How to get custom firmware on your PSP
How do you get custom firmware so you can play free PSP games? Follow these steps:
- Check if your PSP supports custom firmware by reading the CFW compatibility guide.
- If your PSP is hackable, proceed to this guide on how to install custom firmware.
- If your PSP is not hackable, proceed to this guide on 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack or Custom Firmware Enabler via ChickHEN hack.
If you already have custom firmware, you may want to update to the following firmwares. Do note that some games require specific firmware versions and a few others require the latest firmware version (5.50) to even run.
- 5.00 M33 (requires 500.pbp)
- 5.03 GEN-A or Custom Firmware Enabler/5.03 MHU (requires 503.pbp)
- 5.50 GEN-B or 5.50 MHU (requires 550.pbp)
Once you’ve had everything sorted out, you’re now ready to download free PSP games.
Install Custom Firmware 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHen R2 on your PSP
Want Free PSP Games on your PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3? Yep, it’s now possible to do so with 5.03 GEN-A which runs via the ChickHen R2 Hack.
Requirements:
- A PSP-3000 or PSP-2000 with TA-088v3 motherboard with a firmware version of 5.03 or lower. If you have anything higher, you can’t install GEN-A.
- Download: 503.pbp
- Download: ChickHEN R2 | GEN-A | GEN-A
- Back up your save files (so that if they get corrupted, you still have backups)
Once you’ve downloaded everything, you can now proceed to install 5.03 GEN-A via the ChickHen R2 Hack. Ready? Go ahead and read the installation guide.
