Here’s a list of all the Motherboards made & released by Sony: So, if you have a PSP 3000, or a TA-088v3 Motherboard 2000 series PSP, rush & get your hands on a European (PAL, region 2) version of the game. According to Dark_AleX, he was able to utilize an error in the game 'Grip Shift' which allowed him to install Custom Firmware.

Though, there is hope for the PSP 3000 series. There are 7 different ways to tell whether a 2000 series PSP is hackable or not, but we'll get to that later on (and this is the main topic of this post/guide).įinally, the 3000 series PSPs, all of those have the TA-090v2 Motherboard, which are unhackable to date. Finally, the really new ones, those have TA-090v1 Motherboards, which are hackable. The new ones have TA-088v3 Motherboards, and are unhackable.

The old ones contain Motherboards released before the TA-088v3, and are all hackable. There are old units, new units, & really new units. On the other hand, 2000 Series are a little complicated. To some, there are other methods than just using a Pandora & an MMS. 'This' PSP probably has a TA-088v3 (Found in some 2000 series units) or TA-090v2 (Found in all 3000 series units) Motherboard, both of which are unhackable, as in, you can't install CFW on them.Īll 1000 Series PSPs are hackable to date. Basically, you free your PSP from the hands of Sony.

You could also do some serious customizations to your theme. A PSP with Custom Firmware could also back up your games from the UMD to your computer it also allows you to play those backups from your Memory Stick (MS). The most popular (& sometimes only) way to do it is by using a Pandora Battery & Magic Memory Stick (MMS).Ī Hacked PSP could run Homebrew, which are programs that have been developed by people that don’t have a contract with Sony. That means you can install a Custom Firmware (CFW) on it. Originally posted by Draik from PSP Slim HacksĢ- 2000 Series (Also known as Slim or Lite & Slim)

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