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{{Infobox emulator | {{Infobox emulator | ||
|logo = RPCS3-Logo.png | |logo = RPCS3-Logo.png | ||
| − | |version = | + | |version = 0.0.5 Alpha<ref group=N name=version>The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stable builds.</ref> |
|active = Yes | |active = Yes | ||
| − | |platform = | + | |platform = Windows, Linux |
| − | |target = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation | + | |target = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] |
|architecture = x86_64 | |architecture = x86_64 | ||
| − | | | + | |developer = RPCS3 Team |
| − | + | |website = [https://rpcs3.net/ rpcs3.net] | |
| − | + | |support = [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Patreon] | |
| − | |website = [https://rpcs3.net/ | ||
| − | |support = [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Patreon | ||
|source = [https://github.com/rpcs3/rpcs3 GitHub] | |source = [https://github.com/rpcs3/rpcs3 GitHub] | ||
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| − | + | '''RPCS3''' is a very promising open-source PlayStation 3 (PS3) emulator that can run over 1,000 commercial titles without major glitches (see the [https://rpcs3.net/compatibility compatibility list]). It also emulates the PSN versions of the PlayStation Classics. The emulator is making huge progress, improving every month. (See the [https://rpcs3.net/blog/ progress reports]) | |
| − | '''RPCS3''' is | ||
==Download== | ==Download== | ||
| − | + | [https://rpcs3.net/download Latest builds] | |
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| − | + | Originally, you needed to extract the firmware from a modded PS3, but since these files are also distributed with updates, the developers added the ability to extract them from there instead. [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps3/ This is where you would get them.] Then install it by going to File -> Install Firmware. | |
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| − | + | Fonts can be found on the [[Emulator Files]] page. | |
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| − | + | ==Overview== | |
| + | RPCS3 was started in May of 2011. Three years into its development, it could load the intros to some games with sound,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOcUcD9y51w Rpcs3 Update Quality Sound - Intro Video - The Guided Fate Paradox] (Mar 26, 2014)</ref> as well as play some portions of Disgaea 3 and The Guided Fate Paradox, but with heavy graphical glitches and no sprites.<ref name="Disgaea3 video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEv6B6fIgA RPCS3 WIP - Disgaea 3 - Ingame!] (Mar 22, 2014)</ref> | ||
| − | + | Developer Nekotekina opened [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina a Patreon campaign] in 2017, with kd-11 joining not long after. | |
| − | + | As of August 2018, RPCS3 has been able to play more than 33% of the PS3 library from start to finish. The emulator is capable of running over 1,000 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. | |
| − | + | * [https://code.google.com/archive/p/rpcs3/source/default/source Source code] for original RPCS3 code from 2011-2013. | |
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| − | + | ==Special Features== | |
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| − | ; | + | ===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 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 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. |
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==Setting up== | ==Setting up== | ||
| − | ===Installing the | + | ===Installing the Firmware=== |
| − | RPCS3 | + | RPCS3 does not work without firmware. This firmware contains libraries used to interface with the games in different ways, like Bluetooth, PlayStation Eye, and so on. For a long time, it was commonly thought that these libraries could only be extracted from a modded PS3, which would have greatly increased the barrier to entry, however one of the developers discovered all the libraries were actually bundled with each system update, and that [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps3/ Sony also supplies these updates through their website]. This is the preferred method of installing the firmware; download the latest update from Sony, then in RPCS3 go to File -> Install Firmware, and select the downloaded update file. |
| − | + | ===Installing Games and Updates=== | |
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| − | ===Installing | ||
The game's serial should be present in the folder or archive name, the download page, and/or the PARAM.SFO file. If it's a retail game, it has the ID on the bottom side edge of the game's case. An internet search for <code>InsertGameNameHere + Region ID</code> should turn it out. It's also important that each game's files and folders are all placed under a single folder named as the correct region ID. | The game's serial should be present in the folder or archive name, the download page, and/or the PARAM.SFO file. If it's a retail game, it has the ID on the bottom side edge of the game's case. An internet search for <code>InsertGameNameHere + Region ID</code> should turn it out. It's also important that each game's files and folders are all placed under a single folder named as the correct region ID. | ||
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====Windows==== | ====Windows==== | ||
| − | + | RPCS3 is compiled to 7z files using AppVeyor. To update RPCS3, [[{{PAGENAME}}#Download|download the latest build]], and replace the necessary files. | |
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| + | For most minor updates, you only need to extract and replace the <code>RPCS3.exe</code> executable for them to take effect, but it's recommended that you backup old builds so that you can revert to the older ones if new problems crop up, or you can extract the whole 7z archive file and replace files to their respective folders. | ||
====Linux==== | ====Linux==== | ||
| − | RPCS3 is compiled to AppImages using | + | RPCS3 is compiled to AppImages using Travis. To update RPCS3, [[{{PAGENAME}}#Download|download the latest build]], and replace your previous AppImage with the new one. Reenable executable permissions if they were disabled during the update. Most file managers can let you change it from their properties window. |
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| + | ==Basic troubleshooting== | ||
| + | Issues are to be expected since the emulator is still early (even though the project was started in 2011). | ||
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| + | ===Audio Stutter=== | ||
| + | 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. | ||
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| + | In addition, manually adjusting the 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. | ||
| − | == | + | ===Unavailable Setting(s)=== |
| − | + | If you can't find a specific setting in RPCS3, you could be using an old build, and should probably update it. | |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Emulators]] | [[Category:Emulators]] | ||
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[[Category:Windows emulation software]] | [[Category:Windows emulation software]] | ||
[[Category:Linux emulation software]] | [[Category:Linux emulation software]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:PlayStation 3 emulators]] |
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