RPCS3 AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like RPCS3

RPCS3 is described as 'Experimental open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger written in C++ for Windows, Mac and Linux. RPCS3 began development in May of 2011 by its founders, DH and Hykem' and is a Game Emulator in the development category. There are seven alternatives to RPCS3 for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone. The best RPCS3 alternative is OpenEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like RPCS3 are Xenia, aPS3e, ChonkyStation3 and Play! PS2 Emulator.

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  1. OpenEmu icon
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    Open Emu is an open source project to bring game emulation to OS X as a first class citizen, leveraging modern OS X technologies such as Cocoa, Core Animation and Quartz, and 3rd party libraries like Sparkle for auto-updating.

    53 OpenEmu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • OpenEmu is the most popular Mac alternative to RPCS3.

    • OpenEmu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to RPCS3.

    • OpenEmu is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
  2. Xenia icon
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    Xenia is an experimental Xbox 360 emulator, and the very first to achieve the feat of running a commercial Xbox 360 game, Frogger 2.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Xenia as an Alternative to RPCS3
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    Xenia is a Xbox emulator, not a PS3 one

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Xenia is the most popular Windows alternative to RPCS3.

    • Xenia is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
    • Xenia is Minimalistic and LightweightRPCS3 is not according to our users
  3. aPS3e icon
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    aPS3e is an Android-based PS3 emulator built from the RPCS3 source code, adhering to the GPLv2 license.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
    • aPS3e is the most popular Android alternative to RPCS3.

    • aPS3e is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
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    PlayStation®3 Emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • ChonkyStation3 is the most popular Linux alternative to RPCS3.

    • ChonkyStation3 is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
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    Play! is a portable PlayStation2 emulator. The focus of the project is on making PlayStation2 emulation easy and accessible. Just pop in your favorite game's disc and have fun!

    9 Play! PS2 Emulator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
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    Comments about Play! PS2 Emulator as an Alternative to RPCS3
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    Play! Is a PS2 emulator, RPCS3 a PS3 emulator

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    • Play! PS2 Emulator is the most popular iPhone alternative to RPCS3.

    • Play! PS2 Emulator is Free and Open SourceRPCS3 is also Free and Open Source
  6. Nucleus icon
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    Nucleus is a PlayStation 3 emulator.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Short Waves is a PS3 emulator for windows. (Very early release, can run a few homebrews)

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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