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PSP + ICS
godmode
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So I got one of them newfangled PSP 3000s today, and the problems started right away. Since the PSP itself didn't come with any games, and there were no games available at the PX (I'm in Iraq, so pickin's are slim), I wanted to see if at least the web browser was nifty. I have a hardwire internet connection in my room, so it seemed like it would be pretty simple to connect to the internet, make a simple wireless network, and turn on internet connection sharing so I could connect my PSP to the internet via the wireless broadcast from my computer. Wasn't as easy as I thought, it turns out, as the PSP wouldn't recognize the network I made, and even when I manually entered the SSID for the PSP to look at, I got no results. When I turned to google for help, I found nothing useful.
So, I really just want to know if this is possible. Can a PSP connect to the internet through a computer, or does it have to be done with a wireless access point?
tl;dr: Trying to connect PSP to the internet via laptop's wireless internet connection sharing.
So, I really just want to know if this is possible. Can a PSP connect to the internet through a computer, or does it have to be done with a wireless access point?
tl;dr: Trying to connect PSP to the internet via laptop's wireless internet connection sharing.
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Completely. They're not allowed on the network, it'd be a hassle to get one out here, and it just seems to me like there should be a way to do without one.
I'll have my router again when I get home at the end of the year, though, so maybe I'll be fine just downloading stuff on the PSP in the meantime.
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1. Your country location won't match your credit card location. Basically all online systems I've dealt with do this check to see if the card is possibly being used by someone that stole it online. Only way around it is to hope they have a web store that you can use from a proxy in the US. I do this with Steam and it works with no problems (I'm in China).
2. Just like the 360stores, they are seperated by regions, aka your USA 360 can't buy anything off the Japan marketplace unless you create a japanese account and get japanese credits.
Because your in Iraq, which I'm assuming is an unsupported region, you'll simply get a message saying "sorry, there are no products in your region" and you're SOL unless the sony online store has a website you can buy through and you do the proxy trick again. If that works, they MIGHT let you download the game and put it on a memory stick or send it straight to the psp's memory stick, I think I remember them having some software for that.
Welcome to gaming in 3rd world countries, and companies wonder why piracy is so large in them...
My point was, if you're not allowed a wireless network router, turning your computer into one is probably not kosher either.
And the PSP needs a proper wireless network.
I've decided after all the hassle that I'm going to return the PSP. Reasons: A) It doesn't even come with a game, and the PX is all out of them.
Good enough for me. I'll be looking into that when I get home.
Before doing that, I'd double-check how the region-locking works on the DSi. If you're not going to be able to buy stuff of the DSi store, you're just as well off with a DS Lite (or phatty DS, but a Lite really is infinitely more pleasant to use than a phatty).
I don't know if the released a new one, but the one I have is like that. I'm actually selling it. But I'm in Brazil, so I don't think it would be worth it, ahehehe.
Well, if the PSP works off an ad-hoc network, there's no need for the dongle, correct? Plus I have Vista 64.
and you need an AP, at least.
I'll also be honest, it probably wont be worth it. The connection here is too slow/unsteady to do anything in a decent amount of time. And the chances of something maintaining a connection long enough to download a game? Even less. Not sure where you're at but I can't imagine it being too different elsewhere.