The PCSX2 2.6.0 project, a PlayStation 2 emulator, has been released. The emulator allows you to run PlayStation 2 games on a standard PC and utilize advanced features such as screen resolution adjustment with output scaling, creating virtual and shared memory cards, saving game state, patching games, and recording gameplay video. MIPS CPU emulation on x86 systems is achieved using recompilation and interpretation in a virtual machine. The emulator's performance and capabilities are sufficient to run 99% of the 2500 games tested for the Sony PlayStation 2, including Final Fantasy X and Devil May Cry 3. The project's code is written in C++ and is distributed under the GPLv3 license.
In the new version:
- The Qt-based interface is close in its capabilities to the Big Picture mode.
- Added the ability to place shortcuts on the desktop and in the application menu to launch specific games via PCSX2.
- Big Picture mode has updated icons and added Emoji support.
- Added support for setting custom background images.
- Direct3D12 rendering has been significantly accelerated. Performance increased by 596% for Hitman Blood Money and 413% for Death by Degrees. Direct3D11 rendering has been further optimized, increasing performance when running Enthusia by 9%. Texture rendering quality and fidelity when using Direct3D11 and 12 are now closer to Vulkan and OpenGL rendering.
- Added numerous optimizations that improve rendering quality and increase performance when launching many games.
Source: opennet.ru
