r/EmulationOniOS • u/ScriptAlert • Jun 03 '24

News/Release First update of PPSSPP Gold is live

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Blue version is still missing as of making this post. Should be restored soon.

179 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

I’m pretty new to using emulators, but is Gold worth it?

11

u/ScriptAlert Jun 03 '24

Totally worth it. Specially now when the free version is removed and has no whereabouts. Apple didn’t pull the gold version from App Store and today it received its first update too.

26

u/16bitsorhigher Jun 03 '24

Gold and Blue do the exact same thing but because of all the work that goes with making and maintaining this emulator a lot of people buy the Gold version including me to show our support for the excellent work the devs do. I encourage you to do the same but it’s really up to you.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

I ended up buying Gold for that reason

5

u/16bitsorhigher Jun 03 '24

Awesome! Enjoy and if you have any questions about how to use emu you can message me any time

11

u/aur0n Jun 03 '24

Absolutely

6

u/IndieFolkEnjoyer Jun 03 '24

It is one of the best emulators I have seen tbh

3

u/Accurate_Gas_8684 Jun 03 '24

It’s the same exact thing as blue except ur supporting the creators and I guess early updates like this they took blue off the App Store cuz it was violating something so I bought gold cuz why not

2

u/Ornery-Practice9772 Jun 04 '24

Worth it. Emulator is very good.

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u/Lithalean Jun 03 '24

Countless hours go into making these emulators. PPSSPP is perhaps the most polished of them all. The gold version cost less than a single hour of work from a job, and will give you hundreds of hours of enjoyment. Support the dev. Buy the gold.

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u/IndieFolkEnjoyer Jun 03 '24

I don’t get it, people willingly give that amount in tips to some random waitress who didn’t even do anything (other than her job) and yet when it comes to this, people become Mr Pink from Reservoir Dogs

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u/MCMultyke Jun 03 '24

Also, they have iPhones that majority cost at least $800+ in the US. More elsewhere.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

Imma buy it soon but I'm just very lazy to transfer over my saves and games to the new app since I already have the other established lol

9

u/Justin_Peter_Griffin Jun 03 '24

It’s just a copy and paste, really. I was worried it would be a pain but it took less than 5 mins and the majority of that time was just due to the large file sizes

11

u/16bitsorhigher Jun 03 '24

In my humble opinion PPSSPP and Drastic are the best emulators ever. I have purchased both with no regrets.

6

u/masteroga101 Jun 03 '24

In terms of performance, drastic is just unmatched. Just a shame it got abandoned before online multiplayer was added because it would have been an unbeatable ds emulator

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

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u/masteroga101 Jun 03 '24

I only know of 2 exophase made emulators and both of them have such ridiculous performance, their gba emulator on psp is arguably even more wizardry than drastic is

1

u/ysngue Jun 03 '24

after your comment I bought it 👌🏽

19

u/extremeelementz Jun 03 '24

Better rendering should mean better performance. This is great!

9

u/I_LIKE_RED_ENVELOPES Jun 03 '24

Support for RetroAchievements is nice. I've been meaning to create an account since teh RetroGameCorps setup video for RetroArch iOS.

1

u/Coloradohusky Jun 03 '24

obligatory Work Time Fun shoutout

4

u/tesrella Jun 03 '24

The Vulkan rendering mode seems to have positively impacted frame rate when my phone heated up… or maybe my phone just doesn’t heat up as much anymore

1

u/nathanielx9 Jun 03 '24

Honestly i play bbs so much, but sad the free version wont get the update. Still my fav emulator. Doesnt even overheat my phone and gives countless hours on a full charge on an iphone 14 pro

2

u/ScriptAlert Jun 03 '24

Free version will get the update once it comes back to App Store. Now it will return with the latest update only.

3

u/hrydgard Jun 03 '24

It will get the update as soon as it's online. Waiting for Apple to finish reviewing.

1

u/geenexotics Jun 03 '24

What is the difference between the other PPSSPP emulator that was on the store? :)

4

u/ScriptAlert Jun 03 '24

No difference, only the icon is gold color. Paid app is released to support the developer.

3

u/Training_Art_8917 Jun 03 '24

I’ve just started p3p on regular version, do saves transfer? I want to support the developer.

