PCSX2 Blog
pcsx2.net · Company blog · on HN since 2012
The official blog of PCSX2, the open source PlayStation 2 emulator, with release announcements and periodic progress reports.
What HN saysHN links it for emulator releases and the compatibility list, and commenters mention its dispute over an Android port that violates the GPL.
18HN people shared it
5linked it in comments
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Most-shared posts
- 1Introducing PCSX2 2.0!2 people · 70 points · first shared 2024 · 9 comments on HN
- 2PCSX2 is an open source PS2 Emulator2 people · 5 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 3PCSX2 PS2 Emulator – Q3 2020 Progress Report2 people · 4 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 4PCSX2 PS2 Emulator: Progress report Q3 2019 to Q1 20201 people · 123 points · first shared 2020 · 54 comments on HN
- 5PCSX2 1.0 released1 people · 101 points · first shared 2012 · 55 comments on HN
- 6PCSX2 – The Playstation 2 emulator – Q2 2020 Progress Report1 people · 55 points · first shared 2020 · 7 comments on HN
- 7Life Is Short1 people · 5 points · first shared 2024 · discussion on HN
- 8PCSX2 progress report – h1 20171 people · 5 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 9PCSX2 – 1.6.0 – Progress Report1 people · 3 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 10PCSX2 Q3 2021 Progress Report1 people · 2 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 11PCSX2 – The Playstation 2 emulator – Q4 2020 Progress Report1 people · 2 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 12PCSX2 Q1 2018 progress report1 people · 1 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 13PCSX2 1.6.01 people · 1 points · first shared 2020 · discussion on HN
- 14PCSX2 2.6.01 people · 1 points · first shared 2026 · discussion on HN
- 15301 aethersx2 pcsx2 mobile1 people · first shared 2021
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jmrockson · 2017-03-03
I'm pretty impressed myself, I'm a layman when it comes to emulators, but I've been following along with the Dolphin Progress reports since JMC47 started posting them in May 2014!
They really strike a nice balance between getting all the tech stuff out there, but also being extremely engaging for laypeople. And they been super consistent, I don't know if they've missed a single month in almost four years.
And it's starting to spread to other projects as well:
RPCS3: https://rpcs3.net/blog/ has started doing a monthly one since they started their Pateron and exploded their development progress.
PCSX2: http://pcsx2.net/281-q4-2016-progress-report.html They are doing a pretty nice quarterly blog.
It's really an amazing time for these kinds of open source projects!
I kinda wish all the major projects I used/followed would do something like this!
dharmab · 2021-12-12
On Android, the potential downside (companies stealing your app under alternate names, bundling adware/malware, and even issuing fraudulent takedowns) outweigh the upsides.
Consider allowing some trusted users in your community audit/demo access? The developer of the AetherSX2 emulator for Android worked with the PCSX2 team (Open Source parent software) and YouTubers/other established media in the emulation community to verify their claimed improvements and reputation. https://pcsx2.net/301-aethersx2-pcsx2-mobile.html
opencl · 2020-05-08
There's an Android port but unfortunately it's by some company that's selling it and blatantly violating the GPL.
https://pcsx2.net/286-the-pcsx2-team-s-statement-regarding-the-damonps…
Sir_Cmpwn · 2018-02-15
Dreamcast: https://github.com/reicast/reicast-emulator
Saturn: https://yabause.org/
DS: https://desmume.org/
PSP: http://www.ppsspp.org/index.html
PS2: https://pcsx2.net/
All of these are open source, support Linux, and have good compatability.
ryuuchin · 2015-11-21
I don't know if it'll play 50% of games well but pcsx2 has a compatibility list[1] which lists the playability of a lot of games.
[1] http://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.html