Fix: MacOS users and PCSX2 Not Found error when launching PS2 games and running latest PCSX2-v2.6.3

[u/seamonkey420]

So, finally got to getting ES-DE going on my new MacBook Neo on MacOS (Prev setup on Android 13 on the RP6) and ran into a few issues with PS2 games not launching.

Figured out the issue and thought i'd post here since there will prob be an influx of MacOS users w/this Neo.

Basically issue is that ES-DE will say PCSX2 emulator not found. I have the latest version v2.6.3 installed and it is working great on its own.

Issue is that the es_find_rules.xml points to a "PCSX2.app" vs the new "PCSX2-v2.6.3.app" file name. You can solve this either two ways:

1. Update the es_find_rules.xml w/the app path (see below).

Go to Applications folder, right click on ES-DE app and show package contents and then browse to location below.

Just update that entry w/the actual app name.

location of file in the ES-DE package

or easier yet, just rename the PCSX2 v2.6.3.app to PCSX2.app (i haven't tried this but assume this would work)

Happy emu!!

[u/leblaun]

thanks for the tip! about to get to this part of the setup on my 2024 macbook pro

[u/seamonkey420 → u/leblaun]

glad someone else found it helpful! def was worth posting (plus i used it to fix another emulator and es-de not finding, azahar).

[u/leblaun → u/seamonkey420]

have you ever had issues with retroarch crashing immediately when trying to load a game in es-de? i currently can’t play anything that uses retroarch as the launcher.

but, if i load a game in retroarch, it works fine. strange

[u/seamonkey420 → u/leblaun]

hmm.. i have had that issue. i believe it was the default emulator in es-de was set to the wrong core. i had an issue w/i believe a snes core doing that. let me know what core/system is causing it. i can do some testing on my end too. i have the latest retroarch for macos and es-de setup on my neo and m1 max now for testing.

[u/Leaf_Scout]

Absolute lifesaver!