We Finally Have Fast & Free PS2 Emulator For Android! AetherSX2 Is So Good!

This new PS2 Play STation 2 EMulator for Android is So Good and it is in open beta right now so you can download and start using AetherSX2 right now! In this video, we take a look at and test out AetherSX2 on a few devices like the Xiaomi Pad Pro 5 Tablet, Galaxy S21, and Red Magic 6S Pro, I also show you how to quickly set up AetherSX2 on your device! We finally have a full-speed free PS2 emulator for android! mAnd by the was AetherSX2 works with Samsung DEX!
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[@androidplay8448]

Oh man, the happiness and satisfaction i felt uninstalling DamonPS2 and putting AetherSX2's shortcut on my Android home screen instead. It felt like washing filth off my body

[@2PeteShakur]

good riddance deadmonps2! :D

[@Drivenby]

Too bad probably your phone is now full of malware lol

[@mnivvy]

@@Drivenby hopefully you say that because he had damonps2 installed?

[@AfroPear]

@@mnivvy I would think so but the way it's phrased makes it comes off as bit of a backhanded comment 😂

[@2PeteShakur]

@@AfroPear yeh deadmonps2 is spywarez!

[@E96]

I was on Reddit when the developer first made the thread about it. Everyone was so skeptical and gave him a bit of shit for it lol but the guy proved everyone wrong so kudos to him.

[@castilejo]

Regular Reddit attitude :,)

[@castilejo]

@@bWWd0 I saw those people too. Why are u talking about lmao

[@thegamerfe8751]

@@bWWd0 I saw the post the day it was made and believe me the overwhelming majority said that this was either fake or they wanted to wait until it actually releases (still skeptical). You probably haven't seen the post yourself so shut up.

[@OverruledDood]

I'm not surprised the retro emulation community was shitty to him.

[@SRC267]

@@castilejo maybe he was one of the critics?

[@brianrosie1762]

This is huge, the reason I wanted to build a computer and was having second thoughts about getting the tab S7 Plus was the lack of a viable PS2 emulator. Pcsx-2's newborn cousin will be a huge game changer, especially on the upcoming Galaxy tab S8

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

Been testing this out all day and Im beyond impressed so far. 3 out of 3 games fully booted, Dark Cloud 2 just has some slight dips to 47 FPS on a Note 10+. This is a really solid project.

[@phxrios1422]

Dark Cloud 2 is the only reason why I want this

[@nikkol-as]

@@phxrios1422 Same Dark Cloud 2 and some games are why I want again a ps2 emulator.

[@guardian4498]

Goodbye DamonPS2, I will not miss you Now we can trust this emulator because of PCSX2 team. Good work! DamonPS2 can go and buried it in the ground forever.

[@tabtibelkacem2824]

I bought a month ago but no regret

[@youdontneedtoknow5688]

@@tabtibelkacem2824 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@jk_5776]

Me too , I will not miss it's 😂🤡

[@tldmimikyu5779]

@@tabtibelkacem2824 😂😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤡

[@tldmimikyu5779]

@@tabtibelkacem2824 Hahaha how dumb

[@SallyMangos]

It's amazing how well games run on this emulator on its first release. Just Incredible!

[@azazelleblack]

AetherSX2 is a port of the oldest PS2 emulator, PCSX2. Not to denigrate the developers' efforts-they've done an excellent porting job-but this isn't exactly a "first release" of the emulator core itself.

[@salvatoreesposito8994]

@@azazelleblack It also has all the accuracy issues of pcsx2. I hope they'll get fixed

[@aqwsderxz]

Gamecube has alot of games that ps2 also have in 30 to 60 fps

[@Harmonic14]

@@azazelleblack DamonPS2 did the same thing years ago, and it’s still nowhere near this good.

[@Treychik]

@@Harmonic14 it's a freaking piece of pcsx2 code with TONS of hacks and bad coding in it :\ also has terrible community that is full of scammers and AD sellers on the official pages...so I'd say AetherSX2 is KILLING IT! :)

[@eyeofthev-holder4938]

From what you've shown it not only is based on PCSX2 but also has the same issues PCSX2 has. I wish you went into more detail on whether its options allow for the same workaround for Gran Turismo 4 to prevent the rolling start "get ready to drive" text to stay on for the entire race, and the missing split times, and whether this workaround still causes crashes on some licenses.

[@kabl00muk94]

From what I've seen if it's true for pcsx2, it more or less holds true for Aethersx2. Had the exact same issues (clipping in SMT 3 or shadow issues in front mission 4 for example) as on pc. Problem is because it's an alpha, there's still options and settings left to be added. But given performance so far I think this will get the attention it deserves for fixes etc, just a waiting game.

[@TorSkywalker]

absolutely incredible emulator, I was really surprised to see something like this especially it running so well in such an early stage of development!

