PS5 Pro Linux Hack Runs PS3 Games At 4K And 60fps

PS5 Pro Runs PS3 Games Better Than Sony Ever Could Published Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT Nazmul Roosevelt is a journalist who has spent years covering the video games industry with a focus on clarity, accessibility, and genuine curiosity. He works to help players understand the people, craft, and decisions behind the entertainment they love. From game developers, to the technical artists, and communities shaping modern gaming; if you have a story worth sharing, he’s always open to hearing it... And if you happen to know anything about that secret Twin Peaks game in development, he’d especially like to talk. Sign in to your TheGamer account A new clip of Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty running through RPCS3 on a jailbroken PS5 Pro shows how far community emulation efforts have come. The game holds a locked 60 frames per second at 4K, which is a clear improvement over the PS3’s native 720p presentation and its occasional dips below 60 frames. RPCS3 itself is an experimental, open‑source PlayStation 3 emulator written in C++. Development began in 2011 with a small team of programmers, and the project first booted simple homebrew before its public release in 2012. The goal has been accurate PS3 emulation, but as the project continues to evolve through steady updates and community contributions, there have been revelatory additions such as online multiplayer, physical game playability, and even achievement support. PS3 Emulation Advancing Rapidly After Latest PS5 Exploit RPCS3 Community Adds PSN Features And New Ways To Play Physical Games Running RPCS3 via Linux allows the PS5 Pro full use of its GPU capabilities. The emulator pushes past the limits of the notoriously hard-to-optimise Cell processor and RSX GPU, letting PS3 titles run at higher resolutions and more stable framerates. This is not something Sony currently offers on PS5, since there is no native PS3 support and PS Now relies entirely on streaming. Streaming introduces compression, latency, and a dependence on stable internet connections, while RPCS3 runs locally and avoids those drawbacks. The RPCS3 team also maintains a detailed compatibility wiki that is updated by the community. Anyone can contribute, and the page is optimized to easily let preservationists document performance, settings, and fixes. Tutorials, guides, and Discord support make the emulator more accessible than the original hardware experience, even though installing Linux on PS5 remains the main barrier. Recent exploits have made homebrew development easier, which is why more users are experimenting with RPCS3 on PS5 hardware. It is also important to note that RPCS3 is a community effort that does not condone piracy. The emulator is designed for players who want to use their existing PS3 libraries in ways that were not possible before. Quest for Booty is the clearest example so far of what PS3 games can look like when the PS5 Pro is able to use its full potential in backwards compatibility. As community tools push preservation forward and official support remains limited, it all seems inevitable since Sony created an environment that represents a non-negotiable lack of ownership for your video games. Systems Released August 21, 2008 ESRB Everyone 10+ // Fantasy Violence, Use of Alcohol Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment Prequel(s) Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Sequel(s) Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Franchise Ratchet & Clank Number of Players 1 Genre(s) Platformer, Third-Person Shooter