[PSP] PPSSPP 1.6.0

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

Burnout Legends (2005, Electronic Arts)

PPSSPP 1.20.4 is out! 16/05/2026

Read the progress report and release announcement for a more high-level summary of the changes!

1.20.4 is an unusually big followup release, big enough to get its own announcement page. Given the recent development in the adhoc multiplayer space, we needed to get something out to cover the long gap to 1.21, which is planned for Christmas.

What's new in 1.20.4

• Ad-hoc

  • Support for "data.json" live status from adhoc relay servers (#21496, #21526)
  • RetroAchievements UI improvements around subsets (#21536)
  • Assorted ad-hoc UI improvements (#21530, #21510)
  • Fixes for The Warriors (#21464) and Street Riders (#21460) in relay mode

• Texture upscaling

  • Fix old bug causing some textures to get stuck unscales on some hardware when using GPU texture upscaling (#21533)
  • Improved performance of MMPX-adv upscaler (#21555)
  • NNEDI3 and Spline36 GPU texture scaling (#21527)

• Rendering fixes

  • Fix a bug in lens flare occlusion for the Syphon Filter games (#21511)
  • Fix a bug in the software renderer (#21648)

• Misc UI improvements

  • Instant type-to-search in game browser (#21559, #21565, #21630)
  • Fix file picker problems on some Android devices (regression) (#21614, #21656)
  • Fix crash in text edit fields on Mac/iOS (#21601)
  • PSP DVD prototypes can now load directly (#21599, #21601)
  • Cheat UI has been cleaned up and supports titles and comments natively (#21590)
  • RetroAchievements subset display improvements (#21536)
  • Basic deep link support on iOS (#21615)
  • Soft keyboard has more symbols (#21625)

• Other

  • Fix important (but mostly rare) crash bug affecting games that draw a lot (#21669)
  • More plugin zip files can now auto-install (#21556)
  • Pause on lost-focus on Linux (#21517)
  • Frameskipping no longer breaks analog stick auto-rotation in GoW, however manual rotation still broken (#21508)
  • Android: Restore "Landscape Auto" (#21482), the "Auto" screen rotation mode now overrides the user rotation lock (#21507)
  • Contribution by lrzlin: Loongarch improvements (#21499, #21595)
  • Basic support for extracting ISO from 7zip files (#21493)
  • Fix a bug that prevented loading certain texture packs (#21491)
  • Fix music looping in Death JR (#21490)
  • Hide the save-load indicator in the corner by default (#21528)
  • Fix crash in the remote debugger, by Nemoumbra (#21652)
  • Fix screenshot cropping bug (#21665)
  • mfplat.dll is no longer required on Windows unless you need camera/microphone (#21660)

PPSSPP 1.20.3 15/03/2026

• Fix issue preventing ad hoc relay servers from working when RetroAchievements are enabled on Windows ([#21420])
• Some ad hoc UI improvements ([#21432], [#21433])
• Fix crash/failure setting the background on iOS ([#21409])
• Fix logging to file ([#21412])
• Networking settings cleanup ([#21418])
• Some fixes for assorted rare crashes ([#21422])
• Fix issues when unpausing using a controller binding ([#21424]), DualSense Edge detection on Windows ([#21426])
• Fix missing savestate undo button ([#21425])
• MMPX texture upscaling algorithm has been restored, the new one has been improved ([#21376]) and renamed MMPX Advanced ([#21421])
• Fix support for custom game config for homebrew apps ([#21434])
• Improve insets handling on Android ([#21437])

PPSSPP 1.20.2 10/03/2026

• Improved server list for ad hoc multiplayer, dynamically updated and you can now add/remove entries ([#21326], [#21389], [#21351])
• Fix broken multitouch on iOS with OpenGL ([#21350])
• Ad hoc relay connection improvements ([#21352])
• Fix a lot of minor UI issues ([#21400], [#21362])
• Fix background image selection on Android and iOS ([#21345], [#21384], [#21371])
• Fix file permission issue on iOS ([#21374])
• Add a "hold" version of axis swap toggle ([#21357])
• Fix regression in Gripshift ([#21377])
• Fix crash on audio device switch on Windows ([#21341])
• Fix timing glitches in gamepad input on Windows ([#21393])
• And other assorted fixes.

PPSSPP 1.20.1 03/03/2026

• 1.20.1: Android version tagger: Fix the case where we don't have three parts.

User interface

• New feature: Proper support for Portrait Mode UI - you can now rotate your phone to vertical mode, and things will mostly work fine! ([#21185], [#21044]...)
• New feature: Separate touch controls and display layout configs for landscape/portrait, new default touch control layout for portrait mode
• New feature: Upload files via HTTP from devices on the same network
• Savestate count limit can now be configured ([#21112])
• UI icons are now vector-based, making them look sharper on high-DPI screens ([#20824], [#20870])
• Better handling of unsupported ISOs ([#21169], [#21166])
• Misc: Improved text rendering, chat box improvements ([#20653]), PIC0 is now visible on the game screen ([#20686]), ([#20611]), rotation fixes ([#21145]), input fixes ([#21248]), fixes for XBox FullScreen Experience, background stretch ([#21211]), handle savedata in main game browser ([#21277]), Discord Presence improvement ([#21246])
• Show ICON1.PMF on the game info screen ([#21303])

