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How to ask for Support
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Welcome to RPCS3, the world's first open-source PlayStation 3 emulator.
Before starting your support request:
- Read the Quickstart Guide. In this guide you will be able to:
- Check the hardware requirements;
- Install the software requirements.
- Ensure that you're using the latest official RPCS3 build. No support is provided for custom, outdated or unofficial RPCS3 builds.
- Ensure that your GPU drivers are up-to-date.
- Pack up your log file.
- Use a compressing tool such as 7-Zip to compress the RPCS3.log file to a .7z file after closing the emulator.
- On Windows it will be in the
logfolder inside your RPCS3 folder. - On Linux (yes, that includes SteamOS) it will be in
~/.cache/rpcs3/. - On macOS it will be in
~/Library/Caches/rpcs3/.
- On Windows it will be in the
- Use a compressing tool such as 7-Zip to compress the RPCS3.log file to a .7z file after closing the emulator.
| ⚠️ Do NOT send us copy pasted text or screenshots from the emulator's log window ⚠️ ⚠️ Do NOT send us screenshots from Fatal Errors that contain a link to this guide ⚠️ Doing these will grant you a warning We need the full log file as described in this guide |
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Submitting your support request:
Choose one of the following places to ask for support at:
- On Discord:
- Go to the #help channel on our Discord Server and start writing a message describing your issue.
- Include the compressed log you obtained on the previous step, as well as any screenshots in the case of visual issues.
- On Forums:
- Go to the Support section of our forums and start a new thread describing your issue.
- Upload the compressed log you obtained on the previous step as an attachment, as well as any screenshots in the case of visual issues.