

The user interfaces of AetherSX2 and PCSX2 are nearly identical since AtherSX2 is a port of PCSX2, the biggest visual difference being the color of the menus. To open it for the first time on macOS 11 Big Sur or later, you must click right and select open to allow the application to open. Once downloaded, decompress the emulator. Intel Mac users will download the nightly build of PCSX2 and Apple Silicon users download the nightly build of AehterSX2. Since Metal is a recent addition to these emulators, we'll want the bleeding edge versions. Downloading the Emulatorįor the first step, you'll need to download the correct emulator for your Mac. This is relatively cheap endevour as there's a good chance you already have a controller and a USB cable to connect it to your Mac and even possible the games. Used Playstation controllers are easy to come by as are used games. A game controller (preferrably a PS3 or PS4 or PS5 controller) with the appropriate cabling to connect it to your Mac.

Playstation 2 emultion doesn't require bleeding edge hardware but fthe faster the computer, better the results.

This guide will cover the basics of playing PS2 games on your Mac. Ability to load in high resolution texture packs for games.Ability to have virtual memory cards and download save states.Freeze states allow games to be resumed instantaously.Better visual fidelity, Ability to play in high definition, 4k and beyond!.I did what I said above, copies zeropad.ini and renamed it OnePad.ini. **UPDATE** I got it Onepad installed, but it still says OnePAD: failed to save ini inis/OnePAD.ini. For the BIOS thing, right click PCSX2 -> show package contents -> resources ->pcsx2 and put the bios folder in there. I always have to re-select my bios whenever I open pcsx2 since it doesn't save my setting, but definitely give onepad another go. If not, then try doing it with pcsx2 already open or closed, whichever you did not do.Īlso, make sure you have "read & write" privileges for pcsx2 (in finder Right click pcsx2.app>get info>sharing & permissions>read & write)Īnd even then, sometimes pcsx2 can be tempermental with saving custom settings. What you did installed the onepad plugin ("open with" pcsx2), now it should show up under the sound plugin drop box. (02-12-2012, 04:34 AM)flurgle Wrote: I would suggest using onepad.