Regression fixes

• In 7th Dragon, voice-related crashes are fixed ([#20837])
• Soundtrack is working again in Tony Hawk's Project 8 ([#20775])
• Fix crash in StormBasic homebrew apps ([#20715])
• Built-in songs in Beats work again ([#20662])
• Fix adhoc in Syphon Filter games ([#20642])
• Fix strange cutscene speedups in Power Stone 2 (Power Stone Collection) ([#2124])
• Work around game bug to help more custom songs play again in GTA LCS ([#20692])

Multiplayer

• Support aemu relay servers for AdHoc multiplayer ([#21116], [#21271])

Controller and touch screen input

• Native support for DualSense ([#20580], [#20620], [#21191]), DualShock and Switch Pro ([#20647]) controllers on Windows - including tilt controls for DualSense and Switch Pro
• Misc touch screen and controller mapping improvements ([#21195], [#21197], [#21258], [#21325])
• Add simple virtual keyboard for text input for platforms that don't have one ([#21306])

Graphics

• Fixed multiple graphical effects in Tales of Phantasia X
• Reworked the VSync setting to be more intuitive. It's now pretty much never a bad idea to turn it on.
• Fixes for various glitches in Tales of Phantasia X ([#21173], [#21141], [#21205])
• Some more framebuffer readback workarounds ([#20640], [#20631], [#20632])
• MMPX upscaling enhancements by crashGG ([#20622], [#20541])
• Huge rendering speedup in Brave Story ([#21151])
• Fix rendering bug caused by CPU emulation bug in ATV Offroad Fury: Blazing Trails ([#21238])
• Partially fix rendering problem in Mahjong Artifacts ([#21244]) and The Mystery of the Crystal Portal ([#21236])
• Boost the GPU in Outrun 2006 to avoid unnecessary slowdowns ([#21304])

Other game fixes

• Fix savedata problem in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories ([#21294])

Audio

• Added "Smooth" playback mode, which evens out glitches (while adding a very small amount of latency)
• Remove DirectSound support ([#20533]), add support for ultra-low-latency streams on WASAPI, available on some devices ([#20535])

Platform support

• Windows
  • D3D9 support has been removed ([#19951], [#20490])
  • ARM64 is now officially supported, and works great ([#20863])
  • Correct fullscreen mode in Xbox Fullscreen Experience ([#21189])
  • Assorted improvements ([#20778], [#20774])
• Android
  
  • The minimum Android version has been raised for technical reasons, KitKat is no longer supported ([#19658])
  • Support for Android devices with 16KB page size. This is a technical change, required by Google Play, that unfortunately forced us to drop compatibility with the very oldest devices (Android < 5). ([#20788])
  • Shortcut widgets can now be created even if the app isn't running ([#20798])
  • Removed support for classic Moga controllers, these were only a thing on early Android ([#20762])
• iOS
  
  • Add support for screen rotation
• Linux
  
  • Loongarch improvements by KatyushaScarlet ([#20683], [#20644], [#20599], [#20594]), text rendering improvements ([#21163])
  • SDL fullscreen problems fixed ([#21300], more)

Debugger

• ImDebugger improvements ([#20861], [#20779], [#20657], [#20637], [#20550], [#20523])
• Websocket debugger fixes ([#20749])

Other

• RetroAchievements: Upgrade the support library with perf fixes ([#21081]), various fixes and improvements
• Add workaround for infamous God of War crash ([#21148])
• Fix assorted minor UI bugs ([#21042], ...)

Super HIND (2008, Mountain Sheep)

PPSSPP 1.19.3 14/07/2025

1.19 was a big change, as described in the release announcement. Atrac3+ music playback, which is a fundamental feature in a lot of games, got a big improvement, leading to many compatibility fixes.

Whenever you make a big change though, it's inevitable that something obscure breaks - in this case, Atrac3 (not +) files generated by other apps than the one used in games failed to decode, due to a broken first packet. This packed should be skipped, but our calculations for that weren't quite right, and neither were the old ones, but they were wrong differently! So previously, it had actually just worked by accident.

This affected a number of game modifications that many people like to play, such as a Crazy Taxi mod that adds back the proper music from the Dreamcast original, and also a number of modified football (soccer) games which lost their music and commentary.

Anyway, now that's fixed and tested on hardware for correctness, and likewise a bunch of other bugs that slipped through previous testing have also been taken care of.

Whats'new

• Fixed crash on startup in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (#20573)
• Fixed crash/hang when accessing the menu in FFII if readbacks were configured to copy-to-tex (#20573)
• Fix issue with detection of some types of saving, for the save reminders on exit (#20623)
• Fixed music and other audio in modded games (various football games, Crazy Taxi w/ original soundtrack, etc) (#20566, #20571)
• Fix exiting not functioning correctly on Windows in some circumstances (#20607)
• Minor UI and key binding fixes (#20604)
• Fix crash/blackscreen when switching from skip buffer effects to auto-frameskip rendering (#20605)
• Fix bug in Mac/Linux builds where the mouse got hidden and stuck if you enabled mouse input mapping (#20612)
• Fix black screen on save/load in the Football Manager Handheld games (#20616)
• Translation improvements

4x4 Jam (2010, Invictus)

