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|version = 0.0.5 Alpha{{Version|RPCS3}}<ref group=N name=version>The developers are currently treating version increments as milestones, not as stable builds.</ref>

|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on BSD|FreeBSD]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]|target = [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3]], [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation Classics]] <small>(PSN versions)</small>

|orig-developer = [https://github.com/DHrpcs3 DH], Hykem|developer = [https://rpcs3.net/about RPCS3 Team]|prog-lang = C++|website = [https://rpcs3.net/ rpcs3RPCS3.net]|support = [https://www.patreon.com/Nekotekina Patreon]<br/>[https://rpcs3.net/alipay Alipay]

 '''RPCS3''' is a very promising an open-source [[PlayStation 3 emulators|PlayStation 3 (PS3) ]] emulator/debugger written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD. It is the only emulator that can run commercial games, with over 700 commercial titles without major glitches (see 2,000 considered playable. It also supports the PS3's internal [https://rpcs3.net/compatibility compatibility list[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation 1 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|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/RPCSX/rpcsx RPCSX] (formerly named 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 and Patreon an DMCA takedown notice to help enforce 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.

OriginallyOn May 5, you needed 2022, RSXAudio was implemented, adding audio to extract the firmware from XMB. Also on that month, RPCS3 uploaded a modded PS3, but since these files are also distributed with updates, video on YouTube showing the developers added SPU performance improvements made at 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 Tools -> Install Firmwaretime.

Fonts can be found on ===Enhancements===RPCS3 has (or works with) some [[PlayStation_3_emulators#Enhancements|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 [Emulator Fileshttps://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] page- 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==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</ref> as well as play some portions of Disgaea 3 and The Guided Fate Paradox, but with heavy graphical glitches and no spritesSag4SF7dDrw ReShade]:A third-party suite that hooks into the renderer.<ref name="Disgaea3 video">Makes many games appear [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEv6B6fIgA</ref>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.

Developer Nekotekina opened ;[https://www.patreonrewasd.com/Nekotekina releases/release-6.3.0 reWASD]:A third-party application which can emulate any controlling device (gamepad/keyboard/mouse) as a Patreon campaignPS3 controller. After installing [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Controller:DualShock_3#Wired_connection_-_official_drivers Official Sony Drivers] , Virtual DualShock 3 is visible in 2017RPCS3 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 kdXbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam, Nvidia, Logitech controllers and [https://help.rewasd.com/how-to-remap/supported-devices.html others]. Pressure-11 joining not long aftersensitive 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].

As of March 2018, ;See [[PlayStation_3_emulators#Enhancements]] section for more information about RPCS3 has been able to play more than 27% of the PS3 library from start to finish. The emulator is capable of running around 738 games at a playable speed with no major glitches<ref name="Compatibility Page">https://rpcs3.net/compatibility</ref> , such as Ice Age 3: Dawn of The Dinosaurs,<ref name="Ice Age 3 Video">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhCVRLi2qdk</ref> Resogun,<ref name="Resogun video">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtU7E9o7F_E</ref>, After Burner Climax <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsuKQfsu-zk</ref>, Ninja Garden Sigma<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B-0si3WeVM</ref> and Demon's Souls <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3_WiNow_gE</ref>enhancements capabilities.

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===System requirements===See [[Computer_specifications#RPCS3]].

===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===

* May be Maybe dumped from the <code>\dev_hdd0\home\00000001\exdata</code> directory of a CFW-enabled PS3, or included alongside the download you got from someone else. That someone else might not include the .RAP file, and instead give a "fix" with the pre-decrypted files. In that case, you might have to install the PKG file first (or all of them, if there's are multiple ones) and ''then'' copy and overwrite the "fix" files to your game folder.* If your source doesn't include a RAP or crack instructions, either it's replaced beforehand or it's actually useless. A The last resort can be to try searching for a fix for the specific release.

'''Files under the <code>.66600x</code> extensions''' are split files that accommodate for the 4 -gigabyte filesize file size limit on volumes formatted as FAT32; the PS3 does not support other types of filesystems that pass this limit, such as NTFS or the ext family. Use a tool like PS3merge to recombine these files.

Note that RPCS3's official Discord server can also be a good resource for bringing up issues or learning about major breakthroughs or updates, if any further information is required.

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. ==Basic troubleshooting==Issues are to be expected since the emulator is still early (even though the project was started in 2011).

===Audio Stutter=Netplay==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[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.  In addition manually adjusting priority and affinity of the php?title=Help:Netplay RPCS3 process can affect it independently of the other internal settings. On Windowsuses RPCN for netplay, this is done via the Task Manager] which emulates some P2P matchmaking servers for PS3 games. On LinuxOnly a few titles are supported, CLI and GUI tools exist like System Monitor and Task Manager that can change the prioritybut more are expected. It varies by distributionSee [https://docs. This can influence audio stutter and performance in general but especially for Ryzen usersgoogle. com/spreadsheets/d/1Xp-662d12W13CZSzSiaBfB4BHwU2PyOFMdp_W4sA5Bo/edit#gid===Unavailable Setting(s)===If you can't find a specific setting in RPCS3, you could be using an old build, and should probably update it0 this compatibility list].

*[https://wiki.rpcs3.net/ Official wiki]*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz3-0QxNr4S4gK0xaWy7exQ Official YouTube Channelchannel]*[https://discordapp.com/invite/EWMQZ8 Official Discord chat channelserver]

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