How to Play PS2 on Your Laptop
By Marques Williams
To play PS2, or any console, on a laptop, you must have an emulator. An emulator is computer software mimics the video game console and allows the user to play various games of that console through roms, which is a backup file of the game, or by using the actual game CDs and putting them into the CD drive.
Determine the specs of your computer. The minimum requirements for a PS2 emulator to run properly is a processor that supports SSE2, which is Pentium 4 or Athlon64 and above; a graphics card that supports Pixel Shaders 2.0; and 512 MB of RAM. Using the minimum and anything below can result in slow processing and choppy graphics.
Download and install an emulator. One emulator that seems to be growing in popularity is PCXS2. A link can be found in the Resources section.
Run the emulator. Once the program is open, you can configure details to fit your needs, such as using a keyboard or a controller.
Insert the PS2 game into the CD drive, go to "File" and select "Run."
Warnings
- Emulators are only to be used as a backup. If you do not own the original console and the original games, you are performing an illegal act.
Writer Bio
Marques Williams is a filmmaker and writer based in North Carolina. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies and cinema studies from the University of Toledo, he set out to establish himself as a playwright, screenwriter, film director, and essayist. In addition to writing for Demand Studios, he has written for several websites, including Culture Unplugged and WILDsound.