The Nvidia Shield TV Console: A Test of PS2 Games

As I sit down to test out some PS2 games on my Nvidia Shield TV console, I can feel a mix of excitement and skepticism. The performance of PS2 games on this device has been a topic of interest for many, but unfortunately, the results are not what I had hoped for.

I've had several requests from viewers to test out PS2 games on this console, and I'm glad to finally be able to do so. However, the reason I haven't done this earlier is because the performance has been a major issue. Many of these games don't even start, and when they do, it's with a severe lack of performance.

One game that I've had luck with is Auto Modista, one of my favorite PS2 games. I'm using the latest Dev build of the Play! PS2 emulator for Android, which has blue coloring that wasn't present on the original PS2. As I boot up the game and select a track to race on, Suzuka doesn't matter about the music, I hop into a GC8, a car I do not want to be associated with Mitsubishi Subaru. However, I've chosen to use it instead.

Last year, I sold my 1998 Twod RS, a car that has been with me for many years. Every single day, I wake up and regret selling it. I have nightmares about it, actually. This is the situation that I'm in, trying to run this game on my Nvidia Shield TV console.

I start the game and let it load for two hours, hoping that something will happen. However, nothing does. The blue screen still lingers, indicating that the game is not running smoothly. It's stuck, and I don't know what else to do with it. This isn't the first time I've seen this happen, and unfortunately, it's a common problem.

One of the games that I'm planning to test out next is Shadow of Colossus. I have a decent PC that can run the game at 60fps 1080p, but I know that the Nvidia Shield TV console won't be able to handle it. It's already stuttering when I try to boot up the game, and I don't expect much better performance on this device.

I've also planned to test out Ratchet and Clank, another classic PS2 game that I love. However, like Shadow of Colossus, I know that the Nvidia Shield TV console won't be able to handle it smoothly. It's not going to be any different for other games in my library either; they're all going to suffer from poor performance.

As I continue testing out these games, I want to hear from you, the viewers. If you know of a game that works well on this emulator, please let me know in the comments below. I'll give it a try and see if I can get some decent performance out of it. In my opinion, the Nvidia Shield TV is one of the most powerful Android TVs available, and it trumps many phones in terms of processing power. However, when it comes to running PS2 games smoothly, it falls short.

I remember playing Ratchet and Clank for the first time when I got it on Christmas release day. It was a game that I loved, and I played every single one of its levels all the way through. The nostalgia is still there, but unfortunately, the Nvidia Shield TV console can't live up to my expectations.

