What's the deal with PS-IO nowdays? Is it good?

As per thread title, what's the deal with PS-IO nowdays? Anyone here has it? Do you recommend it?

I can't find much info on this tbh - other than the official site and the problematic games list (a bummer because lots of good ones are there) and I am currently scanning it's official forum - would prefer though some honest oppinions here.

TIA!

 

dont have one but imo not worth it. you can get a modchip and burn all usa games for even less.

 

yeah sure , this is known for at least 20years now... I am more interested on a review of PS-IO rather than alternatives

 

Here's the official thread http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-psio-development-thread.48256/#post705585
Here's sort of a review http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/ps-io-beta-has-arrived.58658/
The thing is you still need to solder stuff for it to work. So it's not a plug and play device.

 

It's great if you want to play games off a sd card instead of disc's. Not all games work yet. You can also install a modchip and play the games that dont work that way. I installed a psio for someone and got a chance to test it. Its a pretty cool mod and to me worth buying if your into that sort of thing.

 

@americandad
thanks mate, will keep searching also for some 2016 info
soldering this is no problem for me so it's not something I am concerned with

@turfster
thanks for the info, I think I'll try to get one

 

My understanding is it works well and does what it said it would do, but the whole soldering part still bothers people as it had initially (I think) set out to be a simple plug and play device.

I've heard it's good but people have been bothered by the price mixed with the whole chip part.

This is my understanding, there's room for being wrong on this coming from me.

 

i have 1 installed in my psx,and it works fine,i have a 128gb sdcard filled up .
there are games that doesnt work,but that will be solved in the future.
i say,if you love psx,buy 1.

 

It's impossible to make it work plug and play. It works by replacing the CD-ROM drive interface and taking it's place. For that to work you need to redirect the chip selection signal for the CD-ROM hardware into the PSIO cart. That's the reason for the required internal mod.

 

I want to get one but so far they haven't been available in large enough numbers for me to get one. It would be handy for developing some homebrew and being able to test without burning a million CD-Rs. And ofcourse for playing random ISOs. Or for testing when hacking games.

 

Not gonna lie-I'm kinda annoyed at still not having one. I donated to the development of PSIO years ago and I still haven't been able to get one.

 

Well ordering window was open today for a few minutes. Lasted at least one hour to what I understood from their forums.

 

I was able to order one in that window - the stite was painfully slow during that time

 

Yeah.....I desperately tried to order one.

 

Again I missed it because of work.

 

I got one on the last batch. Still waiting though, but I do have a DHL tracking #. Hopefully this project continues on, sounds like Shadow is behind it 100% and cybyn not so much. Hopefully they get there differences worked out.

 

I could get one in the second batch.
Really interesting device, despite the games not working. As citrus3000psi said, Shadow is now getting the whole project, and i hope it'll help to move it further. I could spend a few hours with Shadow on IRC (chichat and tech related), he seems to be a really good guy.
An dchoosing your game through a menu on your PSX has no price

 

I'm pretty sure @Gemini would disagree

 

Because of the whole thing about cybdyn kicked out? To be honest, it was kind of predictable, and not because of cybdyn's way of handling "the business".

 

Can you fill me us in on what happened between you and shadow. Just curious.