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|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.aethersx2.android '''<s>Play Store</s>(sabotaged)''']
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|[https://www.aethersx2dropbox.com/archivesh/9m31phmjp5877mx/AABhdNrQ9PL49tfJNIIudKg_a?dirdl=android 0 '''Alpha ReleasesBackup (Dropbox)'''] ([https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=old-releases Old Alpha Builds])
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* '''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.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>In later revisions of Aethersx2 after version 13930-v1.5-3668, Tahlreth would add ads and software trackers to the app. A number of fans have either archived old APK versions, or in the case of one hacker, came up with a reverse-engineered build based on a very old LGPL source code release. There also exists a patch for the latest alpha release called NetherSX2 which also removes advertising and introduces quality-of-life improvements over the original emulator. Due to licensing concerns NetherSX2 only comes in an .sh script rather than as a full APK, similar to the ReVanced project for the YouTube client on Android.
==External links==
[[Category:PlayStation 2 emulators]]
[[Category:Android emulation software]]
[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]
[[Category:Inactive emulation software]]
