Many of us get a sense of warm nostalgia when it comes to the PSP. Released in 2004, this portable console was a real breakthrough for its time. It introduced us to the possibility of enjoying full-fledged game projects on the go. It was incredibly groundbreaking at the time. As if you had a little piece of home console in your pocket.

  • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    I found the only reason I was attracted to the psp was because of the ease of cracking it. For about $60 you could get a magic battery and a j-stick. That let you go rent a game rip it and throw it onto a hard drive. Boot the game straight from the memory card which was surprisingly not a Sony proprietary card but a regular micro SD. Same reason I still have my third gen Kindle. I can download all the books for free.

      • Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 month ago

        I have a D01100 its a gen4 (my mistake). I just plug it into my computer or phone and transfer an epub right onto it. I never hooked it to an account. I even have a program to convert Manga but it’s been awhile since I did that and I honestly can’t even remember the name of the program or how it works. Had this thing since 07 so…

        I google the book I want to read with “epub”, download the file, plug my phone directly into my Kindle and use the file system just like I used to on a PC. Never really had to do much more than that.

  • xan1242@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    For PSP development, PPSSPP can be very good if configured correctly and you know how to use it.

    You can debug on a PSP using psplink but compared to PPSSPP it’s a nuisance to do it every single time. Plus, using a GUI debugger is way nicer anyway.

    What really fascinated me was Sony’s approach. For all intents and purposes, it was on par with the PS2 or even better (because of more memory).

    Yeah sure, the VUs coupled with the GS throughput were better for graphics processing than the Media Engine in the PSP, but the devil is in the details.

    But unlike the PS2, it has a real OS that is capable of loading modules and even do some fake multitasking! This was groundbreaking for the time and this is what made it so magical for homebrew IMO.