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Viral PS3 emulator for Android has already vanished alongside its shady developer

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The aPS3e PS3 emulator has been removed from GitHub, possibly because of copyright and licensing issues. The developer Aenu’s account also seems to have been removed. aPS3e had quickly risen to fame in recent days for bringing quality PS3 emulation to Android. In a sudden and somewhat expected move, the aPS3e emulator, which had briefly stirred up excitement among Android gamers hoping to emulate PS3 titles on their devices, has disappeared from…
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I tried the new PS3 emulator on Android and it technically works, but it has a long way to go - WiredFocus

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority The era of PS3 emulation on Android is here! To some degree, at least. Android emulation geeks are abuzz with excitement over aPS3e, the first native PS3 emulator for Android phones. Sure, most of the code appears to be cobbled together from open-source PS3 emulation projects like RPCS3, Vita3K, and Termux (probably breaking their licenses), but the fact that it’s working at all is a big step forward. The ap…

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Android AuthorityAndroid Authority

Viral PS3 emulator for Android has already vanished alongside its shady developer

The aPS3e PS3 emulator has been removed from GitHub, possibly because of copyright and licensing issues. The developer Aenu’s account also seems to have been removed. aPS3e had quickly risen to fame in recent days for bringing quality PS3 emulation to Android. In a sudden and somewhat expected move, the aPS3e emulator, which had briefly stirred up excitement among Android gamers hoping to emulate PS3 titles on their devices, has disappeared from…

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Time ExtensionTime Extension

A New PS3 Emulator Has Been Released For Android, But Is Proving Controversial

The developer is facing criticism for breaking RPCS3 GPLv2 license.Recently, a new PS3 emulator was released for Android called aps3e, generating some initial excitement in the retro community among those who had been waiting for a new way to play their favourite PS3 games on Android handhelds.However, shortly after the emulator began to make the rounds online, it quickly became clear that all was not quite as above board as initially believed (…

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Time Extension broke the news in on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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