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RPCS3: Patch 1.2 brings significant performance boost to The Last of Us and Uncharted 2-3 emulation
RPCS3 patch 1.2 significantly improves emulation for The Last of Us and Uncharted 2-3, fixing bugs and boosting performance by 15-35%.
Just minutes ago, the developers behind the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 uploaded a new video to their YouTube channel, detailing the latest software update and the new, optimized, and compatible patch 1.2.
According to the released information, the new patch 1.2 build eliminates most bugs and graphical issues in the acclaimed exclusives The Last of Us and Uncharted 2-3. Furthermore, the new patch brings a noticeable performance boost of 15-35% to the emulation of these titles.
Below is a video comparing the old and new patches:
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Note that in this video, the games were emulated on fairly powerful processors:
Core i7-8700k @4.9GHz - main scenes in TLoU
Core i9-9900KS @5.2GHz - effect comparison with the new patch in TLoU
Core i9-9900k @4.9 GHz - Uncharted 2-3.
If your hardware is less powerful, results will likely be lower.
You can download the latest patch via the link below.
Patch 1.2 download
This YML works with emulator version RPCS3 v0.0.11-10597-6a9fe8e3 Alpha.
We'll update the existing game setup guides on our site to reflect patch 1.2 soon. However, installation and activation of the patch remain largely unchanged from older versions.
