PCSX2 - ps2 emulation

[Himu]

How far has ps2 emulation come? I no longer have a ps2 around me all the time and sometimes I'd like to pop in Frequency or something equally casual .

Anyone here have experience with it?

[MCD]

only played 3rd strike (anniversary) with it, pretty solid.

refer to this list bro:

http://pcsx2.net/compat.php

[Himu]

Been trying FF12 and I constantly get frame rate dip.

geforce gtx 260m
intel core 2 duo 2ghz
4 gigs of ram

[MCD]

try to mess with the graphics or speed hack settings.

or try getting latest beta build: http://forums.pcsx2.net/thread-8317.html

and seeing how gaffers were posting ff12 shots try asking there: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152914&page=28&highlight=PCSX2

[Himu]

Hmm. I've got 0.9.6.

I'll try that latest build then.

Can you play online via pcsx2 or something? Why not use ggpo for 3S?

[MCD]

Hmm. I've got 0.9.6.

I'll try that latest build then.

Can you play online via pcsx2 or something? Why not use ggpo for 3S?

i don't think you can.

i was just messing around anyway, just laughing at 3rd strike.

[demi]

Nothing beats an original bro. Well I guess it's ok since you are a poor Himu. Go nuts.

[Himu]

I finished Persona 4 on it the other day. I prefer it to using a PS2 because save states = no dying, and I don't have the patience to die in RPG's.

I have the exact same specs as you so I can tell you that performance is solid, excellent if you don't mind the sometimes choppy music. It sometimes dips to 35 fps in cut scenes/dialogue portions, but during gameplay it was a smooth 50-60 fps.

But I also didn't have any special filtering enabled, when I turn on AA (or the PS2 equivalent) everything looks really blurry, so I just left it off.

What settings/plug ins ya got? And choppy music can get to me.

[Himu]

Nothing beats an original bro. Well I guess it's ok since you are a poor Himu. Go nuts.

I still have a ps2, bro. It's just...I'd rather be able to play on my laptop.

[Vizzys]

the speed hacks are what make the difference

use 2x cycle rate

[bork]

Would I be able to run the emulator on my MacBook (with shitty gma x3100 integrated graphics)?  Obviously not the 3D stuff, but some of the 2D games?

[Himu]

Yeah, some of the tips you guys gave really worked it out.





Mostly without a hitch too. Not bad. Could look better.

Hi res, no memory cards, faster load times, better IQ.

[bork]

I don't jack shit about PS2 emulation.  Do you still have to use ISOs or can you use your own discs?

[Vizzys]

pretty sure either works

[SantaC]

it is really good, but Dolphin is better since it can emulate Wii and gamecube games.

[Himu]

But ps2 is the best console ever...who cares about wii and gc?

Sony, suck my cawk.

I don't jack shit about PS2 emulation.  Do you still have to use ISOs or can you use your own discs?

You can use either, but iso works a lot better.

There's a way to hook up your dualshock 3 and play with it, if you need a controller.

[demi]

He bought a PC to play CONSOLE GAMES!

[bork]

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He bought a PC to play CONSOLE GAMES!

[bork]

But ps2 is the best console ever...who cares about wii and gc?

Sony, suck my cawk.

Didn't you just buy a brand new slim PS3?  And you're playing PS2 games now. 

You can use either, but iso works a lot better.

There's a way to hook up your dualshock 3 and play with it, if you need a controller.

That's pretty cool.  Getting mixed info searching around on how it works on my model MacBook.  Gonna try the Windows version...I mean if people can get it running on old EEE PCs, mine has to run some stuff.     The OSX version sucks shit.

[Himu]

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He bought a PC to play CONSOLE GAMES!

Blame Sony!

[Himu]

But ps2 is the best console ever...who cares about wii and gc?

Sony, suck my cawk.

Didn't you just buy a brand new slim PS3?  And you're playing PS2 games now. 

Yep. The only game I'm playing for now is Dragon Age, until I beat it. Unfortunately, it's taking me a while and I want to play one game at a time.

That's pretty cool.  Getting mixed info searching around on how it works on my model MacBook.  Gonna try the Windows version...I mean if people can get it running on old EEE PCs, mine has to run some stuff.     The OSX version sucks shit.

Yeah, it's real cool.

[Don Flamenco]

But ps2 is the best console ever...who cares about wii and gc?

Sony, suck my cawk.

Didn't you just buy a brand new slim PS3?  And you're playing PS2 games now. 

You can use either, but iso works a lot better.

There's a way to hook up your dualshock 3 and play with it, if you need a controller.

That's pretty cool.  Getting mixed info searching around on how it works on my model MacBook.  Gonna try the Windows version...I mean if people can get it running on old EEE PCs, mine has to run some stuff.     The OSX version sucks shit.

there's a mac version of this?    whoa. 

I can't wait until even e-machines can run this emulator full speed. 

[Great Rumbler]

I keep getting error message whenever I start up the program, says something about plugins failing to load. Any suggestions?

Also, it should be noted that I know nothing about this program or how it works.  :'(

[Himu]

Works like any other emulator like epsxe.

Get the version linked above. It comes with plug ins. Do what was suggested: set the graphics to sse3, use a speed hack.

