If at least to satisfy some nostalgia, man the PSP really was amazing.

@XxHalfricanxX

2 ай бұрын

You guys should visit frank and sons. Prolly would be more of an Austin video cause of the Pokemon cards but there's something for everyone on the team. Could be a cool video.

@SlytherinReviews

2 ай бұрын

where is the teardown link

@adrianostagni

2 ай бұрын

If the previous laser was working just fine you just need to put some grease/oil (there are a number of posts about this online with info about where to put and which kind of grease/oil). This should fix the loud noise when reading the UMD

@jaughnekow

2 ай бұрын

always wanted one but never got one.

@dikalele

2 ай бұрын

I just thought about how cool that psp is (had 1000 ver) and about buying one. Then i remembered i got psp go (custom fw) in the shelf. No umd problem lol

I remember the PSP as the Official "Corn" Machine at my high school lol

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

We were playing something alright 😏

@joeblow5214

2 ай бұрын

Can confirm the same at my HS.

@AI-Creations-LLC

2 ай бұрын

Can confirm there was a lot of shucking going on in my PSP.

@skyMcWeeds

2 ай бұрын

i agree the best corn machine tbh and when the boys huddle up on the PSP you know what they are watching 😂😂😂

@AlexVanChezlaw

2 ай бұрын

first time i got caught by my parents was when i was using my psp lmaoo

ken really does know how to attract project diva players

@Awesominori

2 ай бұрын

right?

@ShiggitayMediaProductions

Ай бұрын

Miki Miki Ni Shiite Ageru!~~~

@px2a

17 күн бұрын

Chad

i see miku i click

@Kazeno

2 ай бұрын

same

@LOLI911

2 ай бұрын

Yuh

@Atmatan_Kabbaher

Ай бұрын

Let's All Love Miku.

@proxyhx2075

29 күн бұрын

Least based Shiori fan

@px2a

17 күн бұрын

:3

Ngl PSP was ahead of it’s time considering the rise of switch and steamdeck which are all basically just supercharged bigger psps.

@thenoobreturnz8968

2 ай бұрын

I dont think it was ahead they just didn't deem it profitable as there wasn't any competition and consoles were focused on. I hope they make it better and come back I don't like that the portal is a streaming handheld

@LPcrazy_88

2 ай бұрын

@@thenoobreturnz8968 By not profitable do you mean the Vita? Because the PSP was 100% profitable with selling over 80 million units (#11 in best selling gaming consoles). The Vita did end up being an abject failure largely thanks to cuts in game development for the platform and the 3DS completely eclipsing them on all levels. The Nintendo DS released in 2004 while the PSP released in 2005, so there was also very much competition. The Vita released in Dec 2011 (Feb 2012 for NA) and the 3DS came out in Feb 2011 (March for NA). I do very much agree about the Portal, that was a huge disappointment.

@TKIvanov

2 ай бұрын

@@LPcrazy_88bro confused af

@nukfauxsho

2 ай бұрын

@@thenoobreturnz8968 The psp was absolutely profitable. The Vita was barely profitable. Thats still considered profitable. Sony abandoned the PSVita as they thought Mobile phones were the future lol.

@JacqueBibblequip

2 ай бұрын

DID U GUYS KNOW THE PSP WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME?>🤖

Car dudes in Japan still used it as a GPS, very cool

Still got mine since it’s UK launch, it still works too. Great handheld.

A few extra screws when you're all done makes you a Master Repair Tech!

LOL Seeing the interaction between you and him, Austin's a good dude. Trying to make a good decision business wise, but also help your boy out. Good Sh*t! Love to see it

@JeskidoYT

2 ай бұрын

the downside was for Ken to buy a brand new crystal blue PSP haha

PSP is a great bit of hardware, has a really good handheld library, I really recommend Pilot Academy, a really addictive Pilot Wings inspired game, next good one is Retro Cave Flyer, which is like a spiritual sequel to the Mega Drive game Sub-Terrania, Blast Off is another gem of a game. The PSP had great media capabilities, including music that sounds incredible thanks to the high-quality audio DAC and headphone AMP.

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

Pilot Academy sounds like a vibe, thanks for the rec!

Thx for making this video I was just considering this but couldn’t make my mind up

You're a vibe. Glad to have found the channel!

