PS3 emulator RPCS3 is a wonder: it's able to at least boot the whole PS3 library, taming the notoriously complex Cell processor to make PlayStation 3 games playable on any modern PC. Its emulation even extends to online play for certain games playable via PSN, and that functionality just got a boost this week with a new update, with support for FromSoftware's Armored Core 4 and Armored Core: For Answer, racing games Ridge Racer 7 and Wangan Midnight, fighter Tekken 5, and more.
While some of these games like Armored Core were previously playable with some custom workarounds, this new update for RPCS3 makes them playable via emulation of PSN's matchmaking service, simplifying the process of getting into a game. RPCS3 has a companion service called RPCN, which is "an open-source server that emulates the P2P match-making done on the PlayStation 3." RPCN 1.3, released yesterday, adds a number of PSN functions that some games used in their matchmaking implementations. With that, they've now become playable.
