PCSX2 (Best PS2 Emulator) - Full Setup Guide

[@terrencehill3689]

Bro just revived my childhood thank you it works %100. New subscriber!

[@maestroff5228]

where should i download games?

[@michaelbytner9346]

Bro?

[@teknique1289]

@@maestroff5228 romspedia or romspure

[@yocate]

@@maestroff5228literally everywhere try roms games

[@brittanycunningham787]

console roms is a website I use

[@bencrawford7981]

100% the easiest tutorial of this nature that I have watched. Thank you very much!

[@Igor.L]

Glad it helped!

[@CaracalCoolGuy]

thanks! now I can play my favorite ps2 games on pc

[@michaelsouza9912]

Great tutorial walkthrough, very helpful and concise!

[@Nielssleinniels]

Thanks dude, works completely! Finally I can play Fifa Street 2 again 😍

[@GoldLogan0412]

Thank you dude! I’m planning to create a channel where I play old games, so this will help a lot!

[@TDCapalot]

im doing the same hope yours goes well

[@GoldLogan0412]

@@TDCapalot thanks

[@terrencehill3689]

@@TDCapalot I’ll sub both y’all

[@Dougie2945c]

Theeeee Siiiiimpsooooons!!! Thanks for this! All setup for the colder months!

[@ymaaw3735]

This is so awesome. Very well explained. A video for the ages.

[@DklVybs]

you're the best, this video was clutch

[@EsmeAnnRose]

Super easy guide to follow! Thanks alot!

[@Gardner423]

Awesome video man! got me up and running. Appreciate it!

[@masonedmunds]

beautiful video, thanks for all your help.

[@aex2170]

Perfect tutorial and walkthrough! Thank you!

[@Lenxv07]

Thanks a lot, it's really helpful!

[@not_gez574]

great video man the only one that helped me thank you

[@jibjibly5875]

Really clear instructions!

[@Leon-zp5zl]

You can feel obvious input lag especially playing those SNK fighting games collections, such as KOF collection, Final Fury collection, etc. I guess it is because these collections are actually running a SNK arcade emulator itself, so it is an SNK NEOGEO emulator within a PS2 emulator, and the input lag issue gets amplified.

[@conz000]

Thank you bro. Exceollent Guide.

[@Sagninaw]

Just a tip, If you want crystal clear smoothed graphics you should go under internal resolution and set it to "4x Native" and turn on FXAA contrast sharpening to "sharpen and resize display resolution" you can also turn dithering to completely off to remove the muddy texture overlay, it looks absolutely amazing on my RTX laptop

[@SuperSaiyaGinge]

Thanks a lot for the guide. That helped me a lot. I was using Retroarch for a while with PS2 games but there would be scenes where the image flickers and jumps until I start playing which is so annoying. Wanted to see what PCSX2 was like and it seems a lot more stable.

[@ghostglitch_]

bro slayed the tutorial process

[@thesatnambajwa]

Thanks man really help

[@pachecodosunosiete]

I need help with the bios 😒but other than that, great video and I hope it works for me!

[@beanenormous]

WOOHOO thanksman!

[@putyograsseson]

Hi, I’m interested in emulating Shinobi (2002, Overworks) , would my Laptop with 8GB of RAM and an Intel i5 10th generation suffice?

[@Igor.L]

Yes, should be ok

[@deanshaw6588]

question for this one i owned socom back in the day can u use the microphone on the emulator as i want it for manhunt

[@user-ey5tl5vq8w]

Can you use the mouse to control shooting and aiming in action games? I don't have a gamepad and I would like to play with a keyboard and mouse.

[@Igor.L]

Yeah, go to Settings -> Controllers On Global Settings click on "Enable Mouse Mapping" Then go to Controller Port 1 and configure the right analog inputs and the rest of the buttons It will feel very janky though, as it's not designed to play games that way

[@theannoying3589]

thank you super EZ guide, worth to subscribed!

