A few weeks ago I wrote about taking a chance on a cheap "junk" PSP-2000 from Japan, replacing its faulty charging port, and ending up with one of the nicest handhelds I own.
Quite a few people reached out afterwards asking about jailbreaking, or just sharing that they planned to buy UMDs for it. I guess this article is my answer to that (or maybe just yet another thinly veiled excuse to write about my favorite old handheld...the PSP)
Rather than another super technical wiki, I wanted to write a bit of step-by-step with just pictures of all of it. I cover installing ARK-4 custom firmware, setting up a microSD card, loading games, movies and music, a handful of homebrew recommendations. I really, really love Sony's PSP. I think as far as industrial design language goes, you just can't beat it.
I know that 99.99% of you on here will have already jailbroken the PSP, or will probably know more than me about the process. For you I guess you might like to read along just...seeing a PSP in an article in 2026? There's so few of us writing about it these days, so that might be fun.
Link here:
https://gardinerbryant.com/a-modern-setup-guide-for-the-psp-2000-jailbreak/
