Playing a fast-paced action game like God of War requires a controller. A DualShock 4, DualSense, or Xbox controller works best. Connect your controller to your PC via USB or Bluetooth. In PCSX2, navigate to > Controllers . Under the Controller Port 1 tab, select DualShock 2 .

Full-motion video cutscenes display with a black bar at the bottom of the screen. Solution: This can be fixed by enabling a Game Fix . Right-click on the God of War game in your list, select Properties , go to the Game Fixes tab, and enable the Switch to GSdx Software Rendering for FMVs option (or the equivalent "software renderer when an FMV plays" hack).

Before we dive into the setup, let’s address why PCSX2 is the only viable option right now. There are no official PC ports of God of War 1 or 2. While Sony has ported the 2018 reboot and Ragnarök to PC, the classic Greek-era games remain console-locked.