On top of that, plugins let you take screenshots, organize your games, apply unofficial patches, cheat, and even save and load state while in PSP games. The killer feature is the ability to dump UMDs to the memory stick and play them from there not only do you not need to haul discs around everywhere, but you get faster load times, longer battery life, and no constant clicking and whirring from the optical drive. Why custom firmware? PSP gamesĮven if you’re just playing PSP games and nothing else, it’s worth installing CFW. This post is documentation for my adventures with custom firmware (CFW) on the PSP.
The PSP may be ten years old, but there’s still a lot you can do with it.