PSP Go

[bork]

 

[M3wThr33]

I like the idea of the PSP Go, if just for the huge amount of memory it comes with.

I'm still on my PSP-1000 and I'd love to upgrade for the handful of things.
But I guess I'm better off just getting a honking huge memory stick. I love digital downloads, just wish the pricing was a bit better.

[Cormacaroni]

the GEN-A thing bricked my PSP-1000. wtf.

[Kestastrophe]

Really? That sucks. Hopefully you have access to Pandora.

I still can't play any of those patched games on Gen B. I thought at first it was because I converted the isos to csos, but I decocompressed one of the games and it still doesn't work.

[huckleberry]

After an extended play period last night I have to say that I really like the ergonomics.  My hands didn't cramp up like I had feared...although the nub placement did make for some confusion while playing in the dark - kept forgetting that the nub was to the right of the dpad.

The buttons on the Go are fine.  They don't have any give to them...but I like that.  I hate the mushy feeling of Sony controllers in general - the Go doesn't feel that way at all.  The shoulder buttons, however, are ridiculously sensitive - something which doesnt matter in games. But when you try to play music or movies on the thing it really starts to suck.

Still didn't find an extra usb cable to try out the PS3 controller thing - what a bitch! Being able to purchase a Go, cradle, DS3 controller, and cables - then taking it home and using it like a console that is also a portable would have been a really neat feature.  Instead, they tied it to the PS3, a system I just cannot like no matter how hard I try. Sony should divorce the PSP from the PS3 entirely.


I agree with Smooth - nubs suck period.  The nub on the Go is better than the original - but it still sucks. I wish it had the little analog stick thingy that some cell phones have.

[Cormacaroni]

Really? That sucks. Hopefully you have access to Pandora.

I still can't play any of those patched games on Gen B. I thought at first it was because I converted the isos to csos, but I decocompressed one of the games and it still doesn't work.

DCharlie has one so all is not yet lost.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I'm in a PS3 game share group and a guy just bought a bunch of PSP games, so I guess im jumping in. ANyone know where to get a cheap older PSP? I don't want this new one.

[Eel O'Brian]

Gamestop has refurb 1000s for $99, 2000s for $119, and 3000s for $129

[bork]

the GEN-A thing bricked my PSP-1000. wtf.

What firmware were you on when you tried it?

[bork]

I still can't play any of those patched games on Gen B. I thought at first it was because I converted the isos to csos, but I decocompressed one of the games and it still doesn't work.

Still?  You should start over fresh with "clean" ISO rips.  Also make sure you have the latest version of Yoshihiro's decryptor...the first version of it didn't work with Marvel!  I think it's this one-- http://www.pspgen.com/game-decrypter-b2-yoshihiro-actualite-190027.html

And this guide worked for me:

1) Open the untouched ISO in UMDGen 4.00.
2) Click on File -> File List -> Export in order to save the virgin ISO's file structure to your PC somewhere.
3) Navigate to PSP_GAME\SYSDIR and extract the (encrypted) eboot.bin file, saving it somewhere on your PC. Close UMDGen 4.00.
4) Move the eboot.bin to the root of your memory stick.
5) Run Yoshihiro's 5.55/6.00 Decryptor program and hit X to decrypt. (The folder containing his program should go in X:\PSP\GAME like any other homebrew app).
6) Find the (now decrypted) eboot.bin in the X:\Decryptor folder and save it somewhere on your PC.
7) Open the untouched ISO in UMDGen 4.00.
Click on File -> File List -> Import and insert the original file structure file you exported. Confirm that you want to force the file positions to match.
9) Navigate to PSP_GAME\SYSDIR and delete the (encrypted) eboot.bin file. Right click where it used to be, click on Add -> Existing file(s), browse to the decrypted eboot.bin, and insert it.
10) Save the new ISO as an uncompressed ISO file (I'd give it a different name/location so as to not overwrite the clean ISO). It should result in a tweaked ISO that's ALMOST (but not quite) exactly the same size as the clean ISO.

