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| − | === | + | ===Distinguishing a game's version=== |
| − | + | The game's serial should be present in the folder or archive name, the download page, and/or the PARAM.SFO file. | |
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| + | * Serials beginning in <code>BC</code> or <code>BL</code> are retail copies that are distributed by disc. The difference between both of these is that <code>BC</code> is a first-party game, whereas <code>BL</code> is a third-party game. An example of <code>BL</code> is Drakengard 3, where the USA serial is <code>BLUS31197</code>. An example of <code>BC</code> is Demon's Souls, where the Asian serial is <code>BCAS20071</code>.<ref name=sce-australia>[https://www.playstation.com/en-au/get-help/help-library/system---hardware/disc-drive---ports/what-is-the-bces-bles-number-and-why-is-it-important-/ "What is the BCES/BLES number and why is it important?"] <small>[http://web.archive.org/web/20170721170032/https://www.playstation.com/en-au/get-help/help-library/system---hardware/disc-drive---ports/what-is-the-bces-bles-number-and-why-is-it-important-/ Archived version from July 2017.]</small></ref> | ||
| + | * Serials beginning in <code>NP</code> are digital versions that are downloaded from the PlayStation Store. An example of a digital game is Okami HD, where the USA code is <code>NPUB30720</code>. | ||
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| + | ===Placement of retail games=== | ||
| + | <u>Do not</u> put retail game dumps into the <code>\dev_hdd0\game</code> folder; some games write data to that location, which can cause some really bad conflicts. Keep them in a separate folder somewhere else, and load the game from there, or use the "\dev_hdd0\disc". If your version of RPCS3 can't load from other locations, update to a newer build; a newer one can log the location of your games even if you run them once. It doesn't matter where they're stored. | ||
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| + | ===PKGs and RAPs=== | ||
| + | Depending on how you've obtained your digital games and DLCs, you may have downloaded them through the internet in PKG form, or as a folder with all its contents inside. RPCS3 can install digital items with the "Install .pkg" function, but you can also manually copy game folders to the <code>\dev_hdd0\game</code> folder, where they'd be stored anyways like Sony designed with digital games. | ||
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| + | However, non-free digital items require a license (with the extension .RAP) in order to decrypt a few important files before they can be booted. This .RAP file is either in the "\dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata" of your PS3 <small>if you're dumping the game yourself</small>, or alongside your download if you're downloading it. | ||
| − | + | Some scene releases or warez dumps don't include a .RAP file, and instead give you a fix that contains pre-decrypted files that you'd copy to the game's folder. In more rare scenarios, the pre-decrypted files may replace another pkg, so make sure you install all the .pkgs you need to before replacing files. | |
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| − | + | If your source doesn't include a RAP or crack instructions, either it's replaced beforehand or it's actually useless. A last resort can be to try searching for a fix for the specific release. | |
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===.66600X files=== | ===.66600X files=== | ||
| − | + | These are files that have been split to adhere to the 4 gigabyte filesize limit on FAT32 volumes. This is common, since it provides a way to transfer large files over a modded PS3. Use a tool like PS3merge to recombine those files. | |
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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). | ||
===Audio Stutter=== | ===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 lowering the SPU's thread priority or binding SPU threads to secondary cores. On Windows, this is done by changing the affinity and priority of the RPCS3 process in 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 for Ryzen users. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 9 August 2017
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| Current version: | 0.0.3 Alpha* |
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| Active: | Yes |
| OS: | Windows, Linux |
| Authors: | RPCS3 Team |
| Official website: | rpcs3.net |
| Source code: | GitHub |
RPCS3 is a PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PS Vita emulator that's very promising. Currently usable for a handful of commercial titles (see the compatibility list). Recent efforts have allowed it to also begin emulating the PS Vita in a basic manner; do note that no games are currently playable however.
* The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stable builds.
Contents
Download
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. This is where you would get them. Then install it by going to Tools -> Install Firmware.
Fonts can be found on the Emulator Files page.
Overview
RPCS3 was started in May of 2011. Three years into its development, it could load the intros to some games with sound,[1] as well as play some portions of Disgaea 3 and The Guided Fate Paradox, but with heavy graphical glitches and no sprites.[2]
Developer Nekotekina opened a Patreon campaign in 2017, with kd-11 joining not long after.
The emulator is capable of running some games at a playable speed with no major glitches, such as Ice Age 3: Dawn of The Dinosaurs,[3] Resogun,[4], After Burner Climax [5], and Demon's Souls [6].
It will still take a while before it can play the more complex games.
Setting up
Distinguishing a game's version
The game's serial should be present in the folder or archive name, the download page, and/or the PARAM.SFO file.
- Serials beginning in
BCorBLare retail copies that are distributed by disc. The difference between both of these is thatBCis a first-party game, whereasBLis a third-party game. An example ofBLis Drakengard 3, where the USA serial isBLUS31197. An example ofBCis Demon's Souls, where the Asian serial isBCAS20071.[7] - Serials beginning in
NPare digital versions that are downloaded from the PlayStation Store. An example of a digital game is Okami HD, where the USA code isNPUB30720.
Placement of retail games
Do not put retail game dumps into the \dev_hdd0\game folder; some games write data to that location, which can cause some really bad conflicts. Keep them in a separate folder somewhere else, and load the game from there, or use the "\dev_hdd0\disc". If your version of RPCS3 can't load from other locations, update to a newer build; a newer one can log the location of your games even if you run them once. It doesn't matter where they're stored.
PKGs and RAPs
Depending on how you've obtained your digital games and DLCs, you may have downloaded them through the internet in PKG form, or as a folder with all its contents inside. RPCS3 can install digital items with the "Install .pkg" function, but you can also manually copy game folders to the \dev_hdd0\game folder, where they'd be stored anyways like Sony designed with digital games.
However, non-free digital items require a license (with the extension .RAP) in order to decrypt a few important files before they can be booted. This .RAP file is either in the "\dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata" of your PS3 if you're dumping the game yourself, or alongside your download if you're downloading it.
Some scene releases or warez dumps don't include a .RAP file, and instead give you a fix that contains pre-decrypted files that you'd copy to the game's folder. In more rare scenarios, the pre-decrypted files may replace another pkg, so make sure you install all the .pkgs you need to before replacing files.
If your source doesn't include a RAP or crack instructions, either it's replaced beforehand or it's actually useless. A last resort can be to try searching for a fix for the specific release.
.66600X files
These are files that have been split to adhere to the 4 gigabyte filesize limit on FAT32 volumes. This is common, since it provides a way to transfer large files over a modded PS3. Use a tool like PS3merge to recombine those files.
Basic troubleshooting
Issues are to be expected since the emulator is still early (even though the project was started in 2011).
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 lowering the SPU's thread priority or binding SPU threads to secondary cores. On Windows, this is done by changing the affinity and priority of the RPCS3 process in 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 for Ryzen users.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOcUcD9y51w
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEv6B6fIgA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhCVRLi2qdk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtU7E9o7F_E
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsuKQfsu-zk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3_WiNow_gE
- ↑ "What is the BCES/BLES number and why is it important?" Archived version from July 2017.
External links
- Official YouTube Channel
- B1ackDaemon (RPCS3 Developer)