[@iKATOi]

I use 2 monitors, how do I get the mouse cursor to stay on one monitor or in the emulated game? The right stick on my controller controls the mouse cursor and will go off onto my second monitor and whatever buttons I press in game are also pressed on my second monitor

[@AboveAverageGuy88]

Great Video - but for some reason my game wont play any audio or find a cover art (NFS Carbon) - any idea why?

[@viswaarts7475]

you are the best dude

[@AdamskyPro]

Mannnnn how COOL would it be if the 3D covers were actually 3 dimensional and we could flip them over and read the backs or look at the game art on the back of the box??

[@ruitaipa]

First of all thank you so much for this perfect tutorial. I'd like to have your help one issue, if that's ok: I started playing Splinter Cell and out of the blue my DS$ controller disconnected. Checked the battery and it wasn't it. Tried several times with other games and this issue persisted. Do you have any ideof how I can fix this? Thank you in advance.

[@Igor.L]

Could be the Bluetooth of your computer, try connecting with a cable and see if it still disconnects

[@ruitaipa]

@@Igor.L with a cable it works. But I can't figure out why the Bluetooth issu only happens on PCSX2. I'm currently playing Uncharted 4 on PC and the DS4 never disconnects.

[@Igor.L]

@@ruitaipa I see, really strange how it's only with PCSX2. No idea what it could be.

[@ruitaipa]

@@Igor.L I even tried to simulate an Xbox controller through DS4 windows options, but that wasn't it. I guess I'll play wired. Thank you again for this nostalgia

[@alinxf]

do you have any idea why the ghost doesn't move in the license tests? tried multiple clamping modes and still the same.. trying to do everything gold but it's almost impossible without a ghost

[@David-kl5ln]

Thank you!

[@XXxXCLOUDXx]

While everything seems to be working, I'm unsure where the actual program is to launch the emulator. Do I have to go through setup every time to launch it or is there something seperate I'm not seeing?

[@Igor.L]

No, you run the pcsx2-qt.exe

[@itsme1798]

Thanks a lot 🤙

[@Pinkman720]

Hello, I have an original wired PS2 controller. It's powered on and connected, but it's unable to control the screen. It's not working. Can you please help me diagnose the issue?

[@ivanglavurdic794]

I have one question :Can i play NTSC region games on pcsx2 if i'm from europe.I mean Gran Turismo 3 NTSC? thx

[@Igor.L]

Yes

[@ivanglavurdic794]

Man thanks for everything i accidenlly found your channel and when i see how you simplyfied use of PCSX2 and explain with tutorial that is great help.Once again thanks man you have a new subscriber.

[@superglen5488]

For some reason it all works however when I open games they’re extremely slow and stay stuck on around 2fps, anyone know a fix?

[@JIAJIANTAN]

Hi, Can you do a guide on recording games with PCSX2? I cant seems to get the requirement for it, Thanks

[@joe73ffdq5]

I had it working before I looked up this video, albeit 60-70% speed... Then I did something with settings, and I get the message - the direct3d renderer is running at feature 10.0. This is an unsupported version... What could have went wrong, and what system setting should I look for?

[@Noob-cv8yc]

It's been a month and a have since the video, so the emulator updated, should I enable Thread Pinning?

[@Igor.L]

If your performance isn't good you can try enabling that

[@bkgamereview9395]

Thanks for the guide. But for some reason my controller is tied to my keyboard hotkeys like how (I'm using the Xbox controller) when I press B, I do the action but at the same time my game pauses. Also when I pause my game I also pause the Emulator. Is there a way to fix this?

[@Igor.L]

Disable the hotkeys of the emulator, it's somewhere in the settings

[@morpheus8867]

What kind of files do we have to download for pcsx2 to work properly please? I just subscribed btw!

