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RPCS3 is a free and open-source emulator and debugger for the Sony PlayStation 3 that runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS operating systems, allowing PlayStation 3 games and software to be played and debugged on a personal computer. It is in active development, targeting x86-64 and ARM64 CPUs featuring OpenGL and Vulkan as backend renderers.

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Software.title
RPCS3
Software.name
RPCS3
Software.logo
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Software.screenshot
This is a screenshot capture of RPCS3 running in Windows 10.png
Software.caption
RPCS3 running on Windows 11
Software.author
DH, Hykem, AlexAltea
Software.developer
(RPCS3 TEAM) Nekotekina, kd-11, elad335, jarveson, Megamouse, hcorion, scribam, ruipin, isJuhn, Galciv, Numan
Software.discontinued
No
Software.latest release version
None
Software.latest preview version
0.0.39-18703 Alpha
Software.programming language
C++, C and GLSL
Software.operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
Software.platform
x86-64, ARM64
Software.language
English
Software.genre
Video game console emulator
Software.license
GNU General Public License version 2.0

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

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.rpcs3.net
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2020-02-05 19 05 11-RPCS3 0.0.8-9508-049e392a Alpha.png
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social media followers
108000
source code repository URL
github.com/DAGINATSUKO/www-rpcs3
software version identifier
0.0.0.9
Commons category
RPCS3
official wiki URL
wiki.rpcs3.net
official blog URL
rpcs3.net/blog
official forum URL
forums.rpcs3.net
user manual URL
wiki.rpcs3.net
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  • Legal challenges
  • See also
  • References
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RPCS3 is a free and open-source emulator and debugger for the Sony PlayStation 3 that runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS operating systems, allowing PlayStation 3 games and software to be played and debugged on a personal computer. It is in active development, targeting x86-64 and ARM64 CPUs featuring OpenGL and Vulkan as backend renderers.

As of August 2024, nearly 70% of PlayStation 3 games have been classified as "playable", meaning that a significant portion of the native library can be played from start to finish without any major problems.

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