PS3 RetroArch 1.6.0 Released - PS3 Version is back & New Vita / PSTV Improvements

Good news comes from the libretro team, as the flagship project RetroArch matures to version 1.6.0 and the beloved PS3 version has been apart of the mix along with a new version for PS Vita / PlayStation TV (& other non playstation ports) as well. The PS3 version does not contain any new cores since some of the previous builds in v1.3 era (maybe one or two less like "81"), but the build overall does seem more polished and most features are working well from initial test, but you may encounter a few bugs which if you do its also good to report them. The Vita port continues to see developer Frangarcj lead the charge with speed in mind for this update, see the details about these ports and others as the libretro team continues evolving this multi-system emulator that seems to run on just about every popular platform out there.​

-STLcardsWS​

PlayStation Releases v1.6.0 - Changelog (All Platforms) Included Cores (Emulators) Other versions release note

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  PlayStation 3 port
  
  • Sony might have just ended production of the PlayStation3 in Japan as of two days ago, but we are still supporting it for RetroArch regardless! The last stable release for RA PS3 was back in 1.3.6 days, so the remaining diehard PS3 jailbroken users will be glad to hear that 1.6.0 is available for PS3 right now!
  • We are only supplying the DEX version. We will assume PS3 repackers will be able to make a CEX version out of this.
  
  PS Vita / PlayStation TV Port
  
  • Frangarcj has provided patches which fixes the slow file I/O speeds for the Vita port, an issue which afflicts a lot of homebrew on the Vita actually. Menu performance regressions should also be fixed. For instance, the menu was previously erroneously running at 30fps.
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  Here is a changelog of most of the things that changed (Across Platforms):
  
  • AUTOSAVE/SRAM – Fix bug #3829 / #4820 (https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/3829)
  • ENDIANNESS: Fixed database scanning. Should fix scanning on PS3/WiiU/Wii, etc.
  • NET: Fix bug #4703 (https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/4703)
  • ANDROID: Runtime permission checking
  • ANDROID: Improve autoconf fallback
  • ANDROID: Improve shield portable/gamepad device grouping workaround
  • ANDROID: Allow remotes to retain OK/Cancel position when menu_swap_ok_cancel is enabled
  • LOCALIZATION: Update/finish French translation LOCALIZATION: Update German translation
  • LOCALIZATION: Update Japanese translation
  • LOCALIZATION/GUI: Korean font should display properly now with XMB/MaterialUI's default font
  • MENU: Improved rendering for XMB ribbon; using additive blending (Vulkan/GL)
  • OSX/MACOS: Fixes serious memory leak
  • WINDOWS: Added WASAPI audio driver for low-latency audio. Both shared and exclusive mode.
  • WINDOWS: Added RawInput input driver for low-latency, low-level input.
  • WINDOWS: Core mouse input should be relative again in cores
  • MISC: Various frontend optimizations.
  • VIDEO: Fix threaded video regression; tickering of menu entries would no longer work.
  • WII: Fix crashing issues which could occur with the dummy core
  • WIIU: HID Controller support
  • WIIU: XMB/MaterialUI menu driver support
  • WIIU: Initial network/netplay support
  • LOBBIES: Fallback to filename based matching if no CRC matches are found (for people making playlists by hand)
  • LOBBIES: GUI refinement, show stop hosting when a host has been started, show disconnect when playing as client
  • LOBBIES: if the game is already loaded it will try to connect directly instead of re-loading content (non-fullpath cores only)
  • LOBBIES: unify both netplay menus
  • THUMBNAILS: Thumbnails show up now in Load Content -> Collection, Information -> Database
  • VITA: Fix slow I/O
  • VITA: Fix 30fps menu (poke into input now instead of reading the entire input buffer which apparently is slow)
  • VITA: Fix frame throttle
  • VULKAN: Unicode font rendering support. Should fix bad character encoding for French characters, etc.
  • VULKAN: Fix some crashes on loading some thumbnails
  • AUDIO: Audio mixer support. Mix up to 8 streams with the game's audio.
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  PlayStation 3 - Included Cores 2048_libretro_ps3 fbalpha2012_libretro_ps3 fceumm_libretro_ps3 genesis_plus_gx_libretro_ps3 gw_libretro_ps3 handy_libretro_ps3 mame2000_libretro_ps3 mame2003_libretro_ps3 mednafen_gba_libretro_ps3 mednafen_lynx_libretro_ps3 mednafen_ngp_libretro_ps3 mednafen_pce_fast_libretro_ps3 mednafen_pcfx_libretro_ps3 mednafen_supergrafx_libretro_ps3 mednafen_vb_libretro_ps3 mednafen_wswan_libretro_ps3 nestopia_libretro_ps3 nxengine_libretro_ps3 prboom_libretro_ps3 prosystem_libretro_ps3 quicknes_libretro_ps3 snes9x2010_libretro_ps3 stella_libretro_ps3 vba_next_libretro_ps3 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  PS Vita / PlayStation TV - Included Cores 81_libretro 2048_libretro desmume_libretro dosbox_libretro fbalpha_libretro fbalpha2012_cps1_libretro fbalpha2012_cps2_libretro fbalpha2012_libretro fbalpha2012_neogeo_libretro fceumm_libretro fuse_libretro gambatte_libretro genesis_plus_gx_libretro gpsp_libretro gw_libretro handy_libretro mame2000_libretro mame2003_libretro mednafen_ngp_libretro mednafen_pce_fast_libretro mednafen_vb_libretro mednafen_wswan_libretro nestopia_libretro nxengine_libretro pcsx_rearmed_libretro picodrive_libretro prboom_libretro prosystem_libretro quicknes_libretro snes9x2002_libretro snes9x2005_libretro snes9x2005_plus_libretro snes9x2010_libretro stella_libretro tgbdual_libretro tyrquake_libretro vba_next_libretro vecx_libretro yabause_libretro

