Post #4253758
2026-07-30 21:14 UTC
Yeah, its a fun one, but it does have a logical reason.
PSX was the codename for the PS1, and what the internet community latched on to, especially after the PS2 came out and there needed to be clarity on which they were referring to.
One of the early PSX PC emulators decided to name themselves PCSX as an amalgamation of PC and PSX.
PCSX2’s team wanted to make a PS2 emulator on par with/inspired by (and maybe forked off of?) the PS1 emulator and decided to continue the naming convention.
And now we have the dislexia-unfriendly PCSX2 name.
Replies (4)
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@yuri@pawb.social 2026-07-30 21:16
ah dammit, that’s actually compelling reasoning! lmao
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@SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2026-07-30 21:27
Then it should PCPSX or PSXPC, but the PCSX trips me up so hard. I hate it so much
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@massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2026-07-30 22:57
PC sex too. That's how I read it.
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@okmko@lemmy.world 2026-07-31 01:43
Y’all remember the PSX emu Bleem! ? You could buy it commercially as a physical disk from the shelves of a store? I have no idea how they got away with it but that seems unthinkable these days.