RPCS3

RPCS3 is an open-source emulator for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.
==History==
RPCS3 was released on May 23, 2011 by programmers DH and Hykem.https://web.archive.org/web/20140314021939/https://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/source/detail?r=1 The emulator was originally hosted on , but would move to GitHub on August 27, 2013.
RPCS3 would get it's first public release in June 2012 as v0.0.0.2.https://web.archive.org/web/20130106221557/http://code.google.com/p/rpcs3/downloads/list
On February 9, 2017, RPCS3 received its first implementation of a PPE thread scheduler, which enchanced it's emulation of the many-core cell microprocessor.https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/2349 On Feburary 16, the ability to install PS3 firmware directly to it's core file system.https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/commit/458dbbd15d57ae6df928774d4dd83317635482e3
The official RPCS3 YouTube channel was launched on February 23, 2017.
In May 2017, the addition of the Vulkan graphics API was reported to have shown some performamce improvement approaching 400%, pushing several games into the "playable" status.https://www.eteknix.com/rpcs3-vulkan-api/
In July 2022, the developers of RPCS3 implemented save states, which were previously thought to be infeasable due to technical limitations.https://www.gamesradar.com/ps3-emulator-rpcs3-finally-adds-save-states/
==Developers==
* Nekotekina
* kd-11
* elad335
* jarveson
* Megamouse
* hcorion
* scribam
* ruipin
* isJuhn
* Galciv
* Numan
==Content==
The RPCS3 YouTube channel contains showcases of games playable on the emulator as well as announcing when a game is able to be emulated.
==References==
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