Basically as the title says, but some context: I'd like to play PSP games on my switch, for old time's sake. I do have a Miyoo Mini Plus, but that's not powerful enough for those games. Since I have a Switch as well, I'd love to be able to use this instead of spending money on another device. I've tried looking it up already, but it was a bit of information overload to begin with (too much to process while already having a lot going on and working 7/7 the last few weeks). That's why I ask here to get a few pointers and help from the community before I dive further into the online rabbit hole. My nostalgic desire to replay Chains of Olympus and Midnight Club 3 thanks you in advance!
tl;dr: can I emulate PSP games on my Nintendo Switch without modding it?
TL;DR- No.
You can't install homebrew (including unofficial emulators) on the Switch without being able to set up and boot into a hacked emuNAND (effectively a hacked backup copy of the Switch OS running off the microSD). Afaik you can't do that without a launch edition Switch where you can short the controller pins to access the recovery "menu" and use that to push custom "hack" code to the Switch.
switch.hacks.guide is your friend if you want a reputable source on the current best method to get emuNAND set up. The current tool/custom OS/whatever the fuck they call it is named Atmosphere.
If you have an Android phone, you can try emulating those games using PPSSPP, and if it works at a decent speed (it probably will) you can pick up a phone mount for your controller of choice and a USB C to USB C cable to just slap the phone onto the top of a controller and then use your phone to emulate from.
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