CLUSTER HOMEBREW-PLAYSTATION-SOFTWARE · 7 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2022-12-29

PlayStation homebrew development kits

This cluster comprises development kits, toolchains, and meta packages for creating homebrew software on Sony PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 consoles. The dated entries are few and sporadic, appearing in small batches across December 2022, January 2023, and April 2023. Traction leaders include ps3libraries, ps2-sdk, and ps2-iop, though all show zero stars as their activity signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

DEC 2022: 2JAN 2023: 2APR 2023: 2OCT 2026: 1
DEC 2022OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 6 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 7 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01overdrive402★4 days—hobbyGame store application for jailbroken PlayStation 5 consoles that lists and installs over 1,800 homebrew games.
  2. 02ps2-sdk0★2 yrabandonedliveopen sourceSoftware development kit for building homebrew applications on the PlayStation 2 gaming console.
  3. 03ps2-iop0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceCompiler toolchain for creating homebrew software for the PlayStation 2 videogame system.
  4. 04ps2-dvp0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDevelopment tools for creating homebrew software for PlayStation 2.
  5. 05ps3-env0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceMeta package that installs the tools used to create homebrew software for the Sony PlayStation 3 videogame system.
  6. 06ps2-toolchain0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceDevelopment toolchain that compiles and links homebrew software for the Sony PlayStation 2 videogame system.
  7. 07ps3libraries0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceMeta package that supplies libraries for building homebrew software for the PlayStation 3 game console.