[bork]

Oh yeah, confirmation on the Blue Tooth controller pairing debacle.  After you pair a controller with the PSP Go, you don't need to use a PS3 again to sync it up. 

...Unless you want to use that controller with the PS3 again!  Then you have to sync it back up to the PS3, and if you want to use the controller on the Go again, you have to repeat the entire process of hooking up the controller and PSP Go to the PS3 with USB cables and pair them up again.   

So unless you want to use a controller dedicated solely to the PSP Go, it's a pain in the ass.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Gamestop has refurb 1000s for $99, 2000s for $119, and 3000s for $129

Thanks amigo.

[bork]

Just remember that only some models of the 2000 can be fully hacked.  The later 2000s and only early 3000s cannot be fully modded.

Can someone link me a good place to DDL PSP games?  I tried ripping Metal Gear Ac!d 2 last night and got a parameter error.  Checking around, others have had the same problem too, and still others are saying that an old rip of the game crashes on the 5th stage.  Would like to see if there's a new rip out there...

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I want to be legit and shit.

[bork]

I want to be legit and shit.

Go with the 3000 then!   

[Smooth Groove]

Really? That sucks. Hopefully you have access to Pandora.

I still can't play any of those patched games on Gen B. I thought at first it was because I converted the isos to csos, but I decocompressed one of the games and it still doesn't work.

You probably didn't upgrade the firmware properly.  All the patched games from the site I sent you worked flawlessly and I didn't even have to use Yoshihiro's crack. 

[bork]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

FreePlay has posted a video on Youtube giving us a look at, the PSPGo has been slightly hacked. An exploit has been found in, by loading certain hacked save data files in a game. Freeplay managed to run a text file on his PSP Go and also dump the PSP Go memory and flash0 to his Memory Stick M2.

Apparently this is no new exploit, that it has been out there for some time and freeplay has used this to show the world that the PSP Go can be exploited and isn’t as secure as maybe Sony had thought.

This doesn't mean anything right now, but it could mean something down the road.

[Third]

 

[Cormacaroni]

the GEN-A thing bricked my PSP-1000. wtf.

What firmware were you on when you tried it?

Some version of me33 or whatever (Sho Nuff hacked it for me...). The instructions didn't say jack about what you had to be running though - it only specified what h/w it worked on.

[Trent Dole]

lol, good jon Sony.

[Eel O'Brian]

called it

[originalz]

Just remember that only some models of the 2000 can be fully hacked.  The later 2000s and only early 3000s cannot be fully modded.

Can someone link me a good place to DDL PSP games?  I tried ripping Metal Gear Ac!d 2 last night and got a parameter error.  Checking around, others have had the same problem too, and still others are saying that an old rip of the game crashes on the 5th stage.  Would like to see if there's a new rip out there...

http://pspisos.org/

[bork]

Some version of me33 or whatever (Sho Nuff hacked it for me...). The instructions didn't say jack about what you had to be running though - it only specified what h/w it worked on.

PSP-Hacks says:

Take a seat PSP-3000 owners, this time it ain’t all about you… Released for the PSP-1000 (Fat) and PSP-2000 (Slim) is Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-A Build 4 from PSPGEN’s own GENyUS.

What you need:

A PSP-1000 or 2000 v1 or v2
A PSP running CFW 3.52 M33 or higher

That's pretty shitty if the read me for the downloaded file doesn't say anything about it.     Hopefully your system will be OK with a pandora battery.

[Rman]

I'm thinking of picking on these baby's up.  I really hate UMDs.  But I'm waiting for a price drop.  Too lazy to hack my 2000.

[bork]

Borys, it's the same exploit that I believe they have working on every model of PSP.  They still can't hack some of the previous models.  But if they do manage to succeed, the Go will be worth getting, because the homebrew people will fix all the dumb shit that Sony did to their own system.   

I'm thinking of picking on these baby's up.  I really hate UMDs.  But I'm waiting for a price drop.  Too lazy to hack my 2000.

Hack your 2000 and you'll have the superior PSP instead of shelling out $250 on a gimped version of it.

