PPSSPP emulator updated to version 1.7, adds simple Discord integration
Five months after their most recent major update to version 1.6, the team behind the PlayStation Portable emulator, PPSSPP, has issued a brand new update. Version 1.7 is out now, and makes some minor changes and improvements. For those on certain Android phones such as the Galaxy Note 9, device-specific crashes have now been resolved along with problems that occurred on the GPD XD. As far as most users are interested, this update is a minor one that makes stability improvements and bug fixes. Final Fantasy Tactics also now finally plays audio correctly, a notable improvement over older versions. Out of the full changelog, shown below, perhaps most users will find the new simple Discord integration the most interesting feature unique to this update. We may joke about stability, but if you’ve been having any issues with 1.6, it’s advised to update due to the amount of fixes. If you’d like to check out the latest build of PPSSPP, you can grab it at the source link.
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PPSSPP 1.7 has a large number of compatibility and bugfixes, and if you've previously had problems with crashes or instability, hopefully you will see a big improvement.
The Android release will be rolled out slowly over the next week to catch bugs. If you want to get it early, the APK is available.
- 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