Tomas Morello
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build_ps4.sh mirrors build_switch.sh: --fetch downloads the pinned LÖVE for PS4 runtime and checks its SHA-256, --loose packs a plain game.love, --fused makes gen1recomp-<ver>-ps4.pkg with the runtime's fuse-pkg.sh.
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Install Gen1Recomp on PlayStation 4
Releases that include PS4 support ship gen1recomp-*-ps4.pkg: the game and its
runtime in one installable package. Install it, then import your own legal
.gb / .gbc ROM.
You need a PS4 that runs homebrew (GoldHEN). This project does not help you set that up.
PS4 port by Tomas Morello, on LÖVE for PS4 (LÖVE 11.5).
Tested on real hardware: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow (ROM import, play, save and load, mods, returning to the launcher). Not tested yet: Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed and LeafGreen. They may work; reports are welcome.
1. Install the package
- Open Releases and
download
gen1recomp-*-ps4.pkg(optionally check it against its.sha256). - Copy it to a USB drive formatted exFAT and plug it into the console.
- Settings → Debug Settings → Game → Package Installer, pick the file.
- Launch Gen1Recomp from the home screen.
Updating: install the newer .pkg the same way; it installs over the old one.
Saves, imported ROMs and mods live in /data/love/pokemon-love2d/, outside the
package. Do not delete that folder when updating.
2. Import your ROM
The PS4 has no file picker, so the launcher reads an inbox folder, like the Switch build:
- Enable GoldHEN's FTP server (GoldHEN menu), port 2121.
- With any FTP client, copy your
.gb/.gbcinto/data/love/pokemon-love2d/imports/. - In the launcher, press Scan again.
The other inboxes work the same way (copy over FTP, then Scan again in
that screen), all under /data/love/pokemon-love2d/:
| What | Folder |
|---|---|
Mods (.zip) |
imports/mods/ |
Saves (.sav) |
imports/saves/<game>/, e.g. imports/saves/red/ |
Custom Carts (.g1rcart) |
imports/carts/ |
3. Controls
The launcher uses D-pad focus navigation: the highlighted option is the selected one; Cross confirms, Circle goes back. Triangle switches to the virtual cursor and back. In game, the pad maps like on every other platform.
To quit, use the PS button and close the application, like any PS4 app.
⚠ START + SHARE belongs to GoldHEN (it opens its menu), so the "hold START + SELECT" force-quit shortcut does not reach the game on PS4.
4. Already have LÖVE for PS4?
scripts/build_ps4.sh --loose produces a plain game.love: copy it to
/data/love/game.love and start LÖVE for PS4 instead of installing the
standalone package.
Building
scripts/build_ps4.sh --fetch --fused --version X.Y.Z
Needs the OpenOrbis PS4 Toolchain v0.5.4 packaging tools (OO_PS4_TOOLCHAIN)
and bash 4+. The runtime is downloaded from a pinned LÖVE for PS4 release and
verified against scripts/ps4/love-ps4-runtime.sha256.