PS1 Games on PSP

[Neo Samurai]

I just recently got a PSP and I've heard you can convert your PS1 games onto your Memory Stick so you can play them on your PSP. A couple of questions about this:

1) Is this legal (If you're using PS1 games you own, of course)?

2) Can you go about doing it if your system software is the latest version?

3) Will doing this have any negative effects on my PSP or Memory Stick?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Dungeon Warden]

1) If you own the games, this is technically legal but it is frowned upon.

2) You need to mod your system in order to do this. Sony keeps patching holes and hackers keep coming up with new mods, so you'll have to check with the hacker community to find the latest ways to get around the patches. Last I heard, you need to convert a battery into a hack rom and this process can't be undone (i.e. you'll need to buy a new battery or an already hacked one.)

3) Any time you hack your system you risk causing irreversible damage. If you follow the directions carefully and make note of the warnings, you can usually do this successfully but the risk is still there.

Once the system is hacked, as long as you don't update your system, you can play games without any further risk.

[Neo Samurai]

In that case, I'm not going to try it. Seems a bit too risky if it can harm my PSP.

Thanks for the info, DW.

[Dungeon Warden]

As I said, it's only risky if you don't follow the directions carefully or heed the warnings, but it's probably better to be safe then sorry.