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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3K3tjwR_Iqhuljuc0s879vRC5XF7w0uh gaming space's RPCS3 playlist] (Started on Mar 13, 2017. Last updated on February 2018.) | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3K3tjwR_Iqhuljuc0s879vRC5XF7w0uh gaming space's RPCS3 playlist] (Started on Mar 13, 2017. Last updated on February 2018.) | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4PD8cV5ypND-gEYY2spDd0blCp7ClC19 JohnGodGames' RPCS3 playlist] (Started on Aug 16, 2017. Newly updated on April 2018.) | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4PD8cV5ypND-gEYY2spDd0blCp7ClC19 JohnGodGames' RPCS3 playlist] (Started on Aug 16, 2017. Newly updated on April 2018.) | ||
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| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUhG4Lx4O-GOVfLFWuM2SnkNy6PA2JzO5 Emulators and Gameplays's RPCS3 playlist] (In Portuguese. Started on Jul 30, 2016. Newly updated on March 2018.) | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnTrkRFo8ghjWp_OodfL5keF7Rru5qFvr Canal Enchendo Linguiça's RPCS3 playlist] (In Portuguese. Aug 23, 2017. Newly updated on April 2018.) | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLph9xgFt_cC0Fev8vdVqzfVySZt3fEVpw Literalmente{Game}'s RPCS3 playlist] (In Portuguese. Started on Mar 24, 2018.) | ||
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Revision as of 18:04, 6 April 2018
The PlayStation 3 (known shorthand as PS3) is a console by Sony released in 2006. This console was considered hard to program for early in its lifecycle due to the newly-introduced Cell Broadband Engine architecture that no game developer outside of Sony had worked with prior to launch. Because of this, many multiplatform games ran worse or had worse graphics on the PS3, despite it being the more powerful system.
Emulators
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Release Version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPCS3 | Windows, Linux | 0.0.5 Alpha[N 1] | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nucleus | Windows, Linux | 0.1.0 | ✗ | ✗ |
| Short Waves | Windows | 0.0.2 | ✗ | ✗ |
- ↑ The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stables.
Comparisons
- RPCS3
- It has made immense progress compared to its early days where development was slow and seemed like it wasn't really going anywhere. Over 700 titles are now playable, with many more that are at least loadable.[1]
- Nucleus
- A one man project aiming for LLE, some AOT emulation, and portability.
- Short Waves
- Made by an unknown developer. It could run a few complex tests that RPCS3 couldn't at the time it released, but it hasn't been updated since.
Emulation issues
The complexity of the Cell processor architecture, plus the fact that it would take significantly more resources to get such games emulated (in comparison, see specifications in Dolphin and PCSX2 for their respective consoles), makes emulating and running games a challenge. Expect game-breaking issues of one kind or another in the vast majority of titles at this point in time.
Emulation progress
RPCS3
- Zangetsu's RPCS3 playlist (Started on Aug 18, 2013. Newly updated on April 2018.)
- Emulator_Team's RPCS3 playlist (Started on Jan 9, 2014. Newly updated on April 2018.)
- Emulators of game console's RPCS3 playlist (In Russian and English. Started on Mar 18, 2016. Newly updated on April 2018.)
- Rain Kikyou's RPCS3 playlist (Started on Apr 20, 2016. Last updated on July 2017.)
- gaming space's RPCS3 playlist (Started on Mar 13, 2017. Last updated on February 2018.)
- JohnGodGames' RPCS3 playlist (Started on Aug 16, 2017. Newly updated on April 2018.)
Foreign Language Playlists:
- Emulators and Gameplays's RPCS3 playlist (In Portuguese. Started on Jul 30, 2016. Newly updated on March 2018.)
- Canal Enchendo Linguiça's RPCS3 playlist (In Portuguese. Aug 23, 2017. Newly updated on April 2018.)
- Literalmente{Game}'s RPCS3 playlist (In Portuguese. Started on Mar 24, 2018.)
Official:
- Official RPCS3 channel (See External Links. Started on Mar 11, 2017.)