PPSSPP 1.19.2 15/06/2025

• In-game save/load not properly detected for saving reminder ([#20500])
• Install savedata from ZIP was partially broken ([#20498])
• Fixed module loader bug affecting a few games ([#20513])
• Fixed some hangs in the Windows debugger ([#20510])
• Fiix performance problem in texture replacement ([#20520])
• Assorted fixes ([#20518], [#20514], [#20502], [#20515])

PPSSPP 1.19.1 9/06/2025

Dragons Lair (2011)

• Fix selecting background image on Android ([#20477])
• Fix RetroAchievements regression for multi-executable games ([#20469])
• Possible fix for Mac audio device selection issue ([#20482])
• Add workaround for Dragon's Lair not working with LLE scePsmf ([#20468])
• Prevent trying to load obviously-corrupt CSO/CHD files ([#20466])
• Fix regression for homebrew apps that request extra memory ([#20457])
• Fix grid drawing in the various Robot Taisen games ([#20456])
• Fix crash in UI when viewing a directory with multiple NPDRM ISOs ([#20453])

PPSSPP 1.19 5/06/2025

Infected (2005, Majesco Entertainment)

IMPORTANT: There's been a last minute report of problems with certain PBP files. This will be fixed in a followup release in about a week or so.

Changes:

• Many rendering and performance fixes
• "LLE" some modules
• New ImGui-based debugger
• Support for "Infrastructure" multiplayer
• Re-engineered Atrac3+ music player

Detailed Changelog

• Audio

  • Brand new sceAtrac implementation, fixing Flatout and multiple other long-standing issues! (#20098, #20136, #20138, #20162)
  • More correctly implemented sceAtrac-through-sceSas functionality, fixing voice in Sol Trigger and multiple minis (#20156)
  • Better support for using sceAudiocodec directly, fixing music in some homebrew apps (#20199, #20246, #20253, #20209)
  • Volume control improvement (#19969, #19971)

• Rendering fixes and performance

  • Important: This will be the last major version with D3D9 support. D3D11 will of course continue to be supported, along with Vulkan and OpenGL.
  • Fix smoke effects in Jak'n'Daxter by re-using the fix from Ratchet & Clank (#20032)
  • Software depth buffer rendering added to fix lens flares in multiple games efficiently (Midnight Club LA, Wipeout, Syphon Filter etc) (#19748, #19764, #20231, #19955, etc)
  • Multiple rendering-related crash fixes (#20270, #20346, #20344)
  • Texture replacement load speed corrected and can now be controlled (#20286), regression fix for zipped packs (#19860)
  • Additional assorted compatibility and other fixes (#20376, #20070, #19685)
  • Persona 1/2 readback fixes (#20067, #20068)
  • Other correctness fixes (#20233, #20255, #19686)

• General emulation

  • Allow disabling HLE on a per-module basis (if games ship the module so we can load it). Enabled for sceCcc (#20218), and more importantly scePsmf (#20208), fixing multiple issues.
  • Additional module loading improvements (#20114)
  • More precise sleep function on Windows (#20054)
  • More replacement texture improvements, allow replacing game icons (#19975, #19978)
  • Disable certain features like fast-forward when networking is on, to avoid de-syncs (#20311)
  • Fixes mono Atrac3 as video soundtrack (#19800)
  • Improvements to RISC-V support (#20352)

• Control and input

  • Touch gliding support added (#19983)
  • Allow simultaneous DInput and XInput input (#20347)

• New "Dear ImGui"-based PSP debugger: ImDebugger

  • Allows very rapid development of debugging features as-needed, and also implements a pretty good Ge debugger for stepping through draws.
  • Unlike the old Win32 debugger (but similar to the unmaintained web debugger), works on all platforms (though cumbersome on touchscreens)
  • Major commits (though there are many more): (#20242, #20240, #20294)

• Multiplayer

  • Added Infrastructure multiplayer support, with automatic DNS configuration (#19865, #19869, #20221, #20220, #19875)
    • Note: Only games that people have made "revival servers" for will work. See here.
  • Implement more of sceNet (prerequisite for the former feature).
  • Socket re-mapping implemented (#19827)
  • Assorted bugfixes, thanks ANR2ME (#20247, #20245, #19843, #19849, #19836)

• UI

  • Loading spinner now actually spins properly, the app no longer appears to hang (#20341)
  • Minor features: Asks for confirmation on exit in most scenarios (#19996, #20023), DPI scaling (#20013), can pause without menu (#19883)
  • As usual a lot of tweaks, perf fixes, and fixes for hangs and crashes (#20343, #20332, #20305, #20303, #20299, #20163, #20152, #20143, #20079, #20137, #20374)
  • Two new color themes (#20334, #20335), related themability fixes (#19984, #19995, #20308)
  • Improvements and bug fixes in the savedata manager (#19771, #20170)
  • Add "Move to trash" deletion funcionality to multiple platforms (#20230, #20261)
  • Add ability to take "raw" screenshots of gameplay (#20029)
  • More files can be loaded directly from ZIP (#20243)
  • Developer Settings are now tabbed for easier access (#20228)
  • Switch to the full libpng API so we can disable gamma correction, like the real PSP (#20033)
  • Support displaying the battery percentage on more platforms (#19973, #19967)
  • Allow picking a background image on iOS (#20370)

