PCSX2

[Heinzu]

My favorite Playstation 2 emulator has received a new update and it now works even better.

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.

GitHub - PCSX2/pcsx2: PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator. Contribute to PCSX2/pcsx2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

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[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

PCSX2 is without a doubt the Best PS2 Emulator for PC and also that it has evolved quite a bit over time and also that it is my favorite PS2 emulator.

 

[RageBurner]

It's really the only choice. Good thing it is an excellent choice.

 

[Morgana Veil]

Yeah, it has come a long way since its 2002 initial release. I remember when the damn thing was plugin-based

 

[RageBurner]

Yeah, it has come a long way since its 2002 initial release. I remember when the damn thing was plugin-based

Plugin based emus are such a pain to deal with, yeah.

 

[Cloudberry]

The best PS2 emulator ever.
Not entirely perfect, but it's 100% functional.
I love how it's implement GameShark codes, control customizations, etc.
Playing Star Ovean Till the End of Time with cheat codes is just .
F those Battle Trophies though lol.
I don't care it's cheating but I finally got 300/300 Battle Trophies & I don't want to do it ever again.

 

[Leon]

Yeah, it has come a long way since its 2002 initial release. I remember when the damn thing was plugin-based

Plugin based?

I remember when it didn't support cheats or widescreen patches, or how about having to manually prevent screen shaking?

PCSX2 is amazing, has been for well over a decade now, in some ways it's one of the best console emulators ever made.

 

[redux007]

Yeah, it has come a long way since its 2002 initial release. I remember when the damn thing was plugin-based

Before Duckstation, which is an excellent emulator. There was the epsxe, and in order to make it look as good as Duckstation does now (it never got geometry correction, so we're only talking sprites here and color saturation) it needed a now unobtainable file package and extension called "Natural Vision," shader or filter I can't remember which. For awhile that was the "shit," but seeing PSX games with geometry correction, proper fmv filters, and superior up scaling technology really is something else. It's almost like running a slightly weaker or tweaked Dreamcast.

 

[Aziamuth]

It's really the only choice. Good thing it is an excellent choice.

I remember when the only option for DS was No$GBA. Those were times

 

[RageBurner]

I remember when the only option for DS was No$GBA. Those were times

Using No$ emus hurts my soul. I mean, they are useful for debugging, and that's really what they are meant for, but as an end user emulator? kinda painful.

 

[Aziamuth]

Using No$ emus hurts my soul. I mean, they are useful for debugging, and that's really what they are meant for, but as an end user emulator? kinda painful.

No$GBA worked for me when I played Diamond. My previous computer was too garbo for DeSmume

But that's it

 

[χKai]

It's gotten really good over the last several years! I couldn't believe the consistent running at full speed, and the ease with which it handles cutscenes now.

 

[DjQuick2008]

Only game thats given me real problems is the rom of wwe all stars.

 

[Franz_Thieppel]

When they introduced the fixes for frame pacing and input lag that was it. It was already good but that made it reach the point of "Why even have a real PS2 anymore?".

Same goes for Dolphin where you had to choose between horrible input lag or horrible stutter until very recently.