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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Installation |
| 3 | +author: Carl Mylo |
| 4 | +date: 2024-02-21 |
| 5 | +category: English |
| 6 | +layout: post |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Before starting the installation process, **make sure your drivers and operating system are up to date**. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +**Let's start by downloading 7-Zip**, which will open the compressed .7z archives most of these downloads will be stored inside of. **If you already have 7-Zip** or an alternative installed, you can **skip to the next steps.** |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +[**[Click here to go to 7-Zip's download page]**](https://www.7-zip.org/download.html). |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +[](https://www.7-zip.org/download.html "7-zip.org/download") |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +**Now**, **let's** go ahead and **install Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable**, which is required by RPCS3. You probably already have this, but it doesn't hurt to double check. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +[**[Click here to download Microsoft Visual C++ 2019 Redistributable]**](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe) |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +**Once it finishes downloading**, open it up and **install it**. |
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| 23 | +[](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-22 Redistributable (x64) 14.3833130") |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +**Next**, let's **download RPCS3**. |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +[**[Click here to go to RPCS3's download site]**](https://rpcs3.net/download). |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Scroll down a bit and download the Windows version. |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +[](https://rpcs3.net/download "RPCS3 - Download") |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +**Once it downloads, extract the .7zip file.** |
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| 35 | + |
| 36 | +I would strongly suggest extracting the files into “C:\\Games\\RPCS3” or a separate internal drive to avoid permissions issues. Also, untick the box that will create a sub-directory, as shown highlighted in the picture. |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +**Avoid installing to and running from an external drive or from a synced folder (Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.)**, as this usually leads to an unstable experience. |
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| 40 | + |
| 41 | +Once that's extracted, [**[download the PlayStation 3 system software from Sony's website]**](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/). **Scroll down** until you get **to** “**Update using a computer**”, **click that** to expand, **then click on “Download PS3 Update.**” |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +_**If you're using a Chromium-based browser like Chrome or Edge, MAKE SURE YOU RIGHT-CLICK AND “Save link as,” or your download MAY become stuck.**_ |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Once again, the picture below links to the download page. |
| 46 | +[](https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/ "How to update PS3 console system software") |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +Now, **go to the folder where you extracted RPCS3.** Keep this folder open in the background. **Open up RPCS3**. **Tick "I have read the Quickstart guide" and "Do not show again", then click "Continue."** |
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| 52 | + |
| 53 | +**Drag** the **PS3UPDAT.PUP** file you just downloaded from Sony's website **into RPCS3**. |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +**Click "Yes"** when the firmware installer prompts you. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +**Let it install.** |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +**When it finishes, click "OK."** |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +It will start compiling modules to load the PS3 XMB into the emulator, which may take a few minutes. **You can either let it do its thing or close it.** |
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| 68 | + |
| 69 | +Next, **open a new file browser window and go to the folder where you have your copy of Rock Band 3 stored and drag the folder into RPCS3's "games" folder**. Again, you're on your own when it comes to finding a copy. [[I used “PS3 Disc Dumper” for this because it's the easiest way]](https://youtu.be/mRxSKxoYt_g). |
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| 72 | + |
| 73 | +After dragging it in, click "Refresh" in RPCS3. This should make Rock Band 3 appear in your library. |
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| 75 | + |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +Rock Band 3 is now in your game library in RPCS3, but it's not quite ready yet. Next, go get [**[*Rock Band 3 Deluxe*]**](https://rb3dx.neocities.org/). |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +This is a must-have mod, which also fixes some critical bugs RPCS3 has with Rock Band 3. On top of that, it adds [**[many great features]**](https://rb3dx.neocities.org/features). |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +[**[Click here to download Rock Band 3 Deluxe]**](https://nightly.link/hmxmilohax/rock-band-3-deluxe/workflows/build/main/RB3DX-PS3.zip). |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +[](https://nightly.link/hmxmilohax/rock-band-3-deluxe/workflows/build/main/RB3DX-PS3.zip "RB3DX-PS3.zip") |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +**When it's finished downloading, extract the archive**. |
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| 88 | + |
| 89 | +**When it finishes extracting, drag the PKG file into RPCS3 and click "Yes"** on the prompt, just like you did earlier with the PS3UPDAT.PUP file. |
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| 95 | +If it installed successfully, you should see that the Rock Band 3 icon has changed. |
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| 99 | +You can also rename the game in the list to "Rock Band 3 Deluxe" if you wish. To do this, right-click on "Rock Band 3" and select "Rename In Game List." |
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