The PlayStation 2 emulator for OS X
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May 31, 2020.
I'm not sure I understand the quality of PCSX2. How much of the Mac code is shared with the PC version? Are the compatibility lists the same? There is lots of recent chatter about getting it running, but nothing about how games look and play. Mac OS X is not officially supported but you can still run PCSX2 under it. Current PCSX2 notable features: Recompilers for Emotion Engine (EE), Vector Unit 0 (VU0) and Vector Unit 1 (VU1). They are used to translate some parts of the original PS2 machine code into x86 machine code, speeding up emulation. Free pcsx2 download mac. System Tools downloads - pcsx2 by PCSX2 Team and many more programs are available for instant and free download.
PCSX2/Mac is a Mac OS X port of PCSX2, the popular PlayStation2 emulator for Windows and Linux, and this page will help you get it up and running!
Quick links
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On this page:
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- PCSX2/Mac homepage
- PCSX2 homepage
Download PCSX2 dependencies
For PCSX2 to work properly, you need to download a few more things (see the PCSX2/Mac guide for more information):
XQuartz (latest X11 package):
A section of the XQuartz download page
A section of the NVIDIA CG Framework download page Ghosttile 1 1 1.
Download PCSX2
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Head to the PCSX2 Mac download page to download the newest version of PCSX2/Mac. You'll find the download throughout the post:
A section of the PCSX2/Mac download page
Which files do I download?
If you're running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), download the files from the following links on the PCSX2/Mac download page:
- PCSX2/mac Snow Leopard (emulator installation package)
- ZZOglPG 0.1.0 (latest video plugin)
If you're running OS X 10.5 (Leopard):
- PCSX2/mac Leopard (emulator installation package)
- ZZOgl 0.21.204 (video plugin)
- ZeroSPU2 0.4.6 (audio plugin)
- Portaudio (for the audio plugin)
How To Open Pcsx2 On Mac
Set up PCSX2
How To Download Pcsx2 Mac
To get PCSX2 up and running, just a few more steps are involved:
- Select your plugin directory
- Click Config in the PCSX2 window and select Configure
- Click the Select Plugin Dir button (bottom left corner), select the plugins folder, and click Open
- Select your bios directory
- Click Config in the PCSX2 window and select Configure
- Click the Select Bios Dir button (bottom left corner), select the bios folder, and click Open
- Install a legally-dumped bios
- Do a Google search on how to save a copy of your PS2 bios to your Mac. Note: SpeedofMac.com does not support the illegal acquisition of the PS2 bios or of PS2 games. This information is provided on the condition that it will not be used to violate copyright law.
- Move your bios to the PCSX2 bios folder, located in /Applications/pcsx2.app/Contents/Resources/pcsx2. Run the following code in Terminal to open this folder easily: '
open /Applications/pcsx2.app/Contents/Resources/pcsx2/bios
'.
- Configure your plugins
- Make sure that you've checked 'No logariphmic Z' in the video plugin settings to avoid missing textures!
- Run a game
Preview
Final Fantasy X in-game
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Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.blog comments powered by DisqusDeveloper(s) | PCSX Team, PCSX-df Team, PCSX-Reloaded Team |
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Stable release | 1.9.94[1] / August 26, 2013[3] |
Preview release | |
Repository | https://github.com/iCatButler/pcsxr |
Written in | C (GTK on GNU/Linux)[4] |
Operating system | Unix-like, Microsoft Windows, OS X/macOS |
Type | Console emulator |
License | GNU General Public License |
PCSX is a free and open-sourcevideo game console emulator which allows software designed to be used with the Sony PlayStation to run on personal computers. Over the years, development changed hands several times with PCSX-Reloaded (PCSXR) now being the main version.
PCSX has a high compatibility rate[5] and is currently available for a number of different operating systems including Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux. It is released under the GNU General Public License.
History[edit]
The emulator was first released for the PC on August 31, 2000. Official development ceased on September 17, 2003,[6] and development shifted to the new PlayStation 2 emulator, PCSX2.
PCSX-df was created in 2006 and added new features, a new GTK-based interface, AMD64 support, and corrected some bugs, but was developed mainly with only Linux compatibility in mind. Version 1.10 was released on March 29, 2009.
PCSX-Reloaded is a new project created in mid-2009, which is based on the work of the PCSX-df branch, completely independent, and works on bug fixes while maintaining Windows and OS X compatibility alongside Linux. PCSX-df and PCSX-Reloaded coexisted for a while, with PCSX-df merging changes of PCSX-Reloaded back into df.