Wonderful video. I love the psp so much. One of my favorite handhelds of a time

with rumors of Sony releasing a new handheld in the near future, I'm torn on whether to wait for it or just get a PSP. I would be super down for them to release a modernized version of the PSP.

@JohnWardButOn420

2 ай бұрын

Get the psp, it's so worth it, they are dirt cheap anyways

@H_tudor

Ай бұрын

I would love something along the lines of the psp go but just with modern tech and games. Wow that would be amazing since I love my psp go

@JohnWardButOn420

Ай бұрын

@@H_tudor pspdisp kinda does that, by streaming a windows pc thru usb, so you could technically hook up a mini pc

@tn420animations9

20 сағат бұрын

​@@JohnWardButOn420people don't have time for that.

Love my PSP, it’s still displayed with the other consoles, but the Vita is just superior in every way so that’s what I usually grab. Nice job on the mod though!

Actually this one made me push to buy replenishment shells and buttons for my old psp2000 which was bundled with madden nfl game, ive fixed my psp go before hopefully this one's even easier Thanks for the inspiration ken!

ahhh the famous few extra screws lol ! Thanks YT for this as a suggestion ! Nice video man, +1 subs ! :)

PSP was essentially my first smart phone lol... Had music, movies, and games on it. Carried it everywhere.

Okay now I really need to play that project diva again. PSP is my og console in my teenage years, so much memories with it! Might buy one soon just for the nostalgia

Should have left the blue one untouched! Looked cooler than the green 😂one

The PSP brings so much nostalgia to me -- I had the phat 1000 model 18yrs ago and the UMD I had at the time was Burnout Legends. It was a perfect boredom killer for me at the time, until one of my bros discovered PSP modding 2-3yrs later and I thoroughly enjoyed playing NFS Most Wanted/Carbon Own the City, GTA Liberty/Vice City Stories, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes and Tekken 😌

Honestly that screen looks way better than I remember in high school… think I need it again😮

How did u manage to get this worked? Is your shield on Android 9 or something? I have downloaded and installed/replaced folders etc.. done everything but doesnt seem to work on my shield. When i click hyperspin the screen flashes little and nothing comes up

Amazing video! - wanted to shout out a few things. The GPS adventure is amazing and definitely impressed me and made me laugh! Secondly, it's wild to say - but the screen going half pixel dead save for a tiny half cm on the bottom is exactly what happened to mine! No idea what we both did! lol... Lastly - I went through five replacement screens off amazon, all of which were busted and or filled with torn and horrible dead pixels. It's a shock but everyone seems to have the same experience, and I'm curious once you get that replacement screen off amazon. I've ended up going with another PSP like you did. DEFECTUOSA! Lastly part two - first video I've seen on your channel and it was a blast. I'll be watching more!

So much old memories from this video. Got the original PSP 1000 in the early 2000s with FF2. Left it in one of my table drawers 3 years later. Just took it out last week, charged it up and everything still works including the battery. The older PSP versions are bulkier, but that is fine for me. I put one of those clear Transformer Optimus Prime case when I first got it and it is still in original condition. Such a great system that Sony built.

do you think its possible to minimize the psp components and remove teh screen and in place have a spot to put in a phone. so itll be like the kishi v2 but with a umd drive and psp buttons. so you have a phone and you slide it into were the psp screen goes

Is the replacement analogue stick comfortable and comparable to oem?

did u bought the new screen for the other psp?? anyways, love your video kinda want to buy back my psp

I loved the PSP, I had one when it came out while I was in high school. I took that thing everywhere and was my mp3 player. I still remember when the first custom firmware came out and using the battery to unbrick someone elses psp. I still have my fat psp and works great.

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

Especially with the white headphones and remote control on the PSP-1000 Value Pack, I remember wanting over an iPod because it could game, play music and also hit the web. Probably would have fully committed to it as my MP3 player in 2006 if flash storage was farther ahead. Memory Stick Duo was $$$$$ for not a lot of capacity - at least compared to HDD media players of the time... and I had a HUGE library I wanted to carry around.

kind of poetic that you're using a PSP for navigation in avehicle platform that has also lasted like 15 years. 4runner x PSP goated

lighting is top notch with this video; would look fantastic in HDR

I nmdded my psp 2000. Transport shell,added USB-C alongside the mini USB so you can use either one (still runs at USB2 speeds though) I also added Bluetooth. When I first got the psp the umd drive made a horrible noise so I ended up soaking the motor in WD40 and it runs like a dream ever since 😁

Why not just get a Vita? You can just play all PSP games on there with a better screen (OLED) and better battery. And on top of the PSP compatibility, you get Vita games like Gravity Rush, Persona 4 Golden, Hotline Miami, Telltale's Walking Dead, Mortal Kombat, Final Fantasy X / X-2, Terraria, etc.

