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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
PCSX2 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 Playstation 2] emulator capable of running commercial games. It's an open source proyect and runs on Windos, Mac and Linux. Like its predecessor project PCSX (a PlayStation emulator), is based on a PSEmu Pro spec plug-in architecture, separating several functions from the core emulator. PCSX2 requires a copy of the PS2 BIOS, which is not available for download from the developers, due to the copyright concerns and legal issues associated with it. | |||
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=Prerequisites= | =Prerequisites= | ||
===Bios=== | ===Bios=== | ||
You will need the BIOS file from your Playstation 2 console. This is not included with PCSX2 since it is a Sony copyright so you have to get it from your console. Visit the [http://pcsx2.net/download/releases/tools/viewcategory/14-tools.html tools section] | You will need the BIOS file from your Playstation 2 console. This is not included with PCSX2 since it is a Sony copyright so you have to get it from your console. Visit the [http://pcsx2.net/download/releases/tools/viewcategory/14-tools.html tools section] on the PCSX2 site to find out how to do this. | ||
===Minimum settings=== | ===Minimum settings=== | ||
These are the minimum system requirements tu run | These are the minimum system requirements tu run PCSX2, bear in mind most games will be unplayable slow: | ||
*CPU: Any that supports SSE2 (Pentium 4 and up, Athlon64 and up) | *CPU: Any that supports SSE2 (Pentium 4 and up, Athlon64 and up) | ||
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===Recomended settings=== | ===Recomended settings=== | ||
These are the recommended system specifications to run | These are the recommended system specifications to run PCSX2: | ||
*Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit) with the latest DirectX | *Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit) with the latest DirectX | ||
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Warning: Because of the nature of emulation, even if you meet the recommended requirements there will be games that will NOT run at full speed, due to emulation bugs or other limitations. | Warning: Because of the nature of emulation, even if you meet the recommended requirements there will be games that will NOT run at full speed, due to emulation bugs or other limitations. | ||
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=Getting | =Getting PCSX2= | ||
You can get | You can get PCSX2 for Windows [http://pcsx2.net/download/releases/windows/viewcategory/6-windows.html here]. There are 3 versions available for download: standalone installer, web-installer and Windows binaries. | ||
===Standalone Installer=== | ===Standalone Installer=== | ||
This will download the installer for the latest stable version of PSCX2. | This will download the installer for the latest stable version of PSCX2. After opening it, you will be able to select the installation options and the installation folder. | ||
[[PSCX2_Installer.png]] | |||
The installer is algo going to create the following folders under the user's My Documents folder: | |||
*bios | |||
*cheats_ws | |||
*inis | |||
*logs | |||
*snaps | |||
*sstates | |||
===Web installer=== | ===Web installer=== | ||
===Windows binaries=== | ===Windows binaries=== | ||