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  PowerPC OSX port
  
  • It's also been a long time since we released a new build of the PowerPC OSX port. We have bundled the cores that have been ported to PowerPC inside the main app bundle. To use this version, you need at least MacOS X version 10.5 (Leopard) and a PowerPC Mac.
  
  Wii port
  
  • The Wii port has received stability fixes amongst other things.
  
  WiiU port
  
  • Each and every RetroArch release is always a community effort. FIX94 and aliaspider have made numerous improvements to the WiiU version of RetroArch. For one, it has HID controller support now, which means you can use gamepads other than the default Wii U gamepads on it. There is also support for the XMB and MaterialUI menu drivers. There are some graphical touches missing from it such as shader effects though, so don't expect to see the fancy ribbon animating on the WiiU yet.
  • Overall, it is a big improvement on what went before. Netplay should also start to work on WiiU.
    
  
  
  Windows version improvements
  
  • Windows users now can use the WASAPI audio driver for the first time, which should allow for lower-latency audio. And if that isn't enough, there is another successfully completed bounty, a RawInput input driver, which should allow for lower-latency low-level input.
  
  Vulkan renderer
  
  • The Vulkan renderer has received some improvements. It should now support Unicode font rendering and render certain accented French characters correctly.
  
  Localization
  
  • There have been several localization improvements. The German and Japanese translations have been updated, and Korean text should finally display properly.
  
  Audio mixer
  
  • Now here is a real standout feature we are excited to tell you about! RetroArch now has a built-in audio mixer which allows you to mix up to 8 separate audio streams and splice them together with the game's audio. To put it more simply, this means custom soundtrack support from inside RetroArch!
  • Currently, there are a couple of limitations here –
    • 1 – The only supported audio files so far are Ogg Vorbis files (.ogg) and regular Wave files (.wav). Over time, there will be more audio codecs supported.
    • 2 – The audio mixer tracks will only play when the game is running. They will not play while inside the menu, unless you turn off 'Pause when menu activated' (Settings -> User Interface -> Menu).
    • 3 – You can only mix up to 8 simultaneous audio streams so far. Looping is not yet available, neither is pausing an audio stream or changing a stream's volume. All of these might be added in later versions of RetroArch though.
  Here is a quick demonstration of how you use it:
  
  
  
  While the game is running, go to Load Content, and select a supported audio file (either an Ogg Vorbis .ogg file or a .wav file)
  
  
  
  Select 'Add to MIxer'. If the game is already running, this should start playing the music immediately and also add it to your music collection.
  
  
  
  
  

Download: http://retroarch.com/index.php?page=platforms
Nightlies: https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/playstation/

Source: https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/blog/​

 

Prosystem (Atari 7800) in this release is a essentially useless. 3/4 of the roms crash the PS3 and lock it up, requiring a hard reset.

All roms worked fine in 1.36

 

I'm loving this update!

Big thanks to the RetroArch team.

 

Has anybody else had problems downloading the CEX version from the official site? I've tried 4 different browsers, and they all give me a page not found type error message. I can't download other stuff from the site, so it must be on their end. And the Mega mirror does not like mobile devices.

 

Has anybody else had problems downloading the CEX version from the official site? I've tried 4 different browsers, and they all give me a page not found type error message. I can't download other stuff from the site, so it must be on their end. And the Mega mirror does not like mobile devices.

