PSP emulation development slowing down?

**ArugulaZ** · August 10th, 2005, 23:49

Man, it sure seems like the emulation scene on the PSP has been drying up lately. It's really a shame, too, because there are still so many systems yet to be emulated on the PSP, especially the older ones like the 2600 and ColecoVision.

Does anyone have any theories as to why coders have lost interest in PSP emulation? Is it because of the recent release of firmware updates that make their programs impossible to run, or all the piracy that's been going on lately? Or is it just that the thrill of making software on the PSP is gone for many programmers?

JR

**xuphorz** · August 10th, 2005, 23:54

probly the second option, but i not a programmer, so i don't know

also, it hasn't really died, the pc emulation scene has been going (slowly) for probly 10 years, and i think the psp will also

***wraggster*** · August 10th, 2005, 23:55

the piracy isnt helping matters

**xuphorz** · August 11th, 2005, 00:00

Originally Posted by wraggster

the piracy isnt helping matters

true, but do you really think a psp developer wil stop just because they'll think what sony wil do?

**MSX** · August 11th, 2005, 00:47

Let's just hope that they've been quietly working on killer apps and emulators, eh?

.

**Omatic** · August 11th, 2005, 01:26

This kinda reminds me of a certain Stock Market thing that happened some time ago. Or maybe the current real estate market. Basically what I'm saying is that we were getting used to releases comming out of the woodworks like crazy, and things might be returning to what they'd "normally" be.

At least, that's my theory.

**Mourningstar** · August 11th, 2005, 01:29

Its probably because Sony wont stop until they kill PSP homebrew/emu....

**xuphorz** · August 11th, 2005, 01:32

that reminds me

if sony were to find this site, and declare it lawsuitable, would all the members of the site be in trouble?

**nexis2600** · August 11th, 2005, 06:04

I think it's just more from the PSP scene going though a new phase.

For the longest time we have been riding on the early phase of just "port anything and everything you can get to compile." There are many ported programs out there at are just not in a great state and need alot of work.

I feel that now since alot is known about the psp hardware, coders are now more focusing on bigger task that take much more time to develope. I for instance must admit I have been much more quiet then antisipated. Yet that is because I am currently brewing something in the background that deals with neopop in general which ngPsp will benifit from emensly. As well I am busy with the long task of getting wifi working which takes alot of time to just poke around.