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As for now, there are no emulators PCSX2 is the only emulator that can play emulate EyeToy-only games or EyeToy enhanced events and modes mechanics in other games. You can find more pieces of information about said games on this [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/525 PCSX2 GitHub issue].
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==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
!scope="col"|Active!scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="7"|PC / x86
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|[[PCSX2]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://pcsx2.net/download.html 1.6.0] (stable)<br /> [http://buildbot.orphis.net/pcsx2 SVN]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}
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|[[Play!]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[http://purei.org/downloads.php Builds]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}
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|DobieStation|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://github.com/PSI-Rockin/DobieStation git]<br /> [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/PSI-Rockin/dobiestation/history Builds]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}
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|[https://sourceforge.net/projects/hpsx64 hpsx64]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://www.emucr.com/search/label/hpsx64?&max-results=16 {{hpsx64Ver}}]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}
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|orbum|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/marco9999/orbum git]|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}
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!colspan="7"|Mobile / ARM
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|[[Play!]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}|[http://purei.org/downloads.php Builds]|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|{{✗}}<small> (WIP)</small>
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|[[DamonPS2]] |align=left|{{Icon|Android}} |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.damonplay.damonps2.free 4.0.1] |{{✗}} |{{✗}}|{{✗}} |{{✗}}
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!colspan="7"|Consoles
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|[[Official_Sony_Emulators#PlayStation_2|ps2_emu]]|align=left|{{Icon|PS3}}|FW 4.78|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✓}}
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===Comparisons===
;[[PCSX2]]:The first Playstation 2 emulator. The current stable version is 1.6. Accuracy has continuously improved during dev (1.7) 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.;[[Play!]]: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 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]. Once accuracy has reached an acceptable point, the focus will be shifted to optimization/speed.
;[[sourceforge:projects/hpsx64/|hpsx64]]:Can also run quite a few commercial games, but probably less so, and at slower speeds, than Play!. It also emulates and focuses more on [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] emulation.
;[[DamonPS2]]:Closed -source payware/malware emulator only for Android, illegally based off of [[PCSX2]] , [[Play!]] , [[PPSSPP]]. It can hardly run any games and behaves very much like virus software. '''It is best to NOT use this emulator'''.
==Emulation issues==
Despite a large interest in PS2 emulation due to its sizable collection of games, it is still one of the hardest consoles to emulate for several reasons.
==EyeToy==
The [[wikipedia:EyeToy|EyeToy]] is a device similar to a camera or a webcam. It's an accessory developed by Sony and manufactured by Logitech. It is used in some PS2 games to interact physically through motion detection. The EyeToy can be used on PC with [https://web.archive.org/web/20070327192750/http://eyetoy8057.sourceforge.net/cms/ unofficial drivers]. It also works natively with the [[PlayStation_3_emulators|PS3]].
==USB Plugin==
Some PS2 games make use of a USB adapter with a module/dongle consisting of two jack ports for microphones. [[wikipedia:List_of_songs_in_SingStar_games_(PlayStation_2)|Installments]] from the [[wikipedia:SingStar|SingStar]] series on the PS2 were able to use microphones (Sometimes bundled with these game discs) with this method.
:These adapters could either formally or informally be called:
