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|version = 0.0.7 Alpha{{RPCS3Ver}}<ref group=N name=version>The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stable builds.</ref>

|platform = [[Emulators on PC|Windows, ]]<br/>Linux, <br/>BSD<!--which BSD?-->

 '''RPCS3''' is a very promising an open-source, multi-platform [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3 (PS3)]] emulator/debugger written in C++for Windows and Linux. RPCS3 It is the only emulator that can run commercial games, with over 12,000 commercial titles without major glitches (see the [https://rpcs3.net/compatibility compatibility list])considered playable. It also emulates the PSN versions of supports the PS3's internal [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation Classics1 emulator]]. The emulator is making huge progress, improving every month. (See through the [https://rpcs3PlayStation Classics digital re-releases.net/blog/ progress reports])

{| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|BSD}}|'''[https://rpcs3.net/download Latest builds] 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. '''<br/><small>[https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updateshardware/ps3/ This is where you would get them.] Then install it by going to File system-> Install software/ Official Firmware] needed. Fonts can be found on the [[Emulator Files#PlayStation 3|Emulator Files]] page.}

RPCS3 was started by programmers 'DH' and 'Hykem' (Who began beta-testing and coding for [[JPCSP]] in 2008) in May 23, 2011. The developers initially hosted the project on Google Code and eventually moved it to GitHub later in its development. The emulator was first able to successfully boot and run simple homebrew projects and was then later publicly released in June of 2012. Then-[[Orbital]] founder, Alex Altea, even joined these two developers in the late summer of 2013, and worked on a number of aspects and maintained the project up till early 2015. DH left the project in mid 2016 and started doing [https://github.com/RPCS4 PlayStation 4 related research]. Hykem was forced to leave the emulation scene in mid 2016 for a number of legitimate reasons.<ref>[http://www.emunewz.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=174735 [IMPORTANT] Hykem says goodbye] (August 18, 2016)</ref> 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 s end- Ingame!] (Mar 22, 2014)</ref> Today RPCS3 is dubbed one of the most complex video game console emulators of all time with an endless goal to effectively emulate the Sony PlayStation 3 and all of its aspects. The goal of this project is for its programmers developers to experiment, research, and educate on the topic of PlayStation 3 emulation that can be performed on compatible devices and operating systems.<ref>[https://rpcs3.net/about RPCS3: About Us page]</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 it 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>under active development, though it requires very demanding hardware on most games. On June 2018 after does not have 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)stable release.

Since ===History===RPCS3 began on May 23, 2011 as an experimental project by DH and Hykem (who beta-tested and coded for [[JPCSP]] in 2008). They initially hosted the emulator started getting funded project on Patreon[https://code.google.com/archive/p/rpcs3/source/default/source Google Code], and eventually moved it to GitHub later in its development has been progressing quickly, so more games are expected making the repository publicly available in June of 2012. AlexAltea joined in late summer 2013 and worked on several components of the emulator, maintaining the codebase up until early 2015. DH left the project in mid-2016, turning his attention to be playable the PlayStation 4 with the similarly named [https://github.com/RPCS4 RPCS4]. Hykem was pushed out of the scene in mid-2016 due to drama behind the near futurescenes.<ref>[http://www.emunewz.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=174735 <nowiki>[IMPORTANT]</nowiki> Hykem says goodbye]. August 18, 2016.</ref>

* After getting small homebrew apps working, the emulator could load the intros to some games with sound,<ref>[https://codewww.googleyoutube.com/archivewatch?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> Successive improvements brought with it the ability to play lightweight titles like After Burner Climax with almost no glitches.<ref>John GodGames. (February 1, 2016) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsuKQfsu-zk RPCS3 PS3 Emulator - After Burner Climax Ingame #2! DX12]. YouTube.</ref> After getting Persona 5 working, Atlus infamously sent the developers an erroneous DMCA takedown notice to help inforce a timed-exclusivity agreement with Sony,<ref>[https:/p/rpcs3atlus.com/sourceatlus-and-emulation/defaultAtlus and Emulation].</source Source coderef> creating a [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect] for original ] of spotlighting RPCS3 code from 2011-2013as a viable PS3 emulator.

RPCS3 has (or works with) some enhancements for gameplay, such as:;[https://rpcs3.net/blog/2018/08/08/eliminating-stutter-with-asynchronous-shader-implementation/ Asynchronous Shader Recompilation]:Makes games run Compiles shaders as the game runs, allowing for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-HwEEU5K0 virtually stutter freeperformance] at the cost of some objects and textures [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59q7wbeJLOo new shaders/textures popping into existence]as you play. 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. like 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]:ThirdA third-party suitethat hooks into the renderer. 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.

===Installing the Firmwarefirmware===RPCS3 does not work without firmware. This uses the original system firmware contains libraries used to interface with the games in different ways, like such as 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/hardware/ps3/system-updates/ps3software/ You can extract them from the official update files that Sony also supplies these updates distributes through their website.]. This is the preferred method of installing the firmware; download Download the latest update from Sonyfile, then in RPCS3 go to File -> Install Firmware, and select the downloaded update file.

===Installing Games games and Updatesupdates===

Newer versions of RPCS3 is compiled to 7z files using AppVeyor. To feature an automatic update RPCS3, [[{{PAGENAME}}#Download|download the latest build]], and replace the necessary fileschecker. For most minor The emulator will automatically check for updateswhen loaded, you only need to extract and replace the <code>RPCS3.exe</code> executable for them to take effect, but it's recommended that will prompt you backup old builds so that you can revert to the older ones update if a new problems crop up, or you can extract the whole 7z archive file and replace files to their respective foldersversion is detected.

RPCS3 is compiled to AppImages using TravisAzure. 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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<!--==Netplay==* [https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=Help:Netplay RPCS3 uses Kaillera clientsRPCN for netplay,] which emulates some P2P matchmaking servers for PS3 games. Only a few titles are supported, but more are expected. See [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xp-->662d12W13CZSzSiaBfB4BHwU2PyOFMdp_W4sA5Bo/edit#gid=0 this compatibility list].