Steam Deck: EmuDeck PS3 Emulation Guide - RPCS3 Emulator

[@ED4T]

*ISO format Games ( invalid file & folder error)* : Please watch this follow-up video kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY The Steam OS 3.5.17 update causes PS3 to open and close instantly. Here is the fix: Go to your EmuDeck- manage emulator- RPCS3- uninstall it - then install it again. now RPCS3 can be opened from desktop mode and PS3 games are running from Gaming mode. Here are the main contents covered in this video: 00:43 Chapter #1: EmuDeck Installation 03:39 Chapter #2: Bios / Firmware Installation 05:06 Chapter #3: ISO/PSN Format Games Installation 10:08. Chapter #4: Pkg Format Games Installation 11:42 Chapter #4a: Demon's Soul Black Screen Fix

[@foreversolvent5334]

I think most of us play the game of getting the emulator and games to work more than actually playing the emulated games xD

[@nicdubonnet]

So true!

[@韫鹏骆]

cant agree more😂

[@DarkLight0903]

Getting it to work is the true game

[@b-brandagamer9179]

I was just thinking this same thing yesterday when i was getting more games lol

[@peacelove8395]

Guilty as charged! 😅

[@egx2236]

Thanks for these EmuDeck videos. this is great content and follow up. hope you can one day show us how to get our games from switch to put them on the steam deck.

[@ED4T]

wow, thanks for super thanks. stay tuned with channel more emulation stuff will coming up and include how to get games from your swtich. 😀

[@syang1490]

Better than 90% emudeck tutorials out there on KZbin, right to the point! Great job done buddy!

[@ED4T]

Wow, thanks!

[@jaccetaylor3672]

@neogeomaster3027💀

[@terribletimes902]

@@jaccetaylor3672 He a Switch fan 😂

[@BlazePokePulls]

Facts!

[@hellraver.]

@neogeomaster3027Please do not spread lies and disinformation. It's not a fake. The Steam Deck is very powerful at all. You are a fake and not powerfull at all.

[@JayNotion]

Just got my steam deck and used your videos to install all the amazing emulators with ease. Thanks for taking the time to put these together 🙏

[@ED4T]

Glad you like them!

[@MajorSSC_Gaming]

Thank You, You're The Best. I Never Knew You Could Access .ISO and See What Folders Are Inside, This Really Helped.

[@woodenhead102]

I've been trying to setup ps3 emulation since I got my steam deck and couldn't figure it out,I had it done in two minutes after watching this video you are a legend

[@jiafu790617]

wow.. this is the MOST detail instruction i have even come through when doing it. good job man, thank you so much for taking the time to make this video .. very very helpful.

[@ED4T]

Glad you liked it! and thanks so much!

[@mordorkubson2062]

Best tutorial i have found. Last one i watched didn't show me where to put game folder and i was about to give up. Thanks Brother, you are the best

[@x5ilco]

steam deck shipped in 3 days ago, wanted to try out ps3 games, and you definitly helped

[@VandalHeart383]

I love it how a $400 handheld can natively run PS3 games, but a $500 PS5 that's a lot more powerful has to stick with streaming, because "the architecture is difficult to emulate" says the creators of said architect.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

it actually is. you dont understand how complicated the ps3 was even to this day. unlike the ps4 to ps5 or ps1 to ps2, the ps3 wasnt just an upgrade, it was a complete revamp. developers had trouble developing on it its whole life span

[@ganganthefatman1382]

@@ItsOver9000Productions Yet here the steam deck is with weaker hardware with dudes in the trenches making it work. That's his point.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

@@ganganthefatman1382 its being emulated though, not natively run. Also a console has a specific purpose vs a pc which is inherently multi functional

[@ganganthefatman1382]

@@ItsOver9000Productions I hope they put a ring on that finger with you puttin it all on the line for them like that.

