Playstation Emulator for a PC
Discussion
IIRC there was a PS2 emulator for the PC. Saw it running too! But it was a dog and still needed a monster PC to get that far. The problem was that PS2 graphics were at the time faster than a PC - though that has turned around now with the PC having MUCH faster graphics than a PS2.
Still, Sony very quickly got on the back of the emulator writers and had it stopped. There maybe some versions kicking around, buts its a major copyright breach (proprietary Sony code) to emulate it. That said, the chances of having GT4 run on an emulator are virtually zero. GT4 pushes the boundarys so far on the PS2 that its almost guaranteed not to work.
Best bet is to get a PS2 - its less than £140 now so not too bad. Worth a look - maybe second hand through the local small ads?
Still, Sony very quickly got on the back of the emulator writers and had it stopped. There maybe some versions kicking around, buts its a major copyright breach (proprietary Sony code) to emulate it. That said, the chances of having GT4 run on an emulator are virtually zero. GT4 pushes the boundarys so far on the PS2 that its almost guaranteed not to work.
Best bet is to get a PS2 - its less than £140 now so not too bad. Worth a look - maybe second hand through the local small ads?
I think there is very little chance that Sony needed help for the PS2s backward compatability, as the PS2 does NOT emulate the PS1. It uses the PS1 CPU+other bits die shrunk onto one chip which doubles as the IO chip and provides backwards compatability for the PS2.
As for PS2 emulators, we are still some way off before high end PC's can emulate the PS2 at full speed. This is mainly due to the PS2's architecture. Although the Graphics Synthyisiser in the PS2 is very basic (and was by PC standards even in 2000) even the latest PC GPUs would have problems replicating some of the bandwidth hungry partical and other effects some PS2 games feature. Also obviously much of the power of the host system is "wasted" in the emulation process
As for PS2 emulators, we are still some way off before high end PC's can emulate the PS2 at full speed. This is mainly due to the PS2's architecture. Although the Graphics Synthyisiser in the PS2 is very basic (and was by PC standards even in 2000) even the latest PC GPUs would have problems replicating some of the bandwidth hungry partical and other effects some PS2 games feature. Also obviously much of the power of the host system is "wasted" in the emulation process
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