PCSX2 2.0 Released
PCSX2 2.0 released after 4 years, featuring 6000 changes, 100 million downloads, and 20th-anniversary celebration. Updates include Qt UI, plugin removal, game fixes, customization, compatibility improvements, MacOS support, Fastmem, and system requirement changes.
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PCSX2 2.0 has been released after over four years, boasting significant progress with over 6000 changes, 100 million downloads, and its 20th anniversary celebration. The update includes a transition to Qt for a sleeker user interface, the removal of plugins for improved performance, automatic game fixes for smoother gameplay, per-game settings customization, enhanced game compatibility, and a new big picture mode for TV gaming. Translation processes have been streamlined, and MacOS support has been reinstated. Additionally, a new patching system, Fastmem for improved performance, and recompiler optimizations have been introduced. The update also includes changes to system requirements, dropping support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and setting the minimum version for Windows at 10 build 1809. MacOS support now requires Big Sur (version 11.0). The PCSX2 team has joined GitHub Sponsors for donations and expanded its social media presence to include Mastodon.
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