• Platform compatibility

  • Exclude older Macs from using Vulkan (too many black screens, hangs) (#20236)
  • Use portable-file-dialogs to provide file-open dialogs on Linux (#20175)
  • "Cache full ISO in RAM" is now correctly hidden where it doesn't work (#20165)
  • Now rendering at proper resolution on newer Macs (#20011)
  • Mouse input improved on Android, including separate button mapping (#19915)
  • Use the correct font again on Mac/iOS (#19874)
  • Multiple file access optimizations made to make the most out of the flawed foundation called Android Scoped Storage (#19668)

What's new in 1.18.1 04/11/2024

• Crashfix in PBP reader ([#19580])
• Fix minor theme issue in the Homebrew Store ([#19582])

PPSSPP 1.18.0 (03/11/2024)

Platform support

• Improved iOS/Mac support, Game Mode support ([#19287], [#19281], [#19269], [#19270], [#19257], [#19254], [#19244], [#19227], [#19224], [#19213], [#19200], [#19187], [#19184], [#19161], [#19118])
• IR Interpreter: work on correctness and optimizations ([#19299], [#19280], [#19268], [#19265], [#19262], [#19260], [#19255], [#19252], [#19240], [#19233], [#19231], [#19193], [#19189], [#19173], [#19128])
• Interpreted Vertex Decoder optimizations: ([#19243], [#19241])
• SDL fixes: ([#19131])
• Legacy Edition for old Android TV (only for download on the website): ([#19401])
• Android and Windows shortcuts - add icons and bugfixes: ([#19139], [#19142], [#19138])
• Improve performance of CHD loading ([#18931])

UI

• Many crash, hang and performance fixes around the UI ([#18950], [#19561], [#19556], [#19531], [#19507], [#19523], [#19529], [#19482], [#19473], [#19438] [#19165])
• New post proc filter "Sharp bilinear" ([#19530])
• Misc UI fixes ([#19505], [#19492], [#19126], [#19020])
• 3 new themes ([#19504])
• Game info in-game ([#19471])
• New remote iso UI ([#19293])
• Install save games from ZIP file ([#19443], [#19436])
• More input-mappable actions like Reset, allow mapping Alt key ([#19472], [#19484], [#19304])
• Homebrew Store: Added website links, license info: ([#19425], [#19426])
• RetroAchievements: Can now hash homebrew apps ([#19096]), RAIntegration support ([#19002])
• Fix regression of the AxisSwap feature ([#19059])

Emulation

• Misc crash fixes: ([#19563], [#19546], [#19491], [#19358], [#19347], [#19198])
• Vulkan barrier fixes: ( [#19009], [#19017], [#19018])
• Misc compatibility fixes ([#19560])
• Misc filesystem fixes (FDs, date/time) ([#19459], [#19340])
• Workaround for The Warriors video playback ([#19450])
• Expose GPI switches and GPO leds, accessible in developer settings
• Fix regression caused by the fix for UFC Undisputed ([#18806])
• Broke out the Atrac3+ code from ffmpeg for easier debugging and maintenance ([#19033], [#19053], more)
• implement sysclib_sprintf ([#19097])

Rendering fixes

• Socom FB3 depth buffer problem in menu ([#19490])
• Platypus: Glitchy transparency with OpenGL ([#19364])
• Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow: Dark lighting in OpenGL ([#19489])
• MGS2 Acid errors on AMD GPUs ([#19439])
• Fix regression in Genshou Suikoden ([#19122])
• Fix HUD glitch in GTA LCS by emulating "provoking vertex" correctly ([#19334])

Debugging improvements

• MIPSTracer - a new (rough) debugging tool by Nemoumbra ([#19457])

VR

• New immersive mode (makes better use of reprojection by extending the rendered area) ([#19361])
• A lot of fixes by Lubos ([#19420], [#19416], [#19389], [#19390], [#19361], [#19092], ...)

Misc

• The CHD file format is better supported and performance has been drastically improved ([#18924], [#18931])

Test Drive Unlimited (2006, Atari)

What's new in 1.17.1

• Fixed green rendering errors on some PowerVR GPUs (#18781)
• Release all held keys on pause to avoid "stuck keys" after unpausing or in run-behind-pause (#18786)
• UI fixes (#18785)
• Update libchdr with zstd support, warn the user about bad CHDs (#18824, #18803). more info
• Add workaround for AdHoc mode in Resistance (#18821)
• Fix graphics in Tokimeki Memorial 4 (#18822)
• Fix crash in UFC 2010 on Mali GPUs (#18813)
• Temporarily disable MSAA on Adreno GPUs due to crashing (#18819)
• Fixed some crashes and optimized the game metadata cache (#18794, #18775)
• Additional crashfixes and similar (#18777, #18779, #18823)
• Fixed playback of frame dumps with Vulkan (#18793)
• Volume slider added for RetroAchievements sounds (#18772)

