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Easy PSP analog stick mod

Posted Aug 22, 2006 at 9:01AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: How-To, Mods Tags: faceplate, psp tips and tricks

Mjw from the QJ forums has come up with an extremely simple yet very effective analog stick mod for your PSP in order to make it that little bit more bulky, a few millimeters away from the faceplate of the PSP. This isn't one of those pull-your PSP apart mods, it doesn't require a single screw, piece of glue or anything like that. All you need is your PSP and a piece of paper. It's so easy that we can't believe we didn't think of it before and you can rest assured that we will probably be using it in the future!

All you have to do is take a tiny piece of soft paper, remove your analog stick, place the tiny piece of paper in the hole on the back of the stick (As shown in the above image) and put it back on the PSP! It's as simple as that! This will take you about 10 seconds and could make it much more comfortable for you when playing your favourite game.

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Japots: or..you are like me, and put some glue to hold it in place :)

i really like the feel, so i don't mind keeping it always like that. anyway, I know that i can pull it out, even with the glue. i don't think i can break anything by pulling a bit more harder

I used to put a small plastic cap that is exactly the same size and fits it perfectly, but rising the stick it helps my mod even more :)

thnx for the tip!!!

# pretty nice — RaiderX 2006-08-22 10:39

ill try it out and see if socom is a little easier top play

# Yeah! — yoshinatsu 2006-08-22 10:51

It was a little tricky to fit the paper in the hole, but I managed to do it, and yeah, it actually feels really better, cause it's in a higher place than without it. Thanks Mjw!

# i'd love to, but... — Guest 2006-08-22 10:54

do you know if this mod will make my psp unusable with my playgear pocket? i practically never take my psp out of that thing, and i couldnt live if it didnt close properly.

# Guest 2006-08-22 10:55

Wow!! I am an idiot.. that worked like a charm.. much more comfortable

# OMG — Guest 2006-08-22 10:56

I THOUGHT OF THIS THE DAY I GOT THE PSP, I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS SO OBVIOUS AND SO STUPIDLY SIMPLE REQUIREING NO COMMON SENSE THAT I WOULDNT BOTHER TELLING ANYBODY ABOUT IT AT ALL COZ I THOUGHT THEY ALL COULD FIGURE IT OUT. YOU GUYS MUST BE STUPID.

# nice one — Guest 2006-08-22 10:59

it's so stupidly obvious that it's brilliant

# LOL — Guest 2006-08-22 11:03

I agree with 11, YOU PEOPLE ARE STUPID

# . — FLai 2006-08-22 11:06

Yup, works great. But just a warning to you all; Do not use the foam PSP case with this mod. I have broken slightly larger nub I had doing that.

# Hm... — Guest 2006-08-22 11:17

Very ghetto... But it works.

# by foam case, do you mean — Guest 2006-08-22 11:30

the playgear pocket?

# same as 11 & 13 — BLAKIE 2006-08-22 11:37

i used this trick when i pulled the analog stick of my ols ps1 [or 2] controller ,It kept wobbling about so i put soggy wrizzla paper in hole n it workted, so try just pulling the anolouge stick of a ps1 or 2 pad and use a knofe & cut bottom of [takes only a few seconds to cut as its only thin plastic also dont take controller apart just pull sticks hard n youll have a spare ,Also muck easier n better to play games with.[especially driving games].

# COOL IDEA — Guest 2006-08-22 11:37

But looks like it could break easy and get things like water and dust insideof the psp which is directly linked to the screen.

Imagen having water or dust behind your psp screen.

# d — Guest 2006-08-22 11:40

That was done in like 5secs thanks its really good now:)

# Easy to do — Guest 2006-08-22 11:58

Tried it with Gtaand squarez..worked a charm. I recommend it to everyone :)

# zghzdgf — Guest 2006-08-22 11:58

im so smart im going to post a tutorial on how to get a free analog stick.

go to ebgames and take the one from the psp they have that anyone can play

# Guest 2006-08-22 12:08

I can't understand why you keep talking of the analog stick of the psp like it's impossible to use...in my opinion it's good and I don't think I will modify it...

