| If you are looking for free games to download to | | | | pirated versions, and you should try to determine |
| your PSP, then the first place you should check is | | | | which is the case. It is not legal to download a |
| the official Sony Playstation website, The official | | | | pirated copy of a game, and furthermore, you |
| website features a Media and Downloads section | | | | run the risk of downloading a trojan or a virus |
| where you can get videos, music, wallpapers, and | | | | with it to your PSP. Some of these trojans are |
| playable game demos for your PSP. Note that I | | | | “brickers” that essentially destroy |
| wrote “game demos” as the full | | | | your PSP and turn it into nothing more than a |
| games are not available for download. However, | | | | glorified brick. |
| the game demos do have play value and allow | | | | You may also be able to download free games |
| you to basically test drive a game for a few | | | | that are actually homebrew programs. As the |
| levels, though to complete it you would eventually | | | | name implies, these homebrew games are |
| have to buy the full commercial version of it. | | | | created by unofficial developers and as such, they |
| Another way to find free game demos for | | | | are not recognized by Sony. If you want to play |
| download is to check your favorite game | | | | these types of games, you will have to make |
| publisher’s site. The game publisher will | | | | modifications to your PSP’s configuration. |
| most likely publish news and updates that will | | | | That can be a very complicated procedure, and |
| inform you when a new game demo is available | | | | you should not attempt it if you do not know |
| to be downloaded. You can also check out PSP | | | | what you are doing. It seems like a great deal of |
| discussion forums, such as the official PSP | | | | trouble just to play a few games that were |
| community at I have found that an excellent site | | | | developed by homebrew designers. |
| for discovering the latest PSP rumors and | | | | Finally, there are a number of websites that offer |
| definitely a great place to find information about | | | | free downloads of games, but a closer |
| available game demos. | | | | examination of these sites will show that you |
| But what if you are looking for free games to | | | | have to pay a membership fee to gain access to |
| download that are not demos? That may be | | | | the game downloads. So you are certainly not |
| difficult, for as far as I can tell, none of the official | | | | getting a free lunch. It is also hard to tell how |
| game developers are offering a full game as a | | | | legitimate these sites are. They look suitably |
| free download at this time. All of the other ways | | | | advanced and flashy, but you still ought to be |
| I could find to download free PSP games were of | | | | wary. Some may indeed be legitimate, but others |
| doubtful legitimacy. For example, there are torrent | | | | may merely be purporting to offer legitimate |
| sites that publish lists of links to active torrents | | | | downloads. If you do decide to go this route, shop |
| that will allow you to download a PSP game from | | | | around and see which site has the best deal to |
| the torrent network. While some of the torrents | | | | offer you. |
| are legitimate downloads, others are bootleg or | | | | |