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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Feel Old Yet? You Can Now Emulate PS3 Games on Android Phones
PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. Do you reminisce about games like The Last of Us, God of War III or Uncharted 2? An ad-free PS3 emulator for Android, called aPS3e, is now available on the Google Play Store. The good news is it's free, though there's a $5 paid version if you'd like to support the developer, which doesn't give you any extra features. The bad news: it's pretty unlikely you'll be able to revisit your PS3 favorites on a 5-year-old Android smartphone. You'll need to meet sky-high performance requirements to run the most popular PS3 games, well out of reach for average smartphone users. The developer recommends an absolute bare minimum of 6GB of RAM, with 8GB recommended. You'll also need to be running Android 7 and up and have a high-end chip like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+. So, there's a good chance you'll need a relatively high-end device like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra or the gaming-focused Asus ROG Phone 9 to get it to work optimally. Users on Reddit are also reporting slow load times and plenty of bugs, though that's fairly understandable given how ambitious the project is. Previous interviews with developers from the project have noted how the PS3's unique software architecture has made emulation, particularly on Android, a difficult task. But these requirements don't seem to be putting off gamers, it has clocked up over 50,000 downloads since launching just a few days ago. Enthusiasts have been releasing PS3 emulators since the early 2010s, though this is the first time something like this has appeared for smartphones. The app comes from a little-known Chinese developer called Aenu and is based on the RPCS3 source code, originally developed for the most popular PS3 emulator for desktop computers.
Android Authority
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Android Authority
First PS3 emulator hits the Play Store, goes open-source (kind of)
Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR PS3 emulator aPS3e is now available on the Google Play Store. From the mysterious Chinese developer aenu, it's based on the RPCS3 source code. The project now proclaims to be open-source, but may not be meeting requirements. It's been a few months since the first PS3 emulator launched on Android, and what a busy few months it's been. The sudden appearance (and disappearance) of aPS3e brought forth a renewed interest in PS3 emulation on Android, with one of the original RPCS3 devs now working on a port. Now, aPS3e is available on the Play Store, and it seems to be taking steps toward becoming more legit. To recap, aPS3e is a PS3 emulator on Android based on the RPCS3 source code. Coming from an unknown Chinese developer called aenu, it mashes together code from RPCS3, Vita3K, and Termux to create a working Android port. Our early testing in February showed that it still has a long ways to go, with only a handful of games managing to launch. Once the initial excitement died down, it became clear that the developer was playing fast and loose with open-source licences. Essentially, they made aPS3e entirely closed-source, despite using code from a number of open-source projects. The official GitHub was closed without warning a few days after launching. Furthermore, the developer began asking for donations to continue development. Once the $2000 donation goal was reached, the source code would be released. The developer claimed they weren't familiar with how licensing works, but it still rubbed many emulation fans the wrong way. After a sketchy start, the aPS3e dev is attempting to go legit. Skipping ahead a few months, aPS3e now proclaims to be open-source, and it's back on GitHub. However, it seems the developer hasn't taken all the necessary steps toward becoming open-source. The code is available on GitHub, but there's no license page, nor any mention of the license in the Readme page. Without a stated license, it may still cause problems for the developer. GitHub's licensing page reads that 'without a license, the default copyright laws apply, meaning that you retain all rights to your source code and no one may reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from your work. If you're creating an open source project, we strongly encourage you to include an open source license.' Nevertheless, aPS3e is now officially available on the Google Play Store for free without ads. There is a paid version that costs $5, but it's the same app and the money is essentially a donation to support the developer. Before you download, be aware that it's still early in development, and you will need a very powerful phone to run any games at all. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
