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Yoshihiro working on PSP app for playing new games on old firmware

Posted Sep 29, 2009 at 9:59AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: Homebrew Applications, News Tags: Custom Firmware, psp homebrews, PSP-3000, PSPGen, Yoshihiro

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Without a new custom firmware, those unwilling to upgrade to higher versions of the official PSP firmware are pretty much locked out of playing a lot of the new PSP games. Homebrew coder Yoshihiro may have a solution, however.

QJ.NET reader Jonny P has pointed us towards an app called Game Decrypter. According to the translated description, this app will let you play new games on older firmware. Apparently Yoshihiro was able to successfully play MotorStorm: Arctic Edge on 5.03GEN (PSP-3000 and PSP-2000 v3) and 5.50GEN (PSP-2000 and PSP-1000).

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge - Image 1

The app is still a work in progress, but PSPGen reports that it should become available tonight. You can find out more about it at the source link.

Thanks to Jonny P for the tip!

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Wth are you talking about. It is practical, and don't talk as if you have an actual UMD copy. Seriously, people these days. Even if you did have a copy, it's practical to upgrade and downgrade to play a game. Who says it isn't.

People talk about how they buy games that aren't playable on CFW, please. It's that they have an image file that isn't playable on CFW. If you really had the UMD, you would upgrade. Idiots.

# @LeXiO — TetraFlare 2009-09-29 11:15

No, he wouldn't, especially if he has an "unhackeable" PSP using Hen+CFE.

# the end of the Dark Alex saga — darckcast 2009-09-29 11:16

a new hero is about to take the dark alex throne

# - — APerson 2009-09-29 11:20

I don't really remember names here, is Lexio a mad person or something?

I almost bought Arctic Edge the other week (£19 at Gamestation) but I'm not prepared to go through the rigmarole of updating my PSP just to play 1 game. My PSP is primarily an emulation system, UMD's second. So no - I wouldn't upgrade.

# - — APerson 2009-09-29 11:21

So is this only for the Gen systems? I'm not leaving M33 so if it's not - well I guess Sony isn't getting my money for these games and I'll continue with my existing library of games. Until a hacker comes along and rips the protection right out of them, I guess. Or until DA returns.

# Yes — symbal 2009-09-29 11:35

This dude is my hero... first a NDS emulator now this.

# the issue — LeXiO 2009-09-29 11:49

It doesn't matter if you have an unhackable one or not, it's simply a matter of you wanting to play the game you SUPPOSEDLY bought or not. Seriously, we all know new games, luckily, require 5.55 OFW, so if you really wanted to play it, and SUPPOSEDLY bought it in the first place, knowing or not knowing whether it'll work on previous FW versions, you would of updated.

It's not a case about making the PSP unhackable and whatnot, it's that he most likely didn't buy the game in the first place, and just wants to pirate like so many other people. If you did buy it, we'd know, it's the act of pretending you bought it, that makes you look like you didn't.

# i buy my games — Mr.Grim 2009-09-29 11:53

just because i have a cfw doesn't mean i dont buy the game i bought persona but cant play it because i have a 3000 using a cfw but i also have a 2000 so i just updated that one to play i prefer an iso or cso but still buy

# OMFG... legendary! — Squintin 2009-09-29 12:02

I don't give a ***** about the new PSP games, I'm having tons-o-fun with my sexbox 360, but when this comes out I'd totally give the good ones a try, so that means I won't be playing, Soul Calibur, MotorStorm, and least of all G.I. Joe.

# sooo — _YOUR_MOM_ 2009-09-29 12:03

does this mean we need to have the UMD to play or does ISO's work as well?

# Umm... — Squintin 2009-09-29 12:05

On my PSP 3000 5.03, Chickhen R2 -5.03 MHU... I have a hybrid of 5.00 m33 CFWE and 5.03 Gen-A installed

# darn.... "and 5.50GEN (PSP-2000 and PSP-1000)." — lavino 2009-09-29 12:14

I still only have the 5.00 cfw in my PSP-1000 =(

# UMD + ISO — Knutselmaaster 2009-09-29 12:25

I checked on pspgen, where yoshihiro is residing and they talk about that you need the UMD, and make an ISO from it.

So it works with an ISO....

I'm not sure they talk about having the UMD for legal reasons (as just having the ISO is illegal ofcourse) or that you really need the two...

# lets hope — _YOUR_MOM_ 2009-09-29 12:29

well lets hope that UMD is not really needed since there are still lots of players that can't afford or import UMDs.

If not lets hope this helps push 5.55Gen or 6,00Gen

# . — m3rox 2009-09-29 12:32

Honestly, why not just have a phat for CFW, and if you want to play the newer games, get another fat and use OFW? If you're someone who likes to have a hard copy, but still want to be able to use emulators or play backups of the older games, it makes more sense than waiting for a new CFW to come out.

