Rpcs3 — Highly Compressed Games Work

“Using a RAM disk for compressed games works.” Truth: A RAM disk is extremely fast, but RPCS3 still cannot read a .7z file directly. You would need to extract to the RAM disk first, which defeats the purpose.

| Game | Size Raw | Size Compressed (NTFS) | RPCS3 Result | |-------|-----------|------------------------|---------------| | Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection (lightweight) | 1.2GB | 850MB | Booted, but audio crackled every 5 seconds | | Demon’s Souls (medium) | 8.5GB | 6.1GB | Crashed at "Now Loading" screen | | God of War III (heavy streaming) | 35GB | 24GB | Instant freeze on main menu | rpcs3 highly compressed games work

The PlayStation 3 emulator, RPCS3 , has evolved from a proof-of-concept into a marvel of software engineering. It can now run commercial titles like Red Dead Redemption , The Last of Us , and Demon’s Souls at playable framerates. However, as PS3 game dumps (ROMs/ISOs) routinely range from 15GB to over 50GB, storage space becomes a significant hurdle. This has led many users to ask a single, burning question: Do RPCS3 highly compressed games work? “Using a RAM disk for compressed games works