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;[[PPSSPP]]:Released An [[High/Low_level_emulation|HLE approach]] PSP emulator and released in November 2012. Compatibility is higher than [[JPCSP]] and games runs significantly faster, but poorer [[#Hardware features_and_peripherals|hardware feature support]] compared to JPCSP due to HLE approach, however it has one of the best emulator that has [[#Enhancement|enhancement]] capabilities. The emulator is currently capable of playing the vast majority of the PSP library, but while [https://report.ppsspp.org/games?compat=unknown remaining 3571 titles are still unreported]. Additionally, both the libretro core and standalone version of PPSSPP (as of [https://www.ppsspp.org/blog/1-16-release-announcement v1.16's release]) support the RetroAchievements service for players hunting video game achievements. The standalone version is highly recommended over the libretro core as the [https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+libretro libretro core version can be slow/unstable], especially for mobile users.

;[[JPCSP]]:Requires An [[High/Low_level_emulation|LLE approach]] PSP emulator and it requires the Java Runtime Environment to be installed. It is also slower compared to [[PPSSPP]]. JPCSP and it 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. Thanks to the JPCSP team, and other PSP homebrew teams, PPSSPP developed at breakneck speeds. Both teams communicate a lot and contribute with each other.