PlayStation 3 emulators
The PlayStation 3 (known shorthand as PS3) is a console by Sony released in 2006. This console is notorious for being difficult to work with due to the newly-introduced Cell Broadband Engine architecture that no game developer outside of Sony has worked with prior to launch.
Emulators
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Release Version | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
RPCS3 | Windows, Linux | Git | ✓ | ✗ |
Nucleus | Windows, Linux | 0.1.0 | ✓ | ✗ |
Short Waves | Windows | 0.0.2 | ✗ | ✗ |
Comparisons
- RPCS3 is at its very early stages, and it shows a lot of promise. It can boot quite a few commercial games right now (mostly at very low fps), and even more games can boot their splash screens. But it can also boot some commercial games at playable speed and with no major glitches.
- Nucleus is one man project aiming for LLE, some AOT emulation, and portability.
- Short Waves was 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 2014.