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RE:Start! The 2022 PSP Game Jam, PSP Homebrew contest with $410 in prizes!
If you’re a homebrew developer (or you’re not one yet but want to learn!) looking for a nice little contest, or simply to release something cool for the PSP, here is the 2022 PSP Game Jam, brought to...
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2022 PSP Game Jam Homebrew Competition starts tomorrow, prizes now at $550 !
RE:Start! The 2022 PSP Game Jam is a PSP Homebrew contest starting tomorrow brought to you by Iridescence and the PSP Homebrew Community. The contest has now raised $550 in prizes (to be awarded to...
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VitaDB Downloader updates add libshacccg.suprx autoinstall, and PSP Homebrew...
Vita dev Rinnegatamante has pushed a significant update to the latest Nightly build of VitaDB Downloader, an “app store” for your homebrew-enabled PS Vita. This update adds auto-installation of...
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“2022 PSP Game Jam” Homebrew competition is now over, time to vote!
The 2022 PSP Game Jam is now over, with 20 entries and $650 worth of prizes. There are cash prizes for the best 10 entries, with in particular $200 for the first prize. To vote, all you have to do is...
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Retroarch 1.14.0 Emulator released (Switch/PS Vita/PSP/3DS builds available...
It’s a new release for Retroarch today, with the popular multi platform emulator frontend going to version 1.14.0. New versions of retroarch typically bring significant updates for all emulated...
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Round-up of the holiday hacking scene releases you might have missed...
Christmas has been a busy period in terms of releases for the console hacking scene. While we did write a few articles on some of these releases this week, a lot more releases happened over the past...
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Emulation: ScummVM 2.7.0 Released
Fans of old school point-and-click Adventure games rejoice. Available for your favorite platforms (Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PS3, PSP, Windows, and much, much more), ScummVM 2.7.0 has just been...
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Save the date! PSP Homebrew Developer Conference on April 1st, 2023
The annual PSP Homebrew Developer conference (PSPHDC) is upon us, and no, it’s not a joke, it will happen on April 1st, from 1pm EST (5pm UTC). Tune in to their Youtube Channel (watch from the...
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PSP/PS Vita Release: ARK 4.20
ARK, the Custom Firmware for PSP (compatible with both PSP/Vita) has been quite active (thanks in particular to Acid_Snake, but also Meetpatty and Krazynez) for a few years now, and is regularly...
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PSP/PS Vita Patch release: ARK 4.20.05, fixes 1.50 PSP Homebrew
ARK, the Custom Firmware for PSP (compatible with both PSP/Vita) was recently updated to version 4.20, but it seems the latest release introduced a bug with 1.50 PSP Homebrew. If you like your old...
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Crazy hacks #1 – What do you mean I have to die to hack my PSP?
Wait, don’t go! I’m not talking about real life murder here, just read along… Crazy Hacks – What’s this all about? In this new series of articles, we’ll be discussing imaginative hacks for various...
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More PSPs can now be unbricked with new Baryon Sweeper keys
We talked a while ago about Baryon Sweeper, a series of tools and hardware schematics designed to unbrick later PSP models (which require more than the original pandora battery). Mimicking Sony’s...
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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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“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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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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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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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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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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(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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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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