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RPCS3 is a PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows, Linux and soon on the Mac. In this episode we take a look at the advancements this emulator has seen in the past year with some seriously impressive results.
RPCS3 is a PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows, Linux and soon on the Mac. In this episode we take a look at the advancements this emulator has seen in the past year with some seriously impressive results.
Cause they want to?Why spend man-hours into making this available for Mac instead of optimizing the proper version
Why spend man-hours into making this available for Mac instead of optimizing the proper version
For me it'll be mostly Metal Gear Solid 4.What are some must play exclusives people would use this for, I only really cared to do Demon's Souls a little while back and can't think of much else to invest time in compared to other systems/native PC games.
Proper version = one that runs on the PS5The "proper version"?
DeSWhat are some true must play exclusives people would use this for, I only really cared to do Demon's Souls a little while back (just before the remake released iIrc) and couldn't think of much else to invest time in compared to other systems/native PC games. Some Ninja Gaiden I guess?
So people can say they can play "modern" games on the Mac.Why spend man-hours into making this available for Mac instead of optimizing the proper version
What are some true must play exclusives people would use this for, I only really cared to do Demon's Souls a little while back (just before the remake released iIrc) and couldn't think of much else to invest time in compared to other emulated systems/native PC games. Some Ninja Gaiden I guess?
This list is even shorter though, Wipeout HD is on the PS4 (in VR no less), and so is Uncharted and The Last of Us. It's really just Resistance, Killzone, and MGS4. And I guess Puppeteer, Gran Turismo 5/6, and Infamous 1/2.If you have a PS4 its not a very big list. Many PS3 games got remastered for PS4. If you don't have a PS4 then in no particular order:
1. Wipeout HD
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Uncharted 2 (its ok to skip 1, I bought 1 at launch trust me)
4. Resistance Trilogy.
5. Killzone Trilogy
6. The Last of Us
The PS3 version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma is better than the one on steam, which is based off the PS VITA port. But the differences are overall minor and honestly you should play the XBOX NG Black version if you can regardless.
Hackers really don’t give up, I don’t trust emulators either.
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
For me its the Skate series.Only thing I see a use for a PS3 emulator is MGS4, Killzone 2/3, and Resistance 1-3. Everything else has been remastered/remade.
I'm sure there are a few others, but it isn't much.
Because Apple silicon is really good and is worth developing forWhy spend man-hours into making this available for Mac instead of optimizing the proper version
I have good news for you:Motorstorm series.
Playing those in 60fps/1080p+ would be amazing. I'm not big on nostalgia or playing older games but I would 100% dedicate serious time to those games again if I could play them at modern expectations.
I have good news for you:
You can play on multiplayer too !
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/fans-bring-ps3%E2%80%99s-motorstorm-online-mode-back-to-life.1624503/
The Xenia team has made some impressive progress too:
4K is nice - but that's not even 30fps, let alone anything approaching 60. Although that's on a 4Ghz 4xxx, so at least stable 30fps should be possible on higher end CPUs.I have good news for you:
That's mostly on the game, not the PC/emulator. Motorstorm aimed for 720p ~30fps. Not all games can be emulated with fps higher than their intended, emulation often sticks to original performance. Resolution is often a different matter. But the Motorstorm games seem to have 60fps patches.4K is nice - but that's not even 30fps, let alone anything approaching 60. Although that's on a 4Ghz 4xxx, so at least stable 30fps should be possible on higher end CPUs.
And it does hold up nice in the higher resolution.
Why spend man-hours into making this available for Mac instead of optimizing the proper version
What are some true must play exclusives people would use this for, I only really cared to do Demon's Souls a little while back (just before the remake released iIrc) and couldn't think of much else to invest time in compared to other emulated systems/native PC games. Some Ninja Gaiden I guess?
That's mostly on the game, not the PC/emulator. Motorstorm aimed for 720p ~30fps. Not all games can be emulated with fps higher than their intended, emulation often sticks to original performance. Resolution is often a different matter. But the Motorstorm games seem to have 60fps patches.
I've been playing Deadstorm Pirates with a Wiimote hooked up to emulate the Move. Pretty good. Low fps in some parts but I think that's down to my computer..
Well no - that video ran uncapped already, and drops below 30 were 'slowing down' which is not how game did/should behave. The other video you shared shows actually hitting 60fps, on a substantially more powerful machine - so it's definitely the issue of PC used in the first one just being too weak (and perhaps a less optimized version of the emulator too).That's mostly on the game, not the PC/emulator.
I'm pretty sure Deadstorm is just the Move, but I can't remember if you need the Navi for the other two games. It's been a while but I think there is an option to use the Move with a regular controller, so the Navi isn't essential anyhow. No idea on how to identify a PS3 Move.Oh my god I need to play that, I have a PS3 and I can get this for £10:
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Then I just need the actual Move controllers right? Or do I need the navigation controllers as well for Deadstorm (and/or the Time Crisis games)?
Sorry for 20 questions, but do you know is there a difference in what Move controller version I get? They are bloody expensive here in the UK...
I'm pretty sure Deadstorm is just the Move, but I can't remember if you need the Navi for the other two games. It's been a while but I think there is an option to use the Move with a regular controller, so the Navi isn't essential anyhow. No idea on how to identify a PS3 Move.
Edit: don't forget you will also need the camera. Honestly, if you have a PC you're better off with a Dolphin Bar and Wiimote as there are a ton of lightgun emulators that work brilliantly.
