Japanese homebrew developer NJ has released new development versions of his CPS1, CPS2, Neo Geo CD, and Neo Geo MVS emulators for the PSP. According to the translated readme, changes have been made to both video and sound emulation. Additionally, NJ has updated the stable 2.2.x branch of his emulators to 2.2.5, which include various bug fixes. Downloads for each […]

Darkchild and Roe-Ur-Boat have released a Windows-based utility called PSP Program Template Maker, which essentially allows users to set up a basic build environment for writing a PSP program within one click. * Prepares the MAKEFILE * Makes a Main.c with the includes and if the user wishes, a sample hello world! * Creates a batch file for compiling the […]

Homebrew developer Mediumgauge has released an update to PSP Filer, a versatile file management application for the PSP that allows users to easily edit, copy, delete, and move files on the memory stick and flash memory. New to this release is a CPU speed change option, bug fixes, and a UMD ripping feature. version 4.0: MD5 = E93695B4 BE991FA3 47FC252F […]

Zinga Burga has released an update to RCO Editor, a PSP XMB customization program that allows users to replace icons, sounds, text data, and page data found in RCO files on the PSP’s flash memory. This release features support for creating 4 bit and 32 bit GIM files, effectively removing the 256-bit color restriction. Additionally, it is now possible to […]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released an update to PSPTHOM, a PSP port of Sylvain Huet’s original Thomson TO7 home computer emulator Thom. This release is fully compatible with custom firmware as well as the PSP Slim and Zx has added IR keyboard support, an FPS limit function, a new splash intro screen, bug fixes, and support for ISO 8859-1 characters. […]

Homebrew developer NephilimNX has announced that ThemePlus! NX is officially out of beta with the release of version 3.01. For those new to the application, ThemePlus! NX is a custom firmware plugin for the PSP that allows users to easily change their custom theme, wallpaper, and gameboot at timely intervals. First and foremost, this release patches up a major bug […]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released a port of the popular command line chess program GNU Chess to PSP. The initial release features a complete graphical user interface and a single player mode in which players can play chess against the computer. Download PSP GNU Chess v1.0.1 For Custom Firmware / PSP GNU Chess v1.0.1 For Firmware 1.5 PSP GNU CHESS: […]

We saw a similar sound reactive LED hardware mod for the regular PSP Phat awhile back, and now L0rdNiC0 of AcidMods has adapted the mod to his PSP Slim. Check out the video clip below to see this impressive mod in action:

Developer EvilDooinz has released an update to PSP WOL (Wake-On-LAN), a utility that enables users to remotely boot up a PC that is in hibernation mode, standby or even fully powered off by using their PSP. Changes to version 2.1 include a new info splash screen, support for 3.x custom firmwares, and up to 255 hosts are now supported. Download […]

Homebrew developer Raphael has released an update to JoySens, an analog sensitivity plugin for the PSP. This release adds a D-Pad / Analog swap function and provides a fix for analog sticks that completely deny to respond in one or two directions. Changelog – Added a rescaling functionality to fix analog sticks that return too small values in either direction […]

Homebrew developer NephilimNX has released an update to ThemePlus! NX, a custom firmware plugin for the PSP that allows users to easily change their custom theme, wallpaper, and gameboot at timely intervals. Still in beta, this release features improved compatibility and optimization improvements over the previous beta release, bringing XMB load times down from 20 seconds to only 2 seconds. […]

Homebrew developer Raphael has rolled out an update to JoySens for custom firmware 3.71 M33 users. JoySens is a plugin that allows PSP users to tweak the analog stick’s sensitivity in various ways, allowing for more precise movement while playing an FPS for example. Aside from preliminary support for 3.71 M33, no other changes are included in this release. Download […]

Homebrew developer Uberjack has announced the initial release of Handy PSP, an Atari Lynx emulator for PlayStation Portable. It’s written in C and C++ and uses GU (Graphical Utility toolkit) for rendering. Download Handy PSP Handy PSP [Uberjack]

NPD Canada has released the hardware and software sales chart for the month of September in Canada and surprise, Microsoft and Bungie Studios’ Halo 3 led the pack at 135,000 units sold. Xbox 360 hardware sales were equally as impressive, with 51,200 units sold, surpassing even the Wii.

SpectroPlasm has finished his work on a homemade PSP VGA adapter that allows the regular PSP to be connected to any standard VGA monitor or TV. Spectro has noted that he will post instructions on how to create your own VGA cable soon. View the rest of the photos at our partner site LAN.ST.

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released an update to his recently released PSPWrite application. PSPWrite is a simple to use yet powerful text editor that allows users to edit any ASCII plain-text file on the PSP, either through the included Danzeff virtual keyboard or a wireless IR keyboard. Version 1.0.2 features many bug fixes and optimizations to the initial release. What’s […]

Homebrew developer Zx-81 has released a new version of PSPColem, a ColecoVision emulator for the PSP ported from Marat Fayzullin’s original ColEm. The new release now displays and saves thumbnail images for each save state, includes an option to display the frame rate, and also features new graphics. What’s new in version 1.1.0: – Display and save thumbnail images for […]

Konami announced today that Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus has gone gold and is currently winging its way to manufacturing for release on November 13. The game is essentially a multiplayer and single player add-on pack to the original Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops release for PSP. Portable Ops Plus introduces new single player mode, dubbed “Infinity Mission,” as […]

Homebrew developer jsharrad has announced the initial release of FlacPlay, an audio player for the PSP which supports the playback of FLAC files. FLAC is a lossless audio codec. To select a FLAC file, use the Up and Down buttons on the D-pad and press X to begin playback. O stops playback. The author notes that he plans to include […]

Ketchup has a released an update to Recovery LE, a VSH plugin that allows users to access the recovery menu options on custom firmware 3.71 M33 straight from the PSP cross media bar (XMB). Major additions to this release include a battery timer, a USB on / off switch, AntiUpdate feature, and various bug fixes.