[PSP] PSP Discussion. Hay guys I just got one for Crisis Core, can u help me how 2 hax pls?

Originally Posted by Jazzflight

I'd just like to warn everyone to

DO NOT BUY GENERATION OF CHAOS

It's a horrible, dispicable excuse for a "game," and is an incredible disappointment, as the artwork and music aren't too bad. Unfortunately, the gameplay is about as easy and/or fun as taking high level calculus classes. Without a teacher. And your textbook is in Spanish.

-There is no tutorial in the game.
-You can barely command your troops in battle, making it a toss up if you'll win/lose. Not to mention the fact that battles are incredibly sluggish and chug like the game is on an outdated PC.
-Load times are frequent and slow the game to a snail's pace.
-All the menu commands are confusingly abbreviated in 3 letters like RCT, ARG, PRS.
-The instruction manual only defines terms but doesn't help you apply it to any actual process or strategy.
-The DIALOGUE TEXT LAGS during story parts.
-The saving process is cumbersome (making you rename your save file and asking you if you want to delete some files even if you have hundreds of MB of space, EVERY TIME).
-The text is nigh-unreadable as it's a tiny, mangled serif font.
-It's not a NIS game, it's an Idea Factory game, so don't think I'm hating on NIS. I love Disgaea and Phantom Brave.

Just check the board for this game on GameFAQs, you'll see a real shitfest going on. Fortunately, the day I bought it, I also put it up on eBay for 30 bucks and it sold in a few hours (I couldn't return it to EB, and their trade-in value is 15 bucks, talk about rip-off).

I'm finally glad to have it off my hands.

I bought it for like 15 or 20 bucks. The Japanese version. Months ago. That shit baffled me and I speak Japanese pretty fluently. I played it for like 2 days and gave up on it.

Please, don't buy it.

Originally Posted by Hiiragi

I just got my PSP, along with Coded Arms. Got boring in a very short period of time, unfortunately.

There's your first mistake.

Anyway, I got Boku to Watashi no Katamari while I was lounging in Tokyo. It makes Katamari portable, and that is indeed goodness, but at the price of difficulty level. It's really hard. Really, really hard. You get used to the controls, but you never get too used to them. There are still stages I can't quite manage to beat. With time, I suppose.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

DevHook was updated to 0.44 quite a while ago and now, you can emulate 2.71 firmware. On top of that, you should be able to use homebrew on all versions of the PSP at this point.

There's some pretty interesting custom firmwares out now, but I don't know much about them nor have I tested them, but if I do, I'll let you guys know about them.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Rock

Anything above 2.6+ doesn't run homebrew. You can downgrade a 2.6 firmware PSP to 1.5 now and use DevHook to emulate all firmwares up to 2.71, though. Works like a charm.

I also like how the hyped 'Undiluted Platinum' modchip is next to pointless with all this.

Right, thats kind of what I was getting at but not really. I just didn't do all my research.

2.80 firmware in a week or two though. RSS Video or protected firmware, which is the real reason for such a sudden firmware update?

I think we all know why. Silly Sony.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Hiiragi

Why did logitec decide to cancel the PSP keyboard project..

Theres no drivers or anything to make the software with so PSP would recognize it, and Sony are stubborn assholes.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Rock

http://www.cheatsync.net/SVCapture.html

Just follow the instructions for 2.71 SE-C, but instead of just

[PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins\vsh.txt
[PSP_DRIVE]:\seplugins\game.txt

also create a file named pops.txt with the same contents (ms0:/seplugins/capture.prx). Don't forget to enable your plugins from the recovery menu. That's all there is to it.

Oh, you might want to change Overwrite = YES to NO in the configuration file (capture.ini) if you don't want to overwrite older screenshots between sessions.

Hope this helps. Looking forward to some screenshots and custom game icons and backgrounds for your converted PlayStation games. ;-)

Just get 3.03 OE-A. I have 3.02 OE-B and its awesome. Sup UMD Auto-Boot Off, oh wait is that my PSP and PS3 playing together?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by LS

Okay this might be very stupid question, But i heard you can play psx games on your psp? if so how

especially the one where you hook your usb into your computer,and the other way of loading the thing in your memory stick

I am confused bout this whole thing and if there is a chance would someone link me to an instruction on hwo to downgrade a system software of 2.81 if its available.

To legally do this, you need a PS3. To illegally do this, you need one of the OE-X firmwares and some conversion tools for PSX ISOs. Check out PSPupdates for more information, as usual.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by ^-^

Scratch that. The guide that Q-chan posted refers to 2.8. Is it set up that the downgrader affects all previous firmware, in that the 2.8-1.5 downgrader would work on a 2.7 firmware PSP with the TA-082 motherboard?

