How to install Games on PSP Custom Firmware
You can install games on PSP in two ways.
First and recommended way is to buy original UMDs and insert into your PSP and enjoy your game on PSP.
The other way is to hack PSP by installing custom firmware on PSP, download games from the internet, put them into your PSP memory stick and then play games on PSP. The downloaded PSP games are in ISO/CSO format.
How to Play Games ISO / CSO on PSP
Lets learn how to install ISO /CSO files on PSP.
Step 1 – Install Custom Firmware on PSP
First of all you need to install custom firmware on your PSP:
PSP 2000, 1000: Install Custom Firmware on PSP
PSP 3000, 2000 TA-088v3: Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GE-C
Step 2 – Download PSP Games (ISO/CSO)
Once you’ve installed the custom firmware on your PSP now download your desired PSP Game (ISO/CSO). Google is your best friend. If the downloaded PSP game is a compressed .zip or.rar file then make sure to extract iso/cso using WinRAR.
Step 3 – Copy ISO / CSO on PSP
- Connect your PSP to your computer via data cable. On your PSP, go to Settings > USB Connection.
- Your PSP memory stick will appear as a removable device on your computer.
- Open the memory stick and go to ISO folder. If there’s no ISO named folder then create one and make sure you name it in Caps (ISO not iso).
- Now copy the downloaded PSP Game ISO / CSO file into ISO folder.
- Disconnect your PSP from your computer.
Step 4 – Configurations
- Turn your PSP completely OFF by holding down the power button for 7 seconds.
- Hold down the R button and turn your PSP ON to boot into Recovery Mode.
- Go to Configuration and make the following changes:
- Game folder hombrew (currently: 5.xx Kernel)
- UMD Mode (Currently: M33 driver -NO UMD-)
- Go back to Main Menu then Advance > Advance Configuration.
- Enable Plain modules in UMD/ISO
- Disable “Execute BOOT.BIN in UMD/ISO”
- Go back to main menu and select Exit. Your PSP will Reboot and turn back ON.
Step 5 – Play the Game on PSP
From the PSP home Menu, go to:
Game > Memory Stick
and play your desired PSP game (ISO/CSO) on Custom firmware.
Have fun!
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Where can i download PSP Games ISO files? Is this possible to convert my UMD disk into ISO or CSO file?
thanks a lot…….. ur awesome……..!!!!!!!!
successfully installed games on my PSP..
thanks for the detailed guides for PSP. Please also write on installing themes. thanks
will this firmware update to 5.03 make it possible for me to take my original game and back it up on my comp? what program should I use? Is it call UMD Dumper?
Please wait.. Just to respond to your question, I’m writing on how to check your PSP Motherboard Model.. It matters a lot for PSP Slim if you want to install custom firmware to know your motherboard.
Then I will be writing on how to create ISO from UMD
hey i have a question..
i have downloaded a game that comes in parts.. how do i put it on my psp?
put them all in a folder in order, then extract the first part.
thanks
you well come
very nice guide to install games on psp.
i use your guide to install games on my 2 PSPs, it works smoothly.
wuhooooo!
now i’m running iso games on PSP..
thanks for the detailed instructions
Absolutely! BIG THANKS to this site and to trickyguy!
Very useful PSP article.
i installed iso games on PSP through you instructions.
couldnt run cso game even after following the instructions. it says corrupt data
Make sure you have copied the CSO / ISO file in ISO folder that you have created in Step-3 and perform the Step-4 correctly.
thnks man for answering . my folly. a last question if i want to use a new memory stick(sony 8gb). can i just format it from system settings to make the iso games run on the new mem. stick
hello,
i have finished all succesfuly and i have been blocked in “Hold down the R button and turn your PSP ON to boot into Recovery Mode.”
i didn’t managed to get this “receovery mode”
help please, thanks in advance
Make sure your PSP is turned off not in stand-by mode.
i am sure my psp is turned off, not in stand by mode. – I never get that recoery mode
I have found another way.
when i watching a video,by mistake i have pressed start, surprise, i have got a menu called GEN VAC MENU, there were lots of options(i will list it after if you need). One of the option is Recovery mode.
From there i have did the above procedure.