# @21 — BLAKIE 2006-08-22 12:41

if that was directed @ me then all i was doing was stating that i also knew about this SIMPLE mod, as i said i only found it out by doing another analog mod,so if been sarcastic STFU,If not then a apolagize, just that some here may not know that trick thats all.

# I've already tested — silenx 2006-08-22 13:01

and looks pretty nice;) The controls are much better now

# omg — Guest 2006-08-22 13:02

zomgz no i bricked my psp with this mod, dont do it.

# hehe gangs of london — Guest 2006-08-22 13:03

Yer @23 it really does help with gangs of london

lol

# Firmware....? — Sportacus 10 2006-08-22 13:10

Will this work on my 2.00 psp?

no one cares bout first post *****.

# Guest 2006-08-22 13:24

no only works on 1.5 psps. sorry.

# Guest 2006-08-22 13:40

2.00 can be downgrade to 1.5 lucky u. but what about a D-PAD Mod. any idea of how to lift it up. every psp D-PAD sunk like ship

# BBBBRICKED — Guest 2006-08-22 13:50

MAN this CRAP MOD BRICKED MY PSP luckaly i was able to fix it with devhook but that didnt work until i removed the paper and put the analog stick back the way it was before i messed with it.

# usally im a flamer of stupid news — Guest 2006-08-22 13:51

but that this little fellow works like a charm.. with the slight elevation of the nub you really do have more control and grip.... props on this one

# dont try — Guest 2006-08-22 13:51

TA-082 users dont try, i bricked my TA-082, #26 wasnt joking. it works on all non TA-082 psp all firmwares.

TA-082 USERS BEWARE, MOD AT YOUR OWN RISK

# wtf? — Guest 2006-08-22 13:51

"28. » Firmware....?

Will this work on my 2.00 psp?

no one cares bout first post *****.

by Sportacus 10, at Aug 22, 2006 at 05:10PM"

LOL Was that a joke?

# flash?? — Guest 2006-08-22 13:53

does this write to flash?? im scared it will brick my psp!.

# Hey Logitech Pocket guys!!! — Guest 2006-08-22 13:59

Yes, ur psp will still fit with this mod done...

ur welcome.

# suck — Guest 2006-08-22 14:00

You all suck. This is the worst mod ever and the worst comments to follow!

# Hahahha — Guest 2006-08-22 14:01

Says you..

# ... — Guest 2006-08-22 14:09

This bricked my PSP! Don't do it!

# ***** — Guest 2006-08-22 14:35

*****IN BRICKED BY ***** ***** WHO WNATSN A FREE PEE PSSS PPPEEE

# how does this brick your PSP — KuffoMan_11 2006-08-22 14:49

I wanna try it, but I don't know what the outcome will be, many people bricking their PSP's and all and I don't want that to happen to mine, I have a 1.5 PSP please help.

# haahahahahahaha hahahahahahahha hahahahahaha — Guest 2006-08-22 14:52

lol everyone... seems s2pid what's wrong with the psp analog, just give it a stretch every now & then & it will feel ok.

# COOL — Guest 2006-08-22 14:59

I DID IT !!!!!!!! I LOST MY STICK ON THE STREET ........NICE JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

PEOPLE DON T DO IT ....YOU WILL LOOK AS SILLY THEN I LOOK NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!

# 1.5 to 2.8 — Guest 2006-08-22 15:08

omfg i did the mod stick and my firmware have been updated from 1.5 to 2.8 ................T_T omfg !!!!!!!!!!!!

# !!! — Guest 2006-08-22 15:12

After I modded it there seems a neon light glowing under the nub....

# Guest 2006-08-22 15:22

yes, the analog stick writes to the flash memory

# tried it before — Guest 2006-08-22 15:57

i tried it but i thought it wasnt safe cuz it might fall off

# Disclaimer — Guest 2006-08-22 16:19

As with all mods, this does run some chance of bricking your psp in certain extremely unlikely situations.

