Sony Developing PS2 Emulator

Rezzixcountry · January 14th, 2007

IGN: Sony Bundles PS2 With PS3
Sony Computer Entertainment - News - Playfuls.com - Play your life!

"However, as Sony is continually trying to develop a proper software-based PS2 emulator. And once they do - and the extra PS2 chipset gets removed from future units - the costs will hopefully lower a bit."

Maybe you could form a joint venture between sony and pcsx2 in emulation development. This is a great find I just found.

TheCloudOfSmoke · January 14th, 2007

From what I know, the architecture of a PC is completely different than a PS2. So a joint venture between Sony and the devs of PCSX2 wouldn't work since it would require a complete rewrite of PCSX2. Plus I'm sure that Sony thinks of emulation as piracy.

F-3582 · January 14th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCloudOfSmoke

From what I know, the architecture of a PC is completely different than a PS2.

I suppose you meant PS3 here, didn't you?

shafeen · January 14th, 2007

now that i good news
since ps3 is similar to pc in some aspects thats why i think it would help pcsx2 in bringing new optimizations who nows after ps2 is dead sony would release the emu for the pc too

F-3582 · January 14th, 2007

How is the PS3 similar to the PC? Tell me. Because it can run Linux? Because it has a graphics chip made by NVidia?

shafeen · January 14th, 2007

its because its cpu instructions set sse2,sse3 etc

DaStinger77 · January 14th, 2007

isnt a PS3 a PowerPC CPU?

shafeen · January 14th, 2007

"sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2 Ghz and feature 2.18 teraflops of performance. It will sport 256mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 Ghz, have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz, a detachable 2.5 inch HDD slot, six usb 2.0 ports, Memory Stick Duo, a SD slot, a compact flash memory slot, Compact flash slot, 2 hdmi outputs, 1 av multi out, 1 SPDIF optical output, and 1-gigabit Ethernet built in port""
these are the specs of ps3 it uses a cell proccesor thogh

**CKemu** · January 14th, 2007

The PS3 is far removed from a PC, the PS3's cell is a PPC core with SPE's which are much akin to the PS2's VU's.

This won't help PCSX2 in any way, how the hell your brain got to that conclusion is beyond reasonable science, or biological measurement. It'd be a compiled exe, it'd be encrypted, it's designed to run on a PS3 not a PC...etc etc I could go on, but meh, those are the three easiest points to get accross, especially to a guy that "has hope" for the ePSXe 2.0 shots on PSemu.pl, lmao, truly.

SONY wouldn't touch PCSX2 with a barge poll, or if they did that'd be the team signing NDAs and the PCSX2 project vanishing from the face of the Earth, and frankly the PCSX2 team wouldn't touch SONY with a barge poll.

**refraction** · January 14th, 2007

this thread amuses me

shafeen · January 14th, 2007

ok ckemu looks like i made u angry. sorry for my mistake i apologize>>for epsxe2 thing also<< also thanks for clearing my assumption that ps3 is nowhere near a pc.

cheers

**CKemu** · January 14th, 2007

Not angry, just utterly baffled (by you)

shafeen · January 14th, 2007

yeah i know testing and modding several sites/project is hard and it has side effects too

Metalmurphy · January 14th, 2007

After seeing the fantastic job Sony did with the PS1 emulator on the PSP i'm pretty sure we're gonna see a sweet ass PS2 emulator.

1080p SUPPORT PLEASE!!!

cyclonmaster · January 14th, 2007

This give hackers another aim in the future

JKKDARK · January 14th, 2007

Competition for PCSX2

industrian · January 14th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by refraction

this thread amuses me

I wonder why.

To be serious though, Sony have had the doors open for emulation gurus since 2003, and I'm fully confident that they will deliver a brilliant PS2 emulator.

TheCloudOfSmoke · January 14th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by F-3582

I suppose you meant PS3 here, didn't you?

Yes, that's what I meant. Sorry. What I meant is that if Sony used PCSX2 code for their PS2 software based emulator for the PS3 (which is not going to happen as CKemu said) it would require a complete rewrite. That's what I read on countless other threads on the same subject. It would be stupid if that happened anyways, the devs could no longer release the sourcecode of PCSX2 and release future versions of PCSX2 since Sony would ultimately have all rights to it (I presume). PCSX2 would be no more. Would everyone really want that? It's the same situation as the old KGen. Sega made a deal with Steve Snake to use a modified version of KGen so that they could make the Sega Smash Pack for the PC. Now we have Kega, which I believe is a complete rewrite of KGen.

Steve Snake interview

F-3582 · January 14th, 2007

Anyone remember Cassi...err...GiriGiri? Same problem. Looks like SEGA is just too lazy to build an emulator from scratch themselves

Silenus · January 14th, 2007

This news is a complete year old.

I don't know why people like to mix pcsx2 with sony.

January 14th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Rezzixcountry Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Laurel, Maryland Posts: 15	Sony Developing PS2 Emulator IGN: Sony Bundles PS2 With PS3 Sony Computer Entertainment - News - Playfuls.com - Play your life! "However, as Sony is continually trying to develop a proper software-based PS2 emulator. And once they do - and the extra PS2 chipset gets removed from future units - the costs will hopefully lower a bit." Maybe you could form a joint venture between sony and pcsx2 in emulation development. This is a great find I just found.

