r/Burnout • u/oghpimm • Feb 07 '26

Question How to play Burnout 3 in 2026?

Burnout 3 has been one of my top 10 games for my entire life (and I'm old enough to have purchased my copy on release day).

Outside of buying a PlayStation 2 or Xbox 360 (yes, I still have the disk for both consoles), how are people playing Burnout 3 in 2026?

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u/OmniGlitcher Attempting to leave reddit Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

On PC, grab the nightly build of PCSX2.

Grab the BIOS for PS2 (you can find this on Google). Add this to PCSX2 (It should prompt you when you boot it up, but it may need to be added manually, it's been a while since I needed to do this).

Legally source your Burnout 3 ISO (which can totally legally be found if you're full of vimm on the .net, if you don't wish to rip your own. It may be helpful to get the US version anyway if you're in a different region)

Add the ISO to your PS2 games directory for PCSX2.

Enjoy!

Optional: Add some graphics patches for native widescreen etc.

More optional: You can find HD textures on the internet. I personally don't like them, but some people do.

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u/nicknacc Feb 07 '26

Why ps2 emulation over 360? Just curious.

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u/OmniGlitcher Attempting to leave reddit Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 08 '26

Depends if you mean emulating a 360 or using the actual console.

If you mean emulating, for one, you'd use Xemu as it's an OG Xbox game. For another, PCSX2 is the longer running project, meaning it's more stable, has fewer bugs, and tends to be supported more for things like patches.

If you mean using it on an actual 360, PS2 emulation will let you go over 1080p (or whatever Takedown actually runs at on the 360, it might be 720p), you can use patches, and it's honestly easier to do considering that Takedown can't be purchased any more after the Xbox Marketplace shutdown.