PSP aka PlayStation Portable has been one of my favorite gadgets and I love gaming on it. If you are PSP fan and own Android device, then I have got an Android app which you would love to try.
Perpetually there have been significant numbers of emulators available which aid as gaming consoles on modern mobile platforms. Every individual who loved playing the PSP games would have had a thought one time or the other, as to whether these PSP games could be played on droid (obviously with the use of an app). Previously, it was observed that there were apps for the same purpose but these were found to be paid or unstable.
The answer to this question that whether one can play PSP games on Android is answered and exhibited with the latest addition to various other emulators. This functionality has been made available by the use of PPSSPP. It exemplifies a PSP emulator in the early development stage. Hence, compatibility is low with respect to games as it functions in the early prototype stages. A free app which is the open source emulator of Sony’s popular PSP, it replicates as a gaming console and let you experience PSP gaming on your Android device.
The app is a free and open source emulator of Sony’s popular PSP handheld gaming console for Android devices. This can be downloaded from the Google Play. Once installed PPSSSPP, you will need to load a game from ISO or CSO. The app doesn’t provide games images by default. It has also been observed that there has no mapping of hardware keys seen in its appearance and it is surmised that normal legal PSP eboot files are unsupported.
While there is definitely no shortage of video game emulators in the Android Market, it lacks in modern gaming consoles. Nintendo 64, Game Boys, and Sega Genesis are all accounted for, but what about emulators for some of the gaming consoles that have come out in the, let’s say…past decade?
But now PPSSPP can bring PSP games to your Android device.
On PPSSPP’s website, it states:
“PPSSPP is written in C++, and translates PSP CPU instructions directly into optimized x86, x64 and ARM machine code, using efficient JIT dynamic recompilers (dynarecs).”
This separates PPSSPP from other emulators and it is able to run on low-spec hardware, including higher end Android phones and tablets.
While it may not have a substantial library, it is being developed at a rapid pace so that more games can become added in the near future. No games are included with PSSPP, so you’ll have to turn your own PSP games into .ISO/.CSO files, or just simply find them online. A small list of the games currently compatible with the emulator include:
Dragon Ball: Evolution
Fate Extra
Final Fantasy Type-0
Lumines
Wipeout Pure and Pulse (0.7)
Mortal Kombat Unchained
MotoGP
Mega Man – Powered Up
If you want to check out the full list of compatible games, check them out here. You can also watch the video below to see Mortal Kombat Unchained being played on the Sony Xperia S.
Android Device Compatibility
PPSSPP should work on all modern Android devices. It’s been confirmed to run on the following:
Nexus One (the slow GPU will probably be a problem later)
Nexus S
Nexus 7
Galaxy Nexus
Galaxy S2
Galaxy S3
Xperia Play
Asus Transformer
Ainol Novo7 Advanced II
Galaxy Note 2
You can snag PPSSPP for free on your Android device, or you can opt to help the dev out by buying the Gold version, which is completely identical to the free version—only it helps support future development.
You can also download PPSSPP for Windows, BlackBerry 10, Arch-Linux, and Symbian systems. There is a Mac version in the works. Just check out PPSSPP’s download page to stay up to date.
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