NAME
PCSX2 – PlayStation(R)2 Console Emulator
SYNOPSIS
PCSX2 [-h] [--cfg=file] [--cfgpath=path] [--console] [--forcewiz] [--portable] [--profiling] [--elf=file] [--irx=file] [--nogui] [--noguiprompt] [--nodisc] [--usecd] [--fullscreen] [--windowed] [--nohacks] [--fullboot] [--gamefixes=string] [--gs=file] [--pad=file] [--spu2=file] [--cdvd=file] [--usb=file] [--fw=file] [--dev9=file] [iso]
DESCRIPTION
PCSX2 is an open-source PlayStation 2 (AKA PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2 hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU interpreters, recompilers and a virtual machine that manages hardware states and PS2 memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.
GENERAL OPTIONS
- -h, --help
-
Displays the list of available command line options.
- --cfg=file
-
Uses file instead of PCSX2_vm.ini as the configuration file. It does not affect plugins.
- --cfgpath=path
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Specifies path as the configuration file path. It affects both PCSX2 and the plugins.
- --console
-
Forces the program log to be visible.
- --forcewiz
-
Forces the First-Time Wizard to run.
- --portable
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Runs PCSX2 in portable mode.
- --profiling
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Makes it easier to use profiling tools.
AUTO-RUN OPTIONS
- iso
-
Loads and runs iso at startup using the PCSX2 internal ISO loader.
- --elf=file
-
Executes file as an ELF image.
- --irx=file
-
Executes file as an IRX image.
- --nogui
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Disables display of the GUI while running games. PCSX2 will terminate when the game window is closed.
- --noguiprompt
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Prompt before exiting when --nogui is used.
- --nodisc
-
Boots with an empty DVD tray. Use this to boot into the PS2 system menu.
- --usecd
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Boots using the configured CDVD plugin instead of booting iso.
- --fullscreen
-
Runs the game in fullscreen mode.
- --windowed
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Runs the game in windowed mode.
COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS
- --nohacks
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Disables all speedhacks.
- --fullboot
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Disables the fast boot feature.
- --gamefixes=string
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Enable specific gamefixes for this session. string is a comma-separated list of gamefixes.
Valid gamefixes: VuAddSub, VuClipFlag, FpuCompare, FpuMul, FpuNegDiv, XGKick, IpuWait, EETiming, SkipMpeg, OPHFlag, DMABusy,VIFFIFO, VIF1Stall, GIFFIFO, FMVinSoftware, GoemonTlb, ScarfaceIbit.
PLUGIN OVERRIDES
- --gs=file
-
Uses file as the GS plugin.
- --pad=file
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Uses file as the PAD plugin.
- --spu2=file
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Uses file as the SPU2 plugin.
- --cdvd=file
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Uses file as the CDVD plugin.
- --usb=file
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Uses file as the USB plugin.
- --fw=file
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Uses file as the FW plugin.
- --dev9=file
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Uses file as the DEV9 plugin.
FILES
- $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/PCSX2 or $HOME/PCSX2
-
User configuration and data directory.
AUTHORS
PCSX2 Dev Team and many other contributors
BUGS
Bugs can be reported by submitting an issue at the PCSX2 Github issue tracker: https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues.
PCSX2 RELATED WEBSITES
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PCSX2 git repository: http://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2
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PCSX2 website: http://pcsx2.net
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PCSX2 forums: http://forums.pcsx2.net