pcsx2 vs Ryujinx

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pcsx2		Ryujinx
	Project
435	Mentions	336
10,303	Stars	32,055
2.8%	Growth	17.3%
9.9	Activity	9.7
3 days ago	Latest Commit	3 days ago
C++	Language	C#
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later	License	MIT 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

Ryujinx

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ryujinx. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-17.

Nintendo Switch Emulator: Progress Report December 2023
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Jan 2024

Their C# JIT [1] generates x86_64 or ARM native code. This is why it's fast.
1: https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/tree/master/src/ARMeilleu...
When Zig Outshines Rust – Memory Efficient Enum Arrays
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Sep 2023
RyujinX – Open Source Nintendo Switch Emulator
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Aug 2023

This isn't true anymore. It was their first approach, but since then they have switched to their own JIT recompiler. You can read their rationale here: https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/pull/693
For the MacOS port, they explain in the blog post you linked that they use an hypervisor, meaning the original game binary runs untranslated. (with the option to use an ARM-to-ARM JIT)
[GUIDE] - Build your own nightly Version of Ryujinx
4 projects | /r/macgaming | 10 Jul 2023

Thanks for the guide. I am new to Ryujinx, but is there a version that runs Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak? I searched on reddit and github but I got lost on the part where gdkchan tried to solve the issue here. Maybe it doesn't work on Mac?
Any way to fix this in totk, it's like this all over the depths making this part basically unplayable (MacBook Air m2, system version 16.0.0 and totk ver. 1.1.1
2 projects | /r/Ryujinx | 10 Jul 2023
Hi everyone, I’m using ryujinx for an 8gb Ram Mac with an intel iris gpu, game runs pretty smooth but this happens with the graphics on Pokémon brilliant diamond, what could be the reason and what settings can I adjust ?
1 project | /r/Ryujinx | 4 Jul 2023
Trying to load into a save after TOTK Crashed, how do I fix it? (Im guessing the E stands for Error in the log file)
1 project | /r/Ryujinx | 22 Jun 2023

Same as previous post. Latest version did change things related to hashing https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/commit/58907e2c290473326e5ab74bdfe1429b8a518ba4 so probably bug?
I need help on getting TOTK stable on Ryujinx (M1 air, 16 gb ram)
1 project | /r/macgaming | 17 Jun 2023

Did you try the build in here: https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/pull/4899
Thinking about choose Steam deck or laptop with ryzen 5 3500u
1 project | /r/lowendgaming | 14 Jun 2023

As it’s emulator, you can’t be sure about games performance as a whole. Some perform better, some - worse, some won’t run at all. You can have a quick look at this video for example https://youtu.be/9XyjErqV3pI Then you should check if the games you’re interested in are considered playable https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/wiki/ Actually, there is another one emulator Yuzu and some games may perform better with it. BTW I have a bit better 5500u processor with 16 dual-channel. It performs quite well even with aaa games till 2020. But there are also so many good old games :) Currently I’m playing Warcraft 3 and it still looks and plays very well.
The following packages have unmet dependencies: mintsources: Depends: mint-common (>= 2) but it is not going to be installed
1 project | /r/linuxmint | 4 Jun 2023

What are some alternatives?

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

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

yuzu - Nintendo Switch emulator

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

BetterJoy - Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput

rpcs3 - PS3 emulator/debugger

citra - A Nintendo 3DS Emulator

xenia - Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project

Ryujinx-Games-List - List of games & demos tested on Ryujinx

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

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).

xqemu - Open-source emulator to play original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux