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Old June 11th, 2007   #1 (permalink)
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Quick question about the psp

Im negotiating with my parents to get me a psp. and im wondering is the psp able to play japanese games somehow? Or no?
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Well, games are region locked, however, with a custom firmware, imports will work just fine. Just be sure to get one that's downgradable and get one soon, as stock for downgradable PSP's is diminishing quickly.
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uh oh... Then i better negotiate fast then

Wait how do i know that they're downgradable or what ever?
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uh oh... Then i better negotiate fast then

Wait how do i know that they're downgradable or what ever?
The only way to tell is with the code on the side of the box, though this method is becoming a little less of a sure method. You can see details at QJ.net. Essentially, you want 2.71 firmware or lower if possible, as 2.80-3.03 requires the use of an unpatched copy of GTA Liberty City Stories to downgrade (and they are getting harder to find). 3.10 and higher have no downgrader available at the moment, and it may be quite some time before there will be one (if ever). The reason you need to be able to downgrade is custom firmware can only be installed while being in 1.50 firmware.
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actually...
Firmware 3.50 cracked - PSPGN - Sony PSP news, games, downloads, hacks, & more!
I know nothing about PSPs, but a quick google search turned up that 3.50 can be cracked ;p
Oh.. that doesn't neccesarily mean it's down-gradeable..

I'd liek a PSP sometime, so I can play PSX games on the move...
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I'd liek a PSP sometime, so I can play PSX games on the move...
Uhh! I really want to do this with mine but I cant download the 3.30 fw cus my dial up times out and my downlaod manager wont continue it But playing Sonic games on the go is just as good
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Firmware 3.50 cracked - PSPGN - Sony PSP news, games, downloads, hacks, & more!
I know nothing about PSPs, but a quick google search turned up that 3.50 can be cracked ;p
Oh.. that doesn't neccesarily mean it's down-gradeable..

I'd liek a PSP sometime, so I can play PSX games on the move...
Actually, what that is saying is it has been decrypted, meaning it will be able to be written into a custom firmware. This doesn't mean that an exploit has been found to be able to enable it to run homebrew in any way. That being the case, it cannot be downgraded.
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Hmmm, maybe I should wait a bit and download 3.50 instead...
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Dark_Alex, the coding genius behind the Open Edition firmware, is currently on hiatus from the homebrew world. However, he has commented that there will definitely be a 3.50 OE-A later this month.
I'm looking forward to 3.50 OE-A.

The Magic Hobo are you talking about upgrading to official or custom firmware?
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Custom! I meant wait as in wait for it to be possible to get the OE version of 3.50
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wait, will there be any difference when i downgrade it? I mean, if i have a 2.71 or something and i downgrade it to 1.5, is there any difference?

Note: Yes i know...Im a noob...But i need to know
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Well, games are region locked, however, with a custom firmware, imports will work just fine. Just be sure to get one that's downgradable and get one soon, as stock for downgradable PSP's is diminishing quickly.
AFAIK, psp games is region free but UMD movie is region locked.
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spartan117 :

The main point for downgrading to 1.5 is to be able to flash to a custom firmware, in which enables you to :

- Use game backups
- Enable use of homebrew such as emulators.
- Play PS1 games on your PSP.
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@mus Really!?!?!?! Wait is that true? Cause if it is, i want to get myself an imported game!

@strider, yea im aware of that, but im asking is will i be losing other stuff? if i misunderstood your post, sorry.

EDIT: Wait, does the usb cable come with the psp right?
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EDIT: Wait, does the usb cable come with the psp right?
It "should", i got one in the giga pack, however the other one from value pack did not came with the cable.

Btw: when you downgrade to 1.5 then upgrade to custom firmware (i suggest 3.40 OE-A),
you will keep all the functionality and gain support for hombrew, backups and PSX games.
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I was wondering, with 3.30 OE-A do you still need to have two folders for homebrew, you know like "insert hombrew folder name here" and "insert hombrew folder name here%"? I think I remember reading something about having the option to hide the corrupted data symbols in the game menu, or am I imagining it?
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Yeah, two directories are still needed, but as you said you can hide corrupted icons:

Go to recovery menu (hold R at startup) -> Configuration -> "Hide corrupt icons".
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Cool, but is that recovery menu for all firmwares? Cus I've tried on 2.71 and 1.5 and cant get to it,I hold down the right shoulder button from the instant the green power light comes on, am I doing something wrong?
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PSP games are region free, UMD movies on the other hand are region locked.
Depending on the application you might not need to have 2 folders as the newer apps are created with custom firmwares in mind and some of the older work just fine under the CFW without the need for kxploit.
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Cool, but is that recovery menu for all firmwares? Cus I've tried on 2.71 and 1.5 and cant get to it,I hold down the right shoulder button from the instant the green power light comes on, am I doing something wrong?

The recovery menu only available on the custom firmwares
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