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Developer Nekotekina opened [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina a Patreon campaign] in 2017, with kd-11 joining not long after.
As of June 2018, RPCS3 has been able to play more than 33% of the PS3 library from start to finish. The emulator is capable of running around 980 games at a playable speed with no major glitches<ref name="Compatibility Page">https://rpcs3.net/compatibility</ref>, though it requires very demanding hardware on most games. On June 2018 after a few improvements and fixes, at least most [https://rpcs3.net/blog/2018/07/15/progress-report-june-2018/ PlayStation 1 Classic titles] became playable. Currently , only the PSN versions work (No PS1 discs are able to be loaded in-game yet).
Since the emulator started getting funded on Patreon, development has been progressing quickly, so more games are expected to be playable in the near future.
===Enhancements===
;[https://rpcs3.net/blog/2018/08/08/eliminating-stutter-with-asynchronous-shader-implementation/ Asynchronous Shader Recompilation]:Makes games run [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-HwEEU5K0 virtually stutter free] at the cost of some [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59q7wbeJLOo new shaders/textures popping into existence]. Note: It only gives a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGWk1p7pCVk tiny performance boost] - a powerful computer and further optimisations optimizations from the emulator will be needed to get the more demanding titles to run at full frame rate speeds, i.e. 30 FPS or 60 FPS. Many demanding games may utilise utilize multiple secondary cores plus the primary core of the PS3's CPU so parallelization techniques will be needed, perhaps running on a user's GPU or 8-core and better CPU. This recompilation mode only simulates the shaders coming through the RSX graphics processor.
;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sag4SF7dDrw ReShade]:Third-party suite. Makes many games appear [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPcHjnTZC_o more vibrant or saturated], particularly more pronounced in those with dull textures like the Tales of series, Naruto series , and other anime-based titles.
==Setting up==
'''Paid digital releases''' <u>require</u> a '''.RAP license file''' to decrypt a few important files before they can be booted.
* May be Maybe dumped from the <code>\dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata</code> directory of a CFW-enabled PS3, or included alongside the download you got from someone else. That someone else might not include the .RAP file, and instead give a "fix" with the pre-decrypted files. In that case, you might have to install the PKG file first (or all of them, if there's are multiple ones) and ''then'' copy and overwrite the "fix" files to your game folder.* If your source doesn't include a RAP or crack instructions, either it's replaced beforehand or it's actually useless. A The last resort can be to try searching for a fix for the specific release.
* Must be placed under <code>\dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata\</code>
* Take care to use '''the same region''' for the base game and the update, otherwise there's a potential risk of irreversible damage to your installed game dumps.
'''Files under the <code>.66600x</code> extensions''' are split files that accommodate for the 4 -gigabyte filesize file size limit on volumes formatted as FAT32; the PS3 does not support other types of filesystems that pass this limit, such as NTFS or the ext family. Use a tool like PS3merge to recombine these files.
===Updating RPCS3===
Note that RPCS3's official Discord server can also be a good resource for bringing up issues or learning about major breakthroughs or updates, if any further information is required.
====Windows====
Cannot be completely eliminated in most cases, but you can at least try to mitigate it by playing around with the "Preferred SPU Thread" setting as well as the "lower SPU thread priority" and "Bind SPU thread" to secondary core settings.
In addition , manually adjusting priority and affinity of the RPCS3 process can affect it independently of the other internal settings. On Windows, this is done via the Task Manager. On Linux, CLI and GUI tools exist like System Monitor and Task Manager that can change the priority. It varies by distribution. This can influence audio stutter and performance in general but especially for Ryzen users.
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