PPSSPP updated to 1.5 (and 1.5.2) – Massive performance boosts on Vulkan supported Android devices!
One of the most well-known emulators on Android is PPSSPP and for good reason. Now, PPSSPP got updated to version 1.5 and this will bring even better performance on newer Android devices since thanks to Vulkan support you can render games at higher resolutions with little to no stutter!
What is PPSSPP?
PPSSPP is a PSP emulator that’s open-source and available on a wide variety of platforms, from Android to Windows and many platforms in between (including jailbroken iOS). While it emulates PSP games, it has a wide range of other features, which are why it’s the go to emulator for our beloved PSP.
Some of its features are:
- Ability to render games in any resolution you wish (even 4K if you please). This makes PSP games look great on larger screens with graphics that is comparable to PS2 (maybe early PS3 for titles such as Tekken 6) level for some titles!
- Compatibility with almost every PSP title so you can enjoy almost every title, whether it’s well-known or an unreleased obscure game.
- Support for on-screen controls if you’re using it on a mobile device so you don’t even need to lug about a controller with you if you plan on emulating the PSP on the go. It is recommended to use a controller even if you use it with your Android device on the go for the best experience
- Ability to use screen filters ,such as FXAA, and texture scaling.
- Ability to run PSP homebrew and use regular PSP saves so you can continue your game on real hardware if you please!
- Many other features including save states!
What got updated in version 1.5/1.5.2?
PPSSPP version 1.5 brings about the following to the table:
- Support for the Vulkan rendering API. This is an insanely fast rendering option for both PCs and Android devices. Thanks to this, PPSSPP can get massive performance increases on Android devices that support Vulkan. Vulkan support is available on devices THAT support it in the GPU and have updated drivers for it! Examples of devices that support it are the Galaxy S7/S8 and the Shield TV.
- Reduced CPU consumption on all rendering back ends which will mean better battery life on laptops/mobile devices.
- The UI on Android now supports languages with previously unsupported scripts such as Arabic.
- Various bug fixes and compatibility improvements. Thrillville and Medal of Honour for example received some fixes that make them work better.
PPSSPP version 1.5.2 is a bug fix update that fixes some common crashes in 1.5.
Conclusion
To get PPSSPP 1.5.2, you can follow the link below and grab the files for the platform of your choice. It’s important to note that the latest Play Store version as of writing this article is version 1.4.2 so you need to grab the APK directly off the link below!
PPSSPP download: https://ppsspp.org/downloads.html
Source code (and where you can report any bugs/issues): https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp
Source (News section): https://ppsspp.org/
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I have the S8, will test it :).
The 1.5 apk should show up on the play store shortly, just got it in Canada last night. Works great on the OnePlus 5 ^^
Does LG G6 support vilkan ? I though yes because of S7, but when I select vulkan it’s keep on openGL after restart
The Vulkan framework works on Android 7.0 (Nougat) and up so it will require custom roms for some devices to unlock the ability. I’m interested to see if updating my Shield Portable to CM will allow this to work and if reicast and N64 emulators will be updated to use Vulkan as well.
The SoC inside Shield Portable is Tegra 4, which does not support Vulkan in hardware (Tegra K1 and onward only).
Dos the lg g6 support vulkan ? I thought it would because of the s7, but when I choose vulkan enven after the restart the openGL still selected
me too.
So when will this be widely Available?????
can somebody please write a webmod mod remote gamesserver or multiman gamesserver tutorial for linux
from compiling the tools till making /usr/local/ps3gameserver service with start and stop init.d
preferred one dump for ferror482cobracfw-syscon with all the pkg’s and services … thanks in advance
is the ps3 tutorials still active ? is there ppsspp for ps3 ? is there something like ppsspp-server ?
what are the better ps3 tutorials ? goodluck godspeed
Anyone else having issues with it force closing ?.Vulcan does make a massive difference though on one plus 2
Galaxy s6 also support vulkan … tekken 6 run all time at 60fps… huge performance
thats good for snap dragon version
thats compatible for snapdradon version android