If the above steps don't resolve the issue, you can try the following advanced troubleshooting steps:
| Log Error | Likely Fix | |-----------|-------------| | _sys_mutex_lock / _sys_cond_wait | Enable Accurate PPU 128 reservations (Advanced tab) | | cellFsOpen failed | Game files missing → redump | | liblv2.sprx not found | Corrupt firmware → reinstall firmware | | vkCreateDevice failed | GPU doesn’t support Vulkan 1.1 → update drivers or use OpenGL (slow) | rpcs3 the ps3 application has likely crashed
If you downloaded a game and it is not properly decrypted, RPCS3 cannot read it. If the above steps don't resolve the issue,
Right-click the game in RPCS3 → Change Custom Configuration → Try these: rpcs3 the ps3 application has likely crashed