Version 2! I'm really glad that after lots of research and late nights, I can bring you a guide to running PS2 emulation successfully on your mac! If you have questions, please reply at the bottom, but if you follow the guide exactly, you should be set!įIRST: You should note my system setup so that this is as easy as possible for both of us.PCSX2 is a Playstation 2 emulator for Mac which has been going for over 10 years. I currently have: MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MBĪlso make sure that you have hidden folders enabled so that you can view some content This can be done by running "defaults write AppleShowAllFiles true" in terminal. And then running "killall Finder" to restart finder. If you are not on Sierra, I can't guarantee that this will work for you, please feel free to message me for support. If you already have wine set up and DON'T have directx9 installed (the full directx9 package, that is), then skip to step 2. If you installed the full directx9 in the past, you should start with a new prefix. If you don't have wine at all, you'll need the combined wine package from here. Please use the Stable version.ĭrag both wine and winebottler into applications. Next you'll need a prefix that has the full C drive, e.g. If you don't have that, you can create a new prefix from the wine menu>change prefix program files, users, and windows folders. Open wine, you should see an icon up top by your bluetooth options. You'll have to scroll to find these, but they should work. You'll want to do the following in exact order, and one at a time. They are check boxes so each time you run a winetrick, go back and uncheck any that were successful.Ĭhoose "win7", and apply. Wait for "winetricks successfully applied", then uncheck and continue.Ĭhoose "msxml3", and apply. Uncheck an continue.Ĭhoose "d3dx9_36.dll", and apply. Same as above.Ĭhoose "vcrun2015", and apply. Now you'll need the files to make your PCSx2 work. I'm sure you're thinking, "but /u/kingganjaguru, how in goodness name will i get those?" Well I'll provide a link here and you can download a zip. I wasn't able to provide you with bios files as they violate the rules on piracy, so please make sure to get your own bios files.THIRD: Now you are going to use the files provided to make your PCSx2 function properly. Once you have bios files, place them in the empty folder called "bios". Unzip the file provided, and copy or move the folder "pcsx2-v1.5.0-dev-512-g7f3f6e9-windows-x86" to the location of your "drive_c/Program Files" folder. This is usually in home>Wine Files, but if it's not, you'll have to track down your prefix. I had to do this by using the file explorer option in the wine menu from the status bar. Keep an "alias" handy to find it quicker next time, yah dingus. (right click, make alias, move alias to desktop)Īssuming you've followed along with no relative issues, here's where it shall get interesting. Once you do, select "Run directly in: applicable prefix you installed win7 to" You'll need to open that folder within finder, not the wine explorer, and double click "pcsx2.exe". You'll be executing the installer, so move carefully and make sure you install all the options of PCSx2.
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