Now i can play iso games
Great!
i am using psp 2004, system software 5.00 M33-6, but when i transfer iso game (avatar f.expl), i get message: The Game could not be started. (80020148). I have done as you wrote above, but no luck. Please help
Hi trickYguY
U are amazing .. I recently purchased PSP-3004. With the help of ur Hacking guide I could successfully hack my PSP. It is working very fine…., Thanks for all the detailed info …..
Hi! I am still trying to learn how to put games on my Psp Go and I’m working with a Mac. Where do I have to create the ISO folder?
Can you give me a link for Patapon 2 cso or iso?
Sorry we don’t have any PSP games. If you have Patapon 2 game disk than you can convert it to ISO or CSO file
I M USING PSP SLIM I HAVE JUST DOWNLOADED AVATAR THE GAME ISO I FOLLOWED ALL YOUR STEPS BUT THE GAME IS NOT WORKING IT SHOWS GAME COULD NOT BE STARTED
I managed to do all the steps except step 4 which i can’t get into the recovery mood. I have turned off PSP like have been told. Please help me.
Another way to get into recovery mode.
when i watching a video,by mistake i have pressed start, surprise, i have got a menu called GEN VAC MENU, there were lots of options(i will list it after if you need). One of the option is Recovery mode.
From there i have did the above procedure.
Now i can play iso games
bro i have tried this while playing a video but this isnt happened … plz help how to get into recovery mode …. thanxx
U are following the wrong method……..
There is a chatch Go to the main menu and press a button which is located at the left side of the start button Named “Select”.
U ll get a Menu called “GEN VAC menu” will let u to go to “Recovery Mode”.
Hello good some one pls help my PSP is the TA-0088 V3 Got chickHERN install and also the custom fw also was all ready in start playing games but on reading this guide you have to turn off your PSP but if i do that you’ll need to reinstall CFW because after reboot your PSP will be back to Official 5.03 firmware
So is there any other way of getting into the Recovery Mode without turning it off and losing All the other info many thanks
Hi Dude,
U are correct u shouldn’t turn off the psp after installing the CFW.
There is a chatch Go to the main menu and prees a button which is located at the left side of the start button Named “Select”.
U ll get a Menu called “GEN VAC menu” will let u to go to “Recovery Mode”.
Copy and Paste Downloaded ISO or CSO files form ur computer to the ISO folder of the PSP Memory Stick…
Enjoy
and vwhat when we do that? put the following instructions in the recovery mode…? if i shut down…i wont be able to play games…still
U shouldn’t be shutting down us PSP if ur runnning CFW. Always place it on standby mode. U can do that by pushing the power button up words. “DONT PRESS AND HOLD IT” u should make it off line not shut it down otherwise it will boot again in original 5.03 firmware.
yea i figured that out, but one more question…if it is not a problem…
i have cfw on my 3000 psp i can play games..but it is running really…i mean really really slow…while i am trying to play a game…any game…
any solutions for that problem?
thanks
i installed games on my PSP thanks
hey friends please help me …!
i have psp-3001 and i m not able to boot my psp …. please help me to play downloaded games in my psp …
thank u
plz help yr …. i haav copies ido file in memory card .. but psp shows that the game is currupted nd is nt able to play ….
plzz helpp ….!!!
Sup all. Sorry for the bother but I got a psp 3001 in FEB and downloaded a few ISO games. I insatller the Fastloader thing. but where do i really need to start so i can play these downloaded games..Thanks
hi i just wanted to know if i could play the iso/cso games on my psp 2000 with the 6.20 version…do i have to downgrade the firmware of my psp in order to play the iso/cso games???
what websites that i can download iso/cso games help me pls
pspmaniaonline.com
download free psp games from here
please reply..m doomed =(
Hi Kate,
Sorry for the late reply ;-(
can u name some of the game if possible and from which site u are downloading these games. Because m using the same CFW on My PSP 3004 and not facing any issue. Touch wood. Let me know ur mail id can help u a bit more. Thanks.
i managed to solve that problem…
the games were too small…500mb maybe…i changed them with games that store memory 1-1.5 GB…and everything works fine…
the problem was that the games were too much ripped…and they didnt work fine…
i need help, i downloaded rock unplugged in torrent, but when i check the file there’s no iso/cso file.. what will i do?.. its 1G plus.. i cant play it coz i dont its doesnt have any iso/cso file..