What's new in 1.17

• Rendering performance and fixes
  • Fix for very old rendering issue in Tokimeki Memorial 4 ([#18650])
  • Performance improvement in Tactics Ogre by avoiding a readback ([#18599])
  • Cull small draws that are quick to check that they are offscreen ([#18446])
  • Assorted optimizations ([#18586], [#18573], [#18476], [#18413], [#18416], [#18219])
  • Fix HUD in Tiger Woods 06 ([#18554])
  • Adrenotools support added - you can now load custom Vulkan drivers on Adreno ([#18532], [#18548], [#18699])
  • Fix rendering with bad Z parameters, fixes homebrew Zig example ([#18535])
  • Fix Z problem in Hayate no Gotoku!! Nightmare Paradise [#18478]
  • Fix frozen pitch meters in MLB games ([#18484])
  • Enable MSAA on modern mobile devices (Vulkan-only) ([#18472])
  • Fix video flicker in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2 ([#18454])
• UI
  • Track total time played per game ([#18442])
  • When opening the pause menu, there's now an option to keep the game running behind the menu.
  • This is enforced in multiplayer to avoid inadvertent desyncs ([#18517], [#18515])
• ISO loading improvements
  • The CHD file format is now fully supported, including with Remote ISO and Retroachievements
  • Improvements to [remote ISO](https://www.ppsspp.org/docs/reference/disc-streaming/): optional tab on home screen, can now share whole folders ([#18627], [#18639], [#18640], [#18631], [#18632], [#18633],)
• Controller and touchscreen fixes
  • More control bindings, organize into categories ([#18635], [#18589])
  • Fix inverse deadzone (low end) for joystick input
  • Fix analog deadzones for XInput controllers ([#18407])
  • Improved tilt control further ([#18533])
  • Mouse input supported on Android ([#18551], [#18473])
  • Customizable threshold for analog-trigger to button-press mapping, customizable delay for mouse-scroll key-up ([#18621], [#18585])
  • Make it work better to bind an analog stick to four buttons, useful for camera control in some games
  • Can now unpause with the key you bound to pause ([#18591])
• Other fixes and updates
  • More work on the IR JITs ([#18234], [#18235], [#18228], [#18227], [#18226], many more)
  • Moving the memstick directory on Android is now faster and safer [#18744]
  • Workaround problems in Add Doko Demo Issho, Driver 76, Harukanaru Toki no Naka, Ace Combat by slowing down the emulated UMD drive to match reality better ([#18436], [#18445])
  • VR: Quest 3 rendering issues fixed ([#18677])
  • Various bugfixes in texture replacement ([#18638], [#18610], [#18519], [#18466], [#18747])
  • RetroAchievements: Rich presence, renamed Challenge Mode back to the recommended Hardcore Mode, various error handling improvements, configure per game ([#18468], [#18651], [#18488], [#18428], [#18425])
  • HLE: Slice large-and-slow memcpy/memset operations, can help with some stalls. ([#18560])
  • Other various minor fixes and optimizations ([#18558], [#18555], [#18538], [#18529], [#18450], [#18314], [#18233], [#18678], [#18749], [#18736], [#18704])
  • SoftGPU fixes ([#18362])
  • Fixed international fonts on Steam Deck ([#18732], [#18734])
  • GoExplore (GPS app) now starts up and allows navigation ([#18665], [#18666], [#18668], [#18669])
  • SDL: Improve input latency in Vulkan mode by running rendering on a separate thread ([#18268])
  • Assorted multiplayer fixes ([#18435])
  • Support for emulating the infrared port of the original PSP through sceSircs ([#18684])

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (2007, SEGA)

What's new in 1.16.6

• Fix performance issue with Vulkan descriptor set allocation ([#18332])
• Smoother loading of replacement textures
• Fix the store on iOS ([#18323])
• Fix problem with waves background ([#18310])
• Some translation updates
• Other minor fixes

Little Big Planet (2008, Sony)

What's new in 1.16.5

• Additional crash and memory-leak fixes ([#18243], [#18244], [#18247])
• Revert bad change that broke things with hardware transform turned off ([#18261])
• Fix menu texture problem in Naruto Kizuna Drive in OpenGL ([#18255])
• Apply flicker fix to WWE SvR 2007
• More efficient handling of accelerometer events ([#18250])
• Fix for jumpy graphics in Harvest Moon ([#18249])

What's new in 1.16.4

• Simplify shader cache lookups on Vulkan, hopefully fixing some crashes ([#18218])
• Assorted improvements to the IR JITs ([#18228], [#18235], [#18211], more)
• Other crash and stability fixes ([#18221], [#18220], [#18230], [#18216])
• Some translation updates ([#18237], more)
• Cleanups and assert fixes ([#18205], [#18201], [#18206])

What's new in 1.16.3

MedEvil: Ressurection (2005, Sony)

• Fix crash bug and performance issue in Vulkan shader cache ([#18183], [#18189])
• Fix crash in icon loading in homebrew store ([#18185])
• Add some memory safety check ([#18184], [#18194])
• Fix problem when changing backend from the Windows menu ([#18182])

What's new in 1.16.2

Traiblazer (2012, Ideas Pad)

• Fix for HTTP support on Linux on networks with shaky or incomplete IPv6 support
• Assorted fixes for leaks and crashes ([#18169], [#18151])
• Fix hang when switching UMD with RetroAchievements enabled ([#18143])
• Fix math bug in new IR JIT for x86 ([#18165])
• Minor math optimization -fno-math-errno ([#18158])
• Fix for software renderer crash

What's new in 1.16.1

Tekken 6 (2007, Namco)

• Move RetroAchievements to the Tools tab in settings ([#18127])
• Fix graphics regressions in Hot Shots Golf 2 / Everybody's Golf 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics ([#18142])
• Fix hang when switching UMD with RetroAchievements enabled ([#18143])
• Fix hang on startup with OpenGL, that happened often if "buffer commands" was set to off.
• Fix problem with the sc instruction that broke Beats ([#18133], [#18140])
• Fix problem with the chat window accidentally closing on typing X ([#18135])
• Fix some crashes, add some asserts and reporting hooks ([#18129])
• Fix some text rendering in the software renderer ([#18126])

What's new in 1.16

Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 - Mission WiFix (Atari, 2006)

Special thanks to [Unknown] for the new JIT compilers, and fp64 for finally cracking the vrnd instruction.

