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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===
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.
===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.
===Locked PSN demos===
Some PSN titles use an '''.EDAT''' file to differentiate between "trial" and "full version" states rather than a '''.RAP''' file; these games are often referred to as "c00" games, stemming from the c00 folder in their installation which contains parameters for the full version. This can cause issues with unlocking certain titles, with a notorious example being '''Castlevania: Harmony of Despair'''. If a title utilizing an .EDAT file will not unlock its full version, renaming the .EDAT to .RAP will usually unlock as intended.
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{{Infobox emulator
|logo = RPCS3-Logo.png
|version = {{RPCS3VerVersion|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 PCWindows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>BSDFreeBSD<!--which BSD?--br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]
|target = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation Classics]] <small>(PSN versions)</small>
|architecture = x86_64
|source = [https://github.com/rpcs3/rpcs3 GitHub]
|license = GNU GPLv2
|compatibility = [https://rpcs3.net/compatibility ⅔ playableCompatibility list]
|bios = [[Emulator_Files#PlayStation_3|Required]]
}}
'''RPCS3''' is an open-source [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]] emulator/debugger written in C++ for Windows , Linux, macOS and LinuxFreeBSD. It is the only emulator that can run commercial games, with over 2,000 considered playable. It also supports the PS3's internal [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation 1 emulator]] through the PlayStation Classics digital re-releases.
==Download==
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|'''[https://rpcs3.net/download Latest builds]'''<br/><small>[https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/ Official Firmware] needed.
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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.<!--They also got In January 2022, RPCS3 announced that the VSH workingXMB could be ran on firmwares as low as 2.80. todo: cite-->
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===
;[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sag4SF7dDrw ReShade]:A third-party suite that 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.
;[https://www.rewasd.com/releases/release-6.3.0 reWASD]:A third-party application which can 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 [https://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].
==[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>===
'''CPU'''<br/>
AMD - Any x64 CPU but CPUs without AVX2 and with less than 4 cores and 8 threads are expected to run very badly overall and CPUs with only 2 cores per CCX cluster are expected to 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 very badly overall
'''GPU'''<br/>
AMD - OpenGL 4.3 compatible or newer (AMD Evergreen architecture, HD 5000 series or newer)<br/>
NVIDIA - OpenGL 4.3 compatible or newer (NVIDIA Fermi architecture, GTX 400 series or newer)
'''RAM'''<br/>
4 GB of RAM or more (4 GB is the absolute minimum requirement)
'''Storage'''<br/>
SSD or HDD storage for emulator data and games<br/>
512 MB for base emulator data, 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/>
<abbr title="* Average recommendation. Some games may require more, most games require less">128 MB for emulator cache and console user data per installed game.</abbr>
'''OS'''<br/>
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11<br/>
Linux 5.4 (Older LTS), Ubuntu 18.04 or newer<br/>
macOS Monterey 12.0 or newer<br/>
FreeBSD 12.3 or newer<br/>
===<abbr title="For running all playable games with playable performance">Recommended Requirements</abbr>===
'''CPU'''<br/>
AMD - 6 cores and 12 threads, 8 cores or more (AMD Zen 2 architecture or newer) '''*AMD Threadripper 1000 and 2000 series are not recommended'''<br/>
Intel - 6 cores and 12 threads, 8 cores or more (Intel Skylake architecture or newer)
'''GPU'''<br/>
AMD - Vulkan compatible with active driver support (AMD Polaris architecture, RX 400 series or newer)<br/>
NVIDIA - Vulkan compatible with active driver support (NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, GTX 900 series or newer)
'''RAM'''<br/>
8 GB of dual-channel RAM or more ('''Dual-channel memory is highly recommended over single-channel''')
'''Storage'''<br/>
SSD storage for emulator data, SSD or HDD storage for games<br/>
512 MB for base emulator data, 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/>
<abbr title="* Average recommendation. Some games may require more, most games require less">128 MB for emulator cache and console user data per installed game.</abbr>
'''OS'''<br/>
Windows 10 22H2 or newer, Windows 11 22H2 or newer<br/>
Linux 6.2 (Latest), 6.1 (LTS) or newer<br/>
macOS Monterey 12.3 or newer<br/>
FreeBSD 13.1 or newer<br/>
===[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rpq_2D4Rf3g6O-x2R1fwTSKWvJH7X63kExsVxHnT2Mc/edit#gid=0 CPU Tier List for RPCS3]===
===Laptop PC Requirements===
RPCS3 team recommend using a laptop equipped with an 8-core/16-thread 35W+ H-series CPU such as an Intel Core i7-10870H or an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, as well as having a compatible dedicated GPU (dGPU) with Vulkan compatibility. While being a tall order, this is the ideal spec and RPCS3 team cannot guarantee even remotely good performance with laptops equipped with as little as 4-cores.
RPCS3 team strongly recommend using RPCS3 with a desktop PC over a laptop. Should you want to use a laptop, these are the hardware requirements for an optimal experience.
==Setting up==
====Linux====
RPCS3 is compiled to AppImages using Azure. 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.
==Netplay==
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