File Extension ELF

File type: PlayStation 2 Game Data, Playstation Executable File, Nintendo Wii Game File

About the ELF file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .ELF files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The ELF file extension is associated with the PlayStation 2 Game Data files such as object codes, shared libraries and other significant data which could be edited for the purpose of modifying gameplay. The ELF file extension is also employed in identifying the Executable file format utilized by PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable or PSP, and PlayStation 3 gaming systems. ELF is short for Executable Linking Format which may also be employed as an executable format in Unix-based systems. The PlayStation, abbreviated as PS, PSX, PSone or PS1, is a fifth-generation 32-bit video game console by Sony Computer Entertainment. It had been the first ubiquitous PlayStation series of handheld and console game devices. The succeeding upgrades and consoles included the PSone, PlayStation3, PocketStation, PSX, PlayStation Portable, revised slimline PlayStation 2, and the revised PlayStation Portable Lite and Slim.


Detailed information for file extension ELF

Category: Game Files, Executable Files
File format: Proprietary
Open with Windows: PCSX2, NeutrinoSX2 (nSX2), PS2emu, PlayStation hardware, Transfer to a Nintendo Wii console
Open with Linux: readelf, elfdump
The ELF file extension is used by the video game console Nintendo Wii which was released by Nintendo in November of 2006. The file extension could be transferred to a personal computer but could only be using the Nintendo Wii. The video game console Wii is a seventh-generation gaming console and mainly competes with the Xbox 360 by Microsoft and the Sony PlayStation 3. Nintendo claims that its target is a much broader demographic. Among the distinguishing features of the said video game console is the Wii Remote, a wireless controller employed as a handheld pointing device and is capable of detecting movement in three dimensions. Another Nintendo Wii feature is the Wiiconnect24 which allows the receiving of updates and messages via the Internet while in a standby mode. The Homebrew Wii application that has been made by a user could be saved as an ELF file. This could be transferred to the video game console using an SD card.