Developers are bringing PS2 games to the two new Xbox platforms

The developers were able to make it possible to emulate PlayStation 2 games on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S games, using RetroArch emulation software. Something that the PlayStation 5 (PlayStation 5) cannot.

Using Developer Mode on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S platforms, it is possible to add the emulation software as a Universal Windows Application (UWA), allowing users to download a retail version from the emulator directly to the game console without resorting to difficult bypass methods. .

Although RetroArch is capable of emulating many platforms, the compatibility of games (PlayStation 2) using the PCSX2 kernel is remarkable considering the limited capabilities of (PlayStation 5) when it comes to supporting older ones. games versus platform (Xbox). The new platform does not support games (PlayStation 4) and Sony currently offers the option to play games (PlayStation 3) and (PlayStation 2) using the game streaming platform ( PlayStation Now) PS Now.

It should be noted that Microsoft does not officially support this type of emulation, and that it is still working on the development of support for PCSX2, but the first results with RetroArch are interesting, even with the restrictions imposed on the size of the files, games (PlayStation 2) work almost the same quality as if On the original platform.

It’s also worth noting that the process of adding RetroArch to the platform (Xbox) using (Developer Mode) is a bit complicated, as the user will have to pay $ 19 to sign up for the program for Microsoft developers, then download the developer mode activation app from the store (Xbox).

When the app is downloaded and launched, the user can sign in to the Xbox platform from a web browser using the local network and then add UWA RetroArch files. However, this program limits the size of allowed games to no more than 2 GB.

However, another developer calling themselves tunip3, found a method that uses a retail version of RetroArch listed as a proprietary app on the store (Xbox). And by whitelisting player email addresses, the full version of RetroArch can be downloaded directly to the console with an icon. This method has the advantage of downloading restrictions on file size.