No. You will have to upgrade to 2.8, and from there downgrade to 1.5. You cannot downgrade from certain versions, but you can upgrade to a version that you can downgrade from.

Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwards, or in this case, forwards to go backwards.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Denicalis

PSP Phone from Sony Ericsson » Unwired View

Not the PSP2, though supposedly compatible with PSP games. Here's my favourite part of it:



It's next gen Failure-Tech. Congratulations, Sony. Top notch idea.

So it's phone sized and pathetic. Great call.

Is it dig-up-really-old-patent-time already? Companies do just file patents to pass free time you know, just because someones got some wonderful PSP Phone rumors floating around again doesn't mean that they're actually right.

You'd think Sony would be content for a while with Skype on PSP anyway.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by amanoë

ahhh...so i see. Any more updates on how i can use downloaded games for my PSP slim? I just bought a new PSP myself, last week and i was thinking how safe it is to hack using the said methods. UMD`s here are expensive, and i think it will be a lot cheaper if i could just play downloaded games and save it on my memory stick. And is it possible to return it to version 3.9 if i use the said firmware?..thanks, sorry for the disturbance..onegaishimasu!

I'd help you if you didn't add that stupid jap shit at the end.

For relevance and not mindless flaming: PSP-2100/3000 prototypes leaked. Need a new PSP. Do I buy a 2000 now or wait and see how this turns out? Doesn't look like there's going to be that much new except a built in mic and a PSN icon instead of the Home Button. And rumored slot-loading UMD, but UMD is dead.

So what do you think?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by GB

I'd still say that has something to do with how anal Sony is about their own products and fiercely protecting them, even if they go down in flames. They're still fixated on pushing its Memory Stick format. Introducing an SD slot is basically conceding that no one buys their stupid fucking memory cards.

While this does have something to do with it, since I hadn't even head of Memory Stick Micro before the PSP Go, I'd say most of it has to do with piracy. No user-replaceable battery, all peripherals are proprietary; they can build in all the walls they want. They're trying to make it that much harder for people to hack the thing, but unless they've done a lot of rewriting of components that I don't know about, the scene will probably prevail.

Originally Posted by Knighthawk

Hello. I am going to be buying a PSP this week, the first one I've owned. I looked around but can't seem to find any viable feedback on them or what I need to get with it. Most either fully support the system or they bash it because its a Sony product. What will I need to know before buying one? Is there anything that I need to purchase with it? How does the transfering movies/music to it to play (I believe this was an option...at least its advertised on the 3000 slim box).

Get one of the older mobos if you can, since they just got hacked (kinda).

I don't think they come with a Mini-B USB cord, so you'll need that or a card reader. Also a Memory Stick Duo, preferably a big one if you plan to use it for music and movies. Also get Patapon/Patapon 2. Just sayin'.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Knighthawk

Well I have a usb cord, it works with my ps3 controller and ps3...so I can just use that right? Will I need a card reader? Or can I get by without one?

You said older mobos...what did you mean by that?

If you have a cord for your PS3 controller you're good. You don't need a card reader, they're just faster for transferring things in some cases.

Newer motherboards may not be compatible with some of the recent hacks, I'm not exactly sure though. Pretty much if the box is getting a bit dusty, it was probably manufactured earlier, so any revisions Sony may have made will be moot.

As it stands, I believe there is the possibility of a TA-090v3 motherboard being out there, but no one has confirmed. Up until a couple weeks ago, the TA-083v3 and (TA-090?) TA-090v2, issued in more recent PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 models respectively, were unhackable. But now theres a way to hack them to play homebrew and backups.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

ChickHEN and Custom Firmware Enabler works fine on PSP-3000s as long as they arent updated to the latest firmware, I believe. So, if you want emulation/homebrew, its worth a shot. I, too, am running a PSP-2000 but I know its possible with the 3000s.

PSP isn't really an RPG system, unless you enjoy tactical RPGs. There are some; Crisis Core, the Star Ocean series, Persona is coming, Phantasy Star Portable, Monster Hunter, Kingdom of Paradise, etc, but a lot of these are either not true RPGs (as in the FF sense), or are just ports from old classics. Neither of those are bad things, but you just won't get an original experience, if that's what you're looking for.

There are lots of run of the mill RPGs, I'm playing Crimson Gem Saga right now, but it's generic and there's nothing special about it; story nor gameplay. Its just barely passing. Depends on what you like in your RPGs I guess.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?