RPCS3 – The PS3 emulator for the PC that can play a decent amount of games!
A few years ago, most of us would have laughed at the notion of having a PS3 emulator that actually does something. Thanks to hundreds (more like thousands!) of hours dedicated to the emulator by the RPCS3 team, we can now play some PS3 games on our PCs!
What’s RPCS3 and what can I play?
RPCS3 is an open-source emulator for the PS3 that runs on Windows and Linux computers. After years of development, the game compatibility list has been greatly diversified and now, about 278 games are rated as playable on the official compatibility list!
A few days ago, I decided to give RPCS3 a go on the laptop I’m currently using and it left me with my mouth open! I could actually play Project Diva F @ 720p with only little stutter, which thankfully wasn’t enough to render the game non-enjoyable (on most songs at least). The relevant specs of my laptop are:
- Core i5-3230M @ 2.6GHz (dual-core + HT enabled)
- 8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- Radeon HD 8750M
As you can see, it’s not some state-of-the-art latest gaming laptop so that means that RPCS3 can be used on mid-range systems from a few years back with varying rates of success depending on what you’re playing! Thanks to various optimisations, you will be able to run some PS3 games, even exclusives, on your computer depending on how powerful it is.
Project Diva F via RPCS3. Speed is decent enough to beat a song on Hard and get a Great rating!
Lots of work has been done on getting Persona 5, a recent release, working the best it could on RPCS3 and some people have already finished it solely on RPCS3 since you can get 15-60FPS in the game if you have a beefy enough system.
Great! What do I need to start gaming then?
To start playing PS3 games on your computer, simply follow the quick start guide linked below.
Remember, you must have a system that’s at least somewhat beefy in order to get anything working at decent speeds. You should also have the latest video drivers for the best Vulkan support (or to avoid a BSOD – my drivers were a tad too old and RPCS3 crashed the system when I opened the executable). You also have to remember that RPCS3 isn’t a tool to enable piracy so try to dump your own games either via a supported Blu-Ray drive or a PS3 on CFW.
The quick start guide (all info you need to know to start using the emulator + basic system requirements): https://rpcs3.net/quickstart
Official compatibility list (popular titles like Project Diva and Akiba’s Trip are listed as playable!) : https://rpcs3.net/compatibility
Patreon page (you could support them if you appreciate their work!): https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina
RPCS3 isn’t meant to replace the PS3 just yet but it’s making large strides in that direction!
How does it work Demon’s Souls?
Fully playable, from beginning to the end.
Read the compatibility list linked in the article you baffoon.
LOL if ypur gpnna insult someone make sure your spelling correct Buffoon not baffoon
XD
Just made an account just to say “ypur” & “gpnna” lol
I’m sitting here wondering if the spelling mistakes in your comment about spelling mistakes are intentional.
If your Going to try and Correct someone.. at Spell your own words correctly..
Tho seems i need Grammar lessons….
It’s a wonderful comedy of errors we have here… 😛
Lol if your gonna insult someone make sure your spelling –>is<– correct. Gonna not gpnna.
“If you’re going to insult someone, make sure your spelling is correct.”
“Gonna” is not a word; so there’s no point correcting it to begin with.
Gonna is a word, since there is enough people using the word it get recognized as a proper word albeit not a formal one
that is just how language work, remember “LOL” is now can be found on Oxford dictionary
cool.
thanks dude
You can check out videos of gameplay footage of games running in RPCS3 here
https://www.youtube.com/user/blastprocessingspeed
This channel does not exist
Much like anything not in the Jedi Archives.
You ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise?
> Lots of work has been done on getting Persona 5, a recent release, working the best it could on RPCS3
So the focus is on piracy. *sigh*
I wouldn’t say that. It shows that they are focusing on a game that will be using the system to its full potential. By getting that game to work then others might work out of the fact that they are supporting as many system features as possible.
But P5 isn’t that kind of game. The engine is really simple and not much is going on in terms of tech. Something like TLoU or GTA V would be a much better showcase.
As I was about to download this I realised I already have PS3 sitting next to me
man, I’m glad my ps3’s still working fine (holds his ds3 controller and smiling)
I would prefer if they focused more on exclusives rather than recent multiplats. Being able to run something like MGS4 should be a priority.
I have to say this; Way too early for an Emulator. It is, essentially, a Piracy tool at this moment in time. PS3s are still available widely in EU, US and South America. They’re also one of the cheapest consoles going, cheaper, in some region, to a 3DS/2DS/New….
Give it another 5 years… PS3 has already stopped manufacture in Japan and this is a trend that will continue. Japan is very fast to pick up new hardware, so it is normal for EU, US and BLOC countries to continue sales. Really really not needed and just an excuse for people to sell their *** off.
wow those low specs of a laptop still beat my main.
may I ask what website do you download ps3 games.
No. Don’t ask for piracy.
can’t. not working. is this because I’m on window 10. I saw your screenshot is window 7. nah that’s stupid if it is.
I have 3 games, only one of them works… and it have to be installed and i dont have enough space on my hdd. GG lmao. But nice work.
I’ve read reports of RPCS3 deleting arbitrary files. Probably not intentional on the part of devs, but I’d wait for it to mature a bit.
WAT?!
Or you can simply make a free trial account on PS Now and play PS3 games.
I updated my Hyperspin project with this and it works perfectly!! Alot of games not on the list are working fine as well….
“so try to dump your own games”
suuure, suuuuure
SUPER! Will it work in i5=2800 8gb RAM and 730GT?
Where is my MGS4 support!?