this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2024
137 points (100.0% liked)

RetroGaming

19803 readers
94 users here now

Vintage gaming community.

Rules:

  1. Be kind.
  2. No spam or soliciting for money.
  3. No racism or other bigotry allowed.
  4. Obviously nothing illegal.

If you see these please report them.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
137
PS3 Emulation Comes To ARM64 Devices, Including The Raspberry Pi 5 | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Don't expect official Android or iOS versions, though.

The team behind RPCS3 have released an updated version of their emulator that works on ARM64 devices. This update brings support for running PS3 games on ARM-based Windows, Linux, and Mac systems, as well as the Raspberry Pi 5 – albeit with some limitations due to GPU constraints.

For the Raspberry Pi 5, despite overclocking, the Broadcom VideoCore VII GPU was too weak to run PS3 games at its default resolution of 720p. As a result, games are now running at a lower resolution of 273p, which results in less clarity but most titles still manage to reach a playable frame rate of around 30fps.

What does this mean for the long-term preservation of PS3 gaming? According to the team: "Adding arm64 architectural support is a key step to ensure long term preservation of the PlayStation 3 console, as arm64 CPUs make their way into the conventional desktop and laptop market."

The news also highlights that RPCS3 has no intention of bringing its emulator to mobile platforms like Android or iOS due to "toxic users" who have harassed previous emulator developers and various scams related to mobile PS3 emulators.

Do you plan to try out RPCS3 on an ARM64 device?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Their blog post on the topic is an interesting read. General arm support seems to have begun specifically because of the M1

https://rpcs3.net/blog/2024/12/09/introducing-rpcs3-for-arm64/

Initial support for arm64 devices started in 2021 after the Apple M1 series launched. We started exploring running rpcs3 on arm64

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Thanks. That's a rabbit hole I've been trying to avoid, but it's such an interesting read that I may have to start reading more of their stuff.