American Chopper (4K / 2160p) | PCSX2 Emulator 2.5.304 | Sony PS2

American Chopper on a Windows 11 PC via the PCSX2 2.5.304 PlayStation 2 emulator rendering at 4K / UHD / 30 FPS. Download the latest version of the emulator here: https://pcsx2.net/
http://www.freeemulator.com/sony-play...

PCSX2 is currently available on Windows, Linux, & macOS operating systems.

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This is part a project I've wanted to do for a while--test out all English language PS2 games while being rendered in 4K via the PCSX2 emulator.

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Want to keep up with my PCSX2 gameplay progress notes and links to the videos I've done so far? All you have to do is click the Google Spreadsheets link below!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

My PCSX2 4K YouTube Playlist link:

   • PCSX2 Sony PS2 Emulator 4K Gameplay Videos  

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Helpful links to get you started with setting up the emulator:

https://pcsx2.net/compat/
https://pcsx2.net/docs/

Pay special attention to the requirements section as it outlines the hardware you'll need to run games at different resolutions.

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Below you'll find my PC build/specs (updated Apr. 9, 2025) with Amazon affiliate links.
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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X AM5 CPU (37,152 multithread / 4,654 single thread PassMark score)
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NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GPU (MSI Shadow 3X OC)
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MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi AM5 ATX Motherboard
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32GB DDR5 6000MT/s G.SKILL Ripjaws S5 Series Desktop Memory
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2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD
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be quiet! Pure Base 500DX ATX Midi Tower PC case
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-be quiet! Pure Rock 2 FX 150W TDP CPU Cooler | ARGB
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Windows 11 (I finally updated from Windows 10 after I got my 9700X CPU on Jan. 1, 2025)
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With the release of PCSX2 version 2.0 in July 2024, PCSX2 has automated a lot of things (even game-by-game patches). Here are the main (non-default) settings I use for PCSX2. If a game requires additional settings then they will be noted in the comments of the video and the Google Spreadsheet linked above.

Settings / Emulation
[x] Enable Cheats
[x] Vertical Sync (VSync)

Settings / Graphics
Renderer: Vulkan -- The PCSX2 docs say to leave this on "Automatic (Default)." However, if your device works with Vulkan than the docs say this is the best/most accurate one to choose.

Settings / Graphics / Display tab
FMV Aspect Ratio: Standard (4:3) -- I don't want the videos to be stretched when I use a 16:9/widescreen patch.
Deinterlacing: Automatic (Default) -- For now I am leaving this at the default, but some games will require you to tinker with this if the image is shaky or strange looking.

Settings / Graphics / Rendering tab
Internal Resolution: 6x Native (~2160px/4K UHD) -- Here's where you get the enhanced graphics. Changing this above native resolution can cause some games to have graphical glitches. If you experience glitches in games you are playing, keep lowering the resolution one step at a time until they (hopefully) go away.

Settings / Graphics / Texture Replacement
There is an active community on gbatemp that creates texture packs for a small amount of games (mostly the popular ones). If you have such a pack, place them in the directory shown on this tab and enable check "Load Textures." I will be testing out texture packs when available.
Here's the link to the texture pack group: https://gbatemp.net/forums/pcsx2-hd-t...

Settings / Graphics / Post-Processing
Contrast Adaptive Sharpening: Sharpen and Resize (Display Resolution) with Sharpness at 50%.
[x] FXAA

Settings / Graphics / OSD
[ ] Unchecked Show OSD Messages -- This is just a personal preference as I'd rather not have messages pop up on my screen from the emulator.

That's it to start this project with. I might be making adjustments to these settings in the future as I get more familiar with PCSX2 version 2.

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OUTRO MUSIC:
Super Mario World Dubstep ▸ Game Over – Akosmo Remix ~ GameChops Spotlight
   • Super Mario World Dubstep ▸ Game Over – Ak...  

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This video is meant for educational purposes. Creat Studio, Activision Value, Zoo Digital Publishing, and Sony are the authors of this game for the purpose of copyright. All rights reserved.

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