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Rpcs3 v0.0.42

Rpcs3: v0.0.42 Release

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July 31, 2026

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v0.0.41 (released June 4, 2026)

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What's Changed

Remove duplicated code in VKShaderInterpreter.cpp by @digant73 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18832
Add "Enable Mouse-based Gyro" setting to I/O config by @Windsurf7 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18835
SPU LLVM: Use 128-bit SVE2 for FMS by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18837
SPU LLVM: Idiomatic FSM implementation for ARM64 by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18806
SPU LLVM: SVE multiply optimizations (ARM) by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18789
vk: Autogrow descriptor pools based on demand by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18844
Initialize rtmidi async by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18843
Make FFB direction encoding for emulated G27 configurable by @ZerNico in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18776
usb_device: present wii instruments as PS3 instruments by @sanjay900 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18796
SPU LLVM: Use I8MM for GBH and GBB by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18833
Update Submodules by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18840
HOTFIX: JIT/AArch64: advertise +i8mm to the LLVM target machine by @Rad0van in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18846
SPU LLVM: Use TBL for AArch64 ROTQBY shuffles by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18818
cellAudio: fix _mxr000 surmixer event-queue key constant by @Rad0van in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18850
RSX: Add hardware spin_wait helper, use it in flush requests by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18830
rsx: Handle mipmap sampling edge case when SNORM emulation is active by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18860
cellAudio: Fix _mxr000 event queue hack by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18857
SPU/PPU: Implement PPU reservation priority over SPUs by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18854
rsx: Use mip0 resolution scale when computing mipmap scaling factors by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18866
Qt: Add exit game shortcut by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18869
SaveStates: Fix lv2_timer serialization by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18878
ffmpeg: remove directshow backend by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18879
Fix drag & drop of files on main window by @digant73 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18885
gui: Move download database actions from game list to Manage -> Database submenu by @Vishrut2403 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18870
rsxaudio: fix some VS warnings by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18886
gui: Play preview videos on row selection, not just hover by @thephilcoulson in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18721
Use more std::move by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18868
Add integrity check to PSN Content, DLC and Game Update files by @digant73 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18669
Fix visual studio projects by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18889
Do not throw on hex_to_bytes error in iso get_key by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18891
Optimise PNGs across the repo by @Chubercik in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18831
Use more std::string_view (Part 1) by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18890
gl: Maintenance fixes by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18874
Use opengl renderer in game window title by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18895
Use more fmt::split_sv by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18898
Stop playing gamelist movies when the window loses focus by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18899
Use more std::string_view (Part 2) by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18901
[SPU] Optimize CLZ on targets without AVX512 by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18900
sys_rsx: Fix IOMAP syscalls argument types by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18909
Fix std::string_view regressions by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18908
Qt: use readable strings for window visibility in gui settings by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18907
[macOS] Update runners to OS 15, raise minimum deployment target accordingly by @schm1dtmac in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18897
Add user agent to curl requests by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18912
[SPU] Calculate FRSQEST exponent using arithmetic by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18905
Add missing sanity check in savedata_op by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18918
Update pugixml to 1.16 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18904
fix double path delimiter by @digant73 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18923
Use more std::string_view (Part 3) by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18903
[SPU LLVM] Calculate FREST fraction using vperm2d for AVX512 by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18931
SPU Analyzer: Giga Block Crash Fix for Skylanders Giants by @chotchki in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18935
SPU LLVM: Use SVE2 XAR for constant rotates by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18849
[SPU LLVM] Refactor SHUFB to improve readability by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18937
Update wolfssl to 5.9.2 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18946
Update 7zip to 26.02 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18947
[SPU LLVM] Additional SHUFB splat/special-index fast paths by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18945
emulated turntable: allow to map motion sensors by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18958
Add more motion control mappings to turntable and ghltar by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18961
Fix consteval read_from_ptr and add sanity checks if possible by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18963
Propagate src_loc in write_to_ptr and read_from_ptr by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18967
SPU Precompilation: Add support for unaligned segments by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18968
Fix TTY UTF-8 logging by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18969
settings: Default async with shader interpreter with no shader compilation hint by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18956
Fix cellKb when using key modifiers on linux by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18938
macOS: DJ Hero Turntable support (deck buttons, passthrough conflict) by @silvatyrant in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18957
Fix out of bounds read in Dimensions by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18972
