Windows XP and Direct3D9 support was dropped after stable release 1.4.0.

You need the Visual C++ 2019 圆4 Redistributables to run PCSX2 on Windows.

A quick reference for GPU intensive games: Wiki Technical Notes Just like CPU requirements, this is also highly game dependent.

Higher resolutions will require stronger cards 6x Internal, ~4K resolution will require a PassMark G3D Mark rating around 12000 (GeForce RTX 2060 Radeon RX 6600 Intel Arc A750). Note: Recommended GPU is based on 3x Internal, ~1080p resolution requirements. PassMark G3D Mark rating around 6000 (GeForce GTX 1650, Radeon RX 570) Four physical cores, with or without hyperthreading PassMark Single Thread Performance rating near or greater than 2600 Ubuntu 22.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit) A quick reference for CPU intensive games: Wiki, Forum and CPU light games: Forum Recommended Operating System

Some release titles and 2D games which underutilized the PS2 hardware may run on CPUs rated as low as 1200.

Games that pushed the PS2 hardware to its limits will struggle on CPUs at this level. Note: Recommended Single Thread Performance is based on moderately complex games. PassMark G3D Mark rating around 3000 (Geforce GTX 750, Radeon RX 560, Intel Arc A380) Two physical cores, with hyperthreading PassMark Thread Performance rating near or greater than 1800 Ubuntu 20.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit) System Requirements Minimum Operating System Installers and binaries for both stable and development builds are available from our website. The latest officially released stable version is version 1.6.0.

Visit the PCSX2 compatibility list to check the latest compatibility status of games (with more than 2500 titles tested), or ask for help in the official forums. Past versions could only run a few public domain game demos, but newer versions can run most games at full speed, including popular titles such as Final Fantasy X and Devil May Cry 3. The PCSX2 project has been running for more than twenty years. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator.

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