A Mysterious PS3 Emulator Has Arrived On Android | Retro Dodo (retrododo.com)

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A new PS3 emulator has been discovered for Android devices, named aPS3e. While it's still in its early stages of development and lacks comprehensive compatibility with many titles, it marks significant progress in the realm of PS3 emulation on mobile platforms.

It's important to note that this emulator is currently not recommended for general use due to concerns about safety and limited game support. According to Android Authority, aPS3e simplifies the process of running PS3 games on Android devices by removing the need to use Winlator.

There is some controversy regarding the fact that, on the project's Github README, the developer states they will only release the full source code once donations have reached 2,000 USD. This is despite the fact that the emulator is based on the GPL2 licensed RPCS3, and also appears to use code from Vita3K. See the Github issue titled GPLv2 Licence Violation.

In related news, RPCS3, the most widely used PS3 emulator, now supports Raspberry Pi 5 and other ARM64 devices, although visual performance still needs improvement.

What do you think about the developer's approach to releasing the source code?

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[-] Kelly@programming.dev 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I understand proprietary licenses and the business models they support, I also understand open source licenses and the business models they support.

If they they published paid binaries and free source code I would support them (morally), or if they published free binaries and free source code and ran a patreon I would support them (morally).

But to fork GPL code and hold the derived source ransom? Not cool.