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RPCS3 PlayStation 3 emulation on the PC is seriously impressive | MVG

SNG32

Member
Garbage emulator, everything is crashing. You would think they would come further after so many years on patreon
What games are crashing for you and what’s your specs on your PC? This emulator is still quite demanding in specs for certain games.
 
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ZoukGalaxy

Member
DeS
Puppeteer
Resistance trilogy
Ratchet future trilogy
Killzone 3
Uncharted 1-3
Infamous 1&2
The Last of Us
God of War 3
Gran Turismo 5&6
Journey
Ico and Shadow of The Colossus HD
Jak trilogy, Sly trilogy, Ratchet trilogy
Journey is available on PS4/PS5 and PC.

And you can remove:
Uncharted 1-3
The Last of Us
God of War 3
Shadow of The Colossus

They are no more PS3 exclusives and there is really no point to play these old PS3 version. They exist on PS4.
I probably forgot some others from your list.

Journey is a must.
food porn pizza GIF by PlayStation
 
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Leonidas

Member
Just tried out RPCS3 for the first time today, and HOLY SHIT, this is fucking awesome! I should have done this sooner, but didn't get a compatible disc drive till now.

I'm downsampling the graphics from 5K to 1440p, much better IQ than PS3 at 720p.

So far I've only transferred over some disc games, currently looking into getting my digital PSN games working.

My PS3 is about to get a lot less usage now that I can play my games on PC with any controller, much better image quality, while running quieter, and sometimes having the ability to unlock the framerate.
 
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Max_Po

Banned
Just tried out RPCS3 for the first time today, and HOLY SHIT, this is fucking awesome! I should have done this sooner, but didn't get a compatible disc drive till now.

I'm downsampling the graphics from 5K to 1440p, much better IQ than PS3 at 720p.

So far I've only transferred over some disc games, currently looking into getting my digital PSN games working.

My PS3 is about to get a lot less usage now that I can play my games on PC with any controller, much better image quality, while running quieter, and sometimes having the ability to unlock the framerate.

PC specs?
 

Holammer

Member
I'm guessing you need an RTX 3090 or higher to play this at decent speeds?
It needs CPU more than GPU. Even ancient hardware can handle many games. Ratchet and Clank and the more complex titles will require a pinch more.
Here's a semi-random video showing someone play GoW with a humble 1060 and a decent CPU.

 

Zuo

Member
Does someone know if Sengoku Basara 4 runs properly now? Without the sound dying after 10 minutes
 

Teslerum

Member
I'm guessing you need an RTX 3090 or higher to play this at decent speeds?
No, Cpu first. As a general rule of thumb for emulation. Any half way modern gpu will do unless you upscale to very high resolutions. Otherwise buying a better CPU or overclocking (though thats not really a thing anymore,is it) will see much, much higher performance benefits.
 
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Guilty_AI

Member
How does mgs4 play on this? I have a ps3 and have mgs4 somewhere at my parents house, but this could be a better way.
According to video and wiki page, its playable at high resolution and unstable 60 fps. However game is still prone to crashes, freezes and other issues which may require some tinkering and fan patches.

 
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Tarin02543

Member
Yes, I've tried MGS4 on this emulator and it has severe problems running it. It takes ages to compile the shaders, apparently due to the fact that this game was developed on early ps3 hardware and was not optimized.

Demon Souls does work great and the emulator even has inbuilt patch downloader for 60 fps mods.

I only use RPCS3 for Daytona USA anyway.
 

yurinka

Member
Why doesn't Sony just hire them already
Because -according to the maker of the emulator and a main PS3 ICE Team (main Sony game engine used back then) Insomniac engine programmer- it's technically impossible to properly emulate PS3 in a PS4 or PS5 hardware, at full performance and with no bugs, at least with the games that take full advantage of its hardware.

And well, most -obviously not all- of its main games are already crossgen, remastered or remade for PS4 or PS5 to be played there natively.
 
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GHG

Member
Yes, I've tried MGS4 on this emulator and it has severe problems running it. It takes ages to compile the shaders, apparently due to the fact that this game was developed on early ps3 hardware and was not optimized.

Demon Souls does work great and the emulator even has inbuilt patch downloader for 60 fps mods.

I only use RPCS3 for Daytona USA anyway.

With the latest version and the correct settings this is not the case.
 
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