PPSSPP

From Emulation General Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
PPSSPP
Ppsspp.png
PPSSPP Screenshot.png
PPSSPP 1.12.3 on the Recent section, with three games on it.
Developer(s) Henrik "hrydgard" Rydgård, uknownbrackets, raven02, xsacha, thedax
Latest version 1.17.1 [+]
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
Switch
Pandora
Pyra
Blackberry
Symbian
MeeGo
Xbox One
Xbox 360
Wii U
Emulates PlayStation Portable
Website PPSSPP.org
Programmed in C++, C
License GPLv2
Source code GitHub
BIOS/Keys Optional

PPSSPP (an acronym for PlayStation Portable Simulator Suitable for Playing Portably) is a multi-platform, open-source PlayStation Portable emulator written in C++ with the aim of speed and portability. Its development is ongoing and is still in a beta state, but progress is fast and most games are already playable. It is also available as a libretro core for RetroArch.

Download

Windows Linux macOS Android iOS Switch

Symbian MeeGo BlackBerry

Official Stable builds
Windows Android Official Dev builds
Android Play Store
iOS Apple App Store[1]
Pandora 1.10.3
Dragonbox Pyra 0.1
Xbox One Xbox One
Xbox 360 0.91 Alpha
Wii U Alpha

Review

Since its release in 2012, the emulator is currently capable of playing 2679 games perfectly, 609 playable, 265 ingame, 145 menu-intro, and 207 unbootable.[2]. It is very active and gets updated frequently. It's also significantly faster than JPCSP due to it being coded in C++ instead of Java. Likewise, it is worth noting that not all these games can be played on mobile devices. These devices, especially older ones, often have very poor OpenGL ES drivers, although the situation is improving[3].

System requirements

Main article: Computer_specifications#Recommended_Specifications

Common problems and fixes

  • Weird text?
    • Download the original fonts and place them into the /flash0/ folder, confirming overwrites; this may correct corrupted text in games that use the system font, such as punctuation replaced by overscores in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
    • Disabling buffered rendering fixed the no text issue with Final Fantasy IV for some. The forums say this will only fix it on Nvidia cards.
  • DLC works without any plugins. For most games, dropping the files in memstick\PSP\GAME inside folders named with the code of the game (for example, PSP\GAME\ULUS10566 for the US version of Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy).
  • X doesn't work? Turn on/off Buffered Rendering or MipMapping and try again.
  • Too slow? Turn on/off Hardware Transform and try again.
  • Danganronpa: Make sure you're using the latest dev build of PPSSPP and that Buffered Rendering, Read Framebuffers to Memory and FramebufferCPUConvert are enabled (FramebufferCPUConvert is only necessary on AMD I think, I don't need it on Intel/Nvidia and other Intel/Nvidia users seem to be the same).
  • Having problems on the libretro port? Try the standalone versions; the libretro port receives updates, but they tend to be behind the standalone version.

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.ppsspp.org/news/live-on-app-store/
  2. ↑ https://report.ppsspp.org/games
  3. ↑ http://www.ppsspp.org/faq.html
Retrieved from "https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=PPSSPP&oldid=97711"