• RetroAchievements support ([#17589], [#17631], many more). See RetroAchievements on ppsspp.org.

• New JIT backends:

  • RISC-V, based on IR
  • x86 JIT based on IR. Often faster than the existing one.

• Input fixes

  • Improve behavior when analog and digital inputs clash ([#17960])
  • Combo mapping is now disabled by default ([#17673])
  • Android: Better tracking of devices names ([#17562], auto config)
  • Fix mapping custom touch buttons to analog inputs ([#17433])

• Rendering performance and fixes

  • Fix flicker in WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006 ([#18009]), video flicker in Naruto 2 ([#18008])
  • Fix bad colors in Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow menu ([#17965])
  • On lower-end devices, avoid "uber" shaders due to performance and driver bugs ([#17449], [#17922])
  • Allow disabling V-sync on Android with Vulkan, more SDL platforms ([#17903], [#18087])
  • On Vulkan, reduce input lag when "Buffer graphics commands" is set to off ([#17831])
  • Assorted minor perf ([#17810], [#17505], [#17478], [#17471], [#17452], [#17446], [#17442])
  • Fix shadows in MotorStorm ([#17602]) (not actually a rendering problem)
  • Fix rendering issue in Lunar Silver Star ([#17451])
  • Add a cache for MakePixelsTexture, improving perf in God of War ([#17534])
  • Lots of software renderer improvements ([#17571], [#17569], [#17619], [#17621], [#17618], [#17609], ...)

• Networking

  • HTTPS support now enabled in store and for RA on Windows, Android, Mac, iOS ([#17744], ...)
  • Ad-hoc: Fix for Metal Gear Acid issue with Link Battle ([#17947])

• Texture replacement fixes

  • Fix Tactics Ogre texture issues ([#18001], [#18011])
  • Fix problem with anisotropic filtering ([#17930])
  • Fix glitches on D3D11 with KTX2 textures ([#17749])

• UI changes

  • Color emoji support on some platforms ([#17854], [#17856])
  • Use TTF fonts on SDL where available (macOS, Linux/Steam Deck) ([#17844]), support HiDPI ([#17651])
  • Allow setting the PSP's MAC address directly ([#17755])
  • Better looking notifications ([#17606], [#17674], [#17672])

• Cheats

  • Fix loading cheat dbs on Android devices with scoped storage ([#17834])

• VR (Quest, other Android VR devices)

  • Cinema screen mode improvements ([#17704], [#17752])
  • Quest-only passthrough mode ([#17591])
  • Cleanups, compatibility fixes, make VR settings per-game ([#17636], [#17656], [#17598], [#17518])

• Other

  • Fix horrible audio glitch in After Burner ([#18076])
  • Emulate the vrnd instruction accurately ([#17506], [#17549])
  • Fix timing issue causing slowdowns in MLB games ([#17676], [#17677])
  • UWP keyboard support, many other updates ([#17952], [#17974])
  • Allow choosing the display resolution on Android again ([#17473])
  • Fix issue running some file types out of the Download folder on Android ([#17466])

What's new in 1.15.4

• Tilt controls: Restore "Low end radius" control ([#17489])
• Android: Restore the ability to choose "display" (hardware scaler) resolution ([#17473])
• Improve the workarounds for the DJ Max games ([#17467])
• Android: Fix running some file formats directly from the Downloads folder ([#17466])
• OpenGL: Restore most of the lost performance on low-end hardware from the shader variant reduction ([#17440, [#17439]])
• Add a simple profiling tool to check CPU usage by the GL backend ([#17475])
• Loader: Fix bug preventing WWE 2009 from starting ([#17435])
• Misc minor fixes and optimizations ([#17442], [#17457], [#17486], [#17446], more)

What's new in 1.15.3

• Assorted minor crash- and other fixes ([#17406], [#17414], [#17415], [#17422])
• Android: Allow launch by content URI (for frontends) ([#17425])
• Control mapping: Fix bugs in mapping UI causing trouble with some controllers ([#17412], [#17420])

What's new in 1.15.2

• Assorted minor crash fixes (#17401, #17399)
• Fix Android 12 support in the Android VR build (avoid scoped storage) (#17398)

What's new in 1.15.1

• Assorted minor crash fixes ([#17374], [#17370], [#17392], [#17394])
• Fix for non-png texture replacements when not listed in textures.ini ([#17380])
• Fix for broken tilt d-pad controls ([#17393])
• Workaround for Vulkan driver bugs on Mali-T8x0 series GPUs ([#17396])

What's new in 1.15

Undead Knight (2009, Tecmo, LTD)

Stutter caused by shader compilation has been reduced drastically ([#16873])

