PlayStation 2仍然是历史上最畅销的游戏机，尽管在您阅读本文时Nintendo Switch可能会超过它。尽管如此，它很可能拥有有史以来最具标志性的游戏库，许多游戏仍然锁定在PS2上。
好消息是Windows和Linux上的(Linux)PlayStation 2仿真几乎完美无缺，但在Mac上，事情还没有那么完美。如果您拥有Mac并想重温作为PS2游戏玩家的辉煌岁月，我们将立即向您展示如何玩PS2游戏。
这是你需要的
在我们进入技术细节之前，让我们列出您在本教程中需要遵循的事项列表。
- 具有（至少）4GB RAM、双核CPU和具有 2GB VRAM的(VRAM)DirectX 10 GPU的 macOS X 计算机。
- macOS 版本的PCSX2（我们正在使用的模拟器）的副本。
- PlayStation 2 BIOS 的副本。
- PS2游戏
- （可选）兼容游戏手柄。强烈推荐(PS5)PS4或PS5控制器
以上硬件要求取自PCSX2的(PCSX2)Windows和Linux版本。在撰写本文时，该软件的 macOS 版本尚未正式发布。尽管可能是在您阅读本指南时。
这些最低硬件规格可能不足以以可播放的性能或高分辨率运行某些游戏。因此，我们推荐具有超线程的四核Mac和具有 4GB VRAM的专用Nvidia或AMD GPU。
(Macs)使用英特尔(Intel)集成显卡的英特尔 MacBook Pro等(Intel MacBook Pros)Mac不太可能提供出色的体验。但是， Apple 的 M1(Apple’s M1)（或更新的）Apple Silicon Mac(Apple Silicon Macs)中的内置GPU已经足够强大了。我们使用的是本指南范围内
最低端GPU的基本型号(GPU)M1 MacBook Air 。
检查恶意软件
启动和运行 PS2(PS2)模拟器需要跟踪来自 Internet 的多个文件。我们无法将您直接链接到这些文件，并且它们有许多不同的来源。您必须始终检查从 Internet 下载的所有文件是否存在恶意软件。
确保(Make)您的来源是可信的。通过VirusTotal(VirusTotal)等病毒检查程序运行文件。除了模拟器本身之外，不要在Mac上运行与这些额外下载捆绑在一起的任何可执行文件。只需(Just)删除它们。
下载 PCSX2 模拟器
通常，Mac仿真非常简单，这要归功于OpenEMU等软件，其中包括适用于GameCube、PSP、PSX和Wii等流行游戏机的仿真引擎。但是，在撰写本文时，您不会发现将索尼 PlayStation 2(Sony PlayStation 2)模拟器包装在如此简洁的包装中。
适用于Mac的(Mac)PS2模拟器的最佳工作示例是PCSX2。但是，macOS 版本尚未正式发布。您应该前往PCSX2.net下载该软件。
目前，您可以在Tellowkrinkle 的 Github 页面(Github page of Tellowkrinkle)获取 macOS 版本。在页面右侧查找 Releases 并打开链接。
现在将最新版本下载为tar.gz 文件(tar.gz file)。大多数现代Mac用户应该下载 64 位版本的应用程序。
只需将下载的文件留在原处即可。我们很快就会回来。
寻找 PlayStation 2 BIOS
PCSX2需要PlayStation 2 BIOS才能工作。不幸的是，由于BIOS是一个受版权保护的文件，它不包含在PCSX2中，这是一个开源的PlayStation模拟器。这意味着您必须自己查找BIOS文件。
如果您拥有PS2控制台，您可以查找“转储”您的BIOS的方法，但大多数用户只会从在线资源
下载这些BIOS文件。(BIOS)
我们无法将您直接链接到它们，但您必须在搜索引擎中搜索“PS2 BIOS文件”，您会很容易找到它们。您可能会发现收集在ZIP文件或类似文件中的BIOS文件集合。(BIOS)解压缩文件并将它们保存在计算机上的文件夹中。在我们的例子中，我们将它们保存在 Documents 文件夹中名为“ PS2 BIOS ”的文件(Documents)夹中。
寻找 PS2 游戏
最后一块拼图是游戏本身。您可以在二手游戏商店或亚马逊(Amazon)等网站上找到PS2游戏。除了少数例外，PS2游戏的购买成本并不高，而且根据您居住的地方，也不会有短缺。
我们参观了当地的一家二手游戏店，并为PS2买了一份查理的天使(Angels)。无论如何，这是一场糟糕的比赛。但它只需 4 美元，非常适合测试我们的仿真软件！
