PSP Emulator: PPSSPP 1.1 released, brings ARM64 support, Android TV support, & more
PPSSPP, the popular PSP emulator for Android, Windows, and a bunch of other platforms, has been updated to version 1.1. This new release is packed with features, and in particular it brings support for ARM64 on Android, which will improve performance on the latest Android phones.
What is PPSSPP?
PPSSPP is by far the most popular PSP emulator out there. It brings a new life to your old PSP games: with powerful features such as anti aliasing and other nice enhancements, your PSP games look actually better on the emulator than on your original PSP! Check the screenshots I took below of the unofficial Final fantasy Type 0 English translation!
PPSSPP 1.1 Changelog
- Support for ARM64 on Android, for improved performance on new devices. Has some new optimizations.
- Support Android TV, like nVidia Shield TV
- Screen rotation on PC, useful for vertical games like Star Soldier
- Many minor performance improvements and compatibility bug fixes
- GPU emulation fixes like correct depth rounding, fixing text in Phantasy Star
- Other graphical fixes like UV rotation
- Support savestates for homebrew apps
- Simple integrated “Homebrew Store” to download PSP homebrew apps
- Minor AdHoc multiplayer improvements. Still many issues left.
- Disable a dangerous optimization on ARM, causing walk-through-walls in Tenchu
- sceAtrac music compatibility fixes, fixing noise in a few games
- Better texture scaling performance
- Direct3D closer in features to OpenGL
- Works better on BSD operating systems
- Savedata management UI
Where can I get games for PPSSPP?
(from the official FAQ)
You need to convert your PSP games into ISO files or CSO files. To legally turn your own PSP games into .ISO files, you need to install “Custom Firmware” on your PSP. Then follow these steps:
- Insert the UMD into your PSP.
- Connect your PSP to your PC with a USB cable.
- At the PSP menu, press Select. In the menu that pops up (only on Custom Firmware), choose to UMD as USB Device.
- Still in the PSP menu, choose USB Connection in the Settings menu (to the left).
- On your PC, a folder will pop up, containing a virtual ISO file. To copy the game to your PC, simply drag this to somewhere on your harddrive and the copy will start. Done!
Download PPSSPP 1.1
you can download PPSSPP For Android, Windows, iOS, Linux, and a bunch of other platforms on the official page here.
Source: PPSSPP.org
Enjoy, and check our Emulators page for more emulators on your devices
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Probably a dumb question but, what game(s) are those of the screenshots?
totally dumb question as the answer is already given out at sentence above the pic
lol, I didn’t realize that, hahaha
@Rob, Final Fantasy Type-0 dude. I wonder if i will notice improvements with a z3 compact. gow games were laggy, wonder if it will be playable 100% now.
Thanks buddy!
Humm .. Maybe we should have ppsspp on our vita .. Psp game looks better on ppsspp .. Or ,, we can have some antilising option on Ark 😀 but i know it can’t .. Because the psp emulator inside the vita,those cpu/gpu is limited. But not with rejuvenate . it’ll be great If we can run this on rejuvenate Vita. 😀
I highly doubt we’ll see a PSP emulator for rejuvenate, especially since there’s a fully working PSP emulator on the Vita, that, okay, yes needs an exploit, but there’s no need for a PPPSSPP port which could be extremely laggy when compared to the official emulator.
VEX, for what it’s worth, I’ve got the APE ESCAPE exploit getting me my PSP emulator on my VITA.
I’ve been mashing away on CRISIS CORE for the last couple months. I just unlocked MINERVA last week. It’s a lot of fun on the VITA.
I also have other PSP games in this ‘psp emulator’ on my vita, not least of which is TYPE-0. Like most other psp gamers, I started playing the ENGLISH TRANSLATED version on my PSP (I have a psp 1000). I also have it on my VITA. I might give it another go when I’m done with CRISIS CORE.
Although, admittedly, I had a struggle with game play. I didn’t enjoy the original japanese voices, while reading the english text. Somehow I found it more confusing than anything else.
I watched some YOUTUBE play-through’s, and learned there is voice acting with the enemies you fight. I feel like part of that experience is lost in the english translation.
I’m highly considering buying PS4 for Christmas, and getting the HD version of TYPE-0, so I can enjoy the English acted version. It’s a shame, ’cause I really wanna play it, and I thought the idea of an english translated version would be awesome, but somehow I had a difficult time getting into it.
BUT, going back to your original point, PPSSPP isn’t necessary at all on VITA. The PSP emulator works just fine with TYPE-0 (in my experience).
Playing PSP (type-0 specifically), on a cellphone…THAT would be awesome!
I’m hoping SQUARE comes out with Final Fantasy 12 for VITA some time.
Thanks for the news !
This comment is designed to instill a sense of jealousy; I am currently playing a ton of PSP games in Virtual Reality care-of PPSSPP VR build created by the brilliant CarlKenner
You better be playing Coded Arms in actual VR, or it would be disappointing.
I cannot believe it I am 4,576th that is un-fecking belevable
Wonder if this will come to rejuvenate? would it be better than what we currently on the vita through tv-v?
Wonder if this will come to rejuvenate? would it be better than what we currently on the vita through tn-v?
Speaking of FF Type-0, which is the latest version available? I know the initial release on skybladecloud’s blog was taken down by SE, 2nd release was made on 4-chan; is there a newer one?
Also, the guide for dumping UMDs isn’t that practical, much more relevant one would be extracting ISOs from PKGs that you get from your PSN account.
Gray shadows doe. This game is best on PSP or PsVita IMO.
Best on PS-four. lol
60fps and full HD
The gameplay is still more suitable on a portable console.
What’s the best settings to get the best performance on type-0?
This update look amazing!
I know I’m crazy to say this, but I want PPSSPP for Vita Rejuvenate. This could make some PSP games look better than just emulate PSP games with built-in PSP engine on Vita.
Why to port a PSP emulator on rejuvenate when you have sony’s official one, built in the vita?
As he said, its to make the PSP games look better on the vita. If PSP games looked that good on the Vita’s psp emulator, we wouldnt need PPSSPP.
I have a Sony Xperia Z5 and ppsspp lags like heck on Tekken 6, Ive tried lowering the settings but it never speeds up? can anyone help?