07-06-2013, 06:07 PM
(07-06-2013, 05:34 PM)k61824 Wrote: would there evenually be an x86_64 version of it? Or is it a question for upstream?
From a Fedora user point of view there is no real issue with there being no x86_64 version, as x686 libraries work fine in Fedora (and, increasingly, other linux distros).
Upstream already have an opinion, courtesy of code.google.com/p/pcsx2/wiki/ChrootAnd64bStatusLinux in short:
"Pcsx2 does not support running as a 64 bit application for various reasons.
The code is architecture dependent (for performance reasons).
It would need a complete rewrite of the emulator core.
No gain in performance, actually it could be slower.
Lack of programmers both willing and able to write and maintain the 64-bit code and keep it up to date with the 32-bit code. (Which has been largely rewritten since the old 64 bit code was removed.) "