Help God Of War freeze when booting in PCSX2

[SpaceCress]

Hey there's been several instances in which I download God of War from the repo but the game won't start, it freezes at the Sony Entertainment screen, is this an emulator config issue or an ISO issue?

 

[Morgana Veil]

That's because the game is way to awesome, and the emulator can't handle it.

It might actually be that your video drivers need an update. Or as you said it may be that the emulator is configured incorrectly. What BIOS are you using for it?

Let me grab it and I'll try it on my end

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 7:36 PM

*Edit*
It'll be a few minutes before it's done. I have other files downloading, and that's slowing it down. But these take precedence over the ISO, sorry. If it works fine, I'll cap my settings and post

 

[SpaceCress]

That's because the game is way to awesome, and the emulator can't handle it.

It might actually be that your video drivers need an update. Or as you said it may be that the emulator is configured incorrectly. What BIOS are you using for it?

Let me grab it and I'll try it on my end

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 7:36 PM

*Edit*
It'll be a few minutes before it's done. I have other files downloading, and that's slowing it down. But these take precedence over the ISO, sorry. If it works fine, I'll cap my settings and post

Thanks, I'm using SCPH39001.bin USA for the BIOS

 

[Morgana Veil]

Thanks, I'm using SCPH39001.bin USA for the BIOS

Alright, I'll try that first and see if it hangs. If so I'll try mine. I have multiple BIOS files for the PS2, so I'll see which one gets into the game, if any of them.

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:07 PM

Thanks, I'm using SCPH39001.bin USA for the BIOS

Ok, it did freeze with SCPH39001. Here are my settings using SCPH10000, which worked

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:09 PM

I hope this works for you. I don't know what else it could be, perhaps a VideoDriver update or something

 

[Felipe]

You should use ALWAYS the latest bios released to avoid problems. I use SCPH90001 also known as 2.30.

 

[Morgana Veil]

You should use ALWAYS the latest bios released to avoid problems. I use SCPH90001 also known as 2.30.

In some cases, yeah. But newer isn't always better. The SCPH10000 BIOS I use there has never had a problem with any PS2 game to date

 

[secreto7]

Alright, I'll try that first and see if it hangs. If so I'll try mine. I have multiple BIOS files for the PS2, so I'll see which one gets into the game, if any of them.

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:07 PM

Ok, it did freeze with SCPH39001. Here are my settings using SCPH10000, which worked
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Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:09 PM

I hope this works for you. I don't know what else it could be, perhaps a VideoDriver update or something

Perhaps it's misdetecting the game region since it worked well with the japanese one and not the other?

 

[RageBurner]

I would try the latest bios of the correct region and, if that doesn't work, then try lower versions from there. Also make sure the emulator is up to date as some games require specific settings that the emulator automatically enables, assuming, again, it's up to date.

Also, if you've been using the emulator for a long time and have been progressively jumping from version to version, it might be worthwhile to start fresh. Do backup your saves, however.

 

[Morgana Veil]

See, this is why I keep my old BIOS files. You never know when an updated or new one will break compatibility

 

[RageBurner]

Oh, another thing, going off what @Morgana Veil said, having the emulator's compatibility list handy helps, though it might not be always up to date.

https://pcsx2.net/compat/

And GoW's specific entry: https://wiki.pcsx2.net/index.php/God_of_War

 

[SpaceCress]

Alright, I'll try that first and see if it hangs. If so I'll try mine. I have multiple BIOS files for the PS2, so I'll see which one gets into the game, if any of them.

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:07 PM

Ok, it did freeze with SCPH39001. Here are my settings using SCPH10000, which worked
View attachment 84333View attachment 84334View attachment 84335View attachment 84336View attachment 84337View attachment 84338

Post automatically merged: Yesterday at 8:09 PM

I hope this works for you. I don't know what else it could be, perhaps a VideoDriver update or something

Thanks I'll try it tomorrow