[maxy]

Even gaf,a sfag heaven,has multiple open threads where you can say anything about PSPGo...that tells a lot where this thing is headed

[Ninja]

If the PSP Go can be hacked to play ISOs and emulators then I might actually buy it but this hack seems a long way from that.

[chronovore]

So, am I getting this right? The PSP Go has no legitimate means for hardware upgraders to move from UMD to digital only. People who've purchased UMDs have to re-purchase them from the store at prices greater than the UMD costs to buy in most cases. OTOH pirates who have been hacking their PSPs for years are on the verge of getting a sexier one-time hardware purchase, on which they'll likely be able to load all the ISOs they've already collected, or modified versions of same.

I've always resolved to watch the feverish way Sony upgraded their firmware with skepticism and a slow shake of my head. The publisher's alterations have always been disguised as improvements: We added Visualizers to the music playback nobody uses! Hey, RSS for PODCASTS in your web browser now! and other ridiculous, useless shit to camouflage another futile attempt at blocking hacked firmware. Pirates work around it, and regular-joe consumers wonder why their PSP needs "fixing" all the time when their Nintendo DS runs just fine without constant bugfixes.

Instead of reexamining the closed system policy which has failed them on PSP, Sony has instead launched an entire platform centered around combating piracy and attempting to close out 2nd hand sales, but will instead alienate the customers who were previously both supportive and wholly legal.

[pilonv1]

from another board, i'd link the thread but it's subscription only

Subject: My friend just bought the new PSP

He's 35, lives in his parent's basement, works part-time at a supermarket deli, drives a 12 year old Dodge Neon with broken A/C, I think has every system made in the last 10 years, and laments that he has trouble getting girls.

I don't hang out with him in person anymore.

Sounds about right.

[bork]

He's not going to have trouble getting girls now, with his sexy new PSP Go. 

[Smooth Groove]

Lyte, PSPrelese.com might have what you need. 

I wish Swaggaz had told me about it earlier.  It's a really good site because most of the download links are from Megaupload which let you do multiple DLs simultaneously. 

[bork]

Lyte, PSPrelese.com might have what you need. 

I wish Swaggaz had told me about it earlier.  It's a really good site because most of the download links are from Megaupload which let you do multiple DLs simultaneously. 

Yeah, thanks for the link.  I ended up finding a rip on PSP ISOZ.  I'm on stage 4 of Ac!d 2, and the problem that prevents the rip from being played is supposed to happen on stage 5.  I don't remember there being any discussion about this back when the game out...only PSP game I've had this problem with.

[cool breeze]

So, am I getting this right? The PSP Go has no legitimate means for hardware upgraders to move from UMD to digital only. People who've purchased UMDs have to re-purchase them from the store at prices greater than the UMD costs to buy in most cases. OTOH pirates who have been hacking their PSPs for years are on the verge of getting a sexier one-time hardware purchase, on which they'll likely be able to load all the ISOs they've already collected, or modified versions of same.

I've always resolved to watch the feverish way Sony upgraded their firmware with skepticism and a slow shake of my head. The publisher's alterations have always been disguised as improvements: We added Visualizers to the music playback nobody uses! Hey, RSS for PODCASTS in your web browser now! and other ridiculous, useless shit to camouflage another futile attempt at blocking hacked firmware. Pirates work around it, and regular-joe consumers wonder why their PSP needs "fixing" all the time when their Nintendo DS runs just fine without constant bugfixes.

Instead of reexamining the closed system policy which has failed them on PSP, Sony has instead launched an entire platform centered around combating piracy and attempting to close out 2nd hand sales, but will instead alienate the customers who were previously both supportive and wholly legal.

this is pretty spot on

as much as I like the PSP, Sony kinda lost with it.  They should have rethought the approach and tried again with a PSP2.  It's not like the PSP wasn't out long enough for a successor to be justified.  GBC was '98 to '01, GBA was '01 to '04, and PSP came out in '04-05.  The Go is a weak attempt at converting theld PSP into a ipod touch competitor and solving the "problems" at the same time.