当涉及到稀有或难以找到的游戏时，许多用户选择从种子网站或其他阴暗的ROM 网站下载盗版视频游戏。(ROM websites)其合法性取决于您所在国家或州的法律，但总的来说，这是非法的，因此我们不能容忍它或将您链接到这些来源。
直接从光盘播放
我们在本教程中使用USB DVD驱动器。(USB DVD)PCSX2支持直接从光盘玩游戏，但我们无法让它与特定的非官方版本PCSX2一起使用，而且似乎还没有为它实现光盘插件。
此功能可能会在未来的版本中正常工作，但即使此选项有效，我们还是建议您从游戏光盘制作ISO 光盘映像(ISO disc image)，因为它更方便且性能更好。
使用光盘实用程序(Disc Utility)创建光盘映像(Disc Image)
您无需特殊软件即可使用PCSX2创建光盘映像。您可以使用 Mac 的内置磁盘工具(Disk Utility)来创建磁盘映像。首先(First)，使用Spotlight Search（Command + Space ）打开磁盘工具(Disk Utility)。
接下来，交替单击驱动器并选择 Image from。
为图像命名，选择保存位置，然后更改DVD/CD主格式。然后选择保存(Save)。
生成的文件将是一个 .cdr 文件，但在大多数情况下，您可以将其重命名为 .iso。
如果Disk Utility不适合您，您可以尝试Burn，这是一款出色的 macOS 光盘刻录实用程序。打开应用程序，然后选择复制(Copy)选项卡。然后选择扫描(Scan)。
扫描光盘后，选择保存(Save)并选择ISO文件的位置。
检查游戏兼容性(Game Compatibility)和特殊设置(Special Settings)
在继续之前您需要知道的最后一件事是游戏兼容性和独特的每游戏设置。许多PS2游戏需要在模拟器中进行特殊修复或设置才能正常运行。如果您不检查这些特殊设置，游戏可能会运行不佳、不正确或不正确。
转到PCSX2 兼容性列表(PCSX2 compatibility list)，了解有关游戏运行情况的信息。
如果游戏的条目有一个小“i”图标，您可以单击它以查看是否需要在模拟器中启用任何独特的设置以使该游戏正常运行。
请记住(Remember)，您不希望为每个游戏激活这些修复，因为它们可能会破坏其他游戏。
设置和玩游戏
现在我们拥有了开始玩游戏所需的一切。首先(First)，我们需要安装PCSX2。转到您下载 tar.gz 文件的文件夹，然后双击它以解压缩它。
接下来，将PCSX2应用程序拖到您的应用程序文件夹中。
如果您第一次尝试打开该应用程序，您可能会看到此错误消息。
按住Control键，然后单击应用程序一次。然后，从菜单中选择打开(Open)并确认是否确定。
模拟器现在应该打开了。
接下来，将您的BIOS文件复制到Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/bios，其中“YOURNAME”替换为您的特定用户名。
如果您不想将BIOS文件复制到那里，请将它们保存到您想要的任何文件夹中，但是当我们配置软件时，您必须手动指定文件夹。
配置 PCSX2 BIOS 设置
现在PCSX2已打开，选择Config > General Settings。
在BIOS部分下，您应该会看到您复制到BIOS部分下的文件夹中的所有(BIOS)BIOS文件。对于自定义文件夹，取消选中Use Default Settings并选择Browse。然后，选择保存BIOS文件的文件夹并确认。
从BIOS文件列表中，选择适合您游戏的文件。例如，如果您有PAL游戏，则应使用欧洲BIOS文件。如果游戏是NTSC，则使用美国 BIOS(US BIOS)，依此类推。某些游戏最适合特定的BIOS版本；您可以在PCSX2(PCSX2)数据库
中的信息页面中找到该信息。
选择应用(Select Apply)以锁定您的选择，如果PCSX2要求您创建配置文件夹，请说是。
配置图形
设置图形很重要。
打开Config > Graphics，您将看到此选项菜单。
您无需在此处进行太多更改，但请确保将渲染设置为Metal API，而不是OpenGL。您可能还想将内部分辨率更改为更高的值，但从PS2 Native开始是个好主意，这样如果您还有一些性能可用，您可以提高内部分辨率。
(Leave)除非您知道“黑客(Hacks)”选项卡下需要激活
的特定设置，否则将其他所有内容保留为默认设置。
配置您的游戏手柄