[@cank2111]

You smell like Zwieback 🙃

[@TorSkywalker]

@@cank2111 I see what you did there - nice!

[@stevemichael9576]

Yep this emulator is amazing. I’ve tested on the snapdragon 870 and kirin 980. Both performed really well. Better on the snapdragon in some games but equal in others. It is quite incredible the performance level of this beta build. Running everything at 2x and 16:9 aspect ratio and it’s beautiful. The dev has done an incredible job.

[@rustymixer2886]

Got it on my s9, works well sd855

[@jazeenharal6013]

Wonder how well it'd work on an 845.

[@rolins3279]

@@jazeenharal6013 the S9 has an 845 and not an 855.

[@jazeenharal6013]

@@rolins3279 ahh! Good to hear then

[@rustymixer2886]

@@jazeenharal6013 is that s8 or my s9, cuz works well with my s9

[@gumbyx84]

This alpha is amazing! I got Ape Escape 2 running full speed using Vulkan upscaled to 2x on a OnePlus 6T. Currently trying out Psychonauts. Got it up to average 43fps using OpenGL with and without widescreen patches.

[@emeraldwind4897]

Haha me too the first game i tried out whenever i found out about this emulator was ape escape 2 Lol. and it actually runs really good, using s21 ultra.

[@SRC267]

I've been playing WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain All day. Using the featured Saitake 7007F pad, Tekken 4,5 and Tag plus Resident Evil Outbreak, all good performance on Snapdragon 855 Xperia 1. Battery does take a hit, but I charge it regularly when it dips to 70%

[@rjgaming047]

Which site you download rom file ?

[@TheLastLineLive]

@@rjgaming047 from searching the internet or rip your own iso if you have the disc.

[@SRC267]

@@rjgaming047 it's not a rom, PS2 games are iSO files.

[@kalabash4952]

I think you are going to burn your battery very soon, sir

[@lifelikekoala1613]

Help me plss I cant select bios and game folder, dunno why

[@Sly9192]

This is literally the best thing to happen to Android

[@LBlueDust]

I've experimented with Persona 3 FES and GTA 3 on a Snapdragon 780g. I get almost full 60 fps with minor dips. Really impressive

[@ShadowMan64572]

Mine runs fullspeed most of the time (the emulator says 100% speed and audio's fine), but has severe slowdown within the actual game.

[@absolutejazz1676]

Have you tried persona 4?

[@hijack66]

can't believe how a phone can run a ps2 game and my pc can't P.S would like to see metal gear solid 3

[@bescanocft]

ow man, this is amazeballs! gt4 on my phone paired with my ps4 controller. Thanks for this vid, downtime at work will never be the same. lol

[@medusajrjr]

I'm using a Samsung a71 5g and it is running a number of games. Can't wait for the reviews and tips on lower end phones.

[@lordhashimoto4035]

2022 is gonna be a huge emulator year. SD/razer console and things like that are gonna change the emulation game

[@clausgedved8728]

Are you talking about a android tv console with with a Snapdragon chip😳 Been waiting for a replacement for my Shield TV for years now. 😀

[@filmtheordinary]

@@clausgedved8728 sadly not, they're talking about the Razer x Snapdragon gaming handheld that's coming out soon

[@clausgedved8728]

@@filmtheordinary Thanks just hoping 😀. My Xbox Series S is not that great a replacement for the Shield

[@krysbo1]

Im using SD675 on my Moto One Hyper and Ive tested about 3 games so far they all run great with Taki Udons settings for low end graphics. Its a Chrismas Miracle guys!

[@Yuanye198425]

I did a lot of tweaks. I think I finally found some very useful settings. They fixed the slowdowns efficiently (Except gt4... Frame drops are still there, not much but still there.this game is just too demanding I guess).and it has to be with Vulkan. Enable these 3 options: 1. Disable hardware reakbacks.(graphics section) 2. Throttle present rate.(graphics section) 3. Threaded presentation (advanced section) I got huge performance boost with these options enabled. But the explanation of these options noticed that they could cause glitches as the cost. I hope that cost is not a big deal for the playability.（sd855 Vulkan）

[@benthelion7105]

Thanks alot

[@GABUSHA]

I couldnt find any of those settings

[@700mobster]

I coudlnt find throttle present rate

[@MayankJairaj]

Thanks! I'm on SD855 too could you tell what device you are on? I'm on an Oppo Reno10x Zoom but I've considerably modded it (physically) with thermal paste + pads I wanna know some general benchmarks on what you are getting from ur device

[@kazeembalogun8379]

Wow. Thanks for the video. Been waiting a very long time for a playable ps2 emulator for Android. 🙏💯

[@Ciqaeda]

Been waiting for you try this emulator out, we finally don't need scandalous DamonPS2 anymore, AetherSX2 is the GOAT!

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

Where you download Google store?

