Q - Is there a way to downgrade a PSP's firmware?Ī - There are sometimes ways to downgrade via software hacks (and the models this works on changes over time, so ask), but if your PSP firmware version is too high you will need pandora to downgrade, check the pandora guide.Ī - You can't normally downgrade to a firmware lower than the PSP originally had (what it came with out of the box).Since the later models have no current public way of booting into service mode, if you manage to brick a later PSP (such as a 3000 or a Go) there's no way for you to fix it. Since the earlier models can, they can be unbricked/restored/recovered. Q - So is there still any advantage to getting an earlier model?Ī - Yes, later models (TA-088v3 and above with TA-090 v1 being an exception) cannot use Pandora.This is currently the only difference, some people care and some don't. Temporary hacks have the same functionality as permanent, but you need to re-run a hack file after each time you shut down the system fully (sleep mode is okay).Permanent hacks are always-on by default.Q - Temporary or permanent hack, what's the difference now?.The second type is the vshmain.prx patch, and it works on any PSP, but only if it's on 6.20 or below. One is the cIPL permanent method used on the 6.60 firmware, this method is the same type as the old 5.x method so it only works on the earlier models (1000 and earlier 2000). Things have changed now, though.Ī - With the new 6.x hacks every PSP model can be hacked on more recent firmwares, and there's two types of permanent hack.
Q - I've heard about "fully-hackable" and "semi-hackable" PSPs, what's what?Ī - Any PSP model TA-088v3 and above (with TA-090 v1 being an exception) has a "semi-hackable" motherboard.