The best PS3 emulator on Android just got a massive local multiplayer upgrade

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TL;DR ARMSX3 now lets you play local multiplayer games with a friend over the same Wi-Fi network or online.

The friend is player two and can play with their own controller or touch controls.

This feature doesn’t require the second player to have their own copy of a game.

ARMSX3 is the top PlayStation 3 emulator on Android, having received a steady stream of updates since its release earlier this year. One update in August brought online multiplayer functionality, but a recent update brings a major upgrade for local multiplayer.

ARMSX3 v1.2 was released a few days ago, and the app now supports remote local multiplayer functionality. That is, you can play as player two in a friend’s multiplayer game streamed over the same Wi-Fi network or online.