• Parallelization: ([#16802], [#16804], [#16809], [#16812])
• Shader variant reduction: ([#16773], [#16778], [#16770], [#16763])

Rendering performance and fixes

• Integer scaling added ([#17224])
• Post-processing fixes ([#17262])
• SOCOM overlay glitch removed, night vision fixed ([#17297], [#17317])
• PowerVR compatibility fixes ([#17232])
• CLUT fixes ([#17212])
• ToP - Narikiri Dungeon X: Avoid GPU readback ([#17181], [#17191], [#17192])
• DTM / Toca: Avoid GPU readback ([#16715])
• Fixed Dante's Inferno performance regression ([#17032], [#17035])
• Fix wrong device selection on Poco C40 phones, causing broken UI ([#17027], [#17022])
• Rainbow Six GPU performance fix ([#16971])
• Subtitles fixed in The Godfather ([#17298], [#17314])

Texture replacement improvements

• Less I/O on the main thread, leading to smoother framerates ([#17078], [#17091], [#17120], [#17134])
• Support for KTX2 files with UASTC compressed textures added ([#17111] [#17104])
• Support for DDS files with BC1-7 textures added ([#17083], [#17103], [#17097], [#17096], [#17095])
• Improve default ini ([#17146])
• Mipmaps now always used if provided ([#17144])
• Additional optimizations ([#17139], [#17088])

Optimizations

• Software renderer fixes and performance ([#17295], [#17214], [#17028], [#16753], [#16706], [#16690])
• Vulkan texture upload optimizations ([#17052], [#17122], [#17121], [#17114], [#17011])
• Depth readback added, fixing lens flares in Syphon Filter (at perf cost..) ([#16907], [#16905])
• Async readback supported in Vulkan - currently only enabled in Dangan Ronpa ([#16910], [#16916])
• Lighting shader optimizations ([#16791], [#16787])

Controls

• Android tilt control has been overhauled and fixed ([#16889], [#16896])
• You can now map combinations of buttons to single functions ([#17210], [#17215], [#17228], etc)
• Custom buttons now support analog inputs ([#16855])

VR features

• Top down camera: ([#17098])
• Head rotation control: ([#16857])
• More stereo support: ([#16952], [#16953])
• Other: ([#16826], [#16821])

Other

• Windows Dark Mode support ([#16704])
• GLSL shader compatibility fixes ([#16710], [#16709])
• GTA math issue on macOS/iOS fixed, playable again ([#16928])
• More accurate VFPU emulation has been added, though not all enabled yet ([#16984])
• Debugger features and fixes ([#17270], [#17269], [#17263], [#17260], [#17203], [#17190], [#17042], [#16994], [#16988], [#16818] etc)
• Rewind savestates no longer slows things down a lot ([#17291])
• Chat window bugfixes ([#17241])
• IR Jit fixes - helps iOS when native jit is unavailable ([#17129])
• Depth-related rendering fixes ([#17055], [#16880])
• More RISCV support work ([#16976], [#16957], [#16962], [#16832], [#16829])
• macOS native menu bar ([#16922])
• Font fixes ([#16859])
• Rockman 2 audio glitch fix ([#16810], [#16798])
• UI fixes: Vertical use of space ([#16795]), scrollbars ([#16785]), touchpad scroll on Windows ([#16699])

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

What's new in 1.14.4 January 03, 2023

• Multiple shader compatibility fixes for older devices/drivers: ([#16710], [#16709], [#16708])
• A few other minor fixes: ( [#16703], [#16706])

What's new in 1.14.3 January 02, 2023

Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars PSP (2007) (SEGA of America, Inc., Aug 07, 2007)

• Several crash/hang fixes ([#16690], [#16689], [#16683], [#16685], [#16680], [#16697], [#16681], more)
• Minor UI fixes ([#16698], [#16684], [#16674], [#16677])
• Fix confirm/cancel button reversal ([#16692]])

What's new in 1.14.2 December 30, 2022

WebFest 2008 1.2 (Homebrew. Yum, 2008)

• Fix Toca/DTM and others (culling) on Mali again ([#16645])
• Fix line rendering bugs in the homebrew Tempest clone Webfest ([#16656])
• Assorted cleanup and bugfixes ([#16673], [#16662], [#16655], [#16644], [#16636], [#16639] etc)

What's new in 1.14.1 December 20, 2022

Medal of Honor: Heroes (Electronic Arts, Inc., Oct 23, 2006)

• Fix black screen in Vulkan on some older Android devices (Android version 7) ([#16599])
• Fix error message in Medal of Honor ([#16614])
• Various minor bugfixes ([#16617], [#16609], [#16608], [#16615], [#16619])
• Add an option to turn off the new transparent menu background ([#16595])

What's new in 1.14 December 15, 2022

Outrun 2006 (SEGA of America, Inc., Apr 25, 2006)

This is no ordinary release - a lot of work has gone into fixing up long-standing rendering issues, such as the water in Outrun or characters clipping through the background in Kurohyou 2, smoke showing through walls in Ratchet & Clank, there are new VR builds for Quest and PICO, and many other things! A quick overview of changes:

• Graphics fixes in Burnout Dominator, Kurohyou, Ratchet & Clank, Outrun, Ridge Racer, Spongebob: Yellow Avenger, Cars: Race-o-Rama, Hunter x Hunter, many others
• Performance improvements: Killzone now runs at playable speed, Juiced 2 performance fixed, lighting ubershader optimization
• Many software renderer improvements, both performance and accuracy.
• Brand new VR builds for stand-alone devices: Quest & Pico thanks to the work of Lubos!
• Some input handling fixes, IR interpreter fixes, and so much more.

