This is insane how many improvements they’ve made
I literally just got back into PS2 emulation this week after ~10 years so it’s blowing my mind how good 2.6 was and then bam 2.8!
PCSX2 2.8.0 is now out! | PCSX2
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Aielman15@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://pcsx2.net/blog/2026/pcsx2-2.8/
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BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I did too recently so I’m not sure exactly when this was added but the Retro Achievement integration really brought emulation next level
SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Colors in the graph remind me of something 🤔
creamfresh@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
yes that and the profile pics
SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Still no libretro?
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
The RetroArch community recently started a new fork of PCSX 2. And I don’t mean the LRPS 2 core, that is a hard fork and developed differently from the original. The new fork is called PCEE 2: github.com/WizzardSK/pcee2-libretro This is much closer to the original PCSX 2 emulator, trying to be as updated as possible. And it can be found in the RetroArch updater too (if you can use the builtin updater of RetroArch), at least on a desktop Linux, not sure about other platforms.
k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Neat! I don’t really have fond memories of the PS2 because I bought it I’m pretty late in it’s lifespan and modded it to play burnt games (free games=less emotional attachment).
Other than FFX and Shadow of the Colossus, do you guys have any recommendations?
Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yugioh the duelists of the roses
Aielman15@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I skipped the PS2 gen entirely when I was a kid (went from PS1 to X360), so I don’t have fond memories either, but I have a few titles in my bucket list that I’ve played/been wanting to play for a while now.
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Since you liked Shadow of the Colossus, you should try Ueda’s other PS2 game, Ico. It’s very sweet.
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As a huge Ace Combat nerd, I also recommend the PS2 trilogy (Ace Combat 04, 5 and Zero). My favourite of the three is 04, which has a more grounded and somber story and consistently good gameplay. 5 is like a Tom Cruise action movie, but I find the gameplay subpar compared to the others. Zero is like the MGR: Revengeance of Ace Combat lol
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Zone of the Enders 2 is my favourite mecha game ever, with exhilarating battles, an awesome soundtrack and great set pieces (the Crevasse battle is absolutely humongous and I still can’t believe that nothing similar was ever replicated on consoles that are thousands of times more powerful than a PS2).
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If you like mascotte platformers, I’ve heard great things about Ratchet and Clank, Sly Cooper, Jax. I’ve only played a few levels of the former and it gave me huge motion sickness, though :/
There’s also Klonoa, but i think that one’s got a remastered version on modern platforms nowadays. -
People mostly remember the Final Fantasy titles, but there are a LOT of JRPG games on PS2, although I haven’t played them myself and I can’t attest to their quality (sometimes people’s nostalgia is just… Off the charts lol).
Star Ocean: Till the end of times is consistently praised among both the Star Ocean community and the larger JRPG crowd. I can’t attest to that as I don’t have nearly enough time to play a JRPG title nowadays, but I liked the PS1 title (2nd story), and I’ve always heard people putting it above or slightly below that one, so it looks like I’m missing out.
I’ve also heard good things about other titles such as Rogue Galaxy, Ar Tonelico, Grandia 3, Legaia 2 (I’m very fond of the first one, although the story was nothing to write home about), Wild Arms, a few Tales Of titles, and probably many more I’m forgetting about. Maybe look out for some of those if you’re into the genre.
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yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Is PS1/2 emulation “out-of-the-box-easy” yet?
I’ve tried a few times over the years and always lost patience before figuring out which bit went where. It was always missing a file that was “super-illegal to distribute but you can get it somewhere winkwink” but it was all region locked or something and I’m losing the will to live just trying to remember it.
Aielman15@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Both Duckstation (PS1 emulator) and PCSX2 (PS2 emulator) are quick and easy to set up nowadays, but you have to download the bios file, which I guess is the “super illegal” file you were talking about.
It’s as easy as typing “ps1 bios download” on Google though.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah the bios thats the word I was blanking on. Maybe i just ended up in the wrong places but it turned out there was like 8 different versions and multiple regions of each version and I kept running out of patience before running out of options.
kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Some great improvements!
Also, thats the first time I’ve looked at the recommended specs in a long time. They’re reasonable, but man I remember running pcsx2 on a Core 2 Duo back in the day lol
BurgerBaron@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
Excuse the rancid salvaged screenshot from my old defunct photobucket account:
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That was when I had an Athlon XP 1500+ 1.83Ghz single core trying Medal of Honor.
Going from that to a Core 2 Quad 6600 was magical for PS2 emulation!
Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Metal of honor rising sun was such an amazing game. I don’t remember if I ever beat it, but nothing will outdo the opening Pearl Harbor attack.
OH MY GOD, WE LOST THE ARIZONA!
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I still have my PC with Core 2 Duo (not using it). The highest I would have tried to emulate was Playstation 1 back then, wouldn’t even think of trying PS2 emulator. Let alone the emulator wasn’t as good as it is now.
kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure I got through persona 3 on that core 2 system. Either an e8400 or q6600. I swapped back and forth a couple times because turns out quad core wasn’t a straight upgrade at the time.