Can RPCS3 play PS1 games?

Yes. Since June 2018, RPCS3 can run PS1 games. They only work with PSN versiones (labelled as PS1 classics).
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Can RPCS3 play PS1 and PS2 games?

The emulator comes bundled with every PS2 Classics game on PS4. If you install RPCS3 on your Linux PS4 and then proceed to play a PS1 Classics PSN game, that's pretty much what happens. PS4 runs RPCS3, RPCS3 runs PS3 firmware's PS1 emulator and then the PS1 emulator runs the PS1 Classics game.
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Does PS2 games work on RPCS3?

RPCS3 supports Sony's PS1emu as of today. PS2emu is not yet supported. Both these emulators are present in the PS3 Firmware for backwards compatibility. We cannot change the way these were programmed, we can only make them compatible with RPCS3.
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Can RPCS3 play games from disc?

In its current state, RPCS3 does not support reading game data directly from PlayStation 3 format discs. PlayStation 3 discs are formatted in a very special way that can only be read with an actual PlayStation 3 system, or a compatible Blu-ray drive from select manufacturers.
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Is RPCS3 emulator illegal?

RPCS3 is not designed to enable illegal activity. We do not promote piracy nor do we allow it under any circumstances. Any users conversing about piracy upon joining the Discord server, forums or GitHub community will receive administrative action.
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PS1 Emulation on RPCS3 - Gran Turismo 2 gameplay PSX - PS3 emu



Is ps1 emulator legal?

Is game emulation legal? The short answer to this question is no. The actual emulation software and its code is not illegal, but the act of downloading commercial game ROMs – what most people use emulators for – violates various international copyright laws. Basically, emulators are illegal but also not illegal.
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Is pirating old games illegal?

Just like illegally downloading music and movies, stealing video games via piracy is a federal crime in the United States. Punishment can range from paying back the copyright holder to spending time in jail. Of course, many people pirate software and video games, so it would be impossible for the FBI to catch them all.
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Is there a PlayStation 2 emulator?

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux, and macOS that supports a wide range of PlayStation 2 video games with a high level of compatibility and functionality.
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Why PS3 emulator is not possible?

In short, PS3's CELL microprocessor had some very unique capabilities, which meant that developers over-relied on the CPU at the time. This approach ultimately makes PS3 games harder to emulate. Whatcookie broke this all down for Digital Trends in greater detail.
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What console does RPCS3 primarily emulate?

RPCS3 is a free and open-source video game console emulator and debugger for the Sony PlayStation 3 that runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS operating systems, allowing PlayStation 3 games and software to be played and debugged on a personal computer.
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Can RPCS3 play ISO?

More Configurations. RPCS3 supports both digitally-downloaded games in PKG files and disc-based games in either ISO or uncompressed-folder format.
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Is there PS4 emulator for PC?

PS4Emus is another top PS4 emulator for PC. The emulator that was first released in 2013 can run smoothly on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices. Jailbreak is not required to run the emulator on desktop or mobile devices.
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Does ePSXe play PS3 games?

ePSXe (PC/Android)

ePSXe is a great PS3 emulator available on Windows, Linux, macOS, and even Android phones. It is great for those with a low-end PC or smartphone as it can run on merely 2 GB of RAM. The emulator can even go lower as its minimum requirements are 256 MB of RAM and Intel premium 4 CPU.
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Is PS1 emulation good?

ePSXe is hands down the best PS1 emulator on the internet with gamers, critics, and fellow developers praising the program and its features. The thing we love most about ePSXe is that it isn't just an emulator. It's doesn't just play ROM files; it also uses plugins to perfectly reproduce the inner sanctum inside a PS1.
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Does RPCS3 have virus?

No, nor does it contain one (unless you get it from an unofficial source). It's a legitimate emulator for the PlayStation 3.
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Can RPCS3 run God of War 3?

This title is currently not considered "playable", as the hardware requirement is too high. But it can be played from start to finish with decent performance on a good CPU, especially if you use the game's patches.
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Will PS5 run PS3 games?

Many impressive games are currently available or on the way for this platform, but some users may still want to play older titles. While the PS5 has backward compatibility, how useful is it? Fortunately, the PS5 can play PS3 and PS4 games without requiring modifications.
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Is PS3 easier to emulate than PS2?

All emulators are difficult to write, even ones for older, simpler consoles. It's not really a case of difficulty - it's whether the PS3 is fast enough to emulate the PS2 at the required speed. I don't believe it's impossible to do. The PS3 should be powerful enough to emulate the PS2 adequately.
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How was the PS3 so powerful?

At its heart is the Power Processing Element, or PPE, featuring a 3.2GHz, dual-core CPU based on IBM's PowerPC 2.02 ISA (Instruction Set Architecture). Alongside it, the platform made use of eight co-processors, dubbed Synergistic Processing Elements, or SPEs, also clocked at 3.2GHz.
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Will PCSX2 play ps1 games?

PCSX2 is basically the PS2 if they removed the backwards compatibility...you can play PS2 games nicely on it, but it doesn't support the previous generation of PSX games.
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Is PCSX2 legal?

While the PCSX2 code is completely legal, Sony owns the code of the PS2 BIOS. That hasn't stopped the BIOS files from being widely distributed online, but it does mean the only free-and-clear legal way to obtain the necessary BIOS files is to dump them from your own PS2.
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Are emulators legal?

Emulators are legal to download and use, however, sharing copyrighted ROMs online is illegal. There is no legal precedent for ripping and downloading ROMs for games you own, though an argument could be made for fair use.
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Can you go to jail for pirating games in Canada?

74 (1) Every one commits piracy who does any act that, by the law of nations, is piracy. (2) Every one who commits piracy while in or out of Canada is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life.
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Will Steam ban you for pirated games?

Here's the short summary, Steam cannot ban you for Pirated games since they cannot detect it on your systems, however they can ban you through their valve anti-cheat software.
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How do games detect piracy?

Memory inspectors, debuggers and emulators can help a pirate find and copy the key while it is in memory. Memory peeking can be attacked in several ways: Having a privileged service that detects memory accesses in the specified region, and redirect the addressing somewhere else.
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