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PlayStation 2

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Overview

Introduced in 2000 by Sony, the PlayStation 2 was a console system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Sony/Toshiba/IBM Emotion Engine RISC processor at 294 MHz with integrated FPUs.
  • Memory: 32 MB of RDRAM working memory plus 4 MB of embedded DRAM in the Graphics Synthesizer.
  • Display: Graphics Synthesizer GPU clocked at 147 MHz supporting 640×480 up to 1280×1024 with hardware transform-and-lighting.
  • Sound: SPU2 chip offering 48 channels of PCM with Dolby Digital/DTS passthrough.

Supported ROM extensions

iso, mdf, nrg, bin, img, dump, gz, cso, chd, m3u

Emulators

  • pcsx2 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_PCSX2
  • play (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_PLAY | Incompatible extensions: m3u
  • pcsx2 (pcsx2) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_PCSX2 | Incompatible extensions: m3u
  • play (play) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_PLAY | Incompatible extensions: m3u

Notes

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml