Why not Mac?

[Schiffi]

Honestly, other than not enough demand for it, I don't see why anyone is not working on a Mac PS2 emulator. I mean the hardware on a mac is closer to a PS2 than a PC would be IMO. I just think it'd be more plausible on a RISC processor than a CISC, esp with the new G5s out. Just my thoughts.

[n_w95482]

The reason probably is that not enough ppl use a mac for it to be worthwhile to produce. But ya pcsx2 probably would run really good on a G5 .

[Schiffi]

Well, I guess you can't blaim me for trying.

[n_w95482]

Maybe in a couple of years when pcsx2 or other ps2 emulators can run commercial games someone might port it over or something if there is enough interest in it.

[Schiffi]

Oh well, I guess I'll just run VGS in the meantime.

[liquid]

Originally Posted by Schiffi

Honestly, other than not enough demand for it, I don't see why anyone is not working on a Mac PS2 emulator. I mean the hardware on a mac is closer to a PS2 than a PC would be IMO. I just think it'd be more plausible on a RISC processor than a CISC, esp with the new G5s out. Just my thoughts.

The PPC is not exactly a true RISC processor and the current X86 are RISC internally with a Hardware Dyanamic Recompiler bolted on to execute instructions out of order to make it function like a CISC processor (good for large tasks)...RISC executes instructions in-order only (good for small tasks)...your point?

let's face it mac's aren't as popular as the commercials make them out to be...this is probably why not many emulators are made for it best to buy a cheap PC and put linux on it...at least it gets more support from the emu community.

linux...what gets more emu support anyways? windows or linux? I think windows....? allthough the difference ain't huge, I think.

[Regulus]

I wouldnt mind having a Mac. Those G5s are FAST! I have a WinXP and planning on getting a Linux for a server soon.

[Schiffi]

I doubt a cheap PC can play a PS2 emulator when it comes out anyway. There aren't a lot of Mac emulators, but who really needs 20 different NES emulators? Macs usually get the best Win emulators ported. Hey, even with 3% of the computer community, Macs somehow get enough support to get emulators. Even the Connectix VGS.

http://www.emulation.net/

[Kane]

That's true: the macs did get a PSX emulator. But do they have a hardware accellerated on like ePSXe yet?

[Chrono Archangel]

Originally Posted by Lord Kane

That's true: the macs did get a PSX emulator. But do they have a hardware accellerated on like ePSXe yet?

isnt FlareStorm....or something like that hardware accelerated?

[fivefeet8]

Originally Posted by Chrono Archange

isnt FlareStorm....or something like that hardware accelerated?

Flarestorm uses a plugin system, so a hardware accellerated gpu plugin could work, but right now, it's still software me thinks. Currently, it's too early in it's development to compete with current windows/linux psx emus. A mac G5 would be powerful enough to use for emulation purposes, but would you need a $3000+ desktop computer to play emulated psx games?

I wouldn't really worry about windows/linux systems not being able to run emulated ps2 games. When a ps2 emu starts to play commercial games at the level of current ps1 emulation, we'll have better PC hardware and the emulators will be heavily windows/linux optimized.

[Schiffi]

I have a 1GHz Tibook that runs VGS excellently, even if it is only a software renderer. If software rendering is good, why need hardware rendering?

[Chrono Archangel]

hardware rendering unveils the hidden beauty of a game

[Kane]

Because Initial D with texture filtering and anitialiased polygons looks infinitely better than software

[Galway no Sora]

Originally Posted by Schiffi

I have a 1GHz Tibook that runs VGS excellently, even if it is only a software renderer. If software rendering is good, why need hardware rendering?

Because HW rendering even MUCH better than SW rendering, thats simple .