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PCSX is a free and open-source, video game console emulator that allows software designed to be used with the Sony PlayStation to run on personal computers. Over the years, development changed hands several times with PCSX-Reloaded (PCSXR) now being the main version. As of 2021, the emulator seems to be no longer under active development. [5]
ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
This is a list of PlayStation (PS1) games digitally re-released on the PlayStation Store in NA territories. These are the original games software emulated.At their initial release in December 2006, downloadable PS1 titles were only available to play on PlayStation Portable (PSP), [1] but titles became available for PlayStation 3 (PS3) in April 2007, [2] for PlayStation Vita on August 28, 2012 ...
Soon after the PSP was released, hackers began to discover exploits in the PSP that could be used to run unsigned code on the device. Sony released version 1.51 of the PSP firmware in May 2005 to plug the holes that hackers were using to gain access to the device. [8]
Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.
RPCS3 is a free and open-source emulator and debugger for the Sony PlayStation 3 that runs on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and macOS operating systems, allowing PlayStation 3 games and software to be played and debugged on a personal computer.
In some cases, emulators allow for the application of ROM patches which update the ROM or BIOS dump to fix incompatibilities with newer platforms or change aspects of the game itself. The emulator subsequently uses the BIOS dump to mimic the hardware while the ROM dump (with any patches) is used to replicate the game software. [7]
These are the original PlayStation versions of games software emulated. Initially, downloadable PS1 titles were only available to play on PlayStation Portable (PSP). [1] An update released in April 2007 enabled playing of these purchased PS1 titles on PlayStation 3 (PS3). [2] Some titles can also be played on other PlayStation systems.