blu-ray drive

RPCS3 can boot PS3 games straight from a disc now, but most optical drives cannot read those discs at all. Here is which Blu-ray drives the community has confirmed working, what to avoid, and the power problem nobody warns you about on a Steam Deck.

RPCS3 can now boot PS3 games directly from a Blu-ray disc, no dumping step required. The Linux support that makes this work on a Steam Deck landed on 31 August. Here is what you actually need, including the part the announcement skipped.