如果您使用的是游戏手柄而不是键盘控件，则需要将其连接到您的Mac。您可以使用直接USB连接，就像将电缆的两端插入控制器和Mac一样简单。最新版本的 macOS 原生支持使用蓝牙的(Bluetooth)PS4和PS5控制器。
将控制器置于配对模式并从蓝牙(Bluetooth)设备菜单中选择它们，就像您选择任何其他蓝牙(Bluetooth)设备一样。您可以通过在控制器关闭时按住Share(Share)和 PS 按钮来激活两个控制器的配对模式。控制器上的灯会快速闪烁，此时您可以从 macOS 的列表中选择控制器。如果你搞砸了，只需按住 PS 按钮，直到控制器关闭。
现在，在PCSX2中，转到Config > Gamepad Settings。
选择游戏手柄配置。
您的控制器应自动映射。选择 OK(Select OK)确认并关闭窗口。
启动你的游戏
现在，关键时刻已经到来。Select System > Boot ISO，然后导航到游戏的ISO文件。
打开文件后，游戏应该会启动。
您可以使用控制器开始演奏。
仿真并不完美
第一次在Mac上使用(Mac)PCSX2玩游戏时，您可能对它的外观和性能不满意。密切关注模拟器窗口的标题栏，以了解游戏的运行情况。
百分比计显示仿真速度（括号中的FPS），并且您希望该数字尽可能接近 100%。较高的数字意味着游戏运行得太快，而较低的数字表明它运行得更慢。如果您在玩游戏时经常获得低于 100% 的数字，您可能需要应用性能补丁或较低的图形设置，例如分辨率。
此外，请注意游戏中的图形故障或其他异常情况。在大多数标记为可玩的模拟游戏中，这些都是轻微的烦恼，但在某些游戏中，它们可能会破坏体验。如果您看到这些故障，您可能可以应用一些修复程序来消除这些故障。
How to Set up a PlayStation 2 Emulator on Mac
Τhe PlayStation 2 is still the best-selling console in history, although the Nintendo Switch might overtake it by the time you read this. Nonetheless, it has quite possibly the most iconic game library of all time, with many titles still locked to the PS2.
The good news is that PlayStation 2 emulation on Windows and Linux is nearly flawless, but on Mac, things aren’t quite as polished yet. If you own a Mac and want to relive the glory days of being a PS2 gamer, we’ll show you how to play PS2 games in no time.
Here’s What You Need
Before we get into the technical details, let’s lay out the list of things you’ll need to follow in this tutorial.
- A macOS X computer with (at minimum) 4GB of RAM, a dual-core CPU, and a DirectX 10 GPU with 2GB of VRAM.
- A copy of the macOS version of PCSX2 (the emulator we’re using).
- A copy of the PlayStation 2 BIOS.
- A PS2 Game
- An (optional) compatible gamepad. A PS4 or PS5 controller is highly-recommended
The above hardware requirements are taken from the Windows and Linux versions of PCSX2. At the time of writing, the macOS version of this software isn’t yet an official release. Although it may be by the time you read this guide.