For example, do not attempt hammer the analog nub back on to the psp, simply press it with your finger.

Undoubtedly, someone as already tried this :/\

# Guest 2006-08-22 16:30

I just took a tiny little peice of paper and jammed it in there; had the same effect.

# WTF?! — Guest 2006-08-22 17:00

DAMN MOD BRICKED MY PSP!! T_T

# wtf — Guest 2006-08-22 17:03

if the people who were like i bricked my psp and will it work on 2.0 were serious i would kill myself

# Analog — Guest 2006-08-22 17:33

This is insane, man. I put the paper on it, but I realized that it was an important paper than I had put; it was my exam papers. Thanks to this bull*****, I have now failed my class for the 13th time. Thanks Butt-Face!

# OK — KuffoMan_11 2006-08-22 17:35

Now if you plan on modding your psp It is warned that this mod has some random shyt effects so if you have the balls to lay your PSP on the line go for it, if not stick to the regular analog, it ain't that bad anyway, I didn't mod and I didn't brick, so don't complain if this fux-up

# Guest 2006-08-22 19:00

NOOOOOO MY PSP DEAD!!!!!!!!!!

# What the... — Guest 2006-08-22 19:21

A lot of you people are thick. Why would the PSP's firmware affect whether or not you can mod the analog stick!? It is extremely impossible to brick your PSP by elevating the analog stick. Seriously...

# Will this downgrade my 2.81 PSP? — Sr_Moska 2006-08-22 19:28

nocomment

# **Pounce** — Guest 2006-08-22 19:35

Yep, this is sorta obvious, but you shouldn't be a jackass about it.

-Mrow

# uHHH!?? — Guest 2006-08-22 20:03

HMM does this work with gtalcs and eboot??? i have 2.6 with a t 82 crap thingermajigger motherboard...????? help willl be much appreciated. =]

# :S — Guest 2006-08-22 20:06

The download link isn't working!! Can u plz fix it please. I cant download this!!!

# renzokusatsujin — Guest 2006-08-22 20:09

"58. » uHHH!??

HMM does this work with gtalcs and eboot??? i have 2.6 with a t 82 crap thingermajigger motherboard...????? help willl be much appreciated. =]"

"Will this downgrade my 2.81 PSP?"

are u stupid or something, it quite easily downgrades any PSP version, did u even read the post?

# OH HELL YEAH!!!! sixty FIRST!!!!! post. — Guest 2006-08-22 20:13

what the hell is wrong with the PSPUpdates banner picture, it seems to have a button for the analogue stick

# awsome — Guest 2006-08-22 20:36

What an awsome mod.... I feel sorry for the 2.7+ users who cant bennifit from this mod

:)

# playgear pocket — gareth72 2006-08-22 23:00

#36. » Hey Logitech Pocket guys!!!

Yes, ur psp will still fit with this mod done...

ur welcome.

thanks i wanted to know before i tried it

# paper... — Guest 2006-08-22 23:22

use a small piece off toilet paper. it fits very nicely.

# @61 — Guest 2006-08-22 23:41

that pic is of a prototype psp, not an actual release psp.

# nice — Guest 2006-08-22 23:54

this will also help to stop the part of the psp around the analog stick from wearing out

# not poss — Guest 2006-08-23 00:03

your all *****in thick as ***** because it cant brick any psp

heres what it will work on

any motherboard

any firmware

any psp

it can only brick if you hit it to hard because thats were the flash0 is

IT CANT BRICK ITS A BIT OF PLASTIC

# Bricked — Guest 2006-08-23 00:21

Their only being sarcastic dumbos

# this BRICKED MY PSP — Guest 2006-08-23 00:36

I installed the paper under the analog stick then i downloaded X-flash and ran every app 100 times then my psp was bricked.

I followed the instructions just like they said

# NOT compatible with firmware 2.80 — Guest 2006-08-23 02:07

Do NOT install this mod if you are using 2.80. It will definitely BRICK your PSP as it did mine. I get audio, but no picture now. Also: If you stick paper in there, do NOT use sandpaper. I thought that doing so would make the stick a little "smoother". Boy was I wrong. :( Just a warning!

