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75% of all PS3 games reportedly now run on PC via open-source emulator RPCS3 — announcement comes weeks after Sony's plan to shutter the PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita by

… In fact, the Patreon page of RPCS3 was once hit by a DMCA takedown request from Atlus, the maker of Persona 5, arguing that “no version of the P5 game should be playable on this platform; and the RPCS3 developers are infringing on our IP by making such games playable.” While it ultimately failed in… …

Jul 16, 2026 · Jowi Morales

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Digital archivists rush to save PS3 game data before Sony shuts down the store forever in 2027 — RPCS3 emulator urges users to preserve all content

… July 1, 2026 RPCS3 is a huge name in the emulation scene. …

Jul 2, 2026 · Hassam Nasir

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PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p

… Screenshots from RPCS3 tests show it only managing 8 FPS in Outrun Online Arcade and 13 FPS in Portal. With RPCS3’s progress over the last half decade, these performance numbers could also improve. …

Jul 22, 2026 · Mark Tyson