RPCS3 devs video running their emulator on Raspberry Pi 5

caffeinelights

@retropieuser555
Are you using an overclock on your pi5?

I've still got a PS3 serving as my primary bluray player at this point, so doubt this is worth it from a playing standpoint, especially at such a low resolution. But this does sound intriguing from a tinkering standpoint. Thanks for confirming that it is at least operational.

DTEAM

I found this for X86. (rpcs3-appImage.sh)
I don't know if it works well. I know it's not for Pi5, but good to know.

https://github.com/raelgc/retropie_rpcs3-appImage

VelvetSpectra

Can the Raspberry Pi 5 handle PS3 games with the RPCS3 emulator as shown in the developers' latest video?

DTEAM

@DTEAM said in RPCS3 devs video running their emulator on Raspberry Pi 5:

I found this for X86. (rpcs3-appImage.sh)
I don't know if it works well. I know it's not for Pi5, but good to know.

https://github.com/raelgc/retropie_rpcs3-appImage

@retropieuser555

Hi retropieuser555,

I tried the script above on a Pi5, but I'm not sure if it install rpcs3-v0.0.34-17229-38571067_linux_aarch64.AppImage and I don't know if something is missing for a Pi5 on Retropie. It's probably to slow, but I'm just curious to do a test.

Do you see any big missing part in that script?. I follow the instructions proposed on the GitHub page (link above).

Thanks

retropieuser555

@DTEAM you can just download it off RPCS3 official website, that's all I did. No need to worry about scripts. Although I did run it in the desktop environment, I didn't bother to see if it ran in the framebuffer or needed a window manager etc

DTEAM

@retropieuser555

Hi @retropieuser555, I finally got it up and running on Retropie on a Pi5 (8GB). I ran a game from disk and from a .pkg file. Both load and run between 6 and 11 fps. You can go higher but the Pi shutdown after 2 minutes (heat or memory issue... I don't know). I'm trying several combinations of configurations to see if you can play a game at a good speed with a lower quality. If more people want to test. you're welcome. Here's what I did:

read this:

1 . https://rpcs3.net/quickstart
2. https://github.com/raelgc/retropie_rpcs3-appImage
3. https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=Help:Default_Settings

Download RPCS3 Linux AppImage and the PS3 Software update
Copy the AppImage in a new folder :

/opt/retropie/emulators/rpcs3-appImage/bin

create a file retropie.pkg in /opt/retropie/emulators/rpcs3-appImage
inside copy the PS3 Software update and add this:

pkg_origin="binary"
pkg_date=""

do this :

chmod -R 777 /opt/retropie/emulators/rpcs3-appImage

In /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg add this:

    <system>
    <name>ps3</name>
    <fullname>PlayStation 3</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps3</path>
    <extension>.ps3</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ ps3 %ROM%</command>
    <platform>ps3</platform>
    <theme>ps3</theme>
  </system>

in /opt/retropie/configs/ps3/emulators.cfg add this:

rpcs3 = "XINIT-WMC:/home/pi/rpcs3-appImage/bin/rpcs3-v0.0.34-17229-38571067_linux_aarch64.AppImage"

IMPORTANT: in the command line above, rpcs3-v0.0.34-17229-38571067_linux_aarch64.AppImage name can be different if your file is more recent. Put your file name.

Add a disk game or a pkg file in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps3 following the instructions from here and here.

Now click on the game. You need a mouse to navigate in the GUI. The first step is the installation of the Firmware . Go in file/install firware (you need the PS3 Software update file).

Now, go to boot game and select your .ps3 folder.

Last step, in the GUI, you can right click on a game and do the configuration. RPCS3 have a wiki site for game settings. And you must set your controllers.

Don't forget, ISO files doesn't work. You must extract the files from the ISO with 7z and copy those files in a <name of your game>.ps3 folder. Your ISO must be decryted

DTEAM

In the settings, V3D for "graphics device" doesn't work for me. I used the other option

Retrodade

@DTEAM I did what this all says, anyone can help?
I'm getting this in error log, using the unofficial pi5 base on the forum
Thanks

Parameters:
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/rpcs3-appImage/bin/rpcs3.AppImage "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps3/Batman_The_Telltale_Series_Episode_1_BLES02245.PS3"/PS3_GAME/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN
/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: line 1322: 2659 Segmentation fault /opt/retropie/emulators/rpcs3-appImage/bin/rpcs3.AppImage "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps3/Batman_The_Telltale_Series_Episode_1_BLES02245.PS3"/PS3_GAME/USRDIR/EBOOT.BIN

DTEAM

It works very slowly. You will not be able to get a good gaming experience. Try with 1942.

A Former User

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