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|developer = Tahlreth<!--|version = {{AetherSX2Ver}}|active = -->No|platform = [[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Xbox One|Xbox One]]|architecture = ARM
|target = [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]]
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|website = [https://aethersx2.xyz com AetherSX2.xyzcom]
|prog-lang = Java<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/EmulationOnAndroid/comments/qzrgb5/someone_posted_an_alleged_aethersx2_apk_i_have/hlqnovs/ Tahlreth] on Reddit. November 23, 2021. "No Java source code will ever be public [...]"</ref>
|support = [https://www.patreon.com/aethersx2 Patreon]
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'''AetherSX2''' is a closed-source [[PlayStation 2 emulators|PlayStation 2]] emulator for [[Emulators on Android|Android]] maintained , Linux, macOS and developed by TahlrethXbox One.
==Download==
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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.aethersx2.android '''Play Store''']
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|[https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=android '''Alpha Releases'''] ([https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=old-releases Old Alpha Builds])
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|[https://aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=desktop '''Pre-alpha For ARM Desktops''']
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|[https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=uwp '''Pre-Alpha Builds''']
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==Overview==
AetherSX2 is essentially a closed-source Android port of [[PCSX2]], adding an ARM JIT and Vulkan renderer. However, unlike the incredibly shady [[DamonPS2]], it uses the current version of PCSX2, which is almost entirely licensed under the [[Licensing#LGPL|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 was planning 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>
* '''Supported image formats''': .iso, .chd, .cso, .bin, .gzip, .elf
* '''System requirements''': At least a Snapdragon 845 or equivalent. Mali and PowerVR GPUs are limited by the lack of dual-source blending in their Android drivers, and will perform worse than Adreno GPUs.<ref>Tahlreth. [https://aethersx2.xyz/#what-are-the-requirements com AetherSX2 FAQ]. ''§ What are the requirements?''</ref> Tahlreth suspended development and bowed out from the emulation scene altogether in January 2023, citing the unacceptable behaviour of multiple people towards himself. <ref>Tahlreth. [https://aethersx2.com Page Unavailable]. ''§ AetherSX2 development is indefinitely suspended.''</ref>
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