The emulator works, but not with all games. Plus you'll be needing at least a Mid-Range Graphics Card and Core 2 Duo Processor in order to play games in good speed.

As long as it has been for PCSX2, it's still W.I.P and if you count the overall costs to play PS2 games on the pc then you'll understand why Zeroize and alwizbthere said it's NOT WORTH IT. That still doesn't count the numerous compatibility problems you have to deal with.

Get the actual console already. Unless your PC is already quite damn powerfull or you just want to test the emulator. *I doubt it, most people only want to play*

You may PM me on how to get the stuff, but i'll never post it here as the PS2 BIOS needed to use the PS2 EMU is illegal to be shared. And i'd probably won't bother teaching so much about the settings as it is a bit troublesome.

The current Branch version of PCSX2 is now known as PCSX2 Playground and is much faster than the old official version.

This post has been edited by man3k: Feb 2 2009, 03:39 PM

Dumping the bios from the console is like extracting it out. The process seems a bit complicated and i didn't bother to do it since you can find loads of ps2 bios on the net if you search diligently. PM me if you really need it, i'd be glad to help.

It's not illegal to dump the PS2 bios as long as you OWN the console. But distributing the bios is of course illegal. The bios is like the firmware for the PS2 *or any other console for the matter*, without it the emulator cannot emulate the game.


FFX is fully playable. FFX-2 on the other hand is also playable but the FMV is not appearing.


i simply play around with emulators just to see the graphics difference. Plugin settings may vary referring to each game's compatibility.

Games i've tested can be seen here:
http://man3k.wordpress.com/category/pcsx2/

My PCSX2 settings:
PCSX2 VTLB Rev720
Graphics Plugin: Gsdx594 SSSE3 (DX10 Support)
Sound Plugin: ZeroSPU2 Playground Edition Rev514 Dev 0.4.6
Controller: SSSPSX PAD Plugin Pressure Mod 1.6.0 (Rumble Support)
DVD: CDVD 0.1.0 (Fastest DVD plugin, ISO Supported)

http://forums.pcsx2.net/thread-2731.html
Plugin Updates are Weekly, Be sure to update your plugin regularly for the best compatibility & performance.

Official English Guide:
http://forums.pcsx2.net/thread-2298.html

This post has been edited by man3k: Mar 11 2009, 04:18 PM