These minimum hardware specifications may not be enough to run some titles at a playable performance or high resolution. So, we recommend a quad-core Mac with hyperthreading and a dedicated Nvidia or AMD GPU with 4GB of VRAM.
Macs like the Intel MacBook Pros that use Intel integrated graphics are unlikely to offer a great experience. However, the built-in GPU in Apple’s M1 (or newer) Apple Silicon Macs is powerful enough. We are using a base model M1 MacBook Air with the lowest-end GPU in the range for this guide.
Check for Malware
Getting the PS2 emulator up and running will require tracking several files from the internet. We can’t link you to those files directly, and there are many different sources for them. You must always check any files you download from the internet for malware.
Make sure your source is trusted. Run the files through a virus checker such as VirusTotal. Apart from the emulator itself, don’t run any executable files on your Mac bundled with these additional downloads. Just delete them.
Downloading the PCSX2 Emulator
Usually, Mac emulation is quite simple, thanks to software like OpenEMU, which includes emulation engines for popular consoles such as the GameCube, PSP, PSX, and Wii. However, you won’t find a Sony PlayStation 2 emulator wrapped up in such a neat package at the time of writing.
The best working example of a PS2 emulator for Mac is the PCSX2. However, the macOS version isn’t yet an official release. You should head to PCSX2.net to download the software when it does.
For now, you can get the macOS version at the Github page of Tellowkrinkle. Look for Releases on the right-hand side of the page and open the link.
Now download the latest release as a tar.gz file. Most modern Mac users should download the 64-bit version of the application.
Just leave the downloaded file where it is. We’ll come back to it shortly.
Finding a PlayStation 2 BIOS
PCSX2 requires a PlayStation 2 BIOS to work. Unfortunately, since the BIOS is a copyrighted file, it’s not included with PCSX2, an open-source PlayStation emulator. This means you’ll have to find a BIOS file yourself.
If you own a PS2 console, you can look up a method to “dump” your BIOS, but most users will simply download these BIOS files from online sources.
We can’t link you directly to them, but you have to search for “PS2 BIOS Files” in a search engine, and you’ll find them readily enough. You’ll likely find a collection of BIOS files collected in a ZIP file or similar. Unzip the files and save them in a folder on your computer. In our case, we saved them in a folder called “PS2BIOS” in the Documents folder.
Finding PS2 Games
The final piece of the puzzle is the game itself. You can find PS2 games in used game stores or sites like Amazon. With a few exceptions, PS2 games aren’t expensive to buy, and there’s no shortage depending on where you live.
We visited a local used game store and picked up this copy of Charlie’s Angels for the PS2. It is, by all accounts, an awful game. But it was just $4, which is perfect to test our emulation software!
Many users opt to download pirated video games from torrent websites or other shady ROM websites when it comes to rare or hard-to-find games. The legality of this depends on the laws of your country or state, but in general, this is illegal, so we can’t condone it or link you to those sources.
Playing Directly From Disc
We’re using a USB DVD drive for this tutorial. PCSX2 supports playing the game directly from the disc, but we couldn’t get it to work with the particular unofficial release of PCSX2, and it appears the disc plugin isn’t yet implemented for it.
This feature may work properly with future releases, but even if this option were functional, we’d recommend making an ISO disc image from your game disc since it is much more convenient and performs better.
Creating a Disc Image With Disc Utility
You don’t need special software to create a disc image with PCSX2. You can use your Mac’s built-in Disk Utility to create a disc image. First, open Disk Utility using Spotlight Search (Command + Space).
Next, alternate-click on the drive and select Image from.
Give the image a name, choose a location to save it, and change the DVD/CD master format. Then select Save.
The resulting file will be a .cdr file, but in most cases, you can rename it to .iso.
If Disk Utility doesn’t work for you, you can try out Burn, an excellent disc burning utility for macOS. Open the app, and choose the Copy tab. Then select Scan.
Once the disc is scanned, select Save and choose the location for your ISO file.