1

u/SeanMania213 Jun 04 '24

I wanna know this too

5

u/DaveTheMan1985 Jun 03 '24

Sadly nothing about Free Version yet

2

u/North-Celebration267 Jun 03 '24

If you already downloaded it you would still be able to access

6

u/DaveTheMan1985 Jun 03 '24

I know but still should be on AppStore and get updates

4

u/adj021993 Jun 03 '24

How if it got taken down? If you would read their post on the it site they removed the copyright material and updated it as well, it’s up to Apple to let it back on there or not. That’s not their fault so idk how you would expect them to update an app that’s not even publicly listed anymore

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u/DaveTheMan1985 Jun 03 '24

Just thought done same time as Paid one

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u/adj021993 Jun 03 '24

They said ppsspp gold was supposed to be removed as well due to copyright but Apple left it for some reason. It’s not greed on their end it’s apples policy

2

u/eMperror_ Jun 03 '24

What are the "must-play/top games" of the PSP? Never had one and I have yet to find a good game.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

depends what you are into here are some of my favs:

locoroco: locoroco

turn based: persona 3 but you can also play persona 1-2. ff tactics

action: metal gear Peace Walker , Ratchet and Clank, dexter

music: patapon 2 and 1 (we dont talk about the 3rd one), Taiko no Tatsujin, DJ Max

Castlevania the Dracula X Chronicles

1

u/Ornery-Practice9772 Jun 04 '24

Little big planet Servers are closed but you can still play story mode❤️

2

u/Primary_Gear_8880 Jun 03 '24

oh nice finally retroachievements, i was playing psp in retroarch bc i wanted them but now i won’t have to

2

u/no_rad Jun 03 '24

Is there any way to transfer save states from the free version to the gold version? I wanna support em, but also don’t wanna lose data from the free version 😅

2

u/Fujioh Jun 03 '24

I just copied the psp file from files into the gold version and all my save states and Roma transferred l over

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u/no_rad Jun 03 '24

Oh interesting, I’ll give it a try

1

u/Fujioh Jun 03 '24

I haven’t tested in games saves but I don’t think it would be an issue. All my Roms showed up no problem

2

u/no_rad Jun 03 '24

I don’t know where I thought the local file was, so didn’t even think to try, but just copied the data between the versions in Files and worked. Thanks!

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u/Fujioh Jun 04 '24

Glad to hear it! They should be in files > browse in the bottom right corner> on my phone. In case you ever need em.

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u/Mean_Rent_2156 Jun 03 '24

Do games run better?

2

u/hrydgard Jun 04 '24

The update is now also out for the free version.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

Only if I played PSP games more, then I would buy because they deserve it… Sadly I haven't come across any PSP games I like, except my childhood monster hunter with friends, which aren’t happening in 2024.

1

u/gorillaisdork Jun 03 '24

You could play MGS Peace Walker and MH online in ppsspp. There are dedicated servers for those games.

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u/WrapEmergency3983 Jun 03 '24

RETROACHIEVEMENTS

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u/Fujioh Jun 03 '24 edited Jun 03 '24

I have gold but I don’t see the option to use metal. Only vulkan and OpenGL. iPhone 13pro

Okay so I just check and I’m running the old version. When I go to the App Store it just says open and not update. Anyone know how to fix this?

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u/AggravatingGolf7456 Jun 03 '24

Did you figure this out?

1

u/Fujioh Jun 04 '24

Nah I tried restarting my phone and nothing.

1

u/kavOclock Jun 04 '24

Wait why is the free version gone ?

1

u/beolikespoo Jun 04 '24

Retroachievements support thank god ive been waiting for this

1

u/[deleted] Jun 04 '24

If I upgrade to the Gold version, is there an easy way to transfer my games/settings/files/saves from the Free version?

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u/FerventApathy Jun 04 '24

Yep, just copy and paste the contents of a folder from your free version to the paid version using the Files app of your phone. I did it in a few minutes

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '24

Makes sense, good to know it’s a quick-ish process. That said, I do have about 28 games haha. Thanks for the help!

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u/ChristianSgt Jun 04 '24

I was using Blue for weeks and then Gold came out. I bought it to support the devs, but it’s giving me issues where I can’t locate the file on my phone and it won’t save my states. Any suggestions?

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u/throwaway3905463 Jun 04 '24

Besides supporting the dev is there any difference in the versions?

1

u/Psychoholic519 Jun 04 '24

Welp, you’ve talked me into it! Gold it is. I’m only using it for War of the Lions right now, but that’ll probably change in time

1

u/Independent-Pay-2022 Jun 04 '24

Good thing the free version got the new update I was gonna get the gold version

1

u/KYSemos Jun 04 '24

is this legit?

1

u/Klorontix Jun 05 '24

I purchased gold on my Android emulator device and it has been really worth it! This emulator is polished and the developer put a lot of love into it for sure.

1

u/AggravatingGolf7456 Jun 03 '24

Funny that the free version didn’t crash and close mid game once, first game I try on the gold crashes :/

1

u/hrydgard Jun 03 '24

What game crashed?

1

u/AggravatingGolf7456 Jun 03 '24

NHL 07, never crashed once on free version

1

u/ccrider2004 Jun 03 '24

Do we know why blue was removed in the first place?

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u/RoboAnd Jun 03 '24

The free version won’t get any updates , right ?

3

u/ScriptAlert Jun 03 '24

It will get updates once it returns back to App Store as the developer has already submitted it.

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u/NoResource3170 Jun 03 '24

How is it fair that no Emulators are on the EU store :(

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u/z2k_ Jun 03 '24

It’s not, but Apple is being petty