Is PSP emulation on the Switch good in June 2023?

[ragnarok_approaches123]

I tried Citra and it sort of works but needs a lot of work to become worth using. How about the PSP?

 

[M7L7NK7]

It was good years ago

 

[hippy dave]

AFAIK the PPSSPP standalone build is meant to work better than the Retroarch build. Sounds like everything should work fine without hassle apart from a handful of the most demanding games (ogre tactics?) which might need more overclock. This is off the top of my head, but the best place for accurate info would be the PPSSPP thread.

 

[kristianity77]

I tried the standalone ppsspp and its good apart from seemingly annoying micro stutters and it doesn't matter what game you play. I've heard ppsspp is better when played under android on switch but I haven't tested that out .

 

[M7L7NK7]

I tried the standalone ppsspp and its good apart from seemingly annoying micro stutters and it doesn't matter what game you play. I've heard ppsspp is better when played under android on switch but I haven't tested that out .

Never had that issue

 

[Gep_Etto]

Never had that issue

Me neither.

 

[kristianity77]

Never had that issue

The issue is there, I've seen it across numerous switch models. Whether you notice these micro stutters is another thing entirely. Its minor, bit annoying if you are susceptible to it.

 

[JeepX87]

It run fine with many PSP games but not Final Fantasy I and II.

 

[baobao43]

It is good and most games run very well. There are some that have issues. I used android on switch and it runs even better there for some games. Not really worth installing it just for minor PPSSPP improvement unless you are otherwise interested in android. I do find texture replacement has issues on the standalone. On android I was able to play P3P with HD texture replacement and cut scene restoration mods. Also HD texture replacement on Trails in the sky. Didn't have any issues but did on the standalone in atmosphere.

 

[AshhhB33]

I've found it to be sub par when emulating things like Wipeout Pure, Pulse & Outrun 2, even with frameskip set to 1 for 30fps it still stutters.

Performance is oddly on par with an Xbox One X back when we had retail mode emulators.

 

[rcpd]

I only want to play one PSP game. Retroarch plays it at like 12FPS. Stand-alone plays it at like 18FPS.

Damn you, Everyday Shooter. You’re basically homebrew. Just play.

 

[Asia81]

I need to try Daxter and the yugioh tag force games

 

[ragnarok_approaches123]

I gave it a shot and it's not perfect but it is playable. There's a few frames of input lag in Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. It's good enough for a casual playthrough but I imagine some of the bosses will be harder. The games don't look great on the Switch OLED display but you don't play PSP games for their graphics in 2023.

I haven't done any side-by-side comparisons but retro games probably look better on the Switch Lite because the smaller screen helps mask visual defects.

 

[rcpd]

I gave it a shot and it's not perfect but it is playable. There's a few frames of input lag in Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. It's good enough for a casual playthrough but I imagine some of the bosses will be harder. The games don't look great on the Switch OLED display but you don't play PSP games for their graphics in 2023.

I haven't done any side-by-side comparisons but retro games probably look better on the Switch Lite because the smaller screen helps mask visual defects.

Most games don’t even have the slowdowns. Overclock the Switch, bump the native resolution up to 3x or 4x, set upscale level to ‘Auto’, and enjoy. There are a few that just aren’t playable though.

Looking at you, Everyday Shooter.