PCSX2 0.9.7 beta released (Ps2 Emulator)

"After more than a year since the last stable 0.9.6 release and 8 months since the last beta release of PCSX2, the new beta version is finally ready! The most notable change is the all new GUI powered by wxWidgets, but the amount of improvements in this release is really amazing"

[eggbert]

Back when I was using it, it was in it's early days, and pretty much any game that you put in suffered from some notable lag (note, it wasn't because of PC requirements, I got a dual core 2.8 Ghz processor and an nvidia 8800 GT).

I remember trying to play Dynasty Warriors 4 on my PC, and the game worked fine, but the character models were all messed up. Lu Bu's eyes were like 2 feet in front of his face, and there was a lot of clipping problems.

Can anyone vouch on how good this version works? ATM my video card is dead, so I definitely can't run it effectively.

[Noctis Aftermath]

I haven't used it but just by reading the forums you will find out how well it runs, from what i read it runs really good for alot of games.

[Conloles]

Its pretty easy to run nowadays.

[Elite_737]

I wouldn't recommend this version right now. Its in beta form and there is LOTS of bugs. Just DL 9.6 with the latest plugins and it should run fine. Judging by your specs, you shouldn't have to much of a problem running games with speed hacks on.

[SaiyanFury]

I'm interested in it, but the earlier versions didn't work so well. I'm running a Core 2 Quad at 3.25GHz, and a GTX 285 video card. Can anyone vouch for performance? I'd love to emulate PS2 on my PC. Heck, The Sega Saturn emulator SSF runs very well on here, I'd love input for this one.

[Basjohn]

Most games run fantasticly on pcsx2 at this point and the recent developments have been nothing short of amazing.....HOWVER don't expect every game to go perfect without some technical fiddling. Many games require a HEAVY pc to run well (If you think your 2.6ghz dual core is good enough for everything - think again) and even then you'll often need to fiddle with speed hacks to get a perfect mix. Your best bet is to read the forums and see what complaints (and solutions) are for the specific game you're interested in before trying it.

Disagree with Elite though, 9.6 is HORRIBLE by comparison and you'd be missing out on so many speed improvements it would be ludicrous to even try that version at this point (unless you're happy playing only FFX properly).

All in all though I give major props to the pcsx2 team and once you see a game running at more than 4x the quality it ran on ps2 you probably will too.

[iamtehpwn]

I ran Kingdom Hearts II and Final Fantasy X in Quad HD Resolutions at 60fps.

[champ21]

Would be awesome playing GT3 in 1080. Probably will give this a try ;-)

[MexicanAppleThief]

Try the original God Of War 1, Shadow Of The Colosuss and Kingdom Hearts 2. My personal picks :-)

[kevnb]

since my ps2 and backwards compatible ps3 both died.

[dirthurts]

Run games in higher resolution? Work with disks?

[Theonik]

Yes and Yes although i would recommend making ISO copies of your games.
you will need a good rig as well.

[jjesso1993]

I still cant play god of war for some reason quad core 3.7ghz 5750 6gb ram. this why I got the remasterd when came out in the states.

[mauleriscool]

I tried socom2, still only gets to the menus. They don't have a socom collection for me to buy yet.

[xX TriiCKy Xx]

I thought emulators were illegal? (Not that I'm complaining.) But anyway, where do you even go to download the games for it?

[fullmetal297]

Emulators are legal but roms are illegal if you don't own a copy of the actual game.

[madmonkey0]

you can play ps2 discs on it.

[xX TriiCKy Xx]

So you're saying that I can put in one of my PS2 discs and play it through the emulator? Also, what is a ROM?

[ThaGeNeCySt]

Yes you can. A Rom is basically a file that's a complete copy of something off like a cartridge.

[fullmetal297]

Roms are a copy of the game in your in HDD and come in different extensions depending the console being emulated. In PS2's case the rom is an actual iso. An iso can be made from your PS2 by using programs like Ultraiso. I wouldn't recommend using an emulator unless you have a fast PC or else the game will be unplayable. I have PC with Phenom II x4 and HD 5850 and get around 30 frames on average.

[madmonkey0]

yeh as the pother above me said, you can play your ps2 games on your pc with it, as long as you have a dvd drive, and a computer fast enough to run the emulator, not all games work 100% with it yet though.

and i think it is legal to use them like that.

[Strakken]

EMULATORS are not illegal, downloading games of the internet that you didn't pay for IS ILLEGAL! Also you have to transfer your ps2, system stuff into it so it is legal, if you own a ps2 and use games you already have....

[NewNameNow]

I'm interested :D

[ThaGeNeCySt]

I use it on my macbook pro / bootcamp - windows xp... plays Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 pretty well but that's all I've tried on it.

[BannedForNineYears]

Hopefully it can play FFX-2s FMVs without lagging like crazy :(

[GFahim]

Black and shadow of the colossus?

[TheIneffableBob]

I don't know and yes.

[clarkdef]

I could never get this thing to run, maybe because I use 64bit OS, but still would be cool.

[Xof]

Put in Dragon Quest VIII disc, ran beautifully. Put in my Gundam Alliance vs ZAFT II+ disc, which had never worked well on emulators... and now it runs perfectly. Very nice.