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It's purpose is to mimic the the PS2 hardware, using a combination MIPS CPU [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_%28computing%29 Interpreters], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_recompilation Recompile][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_recompilation][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_recompilation rs] and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine Virtual Machine] which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory.  
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It's purpose is to mimic the the PS2 hardware, using a combination MIPS CPU [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_%28computing%29 Interpreters], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_recompilation Recompilers] and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine Virtual Machine] which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory.
  
 
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==Recommended Specs<br />==

Revision as of 02:59, 24 April 2013

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PCSX2 is an open source Playstation 2 (PS2) emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac.

Downloads

Description

It's purpose is to mimic the the PS2 hardware, using a combination MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory.

Recommended Specs

  • Windows Vista / Windows 7 32bit/64bit
  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.2ghz or better
  • GPU: 8600gt or better
  • 1gb RAM (2gb if on Vista / Windows 7)

For those with DualShock 3 controllers use this new XInput Wrapper, or use the Bluetooth beta.

Online

How To Play PCSX2 Online (See Online PS2 Games for what games still have servers up)

Widescreen

PCSX2 Widescreen Game Patches and PS2 Widescreen Hacks

Guides and Info

Official PCSX2 Setup Guide

NeoGaf Guide

Source code

http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/