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− | ;[[PPSSPP]]:Released in November of 2012. Compatibility is now higher than JPCSP and games runs significantly faster due to its programming in C++. The emulator is currently capable of playing the vast majority of the PSP library, with more than 1000 games that can be played from start to finish.<ref>[http://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=1473]</ref> | + | ;[[PPSSPP]]:Released in November of 2012. Compatibility is now higher than JPCSP and games runs significantly faster due to its programming in C++. The emulator is currently capable of playing the vast majority of the PSP library, with more than 1000 games that can be played from start to finish.<ref>[http://forums.ppsspp.org/showthread.php?tid=1473 PPSSPP compat thread] (First posted 03-10-2013. Last updated 02-22-2018.]</ref> |
;[[JPCSP]]:Requires the Java Runtime Environment to be installed, which has a history of security issues. Because it uses Java, it is also much slower than [[PPSSPP]]. JPCSP was built around debugging and was never really meant to be a standard emulator. They made it so they could understand the PSP's inner workings better. And thanks to the JPCSP team, and other PSP homebrew teams, PPSSPP is developing at breakneck speeds. Both teams communicate a lot and contribute with each other. It is only recommended to use JPCSP if the game does not work in PPSSPP. | ;[[JPCSP]]:Requires the Java Runtime Environment to be installed, which has a history of security issues. Because it uses Java, it is also much slower than [[PPSSPP]]. JPCSP was built around debugging and was never really meant to be a standard emulator. They made it so they could understand the PSP's inner workings better. And thanks to the JPCSP team, and other PSP homebrew teams, PPSSPP is developing at breakneck speeds. Both teams communicate a lot and contribute with each other. It is only recommended to use JPCSP if the game does not work in PPSSPP. | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 12 October 2018
Developer | Sony |
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Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Seventh generation |
Release date | 2004 |
Discontinued | 2014 |
Predecessor | PocketStation |
Successor | PlayStation Vita |
Emulated | ✓ |
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console made by Sony. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the PAL region on September 1, 2005.
Contents
Emulators
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Active | Recommended | |||
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PPSSPP | Multi-platform | 1.17.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
JPCSP | Windows, Linux, OS X | SVN | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |||
cspspemu | Windows, OS X | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |||
jspspemu | Windows | Git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |||
PCSP | Windows | 0.5.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |||
Potemkin | Windows | 1.00 alpha | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |||
PSPE | Windows | 0.9b | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |||
Mobile | ||||||||
PPSSPP | Android | 1.17.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
PSPlay (PPSSPP fork) | Android | 1 | ✗ | ~ | ~ | |||
PSPe+ (PPSSPP fork) | Android | 3.0 v3.1.7 | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | |||
Rocket PSP Emulator (PPSSPP fork) |
Android | 3.5 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Comparisons
- PPSSPP
- Released in November of 2012. Compatibility is now higher than JPCSP and games runs significantly faster due to its programming in C++. The emulator is currently capable of playing the vast majority of the PSP library, with more than 1000 games that can be played from start to finish.[1]
- JPCSP
- Requires the Java Runtime Environment to be installed, which has a history of security issues. Because it uses Java, it is also much slower than PPSSPP. JPCSP was built around debugging and was never really meant to be a standard emulator. They made it so they could understand the PSP's inner workings better. And thanks to the JPCSP team, and other PSP homebrew teams, PPSSPP is developing at breakneck speeds. Both teams communicate a lot and contribute with each other. It is only recommended to use JPCSP if the game does not work in PPSSPP.
See also
References
- ↑ PPSSPP compat thread (First posted 03-10-2013. Last updated 02-22-2018.]