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# PCSX2
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PCSX2 is an open-source PlayStation 2 (AKA PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2 hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU [Interpreters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpreter_\(computing\)), [Recompilers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_recompilation) and a [Virtual Machine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine) which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.
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# Project Details
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The PCSX2 project has been running for more than ten years. Once only able to run a few public domain demos, newer versions enable many games to work at full speed, including popular titles such as Final Fantasy X or Devil May Cry 3. Visit the [PCSX2 homepage](http://pcsx2.net) to check the latest compatibility status of games (with more than 2000 titles tested), or ask for help in the [official forums](http://forums.pcsx2.net/).
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The latest officially released stable version is version 1.4.0.
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Installers and binaries for both Windows and Linux are available from [our website](http://pcsx2.net/download.html).
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Development builds are also available from [our website](http://pcsx2.net/download/development/git.html).
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# System Requirements
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## Minimum
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* OS: Windows Vista SP2 or newer or GNU/Linux (32-bit or 64-bit)
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* CPU: Any that supports SSE2 (Pentium 4 and up, Athlon64 and up)
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* GPU: DirectX 10 GPU or better
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* RAM: 2GB or more
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## Recommended
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* OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (64-bit) or GNU/Linux (64-bit)
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* CPU: Intel Haswell (or AMD equivalent) @ 3.2GHz or better
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* GPU: DirectX 11 GPU or greater
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* RAM: 4GB or more
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## Notes
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- You need the [Visual C++ 2015 x86 Redistributables](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145) for this version to work.
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- PCSX2 1.4.0 is the last version to support Windows XP. Windows XP is no longer getting updates (including security-related updates), and graphics drivers for Windows XP are older and no longer maintained.
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- Make sure to update your operating system, drivers, and DirectX (if applicable) to ensure you have the best experience possible. Having a newer GPU is also recommended so you have the latest supported drivers.
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- Because of copyright issues, and the complexity of trying to work around it, you need a BIOS dump extracted from a legitimately-owned PS2 console to use the emulator. For more information about the BIOS and how to get it from your console, visit [this page](http://pcsx2.net/config-guide/official-english-pcsx2-configuration-guide.html#Bios).
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- PCSX2 mainly takes advantage of 2 CPU cores. As of [this commit](https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/commit/ac9bf45) PCSX2 can now take advantage of more than 2 cores using the MTVU speedhack. This can be a significant speedup on CPUs with 3+ cores, however on GS-limited games (or on CPUs with less than 2 cores) it may be a slowdown.
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# Quality Assurance
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**Build** | **Status**
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Linux | [](https://travis-ci.org/PCSX2/pcsx2)
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Windows | [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/gregory38/pcsx2/branch/master)
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Coverity| [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/6310)
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