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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | AetherSX2 is essentially a closed-source Android | + | AetherSX2 is essentially a closed-source Android port of [[PCSX2]]. However, unlike the incredibly shady [[DamonPS2]], it uses the current version of PCSX2, which is almost entirely licensed under the LGPL save for some minor GPL parts (namely the MPEG decoder which uses libmpeg2, and the code for the on-screen display which uses [[wikipedia:FreeType|FreeType]]). To be fully compliant with the LGPL, Tahlreth is expecting to rewrite the GPL code.<ref>Bositman (November 24, 2021). [https://pcsx2.net/301-aethersx2-pcsx2-mobile.html AetherSX2 brings PCSX2 to mobile]. ''PCSX2.net''.</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 27 November 2021
| Developer(s) | Tahlreth |
|---|---|
| Latest version | N/A |
| Platform(s) | Android |
| Emulates | PlayStation 2 |
| Programmed in | Java[1] |
| License | Proprietary (GUI) LGPL (core code) |
AetherSX2 is an upcoming PlayStation 2 emulator for Android maintained by Tahlreth. It is currently undergoing a private alpha test.
Overview
AetherSX2 is essentially a closed-source Android port of PCSX2. However, unlike the incredibly shady DamonPS2, it uses the current version of PCSX2, which is almost entirely licensed under the LGPL save for some minor GPL parts (namely the MPEG decoder which uses libmpeg2, and the code for the on-screen display which uses FreeType). To be fully compliant with the LGPL, Tahlreth is expecting to rewrite the GPL code.[2]
References
- ↑ Tahlreth on Reddit. November 23, 2021. "No Java source code will ever be public [...]"
- ↑ Bositman (November 24, 2021). AetherSX2 brings PCSX2 to mobile. PCSX2.net.
