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[[File:Psp-stock-sm.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sony PlayStation Portable]]
 
[[File:Psp-stock-sm.jpg|thumb|250px|The Sony PlayStation Portable]]
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console made by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony Sony]. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL_region PAL region] on September 1, 2005.
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The '''[[wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable]]''' (PSP) is a handheld game console made by [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]]. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in the [[wikipedia:PAL_region|PAL region]] on September 1, 2005.
For using a PSP as an emulation platform, see [[Emulators on PSP]].
 
  
 
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* [[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.
  
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* [[Emulators on PSP]]
  
 
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Revision as of 20:56, 17 September 2016

The Sony PlayStation Portable

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.

Emulators

Name Operating System(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Active Recommended
PPSSPP Multi-platform 1.17.1
JPCSP Windows, Linux, OS X SVN
jspspemu Windows Git
cspspemu Windows Git

Comparisons

  • PPSSPP is a fairly new emulator, but it has made tremendous progress. Compatibility is now higher than JPCSP and games runs significantly faster due to being programmed in C++.
  • 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