Here's a quick setup guide to install and run a PS3 Emulator - RPCS3 for PC (Windows 10/8/7):

Step 1. Files needed:

- RPCS3 & PS3 Firmware (Latest "PS3UPDAT.PUP") click here
(A file extractor such as WinRAR or whatever you prefer using)

Note:

- The PS3 firmware is provided by official PlayStation website.
- You will need to have MS Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable & MS DirectX End-User Runtime installed.

Step 2. Steps:

1. First, download and extract the emulator to your preferred location.

2. Download and place the PS3 firmware together with the extracted emulator.

3. Launch emulator "rpcs3.exe"

4. Go to FILE > INSTALL FIRMWARE. Find the .PUP firmware, and select "OK/INSTALL" . Wait until installation complete.

5. Go to "CONFIGURATION" and select "SYSTEM"

6. Go to the "SYSTEM" tab, and change the language under "CONSOLE LANGUAGE" to your preferred language (this step probably have some effect on changing region).

7. Still in "SYSTEM SETTINGS", go to "CPU" tab, and change to "AUTO LOAD REQUIRED LIBRARIES" under "FIRMWARE SETTINGS".

8. You can either leave "PREFERRED SPU THREADS" at "AUTO" or change to "1"; up to you.

9. Next go to the "GPU" tab, here you can change "RENDERER" from "OPENGL" to "VULCAN"

Note: VULCAN is the recommended setting, despite OpenGL is the default

11. Still part of step.9, you can also change the "DEFAULT RESOLUTION" to your preferred setting.

12. You might also need to set a "FRAMELIMIT" under "GPU" tab, e.g. 30fps, 60ps, OFF, AUTO, etc.

13. You also might want to edit the "AUDIO OUT" under "AUDIO" tab

14. If you're done, choose to "SAVE"

Note: the above are just the recommended steps, you might need to do extra adjustment as per your respective need.

15. Finally might want to edit the "PADS" (gamepad setup) under "CONFIGURATION".

Step 3. Play PS3 Games on PC

1. Needless to say, you need to download a game for PS3 or dump your game CD content.

2. Place it somewhere, preferably in a location easy to access or find

3. Now simply click on the CD icon below "FILE", then find your game folder, after that press "SELECT FOLDER/OK".

4. It should then begin process to launch your PS3, just sit back and wait until it launches.

System requirements for RPCS3 - PS3 Emulator:

In order to run any games your PC, your system needs to be equipped with at least the following minimum specifications

OS: A 64-bit operating system is required. Windows 7, 8 and 10 are supported as well.
CPU - A modern 64-bit capable processor
CPU - 32-bit processors are not supported
GPU - OpenGL 4.3 compatible or greater
RAM - 4GB of memory at minimum

Well, that's about it