PS2 emulation on Mac gets a BIG update with PCSX2 2.0!

PS2 emulation tested on MacBook Air M1 with 8GB and 8GPU cores using new version of PCSX2.

Timestamps:
00:00 PCSX2 2.0 is out for Mac! Better than AetherSX2?
01:09 Install PCSX2 Mac
02:26 BIOS
03:10 PS2 ISO games
03:32 Controller
04:08 Game covers
04:58 Graphics settings
06:03 Shadow of the Colossus on M1 MacBook Air
06:26 Big Picture Mode
06:40 God of War 2
07:03 Patches and cheats
07:37 Retro Achievements

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[HystericalHistoryTV]

Playing PS2 games on Mac with your Xbox controller is like eating KFC in McDonald’s with Chopsticks

[roguedagger]

Thank you! Emulation is why I’m subscribed.

[Varchesis]

Playing PS2 games on your Mac with an Xbox controller...

[matthewschmitt]

Oh heck yeah, this is the exact reason I subscribed to you actually! Lets see how much smoother things are with Sonic Heroes now

[monkeyfish]

Andrew, it would be nice at the end of the year to have a recap of Mac gaming in general after the apple silicon. So much has changed and you have been sharing with us so many updates over the years, but reviewing what has happend until now is also kinda helpful for those (like me) that are wondering how much have been done. I don’t know exactly what history I am thinking off, but it might be helpful to have a recap of the state of things and how perhaps things have improved but also issues that still needs to be considered. Perhaps a yearly review of some sort. This is just and idea…

[DrAnimePhD]

Version 2 has arguably made original PS2 hardware obsolete with how fantastic games are running on it

[zenmaster]

even if athersx2 has stopped development, can we have a feature and benchmark comparison between it in pcsx2?
if it can also do 1080p plus rendering of ps2 games @60fps, wouldn't it be better to have the native port rather than the rosetta interpretation layer?

[ablake]

I don't ever leave comments on YouTube but I just had to say, thanks for this Andrew. Can already see a huge upgrade from PCSX1. Really easy instructions to follow and already have games running without glitching and stuttering. Thanks again! Subscribed.

[wayneatchison]

Thank you!! I just downloaded PCSX2 and did the whole startup. I could already tell a difference on the 1st couple of games I played. The games played a little smoother than on AetherSX2.

[alifpr]

Bro, you just earned yourself a sub. I was nostalgic with PS2 games lately and I was wondering if I could play on my Air M1 and I stumbled upon this brilliant video!

[BelfastBiker]

Ordered a laptop, an M4 Max, for That I can play a host of old games in it during lunchtime at work, oh boy, I cannot wait!!!

[RiskofRing]

THEY FINALLY FIXED THE PS2 TRANSFORMERS ARMADA GAME I LOVE THIS EMULATOR

[JustAnotherMotherF]

Ok now we need a review comparison between PCXS2 2.0 VS AetherSX2 please!

[RetroGG-]

I do not care about new games running on Mac, this is where it’s at for me :)

[MotownBatman]

I Love PS2 on my My M1 MacMini 16gb.
Its Killer on a Widescreen 36" Curved

[HaikuOezu]

Instead of doing that whole system settings stuff you can just right click a non signed app and select open
It will actually give you the option to open anyway if you explicitly pick open instead of double clicking the icon

[evilfungas]

I have the exact same computer but it doesn't run anywhere near 60fps at 1080p. Does anyone know why this might be?

[firechikara]

Is PCSX2 2.0 really running better than AetherSX2 now?

I did test previously an earlier version of PCSX2 against AetherSX2 and I found out that since the latter was developed directly on Apple Silicon rather than translating, the FPS was more stable and the Mac didn't heat up at all compared to the first software (It did heat up a little bit).

[YeboMate]

So if the Apple TV ever get the M series chip (e.g. M1) and assuming there's a way to load all this up... technically the Apple TV can be a fully fledged console (though older gen but still!)

[jeddickson]

QUICK QUESTION BIG DAWG. what are isos??? do i need indevidual isos for each of my