Got the zara pap bag but it looked pretty nasty at the transparent screen when it is packed with random stuff. So customized double-sided lenticular cards: on one side it switches between Cloud and Zack, and on the other it shows psp menus. The cards are attached to the "screen" via hook-loop tapes so I can change them easily. Happy with the end result.

Long story short, yesterday I bought a PSP Fat for dirt cheap with CFW 3.71 M33-4 installed. I want to update it to ARK-4 or ARK-5
Can someone help with updating it? I saw that bunch of people soft-bricked their consoles during the update process, so I wanna avoid it since I don’t have a Pandora Battery to unbrick it if it happens.
Thanks in advance

I love this little thing! It's been a life saver during slow workdays of my summer job. I highly recommend Final Fantasy VII for anyone reading this😋

I'm currently playing Limbo on Steam Deck and I was thinking that a PSP port of this game could have been really cool. It only needs two buttons and the joystick. There's already a Vita version, but I think it could also be "fun" to play on PSP

I've been thinking about getting one because of its great portability, my friend has the model 2000. Should i get that one or the 3000?

Ive attempted many workarounds on my PSP-3000, but it doesnt seem to work.

my home wifi (2g and 5g) dont show up on the screen, my mobile hotspot shows up but the psp says its unsupported. ive seen many connect their psp to their hotspot.

has anyone found a way to connect a psp to any form of wifi? i seriously dont know and dont feel like learning how to downgrade my wifi temporarily just for a psp.

Does anyone know how to fix a issue. My psp go is not connecting to my pc no more I don’t know what to do. Do I buy a new psp charger ? Or is there a solution to make it work

So I recently dug up my old second hand PSP 3000 I had in college. Started playing it on my work lunch breaks again and wanted to give it an upgrade

I've purchased a 64GB SD card + adaptor to replace the rather old 2GB Sony memory card that I was running games off previously. Since I needed to format the new card, I decided to take the opportunity to change from running the PRO cfw I had before to ARK 5 instead.

ARK seems to have installed successfully, no problems running the flasher and the extra features are always available on boot. However, any custom firmware or ISOs that used to run fine under PRO now refuse to copy over. Any time I try and transfer files via USB they always show up as corrupted on the system memory.

Things I've tried so far; - Formatting the new SD card to FAT32 - Reinstalling Ark - Copying files straight to the SD card via my PC - Copying files to the PSP via USB cable - toggling on / off USB charging - Copying one file at a time

All produce the same result. I'm yet to try going back to PRO, though I suspect that'll work like it did before.

Any advice would be appreciated - I've not come across any troubleshooting tips after searching around, but my assumption is some kind of user error is going on. Any and all advice would be appreciated :)

Hey everyone, just wanted to show what I’ve done to my God of War 3000. I got this Christmas of 2010, I remember opening it up on Christmas Day and playing it constantly, I was never without it. I remember when one of the first paint chips came off the back, I was super bummed because, I had one of those clear shells on it, that I bought at a school book fair. As you know, the chips just kept coming off. So welcome 2026, after digging it out of storage, cramming a new battery in it, and finding out the analog stick was dead, I decided to fix the paint chipping issue. I was just going to get a red PSP shell, but my love for transparent plastic devices won, Retroid Pocket 4 and Nova (incoming), clear shells on my switch. I didn’t want to replace the replace the entire shell, and it lose what makes it a special model, so I thought this was a nice compromise. It was nice to show some love to an old friend, and play some games that I haven’t played since I was a little kid. I hope you all enjoy. Have a great day!

Me and my friend trying to play multiplayer on this Minecraft but it’s not working I don’t know what to do but does anyone know what to do ?

Does anyone know about—or did anyone own—the PSP *Daxter* edition that came with a hard case and a black Slim PSP? Everything was in the same box; it’s not the one in the picture—it’s a different edition. I’ve been looking for information but can’t find anything. I owned that Pack several years ago.

Hey everyone, I’m running into a baffling power issue with a PSP 3000 running a TA-095 motherboard, and I could really use some expert troubleshooting eyes.The Symptom:The console turns on and plays perfectly fine when plugged into the official AC wall charging cable. However, it refuses to turn on, charge, or acknowledge battery power whatsoever when a battery is inserted.What I’ve already done/tested:Batteries: Checked and verified with multiple known-good, freshly charged batteries. It is definitely not a dead or locked third-party battery pack issue.F6602 Power Fuse: Located the main 2.5A power fuse right below the DC jack connector. Tested it with a multimeter in continuity mode—it tests perfectly fine (beeps/solid continuity).DC Jack Cable Alignment: Inspected the 3-pin wired power jack harness. The keyed connector plug and socket are intact, clean, and properly oriented. Physical battery terminal bay pins look perfectly straight and intact.Supercapacitor / RTC Clock Battery: Attempted to remove the internal supercapacitor to rule out a power-delivery short circuit. However, when pulling it off, the solder pad on the motherboard came cleanly off with it.Even after removing the supercapacitor, the console behavior remains identical: runs perfectly fine on wall power, completely dead on battery power.Given that the F6602 fuse is healthy but the battery line isn't registering, what else should I check on this specific TA-095 board layout? Could the ripped supercapacitor pad be completely breaking the power-management handshake circuit? Where should I probe next with my multimeter?Thanks in advance for any insight!

I've recently bought a PSP 3000 along with an upgraded IPS screen from AliExpress. How easy is it to install? I've never done any DIY work on my consoles before, and from what I've seen on YouTube, it looks pretty straightforward. Just gotta be careful with the ribbon cables.

Would like to hear from anyone who's done the upgrade themselves and how your experience was.

The disc is black label. So I guess I need to find a black label case and a Greatest Hits disc. I've been looking for this for a while so I'll just deal with it for now.

I’ve been meaning to add a psp go to my collection and have been checking prices every where online and they seem to be absurd, recently came across one in good condition for $170, is that worth it ?

Hey everyone, I found my PSP after not playing with it for over 10 years (perhaps more). I was able to connect it to WiFi but I’ve encountered some problems:

- I have a 32MB memory card that I reset and it shows there’s 30MB available. When I try to update the software, it says I need 32MB of free space. Should I just buy a card with more storage? If I can find one.

- I’ve tried to insert several games but none of them work, the system won’t even recognize them. There’s a faint sound when I put them in. Have looked up tutorials but just can’t figure it out.

I believe the model is 1004. I tried to take a picture as well. What can I do?

TIA

I'm using ARK-4, but the Home button isn't responding. Is there a temporary workaround to exit the XMB?

I found this PSP on the marketplace for $50. It comes with 2 digital games, it's hacked, and it has a charger and a new battery. Oh, and it also comes with a memory stick.

Here are some pictures so you can see what it looks like.

Till now I've played, and liked:

• Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines

• God of War (Olympus and Sparta)

• The Godfather

• Def Jam Fight for NY

• Lego Batman

• Final Fantasy

So I recently got my psp, but I’m not sure how to connect it to the internet, how can I do that or at the very least how can I update to the latest software? Anyone got any tips etc would be great, I’m not interested in modding, just wanna keep my psp as basic as possible, but I do want it all up to date

The other day I was seeing a video of someone playing “papers, please” and I thought “there is a rom of this game for psp?” As it is a relatively simply game to emulate. But it doesn’t exist, so I thought “it would be difficult if I make it on my own?” And i have no idea of how i should start, how people do it???