@skatcat743

2 ай бұрын

PSP can be had for less than 50 bucks all day every day. You are lucky to get vita for less than 100.

@cainan_c

2 ай бұрын

for some games, they feel nicer to play on the PSP. especially on games like Project DIVA

@Sauna_Talks1

2 ай бұрын

This guy said " get a vita"

@AponTechy

2 ай бұрын

Price

@alphenhousplaysgames4565

2 ай бұрын

Vita sucks, and did NOT fall in price. mint psp is less than 50. a bit damaged but still completely usable is less than 30.

The PSP at the time of its launched was far beyond advance in technology.

The PSP was ahead of its time. that change from silver to green clear is a good custumization. great machine. im a fan of the psp.

Definitely better than the PSP Go which came out way too early considering digital gaming wasn't as big then as it is now

@hdtube7

2 ай бұрын

I am a sucker for things that conceptually were great but ahead of their time and technically flawed, loved the psp go and the 12 inch MacBook

Can you do a PSP vs PSP Vita and let us know which is the preferred emulator between the two? I know the Vita has a bigger and better screen but from what I've read the PSP regulars are more in demand? I could definitely be wrong.

I've still got my OG PSP 1000 that I imported from Japan on day one and it still works perfectly (even the UMD drive works). I flashed it with CFW as I have the Datel Battery tool that converts genuine batteries in to service batteries 👍

The UMD reading infinitely is because of a button inside the UMD drive that looks like a small pogo stick. It just needs to be pressed by the UMD door properly.

Idk but without seeing your face you sound low key like Randomfrankp 😂😂😂. Love your video tho keep up the great work❤

Loved my PSP lol. I remember all the java games you could play in the browser along with an original iphone simulator.

I still play my PS Vita and 3DS from time to time, best devices Sony and Nintendo have ever made, imo!

You're so awesome! Love Your Video! Also At 34:58 while you were driving you passed one of my favorite malls in California which is called La Puente Hills Mall one of my favorite places to go because of the AMC 20 Theaters but Sadly "RIP Sears". Brings me so many memories of that mall and how it changed. How far is it from your Studios? Also on the topic of the video, you are so right that PSP was the best. Great videos and keep up the good work.

Where'd you get the blue shell? So pretty!

Can relate :)), braking PSP's while changing shells happen all the time, even if you're really carefull. Never owned one while I was a kid so I buy each one of them I see in fleamarkets.

The way you are playing project diva wants me to cry in horror 💀 YOU NEED TO USE TWO HANDS ONE ON THE DPAD AND ONE ON THE BUTTONS

@2fluffytv

Ай бұрын

Nag you just have slow fingers. Skill issue

I still have my PSP1001 model in great working condition. It was one of my big purchases back then.

And another great thing is if you got a couple of them you can play against each other which is super fun and it works perfect

I got a psp only usin it to watch movies it’s awsome a lot of great movies were released on psp

I arrived here for Miku, dude's got taste. Didnt know the psp was a GPS too so thats new.

Great video

I like this psp forever and I have enjoyed watching this youtube video ever.😀😃😄😁😆😅🙂😉😊😇🤓😎🥸😬🤗🤭

That's so Therapeutic to watch, Great video.

You have to get the UMD drive working. It's basically a MiniDisc, and we need as many functioning MiniDisc and MiniDisc-adjacent things in the world as possible.

I replaced the screen on mine, and Im impressed with it. I got back to playing Persona 1.

I remember back in the day they only had black psp 3000 and no other color so I changed housing to white and ended up breaking screen similarly like Ken did and had a few black lines across the screen

Bro, I’m literally just about to buy a psp so ty

Relate a lot to this video, most of the games I had were racing ones, and NFS Underground Rivals was so much fun, and Midnight Club 3 still shocks me that it runs on a PSP. And ofc I still play on my PSP, it's just fun, light, and the original battery still lasts a loooong time!