[@spiritmacardi9300]

@@ItsOver9000ProductionsThe PS4 and PS5 use PC architecture. They're x86/x64 devices, just like the Steam Deck.

[@RVK87]

Incredible! Thank you for such a detailed guide. I really appreciate how you split it into chapters, makes this very easy to follow and reference.

[@ED4T]

Glad it was helpful! thank you

[@frankcastlefan]

I like how you put so much effort in. Good work!

[@ED4T]

Thank you very much!

[@cleon700]

Thanks every other tutorial i tried watching was months old and outdated

[@ED4T]

no problem ! thank you

[@jaytvcr]

Bro, awesome tutorials

[@ED4T]

Glad you like them!

[@seemore3434]

you make amazing videos man, every thing worked for every video you made. I just want to say thank you

[@ED4T]

Glad to help

[@Artorias.2210]

Thank you so much for this amazing guide and the ISO file fix video! You have earned a new subscriber.

[@ED4T]

Thanks 😊

[@MrViperHiggins]

Dude you are the only place I could find that showed this perfectly thank you very much

[@ED4T]

No problem 👍

[@BrandonLvpVR]

your a legend my man. your videos are easiest to follow by a mile. if it wernt for you id have no idea what to do with this thing so thanks

[@burgerdaveee]

thanks for the clear and concise vid. so many of the other vids about this contain so much filler

[@ED4T]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@verssek9896]

clear and to the point, excellent video bro

[@ED4T]

Thank you 😊

[@MrSupersonic2012]

I'm honestly impressed at how well the Deck can handle PS3 games. Obviously not everything works, a couple games I really wanted to play, Last of Us and Infamous 2 are bootable, but are virtually unplayable. However I've got about 20 or so games that all run amazingly well. Out of curiosity do you think you can do a PS Vita emulation guide and showcase? There aren't very many videos about Vita games on the Steam Deck, they don't show any set up, just that a handful of games are playable and most aren't.

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the greatest information about PS3 games on your deck. Yes, my vita video will be in Air tomorrow (including 10 games showcase and full tutorial ).

[@5persondude]

Just curious, what PS3 games have you tested that run well? I’ve only found a handful of games that I would consider playable (meaning, games are full-speed and don’t exhibit audio crackling when falling below target FPS)

[@poposbtw]

Hell my i7-7700HQ struggles with Jak and Daxter 1, the Steam Deck is more powerful than my gaming laptop HAHAHA!

[@meijironin]

Perfectly running with the PSN workaround (didn't try other formats but they'll work for sure). I have to say that I'm against any kind of piracy but I never played the God Of War saga. Just bought the God Of War 3 remaster for PS4 and the God Of War (2018) for PS4 in order to play them on my PS5. Checked that there's no PS4 version of God Of War and God Of War 2 but I was (and am) decided to buy them on PlayStation Store but is not possible because they only can be downloaded with Plus Suscription that I don't want and even with that they're only playable in a PS3 that I don't currently own. So, as a summary, Sony forced me to emulate them in order to play the full saga and to know its story. If Sony releases a remaster playable on PS4/PS5 I'll purchase them as was always my intention. Thank you for your tutorial 🙂

[@ED4T]

I love your comment. lol sometimes, we just don't have a choice. Luckily there are emulators so we can play games that we are not able to play in the correct way.

[@dresdencypher]

Same here, but for me the sky Cooper games. You can only stream them if you pay monthly. If I could pay them I would but I don’t have that option.

[@PossiblyAndrew]

@@ED4T what do i do on this screen??? Im stuck here 1:32

[@Drose12335]

Where did you find the psn file games

[@marcelopaixao2932]

Hello, very good, your video I watched some Brazilian videos and I didn't find it so simple, and even though I understand almost nothing of the American language, I was able to follow your steps and install the ps3 games here on my steam deck, thank you very much, I wish you much success .

[@ED4T]

Glad to hear that!