cellSysmodule implementation by @capriots in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18962
[SPU ASMJIT] Vectorized 16-bit variable shifts for SSE2 targets by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18911
SPU LLVM: Use ARM USHL for masked infinite shifts by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18816
PPU LLVM: Fix core_lock locking by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18774
SPU: Comparisons via multiplications for ARM, checksums via absolute difference, and rolled loops by @Whatcookie in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18824
Fallback unsupported database SPU decoder on ARM64 by @cicerohellmann in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18651
sysinfo.cpp: Relax TSC calibration constraints by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/17909
cellSysmodule: fixup by @capriots in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18977
Fix VSH on ARM64: Memory management fixes by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18707
cellSysmodule: fixup (part 2) by @capriots in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18978
Move unsafe raw pointer write_to_ptr and read_from_ptr to write_to_ptr_unsafe and read_from_ptr_unsafe by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18975
Update Submodules by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18980
Extra logging for GUI notifications by @RipleyTom in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18988
input: fix arrow key mapping roundtrip on macOS ARM by @Icnopandaz in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18920
Bump global savestate version by @capriots in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18989
VK: fix video_out_calibration_pass::get_fragment_inputs by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18952
Add OpenCV 5 Support by @hcorion in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18998
Update fusion to 1.3.0 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19008
Update curl to 8.21.0 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18943
Fix PS1 classics shortcuts by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19012
[SPU LLVM] Refactor SELB to improve readability by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19002
[SPU ASMJIT] Optimize xfloat compares and multiply by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19025
IDM: Optimize search for concurrency by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19027
sys_fs: Fix ENOTDIR check for paths ending with /dot or /dotdot by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19028
Update fusion to 1.3.1 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19030
PPU LLVM: Optimize vector NaN handling for AVX512 by @Yahfz in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19033
PPU LLVM: Optimize vector denormal handling for AVX512 by @Yahfz in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19034
[SPU LLVM] Replace constant float checks with LLVM's KnownFPClass analysis by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19043
PPU LLVM: Accelerates NJ handling in FTZ environment by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19040
metainfo: Update screenshot preview by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19044
qt: Fix save manager crash when deleting multiple entries by @ProtoJay4789 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19019
Revert SPU Reduced Loop Optimizations to fix Arm64 regressions by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18979
SPU: Revert LQX/STQX reduction by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19050
[SPU LLVM] Use select in FMA to shorten its dependency chain by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19052
pad settings: Fix for clearing bindings by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19054
Add more info to VFS exceptions by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19055
[macOS] Update to the latest MoltenVK 1.4.2 prebuilt by @schm1dtmac in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19059
atomic: Fix BSD compilation by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19061
LLVM: Improve v128 constant extraction by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19064
Fix: get_known_bits fix by @RipleyTom in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19051
cli: allow to boot last savestate of a game by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19067
Qt: add guest memory dump utility by @canersaka in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19068
Qt: move guest memory dump code to own class by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19070
rsx: Clean up the shader interpreters by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19084
Update llvm to 22.1.8 by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/16807
rsxfp/interpreter - Implement missing texture functionality by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19090
Fix package install failure warning message by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19096
Fix recording encoder selection by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19063
Fix DLC installation by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19097
SPU/ARM64: Fix PS1 classics and RawSPU Games by @elad335 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19088
vk: remove unused setting by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19099
Replace some abort() calls with fmt::throw_exception by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19094
Remove outdated LLVM ifdefs by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19092
Fix value assignment in iota16 by @isztldav in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19105
Fix 1st regression on black textures in Sonic Generations by @digant73 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19091
Add game invite handling to friends overlay #18417 by @primetime43 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19108
UI/UX: Add Categories Broken and Completed to Filter Game List by @Darkhost1999 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19106
add missing vids and pids for wii MPA devices by @sanjay900 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19111
Allow to skip empty strings in fmt::merge by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19110
rsx: Implement proper fix for incomplete image reconstruction in the texture cache when WCB is disabled by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19104
rsx: Fix interpreter error spam due to incorrect format lookup by @kd-11 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19113
ci/bsd: Update FreeBSD to 14.4, use LLVM 22 while keeping clang-devel by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19116
rsx: fix some msvc warnings by @Megamouse in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19115
[SPU LLVM] Shorten FI's dependency chain and fix SNaN clamping issue by @WalterKruger in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19107
ci/bsd: Compile with clang 22 by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19119
overlay: Add trophy list sorting options by @Vishrut2403 in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/18965
rpcs3_version: Bump to 0.0.42 by @AniLeo in https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/19121

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