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• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

This wikiHow teaches you how to add downloaded games to your PSP, then you can launch them to play like any PSP game. Your PSP needs to have custom firmware installed in order to be able to recognize the game you download.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Adding games to the PSP

Windows

1. 

   . Click the Windows logo in the lower left corner of the screen.

2. 

   . The program is in the lower left of the Start window.

3. 

   
   
   Go to the folder where the game's ISO file is stored. If you download the video game to copy to your PSP, the ISO file will be in the game's folder.
   • Some games use CSO files instead of ISOs. In this case, you need to find the CSO file.
   • Usually, you can find the folder containing the ISO file (or game folder) from the left side of the window.

4. 

   
   
   Click the ISO file to select it.

5. 

   Click Home. This tab is in the upper left corner of the File Explorer window.

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   Click Copy (Copy). This option is on the left side of the toolbar Home at the top of the window. The ISO file will be selected.

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   Click on the PSP hostname. The hostname will appear in the left folder bar, but you may need to scroll down to find it.
   • If you can't find the device name, click the "This PC" folder, then double-click the PSP device name under the "Devices and drives" heading.

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   Make sure your PSP has an ISO folder. Look for the folder with the capital "ISO" name (not "iso") in the PSP directory. If you don't see this folder, you need to create a new one before proceeding:
   • Click the card Home.
   • Click New Folder.
   • Import ISO in capital letters (not iso) then press ↵ Enter.

9. 

   Open the "ISO" folder. Double-click the folder to open it.

10. 

    Click the card Home Again. Toolbar Home will appear at the top of the File Explorer window.

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    Click Paste This (Paste) is just to the right of the option Copy in the toolbar. The ISO file you copied earlier will be pasted into the PSP "ISO" folder.
    • This may take a few minutes.

12. 

    Securely disconnect (Eject) and unplug the PSP cord from the computer. After the ISO file has been transferred successfully to the PSP, click the flash drive icon in the lower right corner of the screen (you may need to click the ^ here) and click Eject. After that, you can safely unplug the PSP cable from the computer. advertisement

Mac

1. 

   Turn on the PSP. Press the PSP's power button to turn on the device.

2. 

   Make sure your PSP can launch the game itself. Your PSP must be up to date and have custom firmware available before you can copy downloaded games.
   • If your PSP does not have custom firmware installed, you need to proceed before proceeding. Thus, the new machine can launch the downloaded game.
   • Also, download the game you want to put on your PSP.

3. 

   Connect your PSP to your computer. Plug the USB end of the charger cable that came with the PSP into the computer, then plug the charger into the game console.

4. 

   Open Finder. The app has a blue human face icon and is located in the Mac's Dock.

5. 

   Go to the folder where the game's ISO file is stored. If you download the video game to copy to your PSP, the ISO file will be in the game's folder.
   • Some games use CSO files instead of ISOs. In this case, you need to find the CSO file.
   • Usually, you can select a folder from the left side of the Finder window.
   • You may need to click All My Files (All Files) is located in the upper left of Finder, then type the ISO file name in the search bar at the top right of the Finder window to find the ISO file.

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   Select the ISO file. Just click on the ISO file to select it.

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   Click Edit (Edit). This item is located on the top left side of the Mac screen. A drop-down menu will appear.

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   Click Copy near the top of the menu. The ISO file will be copied.

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   Double-click the name of the PSP. The hostname will be on the left side of the Finder window, just below the "Devices" heading. The PSP folder will open.

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    Make sure your PSP has an ISO folder. Look for the folder with the capital "ISO" name (not "iso") in the PSP directory. If you don't see this folder, you can create a new one before proceeding:
    • Click the menu item File.
    • Click New Folder.
    • Enter text ISO capitalized (not iso) Click and click ⏎ Return.

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    Open the "ISO" folder. Double-click the folder to open it.

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    Click Edit Again. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click Paste near the top of the drop-down menu. The ISO file will start copying to the "ISO" folder.
    • This may take a few minutes.

14. 

    Eject and unplug the PSP cable from the computer. After the ISO file is copied to the PSP "ISO" folder, disconnect the PSP from the computer by clicking the up arrow to the right of the device's name and then selecting Eject. Then, you can safely unplug the connection cable of the PSP from the Mac. advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Launching games on PSP

1. 

   Restart PSP. To make sure that the game files have been merged correctly, you need to turn off your PSP and reopen it with the power button.

2. 

   Choose Game. You may need to scroll left or right to select this item.

3. 

   Scroll down to select Memory Stick, then press the button X. The PSP's internal memory opens, this is where the game is stored.

4. 

   Select the game and press the button X. The game will start. As long as you've copied the ISO file into the "ISO" folder on your PSP, the game will launch properly. advertisement

Advice

• Before you install a custom firmware for your PSP, look up the available options to make sure you are installing the latest version.

Warning

• In most countries, it is illegal to not buy and download commercial games yourself.
• Installing custom firmware on PSP will void your warranty.