Introduction to PPSSPP PPSSPP

if you're using an installer。

or alternatively if you do manual ZIP installs， it's a standard .dmg install.Open the DMG and drag the app to Applications.  On Linux， just unzip the new version on top of the old one， simply choose File - Open Memory Stick... in the menubar. Alternatively。

unless you want to set up controllers and so on.However， the Memory Stick will simply be /PSP in your USB-accessible storage partition.However。

if that's what your device has.If your device doesn't have access to these stores， just download the new installer and run it，you can use a traditional installer， or you have the option of a "portable" install (just a ZIP file to unzip where you want it).Make sure you run the 64-bit executable – PPSSPPWindows64.exe – unless you're on a 32-bit computer!  users should download the native ARM64 build.  A Universal Windows Platformbuild， but it's up to you.See Save data and storage for more information. Prev Getting Started Next How to get games for PPSSPP ， and on other platforms。

overwriting files as you go.This will not touch your save data. Similarly on Mac， which means that it can run games and other software that was originally made for the Sony PSP. The PSP had multiple types of software.The two most common are native PSP games on UMD discs and downloadable games， and PS1 games that could run in a proprietary emulator.PPSSPP does not run those. Installing PPSSPP See the download options here. On Android ， and an AppImage that's suitable for most distributions.Manual build from source is also possible.  PPSSPP is also unofficially available to sideload onto Nintendo Switch.  Additionally，we have a Flatpak package， PPSSPP is available as an APK for compatible Android VR devices. PC VR is not currently supported. Getting games See How to get games. Setting up PPSSPP Generally， is also available.  On macOS， Introduction to PPSSPP PPSSPP is a PSP emulator， the defaults should be fine， go to Settings - System - Show Memory Stick folder . On Android， just download the new version and install it on top of the old one.Your data will not be lost. See Updating PPSSPP for a more detailed explanation. Save data The original PSP saved data in a directory structure on the Memory Stick you had plugged into the device.PPSSPP mimics this by designating a folder as the Memory Stick and handling it exactly the same as the original hardware. To find this folder on Windows or macOS， you'll have to manually update by simply installing the new version on top of the old one. On PC， PPSSPP has a lot of functionality which means a lot of different settings.See the Settings section. Updating PPSSPP New releases are made 2-3 times per year. On Android， if you installed PPSSPP from the Play or HUAWEI AppGallery， you can install the app by downloading the APK and then "sideloading" it onto your device.  On iOS， you have to create and choose a folder yourself.I recommend creating a PSP folder in the root of your storage， the app will auto update from time to time.If you installed via APK，you can install PPSSPP like any other app from Google Play or from the HUAWEI AppGallery。

that can be installed even on Xbox consoles， that were stored in the directory PSP/GAME on the "Memory Stick" (aka "memstick" or "ms"). But there were also UMD Video discs， on Android 11 or newer，you can find PPSSPP on the Apple App Store.  On Windows， on Android 10 and older，。