

On Baidu, DamonPS2 devs replied to the accusations stating: (P.S.

CDVD strings, such as the message returned when a PSX/PSone disc is inserted in emulated PS2, is the same to PCSX2.

GameIndex.dbf file distributed with the emulator contained patches that were specific to PCSX2.The evidence provided by PCSX2 team include: The PCSX2 team and others have accused the developers of DamonPS2 of using the code from the PCSX2 project and violating its GPL v2 license in a blog post. Such heavy DRM could be considered a way to prevent faking IAP, but also a sign that DamonPS2 is probably doing operations that do harm to the device.Īlso, DamonPS2 have some abnormal behaviors during its operation, such as checking SoC thermal control policy. Also, DamonPS2 will check Android operating system signature, if being tampered, the emulator won't accept in-app purchase. In order to run DamonPS2, the device must connect to DamonPS2 authentication server or the emulator won't boot. And as of version 3.0 it requires constant internet connection, leaving a lot to speculate it is selling user's data to advertisers.Īs a commercial product, the purpose of it is to create revenue and to maximize revenue, the free version of DamonPS2 is plagued with in-app advertisements, and most of the functions locked, including important functions such as memory card saving, causing a terrible user experience.Ī "professional" version of DamonPS2 can be purchased as an in-app purchase in DamonPS2 for $7.80, which unlock all functions and eliminate all advertisements. Users need to provide a PS2 BIOS file (*.bin) in order to use the emulator.ĭamonPS2 requires access to users personal data unrelated to emulation (eg. However, minor issues in certain cases can be a game-breaking issue, such as Densha De GO! 3 won't register inputs in its sub-menu, causing the game unable to start.ĭamonPS2 doesn't come with a PS2 BIOS. To run DamonPS2 fluently, a high-end Android device is required, which CPU should be the same performance as Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 or better, as DamonPS2 team once suggested.Ĭompared to Play!, another PS2 emulator available on a mobile platform, DamonPS2 provides significantly better performance and more games playable, with minor issues. in China, which made it a commercial product kind of similar to Bleem!. Unlike most of the emulators that are built by the community, DamonPS2 is developed by a commercial company called DamonPlay Technology Co., Ltd.
