{"id":47288,"date":"2019-07-07T09:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T09:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/?p=47288"},"modified":"2020-05-27T02:54:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T02:54:52","slug":"play-libretro-core-ready-for-download-on-the-buildbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/index.php\/play-libretro-core-ready-for-download-on-the-buildbot\/","title":{"rendered":"Play! Libretro core (PlayStation2 emulator) ready for download on the Libretro\/RetroArch buildbot!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So without further ado, upstream versions of Play!, the PlayStation2 emulator, are finally rolling out on the buildbot today!<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the core is available and has been confirmed to run on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows (64bit and 32bit)<\/li>\n<li>Linux (64bit and 32bit)<\/li>\n<li>Android<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to download it<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-1.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the main menu, go to &#8216;Online Updater&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"654\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-5.png 654w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-5-300x54.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might want to make sure first you have the latest info files by selecting &#8216;Update Core Info Files&#8217; first.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-2-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From here, go to Core Updater.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-3.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-3-300x97.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.libretro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/play-3-768x247.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down until you have found &#8216;Sony &#8211; PlayStation 2 (Play!)&#8217;. Download it. Go back to &#8216;Load Core&#8217;, and load it. Now go load a backup image file with it.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Play! does not require any BIOS for you to dump, it uses its own HLE (High Level Emulation) BIOS.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Play! ?<\/h2>\n<p>Play! is a Work In Progress PlayStation2 emulator. Thanks to the great efforts of Zer0xFF, who took three days out of his busy schedule to port the emulator to the libretro API, we can start rolling out this emulator to our buildbot soon!<\/p>\n<p>It must be stressed that Play! is a Work In Progress PS2 emulator, and we mean that literally. Don\u2019t expect every game to run perfectly, far from it. However, it has a solid foundation and already has working dynamic recompilers for all the popular architectures, its value which cannot be understated. The libretro core also already has working savestate support.<\/p>\n<h2>System requirements<\/h2>\n<p>This core will require OpenGL on the desktop and OpenGL ES3 on mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p>Your system should currently be as powerful as possible in order to get the best possible results. As time improves, system requirements will probably reduce.<\/p>\n<p>Game compatibility is entirely dependent on the state of the upstream\u00a0<a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%23Play\">#Play<\/a>! emulator. So as Play! improves, so too will the libretro core!<\/p>\n<h2>Help PlayStation2 emulation get better by supporting Play!<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=%23Libretro\">#Libretro<\/a>\u00a0is currently a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/jpd002\">Patreon backer<\/a>\u00a0of the Play! project, and we are very grateful to Zer0xFF from the Play! project for getting this port up and running in less than 3 days! Good open source PlayStation2 emulation deserves to get more funding, and we are happy to do our part. We hope you will as well!<\/p>\n<h2>Example video &#8211; running on RetroArch Android on a Samsung Galaxy S10+<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/smbhFWfkgMI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Some example videos<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZrxkrg0hO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Z_VTX7-v-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWtg0vTbatc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MkGhlIvu1LQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So without further ado, upstream versions of Play!, the PlayStation2 emulator, are finally rolling out on the buildbot today! Currently, the core is available and has been confirmed to run on: Windows (64bit and 32bit) Linux (64bit and 32bit) Android How to download it Inside the main menu, go to &#8216;Online Updater&#8217;. 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