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{{for|other emulators that run on PS2 hardware|Emulators on PS2}}
The '''[[wikipedia:PlayStation_2|PlayStation 2]]''' (PS2) is a sixth-generation console released by Sony on October 26, 2000 and it was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|299.99|2000}}. It has the Emotion Engine CPU based off the MIPS R5900 at 300 MHz with 32MB of RDRAM system memory and 4MB of eDRAM (VRAM). Its GPU was a custom Graphics Synthesizer, which ran at 150 MHz. It became the highest-selling console of all time with over 155 million units sold.
==Emulators==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
| [[PCSX2]]
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
| [https://pcsx2.net/downloads/ 1.6.0#nightly-anchor Nightly] (stable)<br /> [httphttps://buildbot.orphispcsx2.net/pcsx2 downloads/ Stable]<ref group=N name=pcsx2stable>The stable versions are years out of date and missing countless features and bug fixes. Nightly]versions are a better choice for almost all users; the stable versions should only be used if you have a specific need for them.</ref>
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| [[AetherSX2]]
| align=left|{{Icon|LinuxARM|macOS}}
| [https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/?dir=desktop Builds] | {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| [[Play!]]
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}
| [http://purei.org/downloads.php {{Play!Ver}}]<br/>[https://github.com/jpd002/Play-/actions git]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗~}}
|-
| DobieStation
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/hpsx64 HPS2x64hpsx64]
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| [http://www.emucr.com/search/label/hpsx64?&max-results=16 {{hpsx64Ver}}]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| NeutrinoSX2 (nSX2)
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| 0.08
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| PS2emu
| align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
| 0.1
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.aethersx2.android {{AetherSX2Ver}}] <br>[https://www.aethersx2.com/archive Alpha/Beta]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗~}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗~}}<small> (WIP)</small>
|-
| [[DamonPS2]]
| {{✗}}
|-
! colspan="7"|ConsolesConsole|-| XBSX2| align=left|{{Icon|XB1|XboxSXS}}| [https://github.com/TheRhysWyrill/XBSX2 git] | {{✗}} | {{✓}} | {{✓}} | {{✓}}
|-
| [[AetherSX2]]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓~}}
|-
| [[Official_emulators#PlayStation_2|ps2_emu]]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [[Play!]]
| align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}
| [https://github.com/xerpi/play-switch git]
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|}
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===Comparisons===
;[[PCSX2]] <small class="plainlinks" style="font-weight:normal;">([https://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.html compat/ compatibility])</small>:The first Playstation 2 emulator. Accuracy has continuously improved during dev builds. The emulator is capable of playing most titles without any major glitches. Check the [[Game problems FAQ#PS2|Game Problems FAQ]] or the [https://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.html Official Compatibility List] for information regarding playability.
::;[[AetherSX2]]:A closed-source freeware emulator, partially forked from PCSX2. It's designed to be more optimal for ARM-based platforms, primarily those running Android.
;[[Play!]]:[https://github.com/jpd002/Play-Compatibility/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3Astate-playable Able to run a decent amount of commercial games]. Development is almost all done by the single maintainer jpd002. Compatibility information is located on the emulators [https://purei.org/ home page]. Also has a playable Android port.
;[https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/DobieStation/ DobieStation]:Many titles can go ingame, focused on accuracy, and therefore inherently slower than Play! or PCSX2. A compatibility list is provided [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kPLMTBSB2xZ8Rar140jiLWNRqsLX9vlCx12PJS2H5aw/edit#gid=0 here].
A [https://github.com/987123879113/pcsx2 fork] of PCSX2 supports emulation of Konami Python 2. Notice this fork requires extra BIOS files (civ.bin, cks.bin, eks.bin, and kek.bin).
MAME romsets of Python 2 games won't work on this fork as they are missing ILINK_ID files.
==PSX==
None of the PSX features have been emulated yet.
Apparently, a Twitter user called @DiscoStarslayer is [https://nitter.pussthecat.org/DiscoStarslayer/status/1570428063502012417 working] on bypassing the HDD encryption of the PSX which could result in this hardware being emulated and it would allow to replace the HDD in those consoles. This user also encourages to dump the content of the HDD of your PSX using a [https://nitter.pussthecat.org/DiscoStarslayer/status/1592187362947526657 guide] made by a PCSX2 contributor called [https://nitter.pussthecat.org/_987123879113 987123879113]
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