armsx2_libretro.info

# Software Information
display_name = "Sony - PlayStation 2 (ARMSX2)"
authors = "PCSX2 Team|bmdhacks|WizzardSK"
supported_extensions = "elf|iso|ciso|chd|cso|zso|bin|mdf|nrg|dump|gz|img|irx|m3u"
corename = "ARMSX2"
categories = "Emulator"
license = "GPLv3"
permissions = ""
display_version = "Git"

# Hardware Information
manufacturer = "Sony"
systemname = "Sony PlayStation 2"
systemid = "playstation2"

# Libretro Features
database = "Sony - PlayStation 2"
supports_no_game = "false"
savestate = "true"
savestate_features = "basic"
cheats = "false"
input_descriptors = "false"
memory_descriptors = "false"
libretro_saves = "false"
core_options = "true"
core_options_version = "2.0"
load_subsystem = "false"
hw_render = "true"
required_hw_api = "Vulkan >= 1.1"
needs_fullpath = "true"
disk_control = "true"
is_experimental = "true"

# Firmware / BIOS
firmware_count = 2
firmware0_desc = "'pcsx2/bios' folder (any valid PS2 BIOS dump, e.g. scph39001.bin)"
firmware0_path = "pcsx2/bios"
firmware0_opt = "false"
firmware1_desc = "'pcsx2/resources' folder (shaders, GameIndex.yaml, fonts)"
firmware1_path = "pcsx2/resources"
firmware1_opt = "false"
notes = "[1] This only checks that the folders exist in the correct location.|[2] The core does not require a specific BIOS filename, so this info file|[^] cannot tell you whether the content of your 'bios' folder is correct.|[3] The 'resources' folder must be copied from a matching ARMSX2/PCSX2 build;|[^] the core will not boot without it.|[4] The core is Vulkan-only: the frontend's Vulkan context is shared with the|[^] emulator through the hardware-render negotiation interface."

description = "A libretro port of ARMSX2, a PlayStation 2 emulator forked from PCSX2 for ARM devices, with native arm64 recompilers and mobile-GPU fixes. The core renders through the frontend's own Vulkan context -- it takes the VkInstance and VkPhysicalDevice from the hardware-render context-negotiation interface and hands finished frames back through set_image -- so a Vulkan-capable driver is required and no other video driver will work. Place a PS2 BIOS dump in 'system/pcsx2/bios' and a copy of the emulator's 'resources' directory in 'system/pcsx2/resources'. Save states, .m3u disc swapping and the usual renderer/upscale/speedhack core options are implemented. This core is experimental."
Libretro: build the core on PRs too, and ship its info file (#8 ) 2026-07-18 21:30:50 +02:00			`# Software Information`
libretro: rebrand core to armsx2_libretro, wire libretro+SDL CI into build-all 2026-07-19 10:37:07 -07:00			`display_name = "Sony - PlayStation 2 (ARMSX2)"`
Libretro: build the core on PRs too, and ship its info file (#8 ) 2026-07-18 21:30:50 +02:00			`authors = "PCSX2 Team\|bmdhacks\|WizzardSK"`
			`supported_extensions = "elf\|iso\|ciso\|chd\|cso\|zso\|bin\|mdf\|nrg\|dump\|gz\|img\|irx\|m3u"`
libretro: rebrand core to armsx2_libretro, wire libretro+SDL CI into build-all 2026-07-19 10:37:07 -07:00			`corename = "ARMSX2"`
Libretro: build the core on PRs too, and ship its info file (#8 ) 2026-07-18 21:30:50 +02:00			`categories = "Emulator"`
			`license = "GPLv3"`
			`permissions = ""`
			`display_version = "Git"`

			`# Hardware Information`
			`manufacturer = "Sony"`
			`systemname = "Sony PlayStation 2"`
			`systemid = "playstation2"`

			`# Libretro Features`
			`database = "Sony - PlayStation 2"`
			`supports_no_game = "false"`
			`savestate = "true"`
			`savestate_features = "basic"`
			`cheats = "false"`
			`input_descriptors = "false"`
			`memory_descriptors = "false"`
			`libretro_saves = "false"`
			`core_options = "true"`
			`core_options_version = "2.0"`
			`load_subsystem = "false"`
			`hw_render = "true"`
			`required_hw_api = "Vulkan >= 1.1"`
			`needs_fullpath = "true"`
			`disk_control = "true"`
			`is_experimental = "true"`

			`# Firmware / BIOS`
			`firmware_count = 2`
			`firmware0_desc = "'pcsx2/bios' folder (any valid PS2 BIOS dump, e.g. scph39001.bin)"`
			`firmware0_path = "pcsx2/bios"`
			`firmware0_opt = "false"`
			`firmware1_desc = "'pcsx2/resources' folder (shaders, GameIndex.yaml, fonts)"`
			`firmware1_path = "pcsx2/resources"`
			`firmware1_opt = "false"`
libretro: rebrand core to armsx2_libretro, wire libretro+SDL CI into build-all 2026-07-19 10:37:07 -07:00			`notes = "[1] This only checks that the folders exist in the correct location.\|[2] The core does not require a specific BIOS filename, so this info file\|[^] cannot tell you whether the content of your 'bios' folder is correct.\|[3] The 'resources' folder must be copied from a matching ARMSX2/PCSX2 build;\|[^] the core will not boot without it.\|[4] The core is Vulkan-only: the frontend's Vulkan context is shared with the\|[^] emulator through the hardware-render negotiation interface."`
Libretro: build the core on PRs too, and ship its info file (#8 ) 2026-07-18 21:30:50 +02:00
libretro: rebrand core to armsx2_libretro, wire libretro+SDL CI into build-all 2026-07-19 10:37:07 -07:00			description = "A libretro port of ARMSX2, a PlayStation 2 emulator forked from PCSX2 for ARM devices, with native arm64 recompilers and mobile-GPU fixes. The core renders through the frontend's own Vulkan context -- it takes the VkInstance and VkPhysicalDevice from the hardware-render context-negotiation interface and hands finished frames back through set_image -- so a Vulkan-capable driver is required and no other video driver will work. Place a PS2 BIOS dump in 'system/pcsx2/bios' and a copy of the emulator's 'resources' directory in 'system/pcsx2/resources'. Save states, .m3u disc swapping and the usual renderer/upscale/speedhack core options are implemented. This core is experimental."