NeutrinoSX2
Discontinued early open source PS2 emulator
- NeutrinoSX2 Development TeamDeveloper
- 26 Sep 2026Page Updated
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- NeutrinoSX2 Development Team
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Supported Systems
Platform Support
- Windows
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Overview
NeutrinoSX2 was one of the first open source PS2 emulators. It never got further than running a few purpose-built test demos.
The project’s main developer, Maud, started work on the emulator after writing code to interpret a file found on the Ico disc that contained part of the game’s source in assembly.
It is unknown why development ended, but NeutrinoSX2 left a wealth of information for anyone interested in writing a PS2 emulator, including clean, well-documented code and documentation on some of the PS2’s inner workings.
If you want to run commercial PS2 games, use PCSX2 instead.
Note: NeutrinoSX2 requires a PS2 BIOS dumped from your own console.
Key Features
Early Pioneer
One of the first open source PS2 emulators.
Documented Code
Left clean, well-documented code for future PS2 emulator authors.
PS2 Research
Includes documentation on some of the PS2's inner workings.
Test Demos
Ran a few purpose-built test demos before development ended.
