The PS1 scene has always been about more than just games. From developers creating new experiences on original hardware to fans translating, restoring, documenting, and preserving the games we grew up with, there is a passionate community keeping the PS1 alive in many different ways.
This Community Hub brings together some of the most interesting PS1 communities, forums, websites, projects, and fan initiatives. Whether you are looking to discover new homebrew projects, meet other developers, share your own work, or simply dive deeper into the world of PS1 homebrew, this is a place to start exploring.
Discord
PSX.Dev
General Homebrew
The main Discord community for PlayStation development, covering PS1 programming, hardware, reverse engineering, development tools, and homebrew projects.
DuckStation
Emulation
The official Discord community for DuckStation, where users and developers discuss the emulator, report issues, share development updates, and talk about PlayStation emulation.
PCSX-Redux
Development
The community Discord for PCSX-Redux, an open-source PlayStation emulator and development environment focused on debugging, reverse engineering, and PS1 development.
r/psx_homebrew
PS1 Homebrew
A community dedicated exclusively to PS1 homebrew games and projects. Share new releases, development progress, discoveries, questions, and projects made for the original PlayStation.
r/psxdev
PS1 homebrew/"PS1-Style" games
A PlayStation development community covering programming, reverse engineering, hardware, emulation, and homebrew, alongside some PS1-style projects.
r/psx
General PS1
A general PlayStation community covering games, hardware, collecting, emulation, and other PS1-related topics. Homebrew occasionally appears among the wider discussion.
r/ps1
General PS1
A general PS1 community for games, hardware, collecting, and other PlayStation topics. Homebrew is a relatively small part of the discussion.
Forums & Discussion
YouTube
Twitter / X
Know a PS1 community, forum, server, or website that we're missing?
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