To stay within legal boundaries, you should dump the BIOS from your own physical PS2 console using a tool like BIOS Drain.
Modern builds (v2.0+) utilize Vulkan and better multi-core support. pcsx2-1-4-0-fr-bios-inclus-7z
Instead of the old 1.4.0 version, follow these steps for the best experience: To stay within legal boundaries, you should dump
You no longer need to manually configure complex plugins for graphics or sound. To stay within legal boundaries