[@SpikeStarkey]

Galaxy S10+ SD 855 Kept all settings Fast (unsafe) default, changed to Vulcan Rendering, 1× resolution, preload textures enabled, 16:9 aspect ratio I've tried: Simpsons Hit and Run Futurama the Game Jaws Unleashed FreQuency Amplitude Darkwatch Psychonauts All with virtually no slowdown, Vulcan. Sims 2, vulcan had some graphical issues. 2D menu assets wouldn't all load, but OpenGL works fine. (Using safe preset) Urban Reign had some slowdown, but was playable. Vulcan and OpenGL. Needs some tweaks and should be good. Tried the Hitman games... those were really sluggish. Overall really loving this emu!

[@mikeoxlong567]

Thank you! I got the same phone and to know it runs well is super exciting!

[@E96]

Can you test Tekken 5 & Tag? Both were slow for me (S10+ Exynos)

[@luiscarlosgm123]

@@E96 u doomed my guy, Exynos CPUs aren't that great for emulation. Only snapdragon and maybe some mediatek can get the jobs done.

[@Robodob0]

Snapdragon 845 here, on a Pocophone F1 Armored Edition (8GB Ram version). Most games play well, but i have to tweak the underclocking options under the performance section of the app settings to get a steady 60fps on these games. For some reason, Fight Night 3 can only run at about 70% speed while in the actual fight. All the other sections of the game can easily go up to 200% speed (i use this to test the speed cap to see if i still have room to improve the game in the settings.) Shadow of the Colossus runs well.. It says 60fps, but it feels like im dropping frames sometimes, that the counter couldnt pick up for some reason. Psi-Ops has a weird texture issue where anything close to the camera becomes just all greened-out, but the game plays smoothly at 60fps. Almost unplayable due to the graphic glitch though. Tried a lot of tweaking, but to no avail. It is one of my favorite action games of all time, so i had to stretch my options a bit more than usual, but hey... AetherSX2 is pretty early in its release, im sure somewhere along the way we may be able to get a fix for something like this. Valkyrie Profile Silmeria slows down in a lot in in-game cutscenes. Also slows down while standing/walking through well lit spots, especially in towns, but it does smooth out when in dungeons which are mostly dark and torches dont cause any slowdowns, and also plays really smooth in combat. Other games ive tested that plays really smooth are Kingdom Hearts 1, Onimusha 3, Castlevania Lament of Innocence and Dirge of Cerberus.

[@austin256256]

I guess it’s finally time for me to buy a RedMagic phone like I’ve always wanted, this looks awesome 👏 I thought we were still 2-5 years away from this, it’s a nice surprise

[@morid0]

I have a poco F3 phone, and I have tried more than 10 games and every single one of them runs perfect, holly hell! is awesome!

[@cwp1409]

Samsung Note 9 Plus ran Blitz the League, with default settings and Open GL, pretty darn good. Marvel Ultimate Alliance had some frame rate dips but after switching to Vulcan that improved. I'm pretty impressed!!! Older phone and pretty much out of the box games are playable. Can't wait to test out more.

[@MalcolmTurnerKing]

BRO I'M GEEKED RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA TRY BLITZ THE LEAGUE IT'S BEEN A MINUTE

[@411DESHAWN]

I'm using the OnePlus 7t with the Snapdragon 855+ I tested mortal Kombat Shaolin monks, dragon Ball z Budokai, and metal gear solid 2. Was able to get good performance out of all the games with 2x resolution. theres a couple slowdowns when alot is going on but definitely playable. Super excited to see the content you make on this.

[@ronaldp7028]

Testing the app on oneplus 8 snapdragon 865 12gb ram version. Surprised with the results of this emulator. Playing Gran Turismo 4 with 60 FPS. Definitely want to see more of your good (educational videos).

[@reductostupefy]

Man I really love your videos and really enjoy your upload schedule. We get a video just about every day and it never feels rushed or sloppy. Thanks for all the uploads man and the awesome emulation that you show off.

[@MrGiaBoz]

Tried with a Galaxy Tab S7, just changed render engine to vulkan and 2x scaling. Gran Turismo 4 and Dragon Quest VIII.. flawless! That's incredible 🤩

[@roquea.deleon6175]

Need to put this on my tab s7 asap!!

[@helljumper115]

Hey you know a website I can download iso ps2 Games? I've tried a few and it wouldn't read the games

[@helljumper115]

@I'm A Spam Account yeah I got it had to download that zarchive folder to extract it

[@user-jm1rl5nu9x]

amazing !!!!! i have run silent hill 2 on redmi note 8 (snapdragon 665) and works great full speed, with vulkan backend

[@C.r.i.m.s.o.n]

It's amazing! played xenosaga at 2x res on my OnePlus 7T, there's some slowdown in heavy scenes but this was better than my laptop with hd620 integrated graphics and pcsx2, can't wait to get something like a OnePlus 9 with the snapdragon 888 for like 350 USD used

[@krisjones6382]

Another thing to note, is that it can use ps2 memory card data, which means, you can probably import save files from a original ps2.