# Just wonderin' — Guest 2006-08-23 02:10

#64: Used or unused? It's important to know.

# white psp — Guest 2006-08-23 02:13

well even strange ....after i lost my stick on the street .......i wake up this morning and my psp was turned white and the mobo are TA-082 , WTF is going on here guysss!!!

# n00bs — Guest 2006-08-23 03:00

nocomment

# SO? — Guest 2006-08-23 03:25

Since when is this news? I think anyone who owns a PSP kinda figured out that the analog stick comes off. WTF indeed.

# Used — Guest 2006-08-23 03:32

#71: Used, it works better and keeps the nub more safely intact.

# ??????? — Guest 2006-08-23 04:18

i got it to work...it was hard. but now i got aids.

# man total oposite — NeonLightning 2006-08-23 04:26

i hated the original nub luckly it went missing on its own so i picked up that pack of 6 nubs from the source and the one i like the best stuck out way too far about 2-4mm farther then the original so i sat there running it on sandpaper for a half an hour and now its better for me

# ??? — Guest 2006-08-23 04:30

It will never affect your firmare or will brick your psp morrrrrrons........

# NO NO NO NO — Guest 2006-08-23 05:25

I HAD TO BUY A MOD SHIP JUST TO UNBRICK MY PSP BECAUSE OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!! !!

lol j/k, it works greeeeeeeeeeaaa aaaaaaaaaattttt ttttt!!!!!

# ***** man.... — Guest 2006-08-23 05:30

this mod psped my brick.................... how am i gonan buidl that wall now?

# lol brick — Guest 2006-08-23 05:52

Yeah, that was a joke, maybe everyone is just gullible. External mods don't affect your firmware, thus they have no chance of bricking your PSP.

Smashing it with a hammer is equally as stupid.

All in all, I liked this mod, it makes things more comfortable.

# Guest 2006-08-23 06:05

Amazing!!!

# Ahahahahahaha! — Philmc.co.uk 2006-08-23 06:12

" i don't think i can break anything by pulling a bit more harder"

# Help ! — Guest 2006-08-23 06:25

I don´t know how i get out the analog pad ! I just push it ? This don´t broken it ? Anybody can help me ? Thanks !

# out — Guest 2006-08-23 07:21

@84 you just pull it off

# sonufabish — Guest 2006-08-23 07:36

WEll damn, why the hell didn't I think of this, The anolog stick is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to move smoothly whatsoever in conjunction with the full face skin from InvisibleShield or BestSkinsEver, I beat GTA but it was a PAIN IN THE ARSE! jesus I have to do this now.

# neo — Guest 2006-08-23 08:21

dont do it this bricks ur psp. mine is now usElesSS dam man why dint anyone warn meEEEEEE ?

# neo — Guest 2006-08-23 08:26

dont do it this bricks ur psp. mine is now usElesSS dam man why dint anyone warn meEEEEEE ?

# ur all pricks — Guest 2006-08-23 08:33

WTF?

how the ***** does makin the analog stick higher affect firmwire ?

ur all stupid pricks!!

go get a *****ing life!

# ur all pricks — Guest 2006-08-23 08:34

WTF?

how the ***** does makin the analog stick higher affect firmwire ?

ur all stupid pricks!!

go get a *****ing life!

# Jeeezzz — Guest 2006-08-23 09:19

@87,88

How can it brick your PSP?..... What a loser...

# OMFG — Guest 2006-08-23 10:02

After I did this, the nub fell off and now my dog is eating it! OMG, my dog just choked and died on my psp nub! How can i explain this to my parents?? Some one owes me a new psp nub and a new frickin' dog!

# Guest 2006-08-23 10:24

93 - classic !!!

# Guest 2006-08-23 10:33

ok i did this.. and my *****ING PSP EXPLODED!

