# RPCSX *An experimental emulator for PS4 (PlayStation 4) for Linux written in C++* ![](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/RPCSX/rpcsx/format.yml?style=for-the-badge&label=Formatting) [![](https://img.shields.io/discord/252023769500090368?style=for-the-badge)](https://discord.gg/t6dzA4wUdG)
> **Warning**
> It's NOT possible to run any games yet, and there is no ETA for when this will change ## Contributing If you want to contribute as a developer, please contact us in the [Discord](https://discord.gg/t6dzA4wUdG). ## Building 1. Install dependencies for Debian-like distributions `sudo apt install build-essential cmake libunwind-dev libglfw3-dev libvulkan-dev vulkan-validationlayers-dev spirv-tools glslang-tools` 2. Building `mkdir -p build && cd build && cmake .. && cmake --build .` 4. Run See usage message of rpcsx-os (-h argument), or join the [Discord](https://discord.gg/t6dzA4wUdG) for help. ## License RPCSX is licensed under GPLv2 license except directories containing their own LICENSE file, or files containing their own license. Thus, orbis-kernel is licensed under the MIT license.