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Unlocking the PSP’s Dual Core setup.
Contrary to what Sony wanted everyone to believe, the PSP is not actually a single core setup, it is in fact a dual core setup, and PSP Guru m-cid is here to break it open. Creator of PSP True...
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True Overclock is now possible on PSP!
When you thought that people couldn’t squeeze any more out of their PSPs, talented scene developer m-cid has released an Open Source solution for Overclocking the PSP’s CPU. Which is now integrated...
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PSP/PS Vita: Adrenaline-8 and ARK-5 on the horizon.
It’s been a while since I have written a post on this blog, and Wololo’s recent coming out of retirement has sparked my interest in doing what I like: to talk about PSP development. While my initial...
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The 20 year old PSP can now connect to WPA2 Wifi Networks
Screenshot source: Zekiu_ on youtube Acid_Snake and the ARK Development team have released a significant update to the ARK custom Firmware for the Sony PSP. Custom Firmware now allows the Playstation...
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Release: New CIPL and Despertar del Cementerio v10 for every PSP!
After Davee’s Aiseirigh release a few days ago, we’re proud to announce that new CIPL (custom IPL) and Despertar del Cementerio (DC) v10 are now available for every single one of the 8 different PSP...
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Release: Aiseirigh – A universal Unbricker for every PSP!
PSP hacking scene veteran and developer Davee has finally released Aiseirigh, a universal PSP unbricker that supports every PSP model! If used alongside a BaryonSweeper, Aiseirigh can unbrick any PSP...
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Emulation: ScummVM 2.8.1 Released
I’m a huge fan of old Point and click adventure games, and ScummVM is typically one of the first things I install on a hacked console (that, and Doom, of course). Available for your favorite platforms...
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Save the date! The PSP Homebrew Dev Conference 2024 is this Saturday, April 6
The folks at the PSP Homebrew Community have announced that the PSPHDC (PSP Homebrew Developer Conference) is right around the corner. It will happen This Saturday, April 6th, at 6PM UTC* (5PM UK; 2PM...
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Release: IDA ASP Loader by SpecterDev
Following yesterday’s release/leak of the AMD 4800S Bios, PlayStation scene developer SpecterDev has released a plugin for IDA/IDA Pro that will help you load those files in your favorite debugger....
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PSP/PS Vita release: ARK 4.20.68 a.k.a. ARK-X introduces improved way to load...
ARK, the Custom Firmware for PSP (compatible with both PSP/Vita) is now renamed ARK-X. This latest release by Acid_Snake introduces a new way to sideload PS1 games onto your PSP/PS Vita, making use of...
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Strider2: The PSPgo’s new colourful variant that never was
Many many years ago, a survey about new PSPgo colours popped up on Sony’s website, which suggested that Sony might be interested in releasing coloured variants of the PSPgo, just like the regular PSPs...
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The PlayStation Portable’s Kirk ROM (encryption/decryption engine) has been...
Kirk is one of the crypto processors running on the PlayStation Portable. The engine’s binary has apparently been dumped recently, with Zecoxao announcing the breakthrough a few weeks ago*. Although...
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Davee’s Unbricker for all PSP models is about to be finalised?!
PSP hacking scene veteran and developer Davee is currently applying the finishing touches to his upcoming unbricker for all PSP models, which will be able to restore any retail PSP model to the...
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(Work in progress) RP2040 PSP Unbricker by Yoti
Scene developer Yoti has published a video of a work-in-progress unbricker for the PSP, using the Raspberry Pi microcontroller RP2040. You can now unbrick pretty much any PSP model Unbricking older...
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Rumors: lots of cool stuff incoming for the PS5 hacking scene by Christmas?...
The end of the year is often a special time for the hacking scene. I don’t know if it’s the holiday spirit, or hackers having a bit more free time to work on awesome stuff, but I always feel they...
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PSP Release: PKGi 0.8.0 for PSP (PKG Downloader and installer)
Developer bucanero has released PKGi for the PSP, a PKG File Downloader and installer. This tool will let you download and install games straight to the PSP. No doubt that most people will use it to...
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The state of Godot Engine on (homebrew) consoles
The recent drama surrounding the Unity engine price structure change has given a popularity boost to competitors such as Unreal and Godot engine. This got me curious about the level of support of Game...
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PlayStation Portable getting a bunch of scene tools updates
The PSP is alive and well for many homebrew enthusiasts. Following the recent breakthrough that allowed unbricking info to see the light of day for PSP Go*, multiple tools have been updated recently...
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“Pandora battery” for PSP Go confirmed
Hackers looking to unbrick all models of PSP have made some tremendous progress this week, with Leo Oliveira showcasing working Service ode and unbricking tools for the PSP Go. Interestingly, his...
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PSP: Pandora Battery coming soon to a PSP GO near you! (Baryon Sweeper)
Tremendous progress has been made on advanced Pandora batteries (Baryon Sweeper) for the PSP with basically support for all models nowadays. PSP Go was one of the last models to not be supported, but...
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