# Guest 2006-08-23 11:33

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

# Haha — Sportacus 10 2006-08-23 12:44

It cant affect firmware. We are being sarcastic! Haha

34. » wtf?

"28. » Firmware....?

Will this work on my 2.00 psp?

no one cares bout first post *****.

by Sportacus 10, at Aug 22, 2006 at 05:10PM"

LOL Was that a joke?

Haha sure : )

# wow — Guest 2006-08-23 12:53

wow i was gettin nervous when i pulled it off because i thought it was like scrwed in and this was crap but then i was like f this and just yanked it. my arm went flying back even tho i just needed to gently pull it off. i dont really care what happens to my psp so i might experiment with some stuff and make it even more comfortable.

I will let you guys know if i find anything.

http://share2.us

# xsvgfth — Guest 2006-08-23 13:05

OMFG i this this and the FBI went to my house and arrested me bacause this mod is not legal, after a wile one of them felt srry for me and freed me, avoiding the death sentence they game me, and my psp??...exploded, this mod was too much for it

# 1st post — Guest 2006-08-23 13:46

OMG FIRST POST WIN

AND THIS DOWNGRADED MY 2.80 PSP!!!!!!!1111oneshifteleven

# WTF Is wrong with you people? — Guest 2006-08-23 17:35

This web site is an ABSOLUTE DISGRACE !!! The Webmaster ought to be ashamed of themselfs for hosting this kind of garbage (not this mod, but the A$$holes who hang here)

What are you guys a bunch of *****ing twelve year olds? Lets clear one thing up right now:

THIS CAN NOT BRICK A PSP !!!!

That is the stupidest ***** I've ever heard. I bet it was the same loser who posted 90% of the "this bricked my PSP" posts. Who ever you are, I say to you: "Go ***** yourself". You are lame, pathetic toad. You are the decay of the homebrew scene.

I hate to spazz out, but WTF ?!? This wouldn't actually be a bad web site, if it wasn't for half of the rejects who hang out here. They shouldn't allow unregistered users to post comments. And if a registered user posts some garbage like half the non-sense above they should be banned. This site is in sad shape. And just fyi, you guys are the laughing stock of all the serious Homebrew web sites. Smarten up!!!!

{end of rant}

# oh ***** — Guest 2006-08-23 18:11

i decided to join this parade of bricking psp's to see how much damage it could really cause. please don't follow in my footsteps and smash your psp with a brick, it WILL break!

oh and the mod works with all versions so dont lie.

ps i'm having fun

# cool mod — Guest 2006-08-23 21:09

thanx qj.net

# Guest 2006-08-23 22:58

just use a pen to stick it in

# ughhh — Guest 2006-08-24 01:18

#102 you are a F%*king retard. You mustn't have a life (or a girlfriend).

# @ 34 — Guest 2006-08-24 04:41

take a whild freakin guess a's's'h'o'l'e

# Guest 2006-08-24 15:59

can u gays *****ing read or did u skip my comment for those who skipped it here it is again:

WTF?

how the ***** does makin the analog stick higher affect firmwire ?

ur all stupid pricks!!

go get a *****ing life!

101 i totally agree

y does there have to be retards and n00bs in the world ?

# @107 — Guest 2006-08-25 08:48

IMO, your post is just as worthless as the rest of them. Did you ever think they could be joking around? Are you the moderator or something?

# @ 5 — Guest 2006-08-25 10:42

just tape a quarter to it.

# psp paper nub! — Guest 2006-08-25 21:58

HAH HAH HAH,nintendo thought that they could go on forever without someone else taking over the paper weights,psp reigns supreme with its ultimo paper nubs,SUCK ON THIS PAPER MARIO!!!!!

# psp begginer — Guest 2006-09-22 14:35

i downloaded version 2.81 and im hearing that its bad, dont know why?

could i downgrade to 2.8 or 1.5 from a 2.81 if so how and is it going to mess my new psp up?

whats so bad about it and why is 1.5 better you cant even go online with it?

please answer me,, PLEASE...................................................

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