RPCS3 lets PCs play PS3 games directly from discs
The RPCS3 emulator now lets you play original PlayStation 3 discs directly on your PC, Mac, Linux, or FreeBSD machine, provided you have a compatible Blu-ray drive. Until now, this feature was limited and mostly worked on Windows, but the new update expands disc support and simplifies the setup for most users. The update works on some modded PS4 and PS5 consoles running Linux, too.
- Playable on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD
- Works only with certain Blu-ray drives
- Optimized install times for disc-based games
- Requires separate download of PS3 system software and a decryption key
- Now possible on Linux modded PS4/PS5 consoles
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