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Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription has increased from its original annual cost in 2010 to $80 a year for the base tier in 2026, a $30 rise over more than 15 years. The service began as an optional single-tier add-on offering free monthly games and discounts, but became mandatory for online multiplayer when the PS4 launched in late 2013, and now operates as a multi-tier subscription.
The ARMSX3 PS3 emulator for Android has released version 1.0.6, adding support for CHD disc images, a compressed format that reduces file sizes compared to standard ISOs. The developers cite examples like Demon's Souls shrinking from 8.76GB to 6.25GB, and Bleach Soul Resurrection dropping from 4GB to 1.8GB. The update also includes improved frame generation and fewer stutters in games using the PS3's job system.
RPCS3 developers have alerted PS3 emulation fans to a surge of fake Blu-ray drives being sold on Newegg, AliExpress and other retailers. These drives use the packaging, casings and spoofed firmware of legitimate high-end models but contain older, incompatible internals that cannot read PS3 discs properly.
The team behind the PS3 emulator RPCS3 has issued a social media warning about a surge in counterfeit Blu-ray drives being sold online. The fakes reportedly use older, inferior drive mechanisms disguised with the casings, packaging and spoofed firmware of higher-end models, meaning they cannot read PS3 discs. The developers published a wiki guide detailing identifying signs such as misspelled labels, misaligned logos and incorrect manufacturing dates.
The developers behind the ARMSX2 PS2 emulator released a major update to their PS3 emulator ARMSX3, fixing crashes in games like NBA 08, Burnout Paradise, Killzone 3, and The Guided Fate Paradox. The update also enables playable frame rates in titles such as Helldivers and Race the Sun at 60fps, and adds support for PS3 themes, SIXAXIS motion controls, and multi-game discs.
Developers of the open-source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 identified a workaround for a bug in Nvidia's GPU drivers that was limiting performance. Testing on Red Dead Redemption's Blackwater boat scene showed frame rate gains of 20% on an RTX 3080 setup and 25% on an RTX 5090 setup, while Gran Turismo 5 saw up to 37% faster performance and lower VRAM usage. AMD GPUs were unaffected, suggesting the issue is specific to Nvidia's drivers.
Developers of the Android PS3 emulator ARMSX3 released version 0.9.7, addressing wasted CPU cycles that caused phones to overheat during use. The update also resolves a freezing bug that occurred when users tried to close the emulator, previously leaving audio playing with no way to exit the game.
The RPCS3 team has released an update letting users boot original PS3 game discs directly through the emulator, expanding a feature previously limited to Windows into a cross-platform option for Linux, FreeBSD, and macOS. Developers digant73 and Megamouse contributed the code changes, and install times for disc-based games have also been improved.