diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/pcsx2/define-rev.patch b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/define-rev.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/emulators/pcsx2/define-rev.patch
rename to pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/define-rev.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/package.nix
similarity index 68%
rename from pkgs/applications/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/package.nix
index cb39b5417b09..89efacebb515 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/package.nix
@@ -2,64 +2,77 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , lib
 , llvmPackages_17
+, callPackage
 , cubeb
 , curl
 , extra-cmake-modules
+, fetchpatch
 , ffmpeg
 , libaio
 , libbacktrace
 , libpcap
 , libwebp
 , libXrandr
-, libzip
 , lz4
 , makeWrapper
 , pkg-config
-, qtbase
-, qtsvg
-, qttools
-, qtwayland
+, qt6
 , SDL2
 , soundtouch
 , strip-nondeterminism
 , vulkan-headers
 , vulkan-loader
 , wayland
-, wrapQtAppsHook
-, xz
 , zip
 , zstd
 }:
 
 let
+  shaderc-patched = callPackage ./shaderc-patched.nix { };
   # The pre-zipped files in releases don't have a versioned link, we need to zip them ourselves
   pcsx2_patches = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "PCSX2";
     repo = "pcsx2_patches";
-    rev = "e3b354f144de71d2b87471166cca8911867c1dfd";
-    sha256 = "sha256-H7cFyBYZumcCZ0/FFOFZoChoi0XPs4siA4dHcFt9U7k=";
+    rev = "b3a788e16ea12efac006cbbe1ece45b6b9b34326";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Uvpz2Gpj533Sr6wLruubZxssoXefQDey8GHIDKWhW3s=";
   };
+  inherit (qt6)
+    qtbase
+    qtsvg
+    qttools
+    qtwayland
+    wrapQtAppsHook
+  ;
 in
-llvmPackages_17.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+llvmPackages_17.stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "pcsx2";
-  version = "1.7.5587";
+  version = "1.7.5779";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "PCSX2";
     repo = "pcsx2";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-PCZ1r6x28Z5FEVMXWm4oxpTknz/XEiwo0rRGhn4B33g=";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-WiwnP5yoBy8bRLUPuCZ7z4nhIzrY8P29KS5ZjErM/A4=";
   };
 
   patches = [
     ./define-rev.patch
+    # Backport patches to fix random crashes on startup
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/commit/e47bcf8d80df9a93201eefbaf169ec1a0673a833.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-7CL1Kpu+/JgtKIenn9rQKAs3A+oJ40W5XHlqSg77Q7Y=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/commit/92b707db994f821bccc35d6eef67727ea3ab496b.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-HWJ8KZAY/qBBotAJerZg6zi5QUHuTD51zKH1rAtZ3tc=";
+    })
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DDISABLE_ADVANCE_SIMD=ON"
-    "-DUSE_LINKED_FFMPEG=ON"
-    "-DPCSX2_GIT_REV=v${version}"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "DISABLE_ADVANCE_SIMD" true)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "USE_LINKED_FFMPEG" true)
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "PCSX2_GIT_REV" finalAttrs.src.rev)
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -79,17 +92,16 @@ llvmPackages_17.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libpcap
     libwebp
     libXrandr
-    libzip
     lz4
     qtbase
     qtsvg
     qttools
     qtwayland
     SDL2
+    shaderc-patched
     soundtouch
     vulkan-headers
     wayland
-    xz
     zstd
   ]
   ++ cubeb.passthru.backendLibs;
@@ -132,9 +144,9 @@ llvmPackages_17.stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       PC, with many additional features and benefits.
     '';
     homepage = "https://pcsx2.net";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl3 lgpl3 ];
+    license = with licenses; [ gpl3Plus lgpl3Plus ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hrdinka govanify ];
     mainProgram = "pcsx2-qt";
-    platforms = platforms.x86_64;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/shaderc-patched.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/shaderc-patched.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82f9721a87d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pc/pcsx2/shaderc-patched.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  fetchpatch,
+  pcsx2,
+  shaderc,
+}:
+
+shaderc.overrideAttrs (old: {
+  pname = "shaderc-patched-for-pcsx2";
+  patches = (old.patches or [ ]) ++ [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "file://${pcsx2.src}/.github/workflows/scripts/common/shaderc-changes.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Ps/D+CdSbjVWg3ZGOEcgbpQbCNkI5Nuizm4E5qiM9Wo=";
+      excludes = [
+        "CHANGES"
+        "CMakeLists.txt"
+        "libshaderc/CMakeLists.txt"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 80297005ac41..dfafa2ffcc0c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2707,8 +2707,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pcem = callPackage ../applications/emulators/pcem { };
 
-  pcsx2 = qt6Packages.callPackage ../applications/emulators/pcsx2 { };
-
   pcsxr = callPackage ../applications/emulators/pcsxr { };
 
   ppsspp-sdl = let