RetroArch VS pcsx2

Compare RetroArch vs pcsx2 and see what are their differences.

RetroArch

Cross-platform, sophisticated frontend for the libretro API. Licensed GPLv3. (by libretro)

pcsx2

PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator (by aliaspider)
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RetroArch pcsx2
265 5
9,130 23
2.7% -
9.9 0.0
1 day ago 10 months ago
C C++
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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RetroArch

Posts with mentions or reviews of RetroArch. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-08.

pcsx2

Posts with mentions or reviews of pcsx2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-03-28.
  • RetroArch 1.9.1 Released
    3 projects | /r/RetroArch | 28 Mar 2021
    You can found here https://github.com/aliaspider/pcsx2/releases a pcsx2 core, you can found the code and compile it for your own too.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing RetroArch and pcsx2 you can also consider the following projects:

batocera.linux - batocera.linux

libretro-thumbnails - Thumbnails for RetroArch

arkos - Another rockchip Operating System

EmulationStation - A Fork of Emulation Station for RetroPie. Emulation Station is a flexible emulator front-end supporting keyboardless navigation and custom system themes.

docker-emulatorjs - Web based retro emulation frontend with rom scanning and automated art ingestion.

mame - MAME

351ELEC - Handheld firmware optimized for the Anbernic RG351P/M/V devices.

duckstation - Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64

Silent-Hill-2-Enhancements - A project designed to enhance Silent Hill 2 (SH2) graphics and audio for the PC. It also includes scripts to build or modify SH2 audio files (SFX, BGM and Dialog).

ppsspp - A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac and Linux, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues. For discussion use the forums at forums.ppsspp.org.

Lakka-LibreELEC - Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console.

xemu - Original Xbox Emulator for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Active Development)