# ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader

Game and app loader for Sony PlayStation 2

Repository: https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/open-ps2-loader
Homepage: https://ps2homebrew.github.io/Open-PS2-Loader/
Language: C
License: AFL-3.0
License Family: other
Topics: opl, open-ps2-loader, hdloader
Last push: 2026-06-07T00:33:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3609, "days_push": 88, "days_rel": 17, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3028, forks 429 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.756757+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game, gui, file-system
- domain: gaming-tools, embedded-systems, self-hosted
- platform: embedded, game-engine, cross-platform
- tags: playstation-2, homebrew, game-loader, ps3, retro-gaming, smb, usb-storage, hdd

## Member repositories
- ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.756757+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:29:51.620366+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.756757+00:00, sha 5df1b60616d3)
  - homepage: https://ps2homebrew.github.io/Open-PS2-Loader/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:49.936338+00:00, sha 7fe5bd384e63)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.