# SDL: PS2: Align texel origin with pixel center in textured draws (#16425)

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**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/sdl-ps2-align-texel-origin-with-pixel-center-in-textured-draws-16425/69445 "2026-10-01T16:39:25Z")\
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> <https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/commit/f521fe824e8cfc827a6fc625b5e8881540865882>
>
> Texel (0,0) is the corner of the top-left texel, but pixel (0,0) is
> the center o…f the top-left pixel - every textured draw landed half a
> pixel off in X/Y. Align them (ps2dev/gsKit#11).

```diff
From f521fe824e8cfc827a6fc625b5e8881540865882 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ifcaro <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 18:36:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] PS2: Align texel origin with pixel center in textured draws
 (#16425)

Texel (0,0) is the corner of the top-left texel, but pixel (0,0) is
the center of the top-left pixel - every textured draw landed half a
pixel off in X/Y. Align them (ps2dev/gsKit#11).
---
 src/render/ps2/SDL_render_ps2.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/render/ps2/SDL_render_ps2.c b/src/render/ps2/SDL_render_ps2.c
index 411d192318e4b..6bf99cd3c4be3 100644
--- a/src/render/ps2/SDL_render_ps2.c
+++ b/src/render/ps2/SDL_render_ps2.c
@@ -298,7 +298,10 @@ static bool PS2_QueueGeometry(SDL_Renderer *renderer, SDL_RenderCommand *cmd, SD
             col_ = (SDL_FColor *)((char *)color + j * color_stride);
             uv_ = (float *)((char *)uv + j * uv_stride);
 
- vertices->xyz2 = vertex_to_XYZ2(data->gsGlobal, xy_[0] * scale_x, xy_[1] * scale_y, 0);
+ /* Texel (0,0) is the corner of the top-left texel, but pixel
+ (0,0) is the center of the top-left pixel - align them so
+ textured draws land 1:1 (ps2dev/gsKit#11). */
+ vertices->xyz2 = vertex_to_XYZ2(data->gsGlobal, xy_[0] * scale_x - 0.5f, xy_[1] * scale_y - 0.5f, 0);
             vertices->rgbaq = float_color_to_RGBAQ_tex(col_, color_scale);
             vertices->uv = vertex_to_UV(ps2_tex, uv_[0] * ps2_tex->Width, uv_[1] * ps2_tex->Height);
 

```