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RPCS3 Is A New PS3 Emulator, Still In Early Stage, Boots Commercial Game
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Trogdor1123
Member
I'm impressed, i thought it would be way more difficult. When they do things like making 8 threads possible on cpus will it be easier to do the cell?
So it begins. I have a big interest in emulators. The PS2 emulator still isn't even finished. There is a small percentage of games that don't work and the ones that do often have some distracting issues. So this will take a while to get working to a usable standard. And it's the PS3, so that makes thing 10x worse. Good luck to this guy, I look forward to seeing this grow.
Was just gonna post this.
Yeah, it's amazing what they already achieved!
But that means PS4's emulation development will go even faster, right? Since it uses the PC architecture?
If it worked like that, Xbox would have been emulated a while ago.
Even if someone can make a good PS4 emulator, we wouldn't be able to play any game until a decade. There's no processor powerful enough to emulate an AMD APU at full speed, and there won't be any time soon.
Basileus777
Member
Ram would probably be among the least of the worries when it comes to emulating the PS4. By the time it's even feasible, 6 GB of ram will be nothing.
lightchris
Member
Yes, what's more problematic is the missing hUMA when/if games do GPGPU. Copying data from CPU memory to GPU meomory will remain slow on traditional PC setups with dedicated graphics cards.
I imagine its more likely attempts will run into the exact same roadblocks as people trying to emulate the original xbox did
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=48088464&postcount=26
KojiKnight
Member
Dat rock hard 3.6FPS. Awesome progress though.
apollo1444
Neo Member
and to think "emulation" is a point made by PC fanboys when talking about pc vs console... this won't be near playable till 2026
Sentenza
Member
Because it's a very strong one and the world doesn't begin and end with PS3 emulation? I can't even tell if you're serious or it's some goofy and poorly disguised attempt at trolling.
Not to mention how if anything the fact this emulator exists AT ALL should be an argument *for* emulation, not against it.
Oh, and the "2026" part is laughable.
Do you have anything of actual substance to contribute, or are you just here to sling mud at strawmen?
Yeah, it may not sound like much, but just getting to a single digit framerate is a pretty big accomplishment at this point. We'll see more progress as they refine the emulation methods and get entirely new pieces of the API working.
Some nice speed increases in many homebrew and retail games now thanks to an early WIP PPU recompiler. For example Sonic CD 40fps in-game (I guess possibly full speed on a high end rig).
Sentenza
Member
Nah, it's going to be 2026.
dark_prinny
Banned
Yeah with luck with that. Cell is such a pain in the ass.
BibiMaghoo
Member
With luck indeed.
Seeing how much better emulation can make PS2 games look, I'm happy at the prospect this is even being worked on. 11 games, even slow, is a good start.
You're totally right I forgot the main developer apollo1444 l33+ hacker extraordinaire dropped in to comment on the progress.
Purple Cheeto
Member
Emulators are why I got into programming. 20 years later and I still can't program one but at least I got a CS degree and a career.
It's never too late to help bring Demon's Souls to PC.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Even if this takes time, it will likely be worth it. Let it be years away from viability. PCXS2 came along slow and look where that is.
Face it Tiger..
Banned
MGS4 coming to PC, 2026.
TC McQueen
Member
It could be coming to PC much sooner, if that new MGS Collection does wind up on PC.
You didn't see the news! PC players are definitely able to get their hands on the new MGS collection!
Konami is doing the right thing by making MGS Collection 2014 platform agnostic!
Canis lupus
Member
TC McQueen
Member
Yeah, I can't wait to shove it in my closet!
So yeah, can't wait for that RPCS3 build that can play MGS 4.
Sentenza
Member
Is this a joke or did I miss some confirmation about what platforms will get that collection?
Sentenza
Member
At that point, studying Japanese is much more feasible option.
The joke is that someone will make fan translation for Yakuza with PS3 emulator.
Yes, but by that time a PS3 will cost the price of two retail video games. PCSX2 still can't do Ace Combat, Urban Response Riot Control and many other big games.
um yes but the reason for emulators is that you can go beyond the PS3 res. Some games will look godly at 1440P with 4X MSAA