Modding the PSP is SHOCKINGLY Easy
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- I was surprised by how easy it is to softmod a PSP. This hack only requires several files (Infinity and PRO CFW) and a memory stick! In this tutorial, I guide you through the mod and how to install homebrew, emulators and digital backups of PSP games (in ISO format).
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My dad gave me his PSP a while ago. Was amazed by the games he had frankly. Its still in mint condition since he always kept it in a case. First thing i did was mod it and show him. He liked the NES emulator. On it. Told him if he ever wants to use it he should go for it. Very bice and hackable portable.
Pretty cool i wanna keep mine psp to and give it to my furture child
@@user-zp2gv1ly8e your kid will thank you 100% 😉
@liveyourdreammedia yea I hope so I liked it very much when I was young, good old times brother
@@user-zp2gv1ly8e time flies too fast.. I want to share my psp with my nephew when the time comes. He is 3 now so better start finishing all the games I need to finish hahaha
@@liveyourdreammedia haha true or buy an used one for him
Just ordered a PSP-2000 to relive my childhood (and also to homebrew, as I recently did to my old dsi) and I'm beyond excited. This is such a great way to keep these old consoles going and being played on as they should be!
Wow this was easy! I just pulled my PSP 3000 from the storage after a decade, and this mod has given it a new life :D
Omg, if you can do it then so can I. Got myself a mint condition PSP 2000 and need to find out what firmware has been installed etc so that I can upgrade and start downloading some games to play 😊
@@BellaElla09It's so easy to do. No doubt you've done it by now lol
dude had the best song collection! LP for LIFE!!
I was thinking the same thing.
lol fr and tenacious d
He had Tenacious D and Linkin Park, he rocked hard
Modding the PSP is so easy . If only modding the switch would have been this easy
Don’t think he was born in that era. My kids don’t know anything less than micro.
This is why I’m selling my switch OLED for a PSP
Thx man🙏, you’re actually the first guy to show how to crack the psp with no bullshitting or extra steps
I remember back in the day using the Pandora battery, I love how easy soft modding has become for several devices like Wii and Wii U, PS2. All of them are so much easier today, compared to when I did them over a decade ago
I beat so many Sega CD games on my PSP that I feel it's better than the real console. A beast for emulation.
I read that a lot of Dreamcast games will boot too, which blew my mind. I couldn't get the emulator to work, though. I think it has issues with the 3000 PSP's.
I have mine just sitting around. This is a good resource. Thanks.
Psp was a big thing to
Have when i was young. Started with the 1000 and eventually got ahold a 3000. I eventually pawned all my systems to get a xbox one psp 3000 ,ps2 slim and xbox360. But i still had a extra broken screen psp 3000 my good friend gave me in a trade for a 1000 battery so he can try to mod a 1000 during that time... That psp sat and collected dust for years, and he then passed away years ago. All this within a span of maybe 15+ years....Modding a psp was a big thing back in the day. It looked Way harder then it seems now.I just replaced the screen and gonna mod it now. Thanks man. I do miss My friend, time is something. This psp really reminds me of those days man, and fact that it was his is even more crazy. Thanks man
I’m getting a psp this month great vid!
SAME
My brother learn how to mod a psp back in the day. When WPN1 was still a thing. He hug the knowledge. Thank you for sharing. Now imma mod mine
Thank you so much man! So easy and straight to the point.
Your music taste was badass hand of blood bullet for my valentine?!!
Could not be easier.. many thanks!
When you modded/ jailbreaked your PSP does your info/data get deleted? like if I already have games on it will they get deleted?
Just did this on mine after finding mine in a box with an exploded battery. Got a battery off Amazon and immediately softmodded it as it had a much older mod on it that was annoying. Thanks.
Thank you so much! Worked great and super easy!!!
The sticker on the bottom of the PSP also has the model number
I have a PSP my nephews never used so I'm going to try this.
You dont need fast recovery and save yourself a few steps by:
1. installing infinity FIRST
2. install CFW
3. Set infinity option
Done
At around 1:40, that's usb mini, not micro.
I know this may sound really wierd buy every single retro channel ive watched today for some reason all had an Australian/New Zealand accent 😅
Extra set of fun facts: The Busselton Jetty used to be even longer again, but alas, a cyclone took care of that well over 40yrs ago...
And the train driver for the Busselton Jetty train from around 2011 to a few years ago, used to be the Deputy Principal from Capel Primary School, when he retired in 2010, he got a job at the jetty as train driver :) He was the deputy for 30yrs at the school.
If you ever want to go on a tour of the Busselton-Margaret River region, I'm happy to take you around the place, where I live, I'm within a 30-40min drive of all the awesome places (Chocolate Factory, Simmos, etc...), mum and I go to those places every few months.
