PS2 emulation on Android is in a pretty good place, but the newly released ARMSX2 Refresh brings some welcome changes.

AetherSX2 is a PlayStation 2 emulator that runs on Android devices and which early testers have indicated offers strong performance on recent phones with flagship-class chips from Qualcomm Snapdragon ...

Update: AetherSX2 is no longer available on the Google Play Store, and it’s no longer under active development. Instead we recommend sideloading NetherSX2, which runs on an updated version of the same ...

PS2 emulation on handhelds finally grew up. As of 2026, the combination of Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Android handhelds, Valve’s Steam Deck OLED, and the mature NetherSX2 fork of AetherSX2 means you can play ...