Hey r/PS3!

If you miss the old PES 2013 online days, here’s some good news: ThirteenServer, an unofficial community server for Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, has been running for PC players on Windows and Linux, and now it’s finally coming to PlayStation too. PS3 is officially supported, both on original hardware and on the RPCS3 emulator!

What you get:

• Ranked matches and friendlies
• Divisions, communities and online Master League
• Leaderboards and competitions
• Relays in Europe, North and South America and Asia, so matches still work with strict NAT
• Completely free

How to connect (takes a few minutes):

PS3 – Console setup

1. Point the PS3 at our DNS – Settings → Network Settings → Internet Connection Settings → Custom. Pick your connection as usual, then set DNS to Manual with both the primary and the secondary DNS shown below. Leave everything else on Automatic and UPnP on Enable.
2. Test the connection – Run the connection test. PSN sign in keeps working: only PES 2013 is pointed at us.
3. Go online in PES 2013 – Sign in with your PSN account. Your ThirteenServer account is made on the spot, and the game shows your website password once: save it.
4. Get the data pack – The game offers our data pack when you go online. Choose the normal download, it takes a few minutes.

Primary and secondary DNS:

95.214.55.111

Set DNS back to Automatic to go back to the original servers.

Full guide and troubleshooting: https://thirteenserver.online/connect

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/um9CKCXq4

PS3 support is brand new, so the lead developer is inviting everyone to jump in, test it and play. Bug reports, feedback and ideas are very welcome on Discord – the more players we get, the better the matchmaking gets.

See you on the pitch! ⚽

ThirteenServer is a community project, not affiliated with Konami.

I have done some tests and looks really cool. ;-)

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwESENDG3I

EmuReady report with configs is here : https://www.emuready.com/listings/7f619227-4756-4eb4-8123-a21ad7157358

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using the Ayn Thor Pro (Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, 12 GB RAM) for a few weeks now. Overall, everything works well and I’m generally very happy with the device.
However, I’ve run into one issue that seems a bit strange, and I haven’t been able to solve it—even though, in theory, it shouldn’t be a problem.

Emulation of PES2021 (PC)

For those who don’t know: it is possible to run the PC version of PES 2021 via Winlator. There are several videos online showing people running it on Snapdragon-based devices with smooth, playable performance.

What’s more, I’ve seen the game running successfully on:

• Odin 2 Base (SD8 Gen 2, 8 GB RAM)
• Retroid Pocket 5 / Flip 2 (SD865, 8 GB RAM)

I personally know someone I trust who managed to get it working on both of those devices.

For anyone interested, here’s an example video with recommended Winlator version and settings:
YouTube setup guide

My issue on the Thor Pro

When I try to run the game on my Thor Pro using the same Winlator version, settings, resolution, etc., the game is extremely unstable.

Based on my observations:

1. The game works best on the first launch after creating a fresh container. It loads, I can play a match, but the gameplay is not very smooth.
2. On subsequent launches, most attempts end in a crash during the first intro scenes.
3. On the bottom screen, I can see RAM usage. The crash usually happens when RAM usage reaches around 10.5 GB. This makes me suspect the instability is related to RAM management.

What I don’t understand is this:
How is it possible that the game runs more reliably on devices with 8 GB of RAM, while the Thor Pro has 12 GB?

Things I’ve already tried

• Enabling/disabling Android Swap RAM
• Different Thor android performance modes
• Various Winlator settings (CPU affinity, drivers, startup selection, custom Box64 presets)
• Running the game from internal storage vs SD card
• Different Winlator versions etc.
• Different versions of the game itself

Every time I manage to launch the game, the result is similar:

• unstable behavior
• choppy gameplay (if it launches at all)
• frequent crashes on repeated launches

Questions

Is anyone able to help or has any ideas what else I could try?
Has anyone experienced something similar?

This situation feels quite odd. Maybe it’s an issue with how RAM is managed in Thor’s OS?
Perhaps it’s handled differently on the Odin 2?
Or could the dual-screen setup be consuming additional RAM?

I’m honestly not sure—but any insight would be greatly appreciated.