Dan Mons

PlayStation 1 “tonyhax” soft-mod released

For a number of years there has been a small amount of research into PlayStation 1 games that created save files where certain text field length checks were not performed (say, when custom naming a character or other save information), and could potentially result in a buffer overflow attack (a common security attack that allows […]

Rany Battikh

X-station firmware 1.0.2 released

A new firmware update has just been released for the new and upcoming PlayStation optical drive emulator (ODE), the X-station. While users who pre-ordered their units before late September are expecting to receive them very soon, the project’s main developer ramapcsx2 addressed some bugs, improved compatibility and ameliorated the overall presentation of the X-station, all […]

Alex Mitchell

PS1Digital Update: New FPGA, Reclocking Features

On April 1st 2020, Dan “citrus3000psi” Kunz tweeted some updates on the PS1Digital (nee, PS1HDMI) project. The PS1Digital, like the DCDigital, is a hardware modification that adds HDMI ports to compatible consoles by tapping in to the digital video and audio signals on their respective motherboards. While high-quality analog video signals can look excellent on […]

Alex Mitchell

PSIO receives new firmware update (v2.6.12)

The PSIO, a Playstation optical drive emulator developed by Cybdyn Systems, received a firmware update last week that addressed several bugs and improved game compatibility. The changelog is listed below: Recent Changes from 2.6.11->2.6.12 [Bug Fix] Launching by ‘Quick Start’ would not set the HC05 license correctly which would result in some games freezing. [Bug […]

Ray Commend

8bitdo announces wireless adapter for the Playstation Classic

8bitdo has been on fire over the last year releasing controllers and adapters for many of our beloved past and current consoles.  Today, it’s the Playstation Classic’s turn.  In a tweet, they announced their new wirelesss bluetooth adapter.  If you’re familiar with their products, it looks exactly like their older wireless bluetooth adapter, but instead […]

Bob

PSIO Firmware Update

A new PSIO new firmware was released that fixes XA audio playback among other glitches:  http://ps-io.com/news/ In order to update your firmware, you need to log into your account, then get the firmware from:  http://ps-io.com/downloads/ Some people have reported new bugs with this firmware, as well as issues updating.  The team behind it seems very responsive […]