Official PSIO News and Development Thread

[zePeido]

Hi. I'm on the December orders and I'm afraid of not being home to receive the PSIO due to vacations. Can my PSIO be shipped in mid September? Thanks.

Sure, what was your order number so I can place it on hold for you?

My order number is 3342.
Thank you very much.

[cargo]

Hi guys. In anticipation I finally got around to install the PSIO chip. Here's a pic:



This is a US model (PU-8). Bought in 1997 at a local Kaybee Toys. That's a modchip at the center (installed way back then). Installation took me about 1 hour to complete. The trace cuts are in my opinion the most heart-wrenching of the process but the instructions were clear and easy to follow. Guess I'll find out if I did everything correctly once my unit arrives.

[Matt]

Thanks, I've placed your order one hold 'zePeido'.

Nice Switch Board install 'cargo'! It is a bad feeling when you cut the board, but the Switch Board ties those signals back together so they can then just be toggled when needed

We have pre-orders open again for PSIO Cartridges! Get in while you can

[Tgames]

Just placed a new order for a 2nd PSiO ! Thanks for your hard work Matt.

[Matt]

Here's a small treat for everyone. This is how we used to make the plastic shells/cases for PSIO prior to injection moulding. The process was extremely time consuming and very labour intensive. Obviously this method is no longer used, but I thought some might enjoy seeing how the CNC machine operated.

[iXanon]

We have pre-orders open again for PSIO Cartridges! Get in while you can

You've made my day, and it's only 7am!

[Matt]

We've updated the 'News' page to include better information about what's going on

[Matt]

New Menu System:

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  PSIO Menu System - Version 2.6, Build 2 (13/AUGUST/2018)
  Copyright 2010-2018 Cybdyn Systems. All Rights Reserved.

                      http://ps-io.com/
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  |~[Recent Changes from 2.6.1->2.6.2]~|
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   - [Bug Fix] If an empty directory is selected the PlayStation no longer freezes for 45 seconds.
   - [Bug Fix] Fixed an issue where the MULTIDISC menu list would become corrupted when scrolling.
   - [Bug Fix] Removed the false-positive 'System Diagnostics' menu (it will be re-enabled in a new Menu System update later on).
   - [Improvement] The 'System Loader' has been updated to V1.2. This small update adds the option to gain access to the PlayStation BIOS by pressing the [SELECT] button.
   - [Improvement] The Chinese BIOS hack (CRC: 0x3CD5F586) for 'Silent Hill' has been added to the BIOS checksum array list so it does not show up as "Unknown".
   - [Improvement] Under 'System Information', the "File System" string correctly shows the file system present on the SD Card instead of "N/A".
   - [Improvement] When no image has been found in the Menu System, a more detailed information page why this may happen is now shown.
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New ARM Firmware:

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         PSIO ARM Firmware - Version 2.5, Build 3.
  Copyright 2010-2018 Cybdyn Systems. All Rights Reserved.

                      http://ps-io.com/
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  2.5.3
	- "The Grinch [NTSC]" fixed.
	- 45 second "CdRead: Retry..." bug fixed for the Menu System.
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[Matt]

PSIO Cartridges heat-shrunk and ready to go into their white shipping boxes (as seen already being stacked on the floor). These will be shipped this week for the first lot of pre-orders from 2017 (see the timeline on the 'News' page for more info)

[veggav]

Hey Matt, I'm a big Silent Hill fan and never heard about a hack using a Chinese PSX.

Can you elaborate what is this about?
" - [Improvement] The Chinese BIOS hack (CRC: 0x3CD5F586) for 'Silent Hill' has been added to the BIOS checksum array list so it does not show up as "Unknown"."

[Matt]

There's no such thing as a "Chinese PSX". It's a BIOS replacement modification which alters the BIOS font.

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[glassjester]

These will be shipped this week for the first lot of pre-orders from 2017

Woohoo!

[MockyLock]

Hello here !
I'm still waiting for an option to get that so fancy box for my earlier adopter PSIO owner

[fille1976]

Me too,i also want a box.
and thx for the new update matt.

[kikujade]

Here's a small treat for everyone. This is how we used to make the plastic shells/cases for PSIO prior to injection moulding. The process was extremely time consuming and very labour intensive. Obviously this method is no longer used, but I thought some might enjoy seeing how the CNC machine operated.

Cool vid. No wonder you could only produce so many of these per month. I bet you didn't expect this huge demand when you started the PSIO project, did you?

[Tgames]

Hi Marc, have you received my PS1 Motherboard ?

Best Regards.

[Matt]

Here's a small treat for everyone. This is how we used to make the plastic shells/cases for PSIO prior to injection moulding. The process was extremely time consuming and very labour intensive. Obviously this method is no longer used, but I thought some might enjoy seeing how the CNC machine operated.

Cool vid. No wonder you could only produce so many of these per month. I bet you didn't expect this huge demand when you started the PSIO project, did you?

Yeah, it was really painful to make the cartridges the old way. I also had to manually peel off each label from the 'new old stock' cases. I literally sat there heating each one up with a heat gun (so when I removed them, there wasn't 15 year old adhesive stuck to the plastic shell). Another painful task was that when we started out, we had no funds to get the PCB's assembled, so I hand assembled each BETA cartridge and soldered them in a home-made reflow over from K-Mart. Pick and placing just under one hundred 0603 components for fifty circuit boards and making sure they are all perfect isn't fun

We had a feeling PSIO would sell okay because we thought what we made was pretty neat. I mean, it is something I would buy immediately if I saw one. Speaking of which, I bought an EverDrive for my SEGA Mega Drive (Genesis) when they came out from KrikZZ. It's just something you gotta' have! The Mega Drive doesn't really have a freezing problem (unless you bump the cartridge) though. The problem with the PlayStation is that infernal laser assembly. I can't stand the lasers in the PlayStation. The SEGA Saturn had a much better laser deck to be honest. I don't even have one PlayStation with a laser that works myself anymore!! They're all broken, and I've got over 20 PlayStation consoles. Haha. With that said however, no, we didn't really expect this type of volume in such a short period, so keeping up with demand is tough, especially when you're operating on pre-orders still, but we'll get out of that shortly because of how we shifted the products design and assembly process to meet the unexpected demand

Hi Marc, have you received my PS1 Motherboard ?

Best Regards.

Names Matt my good man, and I will have to check that for you on Friday

Me too,i also want a box.
and thx for the new update matt.

We won't be able to just sell the boxes unfortunately

[Matt]

"Need for Speed: High Stakes" has been fixed (CSGC-89).

[RetroDust]

PSIO Cartridges heat-shrunk and ready to go into their white shipping boxes (as seen already being stacked on the floor). These will be shipped this week for the first lot of pre-orders from 2017 (see the timeline on the 'News' page for more info)

looks amazing!

[Matt]

DEMO 1 now works properly with CDDA/XA audio. I also suspect that other DEMO samplers that had issues, such as the PlayStation Underground discs should now work, but I'll need to do more testing to confirm that.

PSIO's compatibility is now at an all time high
I'll get an update released again soon