RPCS3

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.

RPCS3 has had trophy support since 2017 and people still ask for it. Here is where to find your trophies, why they cannot reach your PSN profile, and what RPCN actually covers.

Four PS3 emulators now target Android and none of them are ready. Here is what each one is, what your handheld can realistically run, and when to stop bothering.

PS3Native released its first build on 14 August. It is a fork that tracks the live RPCS3 tree instead of a snapshot, and that one detail is the whole story.

A step by step RPCS3 setup guide for handhelds. Install the firmware, pick the right SPU and PPU decoders, build shader caches, and get PS3 games running on a Steam Deck or Windows handheld.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 games that benefit most from emulator framerate and resolution patches, which emulator to use, and the hardware you need to run them.

PS3 and Xbox 360 games were often locked to 30fps and sub-HD. Emulators and patches now unlock 60fps, 120fps, and up to 4K. Here is how it works in 2026.

Xbox 360 and PS3 emulation are the two hardest mainstream targets on a handheld. Here is which one is actually harder, why, and what hardware you need for each.

The best handhelds for PS3 emulation in 2026 — which PC handhelds can actually run RPCS3 well, ranked by CPU power, ease of setup, and value.

RPCS3 had a major 2026 breakthrough, but can a handheld run PS3 games yet? Here is the honest state of PS3 emulation on portable hardware.