RPCS3, one of the most popular PlayStation 3 emulators, has made significant strides in recent years, and one of its latest achievements is the ability to run highly compressed games. In this article, we'll explore what this means for gamers and developers alike.
The RPCS3 team has publicly stated (via GitHub issues and Discord) that . The reasons: rpcs3 highly compressed games work
| Game | Raw Size | 7z Compressed Size | Ratio | Extract Time | Playable? | |------|----------|--------------------|-------|--------------|------------| | Persona 5 (US) | 20.3 GB | 13.1 GB | 35% | 2m 11s | ✅ Perfect | | Demon’s Souls | 8.7 GB | 5.9 GB | 32% | 1m 04s | ✅ Perfect | | The Last of Us | 33.8 GB | 24.2 GB | 28% | 3m 45s | ✅ Playable (needs patches) | | God of War III | 34.2 GB | 27.5 GB | 19% | 3m 22s | ✅ Perfect | | Red Dead Redemption | 18.1 GB | 13.4 GB | 26% | 2m 30s | ✅ Playable | | Gran Turismo 5 (repack) | 31 GB (raw) | 9.4 GB | 70% | 1m 50s | ⚠️ Missing menu music | RPCS3, one of the most popular PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 is legendary for its complex architecture, making it one of the most challenging systems to emulate. Thanks to the incredible developers behind , the world’s first and best PS3 emulator, gamers can now play iconic titles like The Last of Us, God of War III, and Demon’s Souls directly on their PCs. The reasons: | Game | Raw Size |
RPCS3 does not natively run archive formats like .zip , .rar , or .7z . You cannot simply download a .7z file, point RPCS3 to it, and expect it to launch.
Example workflow for a 50GB game:
