PSP Loaders/Launchers NOW!

[Sumi]

Hi, I'm new to PSPs, and have been searching the internet (and these forums among others) for weeks to try and find new, relevant information. The thing is, that much information seems to be out of date, and the newish stuff is generally vague for anyone new to the scene, and presumes you already have knowledge of what to do.

Homebrew information is quite easy to find. But I wanted to know about games. As PSPs are notorious for their battery consumption, i find the idea of putting the games on flash memory quite appealing, but have some questions and concerns first.

I was hoping someone here could answer some questions with the newest of new information for people in my situation. Many thanks.

1. You can play games from the memory stick right? (ripped yourself?)
2. Do all/most games on the memory stick need a umd in the drive?
3. Does running games on the memory stick decrease power consumption (or does the umd drive still spin without a disc inside?)
4. Is it possible now to have multiple playable games (of your choice) on the one memory stick?
5. What is the newest and most popular loader at the moment?

That's it for me, I really appreciate any comment. Hopefully this helps more people than just me.

[SolidSnake]

1. You can play games from the memory stick right? (ripped yourself?).

Yes, if u have a psp with fw v1.00 or v1.50

2. Do all/most games on the memory stick need a umd in the drive?

Depends which launcher u use. If u use fastloader (iso loader) then u need a umd in the drive. Devhook launcher does not require a umd

3. Does running games on the memory stick decrease power consumption (or does the umd drive still spin without a disc inside?)

yes decreases power consumption (increases battery time), and speeds up game loading times

4. Is it possible now to have multiple playable games (of your choice) on the one memory stick?

yes, as many as ur mem stick can hold

5. What is the newest and most popular loader at the moment?

Fastloader v0.7 - compatible with nearly all games, allows u to run games at 333mhz, allows u to rip ur umd to mem stick, etc

[Sumi]

thanks for that, could i just clarify something. Referring to the question where i asked "4. Is it possible now to have multiple playable games (of your choice) on the one memory stick?"

I asked this because from my searching I've found nfo's and the like that state that you need to place specific loader files in the PSP_GAME directory, and as such, you'll need to replace the game-specific files into this directory each time you want to play a game. Is this still relevant? Or can you now play multiple games without having to connect it to the pc, and place the stuff in for the next game you want to play?

ie. before playing a new game do you have to place the specific loader for that game in this PSP_GAME directory? or can you set it all up for multiple games? (as many as will fit?)

[davidswan]

thanks for that, could i just clarify something. Referring to the question where i asked "4. Is it possible now to have multiple playable games (of your choice) on the one memory stick?"

I asked this because from my searching I've found nfo's and the like that state that you need to place specific loader files in the PSP_GAME directory, and as such, you'll need to replace the game-specific files into this directory each time you want to play a game. Is this still relevant? Or can you now play multiple games without having to connect it to the pc, and place the stuff in for the next game you want to play?

ie. before playing a new game do you have to place the specific loader for that game in this PSP_GAME directory? or can you set it all up for multiple games? (as many as will fit?)
this is generally not an issue, as long as you use a generic launcher like fastloader you can stick as many ISOs in the 'ISO' folder as required, and no extra files or mucking around is required.