PS5XS2 is a PS5 emulator that can natively play PS2 games at up to 6 times their resolution

We have recently seen how Sony’s latest console can run video games. nintendo switchan option that allows you to play your games from the successful Nintendo console on your PlayStation 5. But this Sony console is also capable of playing other types of games thanks to the advances of the community, which has now developed PS5XS2 1.00. This emulator can play PS2 games natively at up to 6 times the original resolution.

PS5XS2 allows you to run PS2 games natively on PS5

The new emulator for PlayStation 5 is capable of running PS2 games, nativelywith an improvement in resolution to adapt the titles of this second generation of the Sony console to current resolutions. The emulator works natively on the PS5, through the recompilers PCSX2 adapted for the CPU of this consoleand graphics through a Native Vulkan driver for the PS5 GPU.

This allows render games at up to 6 times the original resolution to display them with 4K output and FSR, CRT and other filters. You can also make the adjustments from your mobile phone, simply by scanning a QR code that will take you to the graphics and performance settings and the available patches for each game, such as widescreen or 60 FPS.

The PS2 emulator for PS5 allows you to play at 4K and adjust the graphics from your mobile

To make content management easier, the PS5 emulator includes a own interface capable of managing and downloading covers automatically. Another option is the possibility of using the network adapter to online games using PS5 connectionaccording to the developer can be played online using the PS Rewired servers.

Some of the games tested have been the legendary ones God of War, Ratchet & Clank 3 or Gran Turismo 4 with the 6x rendering option, although it can be lowered if the game is not fluid enough. In order to try this you must have a PS5 releasedsomething that is not available to all users of the latest Sony console. If you have one of these and want to try your old PS2 games on the PS5, the project is available on GitHub.