Android Receives a PlayStation (PSX) Emulator: PSX4Droid
We knew about the emulator for the PlayStation gaming console (dubbed the PSX as it was the first in Sony’s gaming line) since early June, but a 1.0 release has finally made its way to the Android market for $5.99 courtesy of ZodTTD. It’s named psx4droid and is currently the only emulator for the legendary console available for public download.
It’s not the smoothest on all devices (you’re definitely going to need a recent high-end handset to make the most out of the experience) but it’s deifnitely more than we could imagine at this point in Android’s life. I can’t help but imagine that this won’t be the most elegant experience on a mobile phone: there are just not enough physical buttons on a phone to emulate the original analog stick-equipped DualShock, and the screen real-estate needed to implement a software-based solution might not be the best for everyone.
Still, we look forward to continued development as it deservedly sits alongside some of the better emulators on the market (NESOID, SNESOID, Gameboid, etc.) from generations past.