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We’ve always wanted to play PS2 games on our PC. Well, now you can finally play your PS2 games without many issues using the PCSX2 v 0.9.8 emulator for Windows and Linux, created by the same team that brought you PCSX (a Sony PS 1 emulator).
It’s been 2 long years in development, but the improvements made are well worth the time. This step by step guide will help you install PCSX2 v 0.9.8 emulator and play PS2 | Playstation 2 games on your PC.
Just a note: Norton Anti-Virus is falsely reporting as a virus, here is the report to prove that it is safe. (Virus Report)
Downloading
Downloading differs depending on what OS you are on.
Windows:
Full installer: 12.1MB / exe: Download
Full installer: 12.1MB / exe: Download
NOTE: Full installer comes with Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables, which you would use for offline installs of PCSX2. Web installer optionally fetches the Redists from Microsoft.com, if you do not have them already installed on your machine.
Linux:
Binaries: 2.85MB / 7zip: Download
Binaries: 2.85MB / 7zip: Download
NOTE: On Linux you can fetch the binaries or simply use launchpad
Sourcecode:
Archive: 10.0MB / 7zip: Download
Archive: 10.0MB / 7zip: Download
Steps to Downloading:
STEP 1: Click on download link above
STEP 2: Choose components, We are doing a full install for purposes
NOTE: The full install will automatically install Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables if needed
STEP 3: Run Set-up Wizard
Choose directory where you store your roms
Enjoy!
Features:
- There is a totally new threaded GUI including Widgets to make the entire experience better for you.
- Newly provided Linux Support, with a cross platform UI. So any changed will affect Windows and Linux the same.
- New memory card manager. Including such new characteristics as custom nameable(or downloaded) cards and sizes varying from 8-64MB
- Improved host file systems and ELF loading support
- New patches and hacks are auto applied by default
- New VU compiler named microVU which brings higher compatibility to the older superVU recompiler
- New VIF unpacker recompiler which is more secure and precise than the previous version
- Improved SPU2-X sound plugin which boosts sound generation, providing new audio outputs and filtering options improving compatibility
- 65% games are totally playable and, 85% are “ingame” 1500 total games for you to enjoy!
There are several new changes to the GUI as well which include:
- Totally new menus that give quicker config options
- Anytime pause and resume options. Completely safe and effictive
- Anytime setting options, configuration plug-ins as well
- Several new options that make game play way more fun
- Hew tips on how to use settings and options
- Brand new config with a friendlier UI, Including a set-up wizard, defualt reset buttons, as well as global pre-sets
- Games come translated with many languages to pick from
- Usable with Aero Glass, and Windows Eye Candy too
- Greatly improved for Linux!!
Many significant changes have been made to the core to boot:
- The emulation core has been debugged, doctored up, and given a general face-lift
- Innumerable bugs and code generations have been remedied for better game-play
- All new VIF complier
- GS rewrite makes for accelerated and balanced improvements from previous versions
- The database recognizes the game that is being played, and will automatically apply any applicable patches or fixes needed
- GSdx is way faster and consistent than any previous versions
- SPU2-X is now the desired plug-in for this software having evolved, all the SPU2 quirks allowing it to run many many more games!!