Busselton seemed to be the go-to for family holidays when I was growing up. I have fond memories biking around the townsite as a kid. Mum never let me go on that dodgy looking waterslide across the road from the jetty, however!
My PSP version doesnt have pictures of light exposures or a big long jetty !? am i doing it wrong ? kidden on - cheers mate !
my uncle gave me a bag full of shit and a psp that was broken expanded battery and broken screen fixed it up used this video to see what to do with my jailbreak thanks alot mate
What's a recommended memory card size to fit the firmware + games? Looking to pimp this thing into a multi-console emulator
Super handy. Thank you so much. Quick question, what is the max amount of memory that can be used? I haven’t tested it yet, but I want to use a 512mb micro sd.
512mb? or you mean gb? 512mb is tiny as hell. Depends on your memory card, some adapters dont support over 64gb. PSP itself im pretty sure the max it supports is 256gb.
@@kanggoo57 anything over 32gb will have to be formatted in a pc as FAT32 (windows doesn't format FAT32 on devices larger than 32gb, so you have to find another tool) and then formatted again on the PSP, and then you can follow this guide.
Bro was a hard core linkin park fan me too
I remember when you had to own / make a pandoras battery to install the mods on the psp phat
2:13
A long long fuckin' time ago in a town called Kickapoo......
There lived a humble family religious through and through
Do we create a ISO folder if there isnt one present?
i just bought a PSP 1000 from goodwill was on version 1.51! i guess they can be downgraded but i doubt this one was! still a ready cool piece of history
Hello! Im trying to buy one, but I have no reference on the prices. At what price did you buy it? Thanks in advance!
@ about $50, I bought mine for $58 but for about $100 you can buy a PS Vita which I would recommend
Thank you. Very easy. 😁
I fired up my PSP yesterday and apparently I did this a long time ago and I have version 6.60 Pro C. Can I or should I update to 6.61?
Iso format is very outdated now, you should convert them to pbp instead with sign fake np expert, saves a lot of space and you can even play them without cfw too
Bro, you have the tutorial to do it?
How do you do it?
Sorry for the late reply
1 Drag and drop the iso
2 enable use compression and fixed key
3 make a folder, name it with the name of the game and put the eboot there
4 move the folder to psp/game in your memory stick
@@james-ch you can play them without jailbreaking the psp??
@@5t33lo yes
so sadly they kind of changed the website now so there arent any spaces qhere i can choose where i get my files at
i bought a new sd card and memory card for my psp and when i plug it in into my computer the files that popped up for you arent the same,what is the issue?
you sound like Gigguk 😭 anyways good video
Will I still be able to access games I already own after modding it?
can you save game ?
My dad gave me his psp and I watch this video and soon realized that my psp is already moded cuz it has the pro C♾️ but it doesn’t have the actual firmware in it does this mean I can skip straight to the homebrew part? Can someone pls help me
Followed the same steps. Now its bricked. THANKS DUDE
bricked as in bad? i wanna try it but im scared ill mess something up
Yea bricked as in bricked
@@howitfeelstochewfivegum361 ngl tho that person might of did it wrong tho and just dw about it if u have a 3ds laying around or a Wii or a ps4 those are also very easy to mod but mainly ps4 cuz u can legit do it on the built in web browser
😂
bruh i was about to do this but nvm lol
6:45 what game is that?
Now we just need a mod for the analog stick that keeps breaking!!!!
I remember back in the day you needed GTA to use a save file to mod the psp
@retrogameon
Does this allow you to mod it and put a library of psp games on it? I have a psp with a broken disc drive.
Yes you can.
now just remember it takes ages to transfer over fat format so trying to send 130 psp games will take about 5 hours
So how many psp games can you put on a 1tb card?
probably anywhere between 800-1000
Should really get a memory card update, You can get a SD card adapter. I've got 32GBs on my PSP, much better when you've modded it so have space for games.
I have a psp with a bad battery.. Now I have a reason to look for a new battery hah
Mine is starting to swell up a bit. Luckily, after market batteries are easy to find.
I have to ask this question because the last time I modded my psp it was well over 10 years ago doing the pandora battery trick. But years later and far removed from the emulating world. Is it possible for me to mod my psp and still play my psychical games or no?
i tried downloading from pspunk and my psp3000 says the files are corrupted. any idea what i did wrong or where else i could get the files?
i have the same problem
Same
What size sd card (?) is recommended? Mine has a 4gb one it’s originally came with but I’m not confident that’s enough to do much with..
Hi thanks for the video!
