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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.playstationyoutube.com/enwatch?v=Sag4SF7dDrw ReShade]:A third-usparty suite that hooks into the renderer. Makes many games appear [https:/support/system-updateswww.youtube.com/ps3/ This is where you would get them.watch?v=kPcHjnTZC_o more vibrant or saturated] Then install it by going to File , particularly more pronounced in those with dull textures like the Tales of series, Naruto series, and other anime-> Install Firmwarebased titles.
Fonts ;[https://www.rewasd.com/releases/release-6.3.0 reWASD]:A third-party application which can be found on emulate any controlling device (gamepad/keyboard/mouse) as a PS3 controller. After installing [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:DualShock_3#Wired_connection_-_official_drivers Official Sony Drivers], Virtual DualShock 3 is visible in RPCS3 as native device and allows to map theirs pressure-sensitive buttons with modifiers eg. pressing left back button+× is decreasing pressure-sensitivity of × to 50%, but right back button+× is decreasing pressure-sensitivity of × to 20%. Exclusively software allows to use Official Sony Driver wirelessly. ReWASD works with Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam, Nvidia, Logitech controllers and [https://help.rewasd.com/how-to-remap/supported-devices.html others]. Pressure-sensitive buttons option is helpful in games like "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" or "Gran Turismo 5". See the [[Emulator Fileshttps://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_Pressure-Sensitive_Face_Buttons#PlayStation_3_Emulation list of games that support Pressure-Sensitive Face Buttons on PlayStation 3|Emulator Files]] page.
Three years into its development, it could load the intros to some games with sound,'''CPU'''<refbr/>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOcUcD9y51w Rpcs3 Update Quality Sound AMD - Intro Video - The Guided Fate Paradox] 6 cores and 12 threads, 8 cores or more (Mar 26, 2014AMD Zen 2 architecture or newer)'''*AMD Threadripper 1000 and 2000 series are not recommended'''<br/ref> as well as play some portions of Disgaea 3 Intel - 6 cores and The Guided Fate Paradox12 threads, but with heavy graphical glitches and no sprites.<ref name="Disgaea3 video">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEv6B6fIgA RPCS3 WIP - Disgaea 3 - Ingame!] 8 cores or more (Mar 22, 2014Intel Skylake architecture or newer)</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 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:'''GPU'''<br/>AMD - Vulkan compatible with active driver support (AMD Polaris architecture, RX 400 series or newer)<br/www.patreon.com/Nekotekina a Patreon campaign] in 2017>NVIDIA - Vulkan compatible with active driver support (NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, with kd-11 joining not long after.GTX 900 series or newer)
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'''RAM'''<ref name="Compatibility Page">https:br//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/progress8 GB of dual-reportchannel RAM or more ('''Dual-june-2018/ PlayStation 1 Classic titles] became playable. Currently, only the PSN versions work (No PS1 discs are able to be loaded inchannel memory is highly recommended over single-game yetchannel''').
Since the '''Storage'''<br/>SSD storage for emulator started getting funded on Patreondata, development has been progressing quicklySSD or HDD storage for games<br/>512 MB for base emulator data, so 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/><abbr title="* Average recommendation. Some games may require more , most games are expected to be playable in the near futurerequire less">128 MB for emulator cache and console user data per installed game.</abbr>
* [https:'''OS'''<br/>Windows 10 22H2 or newer, Windows 11 22H2 or newer<br/code>Linux 6.google2 (Latest), 6.com1 (LTS) or newer<br/archive>macOS Monterey 12.3 or newer<br/p/rpcs3/source>FreeBSD 13.1 or newer<br/default/source Source code] for original RPCS3 code from 2011-2013.>
===Enhancements===;[https://rpcs3.net/blog/2018/08/08/eliminating-stutter-RPCS3 team recommend using a laptop equipped withan 8-asynchronouscore/16-shaderthread 35W+ H-implementation/ Asynchronous Shader Recompilation]:Makes games run [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euseries CPU such as an Intel Core i7-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 10870H or an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, as well as having a [https://wwwcompatible dedicated GPU (dGPU) with Vulkan compatibility.youtube.com/watch?v=OGWk1p7pCVk tiny performance boost] - While being a powerful computer and further optimizations from the emulator will be needed to get the more demanding titles to run at full frame rate speedstall order, i.e. 30 FPS or 60 FPS. Many demanding games may utilize multiple secondary cores plus this is the primary core of the PS3's CPU so parallelization techniques will be needed, perhaps running on a user's GPU or 8ideal spec and RPCS3 team cannot guarantee even remotely good performance with laptops equipped with as little as 4-core and better CPU. This recompilation mode only simulates the shaders coming through the RSX graphics processorcores.
;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sag4SF7dDrw ReShade]:Third-party suite. Makes many games appear [https://www.youtubeRPCS3 team strongly recommend using RPCS3 with a desktop PC over a laptop.com/watch?v=kPcHjnTZC_o more vibrant or saturated]Should you want to use a laptop, particularly more pronounced in those with dull textures like these are the Tales of series, Naruto series, and other anime-based titleshardware requirements for an optimal experience.