[@Igor.L]

Just the bios, since that's a requirement for it to run games

[@JouriiPad]

Best video everrrrr

[@Narigane]

i have issue... so for some reason whenever i press circle, the emulator paused when i press [select] the emulation speed doubled i press L3 and it open some sort of menu... and i have no idea how to ACTUALLY use the controller. its as if some button is hardlinked to certain function like a hot key, but i have no idea how to remove these. there's nothing in the [hot key] except keyboard

[@Igor.L]

Do you have Steam open? It can cause some issues

[@Narigane]

@@Igor.L ah so i need to close the steam?

[@Igor.L]

Yeah, try that

[@Philiopantheon82]

Does this work with any Pc or laptop? I got latitude dell 7280 o 8GB RAM, intel core i5, 256 SSD. Please help

[@hesly9]

I tried playing ratchet and clank but my sensitivity is really slow idk why, and the game locks the fps at 50 even tho i have a 240hz

[@jackdanksterdawson112]

whats the best site that you recommend that's safe to download games iso form??

[@GreenBayCha]

vimm’s lair

[@CodyThomas-xy5xi]

Vimms lair

[@andreansebastianm]

where can i get the bios pack?

[@zaiakiryakoz2112]

Did you ever find out?

[@elmestizo2248]

@@zaiakiryakoz2112 ive been trying to find it too can someone just let me know?

[@RuinedJoke]

@@zaiakiryakoz2112google it

[@horticultural261]

@@zaiakiryakoz2112google

[@tygood919]

How do i get game files to show up on the emulator?

[@Sprocket74]

Where did you get the black USA .iso link?

[@thesirbob355]

have been trying to play sonic riders on the pcsx2 and getting different iso files but have been failing to play it on it through and through, any of yall got solutions on how to get an actual bios file of sonic riders so that I can play

[@Warrior_Flash]

How to install games??? I mean i do not find any safe website to download themñ

[@LeRadFinesse]

Will this work smoothly on Dell with windows 10 Pro? With 605 GPU or low end pcs ?

[@Igor.L]

Depends on how low the CPU is, here's the minimum specs pcsx2.net/docs/setup/requirements/

[@UrlocalAva]

what do i do if theres no option to automatic mapping to input controller should i just carry on

[@Igor.L]

Weird that there's no option, but you can setup a controller again on Settings > Controllers > Controller Port 1

[@1llABODll1]

nice explaining '

[@meljrsenawo6403]

now i cant scan the game it wont scan help? pls

[@ChilyMc]

what's the best (easiest to set up) controller for the PCSX2 ?

[@Igor.L]

I think Xbox controllers starting from 360

[@fratele_nitaa481]

on mac, how to play with 2 controllers 1 game? like splitscreen

[@Igor.L]

Do the same controller setup for port 2 If you went through the initial setup already then on the emulator go to Settings -> Controllers -> Controller Port 2

[@ahmedali-tc2pl]

This is perefct!

[@dootcoyt5775]

is it normal for the game to take a lot of time to load for sum reason?

[@ThisguyVR519]

how do i extract the pscx2 emulator i get that 7zip on the emulator and what do i do? downloaded as said but i dont get the emulator like its shown so im doing something wrong idk what tho

[@Igor.L]

Did you install 7zip or did you just download it?

[@Matt_Awesome17]

Downloaded it and it worked well. Restarted my laptop and i had to reinstall it plus there’s no desktop icon don’t know why

[@alekseev1986]

I have original PS2 hardware, but convenience is great

[@snake-lp]

ich habe eine rtx 2080ti i9 9900k cpu 3.60ghz ddr3 64gb omen by hp oberlisk desktop 875-xxx und trotzdem habe ich bug und es bleibt ab und hängen weiß nicht welche richtige einstellungen ich machen soll ich habe das neuste version

[@munyaradzimhindurwa5405]

When I click on download on the nightly builds nothing happens. Any help?

