The Sony PSP was released in 2005 and was a perfect infill whilst PlayStation fans were waiting for the next generation PlayStation, the PS3. The PSP had so many great games released for it, many of which looked as good as their PS2 counterparts.
So what is the best way to play PSP games today? In this guide, we recommend to you, the PSP emulators that are right for you.
PSP Emulator For PC, Mac & Linux
If you don’t know already, PPSSPP is without a doubt the only PSP emulator you need to consider for PC and pretty much every other platform!
PPSSPP was first released back in 2012 and since then has become the PSP emulator with the highest compatibility and is now the fastest performing PSP emulator.
There is also a PPSSPP RetroArch core which is also excellent but has not benefitted from as many updates as the standalone emulator, so if you are looking for a dedicated PSP emulator, PPSSPP without a doubt is the best you will find.
PPSSPP has all of the features you could ever want from an emulator built in, from save states and resolution upscaling, to comprehensive debugging tools, PPSSPP has you covered.
PPSSPP Features include:-
- Play PSP games upscaled up to 10x their native resolution
- Save states
- Rotate display options
- Comprehensive debugging tools
- Control mapping
- LAN multiplayer networking
- Display layout editor
- Postprocessing shaders
- Rendering resolution settings
- Frame skipping
- Texture filtering
- Texture scaling
- Cheat support
PSP Emulator For Android
Want to play PSP games on your Android phone or tablet? Then PPSSPP is the PSP emulator for you.
As mentioned in the section above, PPSSPP is the best available PSP emulator for your PC/Mac and is no exception for Android either.
PPSSPP for Android has two versions, PPSSPP and PPSSPP Gold, it is worth noting that both versions functionally are exactly the same. The ‘gold’ version exists as a means to contribute towards the development of PPSSPP, which we thoroughly recommend you do if you can since it is an absolutely fantastic emulator.
PPSSPP Android Features Include:-
- Upscale internal resolution up to 10x
- Save states for saving game progress
- On-screen controls
- Debugging tools
- LAN networking for multiplayer
- Control mapping
- Display layout editor
- Postprocessing shader effects
- Frameskip settings
- Texture filtering & scaling
- Cheat options
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