PCSX2/pcsx2

PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator

Games & graphicsC++#emulation#emulator#cpp#ps2#pcsx2

1.7 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 14, 2026.

About the project

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 emulator that reproduces the console's hardware using MIPS CPU interpreters, recompilers and a virtual machine. It lets you play PS2 games on PC with enhancements, requiring a BIOS dump from a legitimately-owned console.

Useful for

Play PS2 games on PC without the original console, using a BIOS dump
Check a specific game's compatibility via the list of over 2500 tested titles
Build the emulator from source for Windows, Linux or macOS

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

6 stars today.
GitHub Trending C++ today: #14, +18 stars.

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Numbers

Total stars: 15,555
Stars in a day: 6
Forks: 2,201
Issues and pull requests: 14,349
Watchers: 365
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
Latest release: v2.9.45 · September 13, 2026
Created: December 22, 2013
Last push: September 13, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

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September 13, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #14, +18 stars

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