Ripping games: Difference between revisions

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;ISO support for [[RPCS3]]

After a very long discussion spanning many years (see the [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/4021 long-standing issue #4021]), '''native support for decrypted ISO files''' has finally been implemented in RPCS3. The feature was merged into the master branch on '''January 9, 2026''' via [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/17855 Pull Request #17855] (''Full decrypted ISO support''). This means you can now '''directly load and boot decrypted ISO files''' in the emulator, both through the GUI (by adding them to the game list, dragging and dropping, or scanning folders) and in most cases via CLI as well. Currently, only '''decrypted''' ISOs are supported. Encrypted ISOs are not yet supported (a separate feature request exists for this: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/17996 Issue #17996] and also a ~~feature~~ request: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18498 PR#18498]). Work is also underway to bring decrypted ISO support to RPCS3-Android / RPCSX (see the initial implementation in [https://github.com/RPCS3-Android/rpcs3-android/commit/ff2cbea623594a1a2844f89e7e887695f4d1fc4b this commit]).

After a very long discussion spanning many years (see the [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/4021 long-standing issue #4021]), '''native support for decrypted ISO files''' has finally been implemented in RPCS3. The feature was merged into the master branch on '''January 9, 2026''' via [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/17855 Pull Request #17855] (''Full decrypted ISO support''). This means you can now '''directly load and boot decrypted ISO files''' in the emulator, both through the GUI (by adding them to the game list, dragging and dropping, or scanning folders) and in most cases via CLI as well. Currently, only '''decrypted''' ISOs are supported. Encrypted ISOs are not yet supported (a separate feature request exists for this: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/17996 Issue #17996] and also a pull request: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18498 PR#18498]). Work is also underway to bring decrypted ISO support to RPCS3-Android / RPCSX (see the initial implementation in [https://github.com/RPCS3-Android/rpcs3-android/commit/ff2cbea623594a1a2844f89e7e887695f4d1fc4b this commit]).

'''Until very recently (before January 9, 2026),''' your only practical option for using ISO dumps was to '''mount the decrypted ISO''' as a virtual drive and boot the game that way. If you still prefer or need alternative methods (for automation, specific frontends, or legacy reasons), here are some popular community solutions:

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 ;ISO support for [[RPCS3]]
-After a very long discussion spanning many years (see the [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/4021 long-standing issue #4021]), '''native support for decrypted ISO files''' has finally been implemented in RPCS3. The feature was merged into the master branch on '''January 9, 2026''' via [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/17855 Pull Request #17855] (''Full decrypted ISO support''). This means you can now '''directly load and boot decrypted ISO files''' in the emulator, both through the GUI (by adding them to the game list, dragging and dropping, or scanning folders) and in most cases via CLI as well. Currently, only '''decrypted''' ISOs are supported. Encrypted ISOs are not yet supported (a separate feature request exists for this: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/17996 Issue #17996] and also a feature request: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18498 PR#18498]). Work is also underway to bring decrypted ISO support to RPCS3-Android / RPCSX (see the initial implementation in [https://github.com/RPCS3-Android/rpcs3-android/commit/ff2cbea623594a1a2844f89e7e887695f4d1fc4b this commit]).
+After a very long discussion spanning many years (see the [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/4021 long-standing issue #4021]), '''native support for decrypted ISO files''' has finally been implemented in RPCS3. The feature was merged into the master branch on '''January 9, 2026''' via [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/17855 Pull Request #17855] (''Full decrypted ISO support''). This means you can now '''directly load and boot decrypted ISO files''' in the emulator, both through the GUI (by adding them to the game list, dragging and dropping, or scanning folders) and in most cases via CLI as well. Currently, only '''decrypted''' ISOs are supported. Encrypted ISOs are not yet supported (a separate feature request exists for this: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/issues/17996 Issue #17996] and also a pull request: [https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18498 PR#18498]). Work is also underway to bring decrypted ISO support to RPCS3-Android / RPCSX (see the initial implementation in [https://github.com/RPCS3-Android/rpcs3-android/commit/ff2cbea623594a1a2844f89e7e887695f4d1fc4b this commit]).
 '''Until very recently (before January 9, 2026),''' your only practical option for using ISO dumps was to '''mount the decrypted ISO''' as a virtual drive and boot the game that way. If you still prefer or need alternative methods (for automation, specific frontends, or legacy reasons), here are some popular community solutions: