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;[[PCSX2]]:Support for a See [[PlayStation_2_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|PlayStation 2 emulators hardware featuresection]] has been merged into the main project, allowing the same backward compatibility with PS1 games. However, one thing to note is that backward compatibility in the original PS2 hardware didn't even cover all the games in the PS1 library, and these limitations carry forward to PCSX2's emulationfor more information.
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:;[https://pcsx-redux.consoledev.net/ PCSX-Redux]
::Latest iteration of PCSX but without plugin system and create a single monolithic codebase that handles all aspects of the playstation emulation. Heavily focused on development, debuggability, and reverse engineering, but still perfectly usable to run PlayStation 1 titles. PCSX-Redux also supports [https://github.com/grumpycoders/pcsx-redux/tree/main/src/mips/openbios OpenBIOS] - a free, truly open source bios replacement for the ps1, which works on the real hardware and emulators.
;[[MAME]]
:By nature of supporting arcade systems similar to the PlayStation, MAME's "Sony PlayStation" driver (<code>psj</code>) is considered "preliminary", but it works; it can boot to the BIOS and launch games but expect bugs, especially between hardware revisions. The MAME project as a whole remains active, but there's no incentive for any of its developers to work on the PS1 driver.
;[[ePSXe]]
:Was slated to become an open-source, full-system emulator like DuckStation, with the caveat being that it could load games without a BIOS. That never panned out, as development has largely stopped.
====Backwards-compatible PlayStation emulators====;[[MAMEPCSX2]]:By nature of supporting arcade systems similar This emulator supports PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility with PlayStation [[PlayStation_2_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|hardware feature]]. However, one thing to note is that backward compatibility in the original PlayStation, MAME2 hardware didn's "Sony t cover all the games in the PlayStation" driver (<code>psj</code>) is considered "preliminary"1 library, but it works; it can boot and naturally these limitations carry forward to the BIOS and launch games but expect bugsPCSX2's emulation, especially between hardware revisions. The MAME project as a whole remains active, but thereon top of that PCSX2's no incentive for any of its developers to work on backwards compatibility emulation still not perfect at the PS1 drivermoment.
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