Features[edit]
PCSX supports network play and external plugins as used by ePSXe. As with many modern emulators PCSX-Reloaded supports savestates and also has Save Rewind feature (currently only OSX and Linux version), Support for ECM files (currently only OS X and Linux version), Support for Libarchive (currently only OSX and Linux version), widescreen hack and makes use of plug-ins to emulate GPU, SPU, and CD-ROM drive functions, a model first established in PSEmu Pro, it uses Peops OpenGL plugin for graphics on default but can also use Pete's OpenGL2, gpuBladeSoft, PCSX2 graphics plugin GSDX, AmiDog GPU plugin,[7] Asmodeans PSXFX shader pack, input plugins such as Lilypad and Pokopom Pad Plugin. It also has multi-track cue support and is the only PS1 emulator with compatibility with anti-jitter options in graphics plugins, such as GTE accuracy in the default Peops OpenGL plugin, or Improved coordinate accuracy in Edgbla's gpuBladeSoft and it also supports PeteOpenGL2Tweak plugin.[8] Additionally, PCSX seeks to simulate the functionality of the PlayStationBIOS and consequently does not require a BIOS file dump to operate, making it easier to emulate legally, however Bios emulation is still incomplete so its better to use dumped BIOS to avoid various bugs and reduced compatibility.
Ports and commercial usage[edit]
Linux, macOS/OS X, and Microsoft Windows on x86-based computers are the main development focus of PCSX-Reloaded but various PCSX iterations have been ported to other platforms as well, including Dreamcast,[9]GameCube,[10]PlayStation 3,[11]Wii,[12]Xbox,[13] and various ARM-based platforms (PCSX-Rearmed fork)[14] such as BlackBerry Playbook and Nintendo 3DS.[15][16][17]
Usage[edit]
PCSXR was used for an official port and commercial re-release of N2O: Nitrous Oxide on Steam on June 29, 2015.[18][19] It is also used as the emulator on Sony's PlayStation Classicdedicated console.[20]
Reception[edit]
Tom's Guide featured PCSX Reloaded in a feature about the best PlayStation emulators, scoring it at 4 of 5 points.[21] Kator Legaz reviewed the Mac OS version as 'good'.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Debian -- Details of package pcsxr in sid'. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^'PCSX-Reloaded'. EmuCR.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'CodePlex Archive'. CodePlex Archive.
- ^'Debian -- Details of package pcsxr in stretch'. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ ab'Review of Mac PCSX Test 3'. Kator Legaz. 2005-02-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^linuzappz (September 17, 2003). 'Playstation Emulator'. PCSX. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
[…]i haven't coded for pcsx in some months, i don't have the time anymore, due to pcsx2, work, life and so on…
- ^'AmiDog GPU plugin (and tools)'.
- ^'PeteOpenGL2Tweak - Tweaker for PeteOpenGL2 plugin w/ GTE Accuracy Hack!'.
- ^'Pcsx-Dc'. DCEmulation. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'pcsxgc - A port of the PS1 emulator, PCSX, to the Nintendo GC/Wii - Google Project Hosting'. Code.google.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'ps3sx - Original PCSX port on PS3 By Anonymous - Google Project Hosting'. Code.google.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'pcsx-revolution - [CLOSED] Port of pcsx for Nintendo Wii (formerly Revolution). - Google Project Hosting'. Code.google.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'Pcsxbox'. Xport.xbox-scene.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^notaz. 'Pcsx Rearmed'. Notaz.gp2x.de. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'CatalystG/PCSX-reARMed-PB 路 GitHub'. Github.com. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'PCSX-ReARMed-PB – PlayStation Emulator Now Available for the PlayBook'. NerdBerry.net. 2012-04-25. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
- ^'PS1/PSX emulator for Nintendo NEW 3DS [RetroArch H'. YouTube. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
- ^Console Classics Update on steamcommunity.com 'Hi all! Thanks so much for trying out N2O! We’re really excited with our first release of a classic game on Steam'
- ^First psx emulated game on steam N2O: Nitrous Oxide on emutalk.net by LyonHrt (July 1st, 2015)
- ^Kohler, Chris. 'PlayStation Classic Plays Fine, But It's A Bare-Bones Experience'. Kotaku. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^'Best PlayStation Emulators for Desktop PCs'. 2 February 2018.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to PCSX. |
- Original PCSX project website (archived)
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