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

I never had Midnight Club 3 on PSP, but maaaaan I spent days of my life in that game on PS2 adding spinning rims to EVERYTHING 😂

@f11bot

2 ай бұрын

@@DNKI that's the vibe!!! XD

I started playing my PSP 3000 lately with both Daxter & Motorstorm: Artic Edge have had a blast playing them. The 3000 model I have isn't my first PSP, my first one was the 1000 model which I ended up selling to my dad who really liked the system, it's games and also he wanted something to load music onto and listen to while working. I sold him everything the handheld came with plus two games though except for the demo disc, my memory stick duo and carrying case I bought. The PSP when loading a UMD sounds like an old man snoring, lol.

Thank you for teaching me a new word "laborious" that shit hard.

This video is pain to watch

@JaretMSanchez

Ай бұрын

Then don’t watch god damn tf

@jrgonzalez3845

Ай бұрын

I think he's referring to the mishandling of the devices

I have 3 psps one white star wars edition and stock black both 2000 and my favorite a black psp go with 16 gb stick old but hard to get for a good price good collection stuff and i also played NFS Underground Rivals for days especially now that i want to play older stuff again!!

PSP was my jam in 2005. It went with me everywhere. Then it was the Vita. Now its the steam deck!

Since I never owned one yeah I say worth getting one still

I have a vita 1k that is still running for my psp needs after the screen on my gow edition psp was broken. Either one is worth getting with cfw and patience. Good job.

@unoriginalname771

14 күн бұрын

I still have my launch day PS Vita 1k and soft modded it recently. Worth it

what a coincidence! i've started fixing my psp too!

another thing to look out for - with a replacement shell analogue stick can lose connection to main board contacts and stop working entirely

I had the PSP back in my teens when the Vita was out, was the 1000 model and paid $60 for it, played it for hours and hours, one day stopped working, this week i ordered a PSP 3000 along with a Vita 2000, excited to finally be getting a PSP again, never owned the Vita before tho

Inspired me to get my psp’s out. Took out my robots movie umd and gave it a try. Pure nostalgia. Let’s see a video on the psp street😂

I love how even though Denki and Austin are close, he still refers to Austin as Boss man and is nervous to get austin's approval for the screen ツ

Just an FYI... if you look at the screen before you did the tear down, it had a line going across it. I am pretty sure that screen was jacked up from the get go.

Fun fact: Sony still uses the XMB on the PS5/PS4. It's that top menu that lets you change the mic, etc.

I never owned a PSP myself but I did enjoy it the times I used one. The menu OS was fantastic like the PS3. Why'd they have to change it with the PS4 onwards?

Just reminded me to buy a new PSP battery. Cheers Ken! 🔥❤

@notme6753

2 ай бұрын

Can we still buy a PSP!?!?! I really regret giving away mine to some random kid back then.

@DarthDoomSlayer64

2 ай бұрын

@@notme6753 eBay is a great option!

@waterblaster9585

2 ай бұрын

@@notme6753there’s tons in ebay and other similar sites but you can also try to find a refurbished model from a retro gaming site

PSP and PS3 was nice combination , whole lots of ps3 port was on psp which played exactly the same

Man I miss my little Miku game machine

There's a black PSP (I don't know which version unfortunately) at a local thrift store for $40. It's got a cracked front faceplate (thankfully the screen at least looks fine. It's also missing the battery cover, battery, and charger. I'm thinking about getting it to restore it with a clear shell if it is the final revision.

Good times with a classic. How's the battery life now that it's not spinning up a UMD drive?

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

Actually amazing. I was fixated on Hot Shots Golf for like 4 hours and it still had a 1/3 it's charge left. TBF it's not the most demanding game, but I can see it lasting through a day of on/off use on lunch breaks and downtime at work.

I loved my Jailbreaked psp i had downloaded Project diva 2nd and at that point i loved rhythm games especialy project diva games 👍👍👍

For the old loud drive, I would have attempted to grease the gears first instead of fully replacing the drive. At least he somewhat acknowledged that in the post mortem section.

PSP is/was a fun console. Also, I love how it’s just randomly placed on a livetune CD at the start of the video 🤣, you truly want to keep Miku fans watching

if you want to connect to wifi you gotta turn the security to an older type or turn the security off on your wifi OR hot spot from your phone

Where can you get a decent battery?

I got my old PSP, does anyone know why I have to SMACK / hit my PSP to load the game? I modded it, so no UMB needed, and I've tried other MicroSDs and Adapters.