# Ermm — symbal 2009-09-29 12:38

You really think getting 2 Psp's make more sense than waiting for CFW? Maybe in the world of millionaires and crazy people but back on sano world we only want 1.

# Can it play with M33 firmware?? — Andre3000 2009-09-29 12:50

I still dont trust anything GEN.

# I think... — DevilGun 2009-09-29 13:05

...its working like this:

As some of you know, the boot.bin was normaly decrypted, as the eboot.bin was encrypted. The article says, you need UMDGen, so the program will most likely decrypt the eboot.bin, so that it can be used as boot file (this trick was used on soul calibur - using boot.bin as starting file) - because most games dont have an encrypted boot.bin, just a dummy file.

So I think it should work on old CFW too! Its Gen/M33 independent

# :O — BloodMachine 2009-09-29 13:11

Come ONNNNN Gran Turismo!

# LeXiO, are you retarded? — kamanashi 2009-09-29 13:11

So, according to you, people that want to stay at a CFW are all pirates? I upgraded to 6.00 OFW and run 5.00M33 off my Mem Stick, does that mean I'm a pirate? No, it means I want to have homebrew and play games I bought from a store.

# .... — deadlyangel91792 2009-09-29 13:18

someone please tell yoshihiro that i love him NOW!!!! anyway you guys said tonight right???? what timezone?

# Yay!!! — jonnyp_777 2009-09-29 13:23

QJ posted my tip! Haha.

Can't wait by the way. Don't really feel like running M33 from the memory stick anymore to have both OFW and CFW.

Thank you Yoshihiro!

# "Yoshi!" — Cyber-X- 2009-09-29 13:24

Go Yoshi! Go Yoshi! Go Yoshi! Go Yoshi!..

O yeah.. Go Yoshi! Go Yoshi! Go Yoshi!.. Lost my train of thought over the orgasmic excitement there for a sec.. ..I.. o_O ..I..

# . — m3rox 2009-09-29 13:26

symbal, are you ****ing serious? You can get a used phat for like $60 or less.

# @Lexio — kupomogli 2009-09-29 13:32

Actually, it's not worth it. I own Dissidia on UMD but I refuse to upgrade to GEN because the PSN purchases are messed up and it thinks that the same games aren't tied to that system.

If I want to play Dissidia(in English) or Tales of VS(which won't play on anything under 5.55) I'll have to upgrade to official. Then take the time to redowngrade the system.

I have a second PSP, but I'm selling it. Don't want to take the time to redowngrade it.

# LeXiO you're an idiot. — NathanDrake 2009-09-29 13:36

I have the legal UMD of Motorstorm Arctic Edge but I can't play it. You say I should upgrade to the real current firmware? I'll lose my emulators which I play a lot. And I do not have time in my life to be constantly upgrading/downgrading firmware all the damn time.

# ... — NathanDrake 2009-09-29 13:38

I'm not carrying two PSP's around with me. What a dumb comment.

# I agree — Techni 2009-09-29 13:39

Only M33 for me

# Nice! — RSX46 2009-09-29 13:49

Sweet! Keep up the good work guys!

# Seriously dude — symbal 2009-09-29 13:53

It's all about practicality here, people don't want to carry around 2 consoles even if you did consider money in it, it's just common sense really i mean if i could get 1 device to replace all my portable devices i would be very happy and so would most of us.

# @kupomogli — zzk2001 2009-09-29 14:07

Ummm Dissidia EUR version works on 5.00m33-6 I have played it many times now, it's the same as the USA version (aka in English)

# waiting is hard — _YOUR_MOM_ 2009-09-29 14:18

I can't wait to play tales of VS and Tag force 4 if its still runs as iso.

# Whine, whine, whine. — FreePlay 2009-09-29 14:23

1. Set up your MS with DCv8.

2. Install 6.00.

3. Boot to CFW from the MS to use homebrew.

You really don't have an excuse not to do this. You only need to flash *once*.

# cant wait till tonight — AMD889 2009-09-29 14:24

yay i hope i can finally play gran turismo tonight.

# ... — FreePlay 2009-09-29 14:24

UPGRADE.

# ... No. — FreePlay 2009-09-29 14:26

It's not just EBOOT.BIN. It requires the NID exports of the new firmwares. You would need a FW dump.

# erm — DevilGun 2009-09-29 14:35

but an encrypted eboot.bin (on older umds the boot.bin) can be loaded without firmwarecheck O.o

# I swear people are *****ing stupid — 73N5H1 2009-09-29 14:37

for all practical purposes, when you have cusom firmware, your PSP reads an ISO that same way it would read a UMD... its pulling the same program, just in a different medium

# You don't make sense — ErickRoman 2009-09-29 14:42

You won't be using the UMD if you plan to use this process, because he used UMD Gen to do it, and UMD Gen opens ISOs and CSOs

# Cool — Acteon 2009-09-29 14:42

Hopefully I can play Disgaea 2 now - I picked up the US version with teh free Laharl Prinny but held off updating (since I'm still playing Disgaea 1) and hopefully now I won't have to.