[@43_ads10]

Demon souls doesn’t work I got it from vims and and it just freeze and doesn’t work I followed all steps in the video anyone know a fix?

[@ED4T]

If it is an iso file you need to follow my new video to decrypt the iso file.

[@MidwinterEclipse]

You have the best videos ED. So easy to follow and very detailed. You don’t skip anything. Thank you so much. What skin are you using for the steam deck? Where did you purchase it?

[@ED4T]

Thank you buddy. The skin I used from AliExpress.

[@ryanmcphee8451]

Thanks for your video . Its my first time emulating ps3 and this video made it easy .

[@ED4T]

No problem 👍

[@travisleitao]

Awesome video! I followed all of your steps and it worked perfectly. Thank you!

[@OpptimusJoJo]

Is there a way to just download the games from desktop mode? Instead of using a pc and if so how?

[@ED4T]

yes, you can do that from your deck. just use firefox and keep deck plugged in. it will take a while.

[@MyCrazyIdeal]

If you’re like me and had an issue with the games not showing up in Emulation Station, make sure when you create your new folder to put the iso files in, add .ps3 to the end, this will fix the problem. (For example, he did Skate 3, you would rename to Skate 3.ps3)

[@christianvega5944]

very detailed tutorial i will be using this for my set up for sure in a few minutes. What kind of controller were you using by the way at the start of the tutorial?

[@ED4T]

Thank you, I usually use xbox controllers.

[@DragonOfTHa3ast]

For some reason the app just won't open for me to install the update.....what happened? I had it up there once and deleted it because it didn't open my games. Figured out it was my own fault so I downloaded it again and now it won't open.

[@ED4T]

If you updated your steam os during last 2 days the new steam messed up the emulator. I am working on to upload a new video for this fix. Everyone has same issues right now. Rpcs3 can’t be open with new steam os.

[@ED4T]

@@DragonOfTHa3ast this is the fix very easy, just go to your Emudeck- manage emulator- RPCS3- uninstall it - then install again. now RPCS3 can be opened from desktop mode and PS3 games are running from Gaming mode. let me know if this works for you.

[@DragonOfTHa3ast]

@@ED4T I did that. It says that in my comment. You just told me an update ruined the app and you're working on a fix..... Did you forget who you're replying too?

[@ED4T]

maybe you should try again. uninstall first from Emudeck then install and click reset configuration. thats how i fixed mine after the new steam os update.

[@DragonOfTHa3ast]

@@ED4T Thanks that worked.

[@sherrjo]

This is great well done. Question can we use the same micro sd card for steam games and roms or should we have a 2nd card just for the roms?

[@ED4T]

you can use the same SD card for your steam games and emulation games. no need to use 2nd card. unless you prefer to do it that way.

[@amrunasrul1455]

why are you like this? now you made me wanna buy steamdeck

[@ED4T]

lol, I am sorry. but you should get a deck for sure. haha 😊

[@ONEWONDERSHOW]

you can use a program called syncthing to wirelessly transfer files and folders to steam deck.

[@ED4T]

Great information. Thanks for sharing here ! 😊

[@bobdylan7432]

Thank you for your videos. Super comprehensible and on topic.

[@RoaringImages]

Did the new steam o update break Rpcs3? Was working just fine now rpcs3 womt even launch

[@ED4T]

Yes it does. Rpcs3 won’t open any more

[@ED4T]

this is the fix very easy, just go to your Emudeck- manage emulator- RPCS3- uninstall it - then install again. now RPCS3 can be opened from desktop mode and PS3 games are running from Gaming mode.

[@IdkHelpMe]

Bro you're a real one. Thank you for making this understandable!

[@UAETechnologies]

Excellent tutorial 👌 keep the great videos coming

[@ED4T]

Thank you 😊

[@zhyelondreyoung3430]

@@ED4Tso wait in order for me to get to play these games I would have to have had these games on an actual SSD card from an actual ps3

[@ED4T]

Games are not on SSD. The ssd is just for transferring the game from computer to steam deck. Games are stored on steam deck SD card. You can get PS3 games by searching google. An actual ps3 is not required.