[@rustymixer2886]

💡

[@youdontneedtoknow5688]

I want to use saves from the internet.

[@Caije]

I am so excited about this. I'm running this on a Samsung A32 G which has the MediaTek Dimensity 720 5G chip and it's running very well. Vulcan isn't really supported on MediaTek yet but OpenGL is working just fine. Final Fantasy XII is actually running great on this phone. There is some graphical glitching that is going on when walking on surfaces that have a particle effect such as sand or water. Can switch to software rendering to get through these areas but I suspect that this will get ironed out over time.

[@foca2002]

And yet my Galaxy S21 Ultra with Exynos can´t handle slow clap activated.

[@KaidoKWT]

Thank you for you're help, I'm using the galaxy a52s 5g with snapdragon 778g and it's running good

[@WRichardson6]

Tried this on my s7 tab and it works great. So far I played Black and Simpsons hit and run. Both had zero problems! Thanks so much for this video !!!

[@vinceadkins6346]

I really appreciate all of your reviews and tutorials! Will you please run a test on the Nvidia Shield TV Pro

[@Nick_Nightingale]

I second this request! It’s funny less than a week ago I decided to not get a Super Console X King(?) because I figured in a year they will have a new one that could probably emulate PS2/GameCube/Wii/Xbox. With this new emulator it seems more likely to be the case.

[@BelowStupid]

This emulator is incredible, runs GOW 2, DMC, Ape Escape 2, DBZ Budokai 3, and KH perfectly on my s20 plus (SD865)

[@shaunlulz]

You had me at Budokai 3, intrigued to try out MGS2 when I get this

[@BelowStupid]

@@shaunlulz I only played the tanker for a minute, but it runs fine while playing it. There was some slow down during the opening cutscene, but I think it should be playable

[@Shaileshkumar-bi4dg]

God of war lags in my phone(s10lite sd855)

[@robmalcolm8042]

Dam KH 1? That's crazy to play that on a mobile

[@rosesbite]

This was so helpful. Currently rocking AynOdin first game Gallop Racer 2003 🏇

[@RealLoki]

Running Jax and Daxter @x2 (only rom I had handy) on a Hisilicone Kirin 710F budget phone. Really didnt expect it to work, amazing :)

[@christopherspellman9163]

I've been using this with my Fold 3 and absolutely loving it!

[@mclaughlin408]

Does it kill the battery?

[@christopherspellman9163]

@@mclaughlin408 I haven't played much yet. I've mostly been testing out the framerate with Fight Night Round 3, plus I play with a USB-c controller (which drains the battery some). From my limited time I wouldn't say the battery drain is more than what I would have expected. It feels worth the price to be able to play these games on here too. When I've had some more time with it I'll update this comment.

[@peacelove8395]

@@christopherspellman9163 Which controller are you using bro? I've got the Fold 3 also

[@christopherspellman9163]

@@peacelove8395 I'm using currently using the Gamesir X-2 (USB-c version). I got it to play around with Egg NS), but it works well in general. I'd prefer to use the razer kishi, but it needs to be modded to work (either cut or a 3D printed holder)

[@adlibbed2138]

played the Japanese version of Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift 2 and gotta say I'm speechless of how amazing this emulator rans, once it's quitted from the beta state y'know it's gonna be what future kids will talk about after VisualBoyAdvance from my day

[@adi4999.]

Bro how i can download the bios and the game files?

[@JLEC_Lopez]

I tried Dragon Quest VIII on my Oppo Reno 5 Snapdragon 720g and IT WORKED! It did slow up a bit but with the settings i used, its pretty good! Man... i wish i have a High End Device that is cheap but i can probably own it years later. Keep Going ETA Prime!

[@hw6664]

I loled at the pan to the numerous phones ETA is going to test this on.

[@kuyakuma]

Just in time for xmas. Looks like some people are getting a ps2 library🤣

[@devarionarias]

Snapdragon 665. Tossed it on there not really expecting much, but WOW. After some tinkering was able to play a few games even with that low end of a processor and 4G ram. Kudos to the developers. This is really impressive.

[@ca9inec0mic58]

I have the SD665 too what games do u recommend?

[@devarionarias]

@@ca9inec0mic58 I've tried just a few. Bear in mind, I've only played some of the beginning of the game on each so I can't vouch it's all playable. The ones that work the best so far are Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2, and most of the Lego games. They don't work perfectly but they are playable! Demon Stone, Shadow of the Colossus and Ratchet and Clank run a little slow.. Probably not the best experience but possible to play. Some that ran so poorly I couldn't play are Bard's Tale and Star Wars Force Unleashed. It seems like the games with more detailed 3D textures or lots of visual effects (water and lighting) are mostly the ones it struggles with

[@ca9inec0mic58]

@@devarionarias thanks ill try out KH2

[@angeldeschain0]

I just got a 8gen1 (s22ultra) and it was a huge surprise to have this performance. I didn't even know PS2 emulation was possible on Android. Finally, I'm playing everything I missed out, when I was young I could only afford a console, by the time was Xbox or Nintendo.

