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PPSSPP for iOS 1.17.3 is out!PPSSPP for iOS is back!PPSSPP for iOS 1.17.2, iOS review still stalledPPSSPP temporarily down from App Store, back soon hopefullyUpcoming iOS features and fixesPPSSPP is live on the App Store!About the Apple announcement (update 4)The VR builds are separate againPPSSPP has a new buildbot, and Android builds now include VRPPSSPP 1.17 is out!Android Beta program now open, site update!PPSSPP 1.16 is out!PPSSPP 1.15.4 is here!PPSSPP 1.14 has arrived!PPSSPP 1.13 is here!PPSSPP 1.12 is out!PPSSPP 1.11 is here!PPSSPP 1.10 is out!PPSSPP 1.9 is here!PPSSPP 1.8 - bugfixes and more!PPSSPP 1.7 - stability and bugfixes!PPSSPP 1.6 - the fast one!PPSSPP back in the Play Store!PPSSPP temporarily gone from Play StorePPSSPP 1.5 - Vulkan is here!PPSSPP 1.4.2 - more fixesPPSSPP 1.4 has arrived!PPSSPP 1.3 is here!PPSSPP 1.2 is out!Note for iOS jailbreak usersPPSSPP 1.1!PPSSPP 1.0.1 is out!1.0!PPSSPP 0.9.9 is here!PPSSPP 0.9.8 - Xperia fix and more!PPSSPP 0.9.7 is out!0.9.7 is coming soonPPSSPP 0.9.6 is here!Plans for the next release - it's time for speed!PPSSPP 0.9.5 released!0.9.5 coming soon!PPSSPP 0.9 is finally out!0.9 status updatePPSSPP Gold for Windows and plans for 0.9PPSSPP 0.8 is finally out!Yes, 0.8 is coming soonPPSSPP 0.7.6!PPSSPP 0.7.5 is out!iOS builds available on CydiaPPSSPP 0.7 is here!Development continuesPPSSPP 0.6 - faster and better!Development builds, small progress reportPPSSPP 0.5Not quite there yet, but 0.5 is comingPPSSPP 0.4PPSSPP 0.31PPSSPP 0.2 - faster and better!Progress and Blackberry portPPSSPP has been open sourced!

PPSSPP 1.6 - the fast one!

 

This time, it's all about speed. The Vulkan backend has improved as is now the default where available, while the OpenGL backend has been properly multithreaded and now runs really fast on dual-core devices. Enjoy!

The Android release will be rolled out slowly over the next week to catch bugs. If you want it now now NOW then download the APK!

May 28: 1.6.1 fixes a few crashes. May 30: 1.6.2 fixes some more. June 5: 1.6.3 fixes even more.

  • OpenGL backend now properly multithreaded, giving a good speed boost.
  • Various Vulkan performance improvements (like #10911) and memory allocation fixes.
  • GPU command interpreter performance improvements (#10658)
  • Various fixes for app switching and widgets (#10855) on Android
  • Bugfixes and some performance improvements in the ARM64 JIT compiler and IR interpreter
  • Shader cache enabled for Vulkan
  • Multiple iOS fixes, including JIT (#10465) and file browser (#10921).
  • Improved compatibility on Mac (#10113)
  • Texture replacement ID bugfix (note: some textures from 1.5.4 may become incompatible)
  • Adhoc multiplayer fixes (#8975)
  • Vulkan support on Linux/SDL (#10413)
  • Retroarch support
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