[@willjeffs4479]

i must be doing something wrong, i put the downloaded iso file into the games folder but nothing pops up when i click scan for new games

[@Igor.L]

Did you change the scan folder to the games folder while installing the emulator? Make sure to check that on settings

[@undergroundcity9789]

is a RTX 3060 & a AMD Ryzen 5900HS good enough to run this emulator at medium settings please😭😭

[@Igor.L]

Yeah you can play games at high resolution on this, that CPU is even great for the PS3 emulator

[@undergroundcity9789]

@@Igor.L really wow this is helpful

[@maronfreakingfurry]

i have no idea why when im launch the game is black screen now show anything, not even have a sound

[@glenngrundy5919]

where to get the games from ?

[@glenngrundy5919]

ive figured it out

[@unjustninja3477]

@@glenngrundy5919 can you tell the website name or smth

[@Specai]

@@glenngrundy5919where tf do u get em???

[@GBZ_FBALL]

When I add the games it doesn’t show and I’m trying every thing

[@sebblevy7]

looking for a good tutorial? This is the one ❤

[@c0npl3xOP]

hopefully this will work im downloading the .iso file right now. im downloading tenkaichi 3 btw Update: IT WORKS!! I CAN FINALLY PLAY DB BT 3 BEFORE SPARKING!ZERO COMES OUT. Basiclly thank you IgorL

[@Galaxy2ss_]

where you get the bios

[@Galaxy2ss_]

nvm found it

[@c0npl3xOP]

@@Galaxy2ss_ exactly :)

[@BuddyLee2311]

Where did you download tenkaichi 3?

[@c0npl3xOP]

I think it was some kind of archive but I just looked up tenkaichi 3 for emulator or something like that

[@marcobustillos6762]

Please help. I downloaded the latest version 1.7 and I have an error, vertical black lines appear in some games. 😔

[@Igor.L]

That happens when setting a higher resolution, some games don't support that well and you get the vertical lines

[@grapeproducer558]

from which site i can download ps2 games

[@Kikidyrdek]

Thanks

[@TsiavosAnastasios]

Hey man i am worried because i dont want my pc to have a virus. Is this dangerous? Or i shouldn't worry?

[@Igor.L]

Not from the links on the description, no

[@chodagreat7876]

I downloaded Def Jam FFNY ISO but cant insert it into the emulator. Please help

[@Igor.L]

You sure you put it on the games folder and set the emulator to scan there?

[@chodagreat7876]

@@Igor.L Thank you for the fast response, wonderful! The game now appears inside the emulator, but when i click on boot game; It tells me that I require a PS2 BIOS in order to run. Im new to PC Gaming, so very grasshopper ish.

[@Igor.L]

Yeah you need the bios, it's a .bin file, can be found on the internet. Any of them will work

[@chodagreat7876]

@@Igor.L Someone from Discord helped me out and I now have 7 PS2 games up and running. Your video is amazing btw! I subbed.

[@tytits]

Okay i'm lost with something. Where do i find the games to play them on the emulator? There's a game i want to play, and it says playable on the pcsx2 site, but where do i get it, to actually play it on the emulator?

[@YunG0blivi0us]

KZbinrs literally cannot recommend any sites because almost 95% of them are sketchy.. you must be new

[@Nobody_Shroom]

Um, search the Web and hope for the best, idk

[@bearieroblox6451]

This is so annoying you can’t download silent hill 3 for pc any other way, I don’t have a ps2 and old versions of silent hill 3 go anywhere from $150-$1000

[@k.ladmusic]

Old game downloads, hopefully that site has it

[@eyeseenotruth]

what is the exact name of the bios file I need to get and where do I get it?

[@Igor.L]

There are many, usually stars with "SCPH-XXXX" and it's usually a .bin file They all work just fine

[@eyeseenotruth]

@@Igor.L I was looking on the emulator wiki downloaded the file and saw idk how many I think I downloaded all of them?

