Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 20 minutes ago

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Retro games are experiencing a resurgence in popularity & many people are getting back into gaming on old hardware!

What if you wanted to play older games on newer platforms, such as the PS5?

I recently resubscribed to Sony's Playstation Plus subscription model on the platinum tier to play select PS2 classics & check out their offerings!

This got me thinking: How does Sony's efforts fare against PCSX2 Emulation in both hardware and software rendering modes?

I played over 20 games to find out!

The PS1 Classics were disappointing. Will the PS2 Classics be any better?

Links:

Main Channel - youtube.com/@UC4bC9dGSU0YPOTdohfsjBgg
PS1 Classics On PS5 Vs Duckstation - youtu.be/OC2EpbFdh-4

Timeline:

Channel Intro - 0:00
PS2 Classics On PS5, PS1 Classics Revisited - 0:10
PS2 On PS5 Overview, Settings Used & PCSX2 Emulation - 1:23
Timesplitters 2 - 2:56
Timesplitters: Future Perfect - 4:25
The Legacy Of Kain: Blood Omen 2 - 5:57
Primal - 7:19
Ape Escape 2 - 8:29
Hot Shots Tennis/Everybody's Tennis - 9:57
Mister Mosquito - 11:02
Tomb Raider: Legend - 12:05
Sky Gunner - 13:04
Ghosthunter - 14:11
Forbidden Siren - 15:05
Sly Cooper - 16:07
Sly Cooper 2 - 17:25
Sly Cooper 3 - 18:20
PaRappa the Rapper 2 - 19:33
Summoner - 20:41
Fantavision - 21:42
Jak & Daxter - 22:35
Jak II - 24:06
Jak 3 - 25:56
Jak X Combat Racing - 27:25
Rise Of The Kasai - 29:26
Outro & Conlusion - 31:35


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