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I wish can download and playing games on my psp 3005. would u help what kind of game file, where to save it, or what should I do? please n thanks a lot.

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Unfortunately, you can't. Downloading games onto a PSP requires custom firmware, which cannot be installed onto PSP-2000's with a TA088V3 motherboard, and cannot be installed to ALL 3000 series PSPs. The problem lies in the way the board is built, and if you attempt to install custom firmware, you will irreversibly "brick" it. If you don't believe me, check the rest of the internet, they will tell you the same thing. Also, you cannot install custom firmware if your current firmware is above version 5.03, unless you have a Pandora's battery, or a Datel battery tool. If you want to download games, then buy a psp-1000 series. i sold my slim and replaced the screen on my old 1000, and now i'm playing grand theft auto without a disk:) Otherwise, the only way to do that on a 3000 would be to buy it off of PSN, but i have never done that. Leave a comment if you get a 1000 and want to put custom firmware on it..

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Sorry i have posted my 1st comment wrong. hi, I have recently bought my Sony PSP 2000 (piano black). It do not play the copy game CD's of UMD. When I bought that copy CD and put in my PSP it gives...

Here try this method.
  1. Open your Psp and Press Select to show the menu.
  2. Now Change the USB Device from Memory Stick change it to UMD Disc.
  3. And Exit the menu.
  4. Make Sure that you UMD GAME in inserted in the drive.
  5. Now insert your usb cable into your computer.
  6. On your PSP , GO to settings and USB CONNECTION
  7. Now on your computer go to MY COMPUTER and Double Click your PSP DRIVE.
  8. Now on your PSP Folder, Copy the game ISO and paste it in your Desktop
  9. Now Download and Install this software DOWNLOAD LINK
  10. Once install, Run this software.
  11. Choose compress ISO to CSO.
  12. on INPUT FILE, Browse for the game ISO, ( We save it in desktop )
  13. on OUTPUT FILE, Select the destination where you want to save the COMPRESSED FILE.
  14. Now choose your compression level ( I Suggest you choose 9 - Best Compression )
  15. Click Compress and wait for the process to finish.
  16. Now lets go back to your PSP, Press Select Again to show the menu.
  17. Now Change the USB DEVICE back to MEMORY STICK
  18. Go to your Settings and USB CONNECTION.
  19. Now on your computer, Open Your PSP Drive.
  20. Go to ISO Folder, (DO NOT CLOSE)
  21. Go to the Folder where you save the compressed file.
  22. Copy the compressed file and paste it in your ISO Folder.
  23. Now go to your PSP and Play the game.
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How can we download psp games now

Hi,

these are the steps you will use to download a game on your psp.
step 1
Your regular PSP games will come on disc, or UMD as they are known. When you download games onto PSP however, you are going to be putting them straight onto a memory stick/card. (Some people call them memory sticks, and some people say memory cards, but they are in fact the same thing.) The standard PSP memory card of 32mb is just not going to be big enough to download games onto, PSP owners should generally get the largest one they can afford. These days you can find fairly affordable 2 or 4 gig models on Ebay and Amazon quite easily. Once you have your new memory card, you will need to format it before use. This is basically like wiping the slate clean before use, so be sure to do it.


step 2

You will need to locate somewhere to download the games from. There are hundreds of places online that will allow you to download games onto PSP, but unfortunately they are not all reliable-if you go to the wrong places you will encounter many problems and can even find your computer riddled with spyware after. Not good! Be sure to choose a reputable site to download PSP games from-the most reliable ones are the ones that charge a small fee upfront and then give you access to unlimited downloads.


step 3

Once you begin downloading to your computer, be sure to only download files that end in "PSP" or have "PSP" in the title, as they are the only files compatible. You will occasionally find that the untrustworthy sites out there will try and give all kinds of files as downloads, so be sure to double check everything before you download it. When downloading the games I save them to a little folder on my desktop called "PSP Downloads, as it's simply the easiest place!


step 4

Now that you have a selection of games downloaded, you will need to transfer them from your PC onto the memory card of your PSP. This is pretty simple, all you will need is an ordinary USB cable to connect the two, and the PC should then identify the PSP as some form of removable drive, like a flashdrive or removable HD. All you need to do from here is to open up the PSP using the PC and drag and drop the required files onto the PSP memory stick, much as you would with any other removable drive. When you are doing this, be sure to send the files into folders called PSP, and then GAME on your memory card. If they don't exist you will need to create them, and I would recommend using all caps.


step 5

Once the transfer is finished you should be able to play the games on the PSP by simply opening up the GAME menu and selecting the games from the stick. Any errors or error messages are likely to be due to incompatible firmware-this is especially true if downloading homebrew games. You may find it necessary to downgrade your PSP in order to play these homebrew games.

Hopefully this guide has helped you see that it's not that tough at all to download games onto PSP once you get the hang of it, the real trick is finding a reliable download source!

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1. Since you can download directly to your PSP memory stick, you'll have to download to your computer and further transfer to your PSP memory stick.

2. You'll have to modify the PSP from the official version to a custom version. You can find out how to do this by typing in this search "How to hack PSP to custom firmware"

You can now do the following to transfer and play games;


a. Get a good memory stick. I recommend that you get a Memory Stick Duo in at least a 1 GB size, though a 2 GB is even better.

b. Find and download the PSP games you want. If you don't know where to find the games try a download service. A good one will let you have unlimited downloads for a small one-time fee. You can see the link below for more information.

c. Unzip the game files and save them somewhere that you can find them easily, like your desktop.

d. Plug your PSP USB cable into your PSP and your computer.

e. For PSP games- go the the root directory on your PSP then make a folder called ISO. (If you downloaded PSOne games, go to the root directory on your PSP and find the folder called PSP/GAME.)

f. Copy the PSP game files into the ISO folder. (Copy PSOne game files into the PSP/GAME folder.)

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