[@Igor.L]

It should work, the emulator just need one. Put them on the bios and scan it again

[@eyeseenotruth]

@@Igor.L okay then I’ll try again I deleted all of them because I wasn’t sure lol

[@eyeseenotruth]

@@Igor.L okay got through all of this I’m ready to download the games into the games folder but I dunno where to go to get them

[@hanthuwinhtet6297]

mine showing like there no Qt6widgets.dll , libjpeg.dll , SDL2.dll ,lz4.dll are not found but there already have i keep reinstall like over 6 times but stil doesnt work help me

[@vanshrathivanshrathi]

Same here any solution?

[@YunG0blivi0us]

​@@vanshrathivanshrathisame here smh

[@anemicroyalty8764]

This happened to me too. I downloaded the Stable version, and the same thing happened. Then I just did the direct install option on the Stable version, not expecting it to work, and it did. I’d try that. Something is up right now with the download versions.

[@dayungtrenchbaby]

will ps2.rom games run ?

[@2khy]

thx bro

[@hoseinbebany]

nice video, how can i play in full screen without stretching

[@Igor.L]

Enable the widescreen patches (some games might not have them yet) to check that follow this 13:34 You can also enable it on the Graphics -> Display -> "Apply Widescreen Patches" for any game that has it

[@meljrsenawo6403]

the bios wont show up can you help ?

[@Igor.L]

Is it on .bin format? Also make sure the scanning folder is correct

[@Leon-zp5zl]

Has PCSX2 fixed the input lag issue now?

[@Igor.L]

Don't think there has been improvements to input lag, feels the same to me

[@medstudz]

Is there a PS2 emulator to use on a PSP? Thank you.

[@Igor.L]

No, the PSP can't run PS2 games even emulated

[@xhuljomeco642]

Can i play the fast amd the furious in this emulator

[@taliz5557]

I followed every steps and still i don’t know how u got the .iso ?

[@NoPal-vj7ci]

Download game you like

[@shadowsaber2350]

@@NoPal-vj7ci download where????

[@Melomotooo]

I can’t add a new text do I to the pcsx2 file

[@joestinger891]

Can I use actual Playstation 2 discs i own?

[@Igor.L]

Yes

[@thatsonguyious257]

I'm having problems reloading the game after a successful first load. Now it just simply has a black screen whenever i load the game and all of my attempts to trouble shoot seem to have not worked. Any one else had this problem?

[@Igor.L]

Have you tried changing the video renderer?

[@thatsonguyious257]

@@Igor.L yes but did not work, i fear thaT the cheat codes that i used befori saving a file borked the game file so i completely deleted and downloaded everything and am trying again

[@Igor.L]

Yeah i'd recommend that too

[@thatsonguyious257]

@@Igor.L nah for some reason when I load the game up the first time even without cheats, it will play just fine but if I close it and try again it with break and won't let me play again

[@maurice2499]

The emulator won't even open for some reason

[@krownedklown420klik9]

Same here, v 1.4 works, v 1.7 won't even open.🤷🤷🤷

[@RicardoJunior-ye5wr]

For me, it said that you need "Microsoft Visual C++". Hope this helps.

[@freaky_samosa]

Bro my emulator also didn't open, any help did you get?

[@NoMoreLies365]

Anyone run their games from sd card? I got a samsung evo plus 512gb n the games stutter every couple of minutes for about 10 seconds. Anyone experienced this? Got a fix?

[@Igor.L]

Gotta put your games on your main HDD or SSD

[@jaysonmarimuthoo7342]

Followed all instruction...currently downloading God of war2....waiting to test it

[@benedictemmanuel9628]

where are you downloading????

[@jaysonmarimuthoo7342]

@@benedictemmanuel9628 Sorry bro didnt work

[@jordancloinger9100]

What bios is needed for Tenkaichi 3?

[@Igor.L]

All of them will work fine

[@Specai]

Where can I get the ps2 games