Major props to this guy.

# It's released!!! — jonnyp_777 2009-09-29 14:43

Go and download it. Update the article QJ, thanks.

# hmm — DJ PON-3 2009-09-29 14:45

When I changed the update.txt for one my games it worked.

# URL — colin776775 2009-09-29 14:51

WHATS THE LINK?, THANKS

# @ colin — jonnyp_777 2009-09-29 14:56

google pspgen.com, then click translate this page. it's the first article on the page. you have to register to download though. QJ, put the decrypter up on your site.

# GEN or M33 — symbal 2009-09-29 14:58

It only works for games needing 5.55 ofw so looks like won't work for Gran Turismo etc. and says it only works on GEN fw's, but if it gets the games working i guess i can give up M33 to try, but massive respect to Yoshihiro for this.

# does it work for iso's? — colin776775 2009-09-29 15:06

^^^^^

# Already out — JeNeI 2009-09-29 15:13

Its already out :

http://www.pspgen.com/game-decrypter-yoshihiro-backup-555-cfw-550genb-actualite-190006.html

Tried GT,it started but then crashed,it looks like the game needs some 5.55 prx's.Trying to get Motorstorm to work.

# link — Knutselmaaster 2009-09-29 15:15

http://www.pspgen.com/game-decrypter-yoshihiro-backup-555-cfw-550genb-actualite-190006.html

# Downloaded and testing GT now — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 15:19

Lets see how it goes.

# Already out — haydensc 2009-09-29 15:21

Already out on pspgen

# IT WORKS — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 15:25

IM PLAYING GRAN TURISMO NOW!!!

# CFWE to GEN-A — phin123 2009-09-29 15:28

To go from CFWE to GEN-A do I have to uninstall CFWE or can I just power off, load up HEN and flash GEN-A firmware on my psp?

# ... — Foolmonkey 2009-09-29 15:31

You don't get it. The eboot.bin has been UPDATED with a new encryption that older firmwares cannot read. It has nothing to do with firmware checks.

# Link please — haydensc 2009-09-29 15:56

i try to make acc. on pspgen and it won't let me. can some one upload it and put a link

# Indeed. — Foolmonkey 2009-09-29 15:59

It works as .cso too for those of you wondering.

# Sorry Dax, — jonnyp_777 2009-09-29 15:59

but goodbye M33, hello GEN with 5.55 and 6.00 games.

# I dare you.... — LeXiO 2009-09-29 16:05

So, if I'm getting this right, you're all admiting that you pirate. Ahh...never would of guessed..not.

Don't try to act as if you're using CFW for this and that. We all know what CFW leads to. Heck, talking about emulation. If you didn't notice, emulating snes/gba/etc... and playing roms, is the same thing as using the PSP to play isos. Don't talk as if they're different.

Another note, don't give me no "I don't have the time to" junk. Seriously, if you have the time to write back at me, you obviously have MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME, to upgrade/downgrade. There is no other issue there. You're just trying to justify your means. CFW isn't illegal, but you can't say there isn't a connectiion between the two. You're the idiots, I don't have to say who, you know who you are....idiots.

# not necessarily — LeXiO 2009-09-29 16:08

If you have the actual UMD, and rip it into ISO format, it's not really illegal. It's the distribution of it, and not owning an actual copy that will count more towards it being illegal.

# Tested — anykill 2009-09-29 16:10

Motorstorm works fine, GT dont work! :S

Slim 2001 - 5.50 GenB

# uhh yea GT does work — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:14

did you rebuild it as iso or cso? I did ISO and it worked fine. Duno bout cso though but Foolmonkey says cso works. Are you on 5.50 GEN B2?

# HELP PLS URGENT!! — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:16

how? when i try to decript the eboot.ini it says 'eboot cannot be decrypted"!!

pls help me!! pls im trying to get GT to work since 2 days ago without sleeping

teel me how did you did it? pls

# someone help — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:19

how? when i try to decript the eboot.ini it says 'eboot cannot be decrypted"!!

pls help me!! pls im trying to get GT to work since 2 days ago without sleeping

teel me how did you did it? pls

# @LeXiO — kamanashi 2009-09-29 16:20

Uhh, I never said I pirated anything. I don't see a reason to pirate games since UMDs are more reliable than ISOs in my opinion. So, you might as well leave and stop being an ass hat. Just because 1 pirates, doesn't mean all.

More than likely, you are just a pissed off 14 year old because you couldn't mod your PSP.