It would be great if the PSP2 was a year or so away, and the Go was just a kamikaze attack to get attention and make people comfortable with some aspects of the Go.

[bork]

So, am I getting this right? The PSP Go has no legitimate means for hardware upgraders to move from UMD to digital only. People who've purchased UMDs have to re-purchase them from the store at prices greater than the UMD costs to buy in most cases. OTOH pirates who have been hacking their PSPs for years are on the verge of getting a sexier one-time hardware purchase, on which they'll likely be able to load all the ISOs they've already collected, or modified versions of same.

I've always resolved to watch the feverish way Sony upgraded their firmware with skepticism and a slow shake of my head. The publisher's alterations have always been disguised as improvements: We added Visualizers to the music playback nobody uses! Hey, RSS for PODCASTS in your web browser now! and other ridiculous, useless shit to camouflage another futile attempt at blocking hacked firmware. Pirates work around it, and regular-joe consumers wonder why their PSP needs "fixing" all the time when their Nintendo DS runs just fine without constant bugfixes.

Instead of reexamining the closed system policy which has failed them on PSP, Sony has instead launched an entire platform centered around combating piracy and attempting to close out 2nd hand sales, but will instead alienate the customers who were previously both supportive and wholly legal.

this is pretty spot on

as much as I like the PSP, Sony kinda lost with it.  They should have rethought the approach and tried again with a PSP2.  It's not like the PSP wasn't out long enough for a successor to be justified.  GBC was '98 to '01, GBA was '01 to '04, and PSP came out in '04-05.  The Go is a weak attempt at converting theld PSP into a ipod touch competitor and solving the "problems" at the same time.

It would be great if the PSP2 was a year or so away, and the Go was just a kamikaze attack to get attention and make people comfortable with some aspects of the Go.

Definitely, but there's no indication that the PSP Go is going to be any easier to hack than the other models. 

If they were to release a PSP2 that had all its software on PSN from the start, I'll have no problem with it and will buy it day one.  It's them releasing this new hardware and offering those PSP users who have been buying UMD users no way to upgrade and still make use of their older games that I have a major problem with.  If the Go does get hacked, it's only going to be a major incentive for those who don't engage in the CFW/piracy thing to start.  Although I'm sure there's a large amount of people who are perfectly fine with their 1000s/2000s/3000s and could give a fuck anyway; it's not like the PSP Go offers anything new other than its form factor.  I also have to say that I'm surprised at the number of people on message boards who had hackable 1000s and 2000s and never did so, then sold off their systems and UMD titles for the Go, citing playing off memory as the main reason, when they could have just installed CFW and been able to do that from a few years back.

This reminds me of how region-locking software only stopped those who wanted to buy and play the games legitimately on their systems, since pirates would use chips and other types of hacks to get around it.  I'm glad the PS3 is region-free, and it's good to see companies like Cave making the decision to make their upcoming titles region-free as well.

[bork]

They should have rethought the approach and tried again with a PSP2. 

which is, apparently, not too far away. :/

Then fuck the Go. 

/thread

[M3wThr33]

I've been dealing with custom firmware on the Wii recently, and oh my fucking lord, it sucks. It's a mess of custom hacks that just seem scary and wrong. Rather than giving alternative updates for everybody, they're patching individual files and it makes a rat's nest of issues trying to figure out what you can and can't do, especially after doing a system update.

The community needs to fucking get their act together and realize having a single firmware base (With the proper holes left open) which is VERY possible, would do wonders.

I shouldn't have to choose what files to update and learn what each IOS does.
"I'm on 4.0U with IOS61 and IOS249..."
"I'm on 3.2E with bla bla bla..."

Argh...

[MyNameIsMethodis]

ya fuck wii hacking, I can't get any of the dvd players to work so I can't even play pirated games just shitty hebrew

[Bebpo]

I've been dealing with custom firmware on the Wii recently, and oh my fucking lord, it sucks. It's a mess of custom hacks that just seem scary and wrong. Rather than giving alternative updates for everybody, they're patching individual files and it makes a rat's nest of issues trying to figure out what you can and can't do, especially after doing a system update.

