How to Use PS2 Peripherals on a PC with an Adapter

Many people have had or still have a PS2 console , and it is not for nothing that it has been the best-selling console in history with more than 155 million units sold. If you still have it and do not know what to do with its peripherals, then we will tell you how to use the PS2 peripherals on a PC with the simple help of an adapter that costs just 3 euros.

Of course, given that in the times of PS2 (remember that it was released in 2000) the use of USB was not so widespread, the bad part is that its peripherals have a proprietary connector. Fortunately adapters are very cheap , and will allow us to use most of your peripherals on PC by connecting them to a USB port.

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How to use PS2 peripherals on your PC

There are many peripherals that SONY created for this console: from the controls to the EyeToy camera, through the remote to control multimedia playback or Guitar Hero guitars. It is understandable that today you no longer use the PS2, but having a PC, you can still give your peripherals a new life .

PS2 controllers on PC

Mando PS2 SONY

The process is very simple: simply connect the adapter to the PC and let Windows detect it and install the drivers automatically. Once done, unplug it, connect the PS2 controller to the adapter and reconnect it to a USB port on the PC. The controller may not work first, but luckily there is a page on Github with the PS2 controller drivers for Windows 10 that work perfectly (we’ve tested them ourselves).

It is true that this controller will not work on PC as well as one on Xbox or PS4, but if you had it in a drawer without using it, now you could give it a new life without having to buy a new controller and for very little money.

EyeToy, the PS2 webcam also works

PS2 EyeToy en PC

In this case, the EyeToy camera from PS2 already had a USB connection and was connected to the back of the console, so you will have it much easier if you want to use it on your PC. Of course, as soon as you connect it to your PC you will see that surely the operating system does not detect it (curiously, most Linux distributions and even MacOS do, but Windows does not), so you will have to look for the drivers. Well, we make things easier for you, here are some EyeToy drivers that work with Windows 10 and 8.1.

The multimedia controller

Mando a distancia PS2

One of the reasons the PS2 sold so well was because it could also double as a DVD player (and they were very expensive back then). SONY capitalized on this functionality by separately selling the PS2 DVD remote control that allowed the console to be used to watch DVD movies from the comfort of the living room sofa.

For this command to work on PC you will need the same adapter that we use for the PS2 command; just control the dongle that comes with the remote control in the adapter and voila. In this case, for some reason it works without problems in Windows without even having to install a specific driver.

Guitar Hero / Rock Band guitars

Guitarras PS2

Few PS2 users will have not played Guitar Hero (or one of its many variants) with the famous guitars. If you want to use them on PC you can also and in the simplest way, since technically for the PS2 (and for the PC) they are like a normal PS2 controller. In other words, you will need exactly the same thing as to operate the normal command of the console: the adapter to USB and the very driver for the command.