RPCS3: PS3 Game Emulator on Ubuntu

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RPCS3 is an open source emulator and debugger written in C ++ for Windows and Linux. The emulator is capable of booting and playing hundreds of commercial games. With every contribution and donation, more and more games are getting closer and closer to perfect gameplay.

RPCS3 was founded by programmers DH and Hykem. The developers initially received the project on Google Code and eventually moved it to GitHub later in its development. Today it is one of the most complex video game console emulators of all time with an endless goal to effectively emulate Sony's PlayStation 3 and in all its aspects.

It should be noted that this software currently does not have support for XWayland and that too supports keyboard and DualShock 4.

RPCS3 has managed to double the FPS thanks to the fact that it makes does not use DirectX 12 and better uses the Vulkan API, improving performance notably in several titles, the creators have shared a video where we can see how various games work, among which we find Catherine, Demon's Souls, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Digimon: All-Star Rumble, and Tekken Tag Tournament HD.

The development of this emulator continues and has a large community that continues to support the project. Thanks to this we can see the great potential that the emulator has, with great performance, versatility, and compatibility, thanks to the use of the Vulkan API.

How to install RPCS3 on Ubuntu 17.04?

The emulator has an official installer, so we have to go to the official project website To download it.

We only have to give the installer permissions, we do it with the following command:

chmod a+x ./rpcs3-*_linux64.AppImage

Compatibility list: In case you need to know if the emulator is compatible with a game, you should find out if it is supported by the emulator in the compatibility list shown by those responsible for the project this link.