Guyz…I have a PSP Go (N1002,PB)… cud u help me pls… unable to load any games… searched for Firmware but failed…
Hi
which firmware did u install?? Is is working???
Regards
Abhijeet
I have installed naruto shippuuden by your above methods.The game is displayed in the memory stick as it is supposed to but when started nothing is displayed……Please help
and the naruto game dosen’t have an iso/cso file in it……
It should be iso/cso file, make sure its for PSP
Yes naruto shippuuden game is for psp……
i have a psp 1000. when i put my iso files on my psp and try to play them they dont load.
Put them into ISO folder and make sure ISO file are compatible with firmware currently installed on your PSP
Hey, currnetly installed CFW m33-4 on my psp, then deleted all the folders and formatted my memory card. Tried installing 2 games and none of them worked. They are both in the ISO folder, but when I boot them up, the psp freezes and nothing works. What do I do?
May be ISO file are not compatible with you PSP firmware
how can i downgrade psp 6.0 to 5.30?
Hello
I am using lates PSP GO (PSP-N1002) model. Does anyonw know which custom firmware shall I install to use ISO games files????
wat games u have done perfectly
play with no problems
can i have list of games that
u have test?
hey iv downloaded a few winrar archived psp iso but it doesnt seem to be working what am i doing wrong
Cool! Works like a charm! Thanks!
I have a PSP-1001 currently equipped with the current 6.10 firmware, and I’m not sure what my motherboard model is.
Before I start, I wanted to learn how to boot in “Recovery Mode”, but it doesn’t work at all.
I turned off the PSP comepletely by holding down the power switch until it shut down, then holding [R] I turn the PSP back on, but nothing I try seems to work.
Wattup?
It doesn’t do anything when i try to go to recovery. When I press select in the main menu. Even when booting..
Hello i will like to know if we install firmware yes
Record(Disk) UMD goes t he(it) to work correctly
hey there. i have a PHAT psp.. it is a 1000 and it is a version 3.73… i was talkin to my friend and he said there might be an easier way to get games on the psp since it is an old version… i was wonderin if there was? if so contact me either on this or my email. thanks very much
Please let me know if u ever figured out an easier way to put games on the psp 1000 cause thats what I have and I am having issues lol cant find a recovery screen no matter what I do so if theres an easier way it would b very helpful thx
hey when i was already going to step 4 i cant go to the recovery mode,even if i already did the things needed like holding down the switch button to turn off..
Hi I followed you way above but still get corrupted data. Though I am using cfw 5 M33-6 (PSP 2001). I orignally placed the folders psp-game and umd file in the ISO folder and games folder no loading. Then I used umdgenV4 to extract files first as ISO and placed them in ISO and psp/game directory = data corrupt. Then removed files and used umdgen to convert to cso = data corrupt. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
DD
Hi dude, i followed your steps and i hacked my PSP successfully, but the problem is My Wi-Fi is not working. when i scan its says “No access points were detected” what shale i do now ? please help me dude
MA ISO GAME IS SHOWNG SME ERROR N MA Game folder hombrew (currently: 5.xx Kernel)IS NT 5.00 ITS 3 WT SHLD I DO
i have a psp 3004 with firmware 6.20. do you think this hack may work on it. too bad i have left my psp at home. pls reply
anyway has 6.20 with that weird motherboard been hacked yet?
@step 4 when im doing the holding down the R while opening the psp it doesnt work, it doesnt go to that menu. i made sure that my psp is totally off not on stand by. pls help..
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i use PSP 3004 series….n im using 5.03 GEN-C (full) n also 5.03 Promitheus 2…..but i can run god of war ghost of sparta…..but i cant run fifa 11……when i start the game the screen becomes black and my PSP turns off….i turned on my PSP n hacked it again with 2 differnt versions…but still it doesnt work…..NOW WHAT can I do PLZZ help me…
Maybe its the game. Try downloading it from another website.