[@Fuckyoutubecensorship1]

@@ED4T where do I got to go to download the games and the ROMs?

[@lonystark4876]

thank you :) im not on steam os on my deck but windows but still followed the tutorial as ive never used rpcs3.

[@ED4T]

Enjoy!

[@AODeLarge]

i have an issue where it just wont open on steam

[@guest21984]

Great video. Is there a way to make PS3 games appear within EmulationStationDE? Only PS1 and PS2 appers for me. I've a PS3 game running within RPCS3 and it runs well

[@ED4T]

Steam Deck: How to Add RPCS3 PS3 Games to EmulationStation kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4C2pJtvgrFqqZI Make sure you check pinned comment. There is an update for file location.

[@guest21984]

@@ED4T thanks, working great with the updated pinned comment too 👍🏻

[@myd1643]

This is a great tutorial, my friend.

[@Pegfoxx]

Thank you very much man. Brilliant tutorial the best one I have seen on youtube. I subscribed and liked!

[@ED4T]

Thanks for the sub 🙏

[@WardianAMG]

Thank you for the thorough walkthrough 🤙🏻

[@drewbacca_ttv2512]

Games show up and paste into steam but click launch on game in steam and just closes straight away, any ideas? I’ve checked compatibility too

[@ED4T]

You have Wrong rom files

[@emiliocine3177]

Bro where you download the pkgj games?

[@engagex1]

Thank you, very clean guide. Gotta try it this night

[@ED4T]

Make sure check my follow up video if your games are ISO format. RPCS3 PS3 Emulator ISO Games Booting Fail Invalid File & Folder Fix kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY

[@cremdogg5918]

your videos are very easy to follow, I wonder if you have plans to do a video for PS Vita installation on steam deck?

[@ED4T]

Thank you so much. . wait for tomorrow you will see my Vita Game video(game showcase plus complete tutorial) on the channel.

[@Defty82]

I'm having trouble with the PS3 games. Followed many guides. But they just don't boot. Gow collection, black screen. Uncharted drake's fortune hangs when it boots. The loading picture in the right bottom screen is a pixel thingy, turns 1 time and then it stops. What am I doing wrong????

[@ED4T]

you may have wrong rom files. thats why

[@Defty82]

@@ED4T got it working now.

[@R3DFLO_]

Can I get games without using a pc? Just straight from the deck?

[@ED4T]

yup, just leave your deck on and plug in power you can download games directly from deck

[@jeanyuss2]

Where did you find your roms?

[@ronnclarencearabia1112]

At 8:15 there is PARSERS on my deck but there are no ps3, ps2 etc. What should I do? Thanks

[@ED4T]

do you have latest EmuDeck installed ?

[@motivatedstorm3816]

Demon souls works on desktop but not steam game mode, am I missing something? iso file too It just stays on stema icon loading screen and not get into the game

[@ED4T]

try to reset your RPCS3 emulator configuration in EmuDeck.

[@convextlc9767]

no way to setup the files on the steam deck without a windows install?

[@ED4T]

You need windows pc or deck running windows to get iso file work

[@DragonOfTHa3ast]

So ive been trying to get the app to read games for about a month now and it won't. The app doesn't even look like this anymore as the tool bar is not available from the top of the screen anymore. Ive been trying to install Tekken tag tournament 2 for a week. Emudeck doesn't read it. Its just taking up space.

[@BocalokaTV]

Appreciate the video playa

[@shattow]

Very confused. I got prince of Persia working fine, did the same process with modern warfare and dynasty warrior and they just don’t show up?

[@ED4T]

what type of rom format you have for modern warfare and warrior ? if they are ISO format. need to use my follow up video method:kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY

[@shattow]

@@ED4T same awe the others, Rap/PKG

[@ED4T]

That’s really weird. The only possible reason are those files might corrupted .

