PPSSPP Review. PPSSPP is an emulator for Sony?s first handheld console, the PSP (PlayStation Portable), that is capable of playing the majority games on your laptop or desktop computer, including the increase in resolution that this brings with it.
Step 1: Don't panic
We're always working on improving graphics, but a lot of games look great already. It's often just settings.
Step 2: Change your settings
PPSSPP only keeps settings for things that have downsides. Pretty much every setting that speeds things up can cause things to render wrong.
Under System, there's a way to reset PPSSPP's settings to defaults. Try this first of all. Remember that you might have created 'game specific' settings too.
Otherwise, some settings to keep in mind (under Graphics):
- Backend - try a different one
- Mode - anything but 'Buffered rendering' draws things wrong, black screens or missing things, broken effects
- Simulate block transfer effects - some graphics require this, leave it on
- Frameskipping - sometimes results in glitches or flicker
- Rendering resolution - some games have weird lines above 1x PSP
- Vertex cache - causes things to update slowly or have wrong shapes
- Lazy texture caching - causes wrong graphics sometimse
- Retain changed textures - can cause black boxes, slowdown
- Disable slower effects - causes a lot of glitches, black screen, etc.
- Texture upscale level - sometimes causes glitches and weird lines
- Texture filtering - 'Auto' is what the PSP does, try that first
- Hacks - cause bugs in most games, but improve some games - might be worth trying
And a couple under System:
- I/O timing method - sometimes changing this helps graphical issues
- Change emulated PSP's CPU clock - causes weird glitches, sometimes bad graphics - leave at auto
Step 3: Stop using that save state
Sometimes even after we've fixed a bug, save states keep that bug around. Save in game and restart the game.
Also, using save states only is kinda like playing on the PSP without ever turning it off. Some games broke or had glitches after long play sessions, but most people didn't notice because its battery didn't last forever.
Step 4: Update your drivers or OS
On desktop, make sure you're using the latest & greatest drivers. On Android, try applying system updates. Many weird rendering issues are caused by bugs in drivers.
PPSSPP does things most games don't, because it's trying to port old style game rendering tricks to modern graphics cards. So we find all the good bugs in drivers.
Step 5: Try the latest version
PPSSPP often gets fixes and updates. Even if you're using the latest stable version, the latest git build may work even better, and may have already fixed any issue you're hitting.
Step 1: Don't panic
Many games work in PPSSPP, and we're always fixing bugs.
Step 2: Change your settings
Some settings, especially ones meant for speed, can cause crashes. Under System, there's a way to reset PPSSPP's settings to defaults. Try this first of all.
Otherwise, try turning off (in order):
- Enable cheats (under System)
- Enable networking/WLAN (under Network)
- Fast memory (under System)
- Locked CPU clock speed (under System)
- Retain changed textures (under Graphics)
- Disable slow framebuffer effects (under Graphics - uncheck it to turn off disabling)
- Anything under hacks in Audio or Graphics
- Frameskipping (under Graphics)
- Simulate block transfer effects (under Graphics - only if you have to)
The first four are the most common causes, by far.
If you had to turn off 'Simulate block transfer effects', 'Frameskipping', or 'Fast memory' - you've found a bug. The other settings can be unstable.
Step 3: Check your disc file
Check the CRC of your ISO, and make sure it's a good copy. Sometimes files can become corrupt, and if you downloaded it, you may easily get a hacked/broken/partial disc. See the FAQ to learn how to get games that will work properly.
Step 4: Update your drivers (PC only)
Even if you play other amazing games which don't crash, your video drivers can still be the problem. Emulators tend to use features of video drivers that most other games don't. Authors of emulators routinely discover bugs in video drivers for this reason.
Updating your operating system or drivers (if they come separately) often tends to help. With some old video cards, there may be specific versions that work best - search the forum or Google for your card.
Step 5: Try the latest version
PPSSPP often gets fixes and updates. Even if you're using the latest stable version, the latest git build may work even better, and may have already fixed any issue you're hitting.
Step 6: Check the forum and reports
PPSSPP's forum has info on whether the game works for other people, and PPSSPP's reporting section logs reports people made from PPSSPP, along with their system details.
This can help you find if there's a certain version of PPSSPP that used to work, or a certain CRC that's known broken, or even if it just has never worked for anyone.
If all else fails
Try to find a good way to reproduce the crash, and create a log of the crash. On Android, an 'adb logcat' can help a lot, and on Windows, running DebugLog from a git build will generate a log.
Make sure to search for an issue first, and if you can't find one, create one. Remember to include as much information as you can.
If you can't get any log/error message
Driver For Ppsspp
For Windows
Try to run PPSSPP in safe mode or with clean boot enabled
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Turn off any programs that might cause issues
For Android/iOS
Turn off any apps that might cause issues
Drivers For Ppsspp Windows 7
Restart your Device