Difference between revisions of "PCSX2"

From Emulation General Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 6: Line 6:
 
|third = Windows, Linux, OS X
 
|third = Windows, Linux, OS X
 
|fourth = [http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/people/list PCSX2 Team]
 
|fourth = [http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/people/list PCSX2 Team]
|fifth = http://pcsx2.net/}}
+
|fifth = http://pcsx2.net/
 +
|sixth = http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/}}
 
'''PCSX2''' is an open source, plugin-based PlayStation 2 emulator. Its purpose is to mimic 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.
 
'''PCSX2''' is an open source, plugin-based PlayStation 2 emulator. Its purpose is to mimic 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.
  
Line 35: Line 36:
  
 
[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches?pid=271674#pid271674 PCSX2 Widescreen Game Patches] and [http://ps2wide.net/ PS2 Widescreen Hacks]
 
[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-PCSX2-Widescreen-Game-Patches?pid=271674#pid271674 PCSX2 Widescreen Game Patches] and [http://ps2wide.net/ PS2 Widescreen Hacks]
 
==Source Code==
 
http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/
 
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Emulators]]
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:Linux emulation software]]
 
[[Category:OS X emulation software]]
 
[[Category:OS X emulation software]]

Revision as of 04:21, 11 September 2013

PCSX2-Logo.png
Current version: 1.0.0
Active: Yes
OS: Windows, Linux, OS X
Authors: PCSX2 Team
Official website: http://pcsx2.net/
Source code: http://code.google.com/p/pcsx2/

PCSX2 is an open source, plugin-based PlayStation 2 emulator. Its purpose is to mimic the PS2 hardware using a combination MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory.

Downloads

Recommended Specs

  • Windows Vista / Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.2 GHz or better
  • GPU: 8600 GT or better
  • 1GB RAM (2GB if on Vista / Windows 7)

For those with DualShock 3 controllers, use the new XInput Wrapper SCP.

Setup

Get God Hand running on a laptop

Native DS3 controls with Lilypad-SCP - Import this with the 'Load Bindings' button in Lilypad's config.


Guides and Info

Official PCSX2 Setup Guide

NeoGaf Guide

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

PCSX2 Widescreen Game Patches and PS2 Widescreen Hacks