Po dwóch latach przerwy i dokładnie. 1487 rewizjach opublikowano wersję 0.9.8 tego emulatora SONY PLAYSTATION II (0.9.7 - SVN3117).
Oczywiście, ktoś kto śledził na bieżąco wersje deweloperskie na pewno nie będzie zaskoczony tym, co dostanie ściągając 0.9.8, w ostatniej chwili do nowej edycji, dodano zmodyfikowany mechanizm cachowania tekstu w pluginie gsdx, oprócz tego emulator, sądząc po wpisach na repozytorium powinien mieć niesamowicie rozbudowaną ilość plików lokalizacyjnych.
W obecnej fazie rozwoju, ekipa PCSX2 szczyci się tym, że emulator pozwala w pełni pograć w 1500 gier z orginalnej konsoli.
GUI:
- New, threaded GUI using wxWidgets.
- New menus, for improved usability and faster configuration.
- Convenient Memory Card editor.
- On the fly pause and resume, perfectly stable, safe and fast.
- On the fly setting switching and even plugin switching.
- Powerful new configuration that is more user friendly with its first time wizard, reset to default buttons and a global presets system.
- A plethora of new options that make playing games more fun!
- All options have tooltips explaining what each of them do.
- Comes translated, with many languages to select from.
- Compatible with Aero Glass and Windows eye candy.
- Looks and works great on Linux, too!
Core:
- Entire emulation core has been overhauled. Many components are rewritten.
- Countless code generation and runtime execution bugs fixed.
- Added microVU, an improved VU0/VU1/COP2 recompiler.
- New VIF recompiler
- Multi-threaded GS rewrite: Faster and more stable than in 0.9.6.
- Better BIOS splash screen skip method, better ELF support, host fs support.
- New Game database detects the game you run, displays compatibility info, and auto applies special game fixes/patches if needed.
Plugins:
- GSdx is faster, more stable and has more configuration options than ever before.
- SPU2-X is the preferred SPU2 plugin now.
It has matured into almost completely emulating all the SPU2 quirks, making many more games work! (And it sounds nice, too )