[PSP] PPSSPP 1.1

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Photo@Griboza-ppsspp forum.

PPSSPP 1.1 October 4, 2015:

• 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

Afterburner Black Falcon (2007, Sega)

Nov 4, 2018: PPSSPP 1.7.4/1.7.3

• Attempted fixes for a couple of common crashes
• Reverted immersive mode change temporarily to see if it helps misaligned buttons
• Change default adhoc server address

What's new in 1.7.2

• Update text of "Buy PPSSPP Gold" button

What's new in 1.7.1

• Minor crashfixes, lang updates
• Save bug fixed (#11508)

What's new in 1.7.0

• Fix for insta-crash on Galaxy Note 9, some Xiaomi devices, and the new nVidia Shield (#11441)
• Vertex range culling on most platforms, fixes DTM: Race Driver and similar (#11393)
• Major speed boost in some Gundam and Earth Defense Force games (#10973)
• Fix for issues with post processing shaders in GL 3+ (#11182)
• Fixes to sound output switching on Windows (WASAPI) (#11438)
• Detects DirectInput devices when running (#11461)
• Simple Discord integration (#11307)
• New debugging APIs (#10909)
• Task switching made a lot more robust (fixes GPD XD problems) (#11447)
• Texture decoding optimizations (#11350)
• Tons and tons of miscellaneous bugfixes and compatibility fixes

God of War Chain of Olympus w PPSSPP 1.7.1

Dec 1, 2018: PPSSPP 1.7.1

• includes some minor crash fixes and a savedata fix.

Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core (Square, 2007)

October 27, 2018: PPSSPP 1.7 - stability and bugfixes!

• Fix for insta-crash on Galaxy Note 9, some Xiaomi devices, and the new nVidia Shield (#11441)
• Vertex range culling on most platforms, fixes DTM: Race Driver and similar (#11393)
• Major speed boost in some Gundam and Earth Defense Force games (#10973)
• Fix for issues with post processing shaders in GL 3+ (#11182)
• Fixes to sound output switching on Windows (WASAPI) (#11438)
• Detects DirectInput devices when running (#11461)
• Simple Discord integration (#11307)
• New debugging APIs (#10909)
• Task switching made a lot more robust (fixes GPD XD problems) (#11447)
• Texture decoding optimizations (#11350)
• Tons and tons of miscellaneous bugfixes and compatibility fixes

No Gravity (Anozor S.A.R.L., Feb 26, 2009)

May 28, 2018: PPSSPP 1.6.3 - the fast one!

• fixes even more

Gran Turismo (Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. Oct 01, 2009)

May 28, 2018: PPSSPP 1.6.2 - the fast one!

• fixes a crashes from 1.6.1.

Rocky Balboa (Ubisoft, Inc., Feb, 2007)

May 28, 2018: PPSSPP 1.6.1 - the fast one!

• fixes a few crashes.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP (2010). Jest szybciej, ale chyba oprócz poprawy paru parametrów trzeba się chyba trochę skupić na grze;)

May 26, 2018: PPSSPP 1.6 - the fast one!

This time, it's all about speed. The Vulkan backend has improved as is now the default where available, while the OpenGL backend has been properly multithreaded and now runs really fast on dual-core devices. Enjoy!

The Android release will be rolled out slowly over the next week to catch bugs. If you want it now now NOW then download the APK!

• OpenGL backend now properly multithreaded, giving a good speed boost.
• Various Vulkan performance improvements (like #10911) and memory allocation fixes.
• GPU command interpreter performance improvements (#10658)
• Various fixes for app switching and widgets (#10855) on Android
• Bugfixes and some performance improvements in the ARM64 JIT compiler and IR interpreter
• Shader cache enabled for Vulkan
• Multiple iOS fixes, including JIT (#10465) and file browser (#10921).
• Improved compatibility on Mac (#10113)
• Texture replacement ID bugfix (note: some textures from 1.5.4 may become incompatible)
• Adhoc multiplayer fixes (#8975)
• Vulkan support on Linux/SDL (#10413)
• Retroarch support

PPSSPP 1.5.2, - November 30, 2017

• Released a quick update to take care of some common crashes in 1.5.

PPSSPP 1.5 November 29, 2017 - Vulkan is here!

1.5 has support for Vulkan, the new faster way to draw graphics. Supported on many modern Android devices, and if enabled (change Backend in Graphics settings) you will see a massive speed boost. PPSSPP 1.5 also has the usual assortment of fixes:

• Full Vulkan support, also for Android now. Very fast on supported devices. (#10033, #10049)
• Smarter graphics state management, reduced CPU consumption on all backends (#9899)
• Android: Support for Arabic and other scripts we couldn't support before
• Fix Android widgets, screen scaling (#10145)
• Fixes to video dumping
• Geometry problems fixed in Medal of Honor
• Implement immediate draws, fixing Thrillville (#7459)
• Software rendering improvements, speed and accuracy
• Hardware tesselation of PSP Beziers and Splines (used by a few games)
• Partial sceUsbGps and sceUsbCam support (Android)
• Android "Sustained performance mode" to avoid thermal throttling (#9901)
• Linux controller mapping fixes (#9997)
• Assorted bugfixes and compatibility improvements

PPSSPP 1.4.2 - more fixes  27/05/17

No major news, but there's been fixes:

• Fix bug causing several games to crash on ARM64, including Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
• Software rendering crashfix
• Fixes for homebrew: Timing, MEMSIZE