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{{Infobox emulator
|logo = RPCS3-Logo.png
|version = 0.0.6 Alpha{{Version|RPCS3}}<ref group=N name=version>The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stable builds.</ref>
|active = Yes
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows, |Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux, BSD]]<br/>FreeBSD<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]
|target = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation Classics]] <small>(PSN versions)</small>
|architecture = x86_64
|support = [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Patreon]
|source = [https://github.com/rpcs3/rpcs3 GitHub]
|license = GNU GPL v2GPLv2|compatibility = [https://rpcs3.net/compatibility Compatibility list]|bios = [[Emulator_Files#PlayStation_3|Required]]
}}
'''RPCS3''' is a very promising an open-source, multi-platform [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3 (PS3)]] emulator/debugger written in C++for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD. 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])
==Download==
{| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD}}|'''[https://rpcs3.net/download Latest builds]'''<br/><small>[https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/ Official Firmware] needed.|} ==Overview==RPCS3's end-goal is for its 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> As it is under active development, it does not have a stable release. ===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 project on [https://code.google.com/archive/p/rpcs3/source/default/source Google Code], and eventually moved it to GitHub later in its development, 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 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 scenes.<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://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> 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://atlus.com/atlus-and-emulation/ Atlus and Emulation].</ref> creating a [[wikipedia:Streisand effect|Streisand effect]] of spotlighting RPCS3 as a viable PS3 emulator. For a long time, it was commonly thought that the original firmware files 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 the emulator could include the ability to extract the files. Nekotekina opened [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina a Patreon campaign] in 2017, with kd-11 joining not long after. In June 2018, after a few improvements and fixes, most PlayStation 1 Classic titles became playable.<ref>[https://rpcs3.net/blog/2018/07/15/progress-report-june-2018/#major Progress Report: June 2018]. § PlayStation 1 Classics.</ref> Only the PSN re-releases work; no discs can be loaded into the PS1 emulator yet. In January 2022, RPCS3 announced that the XMB could be ran on firmwares as low as 2.80. Today, RPCS3 is able to play almost two thirds of the PS3's commercial library from start to finish. Emulating most games is demanding on hardware, though work has been done to reduce the requirements. On May 5, 2022, RSXAudio was implemented, adding audio to the XMB. Also on that month, RPCS3 uploaded a video on YouTube showing the SPU performance improvements made at the time. ===Enhancements===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]:Compiles shaders as the game runs, allowing for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-HwEEU5K0 virtually stutter free performance] at the cost of objects and textures [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59q7wbeJLOo popping into existence] as you play. 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 speeds 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.
==Overview[https://rpcs3.net/quickstart#requirements_desktop System Requirements]=====<abbr title="For being able to run any games at all, no performance or stability guarantees">Minimum Requirements</abbr>===RPCS3 was started by programmers '''DHCPU' and 'Hykem' (Who began beta<br/>AMD -testing Any x64 CPU but CPUs without AVX2 and coding for [[JPCSP]] in 2008) in May 23, 2011. The developers initially hosted the project on Google Code with less than 4 cores and eventually moved it 8 threads are expected to GitHub later in its development. The emulator was first able run very badly overall and CPUs with only 2 cores per CCX cluster are expected to successfully boot run very badly overall<br/>Intel - Any x64 CPU but CPUs without AVX2 and with less than 4 cores and 8 threads are expected to run simple homebrew projects and was then later publicly released in June of 2012very badly overall '''GPU'''<br/>AMD - OpenGL 4. Then3 compatible or newer (AMD Evergreen architecture, HD 5000 series or newer)<br/>NVIDIA -[[Orbital]] founderOpenGL 4.3 compatible or newer (NVIDIA Fermi architecture, Alex Altea, even joined these two developers in the late summer GTX 400 series or newer) '''RAM'''<br/>4 GB of 2013, and worked on a number of aspects and maintained RAM or more (4 GB is the project up till early 2015. DH left the project in mid 2016 absolute minimum requirement) '''Storage'''<br/>SSD or HDD storage for emulator data and started doing [https:games<br/>512 MB for base emulator data, 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/github><abbr title="* Average recommendation.com/RPCS4 PlayStation 4 related research]. Hykem was forced to leave the emulation scene in mid 2016 Some games may require more, most games require less">128 MB for a number of legitimate reasonsemulator cache and console user data per installed game.<ref/abbr>[http: '''OS'''<br/>Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11<br/www>Linux 5.emunewz4 (Older LTS), Ubuntu 18.net04 or newer<br/forum>macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer<br/showthread>FreeBSD 12.php?tid3 or newer<br/> ===<abbr title=174735 [IMPORTANT] Hykem says goodbye] (August 18, 2016)"For running all playable games with playable performance">Recommended Requirements</refabbr>===
==Special Features=[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rpq_2D4Rf3g6O-x2R1fwTSKWvJH7X63kExsVxHnT2Mc/edit#gid=0 CPU Tier List for RPCS3]===
===Laptop PC Requirements===
==Setting up==
===Installing the Firmwarefirmware===RPCS3 does not work without uses the original system firmware. This 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/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.
[https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/ You can extract them from the official update files that Sony distributes through their website.] Download the file, then in RPCS3 go to File -> Install Firmware, and select the downloaded update file. ===Installing Games games and Updatesupdates===
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.
====Windows====
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.
====Linux====
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. ==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 the "lower SPU thread priority" and "Bind SPU thread" to secondary core settings. 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.
==Netplay=Unavailable Setting(s)=[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title==If you can't find a specific setting in Help:Netplay RPCS3uses RPCN for netplay, you could be using an old build] which emulates some P2P matchmaking servers for PS3 games. Only a few titles are supported, and should probably update itbut more are expected. See [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xp-662d12W13CZSzSiaBfB4BHwU2PyOFMdp_W4sA5Bo/edit#gid=0 this compatibility list].
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