Inside ARMSX2: Interviewing the Team Reviving PS2 Emulation on Android (my article!)

Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨PerfectDark@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

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So, once again I’m just going to share the latest in a long, long line of developer interviews I’ve done.

You might be getting tired of me telling you this, but I do these purely because I found the devs themselves rarely got any chance to share their experiences while programming. It’s just my little way and a small chance to share their stories.

This time around, I chatted to the very newly launched ARMSX2. This is a PlayStation 2 emulator built for Android and ARM-based systems, aiming to deliver full-speed, accurate emulation through open development and fresh collaboration from across the emulation community.

They launched their 1.0 for ARMSX2 only 15/16 days ago now, so things are very early on this one.

But if you have interest in programming, emulation, the old PlayStation 2 days and so on, you might find this interesting! The link is here if you want to check it out :)

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Agent_Karyo@piefed.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

After some thinking, I decided to pursue a revival for PS2 emulation on Android devices. A little side note, I don’t use Android, I’ve been an iPhone user since I’d received my first phone, my intentions were for the community remaining in Aether, as well as the overall Android community given how AetherSX2 went down. I first tried by recruiting new developers but come to find out it’s not an easy task whatsoever. I did manage to recruit two developers to the initial project, but busy schedules and a lack of progress led to stagnation, so I put my ambitions on hold for the time being.

Interesting that one of the lead devs of a PS2 Android emulator uses an iPhone. Nothing wrong with that, just peculiar.

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- PerfectDark@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I thought the same!
  
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khannie@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Fascinating read. Thanks. I wish them luck.

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tuckerm@feddit.online ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That was a great interview, thanks for doing it! And I bet the devs enjoy getting to talk about this kind of thing. There are plenty of blog posts about what new features are coming out in open source projects, but very few interviews like this one.

It’s cool how everything right now is still (mostly) focused on translating x86 to ARM, but how we’re starting to hear talk about native ARM. I’m guessing that there won’t enough of a push for that, though, until Linux ARM PCs become more popular. I’m definitely looking forward to that.

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- PerfectDark@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  That was a great interview, thanks for doing it!
  
  Thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed this one. A few more are on the way, slowly. The team who make Decky Loader should be soon-ish. Also GameHub Lite (since emulating Steam games on Android is fascinating to me!), and a handful more planned.
  
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- thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Beyond Android phones, it should also be good for the emulation scene on macOS.
  
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happydoors@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Thanks for sharing

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- PerfectDark@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I’m glad you enjoyed it!!!
  
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