FAQ

What is RPCS3?

RPCS3 is an open-source Sony Playstation 3 emulator for Windows written in C++. It currently runs only small homebrew applications. The source code for RPCS3 is hosted at: https://github.com/DHrpcs3/rpcs3/

Where can I get it?

There are more then one place to download RPCS3 builds, we recommend getting it at: https://github.com/DHrpcs3/rpcs3/releases

What do I need to run it?

The requirements for running RPCS3 are still not fully known and may change a lot in its current development stage. The absolute minimum requirements for running the program are a modern CPU that supports SSE and a OpenGL 3.3 compatible graphics card.

Why doesn't RPCS3 support commercial games? Will it support them in the future?

RPCS3 cannot run commercial games yet because it's on an early stage of development. A lot of features required to run commercial games still have not been implemented. Commercial games will be supported when the hardware emulation is accurate enough to run them.

How can I decrypt SELF files? Why do I get the scetool: Cound not load keys error?

All the commercial games and the signed homebrew have their main executable encrypted (SELF) and it's usually named: EBOOT.BIN. In order to run these games, RPCS3 needs a key to decrypt them. Due to copyright reasons, you have to obtain a legal copy of the SELF decryption keys and place them in a folder named "data" next to the main executable in a format that is readable for scetool.