PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets easier to use with Steam

By Liam Dawe - 16 Mar 2026 at 6:40 pm UTC

The free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting easier to use with Steam, with the devs announcing a useful new feature.

In an update posted on X/Twitter, they announced "You can now add games to Steam directly from RPCS3! Games can be launched directly from Steam, without going through the main RPCS3 UI." and provided a couple screenshots to show it off:

Seems like a nice idea. That way you can just dive right into your favourite classics from the PS3, while also taking advantage of the various extra features that Steam offers. Especially nice for those of you (like me), who like to keep everything under one roof. It's nice that Steam can just act like a launcher for emulation, and even for other stores if you install them via Proton.

They also recently announced some improvements for people playing on handheld PCs like the Steam Deck.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Emulation, Misc, Open Source, Sony

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