Guitar Hero II has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360. Released in 2006.

Running Guitar Hero II on a computer

A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.

PCSX2

PCSX2 emulates PlayStation 2.

Minimum

OS:
Latest Windows 10, macOS 11 (Big Sur), Ubuntu 22.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with SSE4.1, two physical cores with SMT, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 1500
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.1, Direct3D 11 or OpenGL 3.3, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 600

Moderate

OS:
Windows 11, macOS 14–15 (Sonoma–Sequoia), Ubuntu 26.04 or other Linux distro
Processor:
x86-64 with AVX2, four physical cores, PassMark single-thread rating ≥ 2000
Memory:
16 GB RAM
Graphics:
Vulkan 1.3, Direct3D 12, OpenGL 4.6 or Metal, PassMark G3D Mark rating ≥ 6000, 4 GB VRAM

Hardware requirements can vary drastically between games; slower hardware may work but playability and performance are not guaranteed.

Source: https://pcsx2.net/docs/setup/requirements, read on 2026-09-08.

Xenia

Xenia emulates Xbox 360.

Minimum

OS:
Windows 7 or later, 64-bit
Processor:
64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
Memory:
4 GB
Graphics:
Direct3D 12-compatible or Vulkan-compatible GPU with at least 2 GB VRAM

Recommended

OS:
Windows 10 or later, 64-bit
Processor:
4th generation or later i5/i7 64-bit x86 processor with AVX(2) support
Memory:
6 GB or more
Graphics:
GTX 980 Ti or later

Direct3D 12 requires Windows 10; GPUs without ROV or fragment shader interlock support run slower.

Source: https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart, read on 2026-09-08.

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Guitar Hero World Tour Game Icon

Guitar Hero World Tour

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Game Icon

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Where Guitar Hero II can be played

Platforms: PlayStation 2, Xbox 360.