Someone just released a PS3 emulator for Android (Update: And it’s gone)

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority Update (0:24 AM EST, February 20, 2025): The aPS3e PS3 emulator made headlines this week as the first functional PS3 emulator on Android. Unfortunately, the app and developer have seemingly disappeared. The project GitHub page and developer Aenu’s account have both disappeared, now offering a 404 error screen. This comes after reports that this new emulator actually used code from the open-source RPCS3 emulator. Furthermore, the developer was asking for $2,000 to release the source code. You can check out the full rundown here. Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Original article (5:53 AM EST, February 17, 2025): While there has been a flurry of improvements for PS3 emulation via RPCS3, Android users have largely been left in the dust. The developer has explicitly said it won’t make an Android version, so the only way to emulate PS3 on Android was via a workaround like the Winlator tool. But now, there’s a new, native PS3 emulator on the block calle ... Read full article.