Chapter 4. Games
Hacks 36–40: Introduction
The PSP is a gaming machine, first and foremost. The hacks collected in this chapter show you how to do a few things that Sony never intended you to do when they first released the PSP.
Play Multiplayer on the PSP with Only One UMD Disk
Share one UMD disk between multiple PSPs in an ad hoc multiplayer WiFi game.
You’ve just bought a brand new PSP and so has your best friend. You are both eager to play head-to-head, using the PSP’s wireless gaming capabilities. Unfortunately, you and your friend have differing tastes in games and, as a result, you don’t have two copies of any one game between the both of you. Before you run out to rent or buy a duplicate game from your combined lists, try this little method to trick your PlayStation Portables into thinking that you have two copies of your game.
How It Works
Shortly after the North American release of the PSP, several different sites and online forums began simultaneously reporting that people could play multiplayer ad hoc games among multiple Playstation Portables using only one UMD disk. Here’s the basic procedure:
Load up an ad hoc multiplayer game on your PSP.
Eject the UMD disk.
The PSP will ask “Are you sure you want to quit this game?” Quickly select No and hit the X button.
Hand the disk to your friend.
Your friend puts the UMD disk in her PSP, loads up the game, and connects to the ad hoc multiplayer game you started.
Now, either both PSPs will freeze (if this happens, proceed to the next set ...