PS3 emulator devs have a massive update on netplay, touting online support for co-op Metal Gear, classic fighting games, and more
Feb. 2, 2024Online PS3 gaming is making a massive comeback thanks to RPCS3
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Options for online play on RPCS3 have quietly been building up over the past few years, and the devs behind the popular PS3 emulator have just shared a massive update detailing a whole lot of recent compatibility gains in some of thebest PS3 games.
You can check out the video above for some highlights or just look at the wholecompatibility listfor yourself, but there are some notable standouts. The biggest for me is Peace Walker in the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection. Taking strong cues from Monster Hunter, this game offers bite-sized stealth missions and boss fights with extensive co-op support which remains pretty unique to this day. Now you can easily enjoy that co-op experience through RPCN.
Some other notables include fighting games like Soul Calibur 5, Virtua Fighter 5, Tekken 6, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2, all of which let you enjoy proper 1-on-1 matches. There’s support for loads of classic racing games, the original Demon’s Souls, and heck, you can even get a Minecraft server going if you really want to play the PS3 version.
Netplay for older emulators has existed for ages, but online PS3 games are dependent on modern server infrastructure in a way that older titles are not. To that point, many of these games require community-run custom servers, so it’s entirely on dedicated fans to keep these servers alive.
Many official PS3 servers remain online to this day, but the end of official support is effectively inevitable. That’s why it’s so fantastic to see emulator devs already building community-run solutions.
The RPCS3 devs recentlyturned their attention toward solving PS4 emulation.
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