PCSX2
The PlayStation 2 emulator, two decades in, now with a modern interface, a huge compatibility list and resolution scaling that transforms the library.
- Source
- PCSX2/pcsx2
- Site
- pcsx2.net
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Stars
- 15.9k
About
PCSX2 runs the overwhelming majority of the PlayStation 2 library, and after its rewrite around a Qt interface it is as approachable as it is capable. Internal resolution scaling, widescreen patches, texture replacement and per-game settings are built in.
It contains no games and no firmware. You need the BIOS dumped from your own PlayStation 2 and disc images of discs you own.
- Runs nearly the entire PS2 library
- Internal resolution scaling, widescreen patches and texture replacement
- Per-game settings with a curated compatibility database
- Vulkan, Direct3D 12, OpenGL and software renderers
What you need
The emulator contains none of this. It comes from hardware you own and stays on your machine.
PlayStation 2 BIOS from your own console
Required. Dump it from a PlayStation 2 you own.
Disc images of your own games
ISO or CHD dumps of discs you own.
Setup
- 1
Extract the archive (or run the installer) and open PCSX2.
- 2
Follow the setup wizard: select your BIOS dump and add the folder holding your disc images.
- 3
Pick a game from the list to start it.