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2022Feb 6

The PlayStation 3 features one of the most ambitious and fascinating architectures among video game consoles. Once deemed near-impossible to emulate in real-time, we now celebrate the 10th anniversary of its most popular emulator: RPCS3, a free and open-source software capable of running two thirds of the console's catalogue on PC. This talk describes the hardware and software stack of the PlayStation 3, covering the IBM Cell/B.E. CPU, Nvidia RSX GPU and Sony's CellOS operating system in detail. We compare these against earlier and later consoles, explaining how their design and complexity has shaped a new generation of emulators and binary translators, before delving into the history and internals of RPCS3 and other PlayStation 3 emulators. Some useful links about this talk:

• Talk: https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/even...
• Slides: https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/even...
• Original stream with Q&A: https://video.fosdem.org/2022/D.emula...
• Errata/clarifications: [See pinned comment]

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