RPCS3

The world's first free and open-source PlayStation 3 emulator/debugger, written in C++ for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

You can find some basic information on our website. Game info is being populated on the Wiki. For discussion about this emulator, PS3 emulation, and game compatibility reports, please visit our forums and our Discord server.

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Contributing

If you want to help the project but do not code, the best way to help out is to test games and make bug reports. See:

Quickstart

If you want to contribute as a developer, please take a look at the following pages:

You should also contact any of the developers in the forums or in the Discord server to learn more about the current state of the emulator.

AI Use

Use of AI tools for research and reverse engineering purposes is permitted. However, contributors are expected to fully own and understand all code they submit. Any communication with the team — including code, code comments, and GitHub comments — must come from the human contributor, not an AI agent acting autonomously.

We have unfortunately seen a rise in untested and unverified AI-generated slop being submitted to this project. This wastes maintainer time and, in worse cases, such changes get merged and break functionality for all users. Repeated violations will result in a ban from the repository. Please be respectful of everyone's time.

Pull requests opened by AI agents or automated tools must include a disclosure in the PR description stating the scope of AI involvement — which parts were AI-generated and what human testing or review was performed prior to submission. PRs that omit this disclosure may be closed without review.

If you are unsure about your work, open a discussion issue to talk it through with the team, or reach out to a maintainer on Discord.

Building

See BUILDING.md for more information about how to setup an environment to build RPCS3.

Running

Check our friendly quickstart guide to make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements to run RPCS3.

Don't forget to have your graphics driver up to date and to install the Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2022 if you are a Windows user.

License

Most files are licensed under the terms of GNU GPL-2.0-only License; see LICENSE file for details. Some files may be licensed differently; check appropriate file headers for details.

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Rpcs3

What is this?

RPCS3 is the world's first free and open-source PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger, written in C++.

How do I get it running?

Follow the quickstart guide to confirm your PC meets the minimum system requirements, then install RPCS3. On Windows, also keep your graphics drivers current and install the Visual C++ Redistributable for VS 2022.

Will every PS3 game work?

No — compatibility varies by title and details are still being collected. Per-game info lives on the project's Wiki, and players post compatibility reports in the forums and Discord.

Which systems can I run it on?

It runs natively on Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

Can I help the project if I can't code?

Yes — the README says the best way for non-coders to help is to test games and file bug reports; developers coordinate in the forums and on Discord.

Is this an active project or an old experiment?

Development began in November 2012, and the repo is not archived — RPCS3 has been in active development for well over a decade.

What are similar projects?

dolphin, gow3_pc, KytyPS5, Fable-2-Recomp, shadPS4, ps2-web-recomp, ShadowOfTheColossus-PC, ppsspp

Which topics is it in?

assembly-language, game-preservation, multiplatform, llvm, multi-platform, disassembler, emulation, opengl, retrogaming, emulator, gamedev, vulkan

Creator: RPCS3
Size: 156.5 MB
Stars: 20.1K
Updated: CommitOct 17 Releasev0.0.43Sep 30
Age: 13y
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