[@shattow]

@@ED4T ok I’ll redo em

[@akira21cs]

Ok so this was somewhat useful but the one problem I have is when you decided to skip details on how to get PS3 roms/games also I don own a PC to download games or roms through so I'm just stuck with the steam deck if anyone knows a way I can download games through the steam deck please lmk thanks

[@ashleydavis2431]

Finally your a god among non techy people thank you

[@ED4T]

thank you. 😊

[@TheVetThatCollects]

Do you follow the same steps if the ROM has DLC? Like God of War Ascension?

[@jimmydrawing]

I think I got a wrong folder structure, it shows : Booting '/run/media/mmcblk0p1/Emulation/ps3/Ridge Racer 7 3D NPUB30457/Ridge Racer 7 (USA) (En,ja)/PS3_GAME... Reason : Invalid or folder What should I do ??

[@ED4T]

I believe you have ISO formate games. Please watch this follow-up video (fix ISO format Games invalid file & folder error) kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY

[@jimmydrawing]

@@ED4T thank you man

[@lemniscatelogos7917]

Dear god I hope this lets you play armored core Verdict day on steam deck

[@mandatorial]

What format should the SD card be? One that can be read by Windows and Linux/Steam deck?

[@iraqqqqqqqqqi]

Great work brother, love your tutorials..

[@ED4T]

Glad you like them!

[@SquishySpud]

You're a God among men. Literally none else gives the information about reading the rom file, and that all I needed. Thankyou. 👍

[@ED4T]

No problem 👍

[@SquishySpud]

Ok, so I opened the .iso, and I have a tone of files and folders show up. I tried moving them to a folder with the game name, but they still don't show up in steam rom manager. Also when I open the iso, it opens using the extractor application, is that the issue? Thanks for any help.

[@ED4T]

@@SquishySpud check out my follow up video for iso file: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY

[@dade071]

I appreciate your videos so much. you have been such a blessing to me. Thank you

[@tony714]

best tutorial hands down, big thank you

[@ED4T]

Glad it helped!

[@joshuabrodrick007]

Where did you get those rubberised pads for the hand grips of your steam deck? Or is it part of a case?

[@ED4T]

I showed everything in this video. Link is under this video description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZW4XmyDe9yfmcU

[@nickyroberts20]

can someone please tell me where people are downloading ps3 games from? as i've tried internet archive and it doesn't give me an iso link to download at all

[@jorgesilva5685]

I always get an error saying “booting failed: the selected file or folder is invalid or corrupted” while trying to boot a game. Any help?

[@ED4T]

Check my updated video. The iso file need to be decrypted. Ultimate Guide: Play PS3 Games on Steam Deck - RPCS3 Emulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5u0coaLd7h_bsk

[@wendallestes9929]

My Playstation 3 emulator won't launch in handheld mode but it works in desktop? Everything worked fine in handheld and desktop mode before I did a hard reset due to an issue that I created that I could not fix. Any suggestions on how to fix?

[@ED4T]

try to reset your PS3 Emulator's Configuration from Emulator Manager inside of EmuDeck.

[@busterwolf3]

This video was so helpful. Thank you so much for making it.

[@trezak12]

Great tutorial, super well explained. Thank you!

[@brendenmacdonald6195]

Thank you, first video that worked for me

[@ED4T]

Thanks ! 😊

[@BluD]

Is there any way to extract an iso directly on the deck? Tried peazip but keep getting an unknown error when extracting it.