[@campbellsoup27]

Ever since I got the kishi controller, I've been thinking how this will be the way forward for handheld gaming. i'm excited to get back into GTA:SA ever since it stopped working with newer versions of android. My only wish is if they add a script/option to involve gyroscope aide with right joystick control in AetherSX2. it really makes gaming on phone/kishi feel next gen. A great example of this is a android port from XBOX game called ODDWORLD: Strangers Wrath. amazing combo of gyro and controller capabilities.

[@rxauger01]

I'm using a Z Fold 3 and I've only tried Twisted Metal Black so far. Took some fiddling with a few settings, but it's running at essentially a locked 60fps at 1x, with some slowdowns on 2x and higher. Very impressed so far with this. Bravo devs!

[@liam7903]

Pls share your settings with me, same phone but not really playable for me

[@Zinkolo]

When I saw taki udon showcase this I was floored so it died it on my s21 Ulta with ffx and persona 3 and I was FLOORED by it's amazing accuracy and performance. Literally better than dolphin and the games look CLEAN

[@joshuaharper1206]

Let's not get carried away. Dolphin is pristine.

[@Zinkolo]

@@joshuaharper1206 I mean. Yes

[@jedunboxing4127]

Where to download ps2 games?

[@kyhassen]

Z Fold 3. Running a TON of games insanely well. NFS Underground 2 does work very well with several tweaks in the settings. At first I thought it was a no go but like I said you tinker with settings and it works incredibly well.

[@EduardoGarcia-bq5ko]

Can you give out the settings to run NFSU2, i tried it but it lags & runs it sooo slomo

[@HazbinHotelStaff]

I just downloaded the bios and games and it is awesome. I'm playing Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets and its pure nostalgia. It helps when you have a file manager and a 7zip program. Nice video too. 😊

[@jimmymac2292]

So far ive been using my s21 ultra. Ncaa football 06, Colin Mcrae 04 have run great, small dips. ATV off road fury runs slow, Atv off road 2 has some rendering issues. Tony Hawk underground runs 50-60 fps. Shoulder buttons dont seem to be working (bluetooth xbox gamepad)... still plan on doing more benchmarking. But i have to say, this emulator is damn impressive for it's first initial beta releases

[@DBVerret]

Low spec tech are you using the snapdragon or Exynos version? I am downloading it now and I have the snapdragon s21 ultra, just curious.

[@jimmymac2292]

@@DBVerret the SD888...been hooking it up to my dex dock and running a cooler on it

[@DBVerret]

@@jimmymac2292 I've been playing Kingdom hearts and it runs at normal speed at 4x resolution. I'm going to try God of war 2 next. This looks extremely promising

[@rustymixer2886]

ESPN 2k5 ftw!

[@dinkymurphy5418]

@@rustymixer2886 I tried running that and very time I do it crashed the app have u run the game yet?

[@jet613]

Just ran ffx at 5x native on my s20 5G and it ran great! ( This was with Beginning low action scenes. Will see how it performs later on in game.) I hope this gets added to retroarch somehow.

[@fabio.domingos]

it holds, i played the entire first 2 hours, 60fps/100% with minor dips to 57fps/97%

[@sajhino]

I have a Huawei Mate 20 (Kirin 980, 6GB RAM) and it ran Star Ocean: Till the end of Time at mostly 60 fps, with occasional dips on more effect heavy fights. Really impressive tbh.

[@zloboslav_]

Thank you for the news! That's so cool!

[@kakashisan4072]

My mind was blown away. Like this is so good! The developer is freaking genius!

[@ikokox]

Been testing on SD720G and on SD888, SD720G can run some games @ FS 1x 60FPS with minor stutterinog, tested Bully and FF XII, for Bully went -3 and underlocked, for XII everything stock On 888 I tested Ratchet and Clank 2002, GoW I, GoW II, both ran perfectly smooth at 2x, obviously 888 is absolute beast, as for the lowend I really think the list for games that'd run smooth on older chips is bigger than we think it is, and this is only Alpha.

[@RobertDunn310]

Does the 888 overheat when running this emulator? My LG G7 on my Snapdragon 845 gets pretty toasty after running this emulator for a while (GT4, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro).

[@mathieudeforge9787]

@@RobertDunn310 It must, it has way more heat output than an 865 and my 865 gets pretty damn toasty.

[@diegocagna8809]

@@RobertDunn310 ive tried on my Xiaomi Mi 11 with 888 snapdragon and the temperature remain balanced, it get more hot with epsxe emulator. The only thing i cant understand is why using an Xbox controller attached with type c the R2 and L2 buttons doesnt work

[@IRWPD]

This is awesome news. Looking forward to future videos on this new emulator.

