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EmuCR:PS2 emulatorPCSX2 official v1.0 is released. This is the PCSX2 official stable version. PCSX2 is a PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator for the Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. With the most recent versions, many PS2 games are playable (although speed limitations have made play-to-completion tests for many games impractical), and several games are claimed to have full functionality.

PCSX2 v1.0 Changelog:

After many long years of development, debugging and testing effort, we have reached a point where PCSX2 runs a great majority of the games, and there are no important issues that could possibly be fixed without requiring major modifications to the emulator.

Because of that (and because we already felt it was overdue), we decided to stop thinking of new things to do for a bit, polish the stability, compatibility and existing features and release the result as the first major version of PCSX2!

There have been tons of changes since the last release, including improvements to Jake Stine's wxWidgets GUI overhaul, cottonvibe's new multithreaded VU core and improvements on the primary plugins.

This release is a big milestone that marks the way to new features and improvements!

Here is an excerpt of the latest changes:

Windows

Core:
- Video timing adjustments
- microVU fixes for Metal Gear Solid 2 and others
- General speedups
- microVU speedup
- New GIF unit that mimics the real one better
- microVU elementary function bug fixed (affecting Valkyrie Profile 2, Radiata Stories and Star Ocean 3)
- Implemented Multi-Threaded VU! A new speed hack with almost 100% compatibility with games, using a third core to run the VU1 unit separately
- CDVD fixes (Time Crisis boots now)
- Added support for progressive scan timings
- Path 3 arbitration and timing refinements
- Added Finnish, Malaysian, Korean, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Polish translations

SPU2-X:
- Configurable output volume
- Fixes to reverb
- Various sound looping fixes
- Improved time stretcher
- Reverse phase audio quality improved

GSdx:
- Fixed RGB mode movie recording
- Texture cache change that fixes some black screening games
- Implemented NVidia FXAA 3.10, page up key activates it
- Better multithreading
- Arc the Lad bad fog fix
- Fixed shadows in software renderer
- Implementation of GSdx "Shadeboost" project (saturation, brightness, contrast settings)
- User configurable hacks in the GUI
- Fixed flickering in many FMVs
- Implementation of GSdx "Cutie" project (various extra CRC hacks)

Lilypad:
- Pad state getting stuck with savestates bug fixed

USBqemu:
- Revamped it a bit

Linux:

OnePad changes:
- New dialog configuration panel
- Improved support of various pad (sixaxis)/mouse/wiimote
- Added support for more controllers
- Added support for pressure-sensitive buttons

GSdx:
- GSdx ported for Linux! Based on OpenGL 3.3 with some 4.x hardware independent extensions. Requires OpenGL 4.2 drivers and is still in experimental stages. Don't expect the hardware renderer to run properly, but the Software renderer should be fine.
- Added support for configuration and keyboard shortcuts from PCSX2

ZZogl:
- Added support for configuration and keyboard shortcuts from PCSX2
- Added a GLSL backend to replace CG. Like GSdx, it requires OpenGL 4.2 drivers. Only available with PCSX2 self-compilation.

PCSX2 GUI:
- Added thread timing information to see the CPU usage in the status bar
- Fix multiple frame/box letters sizing.

In addition to these changes we found a fixed several bugs that could lead to crashes in various situations.
The PCSX2 executable has been built and tested with PGO optimizations enabled so it will be an extra 10% faster over regular SVN builds.

We hope you enjoy this first major version release and have fun playing your games on it!


Download: PCSX2 v1.0 Installer
Download: PCSX2 v1.0 Web Installer
Download: PCSX2 v1.0 Windows Binary
Download: PCSX2 v1.0 Linux Binary
Download: PCSX2 v1.0 Source Code
Source: Here

20 Comments:

  1. Excelente versión, la mayoría de mis juegos funcionan mucho mas rapido que antes por ejemplo Grand Turismo 4, Futurama, Saint Seiya hades etc.

    El unico pero lo dá Dx9 que muestra algunos defectos graficos quizá por mi VGA HD4650 pero con Dx10 va de perlas. +10

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    1. yo tengo Windows XP Dx9 Nvidia GTX460 lo que noto son parones en algunos juegos pero errores graficos muy pocos.aunque tengo Direct10 pero no se si realmente funciona en XP en este emulador me sale el 9 y no el 10. :-(

      PD: buen trabajo a los encargados de mejorar maginifico emulador de Ps2.ya queda menos para tener el Pcsx2 al 100%.

      PD: 12 años despues de la salida al mercado de Ps2 empieza un emulador hacer bien el trabajo.
      algunos ingenuos preguntan si funcinan el emulador de Ps3 en youtube.jaja
      y muestran videos algunos de juegos que funcionan mejor el emulador de Ps3 que este de Ps2.xD

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  2. excelente tu comentario carlos, lo voy a probar ya que antes no me animaba a probar nuevas versiones por que nadie daba una critica contrutiva si no que se la pasan quejandose de algo que es gratis!!!

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  3. very nice...playing ffx and others fine so far on my inspiron 1525...no tweaking except 1st bar in speedhack tab and no game crashes seen so far either :D

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    1. 2nd post but one problem found tho...theres still a fps loss in omega ruins..at last boss tho but stillgo back to the one save to see if there are any increases in speed...the exploration inside is fine its just when the battles start..know devs dont see this but i know a few other ppl who havebeen in this area also noticed a small to big fps loss

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  4. Nichole Thanks for this wonderful news! Kisses my great love!

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  5. Finally, the stable version release! v1.0, hope this is stable enough for playing more game available in PS2


    THANKS PCSX2

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  6. ten year after to end 1.0 gracias pcsx2 team rulez!!!

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  7. This new version kind of stinks. Its certainly faster but i see more bugs and glitches than ever before.

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    1. Try GSDX10 SS2,SS3 or SS4 (depending you CPU) D3D10 and only select:
      -enable shade boost
      -texture filtering
      -enable HW hacks (select nothing inside)
      -original PS2 resolution Native(fastest)or 2x native(nice graphics)

      Uncheck:
      -Alow 8bit textures (glitch on many games... imagenes entrecortadas)

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  8. i guess im criyin!!! years and years suffering with low fps

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  9. @wwefan91 your pc is probably crap to begin with. This version fixed a lot of the problems i had in 0.9.8

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  10. ten the better to ati radeon still are existing or you disapper this better with this return to 5355

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  11. Woohooo! I love it.

    Hey, where is that nerd who said emucr pulled 1.0 out of thin air!?!

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  12. se o meu e Windows 8 ne source

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