YouTube’s ‘Bang4BuckPC Gamer’ has shared a video, showcasing Killzone 2 running on PC via RPCS3 on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D with an NVIDIA RTX 4090. This video will give you an idea of how the best PS3 emulator runs on one of the best gaming PCs. So, let’s take a look at it.
Now the good news here is that Bang4BuckPC Gamer has included a performance overlay. As such, we get to see the CPU and GPU utilization. And, even at 4K, Killzone 2 is bottlenecked by the CPU.
The NVIDIA RTX 4090 is used between 70-90%, and the framerate fluctuates between 50FPS and 90FPS. So, to get a constant 60FPS experience with this current build of RPCS3, we’ll have to either wait for the next generation of AMD CPUs, or rely on frame generation techniques.
Neither the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D nor the NVIDIA RTX 4090 are at fault here. The reason Killzone 2 runs below 60FPS is due to the PS3 emulation. The RPCS3 team will obviously have to further optimize its code. As such, we expect the game to run better in future versions of RPCS3. Still, even with this current build, we are really close to a 60FPS experience.
Since Sony does not plan to bring the old Killzone games to PC, this will be the best way to experience them. This holds true for other PS3 games, like Lair, inFAMOUS 2, Gran Turismo 6 and MotorStorm. There are rumors that Konami may include MGS4 in its collection. And as for the God of War games, rumors suggest that Sony may remaster all the Greek GOW games for PS5 and PC. As said, these are just rumors and nothing more. Thus, take them with a grain of salt. Still, we might get native PC versions for these titles.
Before closing, I should note that other PS3 games run way better on RPCS3 than Killzone 2. Right now, Killzone 2 (and 3) are the most demanding PS3 games to run on PC via RPCS3. So, the fact that we are so close to a 60FPS in this game is actually great news.
Enjoy!
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