"ePSXe 1.7.0 has been released. You can download it in the files section.

Short changelog:
Multiple changes has been done in the Pad support.
The internal SPU plugin has been updated to the 1.7.0 version.
The iso support code has been rewritten.
The MDEC decoder has been rewritten.
A new version of the Pete's Software Plugin is included.
The XA/CDDA support has been worked in this new version.
Many things have been fixed in the cd-rom decoder and the core.


The ePSXe team"

Consoles in this day and age, seem to follow a "Console Cycle"... well atleast Sony did with the Playstation trilogy... The cylce sees the introduction of a new generation machine every 5 to 6 years, however the production life of each machine is around 10 years.

Take for example the (original) Playstation which was released in Dec 1994. This was followed in Mar 2000 by the PS2, however it remained in production till Mar 2006 when Sony finally stopped making the machines. Which meant that...

"A website called Game-Rave.com has put up what it says are prototype images of the Sony PlayStation/Super Famicom. That was the CD-based console Nintendo and Sony planned to collaborate on. According to the console database, this system was intended to play both Super Famicom games and Playstation games, albeit a different breed of PlayStation than what we know today. This was found via the lost levels forums, and sure is covered with watermarks."