[@robxxx8564]

I've been on it for a few days when the open beta was finally public. Running pretty good on a few games probably gotta tweak some settings some drops. Not too bad though on my OnePlus 8 pro using a 3rd party Nintendo switch controller and it's mapped out great.

[@Theartofemman]

What every Emulator game lover has been waiting for

[@TH3N00BK1N9]

It's super good. Played on Redmagic 6, God of War, 2x upscaling, 16:9 aspect ratio, played the game like it was nothing.

[@jedunboxing4127]

Where to download the games?

[@mezuki64]

@@jedunboxing4127 Vimm's lair or Cool roms

[@HydrationIsMe]

Using a OP 9 pro and I'm happy with the experience. Been playing DBZ BT3 at full speed and that's had me in a great mood.

[@hashiraknightwalker393]

thank you soo much im using a galaxy s21 and the razor kishi and its running great im playing red ninja and you are the best and keep up the good work

[@francesfuego6950]

I would love to see a stand-alone pc version comparison with native pcsx2.

[@TheExFatal]

Digital Devil Saga is suffering from transparency issues like on the old versions of PCSX2, but this is a lovely emulator otherwise

[@drolrevo8389]

Turn on autoflush under advanced. Played DDS without any problem.

[@wra45]

Thank you for the video demonstration. I needed to find an emulator and wanted to know if I can connect my controllers. Great video.

[@brothersly8294]

Currently playing Dragon Quest VIII ON THE SAMSUNG S10+ WITH THE 855. little bit of slowdown, but playable. Street fighter and Raiden 3 no problems at all

[@eyb0ss]

I tried GT4 on my Fold 3 and it was impressive to even have it running at 60fps.

[@resulbomayearchive]

Where can i find gt3 and gt4 to dowload the game. Didnt find anything on the internet and im pissed of that nobody shows it in the "tutorial" how and where to download the iso datas

[@jean-francoisbourbeau2202]

FOR ETA Please dont forget in your futur testing "dongle", like the Firestick 4k/MAX and the Google TV too. Great review and thanks!

[@John-ho2ks]

I am going to set it up on my Nvidia TV and see how it runs. Great Video.

[@3lcost3]

This is amazing. I've seen tour videos playing god of war II and it's absolutely mind blowing, I'm hoping for games such as RE4, Black or DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3

[@clausgedved8728]

This release is so great and appreciated. Runs great with the Tekken and Soulcalibur games 😀. Looking forward to able to run Ourun 2 at playable speed and Burnout 3 without the graphical bugs😀

[@birdman4birdlegs]

I mean.. an emulator based on pcsx2 and burnout 3 with graphical bugs is pretty much a given isn't it ? Haha

[@davidagiel8130]

I’ve been waiting years for this moment, so many games I want to play

[@private679r.i.c.o4]

Fr there were too many games for this console for it to not have a good emulator eventually

[@sushantheshreztha8777]

Im willing to delete all the lewd art I have just to play 1 or 2 games of the ps2 generation!

[@tylernormand7561]

DUDE - I have been looking for a way to get my NCAA Football fix on the go! Downloaded AetherSX2, found downloads for the Japanese BIOS and the ISO for NCAA Football 11 (the last one with a PS2 port) and it works PHENOMENALLY. So glad I found this today.

[@gregoryakadukebone]

Recently got galaxy s20 I have nes an snes emulators glad I found a great one for ps2. Once I figure this one out I have a long ps2 list of games miss playing.

[@MarcusBeebe]

ETA It would be awesome to see it run on the Nvidia shield TV.

[@TOMfULLERy3011]

Sadly it probably never will, the shield tv pro can’t even emulate GameCube properly.

[@truemoon4545]

The dev behind this app It’s not coming to android TV because most of them are under powered

[@MarcusBeebe]

@Baba1980Thanks. That's good news. I don't expect everything to work perfectly. Software emulation has come a long way!

[@MattPaczensky]

Unfortunately I can't find it in Google play on my nvidia shield

[@excessmaterial]

@@TOMfULLERy3011 Yes it can. I've played like a dozen Gamecube games on mine at like 28-30fps consistently. It's only certain games that have issues.

[@edgardosicat5397]

I can confirm that the AetherSX2 is a great app especially if you have a better smartphone that runs in Snapdragon 845 or higher. I've tested it on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro using the second option with OpenGL on playing Silent Hill 4: The Room. It is playable but as you go further in-game with more enemies then the emulation slows down. Tried using Vulkan but it just gives me a whitescreen.

