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[Poetic.Injustice]

We know that a lot of you want to get your hands on a PS3 emulator. Well, that day may come sooner than expected, as a team of developers is currently working on a PS3 emulator that is able to boot a commercial game. In the realm of emulation land, this is huge. Yes, this is laggy and buggy but the fact that an emulator can boot a commercial PS3 game is HUGE. The name of the emulator is RPCS3 and you can view a video from it running a commercial game below. Enjoy!

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/rpcs3...r-still-in-early-stage-boots-commercial-game/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2yjoDdFIu0

Wow, this is huge news! It'll be years before we get something playable, but it's a start.

New video showing the game running much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YK1WFZF790

Update: Disgaea 3 now going in game but very slowww.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQEv6B6fIgA&list=UU6Rpdve9gK4qiDt5koRjwEA

Update 2: After nearly two years we have Disgaea 3 running at full speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNxGCYluxbA

 

[Prelude.]

Can't wait to use it on my quantum computer.

 

[ComputerMKII]

So it begins.

 

[alr1ght]

Talk to me in 10 years. Still, nice to see.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

Still no OG Xbox emulator though .

I wanna play Otogi 1-2

 

[Nyoro SF]

Wow. Well... we'll see how good it gets.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Considering that we still dont have a 100percent foolproof n64 emulator I am not holding my breath for this


Very intriguing that ots being attempted though!!!

 

[DSN2K]

24 Core i7 will run this.

 

[Vashetti]

So it begins.

Stole the words from my mouth.

The way people speak about the PS3 architecture, you'd think we'd never see a PS3 emulator, and yet here we are.

Really promising start.

 

[Uraizen]

Bloody amazing.

 

[SparkTR]

360 emulation is also making progress, but nothing this far. I wasn't expecting this for years.

Can't wait to use it on my quantum computer.

According to some emulator developers, lower level APIs like Mantle (and potential DX12) could be a paradigm shift for emulation. Though other factors apply. Still, exciting times ahead.

 

[UrbanRats]

Finally Red Dead Redemption on PC.

 

[Aquamarine]

This is been in development for a while. Only recently that it's about to play commercial games.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

In 10 years we might be able to play Vesperia PS3 in english, that makes this worth it.

 

[Tain]

Beautiful and way beyond my expectations.

 

[Slowdive]

Wow. I didn't think this would happen for years.

 

[LuchaShaq]

Maybe I won't have to borrow a ps3 for persona 5 after all, just wait until I build my pc in 2020

 

[mattp]

how the hell does this evem work? do they use the gpu to emulate the spus?

 

[Cess007]

In 10 years we might be able to play Vesperia PS3 in english, that makes this worth it.

HAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaahaha... **sobs** :'(

 

[Soriku]

In 10 years we might be able to play Vesperia PS3 in english, that makes this worth it.

By then they might make a 10th anniversary version of it.

 

[SonyToo!™]

I'm not expecting anything without a big leap in PC horsepower.

Wake me up in 6-10 years when next next gen consoles are out.

I'm no computer whiz but I fully expect emulation to stay at PS2/ Wii level for quite some time. And even then PS3 / 360 games will be janky as fuck. That's why I have no intention of selling off my HD consoles.

I'd much rather devs work on emulating the classic Xbox than waste their time with the PS3 / 360.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

This is really exciting. I shouldn't have such a negative take on things but I'm sad this is happening before Xbox in a way. That console had a lot of exclusive gems that are still worth playing today. Phantom Dust being a huge one.

Of course, PS3 has Valkyria Chronicles and emulating it gives us an opportunity to play the Yakuza game we missed in the US. In four or five years when this is stable it will be amazing to go back to those.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=48088464&postcount=26

This explains why OG XBox emu ain't happening.

 

[inner-G]

Can't wait to play RDR in 4K with some shitty filter over it.

 

[Prelude.]

Of course, PS3 has Valkyria Chronicles and emulating it gives us an opportunity to play the Yakuza game we missed in the US. In four or five years when this is stable it will be amazing to go back to those.

Hey, it's not over yet. IT'S NOT OVER.

But anyway, they'd have to translate it before, that's not exactly an easy job for a team of amateurs.

 

[Portugeezer]

The Cell laughs at emulators.

 

[jediyoshi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2yjoDdFIu0

Bananas.

 

[SonyToo!™]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=48088464&postcount=26

This explains why OG XBox emu ain't happening.

Bummer, looks like I'll end up buying a console and HD adapter just to enjoy Orta and Gun Valkyrie.