January 14th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
TheCloudOfSmoke Refreshing Your Profile Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In your butt. If I'm not there, I'm in Maryland, USA. Posts: 3,026	From what I know, the architecture of a PC is completely different than a PS2. So a joint venture between Sony and the devs of PCSX2 wouldn't work since it would require a complete rewrite of PCSX2. Plus I'm sure that Sony thinks of emulation as piracy. __________________ http://thecloudofsmoke.deviantart.com Last edited by TheCloudOfSmoke; January 14th, 2007 at 18:28.

January 14th, 2007	#4 (permalink)
shafeen if ur wealthy,i am single Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: india<<hyderabad..it rocks>> Posts: 1,759	now that i good news since ps3 is similar to pc in some aspects thats why i think it would help pcsx2 in bringing new optimizations who nows after ps2 is dead sony would release the emu for the pc too __________________

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January 14th, 2007	#6 (permalink)
shafeen if ur wealthy,i am single Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: india<<hyderabad..it rocks>> Posts: 1,759	its because its cpu instructions set sse2,sse3 etc __________________

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January 14th, 2007	#8 (permalink)
shafeen if ur wealthy,i am single Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: india<<hyderabad..it rocks>> Posts: 1,759	"sony also laid out the technical specs of the device. The PlayStation 3 will feature the much-vaunted Cell processor, which will run at 3.2 Ghz and feature 2.18 teraflops of performance. It will sport 256mb XDR main RAM at 3.2 Ghz, have 256MB of GDDR VRAM at 700mhz, a detachable 2.5 inch HDD slot, six usb 2.0 ports, Memory Stick Duo, a SD slot, a compact flash memory slot, Compact flash slot, 2 hdmi outputs, 1 av multi out, 1 SPDIF optical output, and 1-gigabit Ethernet built in port"" these are the specs of ps3 it uses a cell proccesor thogh __________________

January 14th, 2007	#9 (permalink)
CKemu It's a Spinning Smile! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,220	The PS3 is far removed from a PC, the PS3's cell is a PPC core with SPE's which are much akin to the PS2's VU's. This won't help PCSX2 in any way, how the hell your brain got to that conclusion is beyond reasonable science, or biological measurement. It'd be a compiled exe, it'd be encrypted, it's designed to run on a PS3 not a PC...etc etc I could go on, but meh, those are the three easiest points to get accross, especially to a guy that "has hope" for the ePSXe 2.0 shots on PSemu.pl, lmao, truly. SONY wouldn't touch PCSX2 with a barge poll, or if they did that'd be the team signing NDAs and the PCSX2 project vanishing from the face of the Earth, and frankly the PCSX2 team wouldn't touch SONY with a barge poll. __________________ » Beta Tester for PCSX2 \| ZeroGS KOSMOS \| Satourne \| nullDC \| Dolphin \| Misc Projects « » AMD64 X2 4400+ 939 1MB L2 @ 2.20GHz \| GeForce 8800 GTX 768: 575/1800 \| 2GB OCZ DC RAM @ 2-3-2-5 \| 768GiB HDD « Last edited by CKemu; January 14th, 2007 at 10:12.

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January 14th, 2007	#11 (permalink)
shafeen if ur wealthy,i am single Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: india<<hyderabad..it rocks>> Posts: 1,759	ok ckemu looks like i made u angry. sorry for my mistake i apologize>>for epsxe2 thing also<< also thanks for clearing my assumption that ps3 is nowhere near a pc. cheers __________________

January 14th, 2007	#12 (permalink)
CKemu It's a Spinning Smile! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,220	Not angry, just utterly baffled (by you) __________________ » Beta Tester for PCSX2 \| ZeroGS KOSMOS \| Satourne \| nullDC \| Dolphin \| Misc Projects « » AMD64 X2 4400+ 939 1MB L2 @ 2.20GHz \| GeForce 8800 GTX 768: 575/1800 \| 2GB OCZ DC RAM @ 2-3-2-5 \| 768GiB HDD « Last edited by CKemu; January 14th, 2007 at 11:09.

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shafeen if ur wealthy,i am single Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: india<<hyderabad..it rocks>> Posts: 1,759	yeah i know testing and modding several sites/project is hard and it has side effects too __________________

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Metalmurphy Ataru Moroboshi Fan =) Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,759	After seeing the fantastic job Sony did with the PS1 emulator on the PSP i'm pretty sure we're gonna see a sweet ass PS2 emulator. 1080p SUPPORT PLEASE!!! __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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JKKDARK Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 6,349	Competition for PCSX2

January 14th, 2007	#19 (permalink)
F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	Anyone remember Cassi...err...GiriGiri? Same problem. Looks like SEGA is just too lazy to build an emulator from scratch themselves __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?

January 14th, 2007	#20 (permalink)
Silenus Hyperion Pilgrim Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hyperion Posts: 2,208	This news is a complete year old. I don't know why people like to mix pcsx2 with sony. __________________ --PSP 4.01 M33 2-- ...Mis sueños son mentiras que algun día dejarán de serlo...

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