometimes you end up with a whole bunch of that frustrating black screen.

And this “JS” part, they’re talking about something called “JavaScript” probably. That’s another one of them computer languages, like they ain’t got enough already. I reckon it’s got somethin’ to do with how this emulator works, but don’t ask me the details, I ain’t got a clue.

Now, my grandson, he says that “Demon’s Souls” is a real important game, the first of its kind. He calls it the start of a whole bunch of other games, like “Dark Souls,” those are the ones that make people throw their controllers across the room. He says the fella who made it, some Japanese fella named Miyazaki, he’s a real genius. I don’t know about that, but them games sure do make a lot of noise in the house.

So, if you’re tryin’ to play this “Demon’s Souls” on your computer and you get that black screen, don’t go pullin’ your hair out. It seems like a lot of folks are havin’ the same problem. Maybe you gotta jiggle some wires, or update somethin’, or pray to the computer gods. Or maybe you should just go outside and get some fresh air, that’s what I always say!

From what I can gather, getting this game to work on an emulator, even this fancy “RPCS3” one, is a real pain in the neck. It sounds like you need to be a real computer whiz to figure it all out, and even then, there’s no guarantee it’ll work right. Maybe those young folks should just stick to playin’ the game on the PlayStation where it belongs, less trouble for everyone I say!

Anyways, that’s the gist of it, as far as this old lady can understand. This “Demon’s Souls” and that black screen problem, sounds like a whole lotta fuss to me.

Tags: [Demon’s Souls, RPCS3, PS3 Emulator, Black Screen, JS, PlayStation 3, PC Gaming, Technical Issues, Game Preservation, Hidetaka Miyazaki]