RPCS3 is one step closer to letting users play PS3 games without installing the official PS3 firmware. The emulator has now fully reimplemented another PS3 system module, cellSysmodule, replacing the version that would normally be loaded from Sony’s firmware. You still need to install the PS3 firmware today, but this is another important milestone toward RPCS3’s long-term goal of eventually making it unnecessary.

The RPCS3 team, creators of the top free emulator for playing PlayStation 3 games, has asked people to stop submitting AI-generated slop code changes. They said: “Please stop submitting AI slop code pull requests to RPCS3. We will start banning those who do without disclosing. There are plenty of resources online to learn how to debug and code instead of generating slop that you don’t understand and that doesn’t work.” The team is not against AI tools, but many AI code changes are just AI slop, not even tested, and sent by people who do not understand the code. This wastes the team’s time on this very hard project that needs deep knowledge of PlayStation 3 hardware. Many other free software projects have the same problem.

Rabby users can no longer set custom RPCs for integrated chains. sad. txs on those chains now go exclusively through Rabby’s own infra “he who controls the wallet controls the order flow” — Frank Herbert, probably

Reminder for builders ⚠ JSON-RPC will be disabled on Sui Foundation full nodes on Testnet, including public-good at 12 PM EST on July 8. If your app or workflow still depends on JSON-RPC, migrate to gRPC, GraphQL RPC, or the Archival Service now. Migration guides:

PlayStation 5 Gains Near-Native PS3 Game Support Through RPCS3 on Linux In late April 2026, a modder named TheFlow released a tool called PS5-Linux. It allows Linux to run on the original PlayStation 5 consoles. It works only on the first version of the PS5, called the Phat model, with older software versions 3.xx to 4.xx. After Linux is running, you can install the free RPCS3 emulator. Early tests show good results with some games can even play directly from the original PS3 disc, The PS5 is much more powerful than the PS3, so games often run faster and smoother and also look better with higher resolution. There are limits: >It only works on older software. Updating your PS5 will stop it from working. >The newer slim PS5 models are not supported yet. >This is not made by Sony. It is a community project. >Setting it up requires some technical knowledge, but guides are available. This development lets compatible PS5 consoles play nearly the full library of PS3 games at high quality.