Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 7 hrs ago
PS5 homebrew update adds autoplay for PS2 discs
A beta update to PS5SX2, a PS2 emulator, adds a way to launch PS2 discs on a jailbroken PS5.
The feature copies a disc’s game to the console’s storage before running it.
If the game has already been copied, it can launch without another copy.
PS5SX2 runs the emulation on the PS5 itself, and supported games can use higher resolutions, widescreen settings and frame-rate patches.
A compatible jailbreak and homebrew software are required, along with a BIOS taken from the user’s own PS2.
The feature has been tested on only one original-model PS5, so results on other setups are uncertain.
The project’s tested-games list can help users check compatibility, but it does not guarantee games will work smoothly.
Players with an unmodified PS5 will need another way to play their PS2 discs.
A PS5 homebrew update adds disc autoplay for PS2 games on jailbroken consoles.
The feature is part of PS5SX2 version 2.01, released as a beta.
When a disc is inserted, the emulator copies the game to console storage if needed and then launches it.
Testing at release covered only one original-model PS5, so performance on other setups is uncertain.
The feature requires compatible jailbreak and homebrew software, as well as a BIOS dumped from the player’s own PS2.
- Who
- Developer Sword added the feature to PS5SX2.
- What
- The update lets PS5SX2 copy and launch PS2 games from discs on a jailbroken PS5.
- When
- The feature arrived in version 2.01 as a beta; an exact release date is not stated.
- Where
- On a jailbroken PS5 running PS5SX2.
- Why
- It reduces the manual work of copying and launching games from a PS2 collection.
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- Software
- PS5SX2 version 2.01 beta
- Test coverage
- One original-model PS5
- Required software
- Compatible PS5 jailbreak and homebrew software
- BIOS
- Must be dumped from the player’s own PS2
- Emulation base
- PCSX2
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