[Bigbones87]

Originally Posted by vgturtle127 RPCS3 as of now emulates pretty much most of the hardware, all that needs to be done is "finish" everything. It is a lot more complicated and difficult than that, but basically the PS3 is emulated about as much as far as hardware. The problem right now is the fluffy hardware and software. Security, extra PS3 specific stuff, etc. Emulation of every system is possible. The only unemulated systems right now is the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive, 3DS, Vita, PS4, 360, 720/Durango/Xbox 3 and current gen arcade cabinets (I am working on a Nintendo 64 Disk Drive emulator). For a more technical answer, what needs to be done is syscalls, improve input, graphics, and sound emulation, improve the communication between pieces of hardware via optimizations, the list goes ON AND ON AND ON. I hope that answers your question. If you feel like you need more answers though, feel free to elaborate on specifics.

Nope, that just about sums up my question. Thanks for the reply. So in noob terms, the ps3 console is already/capable of being emulated as a whole, but is in need of some fine tuning, and needs software and security emulations, along with improved video both in and output, and sounds emulation aswell. I think I grasped all of that. Lol.

[vgturtle127]

Originally Posted by Bigbones87 Nope, that just about sums up my question. Thanks for the reply. So in noob terms, the ps3 console is already/capable of being emulated as a whole, but is in need of some fine tuning, and needs software and security emulations, along with improved video both in and output, and sounds emulation aswell. I think I grasped all of that. Lol.

Good job, sir. You are now up to date on the emulation of the PS3.

UPDATE: What I meant was input (as in controllers and the Move/Eye), graphics (video), and sound emulation. Just to re-enforce.
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Originally Posted by SvenGDK Thanks. You will not be able to play PS3 games on this This is only a XMB emulator, not a complete PS3 emulator.

Wouldn't it be considered a simulator, not an emulator?

[gingerbread]

@SvenGDK I am kinda confused. Your application lets me stream games from a PS3 to windows?

Thanks.

[vgturtle127]

Originally Posted by gingerbread @SvenGDK I am kinda confused. Your application lets me stream games from a PS3 to windows? Thanks.

No, it just simulates the XMB, and launches default apps for music, video, images, etc. The games are launched in Windows, and only PC games will be supported.

[SvenGDK]

No, streaming from PS3 to PC will not be possible in XMBPCE.
I think it would be possible but I have no possibilities to try this because I don't own a PS3 for testing.

[vgturtle127]

Originally Posted by SvenGDK No, streaming from PS3 to PC will not be possible in XMBPCE. I think it would be possible but I have no possibilities to try this because I don't own a PS3 for testing.

SvenGDK doesn't own a PS3? How do you test if your apps work and if they produce compliant files?

Or do you just rely on other people to test things you make? I can see that, that's what I do for pre-XP proggies and stuff.

[SvenGDK]

Nope, I don't own a PS3.
For all this PS3/XMB references I use google and this is a windows application so I don't need to test it on a PS3.

[dablakmark8]

something like remotejoy and irshell mixed,sound cool.

[brakk3n]

So this is a PC application that simulates the XMB environment acting as a front-end for allowing users to launch PC based applications thus far with plans to include media functionality. It in now way "emulates" anything in the natural sense of emulation, but replicates what the XMB looks like.

It's rather interesting to me due to the Sync'ing of the PS3 pad to the PC without the need of an ugly driver setup like other apps that allow using the PS3 gamepad on the PC. I hope the limitation for using it with the USB cord is remedied.

I'd suggest (excuse me if I'm not in my right do do so) that you allow assigning multiple apps to launch the multimedia content (movies/music) and then allowing one to be the "default" thus overriding the use of the current set default app to load the file extension launched in Windows. Including the option to use the default Windows app assigned to thus extensions would also be nice.

I see this more as a front-end of sorts unless you plan on including internal builds of multimedia apps (ffmeg, mplayer, etc ... [the usual]) for playback. Then it would be more like XBMC, but with a PS3 theme.

Creating a front end is pretty simplistic, syncing the PS3 pad and rendering the XMB default theme (if it's rendered and not some video) is impressive, but this is by far no sort of emulator.

Good work thus far though.

[SvenGDK]

I was not even sure what category I would place it ...

Simulating would be duplicating the behavior of XMB.
Emulating would be duplicating the inner working of XMB.

BUT emulation can work differently but it can still look like the original XMB.
AND it doesn't infringe patents.