Earlier this year, a certain PS3 emulator known as “RPCS3” was announced by the RPCS3 team to have successfully emulated its first commercial PlayStation 3 game – Arkedo Series – 02 Swap!
In the months since that undoubtedly exciting announcement, the RPCS3 team has reportedly made consistent progress on the PS3 emulator project, leading to increases in speed, general improvements in accuracy, and most importantly, the successful emulation of over 20 commercially available PS3 games.
Bear in mind that RPCS3 is not perfect, and even though the 20+ previously mentioned commercial PS3 games are playable, they are not perfect by any means. However, the emulated games can indeed by played with varying degrees of success.
Read more details on PS3 emulator RPCS3 and see a list of playable emulated games after the break.
RPCS3 – PS3 Emulator: Able To Play 20+ Games
You can view a video showcasing RPCS3’s successful emulation of the aforementioned Arkedo Series – 02 Swap! below:
Furthermore, below is a list of PlayStation 3 games that can be played to some degree by RPCS3 (courtesy of this post on r/Games)
- Arkedo Series – 02 Swap!
- Arkedo Series – 03 Pixel!
- Braid (1)
- Caladrius Blaze
- Crash Commando (1) (2)
- Cross Channel: For All People
- Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (US and EU) (Intro)
- Groovin Blocks
- Harem Tengoku da to Omottara Yandere Jigoku Datta
- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
- Raiden IV: Overkill
- Retro City Rampage
- Sacred Citadel (1) (2)
- Shin Hayarigami
- Sonic CD (US and EU)
- Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition (1) (2)
- The Awakened Fate: Ultimatum
- The Guided Fate Paradox (Intro)
- Voodoo Chronicles: The First Sign
As impressive as RPCS3’s progress is, the PS3 emulator still has a long, hard road in front of it as most of the games on the above list are fairly lightweight when it comes to harnessing the “power” of the PS3.
However, many PC gamers are sure to appreciate the hard work and dedication that the RPCS3 team has put towards making the world’s first successful PS3 emulator.
For more information on RPCS3 (including a more in-depth list of PS3 games and intros/main menus that can be emulated by it), you can visit the PS3 emulator’s website here.
(Editor’s Note:…keeping my finger’s crossed for a successful PS3 emulator version of Red Dead Redemption.)
What are your thoughts on RPCS3? Do you think that progress on the PS3 emulator will eventually lead to successfuly emulated versions of AAA PS3 games? Why or why not?
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