The highly controversial PlayStation 2 emulator for Android devices, AetherSX2, has been removed from the Google Play Store starting from March 10th, 2024.

This doesn't come as a surprise for many, though, as the AetherSX2 emulator halted development entirely back in 2023, with the developer specifically mentioning the "neverending impersonating, complaints, demands, and now death threats". Although, it took almost a year for the actual emulator app to be taken down from the Play Store, following the discontinuation of the project.

While AetherSX2 has suspended development a long time ago, and the Play Store will no longer offer the emulator, there's currently a community effort put into patching certain the latest available AetherSX2 version into a better and more developed application, following the original creator stepping down from the project. This new version is titled "NetherSX2", and has been going strong for the past year for those still seeking to have a followup to the AetherSX2 project.

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[ganons]

Yea, there's a long running rumor it's the same dev.

It's deffo that same developer, he can deny it as much as he wants.

 

[urbanman2004]

Should have explained: I already have the NetherSX2 v1.5-4248 on my Device. How would one Update the App?

 

[Ducolamia]

Wasn't this project already dead? The archive has been mirrored and I only use that version now anyways. I doubt anyone would want to use the latest version with ads. LOL
If NetherSX2 could work something out, I think it would be great, but since the project wasn't open source it'll be awhile before anything happens.