If you have a PC/dabble in emulation maybe it's better to invest in a Sinden lightgun and open up a much larger library of emulated lightgun games from all kinds of systems with actual fully precise aiming controls instead of the move/wiimote like stuff. Should work in some RPCS3 games too.Oh my god I need to play that, I have a PS3 and I can get this for £10:
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Then I just need the actual Move controllers right? Or do I need the navigation controllers as well for Deadstorm (and/or the Time Crisis games)?
Sorry for 20 questions, but do you know is there a difference in what Move controller version I get? They are bloody expensive here in the UK...
Hackers really don’t give up, I don’t trust emulators either.
The guided fate PARADOX too.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
Is MGS4 fully playable now? Last time I checked it had some issues.If you have a PS4 its not a very big list. Many PS3 games got remastered for PS4. If you don't have a PS4 then in no particular order:
1. Wipeout HD
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Uncharted 2 (its ok to skip 1, I bought 1 at launch trust me)
4. Resistance Trilogy.
5. Killzone Trilogy
6. The Last of Us
The PS3 version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma is better than the one on steam, which is based off the PS VITA port. But the differences are overall minor and honestly you should play the XBOX NG Black version if you can regardless.
Good PS3 titles to add to that list:If you have a PS4 its not a very big list. Many PS3 games got remastered for PS4. If you don't have a PS4 then in no particular order:
1. Wipeout HD
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Uncharted 2 (its ok to skip 1, I bought 1 at launch trust me)
4. Resistance Trilogy.
5. Killzone Trilogy
6. The Last of Us
The PS3 version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma is better than the one on steam, which is based off the PS VITA port. But the differences are overall minor and honestly you should play the XBOX NG Black version if you can regardless.
i think you need to either dump game files from your PS3 (if digital) or use your disc. with discs i think you can either simply stick them in a blu ray drive and run it off that or you can rip the disc image file and load the game from that (saves you using a drive all the time).Does this emulator play ps3 discs or do I need to go and get myself an eye patch and parrot?
If you have a PC/dabble in emulation maybe it's better to invest in a Sinden lightgun and open up a much larger library of emulated lightgun games from all kinds of systems with actual fully precise aiming controls instead of the move/wiimote like stuff. Should work in some RPCS3 games too.
I got a dolphinbar and had some fun with HOTD2&3 and such but it really doesn't hold a candle to actual lightgun accuracy. I've retired its use after playing some emulated lightgun games in VR with 1:1 accuracy with EmuVR. A Sinden should prove as accurate with more compatibility than that.
Struggling with deciding to order one myself as it's quite pricey and there's a long wait but in your case it shouldn't be much different to the Move stuff you were willing to go for just for a few in comparison games. Wiimote is more like guiding a cursor and Move more like waving than aiming 1:1.
I mean it's just how it was on Wii.Yeah indeed, I think me and my flatmate are going to order the Sinden Recoil double-pack this week finally, 130 bones but should be worth it considering there aren't really any costs after that.
I didn't know the Move/Wiimote + Dolphin Bar was like that, sounds not great.
Either you didn't configure it right, or you are not the target lightgun game fan audience. The difference should be massive given how they work fundamentally so it's just silly to proclaim it null. Sure, if you suck at the games and/or play without really properly aiming, with the crosshair on, at which point you might as well be playing these games with a mouse (there's a reason the genre didn't somehow live on PC after arcades died, it's just not fun in this way, for reasons obvious to pretty much anyone, nobody wants to point and click instead of aim a gun very closely to a real life, yet still fantastical in games, scenario) you won't see the difference but if you actually want to use aiming and improve your skill there's no comparison. Especially apparent as you don't say they're both as awful, just that Wii is good enough, lol. It is not for actual lightgun games, only for other shooters.I'll just add that to me the difference between the Sinden and Wiimote wasn't too great. Yes it's a bit better, but way more expensive and the set up can more complicated. Teknoparrot has a Dolphinbar configuration built in. If you can afford it go fo it, but for me it wasn't worth the extra cash and headache.
From "a bit better" to "it was good, great even" and the difference isn't null (how could it be even better then, did shots not land where they should after correct calibration, did the length and pump reload not make it work nicely not only as a pistol but also auto fire and shotgun in other games or what is stopping it from being as good as a real multi purpose lightgun? Maybe in the next post you'll admit Wii remote style lightguns simply suck in comparison to real lightguns and the Sinden's impression of them and put this to rest finally, the cost had been discussed already after all but in the end has nothing to do with the quality points I addressed and triggered you so hard, next time make better quality posts so you don't have to slowly backpedal like this mate. A new Wiimote doesn't cost pennies either, they're rare, hard to find originals and expensive when you do find them. Maybe it's cheap if you have one already like I do (as it's cheap to DIY convert a kickass lightgun you may have from back in the day to Gun4IR instead of Sinden, but it's even more expensive to buy a new one and there's really no cheaper on par lightgun on offer today), but not newA spent a day with a friends Sinden and we had it running on Supermodel 3, Model 2 and some mame games. It was good, great even, but for me not worth the bucks. I'm not proclaiming it null in any way. It's better than a Wiimote for sure, but Wiimote cost pennies, Sindens don't.
Good PS3 titles to add to that list:
Haze
Gran Turismo 5/6
Tekken 5 - HD port of the PS2
Heavenly Sword
Ridge Racer 7
Demon Souls
House of the Dead overkill
Time Crisis razing storm
Echochrome
Socom special forces
3D dot game heroes!What are some true must play exclusives people would use this for, I only really cared to do Demon's Souls a little while back (just before the remake released iIrc) and couldn't think of much else to invest time in compared to other emulated systems/native PC games. Some Ninja Gaiden I guess?