As I come to the end of this test, I want to thank you for watching. This hasn't been an easy task, but it's one that I had to do. The way this emulator works right now, unless there was a crazy breakthrough in technology or development, is not going to change anytime soon. The future holds promise, but until then, the performance of PS2 games on the Nvidia Shield TV console remains a problem.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's going on guys this ETA Prime back here again today I'm back with the Nvidia Shield TV console and I wanted to test out some PS2 games now I've had several requests to do this the reason I haven't done this earlier is because the performance is actually we can say there is no performance because a lot of these games don't even start every single game I have on the screen here does not start the best one that I've had luck with is actually one of my favorite pie PS2 games which is Auto modista and we're going to try that right now I'm just going to show you this is the latest Dev build of play the PS2 emulator for Android and we have blue coloring now it happens on this game and I'm pretty sure it wasn't like this on PS2 I used to play this game all the time single race Suzuka doesn't matter about the music and we're going to hop in a gc8 oh no no no no I do not want Mitsubishi Subaru we'll go with the gc8 so real quick last year I actually sold my 1998 twodo RS and every single day I wake up and I regret selling it I really wish I never would have I have nightmares about it actually so this is pretty much as far as we get we're going to hit go race and I've literally let it sit on the blue screen that comes up next for two hours and nothing happened so letting it load longer is really not going to help right here let it sit for two hours the other day and nothing ever happened it's just stuck sucks but the performance has increased if you can call it an increase I'm surprised that some of these games even start now Shadow of the Colossus is going to be hard to run on a lot of emulators even on decent PCS with the PS2 emulator installed it's kind of stuttery you know I got a PC I can play it at 60fps 1080p but the Nvidia Shield won't even launch it next up I'm going to do Ratchet and Clank and this is pretty much going to be it for the video guys because nothing really starts if you do know of a game that does work work within this emulator let me know in the comments below and I'll give it a try but as you can see here even the Sony Computer Entertainment America presents is at 2 FPS I'm I'm guesstimating about 2 FPS so yeah we get uh really really bad performance now I don't know of a device that this emulator does run any games at a decent frame rate yet in my opinion the Nvidia Shield TV is the most powerful Android TV at least and it trumps a lot of the phones out there too this is about as far as I get on this game get the Insomniac logo when I was younger I was Ratchet and Clank crazy I remember I got this on Christmas the release day um PS2 had a couple games for it but when Ratchet and Clank came out I played every single one of them all the way through and I love them to this day I love Ratchet and Clank there's no performance yet I would test these other games but guys it's not going to help it's not going to be any better than any of these games Ratchet and Clank going Commando I can't can't even get to the Insomniac logo Shadow of the Colossus I let it sit for about 30 minutes and it didn't go anywhere we'll go up to the settings go down to settings here and there's not much to change we could turn that off but it doesn't help at all I tried both settings um enable usage of two X size frame buffers for rendering that's going to actually slow down the emulator so it's hopefully in the future we can get some full speed emulation I don't see it happening anytime soon though the way this uh emulator works right now unless there was some crazy breakthrough on the technology or the development into this but that's it for now guys like always thanks for watchinghey what's going on guys this ETA Prime back here again today I'm back with the Nvidia Shield TV console and I wanted to test out some PS2 games now I've had several requests to do this the reason I haven't done this earlier is because the performance is actually we can say there is no performance because a lot of these games don't even start every single game I have on the screen here does not start the best one that I've had luck with is actually one of my favorite pie PS2 games which is Auto modista and we're going to try that right now I'm just going to show you this is the latest Dev build of play the PS2 emulator for Android and we have blue coloring now it happens on this game and I'm pretty sure it wasn't like this on PS2 I used to play this game all the time single race Suzuka doesn't matter about the music and we're going to hop in a gc8 oh no no no no I do not want Mitsubishi Subaru we'll go with the gc8 so real quick last year I actually sold my 1998 twodo RS and every single day I wake up and I regret selling it I really wish I never would have I have nightmares about it actually so this is pretty much as far as we get we're going to hit go race and I've literally let it sit on the blue screen that comes up next for two hours and nothing happened so letting it load longer is really not going to help right here let it sit for two hours the other day and nothing ever happened it's just stuck sucks but the performance has increased if you can call it an increase I'm surprised that some of these games even start now Shadow of the Colossus is going to be hard to run on a lot of emulators even on decent PCS with the PS2 emulator installed it's kind of stuttery you know I got a PC I can play it at 60fps 1080p but the Nvidia Shield won't even launch it next up I'm going to do Ratchet and Clank and this is pretty much going to be it for the video guys because nothing really starts if you do know of a game that does work work within this emulator let me know in the comments below and I'll give it a try but as you can see here even the Sony Computer Entertainment America presents is at 2 FPS I'm I'm guesstimating about 2 FPS so yeah we get uh really really bad performance now I don't know of a device that this emulator does run any games at a decent frame rate yet in my opinion the Nvidia Shield TV is the most powerful Android TV at least and it trumps a lot of the phones out there too this is about as far as I get on this game get the Insomniac logo when I was younger I was Ratchet and Clank crazy I remember I got this on Christmas the release day um PS2 had a couple games for it but when Ratchet and Clank came out I played every single one of them all the way through and I love them to this day I love Ratchet and Clank there's no performance yet I would test these other games but guys it's not going to help it's not going to be any better than any of these games Ratchet and Clank going Commando I can't can't even get to the Insomniac logo Shadow of the Colossus I let it sit for about 30 minutes and it didn't go anywhere we'll go up to the settings go down to settings here and there's not much to change we could turn that off but it doesn't help at all I tried both settings um enable usage of two X size frame buffers for rendering that's going to actually slow down the emulator so it's hopefully in the future we can get some full speed emulation I don't see it happening anytime soon though the way this uh emulator works right now unless there was some crazy breakthrough on the technology or the development into this but that's it for now guys like always thanks for watching\n"