Download the mega app on mobile and you'll be able to download. Additionally, if your cfw supports fself (rebug, Habib?) you can use the dex version without problems

 

That MEGA link has been pulled and hosted on thier site. Just click THIS LINK to grab the latest CEX build.

Edit
Forgot mention @JediKnight007

 

If you still have issues, change the https:// to http://

ie: http://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.6.0/playstation/ps3/RetroArch.PS3.CEX.PS3.pkg

Worked for me to download it directly from the PS3 browser. ( PC is semi-dead. )

 

Hey, can some good soul please add a finalburn alpha core? This 2012 version has all sorts of bugs, Alpha (pure) version is much better.
It should not be that hard to compile It to PS3, so if someone can it would be great...and some newer Mame core too...How viable is this?

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Hey, can some good soul please add a finalburn alpha core? This 2012 version has all sorts of bugs, Alpha (pure) version is much better.
It should not be that hard to compile It to PS3, so if someone can it would be great...and some newer Mame core too...How viable is this?

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I strongly suggest you ditch retroarch in favor of FBA RL, it uses the old retroarch 0.9.9.6 core and works flawlessly

 

I strongly suggest you ditch retroarch in favor of FBA RL, it uses the old retroarch 0.9.9.6 core and works flawlessly

Good to know, thanks...the thing is that is much better an all in one solution, but the bugs of 2012 core (sound, some graphics, voices) annoys me so much.
Which romset this FBA RL uses? I will download the Full romset now...
Do you know what is the lastest version of FBA RL on PS3?
Is this the best FBA for PS3 to date?
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If you still have issues, change the https:// to http://

ie: http://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.6.0/playstation/ps3/RetroArch.PS3.CEX.PS3.pkg

Worked for me to download it directly from the PS3 browser. ( PC is semi-dead. )

Yep, that did it - I would have never thought of that myself. Thanks to @self_slaughter.

On a side note, 240+ megs is hefty. I wonder if it is possible that RetroArch could be distributed like multiMAN - a BASE pkg, with UPD pkgs for small changes, and a new BASE for when there are major changes.

Side note #2 @btr regarding shaders not running full-speed anymore...

The PS3 is, unfortunately, starting to show its age. I was playing a hack of Yoshi's Island some time ago (no shaders applied), and noticed some slowdown. I thought maybe it was because the hack was graphically intensive, but no - the original game had the same issue. I know it ran full-speed in the past. This is why I keep a copy of the previous version's cores around.

Additionally, @btr, I believe that the FBA core in FBA RL is based on the same version as the FBA2012 core (they are the same, just a name change). Personally, I, prefer the MAME 0.125 front-end for my arcade fix - I use it for about 80% of the games I have lying around.

 

There has been many changes to shaders support, they are explained on the RetroArch website in a recent article:
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/shader-changes/

 

Is there any setting I can mess with that will make the graphics slightly better when playing games??

 

So the best standalone arcade emulators for PS3 are fbalpha RL 1.0.3 and Mame 0.125?
Are they better than finalburn MXM and Mame 0.142? Please let me know to fix finishing at all my arcade cabinet...thanks

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So the best standalone arcade emulators for PS3 are fbalpha RL 1.0.3 and Mame 0.125?
Are they better than finalburn MXM and Mame 0.142? Please let me know to fix finishing at all my arcade cabinet...thanks

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When using MAME 0.78 / 0.125 / 0.142 ect.. & FBA (or FBA RL) its important to use the proper Romsets for the version of emulator your using to get best emulation.

It can vary from Emulator and version to version on which one will play the rom better worse or no difference.

 

Should be noted that the PSP saw an update as well and still gets nightly builds as well. While not as full and illustrious as the PS3 & Vita it's nice it still sees some love as it is still a nice viable platform for Homebrew.

 

how save remap butoms configuration...?? (core) always give me error and not save...xp (sorry for my bad english...)

 

how save remap butoms configuration...?? (core) always give me error and not save...xp (sorry for my bad english...)

You cannot. Frontend is broken for ages... There is workaround for this editing config file on PC or saving as new file, moving (and renaming it) to proper place using file manager.

 

You cannot. Frontend is broken for ages... There is workaround for this editing config file on PC or saving as new file, moving (and renaming it) to proper place using file manager.

ok... tnx for the info men...!!

 

Will this break my retroxmb stuff if I update to this from retroxmb edition or if I install over it? I hope someone knowledgeable can reply back. I really want to update to this but I dont want to lose all my retroxmb pkg compatibility. Please and Thank you.

 

how save remap butoms configuration...?? (core) always give me error and not save...xp (sorry for my bad english...)

Go to Settings -> Directory,and make sure that Input Remapping is set to a folder - by default, it is set to None. Now you should be able to save remap files.