# you need to decrypt the eboot.bin — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:27

il upload mine for you in a minute

# thank you — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:29

thank you so much man!! you are my hero!!

# lol its gona take 20min to upload — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:32

got ***** upload speed down under

# ok — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:35

thats ok bro i will wait

pls tell me when tell me when its ready to download pls! +d

man i have been waiting for this game since it first was announced, and i have played all GTs. im a huge GT FAN!!

# i still wait for — symbyosis 2009-09-29 16:42

a working jaguar emulator... :[

# haha ok. Um you could also try doing it yourself. — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:45

Just get the iso/cso of your game and open it in UMDGen. Then locate the EBOOT.BIN which is located at PSP_GAME\SYSDIR \EBOOT.BIN. Then right click on it and click EXTRACT SELECTED. Then choose your desktop and click OK. The copy the eboot.bin to the root of your memory stick and make sure the decrypter is in the PSP\GAME folder. Then go onto your PSP and run the decrypter. It will create a new folder on your memory stick called DECRYPTER. Inside this new folder is a NEW eboot.bin. Go back to UMDGen and DELETE the EBOOT.BIN. Then right click the empty space and select ADD then EXISTING FILES. Locate the new eboot.bin that you created and click open. Then click SAVE up the top and select ISO.

# .. — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:50

i did exactly what you said but the decrypter says

"EBOOT.ini FOUND!

CANNOT DECRYPT GAMES EBOOT"

# what fimware do you have? — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:55

# !! — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:57

5.50 GEN B

# wont work with GT — AMD889 2009-09-29 16:57

damn. still cant play gran turismo :( gonna have to wait till an actual psp cfw come out

# have you got msn? — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:58

I can help you on that

# 111 — camargo2012 2009-09-29 16:59

you have messenger?

camargo250@live .com

# it does work — mikal_rokz 2009-09-29 16:59

# and its getting wilder — xche78x 2009-09-29 22:51

coz nowadays its also legal to have just the image of a game and not have the physical medium ex the UMD. the line has been erased, ever since they sold eboots, knowing legal and illegal has been changed, its not all about physical anymore.

it all comes down to few questions...

did you really buy it from psn or game retail if its from retail you should have a UMD or receipt? or...

did you download it for free on illegal sharing sites? there are free and paid illegal sharing sites, but it doesnt matter coz their both illegal.

# only pirates will say such — xche78x 2009-09-29 22:58

i am a pirate myself, but your comment is both pitiful and dumb.

and no it will not require UMD to play.

and it will also effectively slowdown the development of such custom firmwares because this patcher will make most games even new ones RUN/PLAY on older custom firmwares such as GEN-B-2 thus diminishing/lessening the need for newer custom firmwares.

# PSP GO — xche78x 2009-09-29 23:08

ahahahahahahaha

# some games will run — xche78x 2009-09-29 23:14

but that will be lots of trial and error

for assurance have a friend near, a friend that has GEN-B-2, test the decrypted game on their psp, if it runs then copy it to your m33, run it with all the iso drivers available, if none make it work then sorry. try another game and good luck with it.

hope someone makes a list of which psp games runs on which firmwares.

# .. — Musev 2009-09-29 23:16

"More than likely, you are just a pissed off 14 year old because you couldn't mod your PSP."

lol

I would agree but some people are just born pathetic.

When he/she gets old he/she will probably be the type that calls the police on the kids kicking an empty drink can down the road

# bah — xche78x 2009-09-29 23:18

eboots

# LMAO — Aces In The Palm 2009-09-30 07:03

you have a 1000 model?

upgrade and use DC8

jeez how hard is it for you idiots to understand.

you are not reflashing everytime you want to play brew. it's loading 5.00m33 from the memstick, if you have the XGEN DC modifier you can boot into 5.50GEN-B OFF THE MEMSTICK.

6.00 on NAND, 5.50GEN on stick using test option.

it really shouldnt be that difficult to understand yet still get people "i shouldnt have to reflash to play my emulators", and thats true, you shouldnt have to and you dont have to.

# actually IT IS ILLEGAL — Aces In The Palm 2009-09-30 07:08

format shifting law only refers to music.

# i cant afford a ferrari — Aces In The Palm 2009-09-30 07:11

so i'll just steal one!!!

not being able to afford the UMD is not an excuse.

sony are not responsible for your poor financial choices.

# WOW! — tobyo1 2009-09-30 07:23

If this works, Yoshihiro, you are my new god. Honestly, thank you so much, fingers crossed.

# "Cannot decrypt games eboot" — elbarto1 2009-10-01 09:27

I am having the same problem as camargo

I am trying to get GIJoe running - I extracted the eboot and ran it through BOTH VERSIONS of Yoshihiro's decypter and both say "Cannot decrypt games eboot"

I am running 5.00M33-6

any ideas?

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