How to Play PS2 Games on Android! - AetherSX2 Guide

The AetherSX2 PlayStation 2 emulator for Android is now in open beta testing! In this guide, I go over the process of optimally configuring the emulator on two separate systems.

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High-End Snapdragon Phone / Axon 30 5G - 00:00
Mid-Range MTK Phone / Oppo Reno6 - 05:58

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[ronaldonasc]

All the honors to the developer, it's definitely a milestone of the portable era, with the community helping out, by half the year it will be running 100% thanks taki for the video

[swapbloodcell]

For the devs of AetherSX2, I have so much respect for you. A year or so down the line, and with patients and development, I cannot wait to play the Sly Cooper trilogy on mobile.

[MrFlashpan]

I really couldn't believe that I tried Medal of Honour Frontline on my Xaomi Mi 11 and it was running 60fps all through the beach landing, no way! but it does!
So how many people uninstalled Damonps2 this weekend? LOL.
I hope they release a gold version, so people can donate a few quid, they deserve a big thank you.

[Namenslos]

I'm so excited for this Emulator's future!

[SRC]

You don't have to remove buttons when controller is connected. Just auto-hide the buttons with an option in the controller settings.

[SyedKamran]

Finally....this should kick damonps2 out of business.

[smgofdvld]

dude this is insane my phone is playing kh2 👀😱 well the intro at least plays really good without any issues.

[bhd]

Fantastic emulator, silent hill 2 and final fantasy xii run brilliantly on sd855 without having to touch any settings at all! But it’s not just the speed in comparison to the emulator that shall not be named; it’s the complete lack (so far) of any major graphic glitches. If this is how well it works on release day, I’m very excited for the future!

[bryanamorganda]

I am currently playing Persona 3 on my Poco X3 and it runs fine. Despite an Alpha state, this emulator delivers!! 🎮❤️

[AaronRose]

Dude this is amazing - big props to Talreth.

[zdanee]

Yesterday I got my ipega controller, today Taki drops this. It's gonna be a fun weekend!

[EmulationGalaxyBR]

Awesome emulator, in alpha is already pretty solid. I have tested Saint Seiya the Hades, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Devil May Cry 3 SE and Resident Evil Code Outbreak 2 and they are performing very well on SD845. Nice tutorial Taki!

[raiusdaltar]

What an exciting day. Playing Haunting Ground at full speed with my Poco F3/Razer Kishi. Going to try out Deus Ex in a bit, feels like a dream come true.

[ayanbhattacharjee]

The best aether sx 2 tutorial on the internet. After being frustrated for so long for not being able to run games fast, I'm finally so happy now. Thanks a ton. 🔥🔥🔥😊

[didjargo]

I just downloaded this and tested it after watching this video. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S20. I have thus far tried out Ape Escape 2, Zone of the Enders 2, Rogue Galaxy, and Dark Cloud 2 with no issues so far. I'm surprised that it works this well in the open beta stage.

[sol]

Thanks for this!

Just tested Front mission 4 on a SD 845. I enabled EE Cycle Skip to Maximum and Preload textures. It frame skips here and there especially on the map. Other than that, it's playable. Will do more testing once I progress through the game and post my feedback.

[joshmcgootermier]

Holy beans, this is amazing. Honestly own most of the PS2 games I'd want to play, but simply for convenience this is amazing.

Daily drive and iPhone and my best Android device is a OnePlus 5t with 8gb of memory but it surprisingly plays very well for such a dated device.

[inuart]

thank you so much, you helped me to run xenosaga 1 on full 60 fps with your guide (i am using SD 865), greetings from mexico.

[jimechols]

Best thing to do is root phone and install custom kernel that allows turning off cores. Then you can manually set your CPU speed to Max and turn off your weakest cores to force affinity to the strongest cores. Plus it has a side benefit of saving battery.

[tungnguyen]

love this app, working with all the game, i have so much respect for you, i've waiting all these years to have it on my phone