Checking Game Compatibility and Special Settings
The last thing you need to know before proceeding is the game compatibility and unique per-game settings. Many PS2 games require special fixes or settings within the emulator to run correctly. If you don’t check for these special settings, the game may run poorly, incorrectly, or not.
Go to the PCSX2 compatibility list for information about how well the game should run.
If a game’s entry has a little “i” icon, you can click on that to see if there are any unique settings you need to enable in the emulator to make that game work correctly.
Remember that you don’t want those fixes activated for every game since they might break other titles.
Setting Up and Playing Your Game
Now we have everything we need to start playing our game. First, we need to install PCSX2. Head over to the folder where you downloaded the tar.gz file and double-click it to uncompress it.
Next, drag the PCSX2 app to your applications folder.
If you try to open the app the first time, you might see this error message.
Hold down the Control key and then click on the app once. Then, select Open from the menu and confirm if you’re sure.
The emulator should now open.
Next, copy your BIOS files to Users/YOURNAME/Library/Application Support/PCSX2/bios where “YOURNAME” is replaced with your specific user name.
If you don’t want to copy the BIOS files there, save them to any folder you’d like, but you’ll have to manually specify the folder when we configure the software.
Configuring PCSX2 BIOS Settings
Now that PCSX2 is open, select Config > General Settings.
Under the BIOS section, you should see all of the BIOS files you copied into the folder under the BIOS section. For a custom folder, uncheck Use Default Settings and select Browse. Then, choose the folder where you saved the BIOS files and confirm.
From the list of BIOS files, choose the one that works for your game. For example, if you have a PAL game, you should use a European BIOS file. If the game is NTSC, then use a US BIOS, and so on. Some games work best with specific BIOS versions; you can find that information as part of their info page in the PCSX2 database.
Select Apply to lock in your selection and if PCSX2 asks you to create a configuration folder, say yes.
Configuring Graphics
Setting up the graphics is important.
Open Config > Graphics, and you’ll see this options menu.
You don’t need to change much here, but make sure that the render is set to the Metal API, and not OpenGL. You may also want to change the internal resolution to something higher, but starting with PS2 Native is a good idea so that you can increase the internal resolution if you still have some performance to spare.
Leave everything else on default unless you know specific settings under the Hacks tab that need to be activated.
Configuring Your Gamepad
If you’re using a gamepad rather than keyboard controls, you’ll need to connect it to your Mac. You can use a direct USB connection, which is as simple as plugging the two ends of the cable into the controller and your Mac. The latest version of macOS has native support for the PS4 and PS5 controllers using Bluetooth.
Put the controllers into pairing mode and select them from the Bluetooth device menu just as you would any other Bluetooth device. You can activate pairing mode for both controllers by holding the Share and PS buttons while the controller is off. The light on the controller will flash rapidly, and this is when you can pick the controller from the list in macOS. If you mess this up, just hold the PS button until the controller switches off.
Now, in PCSX2, go to Config > Gamepad Settings.
Select GamePad configuration.
Your controller should be automatically mapped. Select OK to confirm and close the window.
Launching Your Game
Now the moment of truth has arrived. Select System > Boot ISO and then navigate to your game’s ISO file.
Once you open the file, the game should launch.
You can begin playing using your controller.
Emulation Isn’t Perfect
The first time you play your game using PCSX2 on your Mac, you may not be happy with how it looks and performs. Keep an eye on the title bar of the emulator window to see how well the game is running.
The percentage meter shows you the emulation speed (with the FPS in brackets), and you want that number to be as close to 100% as possible. Higher numbers mean the game is running too fast, and lower numbers suggest it’s running more slowly. If you’re constantly getting numbers below 100% with laggy gameplay, you probably need to apply performance patches or lower graphical settings such as resolution.
Also, watch for graphical glitches or other oddities in the game. In most emulated games marked as playable, these are minor annoyances, but in some titles, they can ruin the experience. If you see these glitches, there might be fixes you can apply that make them go away.