[Great Rumbler]

I got that version, that's the one that keeps giving me error messages about certain plugins not loading. Also, there's only one option for graphics: ZeroGS.

And apparently I need a PS2 Bios.

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I've only ever emulated SNES, NES, and Genesis games before so I'm a complete noob when it comes to this sort of thing.

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[Himu]

To get bios put in pcsx2 bios + torrent in google. Should get a TPB result.

It sounds like you haven't applied the plug in folder. It should say,"Plug in directory/Bios Directory" go to pcsx2/bios for the bios once you get them, and pcsx2/plugins for the plugins. When you get the bios, if you're American, put in on American bios, if you're European put it on European bios.

Is it saying this lack of plug in thing when you boot the emu up or when you try to start a game?

[Great Rumbler]

When I boot up the program. I've tried to link to the plugin folder, but it gives me the same error message.

[Himu]

Go to pcsx2/plugins and see what's all in there.

Did you get the installation exe version or something else?

[Great Rumbler]

I grabbed the installation file that MCD linked to, the one that's supposed to come with plugins. And it DOES come with plugins, I've seen the ones that it's mentioned as not being able to load sitting in the plugins folder.

[Himu]

Uninstall, go with a complete uninstallation, and reinstall.

[Great Rumbler]

Uninstall, go with a complete uninstallation, and reinstall.

Done that about four times now.

Anyway, with the Bios loaded, I can at least get to the actually program [instead of just the setup screen], though it still gives me the same error messages. However, when I click on "Load CD/DVD" and I get a whole series of error messages and nothing whatsoever happens.

The plugins that won't load are the three "gsdx" plugins.

[Himu]

Hmmm...

I'll try to think of something.

Tell me your error message from the emulog. Go to pcsx2/logs

I had trouble at first too, but after a while of tooling around I got it to work.

[Great Rumbler]

[Himu]

Are you playing via dvd/cd?

Rip it with dvd decrytptor and play with an iso.

[Great Rumbler]

I tried to load from an iso but it gave me the same set of error messages. 

[MCD]

@Great Rumbler

go to PCSX2 folder in program files, right click on PCSX2.exe --> properties --> compatibility then tick "run this program as an admin".

[Rman]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

[Great Rumbler]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

My brother borrowed mine, plus I've got several systems already hooked up. I'd like to be able to just pop a game into my PC and play.

Edit: Running it under admin mode fixed the immediate problems and I'm now able to actually boot up a game, but I'm not getting any sound. I've tried all three sound plugins, but none of them do anything.

Edit 2: It works!!

[Himu]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

That's more room to take up. WHy do that when I can play on pc and not have to worry about memory cards and play in high res?

[SantaC]

directx10 gives games a nice boost and fixed graphical glitches.

[bork]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

That's more room to take up. WHy do that when I can play on pc and not have to worry about memory cards and play in high res?

A PS2 slim is like the size of a DVD case.

[Himu]

Not really, it's slightly bigger, but less plugs = good thing

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

emulators

I can understand not wanting to buy a bunch of game consoles you must dust off once in a while to play a quick couple of games.

[SantaC]

[bork]

My bad.  One and a half DVD cases.

[Himu]

Damn that looks nice. Just yesterday I was messing around Giza Plains with Hyenas on my PS2 and SD TV. YUCK

For you, Borys.

[Don Flamenco]

that hyena would make a great bottle opener

[Himu]

It would, wouldn't it?

[Don Flamenco]

I never noticed that before on my 480i dirty poor ps2 slim version  :'( 

All the FFXII talk lately has made me wanna pick it up again...it'll probably look pretty nice on PS3 upscaled BC.  The only thing stopping me is Dragon Age reminding me that I have no patience for setting up gambits at the moment.

[Vizzys]

imgburn

[MCD]

or if you have windows 7 you can do it with native image burner.

and remember, burn at 4x or lower for best results.

[iconoclast]

I use Imgburn (at 4x) too.

But if you're trying to burn games to run on the PS2 emulator, you can just use Daemon Tools to mount the image to a virtual drive instead.

[Himu]

Uh, I've already played and beat it.

I'm just testing out pcsx2, not investing time into ff12. Although I plan on replaying it before FF13.

[ferrarimanf355]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

That's more room to take up. WHy do that when I can play on pc and not have to worry about memory cards and play in high res?

A PS2 slim is like the size of a DVD case.

Yeah, and the latest PS2 Slim models have the power supply built in, no?

[Himu]

Mess around with the settings. For instance, I put my speed hack on 2x cycle rate, which worked, but it made the music choppy as fuck. Putting it on 1.5x fixed this problem.

[bork]

Jesus, guys just play on console.  Aren't used ps2 slims like 50 bucks?

That's more room to take up. WHy do that when I can play on pc and not have to worry about memory cards and play in high res?

A PS2 slim is like the size of a DVD case.

Yeah, and the latest PS2 Slim models have the power supply built in, no?

That they do.  Even less space to take up. 

[maxy]

Get European PS2 games,if you can.
NTSC-full speed 60 fps
PAL-full speed 50 fps

[SantaC]

Oh I did mate, it gets choppy or slow anyway at some point. Why wont Square just port that stuff to PC like they did with FF7 and 8.

running full speed for me with no problems.