[@NidhiSingh-zx8qr]

What is bjos

[@dancho0012]

@@NidhiSingh-zx8qr BIOS is the operation system that runs the games

[@SleepercaronYT]

I enjoy old games more than newer games,reminds me of the time i play bike games and rally games like the V-rally 3

[@jrc9648]

Out of the 30ish games I threw at it on my Note 10 +, only a few specifically ran with stuttering, Outrun 2006, and Destroy All Humans! 2 had unplayable artifacting. Baldur's Gate- Dark Alliance II had artifacting in the intro, ran fine up until starting to play and crashed. Otherwise, this is one darn impressive emulator and from what I gather it's just the start. Fingers crossed the developer of the app sees it through. I haven't tried it out on my Tab S7 Plus, but am pretty certain it is going to run just fine in most cases.

[@4stringbass]

I wont even mind if the dev made this a paid app. This is a quantum leap in android emulation - they deserve to make some money with this.

[@DaleonM4]

Just donate I guess

[@sivaspidey597]

guys pls donate them even if we donate small amount and many of us do they will make good money

[@nattzero5315]

It's not allowed by the license of the pcsx2 source code, and that's why damonPS2 was troublesome. So donations is the only way.

[@rmt74358]

Agreed if they release it out of beta I will pay for it for sure. The dev just needs to add ads and offer an option to remove them and they can legally make money off that I think. I'll pay it

[@povilasstaniulis9484]

GPL under which PCSX2 is licensed does not forbid asking money for software as long as the source code is available. Not everybody is capable or willing to build application from source code themselves.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

THIS IS A GREAT BENCHMARK EMULATOR. I love it.

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

Great tutorial very easy to follow I'm gonna install this on my s23 ultra hopefully the games run smooth.

[@th3alchem1st46]

Thank you so much bro, this is the best emulator i ever tried...i'm playing ratchet and clank right now on my Galaxy S10+ and it run so smoot.

[@smgofdvld]

better than Damon and free? 😁 support the development if you can this is awesome

[@elimalinsky7069]

Not just better, miles and miles better, it's not even close. AetherSX2 follows GPL license from PCSX2 with full credit to the PCSX2 team. Obviously the emulator is free and open source itself, unlike a certain other PS2 emulator going by DamonPS2, which is a paid and commercial closed source program using stolen code from PCSX2 without permission or even acknowledgement or any attempt to follow GPL guidelines, all the while running like absolute dogpoop for years without any improvement.

[@bpcgos]

@@elimalinsky7069 yep, I got scammed by Damon and buying the dog p**ps sadly

[@totalpartykill999]

@@elimalinsky7069 and i noticed it also has a similar interface to duckstation. really happy about that.

[@frozenturbo8623]

@@bpcgos How old are you that you straight up censor word "Poop" That's just weird.

[@bishor33]

Have installed it but it acanned and just exit the app itself. Nothing happen after that. i tried opening it again the app and when it comes to scanning games part, it just exit on its own. What mistake am I doing?

[@dendrobium.stamen]

Works fine on my Redmi Note 8 (SD 665). Only 3 settings i changed to run at full speed, for general settings, i use fast preset and Vulkan renderer (+10 FPS compared to OpenGL). Third setting depends on individual game, so i changed the settings on individual game (you can tap hold the game title and choose game properties), i only changed graphics settings>preload texture setting, for 3D games, turn it on, for 2D, leave it as is (default is off). I only tested 4 games thou, 2 out of 4 works fine (one 3D and one 2D), the other one works in menu only but closes the app when goes into gameplay, the other one makes the phone hardlocked 🤣. Salute to the dev team, keep up guys!! Edit : The app got update just a while ago and guess what?? All four games now work!! Still same settings just updated app. Third game (3D) runs almost perfect, just some dips sometimes but doesn't affect my gaming experience, i'd say it's playable. Fourth game (3D)? Also works but at around half speed (20-30 FPS). Well done, dev!!

[@mridul3526]

Can you name the games you tested this on? I have the same device as you but I'm getting terrible performance on Persona 4

[@dendrobium.stamen]

@@mridul3526 Sure, bud. 3 titles with possibly small dips : King of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation A GrimGrimoire Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny - Rengou VS Z.A.F.T. II Plus 4th title with half speed : Kamen Rider Kabuto You still have to do trial and error thou, like in my case, sometimes OpenGL renderer does better, like what i found in KR Kabuto after update (before it was hardlocked). Just mess with those 3 settings combination, especially renderer and preload texture (just be careful with preload texture, most 3D games need it, at least in my case, like if i turn it off in KR Kabuto, it'll hardlock the phone lol)

[@mridul3526]

@@dendrobium.stamen Thanks, you're very helpful!

