Back up your 1.12 PKG to an external drive or cloud storage. Sony may eventually sunset all PS3 update servers, and physical discs will never include the final patch.

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Fixes for frame rate drops during massive boss encounters.

If you get a corrupted data message after installing the PKG:

Once you have the file, follow this exact folder structure:

The community consensus on RPCS3 forums is that 1.12 provides a near-console perfect experience with fewer crashes.