On one hand, I'm glad I had a DS (not being able to afford both systems), and I had my fair share of soul-changing experiences on the handheld, but, shoot, PSP was so cool, and had at least a handful of games I really wanted to play, and never really had the chance, until I met my wife, who had a PSP she took overseas with her, so... I have that now. It feels so dang good in the hands (pretty much the perfect form factor - PS Vita supporters need a reality check on that thing), and absolutely has a library of games worth having/exploring/owning. I need to get around to figuring out if the issue with it is just the battery (that I've taken out/disposed of, because I'm not going to wait for it to start its transformation into a spicy pillow), or if there's a bigger problem. Would be nice to pop a new battery in/get a new charger and start collecting for the system/playing some stuff. I've still got an old WRT-54G router connected to the network that outputs a 802.11b WiFi signal, which the PSP (and original DS models) need for connecting. I should mess around with that. Anyway, this video was especially painful to watch. Thanks.

I have a jailbroken Playstation 3 that lets me play psp games, timeless classics, love them!

Psp is sure something, i’ve had my buddy’s psp for years and I think it’s time to fix the screen and mod it I own my first Vita from 2012, and a newer white Japan one, i’ve always loved those more but all of the psp videos i’ve seen are giving me the itch to fix that thing up

"But this body certainly has seen better days" the same could be said about me. 😂

I got my psp few days ago I LOVE that thing i have emulators on it and personally i love gta liberty city stories

The Nostalgia for me is that the PSP was the first ever handheld I ever bought with my own money. It was $70 from Gamestop and It was like...damn I think late middle school early high school with the PSP. I think High School since my brother was in college at the time. I didn't realize it needed a memory stick so for like 1 night I had to play Birth By Sleep without Saving. I got it modded and cleaned out in 2020 and I loved it even after all of these years. I even put some music on it for the 2006 vibes.

I still love the Psp. It’s the best handheld gaming console. My fav.

Austin kinda reminds me of an old boss of mine and it's creeping me out 🤣

Didn't you guys get it for the Ultimate PSP video a while ago where you used it with the Playstation 3D TV?

@DNKI

2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure that was a PSP-1000 that we tried to OLED mod on the Austin channel? It's hard to keep track of which ones were in videos because of how much content he makes 😅

@gmoss101

2 ай бұрын

@@DNKII'll go and rewatch now but I could have sworn you got extras in case something didn't work with the accessories lol. Love the videos btw don't tell the bossman but Ken's the best Overclock personality lmao.

can’t believe i threw my away, wish i still had it

I need to get a PSP/VITA A$AP. Been dying to get one FOR YEARS. Think now may be the time to get one if not both 👀👀

hey look, it is spiderman's friend!

pro tip: don't use pointy metal tweezer when you are working with pcpbs and ribbon cables. use a plastic spudger or at least a blunt tweezer.

I miss my 3000. Still have an earlier version I need to work on but keep putting off. 😅

1) Use round tip tweezers if you don't want to damage flex pcbs (cables). I doubt that iFixIt kit doesn't have one. 2) Probably there is some dirt on display flex pcb from fingers which is preventing from good contact, try to use eraser to clean contact pads. 3) Dont wiggle flex pcbs when they are in connector, last thing that you want to do is to rip apart the traces or damage the connector itself. 4) If you want to check the connectivity, there is diode mode on multimeters. In this mode the multimeter will beep if you have contact between probes. Touch connector pin with a multimeter probe and with other probe touch the destination point. 5) When you are soldering, use flux, because soldering process will be so much easier and have a better looking. 6) Don't "play" with components with power/battery connected, you could literally short components on the motherboard and fry it.

I still have mine and love it. I do want to find another one though as mine has seen better days.

@GriffithFromBerk

2 ай бұрын

Honestly depending on what’s wrong with it, you should consider fixing it yourself. Maybe a shell swap, screen replacement, etc etc.

@SamiAmYoutube

2 ай бұрын

@GriffithFromBerk pretty much the screen is the main thing I'll need to change. The cd drive takes a little bit to start but that was normal.

@SamiAmYoutube

2 ай бұрын

@@Gloryboyquan USA

@Gloryboyquan

2 ай бұрын

@@SamiAmKZread u immigrant r a usa citizen

@SamiAmYoutube

2 ай бұрын

@@Gloryboyquan Every journey can be a scary one, but the storm will pass you into the sunlight. Go somewhere you can be at peace and bring yourself happiness.