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{{Infobox console|title = PocketStation|logo = Sony-PocketStation.png|developer = [[File:PocketStation.jpgSony]]|thumbtype = Memory Card peripheral|The Sony PocketStationgeneration = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]|release = 1999|discontinued = 2002|successor = n/a|emulated = {{✓}}}} The '''[[gametech:PocketStation|PocketStation]]''' is a memory card peripheral made by Sony Computer Entertainment for the [[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]] that was released in Japan in on January 23, 1999. It had a ARM7T CPU with 2KB of RAM. Software for the PocketStation was typically distributed as PlayStation CD-ROM extras, enhancing the games with added features. Stand-alone software could also be downloaded through the PlayStation console. The software is then transferred to the PocketStation for use. A built-in infrared data interface allows direct transfer of data such as game saves between PocketStation units, as well as multiplayer gaming. 60 games in total were compatible with the PocketStation.

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|061[[PK201]]|5FB47DD8align=left|{{Icon|Android}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dokutajigokusai.pk201 {{PK201Ver}}]|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=PS1PocketStation></ref>| {{✗}}|Mid|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|{{✓}}

|110[[MAME]]|09881F33align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<ref group=N>As "[https://github.com/libretro/libretro-core-info/blob/master/mamearcade_libretro.info mamearcade_libretro] and mame_libretro_ios.dylib", 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003), 0.37b5 (2000)</ref>|{{✗}}|{{✓}}|High|{{✓}}| {{✓}}|{{~}}

</div><references group=N/> ===Comparisons===;061:Distributed with [[PKEmuMAME]] as kernel.bin and is also what MAME uses.<ref>:[https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/0f0d39ef81562c75e79176dd3bebb1e491ca39d53d005db62ea6cc99f9fd4bf2756ed186ff9fd872/src/mame/drivers/pockstat.cpp#L1006 pockstat.cpp]L20 Currently, a handful of games run, see CRC value.</ref> It's thought but some die due to be from prototype odd hardware, which would explain its incompatibility with certain games regardless of the emulator used.;110:Also called "J110", this is the BIOS used for all retail PocketStations and should provide compatibility for all software on any emulator. DrHell recommends dumping it yourself using the [http://onorisoft.free.fr/retro.htm?ps/ps.htm PocketStation BIOS Tool by Orion_issues]. Unfortunately, no kernel dump of this version has surfaced online.