I have a question 🙋🏻♀️
If I bought a psp that’s already updated to 6.60 and already been jailbreak. Do i still need to update to 6.61 and redo the whole modding process? Or can i just download games now? Thank you
hello how do i delete the infinity firmware?
my psp 3000 says corrupted file when i download pro firmware. How do I fix it?
when ever i try to click on infinity 2 it says" The update cannot be started. You must use update date that is compatible with the model in use" Someone please HELPPP
I just got a psp 2000 and the software is on 6.36. Can I still mod it or is there a way to de-update
What is infinity it's the only thing I don't have on my psp
I literraly followed these steps and nothing worked. I kept getting crashes and I got his error when doing Infinity first: "Could Not Disable Kernel Whitelist"
Then when i followed another step to install normal firmware to get it to 6.60 or 61 nothing. It showed as a corrupted file.
My psp is 6.35, is that a reason its not cooperating and or why its not accepting the files?
When booting up the pro update it shows “sorry this program doesn’t support your FW” does this happen for anyone else
my psp is 1000 and currently on version 3.90
Infinity is not here on my psp and I put it in the UPDATE folder and it won’t show on my memory card
Done on PSP1000 but games are running very slow, basic games like Super Mario, any advice?
I have 5.50 and there is a lock on the update, but this is the oldest version, maybe it will go?
Hi! Do you have a tutorial on how to use 256gig sd card on PSP? like using 2 128gig at the same time to make a 256gig sd card. Hope you notice this. Thanks
I jail broke my PSP years ago, with the old wololo hack.
Is there any benefit for me to factory reset my PSP, just to install this new method??
in the 661 pro c2 folder there is a folder named seplugins where do i paste this folder on the psp? I have psp 1000 model and have successfully installed the custom firmware but didnt do anything with this folder, and the colors in the theme menu are all whited out
They would not come up as folders, though the games?)
Do I have to mod the PSP to load PSP ISO files, or can I do it without modding first
So with this mod, can i dump my iso files from my physical psp games and movies on to the memory card?
My Psp 2000 wont run pro it says FW wont run edit i fixed it in the end
do i need a anti virus ? and also what kind of charger did u use to plug the psp into the computer?
The charger is the same to charge the ps3 controllers! Idk what the type of cable is called though
@@FallenP3pperz tysm!! do u know if i need a anti virus to go on ps punk?
I don't understand. I followed every instruction until I tried using Infinity 2. But every time I tried running it, I get a black screen reading "You're running Infinity 1.X. Please uninstall with chronoswitch 7.0+". What am I doing wrong? Is my PSP 3000 unable to modify?
Are you stupid? Obviously if infinity 1 is running, it's already modded, just follow the provided instructions if you want to update it
It won't let me make a PSN account.
Every time I go to it, it loads before an error screen pops up.
Can you please help me in making scrolling speed normal on my Sony PSP 3003
I have a few 1000 models.. I love the fat PSPs hahaha.. I really like playing PS1 games the most, and obviously PSP games.. But modding them is unbelievably easy, and putting games on them as well..
Do you need the mini usb for it to work on a computer?
mmm my (soft) mod is 660PRO-B10 (fix1), compatibility PSP games is 100%, use emulator, use PSX eboot games and use some program (read simple text files, homebrew etc.), none brick problem.
Once modded can you still pay games by disk?
Yessir indeed you can you can even rip the games from your psp.
Can you get just about any game from all old consoles?
Is pspunk is operational? I've tried getting onto the site for the past few days but no matter what device or browser I use it comes up with a 504 Gateway Error 😭😭
I just bought a psp just to do this and now the site is down, now what?
What's the name of the first game you played on the video?
bro how are u gonna show us how to download everything BUT the psp games...
It should be obvious why he doesn't show you how to pirate software.
So i have mine but the usb port is messed up is there a way i can fix it?
You could get a memory stick duo adapter, and just plug the stick directly into your pc,
or order a replacement usb port, and swap it out. If that is what you meant.
I download .CHD game format, how to play it on my psp
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME I FOLLOWED EXACTLY WHAT HE DID WHEN I OPENED THE PSP THE PRO UPDATE APP SAYS “sorry this program does not support your fw…” and idk what to do someone help please
You need to update your official firmware to 6.61 first.
Also I'd suggest using the modded 6.61 LE found on the site instead of 6.61 PRO. It does NOT require the additional Infinity program to remain permanent.
So if we want to upgrade the memory card with higher capacity one then do we need to mod it again?
Yeah probably but as long as you save the files you should be good
you just transfer the files over
Yeah, that's the same thing I'm wondering. I just picked up PSP 3000 model with 512mb card, and I will probably pick up a bigger card in the future.
Is there a way to do this if there is already custom firmware? Mine shows 5.00 M33-6 or should I just keep this? Thanks
did you find a work around as I have same issue. Can't update.
If you have a psp-1000, you can use it to make a pandoras battery. On your PC make a magic memory stick with DCv8. When used together, you can boot to DCv8 and flash official 5.00 official. Then, update to 6.61 official and follow the rest of this guide.
lmfao I LOVED icy tower as a kid
When I plugged in my PSP onto my laptop, it didn’t have a PSP folder on there. Does this mean that my PSP is unmodable?
