Marty | 123NZ & TravelGeekStill fun to play Burnout Legends and Virtua Tennis on the #PSP.
Although the device feels so small when you're used to the Steam Deck 😆
Nazo@nazokiyoubinbou haha true that.... "Every disadvantage has its advantage" 😁
@digigeek The PSP really was hecking neat in its time. I really wish the primary handhelds had stayed simple and minimal.
(Hard to explain exactly what I mean. The Switch, Steamdeck, and etc with their large size and ability to run quite a lot more than anything like a PSP ever even imagined are really neat and kind of have their own place, but I don't think it's right that they replaced those things...)
nxadmOn the other hand, the PSP is kind of the sweet spot for emulation. The PPSSPP emulator is mature and performant and cheap retro machines are today fast enough to run the games at 2 to 3x the resolution. The games look better than ever.
@nxadm @digigeek I don't know about some of that. Most emulation handhelds can't do that much with it, but they can (barely) emulate it. Apparently the PSP kept things a bit simpler than the PS2 with it's "Emotion Engine" processor, so it has always been relatively emulation friendly. (But enhancements like 2-3x the resolution is generally a PC with all its power thing. Besides, the retro handhelds usually don't even HAVE 2-3x the resolution...)
As a side note, my preferred emulation handheld is the Anbernic RG353P right now. Shaped not so dissimilar from this sort of device (albeit slightly more comfortable.)
I use the Retroid rp3+, released in 2022. It's great for PSP emulation. Only very heavy games (like God of War) must be run at the native resolution. Things like Virtual Tennis can be run at 3x resolution.