PSX was the codename for the PS1, and what the internet community latched on to, especially after the PS2 came out and there needed to be clarity on which they were referring to.

One of the early PSX PC emulators decided to name themselves PCSX as an amalgamation of PC and PSX.

PCSX2's team wanted to make a PS2 emulator on par with/inspired by (and maybe forked off of?) the PS1 emulator and decided to continue the naming convention.

And now we have the dislexia-unfriendly PCSX2 name.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 16 minutes ago

PC sex too. That's how I read it.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 4 points 1 hour ago

ah dammit, that’s actually compelling reasoning! lmao

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Then it should PCPSX or PSXPC, but the PCSX trips me up so hard. I hate it so much

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 2 points 31 minutes ago

Maybe, but it is meant as a portmanteau, and not just two abbreviations stuck together.

Like... if the National Aeronautics and Space Administration made a big light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation device, and decided to call it the NASER instead of NASALASER.

[–] kirisamemarisa@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 hours ago

happens