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Sony PSP 1.50 Swap Trick

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hardware-hacking-at-its-most-amusing dept.

Negroiso writes "It appears that the folks over at PSP-DEV have created a swap trick for your PSP 1.50 to play your homebrew applications. It requires two memory sticks to use. Please read the included tutorial on how to use the exploit properly." Here is the PSP 1.50 Exploit as well as website mirrors.

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  1. Nothing to see here by glassjaw+rocks · · Score: 0, Troll

    I guess sony doesn't want anybody to know about this exploit ;-)

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    -gjr
  2. Why didn't you just buy a higher rez PDA??? by JackAxe · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sorry to hear about the loss, buy why not just get a real PDA?

    The Dell AXim as an example, has a 640x480 screen, built in WiFi, a touch screen, and more importantly it is a "real" PDA. You can browse the web right out of the box. There are keyboard attachments available for it and even a ton of emulators.

    http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productde tails.aspx/axim_x50v?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd

    I'm sorry, but I can't understand why anyone would buy a PSP just for web browsing, or PDA functions, and you're not alone. With a PSP's limited input, it's really no better then a gloriffied cell phone for web navigation and PDA fucntions. I'm a purrist, the PSP I guess, and I feel a PSP is only good for certain genre of games IMO.

  3. Sticking with the Zodiac by Maltheus · · Score: 0, Troll

    I almost got a PSP cause I wanted to hack it, but with all of Sony's roadblocks, I ended up going with a Tapwave Zodiac. Even now, I'm glad I did. If I want to play the latest games, I'll use my computer. Handhelds are best suited for older games (2d scrollers) and the Zodiac already has a bunch of emulators for it (NES is perfect).

    It even has newer, rumble pack enabled games (but they alone aren't worth it). I don't have to hack in a web browser, it comes with one. I still have the widescreen and an analog controller, but I can also run all the Palm software out there. Coolest gadget I've bought in years! I wish I would have heard of it sooner.