The community needs to fucking get their act together and realize having a single firmware base (With the proper holes left open) which is VERY possible, would do wonders.

I shouldn't have to choose what files to update and learn what each IOS does.
"I'm on 4.0U with IOS61 and IOS249..."
"I'm on 3.2E with bla bla bla..."

Argh...

Yep.

PSP/DS custom firmwares get it right.  Wii is a mess. 

Blaming hobby crackers that their shit isnt user friendly? I dunno dude.

The Wii situation is pretty bad.  I've never seen anything like this.  At some point there will be dozens of variations of system setups that any hacked wii could potentially be on, and there's not going to be anyway to test and make sure these programs work on them all.  This might result in A LOT of bricking eventually.

[cool breeze]

DS hacking stuff is shit for everything except pirating games.  Homebrew sucks and there are hardly any advantages that come with it.  The reason the PSP CFW is so good is because it has so many benefits, from making games run better to good homebrew/emulators.  You can play almost every PS1 perfectly on the PSP.  Wii hacking is alright because the loader makes games load faster and there are a couple good emulators (even the hacks that use Nintendo's emulators for VC games).

[pilonv1]

http://www.us.playstation.com/PSP/Systems/Compare

[MCD]

DSi is now a PSP system.

[bork]

I'm not messing with homebrew on the Wii for anything other than Gecko OS.  I thought about trying a loader, but there's no Wii games with long load times anyway.

[huckleberry]

They should have rethought the approach and tried again with a PSP2. 

which is, apparently, not too far away. :/

really?

[M3wThr33]

The Wii situation is pretty bad.  I've never seen anything like this.  At some point there will be dozens of variations of system setups that any hacked wii could potentially be on, and there's not going to be anyway to test and make sure these programs work on them all.  This might result in A LOT of bricking eventually.

It's getting better, though, kind of.

The WiiSCU update was originally a way to patch the Shop program to the bare minimum so you could still buy games. Now it actually updates the bare minimum for a bunch of channels, but still bricks my Wii if I do a full update.

With some more testing, the WiiSCU could be what I want, a way to uniformly update everything while preserving kernel-level access.

Also, wishing some 6.00 CFW would come out. I want to try the smart playlists I setup in MediaGo.

[Bebpo]

huh? hacking the Wii was pretty straightforward.

And once it's done it actually makes the machine somewhat sexier (coverflow USB loader is awesome until you start any of the games )

Hacking it is, but then 3 months later when you realize there are new official updates and certain games won't work on your current system you have to UPGRADE HACK LEVEL which is confusing and painful.

I'm on
4.0J with ISO249 patched, IOS55 hack, Hermes 222/233 patch....I think ^^;

[M3wThr33]

I'm on
4.0J with ISO249 patched, IOS55 hack, Hermes 222/233 patch....I think ^^;

He's not joking.

249 is a copy of 36, which you have to use TBR to copy over, but only after downgrading, then loading IOS15, then patching 36 to copy to 249 and then restoring IOS15. 55 and the Hermes patch are real, too. (Which requires running TBR a minimum of 3 times, which makes me want to stab ponies)

Basically keeping up to date and homebrew is impossible. You just start patching when a game breaks, which is a HORRIBLE method.

[bork]

   That sounds terrible.  All I want to do is get and play New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom 1.5 in the coming months...I hope I don't have to go back to paying more to import the J-versions just because of homebrew fuck-ups. 

Or does it not matter when you're using Gecko OS to boot games?

[pilonv1]

I know he's not. It's just that the current state of Wii homebrew is ridiculous.

Amount of time spent patching is inverse to the time spent having a good time with a Wii

[pilonv1]

PSP GO UPDATE FROM AUSTRALIA

There's a Dissidia demo. But not the full game so you can't play it if you like it.

The Prinny game isn't available, but Prinny DLC is there though.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Once you hack your wii can you update to the latest Nintendo firmware and just have a legit console again, or will that brick it?

[Trent Dole]

Once you hack your wii can you update to the latest Nintendo firmware and just have a legit console again, or will that brick it?

