PlayStation Portable (PSP) Architecture

Anti-Piracy

• wikibooks.org, PSP homebrew history.
• pastie.org, UMD keys decrypted.
• PPSSPP Project, Kirk_engine.c. Github.
• PSP Developer Wiki, Keys — PSP developer wiki. 2021.
• Fanjita, Pandora’s battery (Official announcement). Archived.
• PSP Developer Wiki, Pandora (accessed 03-February-2026).
• Davee, 6.61 infinity - an explanation.

Audio

• PPSSPP Project, SasAudio.cpp. Github.
• PPSSPP Project, SimpleAudioDec.cpp. Github.

CPU

• groepaz/hitmen, Yet another PlayStationPortable documentation.
• Tom Foremski, SGI to sell 6 million MIPS technology shares.
• TyRaNiD, The naked PSP. ps2dev.org.
• PCMag India staff, Sony PSP specs.
• Alex Marshall, PSPTEK.
• PPSSPP Project, MediaEngine.cpp. Github.
• Bryan Fletcher, Programming the PlayStation portable (PSP). GDCVault.
• MIPS, MIPS architecture for programmers - volume i-a: Introduction to the MIPS64® architecture - revision 6.01. 2014.
• MIPS, MIPS32 4K - processor core family - software user’s manual - revision 01.18. 2004.
• pspdev, Psptoolchain - gcc-4.9.3-PSP.patch (Archived). Github.
• Computer History Museum, MIPS: Risking it all on RISC. Youtube.
• PSP Developer Wiki contributors, Tachyon (accessed 29-January-2026).
• groepaz/hitmen, Cache coherency (accessed 29-January-2026).
• groepaz/hitmen, System overview (accessed 29-January-2026).
• PSP Developer Wiki contributors, Modules (accessed 29-January-2026).

Games

• Retro Reversing, Official sony PSP SDK.

Graphics

• groepaz/hitmen, 3D graphics processing (accessed 29-January-2026).
• pspdev, Graphics utility library - PSPSDK 1.0+beta2.

I/O

• edepot.com, PSP secrets.
• NIL:’s white page, Interfacing with the PSP remote port.
• SilverSpring, Motherboard IC’s.

Operating System

• jas0nuk, IdStorage keys and their uses + regeneration [TECHNICAL DISCUSSION]. LAN.ST.
• PSP Developer Wiki, Initial program loader. 2020.
• PSP Developer Wiki, Iplloader (accessed 02-February-2026).

Other Media

• Zophar gallery, Raw music files.
• The Models Resource, 3D models. Archived.

Photography

• Evan Amos, The vanamo online game museum.
• Rodrigo Copetti (Me), Diagrams, casual photos and game screenshots.
• Kisscc0, Memory stick icon.