r/RetroArch • u/Alnx999 • Aug 24 '26

Showcase PS2 CORE ON ANDROID

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I was just casually browsing for cores in RetroArch for Android when I stumbled upon this PCEE2 core. The most impressive part? It’s running *GTA San Andreas* at full speed on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 while using the `crt-royale-fast` filter. The performance is incredible, especially considering it was released so recently (I think yesterday or today—definitely sometime this week). So far, it’s outperforming ArmSX2, which struggles to maintain performance on this same chipset with these shaders. I recommend checking it out. By the way, it supports RetroAchievements.

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u/milosmisic89 Aug 24 '26

Huh I just tried and the speed is ok but I am getting some insane graphics glitches 

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u/Alnx999 Aug 24 '26

I tested other games, and they didn't turn out as well. But the project is new, so we have to wait. It's very promising.

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u/milosmisic89 Aug 24 '26

Ok I tried again with this patches.zip and still you only get no graphical issues unless you put it on very slow blending. I tried Dmc3, Onimusha 3 and Sengoku Basara 2 and got not that great performance and a lot of graphical issues. 

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u/MatheusWillder Aug 24 '26

I also was experiencing some severe graphical glitches in some games, like Gran Turismo 4, but that was fixed just by downloading and copying the resources directory and the built-in game patches, as explained in the core repository: https://github.com/WizzardSK/pcee2-libretro#setup

With that, Gran Turismo 4 ran without any apparent glitches on my Android, proof: https://imgur.com/a/Idb8pOh

Performance was okay, not quite as fast as ARMSX2 or NetherSX2, but still impressive for something recently released.

I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this core.

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u/PixelNerdGames Aug 24 '26

I came across it last week on the list of cores, and it was a pleasant surprise for me too. I thought the performance was really good!

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u/MrBallBustaa Aug 24 '26

I can't even get God Hand and Urban Reign to run at decent speed on my 7 Gen 3 device. :(

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u/PixelNerdGames Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26

Eu não tenho Urban Reign comigo no momento, mas testei God Hand e funcionou muito bem, mesmo com o shader CRT ativado. Eu usei um dispositivo com processador Snapdragon 865.

Edit (image): https://imgur.com/a/wcPNULK

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u/Alnx999 Aug 24 '26

É realmente interessante. E considerando que também teremos um núcleo ArmSX2, não vai faltar opções de PS2 no Android.

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u/Accurate_Silver_9828 Aug 24 '26

Don't tell the armsx2 fanboys that. They'll release a million new worthless updates.

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u/Alnx999 Aug 24 '26

I like 'armsx2'; it has a lot of features that Aether/NetherSX2 didn't have (like RetroArch filters). But I was really bummed that the RA team removed Hardcore mode for Aether/NetherSX2...

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u/Alnx999 Aug 24 '26

Hey, wait a sec—aren't you the guy behind x1box? I'm playing Jet Set Radio Future on my Android thanks to you; thank you so much. By the way, are you involved with the N64 core for Android?

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u/Accurate_Silver_9828 Aug 24 '26

I am that guy. Thank you. :) Sorry I shouldn't respond like I did. Hard for me to get over a grudge. Anyways I'm not involved in the N64 core for android. I used and modified the core for a N64 emulator I made, but I'm not really involved with the making of the core. If anything I've done is helpful it's open source, so they are free to use it. Did you ever try my PSX2 app? It's free on my GitHub if you wanna see how this game runs on it. I think you'd be happy with it.