PSP CFW questions - pros and cons?

[alistair_thomas]

If anyone has CFW on their PSP, what would you say are the pros and cons?

The reason I ask is because a) I'm not too clued up about it, and b) I found my old PSOne games the other day, including a few Capcom fighters and Tomb Raider III, which I never played past the first level.

I understand that you can play PSOne games using CFW, but how easy is it to convert your own discs into a suitable format? Following that, how much space on the memory stick do they tend to take up?

[Itchigon]

I run 5.00 M33-4 custom firmware and it makes your PSP even better then it already is. You can download homebrew created by people in the community and do things which you wouldn't have thought the PSP could do. Another good point is emulation, there is plenty of emulation available including Daedalus, an N64 emulator which is currently being worked on. You can also create 'Pandora's Battery' which basically allows you to restore your PSP in the case of something going wrong.

The only cons i can think of are that the update process will take a bit of time as you have to install updates progressively and it may take a bit longer if you are new to it. Another con is that if you don't have Pandora then if your PSP doesn't work after updating it will be 'bricked', although you can fix this by following guides or buying a Pandora battery off ebay for example.

It is easy to convert the PS1 games into ISO/CSO's which are playable on a PSP, you can search on youtube for more information on stuff like this which shows you step by step guides on how to install custom firmware, convert PS1 ISO's etc.

[-Jay-]

Custom firmware is aces. There are some great emulators available, the most impressive of which is Sony's PSX emu. I would have no hesitation in recommending custom FW.

If you're looking at putting PSX games on there, I'd abandon the idea of whacking your PAL games on there as they usually have screen problems. NTSC versions are better suited.

[MikeHaggar]

If you're looking at putting PSX games on there, I'd abandon the idea of whacking your PAL games on there as they usually have screen problems. NTSC versions are better suited.

Hmm... Really? Only had screen problems with PAL games in the earlier firmware.

[-Jay-]

If you're looking at putting PSX games on there, I'd abandon the idea of whacking your PAL games on there as they usually have screen problems. NTSC versions are better suited.

Hmm... Really? Only had screen problems with PAL games in the earlier firmware.

Maybe it's been fixed then. Haven't updated mine for a while.

Still, better to have 60hz versions eh?

[MikeHaggar]

Still, better to have 60hz versions eh?

Aye. But I like ripping my own games sometimes and I got mostly PAL ones

[-Jay-]

Still, better to have 60hz versions eh?

Aye. But I like ripping my own games sometimes and I got mostly PAL ones

I'm with you there, much more convenient. Time to update methinks.

Dunno if you've posted this already, mike, but Datel have pulled the pandora's battery for the 3000. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172282

Hopefully someone else will pick up the baton.

[MikeHaggar]

The development of the Lite Blue Tool allowed users to enter the handheld's service mode, thereby enabling them to downgrade the system's firmware and gain access to all sorts of third-party applications, tools, and emulators that Sony doesn't want running on the PSP.

Or it does jack shit since it doesn't work without an updated magic memory stick...

Only working exploit on the PSP 3000 right now is the GripShift exploit.

[-Jay-]

Ooooh *googles*

[MikeHaggar]

Nothing exciting yet. Hello world and um... Pong

There's videos of a HEN loader though.

[-Jay-]

Won't be long though eh.

[MikeHaggar]

Unless there's some sk3n3 drama, it'll prolly be released soon.

[alistair_thomas]

Thanks for all the advice everyone

I think I'll leave it for now though, as I'm worried I'll brick my psp on the first attempt! The only use I would actually have for it is for my old PSOne games, but I'm not too fussed about those right now. Maybe in the future though?