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PSP


Question Posted Saturday October 25 2008, 9:33 am

I have a PSP slim. I know how to play games. My problem is since PSP UMD/CD is expensive, I tried download games but it never work, I tried putting games on different PSP folder. Sometimes it says "There are no games" or "corrupted file". So I think something is wrong on where I put my folder or the game file, or the game is not compatible because of the firmware, or the downloaded game file is incomplete, or I cannot meet the game's requirements. Got any advice or answers to my questions?

Well I have series of question

1. Where can I download free games for PSP? (no sign up & no payment)

2.) How and Where do I put it on PSP? which PSP file folder
(since in some PSP, some folder are not their yet, so please indicate where that folder should be put/ located)

3.) In firmware : Is 3.72 the same w/ 3.72m33?

4.) What's a custom firmware?

5.) If my firmware is 3.72 can I download games w/ a requirement HIGHER or LOWER than my firmware? (answer whether HIGHER or LOWER)

If you got more advice about this feel free say it, I might need it.

I don't know much about PSP. I know how to play games and How to use it. But about downloading games and putting it on the PSP, and about requirements or firmwares, that I don't know.

Thanks for the help, pls answer useful details, no insults or unnecessary comments.


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theymos answered Saturday October 25 2008, 11:00 pm:
To play downloadable games on your PSP, you must replace the PSP's firmware with unofficial custom firmware. This will void your warranty. There is also a small chance that you could irreversibly break your PSP's firmware, rendering it useless. Using custom firmware is not illegal, but Sony will view you as a filthy pirate if you do so.

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2. Read the documentation that comes with your custom firmware.
3. No. m33 is a type of custom firmware, the most popular.
4. See first paragraph
5. If you have a custom firmware of version 3.72, then you should be able to run most downloadable content which requires a version LOWER than that. You will not be able to run ANY downloadable content with the official 3.5+ version. If you had a version below 2.0, then you would be able to run some homebrew content without using custom firmware. I'm not sure if it's possible to downgrade from 3.x to 2.x or 1.x on a slim PSP, and I don't recommend it.

To unlock your PSP so that you can freely use any custom firmware, you must obtain and use a Pandora's battery and Magic memory stick. I recommend you buy them online. It's also possible to create them yourself from an old PSP battery and a regular memory stick, but I do not recommend that. The risk of ruining your PSP is higher, and in the end it's probably more expensive.

Make sure that the Pandora's battery and Magic memory stick are compatible with your slim PSP. Some are not. Here is a kit for sale that claims to be compatible with the slim PSP:
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Good luck!

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