Emulate Playstation 2 games with the new version of PCSX2

PCSX2 is a project that started neither more nor less than 14 yearsas Playstation 2 emulator which had been out a couple of years ago at the time. During all this time they have been making all kinds of improvements, always focusing on the speed of execution of the games. As of 2007, notable advances in this regard have already been noted, and from that turning point the improvements have been in growing.

In this entry we will teach readers of Ubunlog The main features of this emulator and how can we install it in our Ubuntu. So if you are one of those who think that the PS2 has been one of Sony's best inventions in the world of consoles, this is your entry. We started.

If you are wondering what makes this emulator a solid and optimal emulator, then you can read its most notable features.

• possibility of save state of the game at any time with a simple click.
• Unlimited number of Memory Cards with "unlimited" memory too. Uff ... How many of us would have wished it had been like that on the original console ...
• Higher graphics definition. With PCSX2 we can run games in 1080p, in 4K, or in the resolution that we want up to a maximum of 4096 × 4096. Also, thanks to its antialiasing techniques, the games you emulate will look even better than the HD remakes themselves.
• Possibility of using any compatible controller with our PC (PS3, Xbox360…).
• Increase or decrease the speed of the game thanks to a built-in frame limiter. Basically you will be able to tell the emulator the maximum number of frames that are reproduced per second.
• possibility of record our games in Full HD thanks to the built-in recorder (pressing F12 having installed the GSdx plugin).
• Complex compilers for Emotion Engine (EE), Vector Unit 0 (VU0) y Vector Unit 1 (VU1). These compilers are used to compile some parts of the PS2 virtual machine in the machine language of our CPU.
• possibility of use up to 3 CPUs causing the speed of the emulator to noticeably increase.
• Full support for the Dual Shock 2 game-pad (PS2 controller), which makes possible the emulation of each and every one of its characteristics.
• Very dynamic system to create Cheats easily, which can also be used to bypass code where emulation doesn't work.

To install the emulator, we first have to add the corresponding repositories, update repositories and then proceed with the installation. We can do this by executing the following commands in the terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa: gregory-hainaut / pcsx2.official.ppa

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install pcsx2

If we search for the PCSX2 application, it should already be ready to run. In the first execution of the program, it will ask us for a couple of steps to prepare the program.

In the first steps of the emulator, it will ask us to let's select the directory where the BIOS is located and the games that we are going to emulate. It should be noted that sharing a PS2 BIOS is illegal, so we cannot leave you a link where you can download the corresponding .bin. Still, we know how easily we can find a BIOS on the internet.

Well, once we have legally obtained our BIOS we have to tell PCSX2 where this folder is where we have the BIOS. Next we select the corresponding Bios, as it appears in the following image.