Ultimate Guide: Play PS3 Games on Steam Deck - RPCS3 Emulator

Ultimate Guide to Setup EmuDeck PS3 Emulator on Steam Deck.

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This is a repacked video from my previous 2 videos.
This video is the ultimate one for PS3 including the ISO decrypt step.

Note: Please make sure you EJECT/UNMOUNT ISO file on Windows after finding the Title ID. Otherwise, ISO tool will get error msg (Invalid ISO file. This file does not contain PIC/D1/D2 data)

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

13:19. Chapter #4: Pkg Format Games Installation

11:42 Chapter #4(a): Demon's Soul Black Screen Fix

The software you need for ISO format Games:

IRD Files Download website:

EmuDeck Official Download Website:

PS3 4.90 Firmware Download:
(Select update using a computer on the webpage then click "Download PS3 Update")

RPCS3 Game Rom Compatibility List:

Below are the items that I have been using daily with my Steam Deck and ROG Ally

Multiple Ports 100W PD Charger:

Steam Deck Case:

Steam Deck/Rog Ally Carrying bag:

Steam Deck Dock:

Joystick Caps:

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Note:
1. The Steam OS 3.5.17 update causes PS3 Games are unplayable on steam deck.
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.

2. Make Sure You *EJECT(UNMOUNT) ISO* File on Windows After finding the title ID. Otherwise, you will get an error msg with ISO tool.

3. If after using ISOTOOL you get an ISO file with .enc extension instead of .dec
this means your original ISO file has been decrypted. you can use 7zip to extract the original ISO file and put the extracted game folder(single folder) into the ROM folder it will work with the emulator.

[Spacemonkeymojo]

Your guides are seriously THE BEST Steam Deck emulation guides on Youtube. Other videos are 20 min+ long but yours are concise and to the point. Well done!

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[mene]

What a fantastic video. Straight to the point and nicely explained. I wanted to install a ps3 emulator to play Demon's Souls and i was so lucky to find you. Everything worked perfect, thank you.

[TopTroy]

Dude you're the easiest to follow channel regarding Steamdeck. Subscribed and liked!

[SolidCakes]

First of all, thank you for this video! It goes far and beyond and helped me to successfully launch the game on deck!
Would like to share some addition:
if you want your games to appear in Emulation Station too (or just prefer to use Emulation Station to launch the game):
place your game folder like in the video : /Emulation/roms/ps3
and rename the directory "Skate 3" to "Skate 3.ps3", adding .ps3 in the end. That way it will be detected by Emulation Station.
After that go to Emulation Station settings -> Other Settings-> Alternate Emulators -> ps3 and choose "RPCS3 Directory (Standalone)" (need to do it once)
Note: if you have already created a link to the game to be shown in Steam UI, you have to recreate it or edit it to reflect the change in path.

[bradcraft]

Out of all the ps3 emulator videos i have watched yours has help me the most. Think you very much

[DerKrazyKrautGaming]

Demon's Souls runs almost perfectly at 60fps when using the 60fps hack, but you have to drop the resolution to 75%. It's not bad looking since you can use RPCS3's FSR anyway

[RealziesCuts]

Thank you for this magic. I’ll get my SSD today. I’m excited to load emulators on the steam deck.

[natashalienaert]

It is correctly working for me.
Thank you so much ! For a steam deck newbie like me, this is actually perfect

[rodavefelicio]

Oh man, because of this I need to upgrade my storage.haha

[chimerakait]

thanks so much, i was scratching my head why my ps3 games where not working. now i can revive
all the classics i played as a kid

[wilp]

dude your my favorite! every tute is ALWAYS on point and easy to follow...and for some reason i really enjoy your voice and accent. Thanks for your work, really apprecaite it

[KajiMajix]

Thank you, this is the best tutorial. Followed step by step and it worked <3

[_IJoey]

broooo I was looking for this answers for ageeees thank you so much you are a life savior fr

[blsolder]

my file comes back with enc.iso instead of dec.iso what did i do wrong?

[kingdandre]

Is there a place to get the final versions of those files without all the converting lol.

[matthewcontreras]

I installed FIFA 17 and installed it according to your instructions. Everything is perfect and the game runs and opens. But when I start playing it plays in slow motion and sometimes the audio lags too. The game is “playable” on the compatibility list so I thought it was gonna work perfectly. Do I need to install an update file or lower the graphics?

[sukruyildirim]

It does not work with the current steamdeck update cant update the ps3 firmware

[gadgetuk]

I keep losing the steam deck as controller its getting very annoying, can't seem to get it back, any fixes for this please?