PS2 Emulator???

Eric Poon · September 19th, 2001

Is there any PS2 emulator out there?
Who knows?
PS2 is getting more popular...

Ultragunner · September 19th, 2001

as far as i know, you got to have a fast processor and video to cope up with ps2. the ps2's video can render 75 million triangles? per second and no video card can do that yet. not even geforce 3.

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**kairi00** · September 19th, 2001

I'm sorry, but... dream on.

Think about it, the original PSX was released in 1994, and it's not until last year (2000) that we get a decent playable PSX emulator.

So, it takes 6 years.
Now, considering that the PS2 just came out recently, AND its architecture is a million times (well, I'm exaggerating here) more complicated than the PSX, it'll take a few years before we see a playable PS2 emulator.

Oh yeah... you'll probably need a dual Athlon7 5.6GHz and a GeForce 6 Ultra or an ATI 95000 with 1.5G of RAM to run it well.

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**Xeven** · September 19th, 2001

somebody posted this awhile back.

Ars Technica The Playstation2 vs. the PC

It outlines the fundamental differences between the pc cpu and the emotion engine. (Data driven design VS Instruction driven design). You should check it out if your wondering how hard/challenging (:confused: ) it would be to create a ps2 emulator, as well as understand some potential bottlenecks in achieving this.

(wow, i really sound like i know something..

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Nezzar · September 19th, 2001

The DC-Emulation is poor at the moment, too, and it's even older than the PS2. Besides that it would take *really* big PC it would take Years until they're will be any PS2-Emu which can play a commercial game. That means that i'll have to buy a real PS2 to play FF10

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**Betamax** · September 19th, 2001

... or play the waiting game which is something that I am well used to.

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Nezzar · September 20th, 2001

*lol* I don't think that I want to 5 Years until I can play this game

. That would mean that FF11 and maybe even FF12would be earlier than FF10.

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FireGL · September 20th, 2001

better buy the console

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**fivefeet8** · September 20th, 2001

The architecture of the ps2 is so dramatically different from a pc right now that emulating it would be nearly impossible.. The pc uses large caches and small bandwith while in comparison, the ps2 uses little caches and a huge bandwith.. Thats why a lot of game programmers has had problems with programming for the system.. They need to get use to programming for a huge bandwith and small caches of the ps2.. Maybe when the bandwith specs of pc's start surpassing the ps2 then we may see a ps2 emu emerge..

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Crush · September 24th, 2001

At first there was a fake-emu "Nightmare".
A french site also released a fake with a "system-rom (also fake)" but I cannot remember the name - this one contained possibly a worm.

But there is something like a PS2-Emu. This Emulator was given out to developers of PS2-Software a long time before the first PS2 came out. This one was told to be extremely slow. It was quite big with (cross-)compilers and so on - nothing of interest. Somewhere else I read that Connectix seems to work hidden on a PS2 emulator called VGS2.

Neojag · September 24th, 2001

who, when how? lolz, ill be waitin for ePS2e

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**lu_zero** · September 24th, 2001

hmm from what I read those project won´t work on our single x86 (x<7) processor...

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Neojag · September 25th, 2001

no problem, just a buy a silicon graphics workstation and ull be able to run it at 10 FPS

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**Bgnome** · September 25th, 2001

or you could get a ps2 with a harddrive, broadband adapter, keyboard, mouse, hdtv and you can emulate your PC!

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**Shiori** · September 25th, 2001

isn't that called an "XBoX"?

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**Xeven** · September 25th, 2001

ohh, you mean the "dynamic boob synthesizer" ?

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**Betamax** · September 25th, 2001

Don't get an x-box... wait for the homestation. Then you can really emulate a pc

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JuniorCRB · October 1st, 2001

techniclly ps2's specs surpass the min. requirments for win98 and win ME, and they've already ported red hat linux to ps2

Nezzar · October 1st, 2001

Yes, I saw that on the IFA, here in Germany. It looked really good and exactly like on the PC.

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Eric Poon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3	PS2 Emulator??? Is there any PS2 emulator out there? Who knows? PS2 is getting more popular...

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Nezzar NSBQ nut Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: .de Posts: 1,208	lol I don't think that I want to 5 Years until I can play this game. That would mean that FF11 and maybe even FF12would be earlier than FF10. __________________ Bred for its skills in magic

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Crush Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12	There is - but rather useless! At first there was a fake-emu "Nightmare". A french site also released a fake with a "system-rom (also fake)" but I cannot remember the name - this one contained possibly a worm. But there is something like a PS2-Emu. This Emulator was given out to developers of PS2-Software a long time before the first PS2 came out. This one was told to be extremely slow. It was quite big with (cross-)compilers and so on - nothing of interest. Somewhere else I read that Connectix seems to work hidden on a PS2 emulator called VGS2.

