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PCSX2

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PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux & Mac, started by the same team that brought you PCSX (a Sony PlayStation 1 emulator).

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Country of Origin

  • JP flagJapan

Platforms

  • Mac  [http://pcsx2mac.net/](http://pcsx2mac.net/)
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Flathub
  • Flatpak
4.5 / 5 Avg rating (4)
165likes
4comments

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Portable
  3.  Playstation
  4.  Emulation

 Tags

  • playstation2-emulation
  • playstation-2

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  • Imalthica liked PCSX2
    2 months ago
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    TheJNXx added PCSX2 as alternative to NetherSX2
    2 months ago
  • urbad, niksavc and justarandom liked PCSX2
    3 months ago
  • braky updated PCSX2
    11 months ago
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PCSX2 information

  • Developed by

    JP flagPCSX2 Team
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5
  • Alternatives

    6 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

Gaming Software

GitHub repository

  •  13,088 Stars
  •  1,721 Forks
  •  630 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jun 18, 2025 
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Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about PCSX2, and it has gotten 165 likes

PCSX2 was added to AlternativeTo by Xure on Oct 19, 2009 and this page was last updated Jul 15, 2024.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
SpiderMan
Jul 16, 2015
1

Difficult to configure, but the performance is great. It also has a wide community of users, so it's easy to resolve any issues you encounter. Obviously requires a powerful PC to emulate most games.

Goffy
Jul 15, 2015
1

So, I've tried emulating FFXII with default settings and it was ... OK. Then I've tweeked a few things, toggled some settings and what I got was an almost HD version of the game: native laptop resolution, widescreen, excellent performance and crisp image quality. I've previously cleared FFXII on PS2 and the difference is STRIKING and DELIGHTFUL.

Mur
Jun 5, 2011
0

Great emu that has made some awesome progress over the years.

A lot of games are very playable.

SaltyMarshmellow
May 29, 2011
0

Technically, there are other PS2 emulators, but this is the only one worth noting (of the three that I know, at least two (PS2Emu and Emution) never got out of alpha and have no homepage whatsoever, while the third, Neutrino SX2, has been dead for about 8 years, and also has no homepage anymore).

This is the one emu that slowly showed us that PlayStation emulation was truly possible... It does also have very high system requirements, though.

What is PCSX2?

PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator for Windows, Linux & Mac, started by the same team that brought you PCSX icon PCSX (a Sony PlayStation 1 emulator).

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