 

[Linkark07]

Great news indeed. Although, like many said, it might take 10 years before it becomes stable.

 

[soxinthebox]

Wow I thought the days of emulators ended with the 6th gen (and 7th gen handhelds).

 

[gruenel]

24 Core i7 will run this.

At .2 FPS

 

[ghst]

Talk to me in 10 years. Still, nice to see.

neat, just in time for the last guardian.

 

[SparkTR]

Wow I thought the days of emulators ended with the 6th gen (and 7th gen handhelds).

With Mantle and the push for lower level APIs on PC we could be on the cusp of something big in regards to emulation.

 

[Zee-Row]

Thats gotta be one hell of a computer to run a game at full speed.

 

[t26]

In 10 years we might be able to play Vesperia PS3 in english, that makes this worth it.

Well those of us with CFW will be playing it as soon as the translation is done.

 

[Tabby]

I can't to play PS3 games on my PC.
Only a few million years to go until I can run it decently.

 

[Madao]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=48088464&postcount=26

This explains why OG XBox emu ain't happening.

it'd be weird to see 360 emulation before the first xbox is emulated.

 

[Almighty]

Still a long ways off, but this is very cool news. I remember a GAF thread just a few years ago where everyone said that PS3/360 emulation is impossible and never going to happen.

 

[Zombie James]

Didn't expect to see this for a couple more years, if ever. Amazing accomplishment so far.

 

[appaws]

With the more standardized and simplified PC "off the shelf" style engineering....aren't PS4 and XB1 going to be really easy to emulate in a few years?

 

[Camp Lo]

Finally Red Dead Redemption on PC.

Oh shit, now we're talking.

 

[KojiKnight]

This emu is hardly new... it's already a couple years old. Glad to hear they are still working on it and making progress, but it's not going to do shit for anyone anytime soon unless you're working on PS3 homebrew and you want to use it to easily test your works.

 

[Zeyphersan]

In 10 years we might be able to play Vesperia PS3 in english, that makes this worth it.

To someone without a 360, this is music to my ears

 

[VanquishUK]

WHAT. This is insane.

 

[Willy Wanka]

It's hugely impressive that they have gotten this far already. I can't wait to see what kind of progress they make over the next few years.

 

[fallagin]

Holy shit, that is very impressive stuff. Didn't think they'd get this far so fast.

 

[KojiKnight]

Holy shit, that is very impressive stuff. Didn't think they'd get this far so fast.

Again... this isn't new. First public version was May 2011

http://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/source/detail?r=1

They've been working their asses off for 3 years on this. It's amazingly impressive but too many people think this came out of no where.

(Edit) To be clear, I think it's doing a disservice to ignore the fact that they've already put years of work into this... Not a lot of love or attention for those first couple years but suddenly "Oh it boots commercial games? NOW I'm interested." It bothers me is all.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Again... this isn't new. First public version was May 2011

http://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/source/detail?r=1

They've been working their asses off for 3 years on this. It's amazingly impressive but too many people think this came out of no where.

(Edit) To be clear, I think it's doing a disservice to ignore the fact that they've already put years of work into this... Not a lot of love or attention for those first couple years but suddenly "Oh it boots commercial games? NOW I'm interested." It bothers me is all.

People pay more attention when progress is shown, why is that so upsetting?

 

[Seik]

I'm so impressed this is already happening wtf.

This is early stage I know, but still, I'm hyped as fuck.

Again... this isn't new. First public version was May 2011

http://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/source/detail?r=1

They've been working their asses off for 3 years on this. It's amazingly impressive but too many people think this came out of no where.

(Edit) To be clear, I think it's doing a disservice to ignore the fact that they've already put years of work into this... Not a lot of love or attention for those first couple years but suddenly "Oh it boots commercial games? NOW I'm interested." It bothers me is all.

Each time I tried to search for thing like PS3 emulation lately I ended up in forums with people asking with people saying stuff like 'Come back in 20 years' or videos on youtube of fake emulators with a window running a video then linking (probably) a virus in the description.

 

[Aquamarine]

Again... this isn't new. First public version was May 2011

http://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/source/detail?r=1

They've been working their asses off for 3 years on this. It's amazingly impressive but too many people think this came out of no where.

(Edit) To be clear, I think it's doing a disservice to ignore the fact that they've already put years of work into this... Not a lot of love or attention for those first couple years but suddenly "Oh it boots commercial games? NOW I'm interested." It bothers me is all.

I've actually been following it for quite a while...since 2011.

 

[Timu]

Great news indeed. Although, like many said, it might take 10 years before it becomes stable.

Lets hope for 5.