pcsx2 vs FreeDVDBoot

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pcsx2		FreeDVDBoot
	Project
435	Mentions	50
10,303	Stars	2,088
2.8%	Growth	-
9.9	Activity	0.0
3 days ago	Latest Commit	about 2 years ago
C++	Language	C
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	-

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

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 2023-11-26.

Do the PS2 versions work on PS3?
1 project | /r/Slycooper | 10 Dec 2023

Idk what you might be doing wrong, and I'm not in the tutorial business, but I highly recommend giving the latest version of PCSX2 and a random YouTube tutorial another shot, it's gonna be a lot easier than jailbreaking your PS3. Either way good luck have fun.
PCSX2 patch: accuracy improvements for multitaps and memory cards
1 project | /r/emulation | 6 Dec 2023
PCSX2 Disables Wayland Support
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Nov 2023

[2]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/i...
Related:
- https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/10065
PCSX2 Vertimas pradėtas
1 project | /r/lithuania | 20 Sep 2023
Bully (PS2): Closet game to GTA IV and FREE
1 project | /r/GTAIV | 6 Sep 2023

Download PSC2X (latest nightly) this is the emulator (the console) https://pcsx2.net
Burnout 3: Takedown 4-player splitscreen via Nucleus Co-op and Burnout Online revival server
1 project | /r/nucleuscoop | 31 Aug 2023

The latest Nightly Build of pcsx2 Home | PCSX2.
Welcome to r/OnlinePreservation!
6 projects | /r/OnlinePreservation | 17 Aug 2023

PCSX2 (PlayStation 2) Emulator: https://pcsx2.net/
Is it possible to find an emulator that plays San Andreas on P.C.?
1 project | /r/GTASA | 13 Jul 2023

you can get the pcsx2 emulator here
PCSX2 is an open source PS2 Emulator
1 project | /r/patient_hackernews | 13 Jul 2023

1 project | /r/hackernews | 12 Jul 2023

FreeDVDBoot

Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeDVDBoot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-30.

made a case for my uLaunchELF disk
1 project | /r/ps2 | 17 May 2023
Any news for a FreeDVDBoot port for 3.00A?
2 projects | /r/ps2 | 30 Mar 2023

I hate to break it for you, but FreeDVDBoot hasn't seen any updates since 2020 and it's safe to say that the project was abandoned :(
I'm desperate
1 project | /r/ps2 | 12 Mar 2023

The FreeDVDBoot GitHub page has a list of workarounds for disc reading issues https://github.com/CTurt/FreeDVDBoot
Can you burn a patched game image of a game into a DVD to boot it with Free McBoot?
1 project | /r/ps2 | 17 Dec 2022

Here's the link FreeDVDBoot
Brand new
1 project | /r/ps2 | 30 Oct 2022

The FreeDVDBoot (FDVDB) hack is more hit or miss than FreeMCBoot (FMCB). It all depends on your version information. I used it to install FMCB onto a memory card.
how?
1 project | /r/ps2 | 30 Oct 2022

On certain systems yes https://github.com/CTurt/FreeDVDBoot
Want to hack my ps2 slim
2 projects | /r/ps2 | 17 Oct 2022
I just bought this game shark device for my ps1, does it allow me to play imports? If it can, how do I do it and if no what other device can I buy to play imports on my ps1?
2 projects | /r/psx | 7 Aug 2022

Personally, I use a memory card with FreePSXBoot installed, though you will of course need a way to get FreePSXBoot onto the memory card in the first place (I used a PS2 and FreeDVDBoot).
Guys I’m trying to make my ps2 work, I thought the modchip was wrong be it doesn’t show the matrix logo, but it actually runs backups discs and originals, but the CIRCLE+ TRIANGLE doesn’t work, what can I do? I want to use OPL ( the chip firmware is 1.35v)
1 project | /r/ps2 | 2 Aug 2022

This is his GitHub and steps to follow LinkGitHub URL
freedvdboot disc couldn't be read issue
1 project | /r/ps2 | 23 Jul 2022

What are some alternatives?

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

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

MechaPwn

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

PS2Ident - PS2Ident is an identification tool that allows dumps of a PlayStation 2 console's ROM chips and MECHACON NVRAM to be made. It will also gather data from the console

rpcs3 - PS3 emulator/debugger

linux - Linux 2.2, 2.6, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x kernels for the PlayStation 2.

xenia - Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project

sm64-port - PS2, PS3, OG Xbox and DOS ports of sm64-port.

dolphin - Dolphin is a GameCube / Wii emulator, allowing you to play games for these two platforms on PC with improvements.

FreePSXBoot - Exploit to allow loading arbitrary code on the PSX using only a memory card (no game needed)

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).

FreeMcBoot-Installer - Custom installers for Several versions of FreeMcBoot. A homebrew bootloader and launcher for PS2