Features
You're going to love the stuff we've packed into the box
Adiós CD-ROM
Instead of loading your games from the obsolete CD-ROM drive, PSIO allows you to load your PlayStation games from an SD Card ranging anywhere from 8 GB all the way up to 2 TB. Since there are no moving parts in PSIO and everything is digital, games play more reliably than ever before. Along with better load times, music and video playback in games is completely skip-free which was a major issue on the console
SD Cards can also be 'hot-swapped' within the Menu System which lets you span your game library across multiple cards for better organisation
External Overview
Custom designed ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) injection moulded case with a screwless and virtually seamless design which has the iconic PlayStation ‘Gun Metal Grey’ colour finish
Along with the PSIO Cartridge, we include a full colour box with a PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) insert to house the cartridge and removed 'Parallel I/O' port cover from your console, Switch Board Kit and Quick Start Guide
Internal Overview
Powered by a dedicated ARM Cortex M3 microcontroller (MCU) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) integrated circuit
Professionally designed in-house Printed Circuit Board (PCB) with a slick black silkscreen by Cybdyn Systems. No external power supply is needed as PSIO is powered entirely via the PlayStation Parallel I/O port
The Printed Circuit Board is subject to design changes at any given time
USB Connectivity
Each PSIO Cartridge has a USB port which can be used to stream games from your Windows PC or be used for PlayStation development (which includes debugging) via our 'Systems Console' development program (TBD 2024)
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High Compatibility and Reliability
We have reached 99.91% game compatibility* with the PlayStation software library and we are constantly striving to improve this percentage
With the addition of solid state media taking over the optical data streaming side in the PlayStation, games are much more stable and less prone to skipping
*please check here for the list of currently reported issues
Menu System
The most polished, refined and sophisticated menu on the flashcart market right at your fingertips
Written from the ground up in C and MIPS Assembly code specially for the PlayStation, it is loaded with incredibly useful tools and features
The main menu where you select the game you want to play
You can keep your original CD-ROM drive with PSIO which means you can still boot your original games from within the menu
We have a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard in the menu which is used primarily during a game title search
Plenty of customisable options to play with including music, selection colours, pop-ups, screensaver, wallpaper, vibration, etc
Realtime rendered 3D graphics all done on the PlayStation
Cover art is supported which means every game can show its original artwork upon selection
The multidisc option lets you select up to 6 discs
Proudly developed by us here at Cybdyn Systems
Additional Awesomesauce
Along with free firmware updates which are locally upgradeable (with no special cables or dongles required), the ability to also opt-in to become a BETA tester, load your software images instantly with no ‘Copy to Memory’ routines (unlike other flashcarts on the market), the ability to simply eject and re-insert your SD Card to select a new multidisc title and high quality crystal clear redbook audio streamed and processed by PSIO directly to your PlayStation, PSIO is packed full of features (with additional features able to be added in new updates)
Firmware Updates
Free firmware updates with no additional hardware required
Multi-Disc Support
You can play and swap multidisc titles on your cartridge
No Memory Copying
Games are loaded via a direct data bus stream
Redbook Audio
Compact Disc Digital Audio and eXtended Architecture are supported
Core Features Overview
A concatenated list of the core features
Menu System Features Overview
A concatenated list of the Menu System features
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