Without a doubt, online multiplayer support in RPCS3 is pretty groundbreaking as it not only allows you to play PlayStation 3 at much higher resolutions on a PC but it also allows for revival of games whose PSN servers have been shut down. In the Bomberman Ultra’s case, there may be issues if more than 2 or 3 players attempt to play the game at once which is important to keep in mind if you’re planning to try out this brand new functionality with friends.Ĭurrently, Yuvi is hosting a custom Demon’s Souls RPCS3 server which can be toyed around with by following the instructions found below. RPCS3 builds that can work with RPCN are available for testing together with configuration instructions linked belowīomberman Ultra, a PS3 exclusive, can now be played online through RPCS3!Īs of right now, there are only 2 games compatible with RPCS3 + RPCN which are Bomberman Ultra & Demon’s Souls but more titles may be compatible as long as they don’t require a custom custom server so community members are encouraged to test as many games as possible.In its current form, RPCN is obviously not finished and only a few games work with it but it is undoubtedly very promising.RPCN is now mature enough that together with various improvements to RPCS3, it allows for online multiplayer & co-op in PlayStation 3 titles that only need PSN for their online functionality thus not requiring a custom server unless one is already available.
GalCiv has been working on creating a private PSN replacement called RPCN for the past year.
From the video’s description, RPCS3’s team give an overview of GalCiv’s work which can be summed up in the following points: On Friday, RipleyTom (GalCiv) opened on a pull request on RPCS3’s GitHub promising to add online multiplayer functionality to RPCS3, which is the de facto PlayStation 3 emulator for PC, followed by a video published on RPCS3’s YouTube channel demonstrating online gaming on the emulator.