# so I got a PSP - now what?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014 "2008-08-14T18:05:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Drakkar\_Sauna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@Drakkar\_Sauna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drakkar_Sauna)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014/1 "2008-08-14T18:05:32Z")

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I was about to freak out - I was REALLY close to freaking out - and buy a copy of _Valkyrie Profile_ for PS1. Then I realized that I could get a PSP and the reissue of the game for not much $ more, and then I’d have a new system in addition the game I was after. So I did.

1. What now? What great games are out there for the PSP? What sleeper titles are there that I should track down used?

2. What cool tricks or homebrew stuff can I run on it? I heard there’s a big scene of people writing their own applications and stuff for it.

3. Is there a free, easy way to load movies onto it to watch on the go? I don’t want to buy UMD’s at all, and I have a huge DVD collection I could load onto it.

What else?

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**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014/2 "2008-08-14T18:27:12Z")

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The games I enjoyed on the PSP:  
LocoRoco  
both GTA games  
Tekken  
God of War  
Lumines  
both Syphon Filter games

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**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014/3 "2008-08-14T19:20:10Z")

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Games:  
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2  
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories  
Madden 08  
Lego Indian Jones  
Exit  
God Of War  
Metal Gear Solid  
That’s all I can think of right now. All were fun games.

Homebrew brings the system to another much better level.if you got a slim you are going to need a ton of help to get it home brewed. I had guy help me with a magic battery and memory stick. Check Craig’s List in your area I bet there will be someone willing to help you with that, should you choose to go that way. There is a ton of fun stuff you can add. Including the ability to save your games to a memory card.

Have fun!

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-got-a-psp-now-what/460014/4 "2008-08-15T09:44:00Z")

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I’ve heard Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is pretty awesome. I’d like to play it, at least - being more than a bit of a FF nerd.