Emulators on PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3


Developer	Sony
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Seventh generation
Release date	2006
Discontinued	2017
Predecessor	PlayStation 2
Successor	PlayStation 4
Emulated	✓

For software that emulates the PlayStation 3, see PlayStation 3 emulators.

Multi

RetroArch

Stable

Nightly

GitHub

PS3 RetroArch Cores

Cores:

2048_libretro_ps3.self
cannonball_libretro_ps3.self
cap32_libretro_ps3.self
fbalpha2012_libretro_ps3.self
fbalpha_libretro_ps3.self
fbneo_libretro_ps3.self
fceumm_libretro_ps3.self
freeintv_libretro_ps3.self
fuse_libretro_ps3.self
gambatte_libretro_ps3.self
gearboy_libretro_ps3.self
gearsystem_libretro_ps3.self
genesis_plus_gx_libretro_ps3.self
gme_libretro_ps3.self
gw_libretro_ps3.self
handy_libretro_ps3.self
mame2000_libretro_ps3.self
mame2003_libretro_ps3.self
mame2003_plus_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_lynx_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_ngp_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_pce_fast_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_supergrafx_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_vb_libretro_ps3.self
mednafen_wswan_libretro_ps3.self
mgba_libretro_ps3.self
mu_libretro_ps3.self
nestopia_libretro_ps3.self
nxengine_libretro_ps3.self
o2em_libretro_ps3.self
pokemini_libretro_ps3.self
prboom_libretro_ps3.self
prosystem_libretro_ps3.self
puae_libretro_ps3.self
quicknes_libretro_ps3.self
snes9x_libretro_ps3.self
snes9x2005_libretro_ps3.self
snes9x2005_plus_libretro_ps3.self
snes9x2010_libretro_ps3.self
snes9x_libretro_ps3.self
squirreljme_libretro_ps3.self
stella2014_libretro_ps3.self
stella_libretro_ps3.self
tgbdual_libretro_ps3.self
theodore_libretro_ps3.self
tyrquake_libretro_ps3.self
vba_next_libretro_ps3.self
vecx_libretro_ps3.self
vice_xcbm2_libretro_ps3.self
vice_xcbm5x0_libretro_ps3.self
virtualjaguar_libretro_ps3.self

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
FB Neo RL Plus	git	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓
mednafen-ps3	git	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	✓

Consoles

Atari

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Stella	3.3 r3	Mid	?	✗	✓

NES

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
FCEU PS3	1.4	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓
Nestopia	r2	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓
BD-J	0.0.3	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓
FakeNES	0.5.9 beta 3	Low	Proprietary	✗	✗

SNES

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Snes9x	4.4.9	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓

Nintendo 64

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PS364	git	Low	?	✗	✗

Sega Saturn

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Yabause	0.1	Mid	?	✗	~

PlayStation

Besides swapping images inside PSClassics for either PS1, PS2 or PSP to get your games to run, or using a CFW with COBRA support (with varying degrees of success because of compatibilty hiccups), there are also homebrew emulators for PlayStation consoles.

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PS3SX Mod	0.1	Mid	?	~	✓
PS3SX	0.1	Mid	?	✗	✗ (Very Outdated)

PCSX port on PS3 using PS3 SDK and psl1ght SDK.

PSX PS2 PSP IN PS3 HEN EMULATORS

PSX PS2 PSP IN PS3 HEN EMULATORS

Handhelds

Game Boy/Color

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Gambatte	r2	Mid	?	✗	✓

Game Boy Advance

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
VisualBoy Advance	1.0.1	Mid	?	✗	✓

Sega Game Gear

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Genesis Next PS3	1.61	Mid	?	✗	✓

Arcade

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
psmame	0.142	Mid	?	✗	✓

Computers

x86 CPUs

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
DOSBox	0.74	Mid	?	✗	✓

Amiga

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
E-UAE-PS3	git	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓

ZX Spectrum

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
FUSE	1.0.0.1	Mid	?	✗	✓

TRS-80 Color Computer 1&2 / Dragon 32/64

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PS3Roar	[1]	Mid	?	✗	✓

Commodore

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
VICE	1.0.3	Mid	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	✓

Other

CHIP-8

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
CHIP8	v1	Mid	?	✗	✓

ScummVM

Title	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
ScummVM	2.8.0	?	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓

Source Ports

Name	Latest version	Game	License	Active	Recommended'
DDLC-LOVE	1.19	Doki Doki Literature Club!	?	✗	✓
Sonic Mania PS3	10.04	Sonic Mania	?	✓	✓
Super Mario 64 PS3	git	Super Mario 64	?	~	✓