Programming homebrew apps and games for the PlayStation Portable can be a gritty thing. Aside from having to contend with horrendous compilation times, you need to allocate a lot of hard disk space just to get these programs up and running. Fortunately, developer jsharrad was able to compile a homebrew SDK which puts together all the important tools and toolchains for developing programs for the PSP.

Download: Premade PSPSDK and toolchain Linux VM
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It's better to give than to receive - this was the point of the new initiative set up by Ratchet & Clank developers Insomniac Games as it introduced a new technology sharing program entitled "Nocturnal" for other video game developers in the industry. Its aim is basically to create a central information hub which different devs can share with one another. You can find out more about the Nocturnal initiative by reading our full article after the jump.

Sakya, the developer behind the LightMP3 homebrew, passed by the QJ.NET Forums earlier to announce the release of OSLib MOD 1.0.0. This dev library is a modified version of the OSLIb homebrew originally developer by Brunni. More details are available in the full article.


Download: OSLib MOD 1.0.0
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Here's some good news for PSP application developers out there. We've learned that JetCube has released a new version of his PSP Software Development Kit, which is called PSP Toolchain for Win32 (MinPSPW). Learn more about it after the jump!


Download: PSP Toolchain for Win32 (MinPSPW) v0.7.1 Source Code

PSP users and budding developers may want to check out the latest version of dridri85's Lib SDK Utilities application (previous version here), which lets users play around with the utilities found in the official SDK. This particular release features a fix on the SaveData utility. Check out the full article for more details.

Download: Lib SDK Utilities v0.3 fix-up

Those who enjoyed the initial release of the homebrew application Lib SDK Utilities will be happy to know that French coder dridri85 just rolled out a new build, bumping it up to version 0.2. One of the primary changes deals with the background color and image. Know more after the jump!


Download: Lib SDK Utilities v0.2

For those who have been using the Lua-based system browser for the Sony PlayStation Portable called LuaPlayer HM will be glad to know that coder homemister has rolled out a new build. The application now stands on version 4.1 and comes with several changes. Know more after the jump!


Download: LuaPlayer HM v4.1
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PSP homebrew developer weltall has released a new build for CWCheat. Now on version 0.2.2, the program has tons of new features since the last build. Really too many to summarize here, but you can check out all the changes by reading the full article.

Thanks to Weltall for giving us the heads up!

Download: CWCheat v0.2.2

Here's a homebrew application that allows users to tinker with their PSP's utility function. It's called Lib SDK Utilities and is currently on version 0.1. It was developed by the French coder dridri85. To know more about the specifics of this release, just go to the full article via the "read more" link below.


Download: Lib SDK Utilities v0.1

Those searching for examples of programs related to Pegasus2000's Nanodesktop software development kit may want to look at bigboss' Nanodesktop Audio Recorder as an example. Using the GoCam's microphone, this application just adds even more functionality to your Sony PSP. Check out the full article for more details.

Download: Nanodesktop Audio Recorder
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