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Doing my part: List of working PlayStation emulators

This is a screenshot of a public post from the verified RPCS3 account on X (formerly Twitter). The post provides a curated list of official, working emulator websites for different generations of PlayStation consoles, including PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, and PlayStation Vita. It also includes a prominent warning with an alert icon stating that no PS5 emulator has been developed yet. The post had received 1.5 million views as of its timestamp of 7/8/26.
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Want to play your favorite PlayStation games? Use these emulators: PS1: duckstation.org, PS2: pcsx2.net, PS3: rpcs3.net, PS4: shadps4.net, PSP: ppsspp.org, PSV: vita3k.org. A PS5 emulator does not yet exist!

Overview

This is a screenshot of a public post from the verified RPCS3 account on X (formerly Twitter). The post provides a curated list of official, working emulator websites for different generations of PlayStation consoles, including PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PSP, and PlayStation Vita. It also includes a prominent warning with an alert icon stating that no PS5 emulator has been developed yet. The post had received 1.5 million views as of its timestamp of 7/8/26.

Origin notes

The original post was first published on the X (Twitter) platform by the official RPCS3 account, the team responsible for developing the popular RPCS3 PlayStation 3 emulator. This screenshot was later reposted as a meme on 9Gag under the title "Doing my part", referencing the account sharing useful, legitimate emulation resources for PlayStation gaming fans.

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