Thanks
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from where to download psp iso/cso games
i was update my psp 1000 to 5.03 … but i have trouble when loaded chikHenr2 / fat for psp 1000…. it cannot loaded … i got my psp go shut down … i was try many way to get it loaded and restart … but just go shut down ever … what can i do for this problem ….??? pls help for this problem ..
thank`s lot ,,…..!
i buyed psp , i made ISO folder and pasted there game , but it shows corrupted data ,and i am not able to go in to the recovery mode
i have psp phat 1001 with firmware 5.03 chicken r2 and im unable to play any emulator or run iso error (This game cannot be started.The data is corrupted), its my first attempt doing this im a newbie sorry.plz help
This isn’t really “installing” games this is just how to play iso’s/cso’s on a psp. What i would like to know however is how to install a game for instance when you play Patapon 3 it gives you the option to install it however it doesnt work because the memory-stick is being used as a UMD i think. So i would like to know is it possible to install those kind of downloadable games onto the memory stick so i dont have to keep loading the game up as if its the first time i’m using it? It gets just a little bit annoying that i have to agree to the EULA terms everytime i load the game up.
i have a PSP3001with software GENB 5.03 full ver, but when i play games it is very slow…please help.. Thanks………
Pls can i hack my psp3001 v6.20
Is this works with PSP GO
i have a psp go, will this work on that one.
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I have already updated my psp in to 6.39… so what i have to do??????????
Go to this link and download the downgrade
Link-http://psp.dashhacks.com/2011/05/24/psp-firmware-6-39-released-6-3x-downgrader-updated/
WHERE IS R BUTTON IN MY PSP
best tutorial ever… thanks =)
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this is great, working fine on my PSPgo. Thanks man!
i need custom firmware for psp GO where can i get it ?
didn’t work but imma try on a different game.
this time didn’t work either any ideals.
holla amico thanks for helping me adios
thank you a lotttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kk got everything working but how do i upgrade the cfw so i can play the rest of my actual psp games? ex. umd’s and psn games.
Thanks mate this worked on my psp go with fw 6.60 pro b9
I’ve done all of the above steps and when I go back into my psp memory stick to play the game I can see the game and I can load it, but it gets stuck on the now loading screen. Please help. I’ve tried 3 different sites for .cso files and none of them will work.
hi there! ive upgraded to the 5.03 version and now send the copyright message every time
does this work for the PSP 1001?
Can I get it back to the previous firmware?
Im only did this upgrade in order to get PS2 games on my PSP
Everythings goneee!
HELP!
PLEASEEE!
i was using games through the memory card suddenly games are disappear but in memory card games are available but is not working with my psp please guide me wht to do
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hee i cannot open my games after i format the memory stick please help
pleaseee help
hi,i want to were i get the free games for my psp-3004pb
plz reply fast as soon as possible.
How do you install games on PSPgo. Is he process the same as others or is it different
i tried out what you were saying but the psp keeps saying that there isn’t any games, what do i do? Please answer!
Can anyone help me find the “R”button on my PSP 3004
The R button it the right trigger if your being serious
For some reason when i try to put some files onto my psp the download bar stops and the psp stops letting the computer put the file in, but after i disconect it the file show up but has an error. what do?
Followed it all well. I could play iso files fine but when i try to open a cso file, it only gets stucked on a loading screen. I found this problem to be common but couldnt find a solution. Is this because of tempar/cwcheats? or is this a corrupted file? Any help will be very appreciated
:’( m not able to start recovery mode…..what to do???
plzzzzz helppppp…thanks.
:’( m note to start recovery mode on my psp…….plzzzzzzzz help……thanks
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frindz help me….i installed GEN-C on my psp 3000 5.03
after i made iso file beside PSP,VIDEO,etc………..and pasted iso/cso files
but it shows ‘the game cannot be started the data is correpted’ and i holded to power of.when i holded R button while power on it shut downed very fastly and i never see any recovery menu…………..
help me please…………!
my psp does not have those features like umd, disable eboot
please help me
how can take of 6.60 and put back 4.20 to my psp
great site and great article…simple but very educational. Thanks !!!!
Hi, I recently reformatted my memory card and had to install the gen-c. Instead of the chickHEN, I used the mhuspeed, just because the chickHEN didn’t work, anyways, after installing my gen-c 5.03 I wasn’t able to play the old .iso games I used to play before i reformatted my memorycard. (ex. Harry potter and the goblet of fire).. does anyone know the reason for this? pleas help.. PS. I am able to play cso just not .iso the 3D ones..
is this working on psp 3001 ver 6.60>?tnx
PLZ HELP!!!!! WHEN I GO to the ChickHen file to reboot it turns off I’ve been trying it since like 4 months LITERALLY