[@tonynasaofficial]

Thx I have a snapdragon 665

[@averagenuggetenjoyer1951]

I have a Samsung s9 and so far it's working great. I'm super impressed with the emulation and its better than expected

[@midousalam3644]

Samsung Dex is just so underrated I LOVE IT ❤️

[@DBVerret]

**glares at Nintendo switch across the room** **continues playing a non cloud version of Kingdom hearts on a mobile device at 4x resolution**

[@kabl00muk94]

Unbelievable performance on the 888+, got the red magic 6s pro as a dedicated handheld and I regret NOTHING! 🧐🤣🙌🏻 Update:- So tested a few games out, 2 X Resolution seems to be the max whilst running a stable framerate. Final fantasy X/XII - Runs great at 1X Vulkan, will run at 2X but upscaling problems ruin cut scenes. Front mission 4 - Runs great at 1X Vulkan/OpenGL however shadow bug persists throughout and gradually gets worse. Use software rendering to fix however slight frame drops. Front mission 5 - Runs great at 1x Resolution Vulkan, any higher exhibits slowdown in cut scenes. SMT 3 - runs amazingly well in openGL however there are sprite clipping issues that I'm still looking for a fix for Persona 3 FES - runs great in openGL and Vulkan at 2X resolution. Shadow hearts - perfect at 2X with Vulcan/OpenGL Shadow of the Colossus - big frame drops no matter what used, not a good experience atm imo. Blood will tell - frame rate drops from 60 to mid 30s regardless of settings. Ultimate Spider-Man - juddery mess with broken visuals. GTA San Andreas - perfect aside from ghosting, use hacks - autoflush hardware/software to fix. Will update when I've tested more 👌🏻

[@ezg8448]

Amen brother! Got an S21 and while slightly less powerful there is plenty of performance to spare!!

[@raiusdaltar1483]

I've gotten similar results, everything is just amazing but Shadow Hearts was the one game out of about 20 I couldn't get to run full speed. Did you use any special settings?

[@kabl00muk94]

@@raiusdaltar1483 no matey, nothing special required so far settings wise, I am using the red magic 6s pro though which has overclock settings for the processor and GPU so not sure if that's a factor Just put it on to double check, I do get frame drops when running about but always stays between 55 and 60 so not noticeable in the slightest. Checked and it's across all 3 rendering methods so not sure if it's something that was actually carried across from the hardware itself (like resi 1 remake on Dolphin, drops huge frames between scene transitions but that was present on the GameCube itself so no fix)

[@kabl00muk94]

@@raiusdaltar1483 use software to render or OpenGL, Vulkan sees the most slowdown. Software is the best from what I've just been trying but then you're at 1X Res so granted that's not a problem go with that 👍🏻

[@SeaSerpentLevi]

Yo and lets be honest, 2X in a phone screen looks good as hell The future is bright homies

[@Naotahaley]

*can't wait for them to add the option to map your own controller. I'm using it on a Galaxy s8+ with an adapter using a wired switch enhanced controller and some buttons just don't work. But for it being a beta it works great on my phone when using touch controllers, only tested 2d stuff doe up to 4x resolution haven't tried 3d yet*

[@Skromnjaga88]

Thanks for video. Waiting for the next. Can you test some older Huawei smartphones with Kirin SOC like 960, 970?

[@StickerzinhoPT]

No wonder it runs well, it uses PCSX2 core code which is very well developed. But the developer that ported and coded it to Android did an awesome job as well.

[@onion_____]

Debatable

[@StickerzinhoPT]

@@onion_____ How so?

[@tldmimikyu5779]

@@onion_____ I don't think so, then why DamonPS2 Is still shit

[@gvanderlee2703]

I really hope the next iteration of the Nvidia Shield can handle this. That would make an epic TV emulation box!

[@olizelda]

Has anyone tested it yet on the current shield?

[@gvanderlee2703]

@@olizelda heard it's currently impossible due to it not being in the play store on the shield.

[@robesteve1980]

Im trying to put it on my 2017 shield later tonight

[@Rammer_Jammer]

@@gvanderlee2703 There are ways to get it on the shield if you know what your doing

[@gvanderlee2703]

@@Rammer_Jammer looking forward to some reviews then :)

[@tazmanceltic]

This is absolutely amazing..... I'm playing Kingdom hearts on a p30 pro running really well.

[@TheShoe1990]

This is nuts. On default settings, I'm able to play Ico on my 4 year old Pixel 2 with minor graphical glitches & slowdown. PS2 emulation has just hit a new level of ease. Holy shit

[@AllieRX]

The dream of playing WWE SmackDown!: Here Comes The Pain on-the-go is finally realized.

[@retrocysper3709]

Yeah!

[@EpicFudgemuffin]

MGS3 on mobile phones. What a time to be alive.

[@MalcolmTurnerKing]

🗣WHAT A THRILL...

[@TheRollsen]

Cool And cant wait to see you trying it on the poco x3 pro

[@JohnMedved]

I hope you test this on your Celero 5G. I have one and tested it with Ape Escape 3, ICO and Dragon Quest VIII (using a Razer Kishi). All ran but a bit choppy. I probably need to tweak some settings to optimize. Open GL works better than Vulkan.