Did you format the card when you put it in the psp? You need to format it from the system settings
@@salemwitches8157 How do you do that? It has the ♾️ next to the upgrade. I also have a memory card in the PSP. I don’t understand.
why is the website different from what you're showing?
the website was updated, there is a new simpler version called ark4, it does the same thing
@@moothucan you explain how to put that on the psp and where and whats it supposed to be named and does it need to be unzipped
@@chimi8949 ye sure:
1 -Make sure you have the official psp 6.61 update before starting. You can see this in system software settings on your psp.
2 -Go to your pc and download ark4 (get this from the pspunk website).
3 -Once downloaded; unzip it and open the ARK4 folder.
4 -In the ARK4 folder; locate the folder named ARK_01234 and copy it
5 -Now plug your psp into your computer using a micro usb cable. Once you do this, a new drive will show up in your file explorer. This works the same was as if you just plugged in a usb drive. You'll want to click the new drive and then navigate to /PSP/SAVEDATA/
6 -Paste the ARK_01234 folder you copied before into /PSP/SAVEDATA/
7 -Now youll want to go back to the ARK4 folder you downloaded before and copy the ARK_Loader folder
8 -Now go back to your psp drive and paste the ARK_Loader folder into /PSP/GAME/
9 -You can disconnect your psp from your computer now.
10 -On your psp, look at your games list. You should see a game called "ARK Loader". Run this application. It will now install the firmware.
11 -Congrats! You now have ARK4! However, every time your psp shuts down, it will reset back to default and you will have to run it again... luckily, you can make it permanent!
12 -To do this, go back on your computer again and find the ARK4 folder you downloaded before. Open the PSP folder and find the Ark-cIPL folder and copy it
13 -Plug in your psp to your computer again and paste Ark-cIPL to /PSP/GAME/ like last time.
14 -You can disconnect your psp from your computer again find Ark cIPL Flasher in the games list. Launch it.
15 -Press x to install and after installation is complete, the psp will restart.
16 -CONGRATS! Now your custom firmware is installed! You can check it was done correctly by going to System Software Settings and seeing if it now says "6.61 ARK-4 cIPL". If it does, you're set :)
Hope this helped
@@chimi8949 I want to help but youtube keeps deleting my comments trying to help you :/
ye sure:
1 -Make sure you have the official psp 6.61 update before starting. You can see this in system software settings on your psp.
2 -Go to your pc and download ark4 (get this from the pspunk website).
3 -Once downloaded; unzip it and open the ARK4 folder.
4 -In the ARK4 folder; locate the folder named ARK_01234 and copy it
5 -Now plug your psp into your computer using a micro usb cable. Once you do this, a new drive will show up in your file explorer. This works the same was as if you just plugged in a usb drive. You'll want to click the new drive and then navigate to /PSP/SAVEDATA/
6 -Paste the ARK_01234 folder you copied before into /PSP/SAVEDATA/
7 -Now youll want to go back to the ARK4 folder you downloaded before and copy the ARK_Loader folder
8 -Now go back to your psp drive and paste the ARK_Loader folder into /PSP/GAME/
9 -You can disconnect your psp from your computer now.
10 -On your psp, look at your games list. You should see a game called "ARK Loader". Run this application. It will now install the firmware.
11 -Congrats! You now have ARK4! However, every time your psp shuts down, it will reset back to default and you will have to run it again... luckily, you can make it permanent!
12 -To do this, go back on your computer again and find the ARK4 folder you downloaded before. Open the PSP folder and find the Ark-cIPL folder and copy it
13 -Plug in your psp to your computer again and paste Ark-cIPL to /PSP/GAME/ like last time.
14 -You can disconnect your psp from your computer again find Ark cIPL Flasher in the games list. Launch it.
15 -Press x to install and after installation is complete, the psp will restart.
16 -CONGRATS! Now your custom firmware is installed! You can check it was done correctly by going to System Software Settings and seeing if it now says "6.61 ARK-4 cIPL". If it does, you're set
Hope this helped!
Mine doesn’t pop up when I plug it in
Does this still work in 2024?
wondering the same bc the link in the description only has Ark-4 loader available and when I try to flash the files to my PSP I get a corrupt data warning, I've tried twice.
Yes
What's the backround music called ?
My psp forces shutdown when trying to update it 😢
What USB cable do you need?
If I buy a modded psp or vita. Can I update or will that mess with settings and modds
could you do an update on this
It's actually a mini USB port
is it worth buying modded psp or modded ps3, xbox 360?
modded ps vita 🔛🔝
Tbh you cant go wrong with a modded anything. Which console you ask?? Its basically whichever one has the library of games you desire to play the most. Both my PSP and 360 are modded and I think they are beyond well worth it.