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Software Emulators vs FPGAs
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this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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Doesn’t PS2 use a PowerPC architecture? And newer consoles are on x86 so having FPGAs for either stack feels uneconomic right now. Also the issue with making roms compatible is a lot of them used chip level tricks to get certain things to function.
No, it uses a custom architecture around a custom CPU, the "Emotion Engine", a MIPS-based CPU. You must be thinking of the Wii or XBox360 that came after it.
You’re right! I wonder if there’s a reason beyond costs.