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RPCS3 now plays PS3 games directly from physical Blu
VideoCardz.com • • technology
Key Points:
- RPCS3 emulator now supports direct playback of PlayStation 3 games from physical Blu-ray discs without needing to dump the game to local storage, expanding beyond Windows to Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD.
- This feature requires a compatible Blu-ray drive capable of reading PS3 discs and the matching Redump decryption key stored in RPCS3's data directory for proper game loading.
- The August 31 update unified physical and virtual Blu-ray drive handling across all supported operating systems and improved package installation processes for games requiring disc data copying.
- This enhancement benefits users with physical PS3 game collections by allowing them to play games directly from original discs without creating full local copies, provided their hardware and keys meet requirements.