There will be a couple of blog posts with a lot more detail about some of the changes early next year when the new website rolls out. Anyway, enjoy!

Changelog

• Massive number of rendering fixes
  • Water in Outrun 2006 and DiRT 2 now renders correctly (logic op fixes) ([#15960], [#16208], [#16032], [#16024], [#15967])
  • Split/Second now renders all effects correctly
  • Multiple fixes workarounds for clipping/culling, both through clip planes and geometry shaders, fixing graphical issues in many, many games and getting rid of hacks ([#16142], [#16504], [#16442], [#16383], [#16165], [#16162], [#16049], others)
  • Killzone color effect now renders efficiently and correctly (in-game only, not title screen) ([#15934])
  • Ridge Racer speedometers and lens flares fixed ([#16084], [#16188], [#16115])
  • Lens flare effect fixed in Burnout Dominator, Ridge Racer, Colin McRae, several others ([#16014], [#16081], [#16076], [#16073])
  • Shadows in Colin McRae are no longer flickering (side effect of other fixes)
  • Spongebob: Yellow Avenger renders correctly (previously very broken) ([#15907], [#15903])
  • Cars: Race-o-Rama, and MX vs ATV Reflex render correctly (at 1x resolution only) ([#15898], [#15907])
  • Asphalt 2 depth occlusion problems fixed ([#15854], [#15853])
  • Fix performance regression in Juiced 2 while also fixing the graphics ([#15888])
  • Silent Hill games are less broken ([#16127])
  • Depth occlusion and other problems fixed in Kurohyou (both games) and Ratchet & Clank ([#16454], [#15772], [#15728], [#15859])
  • Misshitsu no Sacrifice intro animation and Macross water rendering fixed (3D texture) ([#15727])
  • Tekken 6 Nancy laser beam fixed, plus line rendering fixes in rRootage and other games ([#16067])
  • Tiger & Bunny, Yu-Gi-Oh, GEB, and PlayView games - JPEG image display issues ([#16179], [#16184], [#15924])
  • Many, many others like Hunter x Hunter, Crash: Mind over Mutant, Boundless Trails, etc. ([#16265], [#16043], [#16379], [#15822], [#16358])
• Software renderer performance and accuracy improvements
  • Better performance ([#15998], [#16001], [#16011], [#16039], [#16054], [#16080], [#16085], [#16094], [#16102], [#16387], [#16486], [#16502], [#16518])
  • Improved accuracy, clipping ([#15999], [#16005], [#16042], [#16086], [#16117], [#16231], [#16241], [#16265], [#16274], [#16469], [#16470], [#16478], [#16480], [#16485])
• New features
  • Initial VR support added (Quest and PICO only for now, PC in the future) ([#15659], [#15901], [#16246], [#16262], [#16273])
  • MSAA antialiasing added to the Vulkan backend (desktop only) ([#16458])
  • New API for plugins to access aspect ratio, scaling and fast-forward ([#16441]), other new APIs & improvements ([#15748], [#16121], [#16187], [#16198], [#16389])
  • Read texture replacement packs directly from ZIP files ([#16304])
• UI improvements
  • New interactive Display Layout & Effects screen, replacing the old Display Layout Editor ([#16409], [#16415], [#16417], [#16445])
  • Add default shader for LCD persistence simulation ([#16531])
  • Game being played can now be seen as a background in most menus ([#16404], more)
  • Reorganize speed hack settings ([#16346], [#16347], [#16348], [#16432])
• Stability fixes
  • Workaround for hangs on older Adreno GPUs ([#16422])
  • Input handling fixes for deadzones and touch controls ([#16419], [#16450])
  • Avoid game bugs in Twinbee Portable ([#16388]) and Shining Ark ([#16449])
  • Fixes to D3D9 backend issues ([#15723], [#15815], [#15926], [#16100], [#16232], [#16550])
• IR interpreter (iOS, etc.) bug fixes
  • Metal Gear Solid - Peace Walker no longer bugged out ([#16396])
  • VFPU fixes for Dissidia, others ([#16302], [#16305], [#16306])
• Performance improvements
  • Vulkan bandwidth and synchronization optimizations ([#16434], [#16099], [#16090], [#16072], [#16061], [#16060], [#16035], [#15917])
  • Lighting "ubershader" optimization to prevent hitches ([#16104], [#16111])
  • Assorted minor other improvements ([#15589], [#15843], [#16190])
  • Improve texture replacement memory usage ([#15884], [#16304], [#16314])
  • Texture upscaling speedup and fixes ([#15803], [#16125])
• Other
  • HLE/CPU accuracy improvements helping Brooktown High, Frontier Gate, Madoka Magicka, some language patches ([#16413], [#16070], [#16052], [#15952], [#15957], more)
  • Many GE debugger improvements ([#15839], [#15851], [#15894], [#15925], [#15974], [#16007], [#16047], [#16096], [#16201])
  • Optional memory alignment validation in IR mode ([#15879], [#15880])
  • Fix netplay assertion in Cars ([#16089])