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September 19th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Ultragunner Trans-Am Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 997	as far as i know, you got to have a fast processor and video to cope up with ps2. the ps2's video can render 75 million triangles? per second and no video card can do that yet. not even geforce 3. __________________ PC Specs: Last edited by Ultragunner; September 24th, 2001 at 16:46..

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kairi00 Puchiko-nyu! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: 49° 11' N 123° 10' W Posts: 2,854	I'm sorry, but... dream on. Think about it, the original PSX was released in 1994, and it's not until last year (2000) that we get a decent playable PSX emulator. So, it takes 6 years. Now, considering that the PS2 just came out recently, AND its architecture is a million times (well, I'm exaggerating here) more complicated than the PSX, it'll take a few years before we see a playable PS2 emulator. Oh yeah... you'll probably need a dual Athlon7 5.6GHz and a GeForce 6 Ultra or an ATI 95000 with 1.5G of RAM to run it well. __________________ "Not every ejaculation deserves a name." --- George Carlin Last edited by kairi00; September 19th, 2001 at 17:47..

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Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,523	somebody posted this awhile back. Ars Technica The Playstation2 vs. the PC It outlines the fundamental differences between the pc cpu and the emotion engine. (Data driven design VS Instruction driven design). You should check it out if your wondering how hard/challenging (:confused: ) it would be to create a ps2 emulator, as well as understand some potential bottlenecks in achieving this. (wow, i really sound like i know something.. ) __________________

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Nezzar NSBQ nut Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: .de Posts: 1,208	The DC-Emulation is poor at the moment, too, and it's even older than the PS2. Besides that it would take really big PC it would take Years until they're will be any PS2-Emu which can play a commercial game. That means that i'll have to buy a real PS2 to play FF10 __________________ Bred for its skills in magic

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,508	... or play the waiting game which is something that I am well used to. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,843	better buy the console __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

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fivefeet8 &-)---\|--< Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Smallville Posts: 7,698	The architecture of the ps2 is so dramatically different from a pc right now that emulating it would be nearly impossible.. The pc uses large caches and small bandwith while in comparison, the ps2 uses little caches and a huge bandwith.. Thats why a lot of game programmers has had problems with programming for the system.. They need to get use to programming for a huge bandwith and small caches of the ps2.. Maybe when the bandwith specs of pc's start surpassing the ps2 then we may see a ps2 emu emerge.. __________________ Play emulated games online Main Rig\|\|Intel Q6600@3.2 ghertz\|4x1gb DDR2 1066\|Asrock 1600sli 110db LGA 775\|EVGA 8800gtx@620/1450/975\|2x Seagate 160gb SATA150 Raid0\|250 gb Samsung SATA2 HD\|Seagate 7000.10 500gb HD\|NEC 3520 4x/8x DVD+R/RW DL burner\|Antec TP 650 watt\|40" Sony Bravia 1080p\|20.1" 5ms LCD 1680x1050 Native\|Logitec 5.1 Speaker System w/15" Sub\|Dual Boot Ubuntu 64bit/Vista 32bit\|\| SimplyBuyIt - Health&Nutrition

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Neojag :: [ Sauron's Eye ] :: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie... Posts: 3,258	who, when how? lolz, ill be waitin for ePS2e __________________

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Neojag :: [ Sauron's Eye ] :: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: In the Land of Mordor, where the Shadows lie... Posts: 3,258	no problem, just a buy a silicon graphics workstation and ull be able to run it at 10 FPS __________________

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Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	or you could get a ps2 with a harddrive, broadband adapter, keyboard, mouse, hdtv and you can emulate your PC! __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,126	isn't that called an "XBoX"? __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,523	ohh, you mean the "dynamic boob synthesizer" ? __________________

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,508	Don't get an x-box... wait for the homestation. Then you can really emulate a pc __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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JuniorCRB Sega Fanboy Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: I don't know Posts: 757	techniclly ps2's specs surpass the min. requirments for win98 and win ME, and they've already ported red hat linux to ps2

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Nezzar NSBQ nut Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: .de Posts: 1,208	Yes, I saw that on the IFA, here in Germany. It looked really good and exactly like on the PC. __________________ Bred for its skills in magic