ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader
Game and app loader for Sony PlayStation 2 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 86
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3609
- days_rel: 17
- days_push: 88
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
3028 stars · 429 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Open PS2 Loader (OPL) is an open-source game and application loader for PlayStation 2 and PS3 consoles. It loads games and homebrew apps from USB storage, SD cards, FireWire devices, SMB network shares, and internal IDE/SATA hard drives, with in-game features like virtual memory cards, cheats, and controller emulation.
Use cases
- load PS2 games from USB drive
- play PS2 ISOs from internal hard drive
- run homebrew apps on PS2
- load games over SMB network share
- use cheats on PS2 games
- emulate memory cards on PS2
- connect DualShock 4 wirelessly to PS2
When to choose
- you have a modded PS2 or PS3 and want to load games from USB, HDD, SD, or network storage
- you want an open-source, actively maintained loader with broad game compatibility
- you need extras like virtual memory cards, cheats, GSM resolution changes, or controller emulation
When to avoid
- you need to load games from optical discs only
- you want a loader for consoles other than PS2/PS3
- you need SMBv2/v3 shares since only SMBv1 is supported
Facets
application · maturity active
game gui file-system gaming-tools embedded-systems self-hosted embedded game-engine cross-platform playstation-2 homebrew game-loader ps3 retro-gaming smb usb-storage hdd
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5df1b60616d3
- homepage: https://ps2homebrew.github.io/Open-PS2-Loader/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7fe5bd384e63
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader | main | 80 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader")
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