RPCS3 – free and open source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator

RPCS3 is an experimental open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger. About 35% of PS3 game are playable with the emulator.

The emulator is written in the C++ programming language.

The emulator is released under an open source license.

Features include:

• Native user interface.
• Multiple input profiles.
• Resolution scaling (up to 10K).
• Anisotropic filtering (up to 16x).
• Trophies.
• Local-multiplayer is supported, with up to 7 concurrent controllers at any given time. There’s no support for online multiplayer gaming.
• Basic networking support.
• Supports keyboard / mouse inputs and native DualShock 4 controllers.
• Support XInput and MMjoy based controllers.
• Asynchronous Shader Recompilation.
• AppImage available.
• Over 1,100 games are playable with the emulator.
• Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, FreeBSD and Windows.

Website: rpcs3.net
Support: Wiki, Forums, GitHub Code Repository
Developer: DH and Hykem and many contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

You must download the latest PlayStation 3 firmware update file from PlayStation.com for use with RPCS3. PlayStation 3 titles cannot be distributed online and must be self-dumped from your own PlayStation 3 console or from your computer using a compatible Blu-ray drive.

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