[@ED4T]

If your game is ISO file. you need to watch my follow-up video to make it work. You need a windows pc to make this work at this moment. you can install a windows on SD card and use with steam deck. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2m1lYxrpd2FaZY

[@vojtechbaumgartner2511]

I dont see any parsers, how to set up those ? I figured out on right you can add one od those, but when i try it, it says it was skipped (invalid)

[@trunks7683]

I have a question how do fix it when i try to parse and it says steam is open. I don’t know what to do after this

[@ED4T]

Fix Steam Deck's Top 3 Issues! Must Watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmrXl3euerNkl8k

[@trunks7683]

@@ED4T thank you so much

[@trunks7683]

@@ED4Tsorry to have another question but when I press parse the preview instead of showing the games it shows the emulators how do you fix that?

[@Strawberrihead]

Can you run a PS3 emulator and PS2 emulator on the same device? Will that cause issues?

[@petegrant]

excellant job on explanation on this great job!!

[@eyeofsauron7662]

Awesome tutorial my man

[@mrt8096]

Could you please send me the configuration of the parser with Extracted in the name? I removed my by accident 😢

[@JoshBernaldez]

Good afternoon. I was wondering if you would know how I am able to get two controllers to play one game so that my son and I can play together?

[@kurosaki]

My game will launch fine when I try launch from the RPCS3 app, but when I have it added to my library from EmuDeck, it says something about RPCS3 being ‘abnormally terminated’ ? If anyone can help that would be great thank you

[@ED4T]

try to rest your rpcs3 inside EmuDeck -manage emulators

[@MillardBarredo]

Awesome tutorial! Works like a charm!

[@ED4T]

Great thanks 😊

[@TheGuyWhoLetTheDogsOut]

What's the point of moving games out of their iso into a separate folder if you dont mind me asking?

[@ShaveyaHead]

Great video. Will a USB-C Thumb Drive work instead of an external USB-C SSD?

[@ED4T]

Yes usb-c flash drive will work too

[@MonkaS8000]

Feels like it’s missing a step.. where am I supposed to get the game files and what specific file type is the game content supposed to be?

[@J_MID27]

Great video work straight away for me but just one question, everytime I boot up a ps3 the fans in my steam deck goes nuts even if it’s a small title like plants vs zombies 2, is this normal?

[@ED4T]

I think that is just normal. PS3 emulation is pretty hard to run even on high end gaming PC.

[@jlaroche0]

Great video! Question: Where did you get that awesome thumbstick grip (the spiky one)?

[@ED4T]

thank you, here is the link on amazon amzn.to/3WoMyq0

[@Teesykobihh]

I could use your help with chapter 3 so for the game files to be on my computer would I have to already have brought them or is there something else I have to do

[@N3CROMX]

Excellent video! Could You please make a tutorial explaining how to play those games that require Sixaxis like MotorStorm, Folklore and Asura's Wrath?

[@ED4T]

Will do one in the future.

[@TruetoyourelaxationChannel]

Appreciate it

[@muhamadfahmi2000]

Bro why my rpcs3 doesn't show (file. Emulation. configuration and Manage on the top?

[@ED4T]

did you run it from desktop mode?

[@muhamadfahmi2000]

@@ED4T i didn't run it in there, i just want to edit files like you, install ps3update, and pkg files

[@saahanmombasawala9885]

is there a way to remove the black bars on top and bottom of the screen (16:10 aspect ratio)?

[@ED4T]

Sorry it can’t. The default screen ratio is 16:9.

[@clystroned.7020]

I cant find the download on playstation website need help

[@shyy87]

What if I already installed emudeck for ps2, do I have to uninstall and reinstall?

[@Sander.Marelo]

Appreciate your help!! It really worked

[@giovannievans2505]

Does this video work for a asus rog ally handheld?

[@ED4T]

yes very similar process. but i am working on a rog ally video right now. expect to be released in next few days.

[@dmac7961]

Hmmm would game updates be installed the same way as normal games?

[@shinobihunter3312]

I'm trying to play Bleach Soul Resurrection but the audio is cracking please help

[@louiedutoit5020]

After dumping my game, how do I get it into a ISO/PSN file ?