Muramasa made me run some update thing before I could play it but I still can install wads so... 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I dunno, I don't really wanna hack my wii anymore I just want it to be legit again and possibly sell it. I got it in May and only played it like four times  :'(

[maxy]

Sony

Sony: PSPgo sales "in line with expectations"

Sony has told GamesIndustry.biz that sales of PSP hardware are up over 120 per cent in the UK, following the launch of the PSPgo.

Sales of the PSP-3000 have also grown, as the hardware benefits from the release of the long-awaited Gran Turismo for PSP on UMD and EA's FIFA 10, which this weekend broke records for the franchise.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-pspgo-sales-in-line-with-expectations




Reality

Barely three days after its launch, the PSPgo has already received a £25 price cut at major retailers such as Amazon.co.uk, Game.com, HMV.com and Play.com.

http://worthplaying.com/article/2009/10/5/news/69054/


Maybe they expected nothing so they are satisfied with nothing.

 

[The Innocent X]

Pretty awful launch, just about sold as many as the old version in launch week?

Needs to be £150 to stand a chance.

[maxy]

And something for Wii and DS hackers

Nintendo has outlined to Eurogamer a worldwide effort to clamp down on sales of illegal Wii and DS game copiers such as the infamous R4.

The push starts at home, in Japan, where a civil action has been filed against a quartet of companies selling the crafty copiers. Nintendo demands that import and sale of the devices must stop immediately and damages be paid.

The Mario-maker is doing this to help partners "who spend time and money legitimately developing software" for the Wii and DS, not just itself.

Nintendo needs your help, too: "It's getting increasingly difficult to track down R4 sellers as day by day they get more ingenious, flourishing online and complicating matters," wrote the company in a statement (translated by Kotaku). The result: asking Japanese people to fill out an anonymous form should they encounter a naughty seller, pin-pointing their location, URL or even sharing their names.

Here in Europe, Nintendo told us the push is equally hard, with 300 actions "supported" across 16 countries since 2008. That drive, incidentally, netted 200,000 contraband copiers.

Countries under scrutiny include Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands and New Zealand, plus Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, the UK and the US. Nintendo is working with Chinese police to "pursue" the (presumably moving) factories responsible for making the "infringing devices".

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/nintendo-reports-on-global-r4-battle

[The Innocent X]

DS piracy has gotten so bad even regular internet computer shops sell R4.

Nintendo never do anything much though. Certainly never spent any money on protecting their consoles sufficiently.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I remember the first day my local Gamestop opened, a mother and a kid was in there and she was asking the gamestop guy how to put pirated games on the R4 cart that "she got in korea from some guy on the street", and if the gamestop guy could do it. He tried his best to make up an excuse. 

  hillbillies

[bork]

Once you hack your wii can you update to the latest Nintendo firmware and just have a legit console again, or will that brick it?

You'd want to read up and make sure, but generally installing the latest firmware will overwrite all the CFW stuff.

[M3wThr33]

I remember the first day my local Gamestop opened, a mother and a kid was in there and she was asking the gamestop guy how to put pirated games on the R4 cart that "she got in korea from some guy on the street", and if the gamestop guy could do it. He tried his best to make up an excuse. 

  hillbillies

I was pretty shocked recently when I saw how many people had been running R4 carts on their DS. I mean, piracy is nuts on the DS. From what I've seen, I've never seen it as bad since the PS1, which required 'knowing' someone.

The barrier of entry is so low.

Bla bla sales of PSP games.

Once you hack your wii can you update to the latest Nintendo firmware and just have a legit console again, or will that brick it?

Up to 4.1, it just deleted the Twilight Hack. With 4.2 it clears out a bunch of shit, but apparently leaves a few remnants behind from what I understand. I'm tempted to go to 4.2 just to be clean, then re-hack.

[demi]

Once you hack your wii can you update to the latest Nintendo firmware and just have a legit console again, or will that brick it?

You'd want to read up and make sure, but generally installing the latest firmware will overwrite all the CFW stuff.

That's not true... your cIOS files and such are still there.