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PSP UMD disc protection cracked?

6 May 2005 7:18 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 54 comments

It is being reported that crackers have managed to compromise copy protection on Sony PSP games. A few days ago, several PSP games appeared on the Internet in the form of ISO images. However, there is no way for somebody to play these copies of the games on their PSP device just yet because you cannot burn UMD discs. The PSP has only been on the market in the U.S. for a couple of months but already several hacks and tweaks have appeared for it.

Sony is trying to get more deals with content providers to offer their content in UMD format for consumers to view on the PSP console. While some content providers may be less likely to sign a deal with Sony if they think UMD discs are unsafe, existing partners have nothing really to worry about as Sony has touted UMD's DVD-like region coding, unique per-disc ID number and AES-based content encryption system as suitable protection for UMD-stored content.

UMD discs can hold about 1.8GB of data. But even though you couldn't burn a UMD disc, one major possibility is that one day games might be loaded directly from a MemoryStick. You can get pretty high capacity MemorySticks now that you can use with the PSP and some of the PSP games floating around the net now are quite small in size for games; one of them being just 133MB. So a MemoryStick is a complicated but maybe possible method; more possible than actually making direct copies to UMD discs for now.

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The Register

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lxhotboy (Member) 29 August 2005 17:56
It is a prototype but hey it works. Just have to wait b.c some company soon will be taking that idea and putting it on the store shelves for us to buy. [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 24 September 2005 13:18
hey, i'v bought myself a psp! finaly ^^ They realy rock!! sweetest console i'v ever saw :D but, i was a bit unlucky, there was already a firmware 2.0 version installed on it so i can't play downloaded games for the moment :( i'll just wait a week are something until they've hacked that version and i can play my games :D ow yeah, about the 4GB memory stick thing, it's cool :D i hope it'll be cheap, my 1gig memorystick was �125 :s now guys... PSP Rules!! :p [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 24 September 2005 13:58
pspcrack.tk has a story on how 2.00 is pretty much cracked we just now need some homebrews for 2.00, becuase the apps have to be separate. [ + quote]
rihgt682 (Senior Member) 25 September 2005 22:24
Is UMD disc cracked yet? [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 26 September 2005 8:09
lol ^^ it's cracked already 2-3 months!! check out the news servers are www.pspcrack.tk [ + quote]
snotragg (Inactive) 26 September 2005 8:20
whatever 0 [ + quote]
snotragg (Inactive) 26 September 2005 8:20
whatever 0 [ + quote]
snotragg (Inactive) 26 September 2005 8:20
whatever 0 [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 26 September 2005 8:27
man, you don't love sony?? (and the hackers) ow guys, i'v bought my psp for 250�, pro duo memorycard = 125� and 1 game for 50� (so games are realy expensive) just to tell you the prices at shop, you can get them for less to if you want, there are memory cards for 80� and psp's for 180�! [ + quote]
Mik3h (AfterDawn Addict) 26 September 2005 8:27
@ snotragg If you don't have anythiung worthwhile to say - Don't Say Anything! -Mike [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 26 September 2005 13:05
2.00 is cracked, read the story at pspcrack.tk [ + quote]
rihgt682 (Senior Member) 26 September 2005 14:04
I meant the PSP UMD games. [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 26 September 2005 14:18
was that responce towards me or someone else rihgt? Dont hate the player, hate the game. PSP HELP---> http://www.pspcrack.tk [ + quote]
Reasons? (Inactive) 26 September 2005 15:06
"Sony is trying to get more deals with content providers to offer their content in UMD format for consumers to view on the PSP console. While some content providers may be less likely to sign a deal with Sony if they think UMD discs are unsafe" Okay, that's not true, it can't be. Seriously, DVD is completely cracked everytime a new encrytion comes along. And yet DVD keeps coming with every content imaginable. So why care about UMD, it won't make a difference. [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 26 September 2005 21:22
hey, firware 2.0 isn't cracked yet, they tought they did. (the title on pspcrack.tk is "2.00 cracked?") -=Razorke=- [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 27 September 2005 14:58
that was before it was tested, we tested it and it works, theres already a pong game for 2.00, we were the first to test it but all the big sites dont give us no credit. Dont hate the player, hate the game. PSP HELP---> http://www.pspcrack.tk [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 27 September 2005 22:19
ow, cool, din't know :) i guess they'll post it on pspcrack.tk, not? when you think i'll be able to play games on my psp 2.00?? -=Razorke=- [ + quote]
rihgt682 (Senior Member) 28 September 2005 9:58
Where can we get PSP games if it's crack? Do i have to get a memory card that's more then 1g to fit the game? [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 28 September 2005 10:05
you can download the games (like downloading movies, apps,...). You'll also need a 1GB memory duo stick (are more). If you want to know how you can install the games on you're psp, just get a look at www.pspcrack.tk -=Razorke=- [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 27 August 2006 11:55
hey, it has been a long time ;) Well, i still have my cracked PSP and i'm still happy that i've cracked him. I don't play it that much anymore but i was looking for a 2.0 emulator to play 2.0 firmwire games (etc.GTA) but haven't found it that far (i think they haven't made one yet, if anyone knows one, let me know!!). Ow yeah, i've also found a few cool FREE games for PSP etc. one of the classics: Transport Tycoon. Realy had alot of fun with it, quite crazy that they can put a PC game on the PSP (you need the same files to install it on ur PC). you can download the game on http://openttd.teamjak.net. You need some files of the installation file for windows xp, if you can't find them, just ask me by mail, i'll send them to you ;) Well, i hope you guys like Transport Tycoon :p [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 27 August 2006 12:41
@ Razorke The thing your looking for is Devhook, but the installation is not for the faint hearted. Do NOT goto torrentspy.com and search "Devhook" because that would be illegal, lol. [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 27 August 2006 13:19
oO illegal, sorry don't do that kind of stuff :p thx, i'll give it a try [ + quote]
solargame (Senior Member) 27 August 2006 14:57
downloading it from ts is better becasue its pre installed so theres no need to have 2 psp's, plus with devhook you can emulate up to version 2.71. [ + quote]
Razorke (Newbie) 27 August 2006 23:52
jep, i have it now and it works great, thx! now i'm going to try if GTA works on it AND LOCO ROCO!! i realy want that game :p [ + quote]
ruffryda (Inactive) 15 February 2007 6:04
can uu plzzzz help me I have a psp and i have a bunch of psp games i downloaded fromt the net hwo do i upload them into my psp and i want to put windows into my psp hwo do i do that please help me I just wnat my psp 2 have all thsi in it its my dream =( [ + quote]
ilioupoli (Newbie) 15 April 2007 6:51
Originally posted by ruffryda: can uu plzzzz help me I have a psp and i have a bunch of psp games i downloaded fromt the net hwo do i upload them into my psp and i want to put windows into my psp hwo do i do that please help me I just wnat my psp 2 have all thsi in it its my dream =( [ + quote]